Sentences with phrase «limited by evidence»

Is reality what is or is reality what your critical mind, limited by evidence, can understand?

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But this still did not give the authorities effective monetary control, as evidenced by the limited success in achieving the monetary targets that were in place at that time.

And the Israeli leader's speech contained no evidence that Iran had restarted its weapons program or in any way violated the limits on nuclear activities like enrichment set up by the deal — which the IAEA has repeatedly confirmed Iran is abiding by.

As consummate victims, we lay ourselves at the feet of our fellows, exhibiting our lack of achievement as evidence of their failure, hoping to wring from their sense of conscience what we must assume, by the very logic of our claim, lies beyond our individual capacities to attain, all the while bemoaning how limited that sense of conscience seems to be.

Any evidence or reasoning that appears to contradict the limiting belief must be explained within the confines set by the belief itself.

Furthermore, a Sumerian text from Nippur from the same early period gives clear evidence of domestication of the camel by then, by its allusions to camel's milk... For the early and middle second millennium BC, only limited use is presupposed by either the biblical or external evidence until the twelfth century BC.

By the second century, Roman soldiers were bringing their new faith to Britain, and in the middle of the third century St. Alban became Britain's first known Christian martyr, but we don't know much more about who these Christians were, and it is here that Malcolm Lambert begins in Pagans and Christians: The Conversion of Britain from Alban to Bede, producing a captivating narrative by squeezing what he can» but no more» from archeological evidence (mostly from burial sites) and the limited historical recorBy the second century, Roman soldiers were bringing their new faith to Britain, and in the middle of the third century St. Alban became Britain's first known Christian martyr, but we don't know much more about who these Christians were, and it is here that Malcolm Lambert begins in Pagans and Christians: The Conversion of Britain from Alban to Bede, producing a captivating narrative by squeezing what he can» but no more» from archeological evidence (mostly from burial sites) and the limited historical recorby squeezing what he can» but no more» from archeological evidence (mostly from burial sites) and the limited historical record.

= > When the level of accepted evidence is limited to that which can be tested by standard scientific method you are correct.

The very best evidence Christian has for his interpretation — namely, that «God's... conceptual experience is... limited by no actuality that it presupposes.

I understand the argument is straightforward, but it is: 1) based in definitional fiat (there is equally valid evidence to suggest that god is malevolent or simply apathetic); 2) actually embraces the god says so because it is good prong of the dilemma; and 3) attempts to constrain god by limiting god's possible range of choice.

I mean, we use evidence from 1 trillionth of a trillionth of the known universe to try and explain the whole universe by limiting the universe to what is known.

This perspective unmistakably reveals the unwholesomeness, not to put it more strongly, of our way of life: our obsession with sex, violence, and the pornography of «making it;» our addictive dependence on drugs, «entertainment,» and the evening news; our impatience with anything that limits our sovereign freedom of choice, especially with the constraints of marital and familial ties; our preference for «nonbinding commitments;» our third - rate educational system; our third - rate morality; our refusal to draw a distinction between right and wrong, lest we «impose» their morality on us; our reluctance to judge or be judged; our indifference to the needs of future generations, as evidence by our willingness to saddle them with a huge national debt, an overgrown arsenal of destruction, and a deteriorating environment; our unsated assumption, which underlies so much of the propaganda for unlimited abortion, that only those children born for success ought to be allowed to be born at all.

Capital punishment's lack of demonstrated superiority as a deterrent (the evidence for its effectiveness being at best mixed), the capacity of society to protect itself equally well by permanently imprisoning those who are currently being executed (which is possible at limited marginal cost, especially when one takes into account the cost of the extended trial procedures and interminable appeals and reviews which usually accompany capital punishment)-- all these points are important, but their utility is chiefly as rebuttal arguments in response to the empirically weak but emotionally strong claims made on behalf of capital punishment.

