Sentences with phrase «form than the substance»

«The suggestion that the present representative members on the board may feel diluted in their efforts is more a matter of form than substance,» he said in a letter to the Park District Board.

Speaking to BBC South's Political Editor Peter Henley, Mr Cameron defended her decision and criticised the BBC for covering the row, which he said was more about form than the substance of the campaign.

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More damaging than turnover were mounting consumer complaints, which form the substance of the FTC's allegations.

They say then that it is more simple to believe at once in the eternal pre-existence of the world, as it is now going on, and may for ever go on by the principle of reproduction which we see and witness, than to believe in the eternal pre-existence of an ulterior cause, or Creator of the world, a being whom we see not, and know not, of whose form substance and mode or place of existence, or of action no sense informs us, no power of the mind enables us to delineate or comprehend.

Blessed are the Cheesemakers You should more impressed by the fact you just expressed Jesus to be of form and substance more like God than scientifically provable organic matter that existed and is falsifiable.

I believe the proportion of true believers in Jesus, His life, death, and resurrection have always been far smaller than those living a form of Christianity without the substance, i.e., the Holy Spirit.

The logical model in terms of which the mind with its ideas, and substance with its attributes were conceived as unified wholes was that of the subject with predicates, which also had become something quite other than what it had been for Aristotle, since universals were no longer thought of as «forms.»

A Being was taking form in the totality of space; a Being with the attractive power of a soul, palpable like a body, vast as the sky; a Being which mingled with things yet remained distinct from them; a Being of a higher order than the substance of things with which it was adorned, yet taking shape within them.

Such a proposal in no way invalidates the search for doctrinal forms that are consistent with the substance of the biblical revelation; it merely means that their discovery will constitute but a halfway house rather than the journey's destination itself These doctrinal forms will then have to be adapted to and translated in terms of the assumptions and norms of the American situation in such a way that the Word of God is preserved in its integrity but affirmed in its contemporaneity.

A new type of man indeed, when we consider that, less than two hundred years ago, the notion of an organic evolution of the World in Time had acquired neither form nor substance in the human mind.

A culture of cynicism and emphasis on form rather than substance encourages light gestures rather than strong commitment.

My initial essay on civil religion in America opened a debate that has continued to this day.1 Much of that debate has been rather sterile, focusing more on form than content, definition than substance.

I don't know whether such a violation could be severe enough to constitute a war crime, though, because it might be an issue more of form than of substance, since most Hague - 3 signatories probably don't desire their declarations of war to come only from a legislature.

On small scales, substances often behave much differently than they do in their familiar forms, and toxicology and safety studies of these products are still in the early stages.

Most astronomers think the universe started forming its recognizable structure around clumps of dark matter, the mysterious substance that collectively weighs six times more than all the visible matter and so far has eluded all attempts to detect it directly (ScienceNOW, 13 September).

While all margarine is made from vegetable oil and is significantly lower in saturated fat than butter, stick margarine usually contains trans fat, the substance that makes it solid enough to hold its stick form.

Although these scenes — which have titles like «Stridentism / Creationism (the punk rocker)» and «Vorticism / Blue Rider / Abstract / Expressionism (the CEO)» — are organised roughly by category, Rosefeldt's interest is in a manifesto's form rather than its substance.

The Revenant, while entertaining from moment to moment, ultimately feels like film school on a much grander and more experienced scale - but with the same tendency to overindulge in technique and form, rather than substance and feel.

And let me be clear, this isn't Oscar - snubbing talk — like I think «Mudbound» and «The Florida Project» are better than a totally competently made movie like «Darkest Hour» — this piece of hagiography is completely empty of form and substance.

It is important to note that the test for whether a lease is a finance lease or an operating lease depends on the substance of the transaction rather than its form (or description).

Some worry that technology - rich environments encourage students to rely more on clip art than creativity and to emphasize form over substance.

Anyway, a grammar - nazi, within the meaning of my comment above, is someone who picks on the form of the expression rather than the substance of the discussion, and the problem of form does not have to lie strictly in the area of grammar.

