be arbitrary
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“Of course, no line that the States draw will satisfy everyone. But the Judiciary is not the proper institution to make what would often be arbitrary and highly intrusive athlete-by-athlete assessments.”
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
He told BBC Scotland News he had concerns that it could be arbitrary, inflexible and in some cases "very difficult to establish with any great degree of certainty".
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
However, the panel found that the FDA’s subsequent ease of restrictions was likely to be arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedures Act, preliminarily enjoining those later FDA decisions.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2023
A related concern is that without a judicial system to arbitrate disputes and mete out justice, any resolution would be arbitrary.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
The determination of priority of composition from internal evidence, where there are no chronological references, must as a general rule be arbitrary, and can rarely be accepted as final.
From Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Walter Richard Cassels
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