Philosophical and political arguments, by which we might understand
the meaning of the term as it is used most commonly today, begin with Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France.
On the one hand, we could assert that
the meaning of terms as applied to the finite and to God is univocal.
The dimensions of the problem can, perhaps, be indicated most clearly if we consider the three views which settle on one or another of the three possible
meanings of the term as being its normative meaning for Jesus.
I selected these three examples from the eight occurrences occurring over the six pages occupied by Question Period primarily because they may be the most useful in helping us to understand
the meaning of the term as it has become a Conservative Government commonplace.
Not exact matches
But Macron, at his first EU summit, said being an attractive destination for investment did not
mean exposing Europe to what he
termed «the disorder
of globalisation»,
as he seeks to make good on a campaign pledge with a so - called protective Europe.
In
terms of color coordination (
as highlighted in this KISSmetrics graphic), this would
mean creating a visual structure consisting
of base analogous colors and contrasting them with accent complementary colors (or you can use tertiary colors):
He saw the moment
as a
means to build a mutually - beneficial partnership
of long
term investment and trade.
In Laloux's
terms, Zappos pre-Holacracy was a Green organization that operated with a traditional pyramid structure but focused on culture
as a
means of empowering employees.
Trudeau backs the Keystone pipeline
as «an extremely important initiative... in
terms of getting our raw resources to market,» which, in turn, could
mean good jobs for a greater number
of people.
In the House, former vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan (R - WI) took the gavel on the Ways and
Means Committee at the start
of this year, beginning a six - year
term as its chairman.
As a commercial diver, this was the end
of my career and I really struggled to try and come to
terms with what this
meant.
If you find yourself functioning in the world
of startups, in really any capacity, you're probably about
as sick and tired
as I am with the litany
of overused keywords and coined
terms such
as pivot, innovation and disruption — they've all but lost their luster and intended
meanings.
The CFO is also focused on the long -
term finances
of the company in
terms of forecasting
as well
as how the business might fund, say, an acquisition by borrowing or other
means.
Ranking highly for your search
terms can provide an immense amount
of traffic to your site, and this
means that SEO and link building (once they were proven to work) became heavily involved in spammy techniques that built
as many back links
as possible.
Even more so, Obama's leadership style in using the moment
as a springboard for his message forwards his longer
term agenda -
meaning as he leaves office at the end
of his
term, he's accomplished a lot
of the items in his leadership bucket list.
Which
means it has a strong financial incentive to reduce long -
term health costs (which it will likely inherit
as well), even at the cost
of laying out more money for screening and prevention up front.
«This might explain the awkward mistranslation
of the French President describing Malcolm Turnbull's wife
as delicious,» McKinnell said, attaching a picture
of the Google translation for the French word, «délicieux,» which can be interpreted
as «delightful» or «lovely» —
as well
as «delicious,» though it is unlikely Macron
meant it in the way that
term is traditionally used in English.
Luckily, we're already spending about
as much time browsing profiles on our phones
as we are on computers, according to comScore, and the
meaning is twofold: online dating will both continue to grow in
terms of popularity, and shrink
as a barrier to meeting people, ahem, offline.
This
means that the owners
of websites which allow the posting
of classified ads, such
as Craigslist, could face charges or prison
terms even if third parties misuse the service to promote prostitution.
This leads to your becoming known
as a specialist in your area
of expertise, which
means leveraging your personas can also help you stay relevant and employed long -
term.
As a measure
of profitability, investors will want to see that number improve if the efficiency gains
of going cloud are to
mean anything in
terms of improved margins.
While U.S. savings bonds have lost popularity
as a
means of long -
term savings due to the low interest rates they currently earn, some retirees have been holding on to bonds that were issued when rates were higher.
And when it comes to products like these, a gorgeous design
means everything in
terms of sales,
as Apple has taught us.
The label must include a statement explaining the
meaning of the
term natural (such
as «no artificial ingredients; minimally processed»).
Pretty much everyone took the move
as meaning just that, but Xi has now claimed he is «personally opposed» to life - long rule, and the
term - limit removal was more about aligning the post
of presidency with that
of top posts in the Communist Party, which Xi also holds, and which don't come with
term limits.
This is a good problem for a company to have,
as it typically
means there is an up - round financing, existing investors can help drive company - friendly
terms in the new round, and the investor syndicate increases in strength by virtue
of new capital (and — presumably — another helpful co-investor) in the deal.
Medium -
term risks are still elevated
as financial vulnerabilities, which have built up during the years
of accommodative policies, could
mean a bumpy road ahead and put growth at risk.
