Sentences with phrase «means performing an act»

And even more fundamentally, if we are bearers of inviolable dignity and a basic right to life in virtue of our humanity, and not in virtue of accidental qualities such as age, or size, or stage of development or condition of dependency --- if, in other words, we believe in the fundamental equality of human beings --- how can a right to abortion (where «abortion» means performing an act whose purpose is to cause fetal death) be defended at all?

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Of course, you notably worded it as «won't let us catch them», when what is really meant by calling the terrorists cowards is how they hide amongst civilians, perform heinous acts of terrorism against civilians and then run off and hide in tunnels, houses, caves, etc, forever afraid to show their faces.

On the basis of an argument that partially parallels my own up to this point, Boers concludes that in this passage «acts that are as such non-Christian, even though performed by Christians — they were not done in the name of Christ — are used to interpret the meaning of the confession of Christ» (6:72).

In every act of prayer, we express our belief that God created the world with love and purpose, that we, at times, feel hopeless and lost, and that God illustrates what it means to perform deeds of justice and righteousness in the world.

By his faith he determines the meaning he will give to life as a whole, thus creating a framework of value and expectation (that is, of love and hope) in the spirit and power of which all particular acts of freedom are performed.

Every police officer knows that criminal acts could happen iff these three factors exists: criminal mind, means to perform it and an opportunity.

Does «submission» mean that a woman must perform sex acts she doesn't like in order to please her husband?

If I feel that I ought to do something, that means that my sense of obligation attaches to my idea of myself as performing that act.

It's about the spirit of the words and the deeds and rituals Jesus performed when he became the Christ: meaning living and acting as a way shower of Gods Kingdom right here on earth.

I hope he acts an shows the players that don't perform that he means business and benches the players that don't perform like he did to Szczesny.

«Booby - trap» means any device or material which is designed, constructed or adapted to kill or injure, and which functions unexpectedly when a person disturbs or approaches an apparently harmless object or performs an apparently safe act.

Whereas the Federal Advisory Committee Act regards advisory committees to be a «useful and beneficial means of furnishing expert advice, ideas, and diverse opinions to the federal government» and requires advisory committees to be «fairly balanced in terms of points of view represented and like functions to be performed,» and

Andy Serkis performs Gollum, meaning he acted out the part and was later digitally painted over.

It's already been confirmed, that Wii U is indeed more powerful than the PS3 & 360, also Wii U's GPU has the ability to act and perform the same functions as a CPU, so that means the GPU can take alot of slack off of the Wii U's CPU, and that's what's going to make it possible for Wii U to keep up with the PS4 and next Xbox, it's called a Memory Intensified design, and it's a unique and very clever design of hardware by Nintendo, Wii U has a bit more power under it's hood than you think, just wait till 3rd partys start to master Wii U's hardware, I see good games on Wii U's horizon.

Many of the girls seemed aware that sending a sexually explicit message or being filmed performing a sex act meant there was a likelihood that this would be widely circulated.

A dramatic work which may include any accompanying music is one that portrays a story by means of dialogue or acting and that is intended to be performed.

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Title II and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act states: «A service animal means any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability.»

Title II and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act states: «A service animal means any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks...

Act V was actually called «The Interruption,» because the performers were slated to stop performing and the artist to come up on stage and muse about meaning and ownership.

This group exhibition features artists who consider how time is shaped and made visible through performed acts, unique measuring systems, and other uncommon means.

Even the act I?m performing now, writing about art, let?s me get into the picture, become a collaborator with its meaning, to be owned by it as something that perplexes or engages me, to own it by making my own meanings for it, even those hewn out of simple biography.

The term employment means any service or labor performed by an employee for an employer within the United States, including service or labor performed on a vessel or aircraft that has arrived in the United States and has been inspected, or otherwise included within the provisions of the Anti-Reflagging Act codified at 46 U.S.C. 8704, but not including duties performed by nonimmigrant crewmen defined in sections 101 (a)(10) and (a)(15)(D) of the Act.

Reading the constitutional text in light of this established legal understanding, we conclude that the President need not personally perform the physical act of affixing his signature to a bill to sign it within the meaning of Article I, Section 7.

This decision reflects the provisions of the Divorce Act, which states (s. 15.2 (4)-RRB- that the court in considering a spousal support award shall take into consideration the condition, means, needs and other circumstances of each spouse, including the length of time the spouses cohabited; the functions performed by each spouse in the relationship; and any order, agreement or arrangement relating to support of either spouse.

Before the implementation of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1989, many justices of the peace worked part - time and were paid on a fee - for - service basis meaning they were paid a separate and discrete amount for each service they performed, but otherwise received no remuneration as a justice of the peace.The new legislation contemplated justices of the peace working in full - time, salaried positions.

The networks say the technology was meant to evade the Copyright Act, which gives copyright holders the exclusive right to «perform the copyrighted work publicly.»

(1) For the purposes of this Act, «copyright», in relation to a work, means the sole right to produce or reproduce the work or any substantial part thereof in any material form whatever, to perform the work or any substantial part thereof in public or, if the work is unpublished, to publish the work or any substantial part thereof, and includes the sole right...

What this means is that parties must act in good faith not only in performing a contract, but also when they negotiate or terminate it.

This means that nursing homes, their employees, owners, and others associated with these facilities must always act in a reasonable manner and comply with the standard of care for the tasks they perform or risk violating that standard.

The (primary) interesting consequence — from a vendor's standpoint — of having an obligation classified as an obligation of means is that the debtor will be deemed to have duly and fully performed its obligation as long as it can show that it acted prudently and diligently and used all reasonable means so as to endeavour to achieve the intended result, regardless of whether or not the result was actually achieved after all.

[18] Section 15.2 (4) of the Divorce Act further provides that the court must, in its analysis of a claim for spousal support, consider the condition, means, needs, and other circumstances of each spouse, including the length of time the spouses cohabited and the functions performed by each spouse during cohabitation.

Most functional resume templates are expected to be able to perform certain acts for their users, being that they are meant to be aids for writing resumes in the first place.

Let your significant other know how much he means to you by performing acts of kindness on a regular basis.

(4) «Depository» means the central governmental depository established pursuant to s. 61.181, created by special act of the Legislature or other entity established before June 1, 1985, to perform depository functions and to receive, record, report, disburse, monitor, and otherwise handle alimony and child support payments not otherwise required to be processed by the State Disbursement Unit.

This means using positive role models to inspire altruistic behavior and providing opportunities at every grade level to perform acts of school and community service.

Future act provisions: The absolute protection of future acts on native title land means that native - title holders do not have any meaningful right to participate in the decision of whether the act will be performed.

Acting without a license; cease and desist order; judicial review; effect of Code section on other remedies (a) Any person who, directly or indirectly, with the intention or upon the promise of receiving any valuable consideration, offers, attempts, or agrees to perform, or performs, any single act defined in paragraph (2) of Code Section 43 -40-1, whether as a part of a transaction or as an entire transaction, shall be deemed a licensee within the meaning of this chapter.