Sentences with phrase «interesting than the present»

Her history is more interesting than the present reality and any allegiance to her is not awe and worship but self serving nepotism.
An old Chinese curse (cleverly disguised as a blessing) goes that: «May you live in interesting times,» and no time has been more interesting than the present.

Not exact matches

Let's break down what an alternative finance provider needs to cover within that 30 to 40 percent factor rate (technically, this is a discount rate, which is present value cash versus future payout, rather than an interest rate), so as to come out ahead.
«OPEC countries appear to be more interested in defending their market shares at present than stabilizing prices»
All of these accounts are presented uncritically, as though the purveyors of this information had no interest other than conveying the truth.
Although bonds generally present less short - term risk and volatility than stocks, bonds do contain interest rate risk (as interest rates rise, bond prices usually fall, and vice versa) and the risk of default, or the risk that an issuer will be unable to make income or principal payments.
You're going to want to try and avoid additional loan fees or other costs that aren't presented immediately, as they can end up costing you quite a bit more than the interest if you're not expecting them.
GFI reports that as their scientists investigate further, they have become more optimistic — because clean meat is so much more efficient than animal - based meat.102 One of their senior scientists, Dr. Liz Specht, has met with venture capital firms and other venture investors to present technology plans of specific clean meat companies and their pathways to commercialization.103 GFI further reports that, based partly on her analysis, many leading venture capital investors and firms have become much more interested in clean meat companies.
Since the program's inception, more than 50 % of presenting companies have received funding, with more recent participants in ongoing dialogue with interested investors.
Business investment decisions are based on more than interest rates, including net present value factors
This thread is exceedingly more interesting than the usual»»cause god did it» spew presented on this blog by the likes of Chad, George, et al..
In the present system of global governance the interests of industrial countries and transnational corporations are usually better served than the prospects for developing countries.
The fact that interest in God's idiosyncratic reality and peculiar ways of being present are situated means, in short, that the conceptual growth they guide is always open to the suspicion of being in bad faith, of being more of an interest in using God for our own purposes than an interest in apprehending God for the sake of apprehending God.
(b) These abilities are guided by interests in God's peculiar ways of being present, interests in them for their own sake rather than for their moral, therapeutic, or redemptive consequences.
The Qur» an is less interested in chronology than the Old Testament, so that its references to past events are in no particular order and are used as examples for the present.
Nor is that parallel nothing more than an interesting accident; I believe that it is a parallel so profound and so revealing that it gives us insight into the nature of the Eucharist as the chief piece of Christian worship while it also provides us with the clue as to how the gospel which is proclaimed can become the life - giving reality of the Christian tradition down the ages to the present day.
In a study of his earlier pictures, Kolker notes that «Scorsese is interested in the psychological manifestations of individuals who are representative either of a class or of a certain ideological grouping; he is concerned with their relationship to each other or to an antagonistic environment... [and finally] there is no triumph for his characters» (A Cinema of Loneliness [Oxford University Press, 19881, p. 162) The Jesus of the Last Temptation fits this pattern (as do Travis Bickel in Taxi Driver, Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull and Paul Hackett in After Hours) By eschewing any reference to a resurrection — and, in an interesting theological note, allowing Paul to suggest that his preaching of the risen Christ is more important than the Jesus of history — Scorsese presents the crucifixion as the final willful act of a man driven by a God who makes strange demands on his followers.
The breakdown of the Egyptian empire and the circumstances contributory to the capture of Babylon by Cyrus, besides hosts of incidents from those days to the present, show that organized religion, strange as it appears, can be no less an obstacle to social and political advance than the reactionary policies of vested political or economic interests.
But with such vague conjectures we have no concern at present, for our interest lies with the faculty rather than with its organic seat.
His final conclusion, that liberalism must incorporate a sense of «value pluralism» to allow for vigorous state defense of children's interests, is presented in such an off - handed manner that it raises far more questions than it resolves» for instance, how to distinguish Tubbs» pro-family state action from the welfare - state leviathan.
Newton's theory of space and time structure is more detailed than is indicated in the preceding analysis; for instance, there is a theological dimension to Newton's theory.16 For present purposes, however, only one further notion concerning the nature of absolute space and absolute time in Newton's theory is of interest.
the program would afford an unparalleled opportunity to dramatize the interest of the Christian Church in the creative process in the arts, would encourage the production of films and programs of the highest standards, would give public support to those individuals in the film and broadcast industries who are striving to lift the general level of production, would present the Church in a positive rather than a negative stance in relation to these media, and would provide the opportunity for the Church in general and the B.F.C. and its members in particular to enter into significant conversations with the entertainment industry on standards, values, and goals.
But what I detect in it is the work of someone who was never all that interested in investigating the arguments on either side of the same - sex marriage debate; whose scant interest in it has now been fully exhausted, both intellectually and morally; and whose present conclusions hover in mid-air without anything to support them other than a wistful regret that he has lost a hoedown partner in a gay man who has come fairly unglued over the issue.
I am more interested in credibly presenting the faith in our secular society than I am in trying to soothe ruffled feathers in the Church.
GFI reports that as their scientists investigate further, they have become more optimistic — because clean meat is so much more efficient than animal - based meat.102 One of their senior scientists, Dr. Liz Specht, has met with venture capital firms and other venture investors to present technology plans of specific clean meat companies and their pathways to commercialization.103 GFI further reports that, based partly on her analysis, many leading venture capital investors and firms have become much more interested in clean meat companies.
