Sentences with phrase «as common opinion»

Not exact matches

In this year's letter to shareholders, Buffett writes that, «Charlie [Munger] and I view the marketable common stocks that Berkshire owns as interests in businesses, not as ticker symbols to be bought or sold based on their «chart» patterns, the «target» prices of analysts or the opinions of media pundits.

Contrary opinion has a history of effectiveness at extremes where a particular event has run its course so fully both in reality and in market prices that it is taken as common knowledge.

Marriott International has received a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service and an opinion of tax counsel confirming that the distribution of shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide common stock will qualify as a tax - free distribution to Marriott International shareholders.

The rejection of Peter as the writer of 2 Peter is by far the most common opinion today.

The differences of opinion among Muslims as to whether or not God resembles human beings, and the opinion of some common people that God resembles a medieval absolute king, arise only from different patterns of education; they are not fundamental to Islam.

First, as the title of a key chapter puts it, the American example shows that religion can «Make Use of Democratic Instincts» in a manner mutually beneficial to itself and democracy; second, sustainable democracy needs religion, which means we can expect democratic peoples to remain attached to its continuance or at least potentially receptive to its revival (cf. II, 2.17, # s 17 - 20); third, democratic times, because they are enlightened times, tend to be ones of increasing doubts about religion; fourth, the relevant religion for America and Europe, Christianity, will be tugged against and perhaps eroded by powerful and ongoing democratic currents toward liberationist and materialist mores; and fifth, religion's authority in democratic society will always rest upon common opinion.

Steve... I think we're floggin» a dead horse here, but for what it's worth, understand that I'm not trying to convince you to think like I do, rather I wd hope that room wd be made for many theological differences.To think discuss and debate theology is well supported by the New Testament and history, and is perfectly within the bounds of what it means to engage our minds with the subject at hand.Theologians and biblical scholars have done this very thing for centuries, revealing a plethora of opinion on the evolving world of biblical studies.Many capable authors have written and debated the common themes as well as the differences between Paul, John, Jesus, the synoptics, etc..

«And hence, in the second place, I concluded as assuredly that, in the obscurer places of that Testament (which are very many), the best and most natural method of searching out the sense is, to inquire how, and in what sense, those phrases and manners of speech were understood, according to the vulgar and common dialect and opinion of that nation; and how they took them, by whom they were spoken, and by whom they were heard.

But there is a kind of journalism, exemplified in America by H. L. Mencken and George Will, among many others, and in England by Henry Fairlie, T. E. («Peter») Utley and, more recently, the late Christopher Hitchens, which is as much an application of mind to the world as are the opinions of any common - law judge.

The Bible may have some common sense teachings and positive messages in it, but to hold it up as a «never abrogated» indisputable word of God is ridiculous in my opinion.

This despair, as I have said, is the commonest, it is so common that only thereby can one explain the rather common opinion in common intercourse that despair is something belonging to youth, which appears only in youthful years, but is not to be found in the settled man who has come to the age of maturity and the years of wisdom.

Contrary to common opinion (at least in the evangelical / charismatic circles I was immersed in) I don't see that as a fatal weakness but a strength, removing the message from the brittle confines of times and places and cultures long gone and into the realm of resilient timelessness.

Further, people with such different attitudes as those I have mentioned are united in a common inability to listen with complete objectivity to what the texts teach us about the faith and hope of primitive Christianity, without mixing their own opinions and the views that are so dear to them with their interpretation of the texts.

We don't need this controlling as suggested, however we do need people to exercise common sense and judgement what ever the source of opinion is.

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

Its common knowledge that arsenalFC and fans are huge news simply by way of the clubs former success as well as the fans anger and divided opinion of the manager.

Just before his return end of season, there seemed a common opinion that he should be sold «as he couldn't break into the first - team» and «100k a week is too much.»

By the way we might differ in opinions but the one thing that everyone here has in common is the love of the club and the players that give it all to that club, so need to trash our own players especially the ones that are as brilliant as cazorla?

mirainashe is stubborn as fuck (and, in my opinion, lacks a bit of common sense when it comes to facts and thoughts about football)

And with all of the opinions and advice that we're bombarded with on a daily basis, especially in today's digital world where information is passed as quickly as the common cold, it can be hard to decide what the best parenting practices are.

A third common thread among thriving couples was having things in common, such as faith, values, taste, opinions, interests, and goals; this contributed to the sense of being «best friends.»

It also occurred as public opinion polls show distrust in Common Core.

It is common in the press and the political classes to characterize the poor opinion poll ratings for the Conservative (and Lib Dem) Party as «mid-term blues».

