Sentences with phrase «at whim by»

If ANY scientific laws can be broken at whim by a supreme, NO scientific results can be trusted.

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This resilience shown by the S&P 500, which just last week hit a series of new record highs, goes a long way towards disproving the notion that the stock market is trading at the whim of the tech industry.

In addition, one finds that this vision has been arrived at, not by personal whim, but by an approach to Christian theology in the context of the history of religions, an approach that is widely approved but rarely attempted.

Speaking personally, it means the grievous loss of something about Catholic observance which always used enormously to impress me as a non-Catholic: the spectacle of Catholics keeping their weekday obligations, often at enormous inconvenience to themselves: as an Anglican, for whom any liturgical obligation was essentially a matter of my own whim, this was immensely attractive: there was the sense that Catholics were under obedience, and that their religion was a real force in their lives, one not to be diverted by secular pressures or values.

We have moved from a place in which human rights have been guaranteed by virtue of some understanding of transcendent derivation, to a dispensation in which even the most fundamental rights are to be regarded as existing at the whim of the electorate.

Thus by no arbitrary whim, a civilized society falls under this same ontological classification, at least in more than merely a nominal sense.

Chaired by State President P.W. Botha, the SSC expands and contracts at the whim of the leadership from a central core of the ministers of defense, foreign affairs, police, justice and their lieutenants.

Genders prescribed by biology are now discarded and transformed at whim according to the dictates of our disembodied wills.

I made the same mistake earlier this year when I picked up an entire flat of strawberries on a whim... I ended up spending the next two days making strawberry jam and strawberry shrub and strawberry liqueur and frozen strawberry puree, and by the end I was pretty much okay with not looking at another strawberry for the rest of the summer.

Sold in snack shops, from carts by street vendors, or the numerous taquerias that open at night, these «little whims» are considered snacks or a light meal.

At least by announcing his departure early all the fans will rally behind him and the team and hopefully we give him the europa league to close his career at a high instead of a whiAt least by announcing his departure early all the fans will rally behind him and the team and hopefully we give him the europa league to close his career at a high instead of a whiat a high instead of a whim.

Modern parenting is defined by an unprecedented level of overprotectiveness: parents who rush to school at the whim of a phone call to deliver forgotten assignments, who challenge teachers on report card disappointments, mastermind children's friendships, and interfere on the playing field.

Modern parenting is defined by an unprecedented level of overprotectiveness: parents who rush to school at the whim of a phone call to deliver forgotten assignments, who challenge teachers on report - card disappointments, mastermind children's friendships, and interfere on the playing field.

How would the people in US, especially those who most like to pillory Iran for not being docile and compliant, react if a bunch of foreigners, led by Iranians, wanted to come into the US and, completely at their own whims, go to any facility, unannounced, to poke around and inspect them?

«At the most basic level the taxation of aviation fuel is governed by international law and can not be changed at a whim,» he saiAt the most basic level the taxation of aviation fuel is governed by international law and can not be changed at a whim,» he saiat a whim,» he said.

Even with building political pressure to launch a convention that is fully or partially constituted by citizens, it will be at the whim of Parliament (read the governing party / parties) following the next general election as to whether such a convention is established, its form and the task assigned.

It is at best rife with whim and caprice, and at worst tainted politically,» Liu said, charging the city's campaign system has been «adulterated by some out of control bureaucrats.»

Further, the Government has made known its intention to «mainstream mo torcycling» as part of its transport planning, therefore it makes sense to exempt motorcycles by legislation, not just by local regulation at the whim of a Local Authority say the BMF.

An election decided by two votes and at the whim of judicial decisions is not something you see too often.

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I can't say the judge missed the forest for the trees or ignored the far more substantial issue raised by plaintiffs, that an independently elected watchdog is no watchdog at all if he or she is subject to the whims — or ire — of those the office is supposed to be monitoring.

Where it was once thought that cosmic destiny would be governed by the density of matter, it now seems to be at the mercy of dark energy's whims.

The new study led by University of Bristol researchers has used a state - of - the - art computer model to trace the journeys of coral larvae transported at the whim of these currents.

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Saw it on a whim one afternoon, if I remember correctly there was one other person in the theatre with my roommate and I. Despite being overlooked by the world at large, this is a truly great film.