A. Every credit services business, before it enters into a contract with a consumer, shall file and maintain with the Commissioner, in form and substance satisfactory to him, a bond with corporate surety from a company authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth, or a letter of credit from a bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in an amount equal to 100 times the standard fee charged by the credit services business but in no event shall the bond or letter of credit required under this section be less than $ 5,000 or greater than $ 50,000.

Catnip sprays and other unique products generally have less of an effect than dried or fresh forms, the substance of which is easily released into the environment and even more easily identified by the scrupulous scent - tracking abilities of cats.

The Turner Prize is much more about a media event than art, and as such reflects an increasing trend of modern life, form over substance.

It seems he really has not looked at the wealth of evidence and there is a good possibility, based on the manner and substance of his writing on the subject, that he has been getting most of his info form denialist sites rather than directly from the science itself.

Since aerosols last much longer in the stratosphere than they do in the rainy troposphere, the amount of aerosol - forming substance that would need to be injected into the stratosphere annually is far less than what would be needed to give a similar cooling effect in the troposphere, though so far as the stratospheric aerosol burden goes, it would still be a bit like making the Earth a permanently volcanic planet (think of a Pinatubo or two a year, forever).

It struck me as a form of the appeal to «civility», a well - worn tactic for derailing debates about important things into arguments about tone rather than substance.

Globally, gas hydrate — an icelike substance formed mainly of methane and water — is thought to be more abundant than oil, coal and conventional natural gas combined.

Indeed mouth alcohol can be caused by fresh consumption or the swishing in the mouth of substances other than the traditional forms of alcohol (ie.

The Court will look at the substance of the communication rather than the form.

However, despite the parties» stated intentions, the Courts will look to the reality of the situation and make a determination based on substance rather than form.

This means that the form, rather than the substance, of the Disability Certificate is the deciding factor in whether or not an application has been made for a benefit.

To apply this to constitutional rather than statutory texts, some minor adjustments are in order, notably to account for the fact that constitutions are not (primarily) enacted against a common law background, but the substance of this principle is still relevant in the constitutional context — all the more so since Canadian constitutional texts are, for the most part, statutes in form.

It wants to explore substance rather than form; and to avoid, at least for now, such issues as a written constitution, as supported by Goldsmith, or a British Bill of rights as conceived by David Cameron.

In short, the differences are in more about form than about substance.

Felitti and colleagues1 first described ACEs and defined it as exposure to psychological, physical or sexual abuse, and household dysfunction including substance abuse (problem drinking / alcoholic and / or street drugs), mental illness, a mother treated violently and criminal behaviour in the household.1 Along with the initial ACE study, other studies have characterised ACEs as neglect, parental separation, loss of family members or friends, long - term financial adversity and witness to violence.2 3 From the original cohort of 9508 American adults, more than half of respondents (52 %) experienced at least one adverse childhood event.1 Since the original cohort, ACE exposures have been investigated globally revealing comparable prevalence to the original cohort.4 5 More recently in 2014, a survey of 4000 American children found that 60.8 % of children had at least one form of direct experience of violence, crime or abuse.6 The ACE study precipitated interest in the health conditions of adults maltreated as children as it revealed links to chronic diseases such as obesity, autoimmune diseases, heart, lung and liver diseases, and cancer in adulthood.1 Since then, further evidence has revealed relationships between ACEs and physical and mental health outcomes, such as increased risk of substance abuse, suicide and premature mortality.4 7

The Drug Abuse Screening Test, Short Form (DAST - 10) was used to screen for probable drug abuse or dependence on a wide variety of substances other than alcohol.26 Respondents who used drugs other than alcohol in the past 12 months were asked whether they had experienced any of 10 drug - related problems in the past 12 months.

A fantasy bond exists when the form of a relationship becomes more important than the substance — when a couple starts to forego their individually — losing the «me» to become a «we.»

If the substance of the setup is that they can't vote you out than the form is that they are effectively passive.