Sentences with phrase «letters as being true»

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In their letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke, Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D - NY) and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D - MS) wrote, «It would be morally reprehensible to intentionally underreport the true death toll to portray relief efforts as more successful than they are.

At least one place Lewis explains this problem was in the Screwtape letters, where a demon exclaims, «How much better for us if all humans died in costly nursing homes amid doctors who lie, nurses who lie, friends who lie, as we have trained them, promising life to the dying, encouraging the belief that sickness excuses every indulgence, and even, if our workers know their job, withholding all suggestion of a priest lest it should betray to the sick man his true condition!»

But as the true modems they don't realize they are, they have remembered these traditions faithlessly — by the letter and without the spirit of traditional piety — and have erased the life - affirming themes of Israel's covenant.

It is, indeed, something of an unusual event that an English bishop should base himself so firmly, not merely on the odd bland quotation here and there from whoever the current pope happens to be, in order to camouflage the true nature of some firmly secularist initiative, but on the spirit as well as the letter of entire magisterial documents, not least the Catechism of the Catholic Church itself — which, it will be remembered, we were all told by Bishop David Konstant was not for the likes of us, but for the bishops to read so they could tell us what was in it.

But as I studied God's letter for myself and began to discipline myself in reading, even before my age was marked with double digits, I found time and time again that this was true; the Bible was constantly reminding me of God's love for me in the words that He said about me and in the great acts of love He displayed.

Published as a small book in France shortly after Furet's death in 1997, and ably translated into English here, the letters represent a true dialogue: respectful, even when differences are deep, in search of the truth.

In the first century, Clement referred to the scriptures as the «true utterances of the Holy Spirit» (1 Clement 1:45); in the second, Athenagoras argued that «God moved the mouths of the prophets as if they were musical instruments» (A Plea For the Christians), and Augustine said that «the authors of holy Scripture were totally free from error» (Letter 82.3).

The anonymous «Federal Farmer» in letters to «The Republican» joined in: «It is true, we are not disposed to differ much, at present, about religion; but when we are making a constitution, it is to be hoped, for ages and millions yet unborn, why not establish the free exercise of religion, as a part of the national compact.»

It is undoubtedly true that the «complete and total devotion to God», of which their letter speaks as being at the heart of Islam, is, on its own terms, an impressive feature of their faith and practice, from which we can learn.

You pin that letter on your chest as if it's your true identity, when in fact those pins were never meant to be worn for the rest of your life.

If one means, as Whitehead seems to have done, a rigid adherence to the letter of past formulations of the Christian faith, what he said is of course true.

At the same time, he reveals that he himself is the true sacrificial lamb, destined in the Father's plan from the foundation of the world, as we read in The First Letter of Peter (cf. 1:18 - 20).

It is true that Marcion, expelled from the Roman church in 144, rejected the authority of the Old Testament and for it substituted three volumes of his own: (1) the Antitheses (a collection of Old Testament passages which he found contradicted in the Pauline epistles, in Luke, or — sometimes even in Matthew); (2) the Gospel (that according to Luke, but freed from what he regarded as interpolations; and (3) the Apostle (ten relatively non-Jewish letters of Paul).

It was his as the true gospel because he was himself a man «in Christ» — and that phrase signified for him, as his letters make abundantly clear, that he was, and knew himself to be, what the Book of Common Prayer calls — in another phrase which yet is remarkably Pauline in expression — «a very member incorporate in the mystical Body of Christ, which is the blessed company of all faithful people.»

In general, names that appear in capital letters appear as used somewhere in the Board of Elections» campaign finance database; names with standard capitalization were written by the author to clarify a donor's true identity.

That is undeniably true and I well remember an article in the Telegraph by Michael Howard written in the form of a letter to John Reid, who had just taken over from the hapless Charles Clarke as Home Secretary.

In Neil deGrasse Tyson «s new book The Pluto Files (read our review), he reproduces a selection of angry letters complaining about the decision to reclassify Pluto as a «dwarf planet», rather than a true planet.

It is also a love letter to being weird as fuck, and how important it is to stay true to your weirdness, no matter what that is.

Remarkably, this part of the plot is based on a true story, as folk singer Steve Tilston received a letter from John Lennon, 34 years after Lennon wrote it in 1971.

Fans of the characters will obviously find the most joy out of this game, but as a true love letter to classic gaming by combining many of the tropes that defined the era, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures really is a great game all by itself.

As it turns out, Lennon wrote to Danny in 1971, advising him to stay true to himself and his music — kind of generic advice, but if a Beatle tells you to remember to brush your teeth, you scrub like it's your job — but Danny receives the letter 40 years late, the result of it being sold to a collector instead of delivered.

Davis» true, off - beat colors begin to show, especially as he develops a unique relationship with the vending company's customer service representative, Karen (Naomi Watts), who is moved by his letters.

It's a love letter of a film, not only to the city that inspires its title in Los Angeles, but also to the many dreamers that have come there to make those dreams come true with success as a performing artist.

As was true with zombie films and «Shaun of the Dead,» «Hot Fuzz» isn't so much a satire of the buddy cop genre as it is a fanatical love letteAs was true with zombie films and «Shaun of the Dead,» «Hot Fuzz» isn't so much a satire of the buddy cop genre as it is a fanatical love letteas it is a fanatical love letter.