The Bible differs from other ancient religions of the East in holding that the Creator is immeasurably more than His creation; that He is personal but can not be limited; that He is supremely intelligent, as evidenced by the intelligibility of the universe; and, above all, that He is good.

The authors of Christianity gave them a god with no limitations of any kind, so they can make up explanations and answers limited only by their imaginations, and none of it has to be testable, verifiable, or consistent with any evidence.

And because the underlying commitment is philosophical, the flimsiest facts are counted as evidence - as when the president of the National Academy of Sciences recently published an article arguing that evolution is confirmed by differences in the size of finch beaks, as though the sprawling evolutionary drama from biochemicals to the human brain could rest on instances of trivial, limited variation.

1:3) as a matter not of historical evidence but of exegesis, though limiting it to the earthly life of Christ -LRB--RRB- in contrast to his divine Sonship -LRB--RRB- which was demonstrated by the Resurrection.

Our discussion so far, though severely limited by its focus on the Reformed family, gives evidence that substantial ecumenical progress has been made over recent decades.

As Arsenal poured more men forward the evidence was there as they tested / made more attempts on goal more than the hosts as they were limited by Arsenal's good defensive unit at the back.

However, Fazio has failed to impress and is now clearly down the pecking order under manager Mauricio Pochettino, as evidenced by the fact that he has been limited to only one League Cup appearance so far this season.

Breastfeeding should be continued for at least the first year of life and beyond for as long as mutually desired by mother and child... Increased duration of breastfeeding confers significant health and developmental benefits for the child and the mother... There is no upper limit to the duration of breastfeeding and no evidence of psychological or developmental harm from breastfeeding into the third year of life or longer.»

Unfortunately, this assessment is far from straightforward, largely because the data available is limited - a fact highlighted by the National Institutes of Health in 2006: «There is insufficient evidence to evaluate fully the benefits and risks of CDMR as compared to PVD, and more research is needed.»

Two case reports and two small case series subsequently have provided reassuring evidence regarding the limited amount of drug transferred to the infant through breast milk and the lack of adverse side effects noted in infants by nursing mothers.5 — 8

While there are many substances that have been used by mothers for centuries that are claimed to help them make more breastmilk, there is limited scientific evidence to prove their effectiveness.

HBS is suite of evidence - based hands - on training programs developed by the AAP to reduce neonatal mortality in resource - limited environments.

Dr. Gyampoh also questioned why most of the supposed evidence of foreigners on the nation's register presented by the NPP has «been limited to only areas close to NDC's stronghold, particularly Togo.»

There is also evidence to suggest that parental over-reliance on restrictive measures such as filters can itself be problematic, both by limiting children's opportunities to develop a full range of digital skills, and by making it less likely they develop resilience in dealing with online risks.

This is not limited by time, but evidence of ownership.

Should the County Executive, his or her appointed Director of Budget and Management, or anyone fail to provide information including but not limited to the budget reports requested in subsection (f) above, the chair of the Commission shall notify the clerk of the Erie County Legislature and the chair of the Erie County Legislature, in writing, and the Chair of the Legislature shall compel that such information be provided to the Commission by exercising the powers available to the Legislature, in particular those powers to subpoena and require the production of evidence as outlined in article 2, section 202, paragraph h of Local Law No.1 - 1959, as amended, constituting the Erie County Charter.

Already, Multimedia Group Limited has apologized to former BOST boss, Kwame Awuah Darko, saying it has no evidence that he was involved in corrupt acts as alleged by maverick politician, Hon Kennedy Agyepong, on their TV station, «Adom TV» recently.

The witness, who was led in evidence by the prosecuting counsel, Mr, Sylvanus Tahir, insisted that there was no limit to the amount of dollars he could buy or sell, saying he did not transact the business with Metuh but with Nneka who he said gave him the account number of the 2nd defendant.

These include: · Restricting trade hours of on - licence venues to limit the availability of alcohol in the early hours of the morning · Enhancing community involvement, better facilitating the engagement of local residents with licensing systems · Adding / prioritising public health and / or harm minimisation objectives in alcohol legislation · Restricting the sales of high risk products in areas of concern; and · Deprioritising government support for industry voluntary schemes in place of policies supported by evidence.

In 2017, the Committee launched an inquiry into freedom of speech in universities and whether there was evidence that it was being illegitimately limited by universities or student unions.

At the resumed trial today, Oguebie, who was led in evidence by counsel to EFCC Faruk Abdallah, as PW3, stated that, «payment for the property located at Plot No. 2717 Cadastral A06, Maitama, Abuja was made into our company account, Petrus Ogu Nigeria Limited, domiciled at Diamond bank, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja by Naval Engineering Services».

There was a time when the administration was preparing to allow a limited number of wells in the Southern Tier, as trial - ballooned in the New York Times in 2012, and as evidenced by its extraordinary care in editing and delaying a federal fracking study around that time to lessen the appearance of environmental risk.

According to testimony and evidence presented at the trial, $ 125,000 in campaign contributions were directed by an outside lobbyist, working with a company seeking to do business with the state, to the governor's re-election campaign through a network of limited liability companies.

National Republicans have seized on a provision in the bill — written by Connecticut Sen > Chris Dodd — that limited executive salaries but allowed those same executives to keep their bonuses as evidence that Murphy supports the move by AIG.

Government watchdog groups also noted that evidence showed Percoco and other Cuomo staffers using private email to conduct public business, a lobbyist saying he was advised by an administration official that registering as a lobbyist would make it more difficult to operate, and a contributor being coached on how to hide donations to Cuomo to avoid campaign limits.

It is also an evidence of our state as a people, a people whose sense of reason is moderated by political colours and tribal stereotyping, with limited commitment to our nation.

Badejo - Okusanya, while being led in evidence, told the court that, he was paid a total sum of N77m (seventy seven million naira) by the 2nd defendant, Destra Investment Limited, to carry out media campaigns for PDP.

Les Hinton, Rupert Murdoch «s lifelong lieutenant and closest adviser, faces questions over whether he saw a 2007 internal News International report, which found evidence that phone hacking was more widespread than admitted by the company, before he testified to a parliamentary committee that the practice was limited to a single reporter.

After thoroughly reviewing the accumulated scientific literature, a Working Group of 22 experts from 10 countries convened by the IARC Monographs Programme classified the consumption of red meat as probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A), based on limited evidence that the consumption of red meat causes cancer in humans and strong mechanistic evidence supporting a carcinogenic effect.

The team ranked the strength of the evidence of a given policy's effectiveness as limited (at least one study showed an effect, which wasn't contradicted by other studies), moderate (two or more studies showed the same effect, no contradictory studies) or supported (three or more studies with at least two independent datasets found an effect with no contradictory studies).

However, Dr Pullen and his team present evidence that plant growth is actually «sink - limited,» meaning that genetic regulation and cell division rates have a much bigger role in controlling plant growth than previously thought: «We are proposing that plant growth is not physically limited by Net Primary Productivity (NPP) or the environment, but instead is limited genetically in response to these signals to ensure they do not become limiting.»

But they have been limited by imperfect evidence.

Health experts criticized the organization as a thinly veiled attempt by Coke to downplay the contribution of sugary drinks to obesity, despite scientific evidence that without changes in diet, the role of exercise in weight reduction is limited.

The scientific evidence on many complementary approaches shown by NHIS results to be popular is limited.

While cautioning that the quantity of evidence was less - than - optimal and that the studies were qualitatively limited by the methods used to measure sodium intake, the small number of patients with health outcomes of interest in some of the studies, and other methodological constraints, the committee concluded that:

Paradoxically, results also provide evidence that even a limited history of substance use was related to less responsivity in the reward circuitry, as has been suggested by experiments with animals.

«The destruction of red blood cells outside of vessels by immune cells in PNH has long been speculative due to limited experimental evidence.»