This suggests that even today fund managers are buying on the basis of faith as much as analysis.

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We believe that Mr. Alioto did in fact make a good faith effort on the basis of his knowledge of the facts and understanding of the law.

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There is presently little or no basis for such faith.

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New laws mean that new free schools and academies, if they are faith-based, have to limit their "faith intake" to 50% of the total if they are oversubscribed, whereas voluntary-aided schools can select pupils on the basis of their faith as long as they follow the Admissions Code, which sets out rules for England's schools.

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And for gifted securities, taxpayers should be able to make a "good faith effort" to determine the basis.

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Blind faith in quantitative easing is not a good basis for monetary policy.

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But if they vote on some other basis, then they have chosen, whether they admit it or not, to let faith replace facts.

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Faith schools could ask for evidence of a commitment to a faith but not use the degree of that - such as attending church weekly rather than fortnightly - as a basis for selecting their pupils.

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