Sentences with phrase «for peculiarities»

For those early adopters, the convenience of e-reading more than made up for the peculiarities of formatting that early ebooks often offered.

It is most difficult to envision plausible nuclear events that can account for the peculiarities of these abundances, particularly the strange isotope ratios of mercury.

Long before Star Trek's Mr. Spock (inset), many astronomers during the 19th and early 20th centuries thought a planet named Vulcan circled the sun inside the orbit of Mercury (shown transiting the sun, main image) and tugged on the latter, accounting for peculiarities in Mercury's motion.

The liberal appeals to reason as the basis for toleration, but if some refuse to adapt to our current levels of toleration or our definitions of reasonableness, then there is only one explanation for their peculiarity — they must be without reason.

Nigeria as a nation is popular for its peculiarity on how to interpret events, developments and innovations, especially when...

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The problem is when investors adopt theories and models that embed the most optimistic assumptions possible, run contrary to historical evidence, or embed subtle peculiarities that actually drive the results (see, for example, the «novel valuation measures» section of The Diva is Already Singing).

Not only were theologians and preachers often apologetic about their tradition's peculiarities, but larger cultural forces were making it difficult for those traditions to sustain themselves.

So important was this experience in the self - understanding of the Christian community, that we can use it as a basis for understanding the peculiarity of that existence generally.

Interdependence, intersubjectivity, and the peculiarities of consciousness are tools provided through process thought for developing a notion of original sin in which original sin can be interpreted as inherited structures of consciousness, acting as socially sanctioned norms, that assume the ill - being of earth or any of its inhabitants.

However, while this basic interrelationality is the foundation for a process view of original sin, it requires expansion into the peculiarity not simply of subjectivity, but of intersubjectivity at the level of social institutions that organize the shaping influence of the past upon the present.

So long as all those past occasions of experience are potentially available for such recall, whether spontaneously or under hypnosis, the peculiarity of the sense of identity can be explained.

If, abstracting altogether from the question of their value for the future spiritual life of the individual, we take them on their psychological side exclusively, so many peculiarities in them remind us of what we find outside of conversion that we are tempted to class them along with other automatisms, and to suspect that what makes the difference between a sudden and a gradual convert is not necessarily the presence of divine miracle in the care of one and of something less divine in that of the other, but rather a simple psychological peculiarity, the fact, namely, that in the recipient of the more instantaneous grace we have one of those Subjects who are in possession of a large region in which mental work can go on subliminally, and from which invasive experiences, abruptly upsetting the equilibrium of the primary consciousness, may come.

Many point to peculiarities of the Catholic Church (its celibacy rules for priests, its insular hierarchy, its exclusion of women) to infer that there's something particularly pernicious about Catholic clerics that predisposes them to these horrific acts....

At the same time the theologian's contention that the religious man is moved by an external power is vindicated, for it is one of the peculiarities of invasions from the subconscious region to take on objective appearances, and to suggest to the Subject an external control.

One of the most troubling peculiarities of my family is that no one else shares my fruit - filled obsession, and while I'm not against making an individual peach cobbler just for myself (brilliant, so brilliant) its just not as fun as enjoying it with someone else.

The peculiarities of 18s racing have, through the years, made for some colorful scenes in the southern seas.

My take on the peculiarities of the relationship between Manchester United and Liverpool for AFP can be read here.

Second, Cooper believes that market limitations and peculiarities in how the USDA commodity food system works practically ensure LFTB beef in schools for the foreseeable future.

... Cooper believes that market limitations and peculiarities in how the USDA commodity food system works practically ensure LFTB beef in schools for the foreseeable future.

The saga of Eliot Spitzer, candidate for an obscure job in the labyrinthine bureaucracy that runs New York City, hinges on a peculiarity of the city's election law.

The peculiarities of the Norwegian election system generate 6 — 8 parties and make it extremely difficult for a single party to gain an absolute majority.

But there is still a considerably long way to go before Blair achieves that goal and the peculiarity of the present situation in the party is that the pace of change is dictated by his need for the backing of the unions as long as they retain the major role in party structures and funding.

Amosun, who said his administration had embarked on the infrastructural development to prepare the state for the next 50 years, noted that the state had some peculiarities which differentiated it from other states.

