Sentences with phrase «convenient shorthand for»

Dematerialization proved to be a useful myth: useful in that the term was convenient shorthand for the decline of the conventional art object (a painting or sculpture handmade by the artist - author); a myth in that so much advanced work of the period yielded a decidedly material proliferation of paperwork — handwritten or typed texts, contracts of ownership and certificates of authenticity, photographic

Dematerialization proved to be a useful myth: useful in that the term was convenient shorthand for the decline of the conventional art object (a painting or sculpture handmade by the artist - author); a myth in that so much advanced work of the period yielded a decidedly material proliferation of paperwork — handwritten or typed texts, contracts of ownership and certificates of authenticity, photographic documentation, inventories, and working drawings.

The various card combinations offer a vast array of tactical options for CCG fans, while anyone who has played WoW will have a convenient shorthand for many of the individual card's rules.

Central Coast Lending co-owner Daniel Podesto offers a convenient shorthand for estimating buying purchasing power.

[1] In this essay, I'm using «the iPhone» as a convenient shorthand for «any of a number of devices and smartphones that offer similar functionality to the iPhone, including but not limited to the Palm Pre, Android phones, Blackberry Storm, and iPod Touch».

In movies, coming - of - age has become convenient shorthand for the crush of stories about the high school crowd — sci - fi, drama, comedy, horror, take your pick.

Not exact matches

For the time being, I'll close with what I find most disturbing and unbecoming about Tooley's post: His alarmist abuse of elitism or elite theory, which have recently become convenient, but unhelpful and terribly inconsistently applied, shorthand for all sorts of political fears from people on the left and the rigFor the time being, I'll close with what I find most disturbing and unbecoming about Tooley's post: His alarmist abuse of elitism or elite theory, which have recently become convenient, but unhelpful and terribly inconsistently applied, shorthand for all sorts of political fears from people on the left and the rigfor all sorts of political fears from people on the left and the right.

And while I don't see every conflict in terms of Double Dragon or Street Fighter, it often makes for convenient (and amusing) shorthand.

As for Latin, there is a fair debate about whether it's just convenient shorthand or whether it is intended to cover inadequate reasoning.