Sentences with phrase «argued over the meaning»

I always get a little nervous when I encounter a bunch of theologians arguing over the meaning of the gospel, each armed with his own sophisticated definition of it.

Kroenke talks at a conference about «not being involved to win championships» which we argue over the meaning, but he does not clarify.

As the editors write in this month's Scientific American, the ruling failed to define what «unreasonable» discrimination of Internet content is, leaving too much up for debate — «the only certainty it gives is of the tens of thousands of billable hours to be spent arguing over the meaning of «unreasonable» in federal court.»

Grauniad: Well, perhaps we are arguing over the meaning of «running» the rag.

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If robots take over menial tasks, that means humans can focus on more important ones, he argued.

I mean, people have often argued that small - cap stocks do better over long periods of time just because they're small.

The solution, it is widely argued, is to cut benefits — either directly by means - testing or indirectly by raising the retirement age or allowing inflation to erode their real value over time.

Investors, advisors, and regulators have spent years arguing over who should be classified as a fiduciary, but few ask what that fiduciary status means.

Jason C. Buckel (R - Allegany), noting that the Ways and Means Committee often argues at length over whether to raise a tax credit by as little as $ 2 million.

No, I believe that tough love means going down deep, to battle our own selfishness, our own anger, our own frustrations, our fears, our temptations to choose being right over being gracious, to give up on having he last word, to stop convincing by arguing and harsh invectives, pinches and pricks, to win at all costs.

He argued, in his inimitable style, for a «dead Constitution» — whose meaning is fixed until changed by formal amendment — over a «living Constitution» that a judge can manipulate into whatever shape he wishes.

As I have argued in these pages and elsewhere, the «presumption,» by detaching the just war way of thinking from its proper political context» the right use of sovereign public authority toward the end of tranquillitas ordinis, or peace» tends to invert the structure of classic just war analysis and turn it into a thin casuistry, giving priority consideration to necessarily contingent in bello judgments (proportionality of means, discrimination or noncombatant immunity) over what were always understood to be the prior ad bellum questions («prior» in that, inter alia, we can have a greater degree of moral clarity about them).

As I noted above, this is not clear in contemporary debate over the meaning of positive and customary international law, and the case for this position must be argued, not merely asserted.

Some theologians have argued that this is also the meaning of the English «almighty,» that is, «mighty over all.»

Darwin saw himself as giving an explanation, by no means complete, of the variety and distribution of species around the globe; he argued for the superiority of his explanation over its competitors, including those that attempted to account for these facts by appeal to a divine intelligence.

While could discuss, debate, and even argue over what the founding fathers might have meant, the Supreme Court, which was established by the Founding Fathers, declared exactly that: Freedom of religion also means freedom from religion!

People are always arguing over what world class means or who is... When youve been one of the very best GKs in world for more than a decade make no mistake about it..

I mean I'd argue the most over person on Raw at the moment is Seth Rollins, but you can also see how the creative finally allowed him to find his character and position again.

They want to stay in power and to keep the general populace so busy arguing over issues like guns, abortion, gay marriage, etc that we don't notice / care / understand they are squeezing billions and trillions of dollars out of the economy for their corporate overloads (and themselves), while we are all meant to greatful for a cost of living adjustment and hopefully being able to own a home.

Few would argue that Villa have it tough over the festive period, with Tottenham Hotspur first up on Boxing day at Villa Park — A game you can see live on Sky Sports — before they tackle the wealth of Manchester City at Eastlands in a match which last season, because of their 3 - 1 defeat in the closing stages of the season, meant they could no longer finish in the top - four.

For many families, sitting down for a meal together often means arguing over food — what's on the menu, who's eating (or not eating) what and how much.

(I take your point that failure to achieve this might legitimate peaceful civil disobedience; I wouldn't see that it could legitimate prioritising climate change over democratic means, which has been argued eg by Mayer Hillman).

Often, that means going toe - to - toe with the mayor, arguing over things like the city's share of the bill for the MTA.

Opponents have been pushing DEC and the governor to add a public health assessment to the agency's review, and argue that the absence of such a study means DEC is skipping over essential science.

