Sentences with phrase «matter of intent»

Is it a matter of intent?

Yet, upon reflection, their physical dysfunction becomes more apparent, not simply as a matter of fact, but as a matter of intent.

If parental status is a matter of intent, however, not of genes, absent fathers can say: «I never intended to take on the role of that child's parent; therefore I'm not morally bound to act as a parent.»

Not exact matches

Don't always believe what is said: Often people say things with the best of intent, but what they do matters more than what they say.

He based his lawsuit on the argument that the Russia investigation had charged him and Gates with crimes unrelated to the original intent of the investigation, but instead had pursued «any matters that arose or may arise directly from» it.

He also consulted with the government on the matter by sharing the intent of his bill and discussing various approaches to resolving the issue of dark money in Alberta politics.

Not only did we digest stacks of briefing binders, we were intent on making policy that mattered to us and which I know matters to you.

From there, it's just a matter of using the data available to you (impressions, clicks, conversions, etc.) to figure out if there's enough demand and commercial intent for the niche you're testing.

Concerning matters not explicitly clear in the Qur» an, the Sunnah is the secondary, supplementary source; and when the answer to questions needs further clarification the third source for Muslims is reasoning about the intent of the Qur» an and Sunnah by those men who are recognized as having the training and experience which qualifies them to reason properly.

However, intent certainly does matter to the courts and an accidental killing such as the one in your first scenario would be prosecuted differently than the second scenario of a planned killing in cold blood.

First, right intent is a matter of a «just peace.»

There is also a significant programmatic statement, similar in intent with the analogy of organism, which proposes that matter, life, and mind are the «dominant characteristics» of the universe and each has universal applicability (SB 131).

It's not the first nor the last time this poor excuse of an individual will regurgitate hate language no matter what the subject is with the only intent of getting paid... he would probably throw her mother under the bus if it had the slightest potential of attracting public interest...

Theists want to as - sign a personality, intent and expectations to the stuff which then changes it from a something to a someone, and for some reason they think they know who the someone is and that the someone knows who they are which means the tiny speck of carbon we are in relation to the almost limitless amounts of matter in the universe must be the most important specks of carbon in the universe.

It will be best to regard the whole matter from a purely aesthetical point of view, and with that intent to embark upon an aesthetic deliberation, to which I beg the reader to abandon himself completely for the moment, while I, to contribute my share, will modify my presentation in conformity with the subject.

Honestly, it's not mine or anyone else's judgement of you that will matter in the end, so you're free to act as you choose: however, I see the intent of the two billboards to be different.

then, what is suffering but the beauty of our surrender (ing) to God no matter what comes at us intent on destroying us.

That these escapees were nevertheless pursued by the Egyptians with the firm intent to force them back into Egypt's servitude again we do not for a moment question; and that it was in Israel's eyes a matter of such moment as to require the personal leadership of the king himself we are certain.

If you're onside at that point, none of this shit about resets or intent matters.

Up front we have a few world - class players surrounded by some serious pretenders... Sanchez is by far the most accomplished player in our attack but the controversy surrounding his contractual mishandling could see him go before the window closes or most definitely by season's end... obviously a mistake by both parties involved, as Sanchez's exploits have never been more on display than in North London, but the club's irresponsible wage structure and lack of real intent have been the real undoing in this mess... Lacazette, who I think has some world - class skills as a front man, will only be as good as the players and system around him, which is troubling due to our current roster and Wenger's love of sideways passing... Walcott should have been sold years ago, enough said, and Welbeck should never have been brought in from the get - go... both of these players have suffered numerous injuries over their respective careers and neither are good enough to overcome such difficulties: not to mention, they both are below average first - touch players, which should be the baseline test for any player coming to a Wenger - led Arsenal team... Perez should have been played wide left or never purchased at all; what a huge waste of time and money, which is ridiculous considering our penny pinching ways and the fact that fans had been clamoring for a real striker for years... finally Giroud, the fact that he stills wears the jersey is a direct indictment of this club's failure to get things right... this isn't necessarily an attack on Giroud because I think he has some highly valued skills, but not for a team that has struggled to take their sideways soccer to the next level, as his presence slows their game even more, combined with our average, at best, finishing skills... far too often those in charge have either settled or chosen half - measures and ultimately it is us that suffer because no matter what happens Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke will always make more money whereas we will always be the ones paying for their mistakes... so every time someone suggests we should just shut - up and support the team just think of all the sacrifices you've made along the way and simply reply... f *** off

When forward Tim Thomas, a blue - chip recruit out of Paterson (N.J.) Catholic High, signed his national letter of intent, on May 6, to play at Villanova, many figured it was only a matter of time before Jim Salmon, Thomas's high school coach, joined the Wildcats» coaching staff.

Personally I have always taken a possibly naive view that a foul is a foul no matter where it is committed and that there should be some form of intent, bad timing or negligence involved.

«Nevertheless we continue to believe, as a matter of principle, that it should be necessary to show «mens rea» — that a taxpayer had criminal intent — before they can be convicted of a serious criminal offence such as tax evasion.

