Sentences with phrase «by fragility»

Mann wants to argue that what he sees is hard, cold, objective fact — a reading of the world as it is, uncontaminated by the fragility of the human perspective.

The usage of primitive, raw materials like hair, twigs, clay, and fabric are elements that compose works where I create organic structures that are inspired by the fragility of our nature.

We are «on the edge», confronted by the fragility of existence, both ours and that of the planet.

These works are defined by their fragility and ephemerality: Vicuña initially composed the precarios along the ocean's edge, so that they would inevitably be erased by the high tide.

Frustrated by the fragility of glass, Caro turned to Plexiglas as a means to incorporate color and transparency in his sculptures.

Nine artists exhibit work characterized by fragility, beauty, pictorial vividness, intimacy, and attention to materials in this installment of the museum's New Work series, which presents recent or commissioned work by both younger and established artists.

Though formally rigorous and disciplined, Whiteread's casts have a haunting and heartbreaking quality rooted in narratives marked by the fragility of life.

«The first time I saw a diorama I was overwhelmed by the fragility of existence that it captured.

Today we are publishing an updated Policy Brief on GPE's work in countries affected by fragility and conflict, which details GPE's increased support to these countries and provides information on the mechanisms available to ensure that no child loses out on their education.

And I am saddened by the fragility of our hard - forged convictions.

This period is marked by fragility of the infant in terms of environmental adaptation to extreme hot and cold temperatures, sucking ability to have an effective feeding pattern, an established sleeping schedule, emotional security with the care takers and proper positioning when sleeping, feeding and burping.

Woods said he doesn't know when he will return to golf, and judging by his fragility, it won't be any time soon.

I put myself a lot of hopes in his return this season only to be really let down by his fragility again.

This should not surprise us, because we are human beings, marked by fragility and limitations.

«I'm similarly impressed by the fragility of our economic system, even though it's been reinforced with so many heavy measures by governments around the globe, ECB bond - buying programs and zero interest rate policies here in the U.S., for instance.»

Not exact matches

The economic fragility demonstrated by the 2008 crash provided a good argument for a more generous safety net.

Moreover, it is now doubtful whether the efficient market hypothesis makes any kind of sense. Indeed, a great many economists and bankers have discovered Minskyâ $ ™ s views on financial fragility and his financial instability hypothesis, according to which banks and financial markets can not be left to themselves: we need regulations even though regulating markets may not succeed in avoiding another crisis once the memory of the current crisis has faded away.As told to me by a law student recently hired by Blackrock, the largest asset manager in the world, with assets totalling more than 3,500 billion dollars â $ «thatâ $ ™ s one and a half times larger than UBS and twice as large as PIMCO â $ «many asset managers are now turning away from hiring neoclassical economists and actually prefer hiring engineers, sociologists and even philosophers.

Correlation risk: «The concept of diversification is the foundation of modern portfolio theory... The financial engineer... reduces the risk of a portfolio by combining anti-correlated assets... All modern portfolio theory does is transfer price risk into hidden short correlation risk... Many popular institutional investment strategies derive excess returns via implicit leveraged short correlation trades with hidden fragility... Correlation risk can be isolated and actively traded via options as source of excess returns.

Revisiting late medieval biblical interpretation, we may consider the delicacy of the hermeneutic circle formed by Scripture and tradition, appreciating the fragility of a synthesis that refuses to impose on ancient consensus a linear, hierarchical path to truth.

By the time we begin part III in Martha Nussbaum's brilliant The Fragility of Goodness (1986), it is clear to us that she — and we, if we have found parts I and II compelling — is searching for something.

The Fragility of Freedom: Tocqueville on Religion, Democracy, and the American Future By Joshua Mitchell University of Chicago Press.

The fragility of this — due, among other things, to exchange rate instability, market volatility, the development of derivatives, and to the structural deficiencies of the institutions (IMF and the World Bank) upon which the financial system rests — is now admitted by all.

The recording of an external likeness was denounced by the third - century neo-Platonist philosopher Plotinus, who refused to allow his portrait to be painted, in part because he believed it only an «image of an image» (in true Platonist fashion), and in part because he rejected his material existence, claiming that its mortal fragility demonstrated that it was essentially untrue and unreal.

If the moral principles underpinning the democratic process are themselves determined by nothing more solid than social consensus, then the fragility of the process becomes all too evident — herein lies the real challenge for democracy.»

As pastors, letting ourselves off the hook by appealing to our sympathy for people's fragility and limits robs us of some of our most rewarding opportunities to confirm our ministry in a church that really looks like a church rather than a social club.

Rather, her point is that the twentieth century might have been more humane if the ideologues of the nineteenth century had their sledgehammer theories softened, perhaps even overturned, by the twisting, evasive, allusive verbal ambiance of Yiddish, a folk tradition of language that testifies to the uncertainties and fragilities of life.