«Easy: Madoff, because of the scheme's scale, longevity, megacriminality, and embodiment of an era — although the Weiner episode gets honorable mention for its highly 2011 - ish peculiarity.»

To the best of my knowledge, indigenes and residents of the state alike, especially, those who were around, pre-November 27, 2010, will agree with me that, in spite of its socio - economic peculiarities, Aregbesola was well - prepared for the task ahead as governor.

It will also serves as litmus test for full cycle of intervention adapting world best practices while considering our own local peculiarities, exhibiting the best of transparency, accountability and in full consideration of the protection and integrity of the affected persons.

Other New York peculiarities include a requirement that voters register their party affiliation by Friday in order to vote in the primaries for next year's citywide elections.

For nearly a century, physicists have explained the peculiarities of their quantum properties — such as wave - particle duality and indeterminism — by invoking an entity called the wave function, which exists in a superposition of all possible states at once right up until someone observes it, at which point it is said to «collapse» into a single state.

In retrospect, Morgan thinks that the peculiarity of the airlines» dilemma turned out to be an asset in drawing support for clear standards and new ideas.

Adding even more peculiarity to the discovery is the mating process for the new species.

When we read that for an electron transition «the word «jump» must be interpreted as a nonspatial transition from one quantum state to another» the intrinsic peculiarity is evident.

Deep in the Luray Caverns, Larry Moyer, operations manager for the Great Stalacpipe Organ remarked on the peculiarity of turning a cave into an instrument.

Here we discuss the peculiarities of the trafficking pathways of a variety of toxins, and how these may allow the toxins to be used as delivery vehicles for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes.

Among vertebrates, the fish model displays easy high density breeding (short generation time), favourable biological peculiarities (accessibility and transparency of the eggs, genome sequenced for both species used on the platform), original technological approaches (confocal and two - photon microscopy), as well as a wide accessibility to fully transparent larvae usable up to 5 days after fertilization.

A different set of spectral peculiarity symbols are used for white dwarfs than for other types of stars:

Cultivars are differentiated by their ability to climb and their number of nods, which are capable to fix nitrogen, a peculiarity of all beans that is highly beneficial for the soil.

Ryan is constantly educating himself, applying what he learns in his training to «experience the individualities and peculiarities of each approach for every situation and circumstance.»

Before you approach anyone for a free time frame you can simply go through the partnership single women personal ads account and find out the peculiarities of the individual.

The beginner daters often would like to know more about the peculiarities of the relationship with Filipina girl, as well as comparing Ukrainian and Filipina brides in order to find the best possible option for themselves.

If you are involved in the process of looking for your partner on a dating website, you should be interested in the peculiarities of this process.

The flamboyant peculiarity of David's world convinces us that we're seeing something for the first time.

For a time, the stakes and the peculiarity of the situation arrest our attention, and so does the austere beauty of dawn as seen through the trees or the orange mist of candlelight in an old, dark house.

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children isn't the only place you'll find peculiarities among people.

Our review is in for Arkane Studios» Prey, ditching the original's own peculiarities for something new and yet strikingly familiar.

The film just doesn't demonstrate the same level of insight when it leaves the office environment; for the Sprecher sisters, perhaps owing to their long - time fallback occupations of temp workers, the office and the peculiarities of workspace are the headwaters for life's deeper ruminations.

Knowing the peculiarities of «massive» learning, we may now discuss the appropriate theoretical framework and pedagogical principles behind MOOCs that would yield better results for a MOOC course.

In this article, I'll explain the peculiarities of an instructional design for «massive» learning, the different pedagogical approaches behind xMOOCs and cMOOCs, and I'll show you how to motivate your learners in order to maximize the effectiveness of your MOOC courses and minimize dropout rates.

It is long past time for policymakers to fix the legal peculiarities that currently prevent the establishment of religious charter schools.

One of the key features that create these peculiarities is retirement eligibility rules that disproportionately reward the attainment of certain service benchmarks, such as «25 - and - out» rules that encourage teachers to remain in the classroom for 25 years and then retire immediately thereafter.

«The most comprehensive research on what ratings actually measure was conducted by Michael Mount, Steven Scullen, and Maynard Goff... Their study — in which 4,492 managers were rated on certain performance dimensions by two bosses, two peers, and two subordinates — revealed that 62 % of the variance in the ratings could be accounted for by individual raters» peculiarities of perception.