There was no pomp or circumstance to evaluating it: The winemaker would uncork the bottle, tilt the contents into his mouth, spit the wine onto the ground and give the verdict: Good enough to go into his blend, or not good enough.
It did not do wonders for anybody's political standing, because people's general attitude is, you know what, if the financial sector is behaving recklessly or not making good decisions, other folks shouldn't have to suffer for it.
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It stems from a perception that you are somehow breaking unspoken rules, are not meeting some perceived standard or are just not good enough for the task at hand.
Lately news-makers have been batting around the question of whether or not home ownership is good or bad for the housing market, the economy, and individuals.
While about half of adults in Ohio and Florida say the state of their own personal finances is excellent or good, about half say it is not so good, or poor.
In this third critique where the argument is proffered that outlawing sharia arbitrations will lead to outlawing all private religious arbitrations, the question that must be asked is whether there are any principled and prudential distinctions between sharia as a "bad thing" and other religious codes as a "good thing" (or if not a "good thing" at least as an "acceptable thing")?
There is, believe it or not, some good news in this document.
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Whenever there was a not for profit to audit that my firm could not go after due to independence or not being a good fit, Linda was the first person I would call.
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The committee's heard a lot of evidence about whether or not having a good gender balance in the workforce, and in particular, in the board room makes a company more competitive - and it will be interesting to see whether the two sides of the Coalition sing from the same hymn sheet.
Just because the father has not been such a good person doesn't mean the children or grandchildren will not develop into pretty good citizens.
"The debate about the plight of the lemurs and what should be done about them, and whether or not my idea was a good idea or bad idea was certainly an eye-opener to me and I suspect to all of us, " he said in a recent e-mail.
The quotes around problem in the previous sentence are a reminder that a temporary trade deficits or surpluses are not per se a good or bad thing.
Limiting beliefs, such as 'I'm not smart enough' or 'I'm not good at math, ' can keep people from attempting more complex challenges.
And so young women often drift "unintentionally" into parenthood with men whom they believe are not good enough to marry or not ready for it.
Of course, just because a course is online does not mean it will be good, just as not every traditional lecture or classroom experience is good or bad.
Fear about losing status in the neighborhood, not being able to send your child to a good college or not being able to retire as early can build tension, she explains.
Were it not for this last virtue, some of the pieces in this collection would not exist, or anyway would not be nearly as good.
How are you supposed to find out whether the products are good or not?
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And there's a debate in Israel about whether or not this is a good policy.
There are parts that are silly, and the narrative is not complicated or even good.
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That may or may not be a good thing for Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.
And 87 percent of Democrats rated the economy as not good or poor, according to exit polls.
She said she had no knowledge that some trades were inflated or "not reported in good faith".
In theory, the ratings board should have no opinion on whether "Blue Valentine" is good or not.
"The higher or lower fee is not a determinate of a good or bad manager, " Ghodsi says.
Somewhere between heat and light there is a balance, whether or not there are any good answers.
Finally, pre-made, overly sweetened whipped cream from a can or nitro canister is not good either though convenient.
This may or may not be a good thing on balance but as with so much in economics, that depends.
The officials went to the monitor to review whether the shot was good or not and ruled it came just after.
"I think there is skepticism whether or not this is a good thing to do in the long run, " he said.
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