Sentences with phrase «aim at the character»

Long story short, the enemies aim at the character that is perceived as a larger threat.

Not exact matches

In its proper character a game is an experience of enjoyment that has no ulterior purpose, no further result aimed at, and begins and ends in itself.

But even here the question clearly aims at asking why some material thing displays this determinate character.

His purpose is «to set down the form and character of a true pastor, that I may have a mark to aim at, which also I will set as high as I can, since he shoots higher that threatens the moon, than he that aims at a tree.»

For this reason, any explanation of the character of the subjective process involves a reference to the character of the superjective product either as aimed at, or as achieved by, that process.

Accordingly, what happens during the occasions process of becoming is, in part at least, «merely the outcome of the subjective aim of the subject, determining what it is integrally to be, in its own character of the superject of its own process» (PR 369).

(i) it has the character «given» for it by the past; (ii) it has the subjective character aimed at in its process of concrescence; (iii) it has the superjective character, which is the pragmatic value of its specific satisfaction qualifying the transcendent creativity.

«Conservatism,» unlike liberalism and libertarianism, maintains that the state may, and indeed must in some respects, aim at shaping the moral character of its citizens.

The principle is that in regard to the presentation of subjective aims, God has to «speak» to each actual occasion in its own «language,» that is, at its own level, in a manner harmonious with the character of the sort of data which are in general operative in the aesthetic synthesis which is the concrescence of the actual occasion in question.

Such a miracle would involve the suspension of the laws of nature at the level of primitive actual occasions, but if we accept the principle that God «speaks» to a given actual occasion in its own «language,» and if the «language» of primitive actual occasions in nature is such that the character of the data available for aesthetic synthesis in the concrescence of such occasions admits only of absolutely miniscule contrasts with the givenness of the character of the past, then God has no leverage via subjective aims to introduce shifts in the social structures conditioning the possibilities available for aesthetic synthesis in the concrescences of such primitive actual occasions.

In this situation how could we give meaningful content to the idea that God extends subjective aims to the various actors in the little drama we have constructed, that is, provides subjective aims which have the potential, at least, to affect the outcome of events, and have, therefore, the potential to affect the character of God's future experience?

Their former emotional or feeling characters are more or less conformally repeated in the immediate occasion, modified only by the relevant, novel potentials of character aimed at by the subject (PR 162/246).

It is the contingent character of this human response to the divine Word which generates the particularities that God then uses in the furtherance of his general aim at the intensification of value.

He explicitly distinguishes the metaphysical description that aims at giving the general character of any entity (a description that always remains tentative) from the tentative account appropriate to the development of a «cosmic epoch» (PR 90f, 96 - 7).

Pederson sees Exodus 1 - 15 as «obviously of a cultic character» aiming at glorifying the god of the people of the paschal (Passover) feast through an exposition of the historical event that created the people» (p. 728).

Old Testament theology does not aim at consensus, but rather at an ongoing conversation, situated in a variety of changing contexts, about the character and activity of God.

• the fortitude of not going with the crowd; 7 • the fortitude of knowing that caring for the world is a nobler task than that of mastering it; • the fortitude of knowing that a successful woman is not the same as a successful man; • the fortitude of realising that money is less important than character; that you are worth more than your salary is worth; • the fortitude of preparing yourself for a worthwhile commitment and sticking by it (self - worth is empty without self - commitment); • the fortitude of being proud to aim at being a woman of character, and to resist the pathetic envy we are all capable of towards a man or woman with more power but with a weak character.

The harshest words from the venerable Mauricio have actually been aimed at Golovkin, for his «out of character» trashing of Canelo!

There will certainly be a few character assassinations aimed at whoever we feel is responsible for the defeat lol.

You might want to aim for a color - coordinated look, or pick matching plates and napkins with a favorite cartoon character, but it's more for the benefit of the keepsake photos than your baby at this stage.

Sitcoms (even those aimed at tweens and families) are peppered with sassy back talk, especially from child characters.

Actor Geena Davis explains how female characters in television shows and movies aimed at children still portray a lot of hyper - sexuality

Adding that it «would be wrong to deprive the drivers of their beloved horses and livelihood, and to deprive New York City of the quality jobs and the character that these horse - drawn carriages contribute,» she aimed her fire at NYCLASS.

The first government - funded human genomics research study performed on African soil — aimed at unlocking the unique genetic character of southern African populations — has revealed a high level of genetic diversity.