If the intent of Congress is clear, that is the end of the matter; for the court as well as the agency must give effect to the unambiguously expressed intent of Congress.»

«In general, people reported that the luck of the outcome shouldn't matter and that offenders should be judged based on intent,» she says.

The beauty is, when you begin to act from a mental and emotional place of calm, of noticing, of balance - it won't matter if the day's seas are serene or stormy - you will navigate both with greater consciousness, intent, clarity, and ease.

In a matter of weeks depending on what squat ability you are starting from you will find that you will be able to naturally put yourself in the deep squat position without losing balance and without considerable pain, however it is something that you must commit yourself to do daily especially if you are intent on conditioning yourself to take on the 30/30 Squat Challenge.

Stacey Goodman, a Senior Policy Analyst working closely with Senator Alex Mooney on the matter, told Parrotte that regardless of how the current Bill is interpreted the intent of the Bill's sponsors is to «restrict or even prevent communication between American men and foreign women for the purposes of dating and / or marriage».

It's not going to help matters that this season has exchanged some of American Crime's clarity for more cloudiness, which I'm sure is Ridley's intent.

The actors do most of the talking and thus the discussion is largely from their point of view, though Zamm also finds ways to inject remarks about technical matters or dramatic intent.

Two out - of - work actors searching for a new project, Michael Godere and Ivan Martin, took matters into their own hands when they wrote the feature - length screenplay for Loitering with Intent, with parts for themselves and their two famous friends, Marisa Tomei and Sam Rockwell.

Intent on keeping the film's original release date, the director and his team are reworking their film in a matter of weeks.

«This matter has been jointly addressed by both parties, in a statement in which they said «there was never any intent of physical or emotional harm,»» said the studio in a statement.

The father / son relationship works for the most part — surprisingly even though one of them is intent on hating the other no matter what he does — and it gives the movie a foundation.

This matter has been jointly addressed by both parties, in a statement in which they said «there was never any intent of physical or emotional harm.»

Their point of view ensures that the track largely steers clear of technical matters, making production anecdotes and observations on dramatic intent the central features of the track.

Screenwriters Boyce (24 Hour Party People, Millions) and Paterson do try to punch up the narrative with quite a few sensationalized bits of drama (a suicide occurs in the film that never happened from a character that never existed) and a helping of creative license (no mention that Lomax meets Patti while he had still been married with children, or of Patti's own children from a previous marriage for that matter), but those moments feel like inauthentic, manipulative movie moments (the film ramps up the climax with murderous intent that was not prevalent in reality), exacerbated by overcooked dialogue that not even these capable thespians can spout without it feeling manufactured.

No matter the quality of written feedback, it can at times come across as callous — even when this isn't our intent.

In this edition of the Harvard EdCast, Cashin, author of Place, Not Race, explains how the benefits of race - based admissions decisions are actually outweighed by the social costs, and argues for a return to what she considers the original intent of affirmative action policies: helping people — no matter their race — who have been systemically locked out of opportunity.

Now, our intent is not that every charter would sign on; because at some point, some kind of competition matters.

No matter what the situation or challenge, she approaches it with a smile and with an attitude of positive intent.

Away from the glare of politicians intent on using schools to garner votes, the staff of special schools can quietly focus on what really matters: making their school a welcoming place.

Nothing contained in any title of this Act shall be construed as indicating an intent on the part of Congress to occupy the field in which any such title operates to the exclusion of State laws on the same subject matter, nor shall any provision of this Act be construed as invalidating any provision of State law unless such provision is inconsistent with any of the purposes of this Act, or any provision thereof.

• why did you pick this particular topic and these specified objects to compare; • what is the importance of a matter; • what are the comparable objects; • why did you decide to compare them; • by what means the comparison will be made; • what kind of results you intent to achieve.

Matters are complicated by the fact that no - one can quite figure out what information Loving is intent on «lifting» from Kessler and for whom, but Corte has the able assistance of Claire duBois, his own protégé.

That arc describes a smooth line of intent obfuscated, not always deliberately, by so many voices on the matter.

[My portfolio's clearly a life - time endeavour, so it changes v slowly, no matter how compelling turning on a dime might seem each day as the pundits mouth off] And illustrating the luck of the draw here, my most successful holding last year was actually a luxury goods stock — clearly, a company intent on building & maintaining an economic moat — but unfortunately it never quite made it onto the blog.

At the end of the day, despite the semantics, it is the work that gets done on behalf of the animals, and the intent and spirit with which the laws are written, that matters.

Eddy: Review scores matter when a campaign has been engaging with a core gaming audience, because ultimately the score does matter to that sector.However, the review isn't the singular purchase intent decision point with core gamers — that happens much earlier; andprimarily that's the job of well - messaged video content in an awareness programme.

To make matters worse, it contains a source of Plasma Energy, an extremely potent power source, and Megatron is intent on taking hold of it to Cyberform the Earth within a matter of days.