Sentences with phrase «acts as a background»

But if one be kept at a lower intensity in the penumbra of feeling, it may act as background to the other, providing a sense of massiveness and variety.

Olive oil is used traditionally, but the habanero - infused oil in this recipe imparts a bright flavor and subtle heat that acts as a background for the garlic and tangy red wine vinegar.

The Baby Shusher is meant to stop your baby from crying, not simply to act as background noise, and the rhythmic shush can be lost if the Baby Shusher is not close enough for your child to hear and engage with it.

Ron found a small and old locomotive to act as background.

Placid Blue: A neutral to most colors, Placid blue can act as a background color, or has the ability to shine on it's own.

The game also acts as a background referee, evaluating the user's tactics, recognizing sound fundamentals and rewarding their success.

The compositions reference her personal life as well as art history, like Bonnard's 1910 The Red Checkered Tablecloth acting as a background for Lilies (2017).

Flag 4, for example, is composed of braille paper with imprinted characters that act as a background to an onion grater that is moulded into the flag.

Or will they continue to act as background «expert» support for the likes of Sarah Palin, British Petroleum, Exxon and Conoco?

Plaintiff, however, may use these prior acts as background evidence in support of a timely claim.

Acted as a background investigator to contact references and determine the validity of more than 100 applications.

As well, it is confirmed that empathy that children perceive in their parents influences the development of their own empathy and emotional regulation, acting as a background to pro-social behavior (Richaud, 2009).

Not exact matches

By bringing together people of different backgrounds, you gain the ability to escape a single group's echo chamber and avoid errors caused by groupthink; the power to act as a connector or translator between different circles; and the immense creative potential of combining ideas from different fields.

Dotzler, who does not have a technical background, took it upon himself to act as a liaison between nontechies willing to serve as bug reporters and the programmers — helping to get the former up to speed and the latter to be more forgiving, and thus bringing thousands of new people into the project.

Lembong joined Widodo's team as trade minister, but is now using his background as an investment banker to act as the country's offshore salesman in the investment portfolio.

Against the background of forms as possibilities Whitehead achieves a new concept of facticity as that of the act of a «decision» among possibilities.

It is never taught as the physical background to newer and wider interpretations of the creative act of God, and of the implications of theology.

In the process, I visited 44 movements, each with more than 1,000 Muslim - background believers in Jesus Christ who had been baptised as a defiant act of their new - found faith.

This summary of certain phases of the Pauline theology — a summary much too brief to do even scant justice to the power and majesty of Paul's thought — is necessary as a background for the fuller discussion, to which we now turn, of the way in which Paul interpreted the significance of the earthly life of Jesus as related to this saving act of God.

It is this background, the mighty acts of God, that gives cogency to the commandments of the Torah, for these acts of God established what is described as the «covenant,» by which is meant a special relation between this particular people and the God who had delivered them.

He is freed to dream of God's decisive, unambiguous act to eradicate all evil, as the ambiguities of divine action in the historical process recede into the background.

IT is too hard for people, especially family members, to see or comprehend mental illness as it is spiralling our to control unless you get help from someone who does know... The deal is a normal person, any age, any education or background can become» unglued» for no apparent outward reason... except they seem to be acting off or weird or troubled, confused, saying or doing strange stuff... and a lot of times these people are getting drugs coming into our nation from Mexico and points south by illegal aliens who purport to be «just looking for a job»...

David's channel management background across China and Asia will allow us to reinforce our ability to act as a key bridge between our wineries and brands and the market with all of its complexities, giving us a huge opportunity to continue our stunning growth,» Clark said.

just read in the print version of the guardian that hleb's agents are apparently Uli Ferber and Nikolai Shpilevski... Morabito seems to be some «floater» or tosser who acts as a middlemen... anyway, I would be really interested in some background stories about how transfer deals are actually realised in reality — if anyone can recommend some literature on this, would be grateful... and I would not like to see hleb leave.

From tantrums to acting out to separation anxiety, Janeen's experience as a mother and background in clinical psychology shine through.

But, rather than fading into the background, Ed Miliband managed to harness the issue at hand by acting as an amplifier for their concerns, not those of his own party.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is taking a beating from fellow Democrats and left - leaning entities like the Working Families Party for agreeing to suspend the creation of a database to be used for ammunition sale background checks — a provision of the controversial gun control law known as the SAFE Act.

But they have long acted as a route by which people of high ability from impoverished backgrounds — Ernest Bevin, say, or Alan Johnson — could gain political experience and rise to high office.

