Sentences with phrase «by factoids»

oldfossil == > You are right — one must realize when your own viewpoint is represented by factoids (facts plus opinions or hypotheses) and make some attempt to sort out the difference «twixt the two.

However, as Keira Knightley's Joan Clarke lists off his achievements in an emotional monologue, followed by the factoids that seem mandatory for any true story end credits, it is impossible to deny the sacrifices made and lives saved, by Alan Turing.

From 1986 through 2004, there are factoids followed by factoids, and if you look, over there, in the corner, there are more factoids.

Not exact matches

By offering such factoids, they hope to spark shares and tweets without having to choose a political side, says co-founder Will Pearson.

Before tacitly or explicitly endorsing an outside opinion or factoid, consider first of all whether it is actually borne out through your own research, and second of all, consider what you accomplish by repeating it.

(published February 2007 by SPCK), does not set out to answer each and every one of Dawkins's «aggregation of convenient factoids, suitably overstated to achieve maximum impact.»

Not that this has anything to do with anything, but if your husband really seems preoccupied by the «mama's boy» thing, you could casually slip into conversation the factoid that Michael Jordan, the amazingly talented and unquestionably virile basketball superstar — arguably the best athlete of last century — nursed until he was 3 years old.

(random cool factoid: the planes were disassembled by dropping a giant steel blade from a crane to slice through the plane - essentially a giant guillotine)

A factoid from ACS's Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry indicates that naturally occurring polyphenols in cocoa, the fundamental component in chocolate, actually boost levels of HDL, the «good» cholesterol, while at the same time reducing the atherogenicity of so - called «bad» variety — LDL — by preventing its oxidation.

An example of just one factoid shared by Dr. Chen...

If the dating sites had a mixer, you might find OK Cupid by the bar, muttering factoids and jokes, and Match.com in the middle of the room, conspicuously dropping everyone's first names into his sentences.

Denis Villeneuve's massive blockbuster sequel «Blade Runner 2049» may or may not be the turning of the tide for Deakins at the Academy Awards, but judging by his response to such factoids, he isn't losing any sleep over it.

Other little factoids include the ability to sprint, the HUD having the ability to be turned off if you want it to, and the visual style being heavily influenced by impressionist paintings, and was one of the first parts of the game locked down and decided during development.

The above Churchill «factoid» is taken from a little - known book by a former Indian diplomat, Narendra Singh Sarila, who was once a junior member of Mountbatten's staff.

Hosted and narrated by Eva Marie Saint, it contains interviews with Hitchock's daughter Pat, actor Martin Landau, production designer Robert Boyle, and writer Ernest Lehman (who repeats many of his commentary factoids seemingly verbatim).

Help learners understand the author's craft of using details — by looking at illustrations, anecdotes, factoids, and sequenced steps — so that they can expand their writer's toolbox.

Unfortunately, it's easy for adults to get so distracted by the visuals, stylings, and sound that we fail to note that the content is vapid or mostly consists of Wikipedia - supplied factoids.

That little factoid has not been advertised by either consortia, nor by state level advocates for using the consortium tests.

Predictably, this somewhat less - than - surprising factoid is being exploited by a number of interested parties, including the anti-DRM nuts who are always eager to remind us that DRM doesn't work.

Fans will find new, interactive artwork, with notes and factoids included by JK Rowling.

In those posts I pointed out some important factoids regarding both programs, but I never did a point by point analysis of how to actually obtain Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

Fun Factoid: The night before the funeral of Burns» father, Luath was tragically killed (as stated by the brother) «by the wanton cruelty of some person.»

Instead, listeners (the broadcast is available here) were in for a campaign of misinformation and scaremongering fueled by useless factoids — including, for example, a reference to the estimated «14 tons of cat poop» deposited annually in Hawaii's state parks.

Other little factoids include the ability to sprint, the HUD having the ability to be turned off if you want it to, and the visual style being heavily influenced by impressionist paintings, and was one of the first parts of the game locked down and decided during development.

Share your five - year journey with other community members by learning unique Warframe factoids, discussing their favorite moments, watching new videos, buying cool commemorative gear, and collecting some free star - touched in - game items.

However, many glaciers will disappear by 2035, so I hope you were properly contextual and specific in your arguments — though frankly I'm unaware of any school curriculum that ever included that factoid.

Michael Crichton has made millions by writing mass market thrillers that either regurgitate partially understood scientific factoids, or pander to the nasty little revenge fantasies of male white middle - managers.

The key factoid presented by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) is that about three - quarters of the 4.9 million barrels that entered the Gulf waters has been dealt with.

Another interesting factoid is that the highest SST measured by ARGO buoys is also right around 34.4 C. High readings cluster at 30C like there's almost a brick wall at that temperature with rare departures above it to a maximum of a bit under 35C.

The factoid is also mentioned in a press release from Monday, by Micropower, a group established by Liberal Democrat Lord Ezra to «represent the whole microgeneration sector».

Quoting a reference from the only book on the Vatican top level site about climate change and published by the Vatican itself is hardly an isolated factoid is it Tonyb

Each side, mostly from the extreme edges of the field, sling factoids at one another in endless streams of numbers, graphs, trend - lines, echo - chamber talking - points (prepared by their own side's experts)-- spiced with an truly incredible number and variety of personal opinions presented as if they were facts.

However the IPCC's mandate to focus on man - made climate change resulted in a conclusion dictated by their mandate that is arguably a factoid.

However, the statement implies causation — that the warming was caused by the Industrial Revolution — which makes it a factoid because the cause of the warming is a hypothesis.

The number counted in the Park from photos as «viewing the inauguration» is one factoid — the competing factoid offered by the Trump team was «number in the Park, plus number watching live on TV, plus number watching live on the «Net».

The statement that «more than 40» houses have been «abandoned» because of wind turbines in Australia is a factoid promoted by wind farm opponents for dramatic, rhetorical impact.

If you're similarly motivated by a little gender competition, this factoid might give you some peace as well.

The original supply of Factoids was set by the software token sale.

By thoroughly researching all aspects of Factom and Factoids, you'll be able to make an informed decision about whether to buy FCT.

Someone should tell Zuckerberg never to ruin an apology by following it up with factoids trying to diminish one's culpability.

Consider these factoids from Smart Growth: A Resource for REALTORS ®, published in late 2000 by NAR: