Sentences with phrase «folly of»

No one knows when the final chapter in this saga will be written, but we can be sure it'll make a fine addition to a book describing the folly of central planning.

Mainstrean support for the folly of global warming is a wonderful tribute to the hoaxers.

The past couple of weeks have highlighted the folly of the energy policies favored by left - leaning advocacy agencies that, rather than allowing consumers and markets to choose, require government mandates and subsidies.

He also discusses influence of sun, NAO, PDO, folly of «hockeystick» and IPCC fixation on CO2, historic cold and warm periods tied to solar activity, other solar influences on climate beside TSI, solar / cosmic ray work at CERN, futility of European fear - based renewable energy planning, etc., concluding:

The first words spoken in Shored Up, a documentary that highlights the destructive folly of unchecked coastal development, refer not just to the scenes of devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy, but also the unwinnable battle being waged against rising seas and shifting sands.

As the revolution unfolds over the next decade, the folly of investing in new fossil fuel and nuclear infrastructure will become increasingly clear.

During the next few days, I will do my best to convey to the Norwegian public the folly of Arctic oil exploration.

My last post featured a commentary by renewable energy expert Prof. Fritz Vahrenholt, who forcefully conveyed the folly of Germany's mad rush into renewable energy, and the country's hysterical obsession with its suicidal fast - track shutdown of its stable base - electric - power generation.

And it also further points out the folly of making big complicated demands in the 12th hour of negotiations.

Empirical scientists such as Judith really have a duty to become active in alerting the public and the MSM to the folly of the Administration in this matter.

PS I believe Tony Brown's article points out with a specific example the folly of implementing carbon reduction plans before we even know a) if they will work or b) if they are even required or beneficial if they did work.

Gelbspan was among the first to understand the folly of their claims.

Beside being commensurate with the predicament, this approach would also preclude the folly of pretense that Geo - E offers anything more than the essential complement to rapid emissions control.

«ROBERT S. NEUMAN»S SHIP TO PARADISE» presents the large - scale mixed - media drawings related to his Ship to Paradise portfolio that was commissioned to accompany a facsimile edition of Sebastian Brandt's The Shyp of Fooles, a medieval allegory on the folly of vice.

Paul Housley's contribution, Chalk Horse, is indicative: containing multiple narratives, it depicts the folly of Salisbury Plain.

Birds perch amongst the scenes as if to expose the folly of humans (typically men), as in Five Men and a Parrot (1997) and Young Man Standing on the Fountain (1988).

The image is a copy of Pieter Breughel's painting of the same name - it shows the contrast of virtue and vice; self - denial versus self - indulgence, and the folly of both.»

Mirrors have long been symbols of vanitas — the mortality and folly of humans — , have served as portals to other worlds of existence, or as omniscient objects with the power of speech and future - sight.

They also squabble over how to photograph the striking scenery and sunsets (projected into the movie at odd moments, the photographs seem like old - master Dutch paintings), hone their depression and fear of illness, discuss the folly of the war in Iraq and watch a group of machos at target practice.

With the nine oil paintings and three works on paper that comprise the exhibition, Miller continues to explore the narrative potential of the animal world by revisiting many of the themes that she has surveyed in her work for the past thirty years, including the relationship between predator and prey, the effect of changing habitats upon both flora and fauna, the folly of our human sense of control over nature, and the passage of time.

As far as other notable brands trying to jump in with a clone game — whether because they understood the folly of trying or because of GO's own quick decline in popularity — we weren't really subjected to a major «me too» rush of clones.

Somewhat appropriately, his innumerable short stories about the folly of mankind's lust for knowledge, and understanding even in the deepest of depths became popular only once he couldn't see them truly succeed.

We've spoken ad nauseum about the folly of many sandbox games and the thing is that unless a developer has something worth doing in a sandbox environment there is no shame in a linear experience (especially if your sandbox is going to feel linear anyway).

First Strike: Final Hour sends a not - so - subtle message about the folly of nuclear warfare.

Oh but for the folly of man.

In 1899, homesteaders planted wheat in the Pound's near - sterile ground, more rock than dirt, but drought soon made folly of their efforts.

And so, those of us who believe in the human - animal bond, who see the folly of our ways - we humans who think we rule the world!

I know this is an unpopular stand in some circles, but how many mauled children do we have to see before we realize the folly of allowing these dogs to exist?

The folly of this exercise is a mirror image of our industry's reliance on the splendid 1982 — 2000 experience to shape our return expectations, as far too many investors, actuaries, consultants and accountants actually did in 2000.

For several weeks I have emphasized the folly of attempts at short - term market timing.

In this 10 September 2007 blog post Yet more evidence on the folly of forecasting, or why we don't need economists!

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In order to spend less, one must first realize the folly of spending so much money in the first place.

The Warren Buffett approach to investing makes use of «folly and discipline»: the discipline of the investor to identify excellent businesses and then to wait for the folly of the market to buy the stock of these businesses at attractive prices.

The world and national economies at their worst are always more volatile than what the models will say, and governments prove weak when matched against the folly of their failed policies.

The screen I use normally allow me to avoid the folly of forecasting.

The fact is, because of the folly of the last decade, many banks have severely tightened their qualifications for credit of almost any type.

MetLife and other insurers should not have to live with the folly of «Big == Systemic Risk.»

Stock Strategies The Folly of Crowd - Following: Popular Stocks = Unpopular Returns The evidence is in: Investors would be far better off leaving the hottest stocks out of their portfolios and focusing on business fundamentals and valuations.

Target date funds and managed accounts have helped guide 401 (k) participants away from the folly of focusing too closely on individual fund returns.

New graduates must begin to understand the importance of saving early on as well as the folly of eliminating a loan within a couple of years.

If you have ever doubted the folly of automatic rebalancing, look at these retirement portfolio examples.

Ellis points, in particular, at the folly of performance investing: that is, defining your success as «beating the market,» a nearly impossible and utterly irrelevant objective.

We dig in below about the difficulty and folly of predicting the future.

Gospel, Apparently you've been there done that, or have just seen the blatant folly of others, and how obviously missing the point they were.

The folly of not really knowing what's in one of those statements, not knowing what's been added or left out, Hodapp demonstrates, can be costly.

In fact, to a shocking degree, it was created by the folly of the war's architects.

He quickly realizes the folly of this endeavor.

He had to see the folly of cutting the organization off from its neighborhood roots to move west and become — what?

It's all about the grind and folly of everyday life but presented in an exhilarating fashion, each composition an obsessively perfect alignment of line, shape, color, and perspective.