The law, known as the SAFE Act, expanded the state's ban on purchasing new assault weapons, established more comprehensive background checks for gun and ammunition purchases, and toughened laws against illegal gun possession.

Background The Presidential (Transition) Act, 2012 (Act 845) provides in section 14 (1) as follows: «On the assumption of office of the person elected as President a person holding any of the offices specified in the Schedule shall cease to hold that office, and shall be paid the relevant retirement benefits and the enjoyment of facilities as provided by law.»

If you would answer «yes» to these questions, and you're someone who enjoys explaining research to nonscientists, bringing people together from diverse professional backgrounds, and acting as a facilitator, then a career in an emerging area — knowledge brokering — could be an excellent choice for you.

However, through the phenomenon known as «gravitational lensing,» a massive, foreground cluster of galaxies acts as a natural «zoom lens» in space by magnifying and stretching images of far more distant background galaxies.

Acting as a «natural telescope» in space, the gravity of the extremely massive foreground galaxy cluster MACS J2129 - 0741 magnifies, brightens, and distorts the far - distant background galaxy MACS2129 - 1, shown in the top box.

And he's surprisingly generous is explaining how, given similar backgrounds and training, they can take stances that he strongly opposes, such as repealing the Affordable Care Act or dismissing the role of humans in climate change.

The lens also magnifies the background light source, acting as a «natural telescope» that allows astronomers a more detailed look at distant galaxies than is normally possible.

By cross-correlating large - scale surveys of galaxies and observations of how galaxies distort background light in a relativistic process known as weak lensing, Ferreira says, the true nature of mass and the forces acting on it can be tested.

The foreground star has basically acted as a magnifying lens, focusing the light from the background star for astronomers on Earth to observe.

Develop and lead a proactive and effective media strategy; build relationships with journalists, and act as the main point of contact for journalist enquiries; write press releases and news articles for the website; produce background briefings and prepare spokespeople for interviews, co-ordinating media interviews and requests; arrange media interviews and develop a public profile for key staff; monitor current issues and public opinion to inform the media strategy; work with Member Organisations and the Science Media Centre; ensure that all media communications comply with the Society's brand identity and guidelines

Occasionally, when the stars are aligned just right, this warping of the fabric of the universe results in a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing, wherein the strong gravitational field of a foreground object acts as a lens that «bends» light from an object in the background and allows scientists to catch a glimpse of what might otherwise have remained invisible.

... discerned through the phenomenon of gravitational lensing — matter acting as a lens by bending space and distorting the passage of background light.

The quality of earth is in the background on projects, acting as a valued, reliable, and responsible team player.

Companies who fail to conduct a background check or disclose information such as prior arrests can possibly be held liable for illegal acts committed through their platform, said Maureen Mapp, a lecturer at the University of Birmingham Law School in the United Kingdom.

While some online sites have adopted a less active approach by simply notifying its users that they do not conduct background checks and placing the responsibility on consumers to conduct their own due diligence, it is unlikely that any case that finds its way to a jury will deem such sites as acting responsibly.

If you have discussed a shared interest or she has expressed fondness in a hobby of yours, try to place relevant items in the background that will encourage conversation or simply act as a familiar and interesting setting.

This sounds ok on the surface but, as pointed out on Online Personals Watch this section quoted below from the act will cause some major headaches for dating websites: «If an Internet dating service does not conduct criminal background screenings on its members, the service shall disclose, clearly and conspicuously, to all New Jersey members that the Internet dating service does not conduct criminal background screenings.

Beginning, intriguingly, in 1949 with a young Castro (Victor Huggo Martin) as a clean - shaven lawyer incensed by certain acts of vandalism perpetrated by the American Navy in Havana, the film promises to draw an interesting connection to Gandhi's legal background and, most fascinatingly, the starkly different ways these two revolutionary leaders conduct their rebellions (and to what eventual purposes).

Mary Beth acts as the capable (and much - needed) narrator, filling in the background of a somewhat complicated storyline.

Though competently made and surprisingly well acted, Love to Kill ultimately comes off as a tedious, almost egregiously familiar direct - to - video thriller that generally feels like the cinematic equivalent of background music (ie it's watchable yet rarely engaging).

Too bad it's not enough for Doug and Jimmy to have fun; they're forced to learn something in the process, too, as suggested by the perfunctory heart - to - hearts the two have in the film's third act, acoustic guitars strumming in the background.

SAG - AFTRA requires forms of this nature to specify if background talent should expect to perform «rough or dangerous» acts; as that does not appear on this release for «Westworld,» it's safe to assume that today's shoot should remain physically safe — though certainly not tame.