Sentences with phrase «make grand sweeping»

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On the contrary, I should claim, what I have been saying is metaphysical in the second sense of the word which I proposed in an earlier chapter; it is the making of wide generalizations on the basis of experience, with a reference back to verify or «check» the generalizations, a reference which includes not only the specific experience from which it started but also other experiences, both human and more general, by which its validity may be tested — and the result is not some grand scheme which claims to encompass everything in its sweep, but a vision of reality which to the one who sees in this way appears a satisfactory, but by no means complete, picture of how things actually and concretely go in the world.

At that moment, the questioner seemed to be looking for some grand sweeping mechanism, but I think the reality is much more complicated: how you measure social media depends on what you're trying to make it do.

To achieve their grander ambitions, such as creating algae capable of churning out fuel for cars, genetic engineers are now trying to make far more sweeping changes.

Bolstered by one of the best ensembles of the year, Chewitel Ejiofor deftly gives us a window into Northrup's soul through those eyes and stoic stares (and that doesn't even cover Michael Fassbender or Lupita Nyong «o, who frequently light the screen on fire), while McQueen makes sure to ratchet up the tension and never betray his tone or convictions with the sort of grand sweeping melodrama that so often rears its head in slavery epics.

But in the long - term, in the grand - sweep of making men, it paid off tremendously.

You might live in a grand townhouse and seem to have it made here in Biloxi MS; but if a fire sweeps through and destroys everything, you'll have nothing to show for all the work you put into building up your possessions through the years, and you'll have to start over with no reimbursement for your loss.

But you don't have to make grand gestures like sweeping them off to a second honeymoon to have a healthy relationship.

The grand entryway with a sweeping staircase draws you into a voluminous layout made for entertaining.