Sentences with phrase «by reference to those past»

If what justifies one's life and shows that it is indeed worth living is surviving a set of horrendous events, then everything that happens later and everything one does later must be interpreted and shaped by reference to those past events.

We will cap emissions according to specific goals, measuring progress by reference to past carbon emissions.

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Furthermore, by removing language about an «unacceptable pregnancy,» «past Christian teaching» (which seems to be used as a cover for what follows in the sentence), and what may «warrant» abortion, some of the paragraph's more pro-choice references have been removed.

In fact some of the evidence you didn't mention which was popular fodder in the past has already been proven incorrect (horses in the americas before the spanish, and the BofM reference to elephants) Both considered ridiculous errors by Joseph Smith until elephants appeared on ancient Mayan / Incan temples and horses from the Brea tar pits were dated before the spanish.

The inhibition of symbolic reference frees the conceptual element as exemplified in presentational immediacy from its exemplification in causal efficacy and thus frees the symbol to carry meanings other than those conveyed by the immediate past (ME 80; S 6, 83f).

This notion of freedom from the past does not in my opinion lack a qualitative reference, for it is concerned with my own particular past, with what I have made of my self under the illusion that self - hood is something to be achieved by my own efforts.

This means that the reference of religious language is never to the past or to the future, but always and only to the present — to the present constituted by our own existence as selves in relation to our fellow creatures and to that circumambient reality from which we come and to which we go.

In reference to this point, Cobb makes this penetrating remark: «We do still live in a world formed by a past that remains alive even in its decay.

By making constant reference to the Prologue of John's Gospel, the Pope shows that the Bible is not simply a word from the past, but a living and timely word.

The fact that the «subjective form» assigned to a past entity by a present entity in prehension is variable testifies to this basic condition of ambiguity of past occasions with reference to present ones.

But as every motion in space is relative and can be transformed into a rest by an appropriate change of the frame of reference, it is permissible to regard the present moment as stationary and future events as moving toward the past with an equal and opposite velocity, to wit, opposite with respect to the velocity of the present moment in the first picture.

Finally, by means of past experiences and unconscious memories «the instinctive apprehension of a tone of feeling in ordinary social intercourse» to which Whitehead also appeals is explicable without reference to unmediated feelings.

the obvious fact is that the club began to stagnate in football terms a decade ago after the CL semi against man utd and has been in outright retreat over the last 3 years... some fans were calling for wenger to leave in 2011 - 12 as it was clear he could not cope with a more competitive environment others have been more tolerant, hanging on to fa cup glory and hoping that he would somehow self correct his weak and erratic management style but most now realise that is not possible and that the club will deteriorate further under his management so also want him gone, that has left a hard core of wenger loyalists who are either fixated with the past (selecting episodic good and bad times to justify wengers decade long failure) or too frightened of the future to contemplate a change (with selective reference to failed managerial changes by way of justification) or both, to conclude, through a mixture of panglossian fatalism and corporate philosophising, how lucky we are to have such an honourable and educated man in charge... along with their confused references to club loyalty and addiction to computer games these are troubled souls who need our sympathy and concerned medical advice... SO JUST F OFF STOCK UP ON CANNED SOUP AND GO SUPPORT ASTON VILLA ON FIFA!

Or it could be a cynical but accurate reference to the value system of sport, where past transgressions are wiped out by winning performances.

Although the US falls behind other nations when it comes to extended breastfeeding - or breastfeeding past infancy - a study referenced by Kelly Mom notes that the average weaning age for US moms who practice attachment parenting is about 2.5 years.

Fully referenced throughout, the Resource's six sections clarify many past misconceptions by helping to explain how they came about.

Mastro provided color in the otherwise dank room: with his legs still crossed and his spine touching the back of his chair, he gestured with his hands, elicited a smile from one judge by complimenting her question, repeatedly referenced his own past service as a deputy to Mayor Rudy Giuliani and said Ben - Amotz's arguments were «the height of hypocrisy.»

1) It seemed obvious to us (and to many other organizations we think know what they are doing) that one of the best ways to get former donors to give was by including in their email a reference to the amount they had donated in the past, and to mention that they had not given this year but we were counting on them to do so.

He's made passing references to «wealthy donors» three times in his past five addresses, but goes all - in with that line of reasoning this time around: we have contribution limits to make sure elections «are not captured by wealthy public interests,» he says; «wealthy individuals and corporations are able to use Limited Liability Companies» to avoid these limits, so reform is needed «to even the playing field so that rich and poor New Yorkers alike have their voices heard.»

In the letter with a Reference No EFCC / EC / SGF / 03/56 (dated March 5, 2015) and personally signed by the immediate past Executive Chairman of EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, the complainant in the bribery saga, Mr. Rasheed Taiwo, a retired Deputy Comptroller General of Customs was said to have failed to produce the alleged telephone conversations and text messages exchanged by him and Justice Umar.

Even Jessica Asato's glancing reference to producer capture is at least useful both as metaphor for New Labour's corruption of earlier party structures (see above) and as a partial description of how economic reality has altered, assisted by New Labour, over the past 12 years, though she goes on to muddle the point.

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However, in light of our substantiation of the effects of «grand solar minima» upon past global climates, it could be speculated that the current pausing of «Global Warming», which is frequently referenced by those sceptical of climate projections by the IPCC, might relate at least in part to a countervailing effect of reduced solar activity, as shown in the recent sunspot cycle.»

