Sentences with phrase «first point of clarification»

The first point of clarification is that the Tiljander proxies can not be meaningfully calibrated to the instrumental temperature record, due to increasing influence of non-climate factors post-1720 (Discussion).

But first a point of clarification: the ontological principle is no simple concept, for Whitehead spells it out in different contexts by emphasizing different shades.1 Without a doubt, Whitehead considered it to be an Aristotelian principle at root; at the same time, however, Locke, Hume, and certainly Descartes are given due credit for helping him formulate it.

Not exact matches

First of all, a point of clarification: George Lindbeck had a very small and specific audience in mind when he wrote The Nature of Doctrine.

As a point of clarification it would be acceptable to consider recruiting an exciting future prospect from outside the major leagues but not an established player expected to step straight into the first team.

First, a point of clarification: Florida has a scholarship tax credit (STC) law, not a voucher program.

I'm just frustrated that even with half a dozen replies of clarification, I apparently can't figure out a way to get my point across why I originally used «clone,» that it was obviously not the right choice of words, and that in my first reply to Master I was trying explain why I used them and not whether or not it was correct to use them.

First, a quick clarification for anyone that reads this portion of the thread at some point in the distant future.