Sentences with phrase «little substance from»

Truth be told, the story had little substance from the beginning itself.

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Standing in front of business and government leaders from around the world at what is being coined the «Asian Davos,» President Xi Jinping delivered China to the world stage but left little substance last night.

So bountiful hath been the earth and so securely have we drawn from it our substance, that we have taken it all for granted as if it were only a gift, and with little care or conscious thought of the consequences of our [ab] use of it; nor have we very much considered the essential relation that we bear to it as living parts in the vast creation.159

When moral rules and selves are abstracted from the normative traditions that give them substance and the social contexts that makes them concrete, «values» become little more than sentiments, moral judgments, expressions of individual preference.

As thy substance is give alms of it, according to thine abundance; if thou have much, according to the abundance thereof, give alms; if thou have little bestow it, and be not afraid to give alms according to that little; for thou layest up a good treasure for thyself against the day of necessity; because alms delivereth from death, and suffereth not to come into darkness.

If, in Paul Tillich's terms, Protestant principle has swallowed up Catholic substance in much of contemporary evangelicalism, this is because evangelicals have paid too little attention to the sum total of the Christian heritage handed down from previous ages.

The cover is made of an organic cotton and wool blend that is also free from any chemical additives and is excellent for anyone who might be concerned about irritants or harsh substances coming into contact with their little ones.

Easy to use child proof cabinet and drawer locks like the ones pictured above, help in keeping little hands away from cutlery or poisonous substances.

If mom is casual about their little one breathing in lots of smoke from tobacco products or other substances, she is putting her baby at risk, period.

Babies and little kids aren't the only ones who need protection from toxic substances in clothing, bedding and kids» furniture.

Prosecuting would be a «difficult and unworkable task, as little or no evidence is available regarding [the substances»] pharmacological activities in vivo in humans and expert witnesses may be reluctant to extrapolate data from animal models, in silico or in vitro studies,» lecturer in criminal law Amber Marks told the committee.

«The name of the substance may tell a user little about its contents, and the contents may change from week to week.

That panel, chaired by IBM executive Stanley Litow, issued a preliminary report in 2014 that largely summarized proposals from the State Board of Regents and lawmakers, with little new substance.

Many of these psychoactive substances are little - known compounds culled from obscure research journals like Arnold's Swiss periodical.

Ordinary municipal landfills are the source of many chemical substances entering the soil environment (and often groundwater), emanating from the wide variety of refuse accepted, especially substances illegally discarded there, or from pre-1970 landfills that may have been subject to little control in the U.S. or EU.

Their fascination with ayahuasca stems from a little - known mind - altering compound called dimethyltryptamine, or DMT, a substance the sacred tea contains by the bucketload.

Winstock adds that from the little that is known about the substance's toxicology, groups he would advise to steer clear of mephedrone include those aged 21 or under, anyone with mental health problems, those with neurological, cardiac or blood pressure conditions and anyone with a history of alcohol or drug problems.

... the argument that occasional transfer of these particular resistance genes from GM plants to bacteria would pose an unacceptable risk to human or animal health has little substance.

Cannabis sales have been illegal since the 1970 Controlled Substances Act was passed, with the only exceptions being the products made from the «mature stalk» and «sterilized seed» of the hemp plant, which could still be sold since they contained little to no psychoactive components.

The process of moving harmful substances from the cells, fats, and tissues and into the blood stream and digestive system for the body to get rid of can almost make you feel a little sick at first.

Best of all, since these substances stimulate the production of human growth hormone, they are perfectly legal to use and can be used by anyone from athlete to a businessman wanting that little edge of alertness in the conference hall.

Nevertheless, athletes can benefit from both substances if they start by using little or no caffeine for a couple of days, then load up with creatine, and an hour before a match, competition or training session they take caffeine.

The paper explains that these pills were provided by the National Cancer Institute, but i also did a little more reading on the internet and found that it's made by a japanese company that makes these pills available to institutions for research (apparently Polyphenon E is the preferred means of studying standardized quantities of tea catechins, as opposed to extracting the substances from tea leaves oneself).

