Sentences with phrase «defining marks of»

New Zealanders using have found meeting Can Christians Use Birth Control The separation of sex from procreation may be one of the most defining marks of our age — and one of the most ominous.

One of the defining marks of American democracy, since it began, has been the concept of «peaceful transition of power.»

The ritual observance of dietary rules — fasting and abstinence from meat in Lent, and abstinence from meat and meat products every Friday, as well as the eucharistic fast from midnight before the reception of Communion — were as much defining marks of Catholicism before the council as abstention from pork is a defining characteristic of Judaism.

Adaptive work is demanding and threatening, but it is the defining mark of leadership.

The effective success of this effort, transforming the whole of existence, is to be found in the first millennium before Christ and is the defining mark of axial man.

Friday abstinence was once a defining mark of the practicing Catholic, and it ought to be again.

Numerous studies find that the act of helping others is the defining mark of the happiest human beings.

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Use the same process of defining specific and challenging marks to hit when mapping out the smaller goals that will lead you to your final destination.

Later this month, a gala and conference will mark the 50th anniversary of this defining moment by shifting the focus from civil rights to economic empowerment.

Verizon is buying Yahoo for $ 4.83 billion, marking the end of an era for a company that once defined the internet.

Speaking of positive impact, Facebook (fb) CEO Mark Zuckerberg continues to struggle to define exactly what that means for the social media giant.

«One of the things that defines Mark is that he takes a very, very long view of things, almost a geological view,» says Vernal.

As you grow your business and make your mark on the world in your own unique way, I think you will find it useful to keep these qualities top - of - mind when defining your own leadership identity.

Speaking of positive impact, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg continues to struggle to define exactly what that means for the social media giant.

The coming anniversary of Confederation is also a time to mark the contribution of Canada's First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities, who have had a defining role in shaping our country.

One consequence of these developments has been a marked upswing in Australia's terms of trade, defined as the ratio of our export to import prices.

Molly Graham, former Head of Mobile at Facebook, who worked with Mark Zuckerberg to define Facebook's company culture in 2008, recognized the common pitfall that most company cultures are super boring.

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In the six - month period of fiscal 2018, the company incurred gains of $ 14 million in Other expenses / (income)($ 10 million after tax, or $.03 per share) associated with mark - to - market adjustments for defined benefit pension and postretirement plans.

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And when much is at stake and the industry is marked by an asymmetry of information between the layman and those in advisory roles, an organized process for defining and certifying those professionals is required.

If everyone fails to hit the mark of how you define a good friend, the problem may have less to do with them and more to do with your expectations.

However, defining the Copts concretely is more difficult, explains Mark Nygard, director of graduate studies at the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo (founded in 1863 by American Presbyterian missionaries).

Combining the beauty of what he calls the «true gospel» with a biblical orthodoxy that will inescapably mark Christians as «strange,» Moore holds forth on the charged issues defining the 21st century.

Of course once you separate sin from good / bad and define sin as missing the mark on what God tells us to do, then there can be no moral attachment to what God tells us unless you mindlessly operationally define anything that God says as Good.

This shift was marked, however, not so much by clearly defined phases as by the less frequent occurrence of controversial stands (in favor of socialism, for example) and by a more consistent focus on spirituality.

In all these cases the crucial point is obscured: it is in a new kind of personal relationship, defined by what man knows of himself through the action of God in Jesus Christ that the true work and marks of the spirit should be sought.

Even if one chooses to define Job's torments as «God tests those whom He has made capable of handling the situation,» as Mark states, does that make them any more just?

Solemnity is a hard thing to define abstractly, but certain of its marks are patent enough.

It could become this, on reflection, but the fact is that faith is used absolutely in the characteristic «Your faith has saved you», or «faith as a grain of mustard seed...» It is not there further defined as faith in God, in Jesus, in the good news, as it is in the characteristic reformulations in the tradition, for example Mark 1.15: `... believe in the gospel».

Is sin an actual long list of ACTIVITIES that are «against the law» (of Moses), or is it more of a matter of «missing the mark» or, to be perhaps more accurately defined: Missing the whole point of life and living?

As the essays collected in the Martin Buber Reader clearly show, Buber's central preoccupation in his remarkably broad and vast writings was the modern meaning of religion, defined precisely as (to use Strauss» description of Guttmann's position) a field of culture that is marked by a «turn of consciousness.»

Here again we find that confidence in the institution which marked ancient Rome: a death sentence pronounced according to previously established procedures, for a crime previously defined as such, and in application of existing laws — that sentence is just.

I tried the more respectable Merriam - Webster's Dictionary, and, similarly, it defines reckless as «marked by lack of proper caution: careless of consequences» and even as «irresponsible.»

That idea worked well for the postulated hard particles of pure physics; but it certainly leads to mischief when it inspires the notion of supposedly separate «sovereign states,» each within its own body (a «body politic») marked off from the rest by the sharp lines defining their collision.

Even though these attempts at typification do not yet lead to consolidated results — Whitehead tries above all to define common sense as a «middle» level between the mathematized natural scientific and the individual emotional grasps of reality — he acquires in this phase several fruitful insights which will also leave their mark on his mature cosmology.

First, there is a marked discrepancy between the role definitions and role functions of the clergy as defined by mental health professionals and as defined by the clergy.

If a clearly defined conception of the Son of man «coming with the clouds» existed in late Judaism and produced such a saying as Mark 13.26, then Jesus could have alluded to it, and the Christian tradition have taken it over, simply identifying Jesus as that Son of man.

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«I'm dedicated to defining Metro Diner as the total family dining experience, as family is the core of the company's business operations,» said Mark Davoli who co-founded Metro Diner with his father, John Sr. and his brother John Jr. «With my partners Chris Sullivan, a founder of Outback Steakhouse, Hugh Connerty, Jr. and Carl Sahlsten — we made fun, family and exciting the words to live by at Metro Diner and are dedicating our attention to growth.»

The decision to move Pole Day to Sunday has been led by Hulman & Co. (parent company of IndyCar) CEO Mark Miles, whose brief tenure has been defined somewhat by a desire to provide more excitement and content to the month of May leading up to the Indianapolis 500.

Sterling is likely to be the subject of jeers from the Anfield faithful, and he will surely want to leave a mark with a match - defining impact.

There are so many tools you can use to outline responsibilities, mark those achievements and work toward a goal or reward without having to take the route above of bribing and giving your child something every single time she does something that you've defined as her role in your household.

They said a second chamber dedicated to regional and national representation would avoid duplicating the constituency link of MPs and mark a clearly defined role for the senate.

While David Cameron tried to put a brave face on unemployment figures during last week's PMQs, Downing Street is wary that the one million mark could come to define the government's austerity programme in the eyes of voters.

«James Morris: Localism and Decentralisation are the defining concepts of the Coalition's governing philosophy Main Philip Cowley and Mark Stuart: Serious three - way splits for a parliamentary party in the voting lobbies are rare, but not unprecedented»

Colorado (R): The race between former Rep. Bob Schaffer (R) and Rep. Mark Udall (D) for the seat being vacated by Sen. Wayne Allard (R) is likely to be won by the candidate best able to define his opponent as being out of the state's mainstream.

The mission of the visiting NEC Sub-Committee need to be accurately defined, if not, the findings and final recommendations may miss the mark and leave us without a solution.

For Stefanik, a protege of Ryan, the vote would have marked the defining moment since she announced her candidacy in mid-2013:

Deeper Impact This finding also supports the theory that the Anthropocene — generally defined as the period when human - made environment impacts leave a mark on the geologic record — began at different times around the world, rather than at the start of the Industrial Revolution.