Sentences with phrase «continuity than change»

From the Brown government to its Cameron - Clegg coalition successor, there has been more continuity than change.

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Bandwagon «wave - of - the - future» theology has proven to be a very hazardous occupation in an era of accelerating change, especially when the continuities of history are not as evident as its discontinuities, and when the media focus the public eye upon society's distortions rather than its solidities?

Barr is surely right in insisting that while fundamentalists have made many changes in style (as evidenced, for example, by Christianity Today) on the theological level and especially with regard to biblical interpretation, there is more continuity than discontinuity.

The process philosopher has less difficulty in accounting for changes in the soul than he does in explaining its continuity.

The process theory of sequential societies of actualities, each of which is created and then persists thereafter as an objectified datum of prehension in later actualities, seems calculated to take the complexities into account more definitely and naturally than any talk about a rigorous continuity of action defining a single, identical, yet changing individual.

Despite this landmark change in representation and the composition of government, local narratives are profoundly about continuity rather than change, taking issues with the very notion of «transition».

In many ways, the Obama administration evidenced continuity rather than change in its foreign policy from the Bush years.

Chief Deputy County Executive Rob Walker said the changes are intended to provide for «continuity of government» rather than protect existing employees or to hamstring the incoming county executive.

David Miliband would represent more continuity than his brother, but knows that the next leader must credibly substantiate the claim to «change».

It should be remembered that continuity has never been a priority for the series, as some actresses have played more than one role in different films, and the times always change while the agent remains about the same throughout.

On the other hand, the Republican candidates have leaned towards protecting traditional values and promoting continuity rather than change.

Law firms are structured for continuity rather than change, and the predominant model of today places most of the power and resources within BigLaw in the hands of the people with the least to gain, and potentially most to lose from promoting change.

Irish independence «was treated just as a change in territory rather than a break in the UK's continuity» [para. 65].

In line with attachment theory and continuity theory, we hypothesize that configurations of intergenerational relations between adult children and parents will show more stability and continuity over time than they will show change (H1).