Although I've found it very cathartic to speak, vent and end occasionally rant about all things Arsenal, we need to act carefully and intelligently right now or we're going to get played by this club even worse than at present... the pro-Wengerites and the suits, who represent a considerable proportion of the season ticket holders, don't want to believe that there is no plan and that Wenger has mailed it in for several years now or that things are going to get much worse before they get better... why would they... many have spent a considerable sum buying some of the highest priced tickets in the World... they want to have a front row seat to see something special and to be seen doing so, which simply provides ample justification for the expense and the time invested... to many of them, Wenger is the sun in their soccer universe... his awkward disposition, misplaced arrogance and his utter lack of balls makes him a rather unusual cult figure, but the cerebral narrative seemed to embolden those who already felt pretty highly of themselves... many might not even of really liked football that much before his arrival and rarely games they weren't attending... as such, they desperately believe that Wenger, and only Wenger, can supply them with their required fix... if he goes, they were wrong and that's a tough pill to swallow... they would have to admit that they were duped... they will definitely resent whoever made them feel this way, but of course it will be too late by then... so when we go overboard with ridiculous comments bordering of anarchy, it scares the shit out of them and they shift their blame towards us rather than at those who really perpetrated this act of treason... we aren't the enemy... we simply woke much earlier and the reason our comments have gotten more vile in recent years is out of utter frustration... in order for any real change to occur at this club we need to bring as many supporters as possible with us or the big money interests will fade and our ultimate objective will be lost... so it's time to focus on the head instead of the heart for now
The young forward has already declared that he is more interested in regular football at present than sealing his move to the top level right now, and you would have to think he would refuse to join unless he was guaranteed a decent level of action, and that could lead to Benzema losing his first - team spot.
Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...
Paris St - Germain also have a long - standing interest in Cech, but La Liga would present more of a long - term challenge to the Czech Republic international than Ligue 1.
The whole flash card culture seems designed to make parents feel guilty and kids feel pressured, and doesn't seem to be resulting in more productive, connected, interesting people than we had back when it was enough just to be present with your children when they needed you and to interact with them throughout the day.
Rather than forcing it, I work on finding other activities he is interested in and focus on being present with him in whatever it is we end up doing.
But as a parent attempting to keep my littles busy and happy, this phase can present a big challenge when it comes to handing over anything more interesting than a teether toy!
US oil interests are present, too, but they hold a much smaller share of the Libyan market than do the Europeans.
Vulnerable to the charge of having previously shown no interest in Holyrood, he told STV's Scotland Tonight that he will be a candidate for the Scottish Parliament elections in 2016 and added «if I can get into the Scottish parliament earlier than that that would be better» as he would be duty - bound to do under present party rules if elected as leader.
Ruling, Justice Abang said rather than compel Metuh to present another witness on Tuesday, he would adjourn in the interest of justice until Wednesday to enable Metuh to call another witness.
We also strive to present more than one voice on every issue that we cover, even if it is one that Citizens Union has a vested interested in seeing pursued.
And for those interested in doing this kind of research, there may not be a better time than the present.
Scientists, engineers, and independent experts should be invited to contribute to these real solution policies, rather than the present limited input of lobbyists and special interests.
We join her as she prepares to present this work to a company that has expressed interest in her talents — enough interest to bring more than a dozen of their scientists into the meeting room that day.
-- If the petitioner, or any other person found by the Secretary to have a substantial interest in the proceedings, submits not later than 10 days after the date of the Secretary's publication under paragraph (3) a request for a hearing, the Secretary shall provide for a public hearing and afford such interested persons an opportunity to be present, to produce evidence, and to be heard.
Given the worldwide interest and demand for a vaccine to curb the dangers the Zika virus presents, the hope is development will take less than 20 years.
More than 3000 students and professionals meet to present and discuss the latest progress on many interesting topics at the forefront of research in astronomy and astrophysics.
She was more interested in the bows and tissue paper than her presents.
We are not interested in wasting your time by presenting you with less than suitable matches.
On dating sites overall, women expressing an interest in casual sex chose to present themselves dressed in red much more often than women who expressed an interest in serious relationships only.
Its premise of losing one's memory and the relation that has between past and present occurrences could have been an interesting twist on RPG mechanics to uncover, but it ends up being little more than a stale alternative to what is a rather unaltered series of common JRPG affairs.
Flashing back and forth through time to show how our main character got to be where he is, I found the present day more interesting than the past, due to the fact that the interesting portions of the past feel incomplete and not fleshed out enough.
It is more than obvious that Monochroma's inspiration is derived - mainly - from the excellent Limbo, presenting a rather interesting dystopian world.
Both Thor and Thor: The Dark World presented us with something drastically different than what was before it, including expanding beyond the cosmos and accepting the God - like characters as normal, which really pushed the medium of comic book films, while also blending humor and action in a way that made the character both interesting and viable.
The audience is treated to a repeated expository monologue about the Death Queen known as Himiko, whose meagerly implied history suggests a more interesting kernel of storytelling than anything regarding Croft and her muddled family history (relayed through convenient montages reserved for audience members who might have lost interest in what's being presented).
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