UNTIL recently, both common sense and much expert opinion, such as that of psychiatrists John Bowlby and Michael Rutter, have held that the main influence on people's personality and outlook is parental upbringing.

While selfies are extremely common, opinions on selfies can vary significantly, with some seeing them as a creative outlet and a way to connect with other people and others seeing them as narcissistic, self - promotional and inauthentic.

Further, the classification as Quinoa as a good source of protein is a common theme in many articles (3, 4), however, in my humble opinion, this is an unfortunate misconception.

These groups are of a lot of fun as you not only get to know of others with common interest but also share your opinions about the illness.

As you're talking and discovering all the things you have in common, whether it be movies or religion or food, how does that affect your opinion and feelings toward this person?

A new report from Making Caring Common, a project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, suggests that girls contend with stubbornly negative opinions about their abilities as leaders.

In both the 2012 and 2013 polls, public opinion for the Common Core version of this question was 63 % and 65 %, respectively, nearly as high as when the label was not applied.

There is a range of opinion, as you might imagine, on how profound or helpful the common core will be in the end.

The article also says that «opinion with respect to the Common Core has yet to coalesce,» and then kindly suggests to Core supporters that they «probably need to clarify their intentions to the public if they are to keep their support from slipping,» as if the opposition is based on a particular set of misunderstandings.

Perhaps the two most obvious reasons are: 1) public opinion drives political actions in state legislatures, such as repeal efforts and efforts to adopt new assessments outside the Common Core - aligned consortia, and 2) public opinion likely affects schools» implementation, as politically active groups involve themselves in school board meetings, contact teachers directly to express their concerns, and «educate» parents with information or misinformation.

Washoe County stands as a reminder that Common Core will succeed or fail not based on what happens in statehouse or talk radio debates, but in classrooms, often far away from power centers and the nattering of opinion leaders both for and against the standards.

David Coleman, architect of the Common Core standards that serve as the basis for the latest tests, shared his opinion that «as you grow up in this world you realize people really don't give a sh*t about what you feel or what you think.»

His research found that using «Common Core» in an opinion poll triggers a negative response even though most people say they are in favor of national academic standards as a concept.

We, as a state, are, in my opinion, doing an experiment on teaching children with a new roll out of common core and a new thinking of how teachers need to change all things to teach it.

Unlike some other states that didn't take a break from their accountability system and touted the Common Core as «this is what Arne Duncan wants,» the California leadership consistently put up a fight against the feds on waivers and a number of other issues... I actually accused them in another EdSource opinion piece of treating us like «Southern sheriffs.»

But her opinion soured as she gradually realized that support for the Common Core included accepting the features that came with it, including more standardized tests that are used to evaluate and fire teachers.

Moreover, they also realize they are losing the public opinion battle as new strategies are being developed by the Obama administration and their Common Core allies to counteract resistance to the new standards.

Common skills for second - grade writing include using reference tools (such as a dictionary); writing opinion and how - to compositions; using planning tools such as brainstorming and graphic organizers; and learning to self - edit.

As always, we're giving generalized opinions based on common interpretations of standard policy forms.

If your pitbull has symptoms such as loose stool, excessive gas, or loss of appetite, you might want to try another food, eliminate ingredients that are common allergens along with seeking the opinion of a veterinarian.

As I wrote in my letter to L.A. Weekly, his position is at odds with the relevant science, public opinion, and common sense.

As it turns out, we have more in common than our differences in opinion would suggest, and we both learned things from each other in these discussions.

Since Bulldogs do often suffer from food allergies, in my opinion, all grains should be avoided, as they are common allergens for dogs, as well as beef and dairy.

This opinion that we can not measure to the stated level of accuracy is a common misconception - from the Law of Large Numbers we find that as the number of observations increases the accuracy of the observations as a whole converges towards the real answer, regardless of the resolution of the individual measurements.

The notion that there is such a thing as progress of mankind as a whole was unknown prior to the seventeenth century, developed into a rather common opinion among the eighteenth - century hommes de lettres, and became an almost univerally accepted dogma in the nineteenth....

It is submitted that the Opinion of AG Saugmandsgaard ØE reflects a common unease when it comes to the application of the traditional broad judicial interpretation of the State resources criterion, and may be regarded as pointing to a novel approach.

Earlier this week, The Volokh Conspiracy observed here that it is quite «common for legal blogs to use some legal phrase as their title, such as Concurring Opinions, Res Ipsa Loquitur,» and posed an amusing question to its readers: