Sentences with phrase «exaggerated view of»

As a result, the public gets an exaggerated view of the volatility of scientific understanding.

Baltimore Whole Life For millions of people around the country, the acclaimed television show «The Wire» might present an exaggerated view of the dangers of urban life in Baltimore.

Our belief was that most investors know little about the market and have an exaggerated view of the risk.

DB: Playing devil's advocate here in my role as interviewer, so I'm going to offer an exaggerated view of a lot of the academic conferences that I was going to, and that I got quite disheartened by.

An exaggerated view of how terrible «the public schools» are goes hand in hand with exaggerated complacency about one's own local school.

The tendency of critics to equate humanism with a more exaggerated view of human freedom misinterprets concrete humanist exemplars.

They both spring from an exaggerated view of the possibilities of the Church's ministry, both in regard to the magisterium and the pastoral office, and particularly in respect of our present historical situation.

«I admit that I have always harbored an exaggerated view of my self - importance — to put it bluntly, I fancied myself as some kind of god or an economic reformer like Keynes (each with his General Theory) or, even better, a scientist like Einstein» George Soros

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I've read many political screeds blaming Sarbanes - Oxley for the current state of affairs, but in my view, that perspective is wildly exaggerated by those with political axes to grind.

But while the possibility of such contact is admitted, there is no justification for the exaggerated view put forward by such scholars as De Boer, Von Kremer, and D. B. Macdonald that the development of Muslim theology was largely influenced by Christian thought.

Furthermore, how do the loss of a transcendent horizon, a materialist view of human nature, and an exaggerated belief in progress facilitate the loss of political freedom?

More specifically, as the above - mentioned case illustrates, from the Dalit communities» point of view the economic, social, cultural, and religious distance between Christian and non-Christian Dalits is exaggerated, if not altogether spurious.

We have learned from the Enlightenment and its Marxist negative image some bad lessons: a self - righteous view of human nature, individual or collective, a good - evil dichotomy in our judgment on others and in our social action, a shallow sense of human community, and an exaggerated confidence in the power of human beings to manage and control their own destinies.

If we view the developments in and around the Council Vatican II, we can notice how the project of going back to the resources (resourcement) constituted an important force for the renewal in theology that had turned arid through exaggerated ratiocination and speculation.

As we work our way through some of the theories about how God can condone and command violence in the Bible, we come to a view which basically states that the violence is exaggerated.

Augustine is sometimes called «the father of progress,» and though this view can be exaggerated, his model of time is certainly a basic template on which ideas about history as progress can form.

The narratives comprising this book seem highly exaggerated when we view them simply in terms of scientifically historical standards.

On the social level the contemplative easily intuits the roots of war: fear of self and others that springs from inability to trust God; the unrecognized self - hatred that we project onto others; the illusory view that our political ideals are purer than our opponents», and the accompanying moral paralysis that stems from an exaggerated sense of guilt about holding this illusion.

Not to offend Mark Twain, but reports of my demise and my unwillingness to be interviewed by SI have been greatly exaggerated (SI VIEW, May 28).

Awwwww I can hardly read all bro, seriously u could have made it simplier, s saying we had a terrible s Window is exaggerated, we fought to kip all d players we needed to kip and sold d ones that e surplus to requirements, we added an elite striker in improved our defence, that is not terrible in my own view, c considering our structure, we can never outspent the two manchester clubs, judt like no club in Spain will outspend d likes of Madrid and barca and no club in France can outspend d likes of psg, the only bad match I have watched from arsenal this season was against liverpool, the playerd apologized and behold we r seeing a new attitude from, them, if winning six matched from 7 shouldn't give room for optimism, what then can?

The answer is for the left to win arguments with real people and stop is time honoured Fabian strategy of, manipulating the system to vastly exaggerate the power held by a small minority whilst simultaneously complaining about their inability to concentrate even more power with Left Liberal courtiers via PR What the left hate and what they can not admit is that their leaders despise the views of many of their voters, perhaps a majority.

That view attributes to the state a wildly exaggerated capacity to provide security — not only because of the all - too - apparent limitations of the competence of state officials to keep us safe but also because, as the arbitrary power of the state increases, the more the state itself becomes a source of insecurity.

Many doctors and researchers describe Zarifian's views as extreme, exaggerated and even surprising considering that he was a long - standing advocate of using drugs to treat mental illness.

Still, in my view it would have been far better if the authors had presented their study as a «proof of concept» with some intriguing speculative results, rather than making the exaggerated (and insufficiently caveated) claims made in the paper, and more especially the press release.

I felt the need to state that after my viewing of The Killing of a Sacred Deer, because this is a film that will truly make people not see another movie for weeks or just simply turn it off after the very first frame (I'm not exaggerating).

In some reading programs, the teaching of sight words takes on an exaggerated importance and can become an end goal for many teachers rather than being viewed as a supporting piece in early reading instruction.

