The precipitous decline of liberal Protestantism is frequently viewed
as a phenomenon of the last few decades, but the stereotype of religious liberalism as desiccated and dying goes back much further in time.
Large sections portray contemporary anti-Semitism
as a phenomenon of the right, with a full chapter given to a vicious caricature of «the religious right,» when in fact anti-Israel and overtly anti-Jewish passions today are more than equally on the left.
Lloyd Morgan (1933; cf. Wright 1935) treated the origin of mind in the course of evolution
as a phenomenon of the same sort as the emergence of a new organ or physiological capacity.
Looked at from the outside, it is certainly not visible as love in the real sense of the word, but only
as a phenomenon of spiritual or psychic history which is open to various interpretations.
The author attends a meeting of the Promise Keepers at Oakland Coliseum and reports on the event, as well
as the phenomenon of this successful men's movement.
And although we think of
this as a phenomenon of the 21st century, it's been going on much longer than that.
Another line of research dovetailed with Steere's work, locking Lyme disease into place
as a phenomenon of the Northeast.
I have outlined the relation between effort and reward, as well
as the phenomenon of diminishing returns in the article
Okoshi also found inspiration in the work of Mark Toby... Is it reading too much into the relationship of this postwar period and the Japanese - ancestry if not nationality of several of these artists, to offer that Yellow Slow (by Kawabata) is a shape that could have expressed nuclear fission as well
as a phenomenon of perception?
Donald Judd was a major figure in the Minimalist art movement in the 1960s when he and others sought to create a depersonalized art in which the physical properties of space, scale, and materials were explored
as phenomena of interest on their own.
If it could be expressed equivalently
as a phenomenon of tidal forces, then it would be valid.
«Posner goes on to explore the subtleties of motivation, reception and culpability of a range of literary, student and academic plagiarists and near - plagiarists as well
as the phenomenon of ghostwriting, and the difficulties of writing textbooks without borrowing ideas.
Most Australians prefer to think about the Stolen Generations — and other brutal episodes in 230 years of colonisation —
as a phenomenon of the past.
Not exact matches
The so - called «buy the dip»
phenomenon has been a hallmark
of the eight - year bull market, helping sustain it
as traders use weakness
as an excuse to load up on more shares.
«I think
of it
as a local
phenomenon,» he said
of real - estate prices, effectively ruling out the possibility that his interest - rate policy has stoked a national mania.
Wishbone became somewhat
of a viral teen
phenomenon, and
as of September, just months after it launched, Wishbone had been downloaded 3 million times.
But
as it and other digital «cryptocurrencies» have evolved, along with the public ledger system that makes up the blockchain, much
of the bitcoin economy has been increasingly overtaken by big money — or by entrepreneurial prospectors who want to grab a piece
of the bubblicious ICO
phenomenon.
This is what's known
as «a phantom traffic jam,» and according to new research out
of MIT (hat tip to Lifehacker for the pointer), the
phenomenon isn't caused by ghosts (or even road conditions).
Some people would blame a similar
phenomenon known
as «the paradox
of choice,» which contends that too many options can make people feel less satisfied.
«Apps such
as Tinder are taking advantage
of a simple emotional
phenomenon; we can't feel data.
Make a tear - off flyer These easy - to - create flyers have become an online
phenomenon as office workers attempt to develop new and inventive ways
of creating tear - offs that will seek the attention
of their co-workers — or even the general public.
As recently as last May, Balsillie told attendees at the annual RIM conference he wasn't seeing evidence of the bring - your - own - device to work phenomeno
As recently
as last May, Balsillie told attendees at the annual RIM conference he wasn't seeing evidence of the bring - your - own - device to work phenomeno
as last May, Balsillie told attendees at the annual RIM conference he wasn't seeing evidence
of the bring - your - own - device to work
phenomenon.
Those thrown out
of work would have difficulty finding new jobs,
as their existing skillsets are not otherwise in demand, a
phenomenon economists refer to
as structural unemployment.
The
phenomenon of Brooklynization has officially reached the point where the cool kids who couldn't shut up about it 10 years ago now dismiss it
as fad.
