Sentences with phrase «measuring the tone of»

Like the «limousine liberals» who gathered there on Park Avenue to sip wine, write cheques and discuss — in the measured tones of the New York Review of Books — the «race problem», Elgar is unprepared for the messy radicalism that greets and, even more significantly, that excludes him.

Let's not be suckered by the measured tone of his book.

Newton's piece does not, how you say, adhere to the traditional measured tones of academic discourse.

Not exact matches

In a panel discussion in Silicon Valley Saturday, however, Musk took a more measured tone on AI, encouraging members of the audience to think about how to prevent it from progressing along a potentially apocalyptic path.

Last year, a handful of spots hit on topics such as immigration and diversity but took measured tones aimed at appealing to a broad range of viewers, Taylor said.

In the October 2011 version of their paper entitled «Event Driven Trading and the «New News»», David Leinweber and Jacob Sisk examine the trading acumen of a model (set of filters) trained to exploit Thomson Reuters News Analytics metadata (sentiment tone, stock relevance and novelty as measured by link counts).

In measured tones, tell the public that liquidity is no issue, and that you are more than capable of meeting all obligations.

If you can not write in prose that has some measure of wit, best not to try at all... read some Shakespeare... he was a master of using the written word to express a wide variety of emotion and tone.

Measure 13 toned down the rhetoric of its predecessor, but its intent was roughly the same.

They found also that such qualitative forms as musical tones correlate with quantitative measures and can be expressed as functions of mathematical laws.

In balanced and measured tones, Sanchez persuasively refutes the allegations of the critics of Pius who have accused him of moral cowardice and «silence» in the face of growing Nazi atrocities.

Take that downright honest character, add a generous portion of Parent's wizard goaltending, plus a good measure of Captain Bobby Clarke's fanatical desire, have it rise to special occasions with Rick MacLeish's inspired play, season with a few sprigs of Kate Smith's golden tones, pour it all into Shero's disciplined system — and you have your basic Stanley Cup champion.

While I am not prone to writing in the somewhat snarky and definitly sarcastic tone Wise employed in his Tuesday column, and although he seemed to mostly align himself with the group at Aspen - led by Dr. Bob Cantu - that views football as too dangerous to be played before the age of 14 (a position with which I respectfully disagree), I did find myself agreeing with what seemed to be his main point: that whatever measures are instituted to protect player safety will get us nowhere if the culture on NFL fields (and by extension, the high school, middle school, and youth gridiron) doesn't change.

Once born, your little one suddenly found himself in a disconcerting world of hushed tones and measured steps.

The two - toned mat measures 48 x 24 x 2 inches and is completely sealed and waterproof for years of safe use.

Scientists measured brain activity and noted a tightening of the eyelids just after the babies heard the musical tone.

«How we do this is going to set the tone for how we govern and how we govern is going to be the real measure of what this is worth.»

The Sun reports that senior government sources said Fox was among a host of Brexiteers who will be rewarded for their «measured tone» during the campaign so far.

The posters earned their most stinging rebuke from Cardinal Vincent Nichols, leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, who avoided mentioning Ukip by name but urged politicians to stick to a more measured tone when discussing immigration.

Right now, it is clear that far from embracing a transparent White House administration and striking a conciliatory tone with the free press of the world, Donald Trump is doubling down on his attacks and is taking punitive measures against what he considers to be a hostile actor in the 2017 United States of America.

Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski, who is part of Silver's conference, took a more measured tone.

The new NIST method measures patterns in how this tone changes over time in relation to the strength of the vibrations.

The team analysed the activity of the participants» cardiac vagal tone — a measure of how strongly the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) influences the heart.

Furthermore, the fundamental frequency of male wing beats have been measured at 500 to 900 Hz, far lower than the high - pitched tone emitted by Fugue FM.

To measure implicit attitude, each spouse was asked to indicate as quickly as possible the emotional tone of positive and negative words after quickly glimpsing a series of faces, which included their partner's face.