Twenty - seven of these characters shot their weapons, with 59 % aiming at a human.

BEHAVIORAL SCIENTIST - Feb 13 - A group of behavioral science Casanovas have banded together to produce poetry aimed at wooing system 1 and winning over system 2 in 140 characters or less: #behavioralvalentines.

Still, average animation, lame and unfunny characters, childish jokes, aimed at 4 year olds and toddlers, very weak and dull story line that should interest teenagers or adults.

Not very much, beyond the usual slew of character - generated commercialism aimed at the very young.

Although adults may relate to the characters» concerns, there is less time for punch lines aimed at kids.

Cobra Kai manages to give Karate Kid fans exactly what they want, while using the template of the original to launch new characters aimed at younger viewers.

A different take on a beloved character, Detective Pikachu is clearly aimed at a very young audience with its interesting, funny story.

[An] amiable, rambunctious New World production, aimed ostensibly at the teen trade but more obliquely and effectively at the new wave cult... It's more cleverly cut than shot — which means that it moves quickly and energetically even as the concepts and characters disintegrate.

Based on characters from Return of the Jedi, this made - for - television fantasy was aimed at a children's audience.

This retread has been bloated far beyond its B - movie origins, beefed up with more characters and an all - star cast, stripped of any real suspense and loaded down with music cuts and one - liners aimed at pleasing a crowd of rowdy male teenagers.

Some of the criticism was aimed in particular at Rockell's character, Dixon, a racist police officer with at least one known instance where he tortured a black man.

Despite the reference to of one of the world's most popular children's characters in its title, this film is aimed at adults, not kids.

He's the first character we meet after Hugh Grant's touchy - feely opening monologue, a washed up rock and roller shamelessly aiming for one last shot at the big time, with a drossy cover of «Love is All Around».

«Mike and Dave» is hardly #woke as fuck — that's hip, millennial speak for «enlightened,» for those not in the know — but it's aimed at a generation for whom female characters aren't believable as mere objects or plot points.

Streep's early scenes play like a bit of warm - up for both the character and the star, the nasty shtick beginning to take hold in loud, scurrilous moments that build until we reach the big dinner scene, a sort of decrepit centerpiece for the whole picture during which Violet insults every damn person at the table and especially aims to tear each of her daughters apart.

His films aim for a kind of heightened misery at the cause of circumstance, and how his characters tackle these emotional challenges.

There are some protagonists from earlier entries — as well as all - new faces, such as lead characters Rowan and Lianna — but this is clearly a package aimed at modern followers of the franchise, and thanks to the focus on switching between units during battle, you'll get more of a chance to familiarise yourself with each one than you perhaps did in Hyrule Warriors.

Glastonbury (15) Running time: 135 min *** Julian Temple's loving documentary may at first appear to be aimed at the sort of music fan who prefers Glasto streamed live to their TV.But this collection of archive and commissioned footage from 36 years of England's greatest music festival is likely to appeal more to diehard fans than non-festival-goers, since it revels in precisely the eccentricities that makes the armchair people dive for cover.Most of this film is a structureless, rambling celebration of Glastonbury's boozy, hedonistic, liberated, political and frequently bonkers character rather than of the actual music: great if you were at the party, presumably less great if you weren't.

Fuqua is great at bringing the heroism of his film's characters to heights that can only be looked at in awe as they save the day and punish those who aim to do harm.

Sly in - jokes aimed at genre fans abound: one character reads Philip K. Dick?s last and most personal (and difficult) novel, Valis.

Instead, the humor is created from quirks of the other characters in the film, and not aimed at them.

Better believe it: the movie caught me off guard by starting at the end, where we meet Miles Teller's character with a gun aimed at his head.

Don't get me wrong, the controls are serviceable, but rotating a character by tapping buttons and looking at an arrow to aim is far more inaccurate and problematic than the immediate responsiveness of a second stick.

Some kind of a beautiful mess, Frances Ha aims to reflect the chaotic existence of its 27 - year - old titular character, a flighty woman who is at a turning point of her life and is doing everything within her power to ignore it.

Black Panther (one of the characters offered to Sony in that deal) opens this weekend is eyeing at a domestic opening of between $ 150 - 170 million which aims to break multiple box office records.

However, the best of them are the ones that intrigue an initial idea and elaborate upon it with the kind of well - developed characters, ingenious plots and emotional resonance that is rarely seen in films aimed at family audiences.