The first is to find your «true love» by finding the number of vowels in a person's name as a percentage of the number of letters in their name.

In a letter she asks whether it is true that the DfE was warned about the allegations in 2010 and Birmingham Council as far back as 2008.

«They neither provide districts with a true picture of where our students stand academically nor do they give us information as to where they are deficient,» Webster wrote in a letter to Christie on the governor's education reform stance, published by Manchester, N.J. Patch.

Adding to its significance, the Cobra is certified by the AACA as a true and correct original, and it has also received an AACA Senior Award, plus an SCCA Letter of Authenticity.

Book agents and editors will use your synopsis as a sign (just like they do with your query letter)... to help them decide if you're a true professional (and if your book is worth reading).

This is not true for every library, but many, as pointed out in the Washington Post piece and the follow - up letter to the editor.

This benefit may be particularly true with someone like Williams — who retains a larger - than - life reputation for being a troubled artist, and whose personal angst certainly plays out before us on the stage in his great dramas, but who, as these letters show, had a charming wit, a keen mind and an endearing lust for life.

Although the process seems simple, there is a tried and true method to the dispute process; such as timing and content of the letters.

Lenders will generally accept a gift from a family member as an acceptable down payment provided a letter stating it is a true gift, not a loan, is signed by the donor.

But of all the tapestries and «samplers» I have ever seen there is nothing so beautiful, good or true as the tapestry of life to which Brian Lawe refers in his Aug. 3 letter.

«As representatives of worldwide civil society, we are writing this letter from Warsaw today to urge you to show true leadership on climate policy», said the letter, applauding Germany's inspiring example of Energiewende.

In Reg Kray: A Man Apart, published by Sidgwick & Jackson, Reggie's widow Roberta Kray observes that her husband had a good relationship with me and wrote me a vast number of letters — which is perfectly true as is the fact that they normally ended with a «God Bless» unless I had displeased.

The writer argues in his letter that (i) the evidence does not support the conclusion that there is systemic racism in the legal professions, (ii) the claim of systemic racism vilifies lawyers and paralegals by labelling them as racist, (iii) the 13 recommendations are a form of unauthorized social engineering, (iv) racism and bullying are just part of life and should be simply be endured and overcome by racialized licensees as others have done before them, (v) the true problem is economic class not race, (vi) white privilege is a ridiculous concept as it relates to white and racialized lawyers and (vii) racialized lawyers who join legal associations based on race or ethnic origin can not complain that they are not treated equally.

And this is what I understand to be the meaning of our lawyers, when they say that these civil corporations are liable to no visitation; that is, that the law having by immemorial usage appointed them to be visited and inspected by the king their founder, in his majesty's court of king's bench, according to the rules of the common law, they ought not to be visited elsewhere, or by any other authority.53 And this is so strictly true, that though the king by his letters patent had subjected the college of physicians to the visitation of four very respectable persons, the lord chancellor, the two chief justices, and the chief baron; though the college had accepted this carter with all possible marks of acquiescence, and had acted under it for near a century; yet, in 1753, the authority of this provision coming in dispute, on an appeal preferred to these supposed visitors, they directed the legality of their own appointment to be argued: and, as this college was a mere civil, and not an eleemosynary foundation, they at length determined, upon several days solemn debate, that they had no jurisdiction as visitors; and remitted the appellant (if aggrieved) to his regular remedy in his majesty's court of king's bench.

The problem with public election promises is that they are easily measurable and this is especially true when they are reduced to black and white and released as ministerial mandate letters.

Pointing to the need for full information on the application for ancillary relief, the wife's likely ignorance of the true asset position and the husband's likely disaffection, Sir Mark Potter P described the letter of request as a «valuable means by which to obtain the necessary information» and said «the court should in principle be receptive to an application by the wife in such a case».

That was especially true in the past week as the co-owner of Bitcoin.org, Cobra, wrote an open letter to the Bitcoin community suggesting that Bitcoin's proof - of - work algorithm should be changed to a hybrid proof - of - work and proof - of - stake system.

And it's true that the resume and LinkedIn profile should both communicate the same well - defined executive brand (as should the other tools in your job - search toolbox, such as your cover letter or executive bio).

True story: I had a client tell me that when they were interviewed they were told the cover letter clinched the interview and the resume was used as a guide for an interesting interview.

Not only is this rarely true (as evidenced by the many typos in the resume, your cover letter and LinkedIn profile), this phrase does nothing to separate you from the competition.

As is true with any marketing document, it's essential that your email, cover letter, and resume are flawless.

It is not true that a resume without a cover letter is just as good as one with it.

The cover letter is your opportunity to paint yourself in bright, eye - catching colors — as someone who would bring personality and flair to a position, or true problem solving or negotiating skills, or, at the very least, some passion.

This has been true for years, as employers have long judged job applicants by evaluating their resume, cover letter and other interactions with HR.

While it is true that applying for a church position depicts your interest in taking forward the work of God, your cover letter stills needs to look as professional as it would for a «worldly» position.

It is true that not everyone should be expected to write a perfect cover letter, as not everyone is a pro writer.