17 Sept To Representatives of British Society in Westminster Hall: Allow me also to express my esteem for [your] Parliament... your common law tradition [etc., etc.]... Yet... if the moral principles underpinning the democratic process are themselves determined by nothing more solid than social consensus, then the fragility of the process becomes all too evident... [e.g. the credit crunch lacked] solid ethical foundations... [whereas the British - inspired] abolition of the slave trade [did not].

The fragility of the major party coalitions is amply demonstrated by looking at the other victors in 1996, namely, the congressional Republicans.

In the quiet times, sometimes on a run and mostly behind closed doors I'm floored by the beauty and fragility of life and faith.

In Othello's tragic fall» a tragedy deepened by the loftiness of his nobility at the play's outset» we see the fragility of virtue and honor, especially their vulnerability to betrayal by those, like Iago, who seem to be their champions.

In his weakness and ordinariness, in the ease of his dismissal by those seeking something larger, in the character of his fragility, which fits so neatly into the world and into what is despicable about the world, Jesus is the Nobody whose prayer can mirror and fulfill the plodding of true prayer.

At this point, the poem could have provided a mildly ponderous reflection on the fragility of fame (Lana Turner's star was waning at this point) or life, but instead the speaker humorously disassociates himself from Lana Turner by wrongly attributing her collapse to bad manners.

I once tried to illustrate a sermon about the fragility of memory by asking the men if they remembered what they had for lunch.

The Fragility of Consciousness: Faith, Reason, and the Human Good by frederick lawrence university of toronto press, 456 pages, $ 95

It's a landscape out of Ecclesiastes, in a sense, defined by its «essential fragility, its constant, unstoppable movement toward death,» as King puts it — a landscape where time is a thief and death is a mystery and where the hope of a resurrection is weaker than the fear of the dark.

It is touted that the industry is growing significantly due to a rapidly growing retail sector; however I'm seeing from a production point of view, the inherent size of the sectors - particularly within fresh produce — results in a fragility that needs careful consideration and planning by those entering the organic industry.

(2) somewhat linked to the previous comment in that we never seem to be prepared to hit the ground running with our best potential lineup come opening day... it's become so common, in recent years, that many fans actually hope we stumble a little in the first couple games just so it forces Wenger to bring in reinforcements... unfortunately this can be problematic, thus one of the most common phrases associated with Wenger, «panic buy»... this situation is also negatively impacted by the ridiculous policy regarding players who played in the summer months... right now I'm watching the Super Cup and not a single player is unavailable to either manager, including Ronaldo, yet somehow we have a list of players half a mile long that haven't seen game - time so far this preseason... I can only assume this is a reactionary policy created due to the multitude of injuries this club has faced over the years... just another sign of the fragility that permeates this club

In advance of Italy's glorious evisceration (made so by its beauty, paradoxical fragility and near forgivingness) of Germany, Why Always Me described football simply as «a job» and likened the scoring of goals to the successful delivery of post.

The past two games have shown the fragility of xG, because football isn't won by xG.

That was their fourth draw in a row, their fifth of the season, and yet the irony is a point away at Blackburn Rovers this weekend would probably be deemed a worthy result by the fans, especially as Sunderland's away fragilities are well documented; with the Wearside club having yet to register an away win this season and only managed a meagre two all of last term.

City have been an unpredictable sort on the road so far, winning just one of their opening three away fixtures in the league: Tottenham Hotspur (0 - 0), Sunderland (1 - 0L) and Wigan Athletic (0 - 2W), while they were dumped out of the League Cup by West Brom at The Hawthorns last month, so there are still some fragilities that need to be ironed out by manager Roberto Mancini although the team have collectively dusted themselves off admirably and will stretch their unbeaten run to five games so long as they get a result away at Blackpool, who have yet to win a home fixture in the league up till now.

When you create your business assets to fund your dream family adventure, I hope you will consider protecting them from fragility and making things easier on yourself by intentionally accessing already existing audiences for your products, programs, and services.

The fragility of life startled her, and she began to reflect on the things she missed out on by marrying so young.

The key political actors in Kenya should be encouraged to remain conscious of this fragility which is worsened by debilitating ethnic divisions.

Instead, these milestones demonstrate that for all of the country's fragility and occasional violence, the last 50 years has been marked by resilience, ingenuity, and triumph.

Western governments, who feared that Yemen's descent into chaos might give space for al - Qaeda to grow in strength, have been working with the Gulf Cooperation Council to tackle the security risks posed by Yemen's fragility.

In particular, the 2012 assassination of the US Libyan Ambassador Christopher Stevens, then the French intervention in Northern Mali and the spectacular attack by a branch of the Al - Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) on the In Amenas oil terminals in 2013 — with calamitous crisis management by the Algerian authorities — have proven the zone's fragility.

«Therapy reduces the risk of fragility fractaures by 40 percent.»

«This study shows that initiation of anti-osteoporotic therapy following a fragility fracture can reduce subsequent fracture risk by 40 percent over three years and can prevent a subsequent fracture in one out of every 27 patients treated.»

Osteoporosis is primarily characterized by a depletion of bone mineral mass, but when combined with alterations in bone architecture results in greater bone fragility and increased fracture risks.