Scenario # 2 is a more realistic projection, in my view, intended as a counter to the exaggerated features of Scenario # 1.

The rear view has an exaggerated tailgate and the LED tail lights appear in the form of two sharks heading for a collision.

OEL manga creators take some of the artistic and storytelling conventions of Japanese comics such as the big eyes, exaggerated action or sensitive romances to create stories from a Western point of view for English - language readers.

Still, most psychologists view colour (and colour therapy) with skepticism — stating that the effects of colour are often grossly exaggerated.

The Pavilions Phuket has 49 spacious and luxurious villas available in two categories: Ocean View Pavilions enjoy sweeping views of the surrounding landscape and Layan Beach while Spa & Pool Pavilions offer healthy intimacy.But both categories come with high walls, dense foliage, veiled salas, and beautiful pools, resulting in one of Phukets most romantic getaway destinations.It would be hard to exaggerate the beauty of this resort.The winding lanes threading through it are lined with choice trees and exotic plants - all with name labels for the curious - while the accommodation is luxurious and features top facilities and amenities yet still retains a minimalist touch.

Puff Pieces refers to the exaggerated surfaces of these works, but also to the singular and subjective act of expression unchecked by opposing points of view»

Ford's paintings often integrate the usual and the surreal, expressing his own understanding of how we view animals, and exaggerating their human qualities.

Shot with a fisheye lens, the central image gives a sense of tunnel vision, while the side views exaggerate the feeling of extra-peripheral sight.

[35] A New York Times review notes that the «exaggerated breakdown of the image, particularly when viewed at close range,» that characterizes Close's work «is also apparent in... [watercolor print] portraits of the artists Cecily Brown, Kiki Smith, Cindy Sherman, Kara Walker and Zhang Huan.»

On view for six months, the suite of twelve XXL paintings, made in that very space, was aesthetically promiscuous and wildly ambitious, and provided conclusive proof — not that it was needed — that painting's demise has been greatly exaggerated.

Viewed in isolation, the exaggerated gestures and impassioned words of political oratory fall relatively flat and, as such, the audience is left to consider whether the mingling of both speech and gesture - and the bewitching effect they trigger - constitutes an indirect form of witchcraft as seen in the political speeches we come across on television.

While scientists now embrace these principles, many still too often tend to view societal relations primarily through exaggerated metaphors of war, conflict, hostility, and anti-science.

«But as I commented at scienceprogress, the way I see the ledger, the religious Right gets a handful of anti-science points for views on evolution (and related rationalizations about the age of the earth, etc.), and for some dismissal of climate change theory, but the Left gets many more anti-science points for exaggerating the health and ecological risks of POPs; DDT; GMOs; plastics and plasticizers; pesticide residues; conventional agriculture; low - dose EM radiation; high - tension powerlines; climate change; population growth; resource depletion; chemical sweeteners; species extinction rates; biodiversity decline; and I'm sure the list could go on.

Independents have remained in between Republicans and Democrats in terms of viewing news on global warming as exaggerated, although they are consistently closer to Democrats.

The proportion of Republicans who believe news of global warming's seriousness is exaggerated has grown substantially over the past decade, while the proportion of Democrats expressing this view has been fairly steady.

At the same time, during the past decade, Republicans have become much more likely to believe that news of global warming is «generally exaggerated» (from 34 % in 1997 to 59 % this year), while Democrats» agreement with that view have been fairly stable, at 23 % in 1997 and 18 % in 2008.

I'd fully support Hulme's view that it's booth unwise and unnecessary to exaggerate the findings of climate science.

In other words, the climate change denial machine has been attacking the views of mainstream science, not just the claims of environmental organizations that perhaps may occasionally make exaggerated claims about climate change impacts.

Inasmuch as it is the IPCC brief and raison d'être to ascertain the impact and negative consequences of human - induced climate change and identify actions to mitigate against these, it is not at all surprising that IPCC would present a view that leans toward exaggerated negative impacts and consequences, in order to assure the continued need for its very existence.

Not only does it explain the unexpected pause, it suggests that the scientific majority — whose views are represented by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)-- have underestimated the role of natural cycles and exaggerated that of greenhouse gases.

What follows is an independent point of view written by someone with no reason to either gloss over, or exaggerate, the problems and limitations of wind turbines and wind farms.

In an interview with The Guardian on March 30 and another with the BBC on April 3, Lovelock, the geophysicist best known as the originator of the Gaia Hypothesis, said environmentalism has «become a religion» for many, and suggested that the IPCC has virtually copied his own exaggerated predictions from eight years ago — views that he has since repudiated.

However, from a legal view, it is common practice for both parties in any law suit to throw everything in, including the kitchen sink, and exaggerate the hell out of most of those things.

We will view as uncooperative false or exaggerated claims of privilege, and we are prepared to litigate over them: to do otherwise would be to fail in our duty to investigate crime.