Sentences with phrase «kernels of truth in»

They were arguing specifically about California and mostly NOT about teachers, but there are kernels of truth in both their arguments with important implications for teacher pensions.

Beware the old - wives tales and internet memes about pregnancy, there is a kernel of truth in many things.

There is a kernel of truth in Cuomo's rationalizations: The state's anti-corruption regime will never be foolproof, and it will require regular updates as bad guys figure out how to game the system.

There's a kernel of truth in every training mantra.

We watch other people revolving around him, all good actors playing decent characters, and they seem convinced, swayed, or seduced by some irreducible kernel of truth in Ben Kalmen.

I've seen a few comments joking about it looking like a mobile game since this week's story trailer reveal, and though that's dumb internet hyperbole there's a painful kernel of truth in it right now.

She got to the kernel of truth in that movie.

Absent an ember, there can be no smoke; there is a kernel of truth in all such ancient legends and, in light of today's astronomical knowledge, they can not be easily, or wisely, dismissed.

Absent an ember, there can be no smoke; there is a kernel of truth in all such enduring creation stories and they can not be easily, or wisely, dismissed.

Absent an ember, there can be no smoke; there is a kernel of truth in all such ancient and enduring legends, and they can not be easily, or wisely, dismissed.

There is a kernel of truth in the widely held belief that the home is the «best investment» that most people make (of course, assuming that all housing - related expenses fit comfortably within a household budget).

As with any conventional wisdom, one could find a kernel of truth in these statements.

There's a tiny kernel of truth in the climate argument.

There is a kernel of truth in that when a molecule in the atmosphere re - radiates the radiant energy previously absorbed then it does so in all directions i.e. half of it goes back down towards the surface again.

Sure, there might be a kernel of truth in these typical responses.

The kernel of truth in that observation is that many men find it difficult to admit the need for and seek out help.

In this phase, it's vital to accept the kernel of truth in their experience of you.

If there's a kernel of truth in every stereotype, then the idea that the elderly don't have a fondness for technology is likely one of them, But that hasn't stopped seniors housing operators from trying to find the right gadgets...

If there's a kernel of truth in every stereotype, then the idea that the elderly don't have a fondness for technology is likely one of them, But that hasn't stopped seniors housing operators from trying to find the right gadgets, recently dubbed «silvertech,» that will benefit their residents.

Not exact matches

What is the kernel of truth that is embedded in each of these teachings, especially in verses 15 - 20?

He acknowledges, as he has before, the «kernel of truth» in Marxism which is the declared concern for the poor and social solidarity.

This does not mean that they approached the myths as moderns, believing only what accorded with some kind of evidence, or seeking the kernel of existential truth in the supernaturalistic husk.

Again, your broad - brushed approach to the last 200 years defeats the kernel of truth within your argument (that Christians have fought amongst themselves in ways they would readily admit are not faithful to their convictions).»]

A strong case can be made that historically the Christian story is not at all unique, he suggested: «This being the case, I shall not attempt to evaluate the historical reliability of the Gospel story of Jesus or argue the unique truth of the story on grounds of a true, factual «kernel» in it.

@philo66, And I would agree that there is reason to think that a man called Jesus once lived and some aspects of his life may be in the Bible under the «kernel of truth» concept but, I think «well recorded» is quite a stretch.

While these creeds are written in the Greek language and use Hellenistic concepts, they preserve and even expound on the biblical kernel of truth they seek to explain.

John 12:24 I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone.

I don't buy in to the narrative that Holland was riding the coattails of Bowman / Nill / Yzerman / etc. but there is a kernel of truth there.

We've seen negative energy in the laboratory, and this is what I think Michael Crichton picked up on, that there is a kernel of truth there.

The Hachelbich site, along with a battlefield near Hannover uncovered in 2008, show that the reports had more than a kernel of truth to them — and that the Romans were willing to cross their frontier when it suited their political or military needs.

Starting from the same kernel of scientific truth as did The Day After Tomorrow — that global warming could disrupt ocean currents in the North Atlantic — a study commissioned by the Pentagon, of all organizations, concluded that the «risk of abrupt climate change... should be elevated beyond a scientific debate to a U.S. national security concern.»

As a result though, certain myths, some of which carry extra weight because they do in fact involve a kernel of truth, tend to circulate among academics about industry.

The one objection with a kernel of truth is that the overall record of charter schools in other states has been uneven.

This study goes right to the heart of the fact that whether we like it or not, buried somewhere in every stereotype is a kernel of truth.

While there's a kernel of truth there, what these criticisms miss is how much fun the games are for players in any age group.

What Aloy understands is that there may perhaps be some kernel of truth to some of the tales in this world.

Each in its own way is an attempt at eking out some ineluctable truth whether that kernel of knowledge be hidden in the history of language, the development of images as objects, the failure of various artistic tropes, or the duplicity of an object that serves both form and function and neither simultaneously.

# 262 — There's a kernel of truth to the contention that China has not deployed anything like the amounts of solar exported — though do we demand this in other export categories, or of other countries?

People often assume that if something negative is said, there must be a «kernel of truth» in the allegation.