Once the true task is revealed and at hand, the movie stays fairly close to Lewis» moralizing center, as each of the central characters finds him and herself tempted by the whims of human nature, mainly greed.

The German forces are represented by Kapitan Kahn (Thomas Kretschmann, Europe's hammiest leading man; see Dario Argento's Dracula 3D), who keeps the pretty blonde peasant Masha (Yanina Studilina) hidden away to rape at his whim while also falling in love with her, and Khenze (Heiner Lauterbach), the bald tyrant of a head officer, who spits out some of the film's unintentionally funniest lines («These damn lice can't even let a man die without making him itch.»)

Much like Jerry Goldsmith's comments on Basic Instinct, Poledouris echoes tales of Verhoeven's epic, Selznick - styled notes on musical ideas which, at a whim, were sometimes dispensed by the director.

By design, Foxx and DeHaan have the showiest roles, but they are at the mercy of Webb and the writing staff's odd whims.

, in which the supporting characters drop in and out at a whim, and important plot points are delivered by eye - rollingly convenient deus ex machina.

Porterfield's script is constructed out of some whims concerning class, race, and even the rehabilitation system, but as these things are hardly emotionally grounded by story; the script gives them representation at best.

The argument by those against «government schools» is that employees in private business can't get tenure and are hired and fired at whim so teachers should be the same.

Connecticut's ECS school funding formula should not be at the whim of the governor by Wendy Lecker

Killed at the Whim of a Hat by Colin Cotterill.

Not here: Given our already booked schedules and limited time at the show, our BEA postings will be dictated by our whims alone.

Best known for his mystery novels about Dr. Siri Paiboun (including The Coroner's Lunch), today Colin Cotterill launches a new series with Killed at the Whim of a Hat, the story of a crime reporter based in rural Thailand who is surrounded by a kooky cast of characters.

I bought the first volume of this series on a whim at the VizManga.com webstore and read it on a combination of my iPad and iPhone and at first, was struck by how... terrible the first chapter was.

That was baloney, of course — any man who'd endured Stalin's murderous whims would hardly be frightened by Lodge's U.N. oratory — but at least it was good - natured, friendly baloney.

For the unmarried woman, there was less status, slightly more freedom, but in most cases, money or property left to her would be administered by a male guardian who could dispense it at his whim.

It was July 4 and the war was still new, only two and a half months old, but Belle — known by one young rival as «the fastest girl in Virginia or anywhere else for that matter» — had long been accustomed to things operating on her schedule, and at her whim.

What I like about the Kindle Unimited by the month plan (as well as Netflix) is that one can drop on and off at whim.

At this point you can close the Kindle Fire Utility and unplug the Kindle Fire from your computer because it should now be rooted complete with a whole new Android Market not sheltered by Amazon's whims!

Space out your credit applications by at least six months and avoid opening new accounts — especially store credit cards — on a whim.

This type of technical trading gives the investor more control, as he or she is not entirely subjected to the market's whims; trades are only executed when they can be made at prices pre-approved by the investor.

Habitrail OVO Dwarf Hamster Habitat allows for more interaction by offering accessories that are clear for easy viewing, easy to open for instant access for petting or offering of treats and modular so the habitat's design can be changed at a whim.

A biopsy is a piece of tissue that can be preserved and looked at under a microscope by a pathologist to determine what the lump is (mammary tissue vs. some other tissue that just decided on a whim to form a lump) and whether the lump is cancerous, or as doctors call it, malignant.

Matching the luxurious surroundings is a 14 - strong team of staff at the ready to satisfy every whim, be it a caipirina cocktail at the bar or a five - course feast prepared by the villa's chef (refreshingly, groceries and beverages are charged at cost price).

Jumps, indicated by a red section at the end of platform work consistently, are the other uncommon gesture which is identified with accuracy.Playing with a group of friends puts everyone at the game's inequitable whims, resulting in consistently amusing avatar - tossing replays.

You know the argument by now: a purchased disc or cartridge is mine to enjoy forever, but downloadable games (or, in this case, streamed gameplay experiences) can vanish at the whim of the provider.

Indeed, rather than embrace the uninitiated, by providing the tools that would allow people to make their own discoveries, the institute creates hurdles: it imposes its interpretation when it chooses, ungenerously holds back information at a different whim.