The CDC's rebuttal, measured in tone, recounts the center's accomplishments in training field epidemiologists, working with ministries of health in many countries, and helping countries combat health emergencies.

Some people who have no shortness of breath may wonder whether they should take measures anyway to tone their breathing apparatus.

During the study, a single electrode measured activity in a single frog neuron while the researchers used a computer to generate various parts of frog calls — from a complete call down to a single short sound or tone from the call.

The chairperson of the full Senate committee on government oversight, Senator James Lankford (R — OK), took a slightly more measured tone in critiquing current practices at federal research agencies.

«Although the deal lists possible mitigation measures, the lack of an action plan for their development and the tone of discussions at the IMO does not give much confidence that measures will be adopted soon.»

(D) On Day 3 the amount of time freezing in response to the tone is measured as emotional memory.

The read - out that is measured in contextual and cued fear conditioning is a freezing response that occurs following the pairing of an unconditioned stimulus (US), such as a foot shock, with a conditioned stimulus (CS), such as a particular context or cue (tone)[15 — 17].

The readout that is measured in contextual and cued fear conditioning is a freezing response that occurs following the pairing of an unconditioned stimulus such as a foot shock, with a conditioned stimulus such as a particular context or cue (tone).

pd: After 4 weeks of doing the routine of our guide for the mesomorph body type I notice my thigs and knee are more toned and smaller, I measure them and they are reducing their size, but I never measured my calves (which has always been a problem to me), so I'm trying to find out what type of excercises I have to avoid (e.g. as you said, jumping)

Abs and arms are surely toned, and though they look firmer, they are not bigger (I measured) My legs though... in terms of sizes, they actually have lost a couple of cm, but I don't «see» this results.

It lowers your cortisol levels, increases lean body mass, and improves vagal tone as measured via heart rate variability, as well as raises DHA and vitamin D levels, both of which are good for the skin and the mind.

The epilogue of Good Calories, Bad Calories, he let me express a little bit of my disappointment, but even then it was in very measured tones.

In case you're wearing a considerable measure of dark or dull tones, a lighter - hued boot gives some differentiation and mellows your look, while keeping up it's restless vibe as you look so hot in such a combination.

Hair that falls past the shoulders in a searing tone looks exquisite with simply the perfect measure of layering and side cleared bangs, this sum ups to a perfect hairstyle.

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This textured gold tone ring measures at a ring size 4 while the top of the snake motif measures 0.81» long by 0.19» wide.

Where the film excels, however, is director William Wyler's measured tone, which accepts the story's focus — of gradual changes and carnage on the home front — and uses lengthy sequences emphasizing actor reactions.

It's his measured hand with tone that's really noteworthy, never over-reaching with each twist of the plot, keeping the tension on a simmer, and even when things boil over, «10 Cloverfield Lane» gets feverishly exciting but not hysterical.

As a host, Kimmel struck a careful, appropriately measured tone, delivering a modest monologue that was at turns biting and earnest, a balance familiar to recent viewers of Kimmel's talk show, which has taken a more sincere direction in the Trump era.

Director Andy Muschietti nails the tone of Stephen King's seminal 1986 novel, delivering heart, humor, and horror in equal measure.

In measured tones not usually associated with the actor, Samuel L Jackson assumes Baldwin's vocal cadence and recites key passages from the author's decades - old work that, as with much of Peck's film, offer a clarity of voice that speaks directly to the America of today.

Though less dense on extras compared to previous Studio Classics editions, the commentary track by Richard Schickel is above - average for the historian, giving listeners a good overview of Power's career, with generous attention to the equally delightful actors that contribute a good measure of humour to the film's otherwise action - oriented tone.

«I don't think suspension rates are a good way to measure a school tone,» said the principal, who argued that the surveys the city currently distributes to teachers, parents, and students are a more accurate measure of school culture.

Just the simple measure of adding soft - touch materials and a two - tone color treatment makes the RAV4 a far more enjoyable experience for us.

You can almost envision whatever vehicle we're talking about in grainy, sepia - toned footage with the occasional photo of Lenin and a ballistic missile parade thrown in for good measure.