Achievement
of these goals was considered by the HRC
as very challenging, even aggressive, given the expected modest economic growth for 2007 for the financial services industry, the impact and duration
of the on - going flat / inverted yield curve (
meaning short -
term interest rates that are virtually equal to or exceed long -
term interest rates, thus lowering profit margins for financial services companies that borrow cash at short -
term rates and lend at long -
term rates), potentially higher credit losses, fewer available high - quality, high - yielding loans and investment opportunities, and a consumer shift from non-interest to interest - bearing deposits.
You may identify forward - looking statements by the use
of words such
as «believe,» «expect,» «plan,» «intend,» «anticipate,» «estimate,» «predict,» «potential,» «may,» «should,» «will» or other words or expressions
of similar
meaning, although not all forward - looking statements contain such
terms.
Putting Nelson Petz on DuPont's board struck many
of them
as a low - cost
means, with little downside risk,
of keeping DuPont «in play» and signaling the shareholders» desire for more spinoffs and less investment in long -
term capital projects, including research and development.
The plumbing company mentioned above could list «jobs»
as a negative keyword at the campaign level,
meaning that none
of the ads would be displayed for searches that include the
term.
Bond market geeks refer to this
as a «flattening
of the yield curve,»
meaning that shorter -
term interest rates rose while longer -
term interest rates fell.
A contrarian strategy
means the fund's managers view periods
of market volatility
as an opportunity to build positions that they think have good long -
term value potential.
On top
of that sometimes certain 3 or 4
term keywords will come up
as «rising», but no indications to why it is marked
as such,
meaning there is some data underneath it.
Most
of Oclaro's major customers are in long -
term contracts, which
means the company should be able to maintain its high margins even
as competitors begin to emerge.
What all
of this
means is that the Parkland gunman, in practical
terms, had the same rifle firepower
as an American grunt using a standard infantry rifle in the standard way.
Although we fundamentally disagree with this designation
as the token is not a coin in the literal
meaning of the
term and this is not an offering in the financial
meaning of the word, we have reluctantly decided to use the
term ICO in order to provide
as much clarity
as possible to persons interested in purchasing SPRK.
This
means we want to see the whole deal now coming together, including the
terms of our future deep and special partnership,
as I said in Florence.
These events still have value
as a
means of connecting with partners and generating buzz, but
as a
means of driving long -
term knowledge retention and behavior change, it's pretty terrible.
Lenders in America's $ 1.2 tn car - loan market are extending
terms for
as long
as eight years,
meaning they face a greater risk
of defaults and meagre...
IBR plans calculate your monthly payment
as a percentage
of your income but extend the
term of your loan, which
means you'll end up paying more overall in interest.
By pressing «Submit», «Accept» or «I Agree», ISO or User,
as the case may be, agrees: (i) that the Agreement and related documents shall be effective by electronic
means, (ii) to be bound by the
terms and conditions
of this Agreement and related documents, and (iii) that it has had the ability to print or otherwise store the Agreement and related documents.
As the review
of liquidity cycles suggests, wider «markets» in expected economic outcomes (which would
mean greater short -
term volatility) could promote long -
term financial stability.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May then unexpectedly announced elections to be held in June,
meaning the scheduled two years
of negotiations to determine the
terms of the United Kingdom's departure seemed unlikely to make much headway until after the results
of the UK vote — and probably the German elections
as well — were known.
As always, that
means doing the hard work
of imagining what the world will look like in five years and aligning ourselves with those long -
term consumer trends.»
The answer is that Fed policy is the primary factor driving the returns
of short -
term bonds,
meaning that they tend to hold up much better than long -
term debt when the Fed is expected to keep rates low
as was the case in 2013.
The sole determinant, in the near
term, and by near
term, I
mean by two or three years,
as to whether the uranium price goes up, is simply the pace
of Japanese reactor restarts.
Offering, operating, or participating in, any marketing or sales plan or program wherein a participant gives or agrees to give a valuable consideration in return (1) for the opportunity to receive compensation in return for inducing other persons to become participants in the plan or program, or (2) for the opportunity to receive something
of value when a person induced by the participant induces a new participant to give such valuable consideration, Provided, That the
term «compensation,»
as used in this paragraph only, does not
mean any payment based on actually consummated sales
of goods or services to persons who are not participants in the plan or program and who do not purchase such goods or services in order to participate in the plan or program.
Deutsche Bank builds long -
term relationships with clients by trading with them
as much
as possible, even if it
means losing on some trades, says Nick Pappas, co-head
of credit trading for North America at Deutsche Bank in New York.
In particular, in gold
terms silver is now almost
as cheap
as it was in early - 2003 (2 years into the most recent previous bull market), which
means that it is close to its lowest price
of the past 20 years.