Sentences with phrase «foundation rests upon»

Divorce mediation is a process led by a neutral mediator; its very foundation rests upon maintaining that neutral protocol.

These revolutionaries are something of a lost tribe because the philosophical and conceptual foundations they rest upon — as we saw with Hannah Arendt — are still presented as mysterious.

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But the worsening economic crisis has weakened the foundation upon which this agreement rests.

In a newspaper article from May 1948, Rep. Buffett wrote, «In a free country the monetary unit rests upon a fixed foundation of gold... independent of the ruling politicians... unless you are willing to surrender your children and your country to galloping inflation, war and slavery, then this cause demands your support... we must win the battle to restore honest money.»

The grand, opulent, rococo edifice of Hegel's system rested upon so shallow a foundation that it could not fail to collapse under the weight of its own magnificence.

God intimately chose His people, and this foreknowing is the foundation of His predestination, so if we were to translate the Biblical meaning of foreknowledge into Romans 8:29 it would read like this, «For those whom God intimately set His affection upon beforehand, He also predestined...» And this meaning is in sync with the rest of the Bible.

It will preserve and defend the foundations upon which the power of our nation rests.

It follows that a democracy of desire strengthens and encourages irreligion and thus undermines the only foundations upon which any democracy can rest — namely, those of objective, impartial, and universal justice.

More comparative study of the foundation upon which authority is supposed to rest, the forms which it may take, the methods by which it works, its execution and its delegation, are necessary.

«Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its cornerstone rests upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white...

Our faith must rest upon true foundations as far as we can discern them.

The very foundation of Judaism itself, the Second Commonwealth, the work of the pioneers — Haggai, Zechariah, Zerubbabel, Nehemiah, Ezra — was idealistic and utopian enough, and rested upon a firmly fixed «social» ideology, namely a holy nation devoted to the worship and obedience of the one, true, holy God.

The famous painting by Giotto which shows St. Francis upholding a basilica, no longer resting safely upon its own foundation, clearly suggests this idea.

Long after the movies close and the media hype dies down, the enduring appeal of these books will rest secure upon the solid foundation of Rowling's skill and her vision: life is hard, but there is hope; above all we must care for one another — and carry a small, flexible wand forged of feistiness and ingenuity.

The rock, many would say, is the faith that Peter displayed to Jesus and is upon which the foundation of the church rests.

But before we examine this failure let us see the extraordinarily fragile foundation upon which the humanist position rests.

In many ways, the manner in which the Primeira Liga is held in thrall to the likes of the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A is based upon similar foundations as those which have traditionally separated current champions Porto, Benfica and Sporting from the rest in Portugal.

«An independent judiciary is the foundation upon which the entire structure of our constitution rests.

«This history is New York's history and it is the deeds and accomplishments of these men and women that helped build the foundation of equality and fairness that this state rests upon,» Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a statement.

It is, after all, the foundation of eating our species rests upon.

Your IPL is the foundation upon which the rest of you must build in order to live a whole, vital life.

Over the course of 18 films and 10 years, Kevin Feige and his army of Marvel men and women have laid a pretty nifty foundation upon which the Marvel Cinematic Universe rests.

As the earlier grades provide the foundation for learning that is built upon for the rest of education (and life), changes in assessment earlier would have the most profound effects on students» lives.

When you figure out the Epic Meaning for your business, this should be the foundation upon which the rest of the gamification elements are built.

Ironically, that study came about due to the belief that «standards are the foundations upon which almost everything else rests — or should rest.

In other words, the foundation upon which the Common Core rests is an artifice, and our children are being subjected to unproven tests.

However, the foundation that reading rests upon is the ability to decode.

We admire the runners fighting for the high - energy dogs, the nurturers fighting for the bottle babies, the suckers for cute who help socialize puppies and kittens, those who see the wisdom and beauty in the eyes of an older dog, the angels who take in hospice cases, the skilled caretakers who make medical rehabilitation possible, the big hearted fosters consistently serving as the bridge to a new life, the visionaries attacking the problem at its source through spay / neuter services and community outreach, the writers, photographers, videographers, and forces of marketing who make the animals shine, the adoption counselors and matchmakers who help animals and humans find each other, and the every day dog walkers, kennel cleaners, bowl fillers, and paperwork filers who provide the very foundation upon which the rest of us stand.

Having a value «map» in front of you will allow you to loosen up and paint with more confidence because you will have laid the groundwork for a strong foundation upon which the painting will rest.

Let's add that the entire NASA case, like that of the IPCC, rests solely upon the physical reliability of climate models; a position that lacks any scientifically valid foundation.

America's world - class natural gas storage network is the foundation upon which a significant portion of our energy abundance, security and world energy leadership rests.

Energy is the foundation upon which our modern society rests.

Also, some people believe science without question, because science has a solid foundation upon which it is built, the rest is idiot media sources perverting what science has to say to reach some end goals.

System analysis rests on rigorous mathematical foundations presented by Norbert Wiener in his seminal book The Fourier Integral and Certain of Its Applications (1933) and expanded upon in Cybernetics (1948).

«The majority judgment rests upon a precarious legal foundation and erroneous assertions and propositions which, in the result, fail to satisfy the test for a rationally designed starting point that provides meaningful guidance to sentencing judges.»

And to the extent that our legal arguments rest upon such foundations,... well let's say that the need for remedial research instruction is a constant with all research lawyers and law firm librarians.

The new foundation will rest upon growth resulting from the painful journey of communicating about the affair and what happened to the marriage, with the therapist as a guide.

The preamble declares the moral foundation upon which the NT Act rests.

Consistent early relationships and experiences are the foundation upon which all subsequent emotional development rests... [¶] Consistency in relationships for infants is achieved through attachment — the formation of an enduring emotional bond with a primary or small number of stable, responsive, and sensitive caregivers.

Consistent early relationships and experiences are the foundation upon which all subsequent emotional development rests...

This will help ensure that our most vulnerable Americans are on track from birth, and that later educational investments rest upon a strong foundation.

In fact, more and more research on love and relationships points to the emotional bond between two partners as the foundation upon which the rest of their relationship is built on.

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