Sentences with phrase «history than this example»

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The soon - to - open CityCenter casino, for example, is just part of the largest and most expensive resort complex in Vegas history, surrounded by shops and more than 3,500 condos.

For example, in addition to having higher levels of genetic diversity, populations in Africa tend to have lower amounts of linkage disequilibrium than do populations outside Africa, partly because of the larger size of human populations in Africa over the course of human history and partly because the number of modern humans who left Africa to colonize the rest of the world appears to have been relatively low (Gabriel et al. 2002).

Some turn to the East, particularly to Taoism; some to Native American perspectives and other primal traditions; some to emerging feminist visions; still others to neglected themes or traditions within the Western heritage, ranging from materials in Pythagorean philosophy to neglected themes in Plato to Leibniz or Spinoza; and still others to twentieth - century philosophers such as Heidegger or to philosophical movements such as the Deep Ecology movement.9 As one would expect in an age characterized by a split between religion and philosophy, few environmental philosophers turn to sources in the Bible or Christian theology for help, though some — Robin Attfield, for example — argue that Christian history has been wrongly maligned by environmental philosophers, and that it can serve as a better resource than some might expect (WTEE 201 - 230).

By the way, if you want some specific examples other than the most famous example of the crusades, study what the church did to other «Christians» such as the Donatists, Paulicans, Cathars, Albigensians, Waldensians and numerous others, including the slaughter of the Anabaptists and other splinter groups throughout Christian history.

Everywhere they will be a little flock, because mankind grows quicker than Christendom and because men will not be Christians by custom and tradition, through institutions and history, or because of the homogeneity of a social milieu and public opinion, but — leaving out of account the sacred flame of parental example and the intimate sphere of home, family and small groups — they will be Christians only because of their own act of faith attained in a difficult struggle and perpetually achieved anew.

... History is replete with examples of Believers and the violent harm they do to, not only non-believers, but to people who simply believe differently than they.

If, for example, evil has been defeated from the very outset, and human history has already been secured by God in election, does this not render history a mere process by which God can effect the inevitable triumph of his grace, with human beings little more than the passive beneficiaries of his boundless and irresistible good will and grace?

It might, for example, have more to tell us about the migratory history of our species than about our evolution.

Therefore testimony better than either an example or a symbol Places reflection before the paradox which the pretension of consciousness makes a scandal of, I mean that a moment of history is invested with an absolute character.

Christian theology, for example, continues to locate the arena of mystery primarily in the areas of history or existential subjectivity rather than nature.

Ken it's a good point however, we criticise other fans for history lessons for example UTD and Liverpool have won more top trophies than we have.

Th two examples you mention are from almost ancient history and most of us think thre last ten years far more relevant when judging Wengers ability to managert than the decade befor elast, when he was much yojunger and still in touch with reality.

As an example, we have studied jellyfish — a food material mostly uncommon to the Western palate, but a delicacy in traditional Asian cuisine having a gastronomic history of more than a thousand years.

This especially struck me as a great example of how broken our current political system is - in SO elections some candidates were younger than 15 years and yet I voted for them because of quality presentation and ability to see their history of votes / answers.

This kind of thing is not new in history, but let's be blunt and say it hearkens back to tyrants in foreign lands, rather than draw from the best examples in our own American life.

Rome (as is often the case when discussing empires) is a good poster boy here - their economy and history truly was an example of the whole being greater than the parts.

The chapter on origins, for example, takes a quick tour through the big bang, the formation of Earth, the history of the continents, the origin of life, its evolutionary history, plus human evolution — and all in less than 40 pages.

History provides many examples of mechanical computers, like the Greek Antikythera mechanism, which calculated eclipse dates more than 2,000 years ago.

«As remarkable as it is that climate can change that quickly naturally, what is even more remarkable is that some of the rates of change we're experiencing today — increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide for example — are faster than anything we've been able to find in the past several million years of geologic history.

The size of the phytoliths is an indicator of their source plant's history: wild Cucurbita plants (which include squash and gourds), for example, have significantly smaller inclusions than their farmed counterparts have.

In Great Britain, for example, there is a long tradition of birdwatching so that more is known about the history of the feathered inhabitants of the British Isles than about their relatives in other parts of Europe.

The account of the ways in which the medieval Christian church attempted to suppress early scientists, which Abdus Salam in his preface regards as particularly impressive, consists of little more than a list of ten examples drawn from A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology published almost a century ago.

For example, an increased risk of a first birth earlier than 28 weeks of gestation was found to be associated with having two or more aspiration abortions, compared with the first birth of women with no history of prior abortion.

For example, men with a history of military service had twice the prevalence of all forms of sexual abuse than their nonmilitary male peers: being touched sexually (11 percent vs. 4.8 percent), being forced to touch another sexually (9.6 percent vs. 4.2 percent) and being forced to have sex (3.7 percent vs. 1.6 percent).

The latest example of that is in Norway, where a group of researchers has reconstructed 6,000 years of history based on more than 2,000 artifacts that have melted out of ice patches.

Factors to consider include: your cancer history, your age (younger than age 60 and within 10 years of menopause is best), the intensity and frequency of your symptoms (20 hot flashes a day versus 2), and how much your symptoms interfere with your quality of life (chronic insomnia, for example, needs to be addressed).

