Sentences with phrase «attempt by certain people»

If there is anything to conclude from this latest «revelation» — aka attempt by certain people * cough * to smear Mann yet again and drum up further cynicism — it might be that the terms of the PS inquiry around deletion of emails and its report could / should have been clearer and more pertinent.

Not exact matches

I don't know why people, in attempting to provide a refutation of an argument, consistently rebut arguments by simply mentioning their nationality, as if being of a certain nationality designates one as an expert in all matters concerning that nation and serves as sufficient qualification to denounce a valid opposition viewpoint.

When we are confronted by these people, in addition to simply stating that «now» is always a good time to buy stocks, we will often introduce some contra - evidence in an attempt to make them a little less certain that they can time the market.

The same is true of many media reform efforts: by attempting to get people excited about liberal bias in the news, or nudity or profanity in a particular program, or the ideological bent of a certain series, or whether a network is «Christian,» concerned leaders have diverted the attention of viewers from the most important problem, the basic point, namely, that the whole process - of - television is providing us with a worldview which not only determines what we think, but also how we think and who we are.

Primarily, however, it is the television industry itself that has been driven by attempts to develop theories and practices which would bring about certain predictable kinds of behavior — to get people to buy a particular brand, to prefer one product over another, to vote for a particular candidate, and so on.

If he abandons himself to this demoniacal influence, he then perhaps makes still another attempt to save Agnes, in such a way as one can, in a certain sense, save a person by means of the evil.

God is said to «build a church here,» with certain walls and certain windows, among certain people, but this, it becomes clear, is only an elusive attempt by the poet at explaining a bewildering fact of culture.

For how else are we to carry a certain idea of justice or goodness to extremes if not by conforming our judgment of eminence to the testimony given outside of us in history by the words, the deeds, and the lives of certain exceptional people who are not necessarily famous, but who testify by their excellence to that very way of eminence that reflection attempts to reproduce in itself and for itself?

When people decide to band together and call themselves by a certain name, they attempt to gather enough power to expand and survive.

So I bring treats to people with whom I have a semi-formal relationship; that perfect space often created by the mutual exchange of goods and services, where said person can be certain I'm not a homicidal sociopath attempting to poison them, but knows that it would be rude and awkward to said relationship to refuse.

What I found really interesting was GE's attempt to get DVR users to spend more time with its ads by hiding Easter eggs in them — extra content would appear when people paused the ads at certain points, and the company's marketing director said that the average user ended up spending two minutes playing with a 30 - second spot.

Only God knows, for some time there seems to be deliberate attempts by certain elements to harass and intimidate President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan without any justification simply because he does not belong to a certain part of this country where the people believe it is their absolute right to rule because they are in the majority without having regard to the fact that the world is changing fast.

In your circumstance if you are not certain and experienced with such a Beautiful animal like the Caucasian Ovcharka, and the requirements around a primitive pack guardian dog of old, then it would be best not to attempt to own one,; as this breed of dog needs full attention and above all a life commitment of a family, this is were the Breed excels - I have 10 full adult caucasians and I was lucky to have been mentored in how to train and own this wonderful breed, by a person who was selected to breed and train this dog breed for Russian Governments and Royals.

So this is, I think, Apple — in one respect — their attempt to jumpstart new sales of an iPad by making something that's a little bit different that might be a little bit more appealing for certain demographics, for certain people who want to look at it.