As Jeremy Corbyn has argued over Brexit, Labour must prioritise jobs and the economy, and that, for 50 Labour parliamentarians who have signed a new statement, means staying in the single market and the customs union — something the TUC and business also want.

He argued that such a policy would provide huge gains to the exchequer by (over time) removing the cost of both means - tested benefits and tax incentives for pensions.

McGrath, in produced ads, argues that electing the Democrat would mean New York City's agenda would take precedence over Long Island's, something Kaminsky denies.

In produced ads, McGrath argues that electing the Democrat would mean New York City's agenda would take precedence over Long Island's, something Kaminsky denies.

However, Starmer's decision to hail the early vote as a victory could mean shadow cabinet ministers who are conflicted over Brexit, such as Clive Lewis and Diane Abbott, may feel more comfortable with voting in favour of the bill on Wednesday, as they will be able to argue that the party helped shape the process.

Ramanujan rages at Hardy as they argue over the need for proof, explaining later that «an equation has no meaning to me unless it expresses a thought of god».

Even with profound and important surprises like Ardi and Flo, scientists argue endlessly over their meaning.

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Raised poor — I think we're meant to believe her first fur coat was made of rabbits she shot herself — she consistently argues with skating judges over what she perceives as unfair treatment.

You can argue all you want over whether or not the Golden Globes mean anything, but they certainly seem to affect momentum as far as the Academy Award nominations are concerned.

This means that we can expect the appearance of more books such as this, to update the narrative of that change and to argue over its extent.

While Nakia is a bit of a rebel, Okoye is a firm traditionalist and the two women have an especially poignant scene in the film in which they argue over what loyalty really means.

, but a few will fervently defend it, and everyone will argue over what it means.

The tires» added stability and grip, combined with the all - wheel - drive's capability, meant editors were constantly arguing over the keys whenever the snow started dumping.

Joanna Penn countered over on Futurebook that Social isn't a magic bullet, but it can sell books, while Mike Shatskin argued Just because the author does a lot of marketing doesn't mean the publisher can't help.

It has been argued over the years by insurance firms that mortality fees should not be taken into account as such charges are meant for provision of life coverage to the holder of the policy.

Although I feel many of these quotes often get overused — or even butchered by well - meaning investors taking them out of context — you can't argue with the Oracle of Omaha's body of work over the years.

If interest rates are rising, he argues, it means the economy is improving and the risk inherent in corporate bonds over government bonds is minimal.

I argued the angst over the new «5/24 rule» (meaning Chase only approving new UR cards for folks with no more than 5 credit card applications in the last 24 months) was misplaced because Ultimate Rewards no longer have the same cachet they used to, so there's not as much reason to care about churning Ultimate Rewards cards nowadays.

You could argue that the group was actually truly representative of the «industry» as the very nature of travel blogging means that the younger end of travel blogging especially is over represented by people from white, middle class backgrounds because people who aren't from that background simply can't afford to take time out to travel... despite what some blogs might say.

Sometimes that can mean arguing with friends over lost battles or derbies.

I would argue that the Uncharted series is meant to wash over you, like, to reuse an incredibly tired comparison, an Indiana Jones movie, whereas Metroid and it's ilk want to make you feel lost and paranoid, like, to reuse another incredibly tired comparison, Alien (s)

I mean there are all sorts of places where you can talk Nintendo news on the interwebs, get into console wars or argue in circles over what role Daisy or Waluigi even serve in the series... but (barring an unprecedented influx in knuckleheads) there's no better adjusted set of Mario series commentators with a wider knowledge of it's highs and lows than on MPL.

well i like the like the old design as much as the next guy but i mean there really i sent that much of a thing to argue over i prefer the newer one because it looks better and i mean this is 2010 you ppl are whining about the old look being better forget it go build a shrine if you want take a picture too Sega is trying to move forward.

Because latent heat release in the course of precipitation must be balanced in the global mean by infrared radiative cooling of the troposphere (over time scales at which the atmosphere is approximately in equilibrium), it is sometimes argued that radiative constraints limit the rate at which precipitation can increase in response to increasing CO2.

Forests in particular were deeply involved in the carbon cycle, and from the 1970s onward, scientists argued over just what deforestation might mean for climate.