Sally Fallon Morell gives us a short and sweet history in Nourishing Traditions, «Ketchup provides us with an excellent example of a condiment that was formerly fermented and therefore health promoting, but whose benefits were lost with large scale canning methods and a reliance on sugar rather than lactic acid as a preservative.

Is there a well - developed body of studies conducted that focus on a comparison between a vegan and non-vegan diet in which the latter living mostly on a whole food plant based diet but with a very small intake of meat and / or fish (less than twice a week for example and after controlling for age, weight, alcohol, exercise, smoking, family history for disease, etc.)?

However, if you need to add some more protein into your diet (which is very useful when you're doing fasted cardio, for example), then look no further than what is perhaps the most popular and widely respected protein powder supplement in history: Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100 % Whey.

A prime example of one who achieved celebrity because of celebrity, Tila Tequila (born Tila Nguyen) is perhaps best known for racking up a far higher number of «friends» on the Internet social community MySpace than anyone else in that site's history — over two million, according to some sources.

In some ways, McDonald's examination of IMAX is an example of technological history being repeated as the economics of exhibition require a greater supply of films than can be produced in large format systems.

For example,» improving history essay structure for EAL pupils through targeted use of formative feedback» rather than simply «improving assessment for learning» leads to more focused professional learning, which makes it easier for the participant to evaluate and refine their approach.

For example, in World History, the National Standards require such breadth of material that it is impossible to do more than just touch on each topic.

Meanwhile, despite the fact that many «reformers»» policies have spectacularly failed, prompted massive scandals and / or offered no actual proof of success, an elite media that typically amplifies — rather than challenges — power and money loyally casts «reformers»» systematic pillaging of public education as laudable courage (the most recent example of this is Time magazine's cover cheering on wildly unpopular Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel after he cited budget austerity to justify the largest mass school closing in American history — all while he is also proposing to spend $ 100 million of taxpayer dollars on a new private sports stadium).

For example, at Bridgemary, which serves a distressed community with a history of low school achievement, pupils are grouped and taught by ability rather than by age.

Road Rage — Roger Bell does battle with an unspoiled example of Aston Martin's 1950s warhorse the DB3S / Bugatti Type 46s Exposed — Another in our exclusive series of James Allington colour cutaway drawings this time with descriptive text by the author / Nearly Great part II — HRG authority Ian Dussek concludes his enthralling two - part article on the Twin Cam with his driving impressions of a rare survivor / Imperial Splendour — Walter Chrysler's 1930 Imperial was hardly radical but was the epitome of sound luxury car design / The Eternal Bridesmaid — Jan Norbye feels Benz deserves more laurels than it usually gets / Glorious Goodwood — Seen through the lens of renowned racing photographer Alan Smith / Distant Memory — Michael Worthington - Williams digs deep to research the histories of three obscure but tantalising British marques of the 1920s.

«The brand's commitment to sustainability, coupled with our history of delivering premium amenities and value, has never been more evident than in these all - new hybrid vehicles, which are world - class examples of green engineering, advanced technology and design.»

For example, the objective of Viking, an imprint of The Penguin Group, is «To publish a strictly limited list of good nonfiction, such as biography, history and works on contemporary affairs, and distinguished fiction with some claim to permanent importance rather than ephemeral popular interest.»

For example, the hard inquiries left from those account openings during the past year are likely to be taking a larger toll on your score — perhaps by even more than the typical five points or less — than they would, had your credit history been more established.

For example, an individual in good health with a healthy family medical history may be less likely to need Social Security early in retirement to help pay for healthcare expenses than someone with an ongoing condition such as diabetes or heart disease.

If you have a short credit account history, for example, you may be considered a higher risk loan candidate than someone who has a long credit account history with good payment practices.

Your actual interest rate may be different than the student loan interest rates in these examples and will be based on term of loan, your financial history, and other factors, including your cosigner's (if any) financial history.

Recent payment history, for example, carries much more weight than an application for credit at a store.

Your actual student loan interest rate may be different than the rates in these examples and will be based on your credit history, which repayment option you choose and other factors, including your cosigner's (if any) credit history.

For example, when applying for a credit card, the score may place an even higher value on your credit history and utilization rate than the traditional one does.

If you have a financial connection with someone, lenders will be able to see more information about that person on your credit report, for example their credit history and credit agreements, than you can.

If your payment history always shows on - time payments, for example, and you suddenly file for bankruptcy, your score will probably drop more than someone who was already severely delinquent.

For example, someone new to credit with only one account might see more of a point loss from a single additional hard inquiry than someone with a longer and varied credit history.

Rather than look at your credit history — which may be short depending on your age, or nebulous depending on such things as identity theft — UpStart calculates credit worthiness based on your career (for example, a lawyer is deemed more credit worthy than, say, an actor), your educational status, your job status (obviously, if you're employed, you're more credit worthy than someone who isn't) and standardized test scores to determine if you're worthy of a loan from them.

For example, a young person piggybacking on a parent's long - held and well maintained card can, without having any credit of her own, achieve a very good credit score based on a credit history older than she!