The film explores the dynamics of emotions by intersecting stories of characters from their past and present with the combination of images and historical references to accentuate the transformation of society and the reality of painful loss

The film explores the dynamics of emotions by intersecting stories of characters from their past and present with the combination of images and historical references to accentuate the transformation of society and the reality of painful loss through time.

This new feature by Japanese provocateur Nakashima Tetsuya (Confessions, Kamikaze Girls) is not only chalk - full of nods to Chan - Wook's seminal film about an emotionally crippled man assembling the scattered pieces of his past, but also references classic titles such as The Searchers in its Fordian regard to reckless patriarchal rage.

Landis has shown some wit and imagination with his past screenplays for «American Ultra» and «Mr. Right,» but the script for «Bright» — reportedly rewritten heavily by Ayer — is laden with glib and corny attempts to reference real - world racial animus.

We get the sense that its a loving homage to times past, and were looking forward to being pleasantly surprised by more subtle references to bygone eras.

By now, it should be no surprise that Peele has littered Get Out with references to horror classics of the past, including some potentially subtler references to films like A Clockwork Orange and Deliverance.

«In the past, the content proposed by authoritative committees has often been selected without reference to the needs and capacities of particular pupils,» (1947)

That is not a reference to exam results, by the way, but — in perhaps a telling commentary on the (globally unique) focus of English education policymaking in the past 15 years — academy financial data.

A rental application will typically ask for your basic biographical information, past addresses and contact information for previous landlords (if applicable), income (which you may have to verify by providing a pay stub), employer, and perhaps references.

(conditions apply) ALL our puppies will be micro-chipped, De wormed 4 times starting at 2 weeks old, Vaccinated before they go to their new homes, Puppies raised inside our home, we have vet references and past costumer's references available, pups are socialized every day & are raised in a very clean environment Your puppy has been seen by a vet before you take it home.

Essential Job Functions: Perform professional grooming services as requested by our customers, while ensuring the safety and well - being of each animal Provide courteous and prompt service to all customers Move animals and merchandise up to 40 pounds Experience grooming cats, and / or using hair dye a plus Can do, customer service based attitude References and pictures of past grooms required.

By signing / submitting this application, you give GRASS the authority to contact and receive information from your veterinarian about the health and welfare of your current and past pets and to contact your stated references.

And the abundance of references to adventures past should be well received by those who have played Mario games for decades.

At the feast, Lady Alma accidentally brings link back by breaking a mirror (possibly a reference to the Dark Mirror from A Link to the Past).

There are a few references here and there to past games, but this one can be played and enjoyed by itself.

[20] The «Subdued Ceremony» Recovered Memory shows a speech by Zelda which contains references to Skyward Sword, Ocarina of Time, and Twilight Princess, [21] as well as to A Link to the Past and The Wind Waker in Japanese and German.

Referencing past precedents of feminist art, installation, performance, and ideology, the artworks in the show present an expanded visual language that has resulted from a more inclusive art world, shaped in part by the social movements of the 1970's, thereby paying homage to a generation who has paved the way for contemporary female expression.

Elizabeth Hayley's silver gelatin prints on steel and brass, seek to trace a record and likeness of the experience of life lived on and surrounded by water, making references to the past and impermanence.

Noah Becker's paintings in ways reference and are inspired by known past and contemporary works and add a perverse insight to the critique of the human condition portrayed in vastly vacuous and ominous landscapes.

In mythology, those perished in battle are taken to Walhalla by the Valkyries, whereas in history, Walhalla references the homonymous 1842 hall of fame and memorial built by King Ludwig I of Bavaria, honoring the heroes and distinguished German personalities of the past two thousand years.

Referencing as backup the Brooklyn Museum's past refusal to pull The Holy Virgin Mary (1996), a work by British painter Chris Ofili involving elephant dung — a case of apples and oranges on a 10 - to - one scale — only made the paper of record look fatuous.

Simultaneously referencing the past and addressing the present moment, these exhibitions uncover what it means to be formed by experience, locale and popular culture.

References to Giacometti have featured in Lerma's past work and performances, stemming from an inside joke of sorts and then compounded by the potency of the image itself.

The reference to The Gates of Paradise, the bronze reliefs by Lorenzo Ghiberti, is typical of her attitude to the past — but then so is her refusal of Renaissance imagery.

In past works, Sarcevic has formally juxtaposed two cultures by placing Gothic architectural references in one corner of an exhibition space and Islamic patterning in the other; exposed the residues of labor through worn work clothes; and forced a meeting between rival art institutions by applying a photo mural of one's exhibition space to the wall of the other's.

Olga Grotova's films hook us into the cyclic calm of nuns who look as if they've stepped out of a Helmut Newton photo; Nika Neelova turns the topography of a shucked - off exoskeleton hanging below into a coolly folded room above; Yelena Popova provides both apparently evaporated portraits, as from the deep past, and an empty cut - out awaiting future faces; undeterred by their lack of tymbals to flex and wings to flick, Neelova and Mira Calix team up to imitate both male and female cicadas in the corridor, crossing sex and species boundaries and referencing the mythical transformation of people into the insects when first introduced to and overpowered by music.

This exhibition will utilize Stony Island Arts Bank's archive by incorporating or making reference to images, music and text from the Johnson Publishing Library, the Glass Lantern Slides Collection, the Edward J. Williams Collection of objects of «negrobilia,» and the Frankie Knuckles Vinyl Collection, with a focus on past, present and future ideas depicting black culture's interest in futurism and its roots in Africa.