Sentences with phrase «high society appeared»

By owning such birds, members of high society appeared to be above the law, and the birds became a status symbol.

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For all the high - minded notions about human rights that are prevalent in British society, it would appear that this has been no substitute for religion when it comes to protecting human dignity.

Burke's defense of his society and fear of its pathologies appears almost arbitrary: «While Burke's writings are deeply implicated in a popular and widespread discourse of cultural decay, he nonetheless chooses consciously to imitate a literary, high - cultural variant of that discourse.»

If the cultivation of the greatest amount of Mill's higher or intellectual pleasures could be realized in a certain society only by the slave labor of a small group within that society, then it appears that we would, according to the principle of utility, be required to enslave that group in order to promote the greatest happiness.

`... Interactions between in inflammation and the brain appear to drive the development of depression and may contribute to non-responsiveness to current antidepressant therapies... [The] inevitability of our evolutionary past is apparent in the high rates of depression that are seen in society today.»

Indeed, the sweeping leitmotif for this work would appear that searing maverick - conscience of society, often located, in Igbo Nollywood movies, in some lowly drunkard, or even a lunatic — a societal nobody, that nevertheless exposes, with relish, the folly of the high - and - mighty!

Intensive dialysis treatments in pregnant women with kidney failure lead to a higher proportion of live births than standard dialysis care, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

«Our findings reveal that a high degree of future orientation appears to be protective against eating frequently at fast food establishments,» said Kerem Shuval, PhD, of the American Cancer Society, lead author of the study.

Finally, the «Disengaged» comprise about 15 percent of the public, appear to lack strong beliefs about how science might impact society, and as a consequence are likely to be the most susceptible to shifts in opinion driven by high profile news coverage or political messaging.

High indoor temperatures appear to worsen symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, particularly in homes that also have high levels of air pollutants, according to new research published in the Annals of the American Thoracic SociHigh indoor temperatures appear to worsen symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, particularly in homes that also have high levels of air pollutants, according to new research published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Socihigh levels of air pollutants, according to new research published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Comments: To appear in the Proceeding of IAU Symposium 221, Star Formation at High Angular Resolution, Editors M. Burton, R. Jayawardhana & T. Bourke, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 8 pages, 1 postscript figure

His technical contributions and achievements have been recognized with several prestigious awards: he has received Technical Achievement Awards from all three major international organizations in the field (IEEE, IEE, and EURASIP), the Society Award of the IEEE Signal Processing society (which is the highest level award bestowed by the said society), and several important best paper awards including the Baker Prize which is presented to the author (s) of the most outstanding paper that appeared in all IEEE publicSociety Award of the IEEE Signal Processing society (which is the highest level award bestowed by the said society), and several important best paper awards including the Baker Prize which is presented to the author (s) of the most outstanding paper that appeared in all IEEE publicsociety (which is the highest level award bestowed by the said society), and several important best paper awards including the Baker Prize which is presented to the author (s) of the most outstanding paper that appeared in all IEEE publicsociety), and several important best paper awards including the Baker Prize which is presented to the author (s) of the most outstanding paper that appeared in all IEEE publications.

But a large new study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology found something unexpected: Higher HDL levels didn't appear to be better at all.

Also appearing in supporting roles are Michael Sheen, Andrea Riseborough, Jena Malone, and a chilling scene from Laura Linney as Susan's high society mother.

The consensus appears to be that these higher levels of performance have less to do with policy than with everything else: the «ecosystem» of reform in a given place (usually a city) and its network of «human - capital providers,» expert charter - management organizations, leadership - development programs, school - incubator efforts, local funders and civic leaders, etc. — in other words, what conservatives like to call «civil society»: the space between the government and the individual (in this case, between government and individual schools).

They appear to have had some of the problems shared by Mayas and other pre-industrial societies such as high infant mortality.

Massive coral bleaching in Indonesia (08/16/2010) A large - scale bleaching event due to high ocean temperatures appears to be underway off the coast of Sumatra, an Indonesian island, reports the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).

According to the 2006 Privacy report by Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society, «too often the costs of withholding, in the interest of privacy, will appear higher than both the values of the information withheld and of the privacy gained from withholding it.»

High - conflict people appear to be increasing in society and in mediation.