To be sure, efforts at influencing U.S. decision-making are common among a host of legitimate interest roups, including many foreign countries.
Government has a legitimate interest and obligation to protect our tax dollars.
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But there is one area in which the state is generally felt, even by most libertarians, to have a legitimate interest, and that is the protection of children.
"Our opinion is that the countries which have a legitimate interest in discussing Arctic issues must be accepted as observers in the Arctic Council, " Danish minister of foreign affairs, Villy Sovndal, said in an interview when asked about China's bid to join.
Judge David Eady said there was no legitimate public interest in publishing the name.
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Any measure must be justified by a legitimate government interest that is compelling or at least important.
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In other states, such as Florida, broad non-compete provisions may be enforceable provided the restrictions are reasonable and justified by a legitimate business interest.
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But given the amount of real time information that each business produces is it possible that rather establish up front a set of crude regulations that either allow or deny an activity, is it possible to pay attention to actual data to make sure that legitimate public interest goals are being met?
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Or shouldn't it be the long term, legitimate, just interest of our country.
After Henry legalized interest in 1545, short-term annual interest rates dropped to between 9% and 10% from 20% to 30% and created a clear distinction between usury as predatory lending and interest as legitimate compensation.
Because the payments in a profits-interest plan represent a legitimate compensation expense, owners can charge payouts against earnings to reduce their business tax.
Is it legitimate for a Muslim to use an interest-based banking system to get a mortgage?
But he added that there were circumstances in which a police officer could claim a legitimate defence of acting in the public interest - and it would be for the jury to decide whether Casburn's actions met that test.
Carney took exception to the Republican math, telling reporters Tuesday that counting reduced interest on national debt was a legitimate savings counted in budget plans by both parties for years.
The protectionist trend is defended as a legitimate means of shielding industries vital to the national interest.
That said, there is a legitimate concern that when the time comes to raise interest rates, the Fed may hold back because of political pressure or fear of fracturing financial markets.
The first agreement merges U.S. and Canadian security concerns with our mutual interest in keeping our border as open as possible to legitimate commerce and travel.
Mr Myler maintained that the paper believed its reports were "legitimate and lawful and, moreover, that publication was justified by the public interest in exposing Mr Mosley's serious impropriety".
Because of many incidents like this, the upshot for us legitimate consumers is that the finance manager at your car dealership may seem to take a sudden interest in the details of your personal background.
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"Consumers have demonstrated their interest in accessing entertainment through this new medium, and we intend to provide a secure, reliable and legitimate alternative, " says a spokesman for the venture.
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