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The distinction is only between those who openly admit it, and those who make up arbitary rules and then try to pretend they are somehow trancendant.

ProWomanProLife » Tough week, tough decade, tough future 2010

But I do agree with what 90% of the writers here have said, that the show's greatest mistake was the lack of pre-planning and the almost arbitary reasoning that any situation posed could probably be resolved later on when they go round to it.

MIND MELD: If We Ran Battlestar Galactica 2009

So how manty people here have faced arbitary detention over not having the right id papers?

Think Progress » Kristol Supports Arizona Immigration Law: ‘I Don’t Think It Violates Anyone’s Civil Rights’ 2010

The convenient thing about it is the lack of a natural law book – it just boils down to a very indirect way to justify an arbitary declaration.

ProWomanProLife » How do these people get to become religious leaders? 2009

As far as I tell any other consideration would just be a matter of arbitary envy.

Matthew Yglesias » Is VAT an Idea Whose Time Has Passed? 2010

Your argument regarding consciousness is actually pretty arbitary becuase you are not taking a scientic approach as to when life begins but rather an angle as to when life should be protected.

Think Progress » Kansas lawmaker compares rape to auto theft. 2010

Using these arbitary powers, Abacha set up a system of systematic corruption in favour of himself, his family, friends and acolytes, overpricing national contracts by at least 40% and transferring funds out of the treasury and into accounts of his associates.

Jersey court jails former Nigerian dictator's business associate 2010

If i was a bloke up for promotion after 20 years of work/study etc why wouldnt I feel aggreived if a woman who may have been raising a family for a decade gets parachuted into the position to meet an arbitary target?

Let's put women first in 2011 | Mervyn Davies 2010

STV overvalues second preference favouring the middle ground which is already too important politically by virtue of arbitary geography and has the effect of accentuating the abandonment of common ground outside the middle such as the death penalty, Europe, longer sentences etc,.

Norman Baker On The Politics Show Newmania 2008

I'm not suggesting that you have advocated for silencing these people by law but you have atempted to draw arbitary lines in the past as well.

Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I... 2010