(n.) The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
(n.) Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure; as, the deliberations of a legislative body or council.
Example Sentences:
(1) The two groups had one thing in common: the casualties' mostly deliberate posttraumatic reaction; there were only 3 patients in a state of helplessness.
(2) A case is presented of deliberate chewing of the flowers of henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) in the hope of producing euphoria, and an account is given of the poisoning so produced.
(3) "We absolutely regret the setbacks Kim Dotcom has had since MegaUpload was taken offline, but we hope he as an entrepreneur will understand our side of the story and the decisions deliberately taken."
(4) Conclusion 1 says that "deliberate attempts were made to frustrate these interviews" – which appears to be an exaggeration.
(5) "Medical professionals have perhaps been the least involved [of all sectors] in debates and discussions around abortion, and anti-choice groups have very effectively carried out a deliberate strategy of targeting and influencing health professionals.
(6) But most instances are more mundane: the majority of fraud cases in recent years have emerged from scientists either falsifying images – deliberately mislabelling scans and micrographs – or fabricating or altering their recorded data.
(7) Jails and prison populations are unique in the incidence of deliberate self-harm, but the phenomenon is not well understood.
(8) There is no doubt that people were killed quite deliberately by police officers.
(9) A grassed roof, solar panels to provide hot water, a small lake to catch rainwater which is then recycled, timber cladding for insulation ... even the pitch and floodlights are "deliberately positioned below the level of the surrounding terrain in order to reduce noise and light pollution for the neighbouring population".
(10) This analysis does not replace the diagnostic deliberations of the clinician.
(11) While some might deride the deliberate mainstream branding and design, saying it panders to convention, this is exactly what Hannah feels her community needs.
(12) Independent experts warn that rumours and deliberate misinformation about the regime are rife, partly because it is impossible to verify or disprove most stories about the tightly controlled country's elite.
(13) However, evidence obtained by the committee showed the document had "deliberately misled" the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), she said.
(14) Labour would not rule any runway options in or out while the Davies commission was still deliberating, she added.
(15) Young people from ordinary working families that are struggling to get by.” Labour said Greening’s department had deliberately excluded the poorest families from her calculations to make access to grammar schools seem fairer and accused her of “fiddling the figures”.
(16) We need to stop making excuses for them: But it is up to the state to close the loopholes Yes, the state must work continually to tighten and simplify the tax regime, which is a deliberate mess keeping an entire industry of accounting firms and tax lawyers fed.
(17) It is not outlandish to ask whether different central governments have deliberately promoted development elsewhere.
(18) The comedian Daniel O’Reilly, who gives laddish advice on how to “pull birds” under the guise of a deliberately provocative character in the ITV2 series, has proved controversial for lines such as “Just show her your penis.
(19) Early charcoal administration may be of value therefore in reducing the toxicity of mefenamic acid after deliberate or accidental overdosage.
(20) There could be no doubt who these deliberate vandals were, either: unelected members of the House of Lords, and the 48% of the country who failed to vote for Brexit.
Prudential
Definition:
(a.) Proceeding from, or dictated or characterized by, prudence; prudent; discreet; sometimes, selfish or pecuniary as distinguished from higher motives or influences; as, prudential motives.
(a.) Exercising prudence; discretionary; advisory; superintending or executive; as, a prudential committee.
(n.) That which relates to or demands the exercise of, discretion or prudence; -- usually in the pl.
Example Sentences:
(1) The ABI figures revealed that the best annuity for someone who is a heavy smoker and has severely impaired health was at Prudential, which paid out 46% more than the worst, from Friends Life.
(2) Prudential chief executive Tidjane Thiam has probably had worse moments than Wednesday's dressing down from the Financial Services Authority .
(3) However, the governor of the Bank, Mervyn King , will chair both the committee and the prudential authority, and is expected to exercise ultimate control over all areas of supervision.
(4) The City regulator also used its Prudential Risk Outlook to reveal that the UK's biggest banks have been told they must have enough capital to withstand a plunge back into recession in the next four years.
(5) At St Edward, a joint venture between housebuilder Berkeley and insurer Prudential’s M&G property arm, 43% of staff are female.
(6) Thiam returned to McKinsey and came to prominence in the UK when he joined Prudential’s rival Aviva.
(7) City analysts said Prudential's aim to tap investors in the coming two months follows huge demands on the purse strings of investors who have been asked to back fundraisings by London-listed companies worth almost £60bn over two years.
(8) Less than a third of women expect to be "financially comfortable" in retirement, according to figures from Prudential.
(9) The Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England's Prudential Regulation Authority are investigating, as is the accounting body the Financial Reporting Council.
(10) Two black FTSE 100 bosses come to mind: Tidjane Thiam, who left Prudential for Credit Suisse last year, and Arnold Donald at Carnival.
(11) The three made their announcements after Standard Life, Aviva and Prudential’s M&G barred investors from withdrawing their cash earlier in the week.
(12) In the end, shareholders took out their anger by ousting Harvey McGrath as chairman of Prudential in 2011.
(13) Hector Sants, the current boss of the FSA, will take on the role of chief executive of the first overseeing agency, which will be called the Prudential Regulatory Authority.
(14) It was perhaps good training for running Britain's top financial watchdog (the FSA will be split into two, with "prudential" regulation of the financial system going to the Bank of England, and supervision of products and sales coming under Wheatley at the FCA).
(15) King, who will now be in charge of macro-prudential supervision as well as interest rates said tonight: "I welcome these new responsibilities.
(16) Chief executives of companies such as Burberry, Tesco, Vodafone, BAE Systems, Prudential and GSK were keen to take a final opportunity to lobby the prime minister in advance of the meeting of political leaders in Northern Ireland.
(17) Prudential's proposed $35bn (£23bn) acquisition of AIA fits this profile.
(18) My assessment of recent history is that there has not been a case of a major prudential or conduct failing in a firm which did not have among its root causes a failure of culture as manifested in governance, remuneration, risk management or tone from the top,” Bailey said.
(19) Once the deal is finalised, Prudential will integrate AIA with its other Asian operations.
(20) The FSA said Prudential should have informed it about such a big acquisition; instead the regulator found out when the planned takeover was reported in the press.