In studies that we have seen on oleocanthol and other phenolic substances in EVOO, there is relatively little loss of its phenolic contents during the first three months of storage, but a greater percentage loss from 3 — 6 months.

A little bit of mucuoid is normal in our intestines, as it is produced to protect us from toxic substances.

While singles could gain from an increasingly - accessible dating pool, in many ways we've been assaulted with too much choice and too little substance.

«Things could get a little messy — end of the world, that kind of thing,» is a telling piece of dialogue from the new Comic - Con trailer for The Man From U.N.C.L.E., which effectively sells its spy adventure tropes by treating them more as ornamentation than as substafrom the new Comic - Con trailer for The Man From U.N.C.L.E., which effectively sells its spy adventure tropes by treating them more as ornamentation than as substaFrom U.N.C.L.E., which effectively sells its spy adventure tropes by treating them more as ornamentation than as substance.

Between a campaign that features explosions and PTSD, but little else of substance, and a multiplayer component that hits the right marks but promises of social connectivity fall short with an online mode that simply fails to work, there are a few shortcomings that prevent Call of Duty WWII from becoming my favorite in the series.

But when the offer to visit the Beautiful Creatures set came in earlier this year, I admit to being intrigued: after all, the production had attracted some seriously impressive talent (from acting legends like Jeremy Irons and Margo Martindale to relative newcomers like Emmy Rossum), and that seems to indicate that LaGravenese is building something with a little more substance and pedigree than the average teen supernatural - romance project.

Ricardo Trogi's Québécois offering from Possible Worlds Film Festival 2014 has little more substance than a personal anecdote of its director - writer, failing to achieve authenticity or tension.

Those of us who watch hundreds of movies every year take notice when one departs from the standard playbook, injects a little substance,

Unfortunately, if there is any interest in Madagascar, it will probably come mostly from very young viewers, as the comedy and events that transpire are lively and colorful enough for toddlers and those just entering grade school, but there's little in substance for most everyone else.

But his interaction with each is equally drab and lacking in substance, offering very little specificity to distinguish how Rick acts from one moment, or individual, to the next.

By various intervals — always compact, but ranging from five minutes to a little over a half - hour — the author guides us through a single day, opening windows and doors to historic tableaux (both public and private) wherein human beings have demonstrated ingenuity and grace in giving substance to the flow of time, effectively killing time's passage by investing it with meaningful stuff.

Dr. Brummet says pets occasionally licking these substances from their paws is of little concern, but if they get into a large amount or start acting strangely, a call to your veterinarian is in order.

- dungeon maps are a 3D model - specific locations you need to pursue are marked - can't see a floor - by - floor layout - no compass - dungeons are smaller and less labyrinthine - dungeons have a friendly voice guiding you that offers general hints and warns you of the boss - this voice is not heard outside of the dungeon, and Nintendo has not mentioned who the voice belongs to - dungeons do not hide items that are required to complete the dungeon - bosses won't be based around a singular dungeon - focused item - when you find a dungeon, you need to make sure you have everything you need, and lots of it - one dungeon has pockets of a poisonous, sentient liquid that hurts to touch - this substance is called malice, and little eyeballs will sprout from these patches - attacking the eyeball will clear away the malice and sometimes constituted a small puzzle - diamond - shaped switches that can be activated with an attack are present, and still react to your sword, bombs or arrows - in one dungeon, after activating a switch with his Sheikah Slate, Link was able to control the dungeon slightly - when looking at the map, he could tilt the dungeon in order to open new paths or to make blocks and switches slide around

He painstakingly constructed his pictures from countless little blurry squares and dabs of paint, producing an enhanced tension between the concrete substance of the paint on the canvas and the spacious and luminous illusion of reality the work projected.

«(2) The Administrator may, through rulemaking, exempt from the requirements of section 611 products containing or manufactured with class II, group II substances determined to have little or no carbon dioxide equivalent value compared to other substances used in similar products.

District Judge Murray acknowledged that whilst it was regrettable that Mr Mumford had not kept a detailed note, given the simplicity of the 2012 will and the ample supporting evidence of the substance of the instructions provided following disclosure, it should have been clear that little was to be gained from cross examining Mr Mumford on the point.