PsyBlog quotes Peter K. Jonason, one
of the researchers who documented the correlation, to explain the
phenomenon: «Those who scored highly on the Dark Triad traits [narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy] are, like many other predators such
as lions and scorpions, creatures
of the night.
Hoffman credits Joi Ito, director
of the MIT Media Lab, for the term «extended intelligence,» or «treating intelligence
as a network
phenomenon and using A.I. to enhance, rather than replace, human intelligence.»
The two least - notable events for Americans,
of the 10 possible choices in the poll, were the Angelina Jolie - Brad Pitt divorce filing and the «Pokemon Go» app game
phenomenon, each described by most
as forgettable.
Williams became something
of an internet
phenomenon, with his light show going
as far
as being featured in a Miller Lite commercial.
Aurora Borealis Otherwise known
as «northern lights,» there are a variety
of ways to enjoy this arctic
phenomenon.
Today, thanks to ebooks and Amazon (amzn), self - publishing is a global
phenomenon — an independent route intentionally chosen by more and more authors — that has spawned not only mega-bestsellers like Fifty Shades
of Grey, but also hits in other realms, such
as the movie version
of The Martian.
As of last week, this weird
phenomenon accounted for a delay
of close to 6 minutes.
As human beings, we frame new
phenomenon using our existing mental models, which means we need to think differently in order to succeed in this new era
of digital change.
Since then, longer rates have come closer to being overtaken by short rates, a
phenomenon known
as yield curve inversion, which has been a reliable precursor
of past recessions.
Irma is not expected to linger over the U.S. mainland
as long
as Hurricane Harvey, a
phenomenon that led to record rainfall and storm surge in areas
of Texas and Louisiana.
This
phenomenon is known
as groupthink and it is a silent killer
of good decision - making.
And there is also no doubt that Apple's devices have benefited from group infatuation, a
phenomenon that has often favored a product or a class
of designs based on an allegiance that the devotees themselves have difficulty defining in coherent terms,
as by people willing to pay high premiums for German engineering even after decades
of Consumer Reports evaluations have failed to demonstrate any stunning superiority
of German cars over Hondas and Toyotas.
The
phenomena is larger than the people: having traveled a lot, I would argue that the entrepreneurs and engineers in San Francisco are pretty much the same sorts
of people
as the ones you'd find anywhere.
To judge from media coverage, one might think
of the U.S. tech industry
as a bi-coastal
phenomenon.
Karsan suspects that Research In Motion has been a victim
of a
phenomenon he sees often
as a value investor: confirmation bias, the tendency to selectively place undue importance on items that confirm one's original opinion.
That's just one example
of a
phenomenon known
as griefing.
More than introducing new products or marketing strategies, Facebook wants to cement its position
as the social backbone
of the web — and entrench itself
as more cultural
phenomenon than corporation.
Call it «the sharing economy» or,
as Sunrun does, «dis - ownership,» but whatever term you use, the
phenomenon is largely the same — thanks to a host
of smart companies, it's now often easier to rent, borrow, or lease many items than to actually own them.
Multinationals,
as strong
as they might be, are fighting the global
phenomenon of king dollar.
The January effect is also a stock market
phenomenon that occurs at the end
of the year
as investors begin to fret over taxes.
«The psychiatrist sees symptoms
of diagnosable conditions in everyone from the grocery checkout cashier to his spouse; the economist views the simple buying
of a cup
of coffee
as an example
of a macroeconomic
phenomenon.»
While social influence behaviors like ingratiation are typically thought
of as a dyadic
phenomenon (that is, involving two people — the ingratiator and the ingratiated), these behaviors are actually embedded in a much more complex and dynamic work environment, which includes many other people.
The results
of Snapchat's news gathering can be seen in a post that Mashable did,
as well
as a similar piece that Business Insider did on the
phenomenon.
Rather than assuming that people understand their own interests and act according to them, the writers approach the negotiation process
as a
phenomenon that's only understood
as a set
of essentially irrational and emotional responses.
Psychologists have known for a while about a
phenomenon called «reciprocity
of liking»: When we think someone likes us, we tend to like them
as well.
In his book, The Upside
of Irrationality, psychologist Dan Ariely refers to the
phenomenon of being too wedded to a personal philosophy
as the «toothbrush theory.»