Sentences with phrase «mere act of»

For example, the mere act of a doctor spending extra time with a patient appears to reduce the likelihood of malpractice lawsuits irrespective of outcome.

The mere act of admission requires us to act or deny the existence of behaviors, thoughts or situations that are causing discomfort.

According to Google, the Android powered smartwatches that are part of the programme will go «well beyond the mere act of just telling you the time».

Even if you could figure exactly when it would happen, the mere act of knowing would alter trading patterns and thereby change the date.

The mere act of opening a file and immediately saving it can change it (due to the editor internal conversions, failures).

Korte said that the mere act of moving to the U.S. sets apart a lot of founders in his mind, a sentiment that McLoughlin echoed.

Currently, the mere act of integrating bitcoin is an impeccable marketing strategy.

The mere act of trying to exclude them may invalidate the entire disclaimer and / or leave you liable to prosecution for deceptive and misleading conduct.

In Kamboj v Kamboj, the Court found that the mere act of abandoning a vehicle and discarding a jacket and hat by the river was not sufficient evidence to conclude that the missing person committed suicide.

The mere act of trying to exclude them may...

I would qualify this final statement with the opinion that the mere act of providing a binding interpretation of EU law on the basis of the questions asked to it by the District Court would not in itself be to err, which is all that the Court «has been asked to [do]» at this stage.

The mere act of DECIDING that you have an absence of belief, means that you DO NOT BELIEVE, and thus must prove why you don't believe.

The new work focused on the driving force of emotions, matter and the mere act of painting.

The mere act of having an opinion locates the audience within a binary structure and forces them to consider if they are for or against the construct.

Duchamp distinguished his «readymades» from other «found objects» by stating that, whereas «found objects» are chosen for their interesting aesthetic qualities, «readymades» are mass - produced objects transformed into art by the artist's mere act of selection - thus no exercise of taste is required or implied.

This self - effacement was no mere act of modesty; it doubled as a subtle send - up of the overly large wall labels.

[31] Daniel Ogilivie has expressed how Judith Butler's concept of which»... the mere act of «doing», of casting the object, that expresses the gender and it is not any anthropomorphic association in the artwork itself,» creates the feminine within Whiteread's work.

Eventually, I got to the point in which the mere act of pressing the print button caused anxiety.

That is how much I enjoyed the mere act of getting from point A to point B.

In an era where games so callously reward you simply for investing time, or shoehorn so - called RPG mechanics in order to feel like the mere act of playing is not enough to hold your interest, Steamworld Dig instead has a positive feedback loop where everything you do is there simply to reinforce that pick, pick, pick.

However, the mere act of getting around is a detriment to the experience.

With the exception of the smaller, elephant - sized colossi, the mere act of looking at them was already enough to wow me for a few moments before remembering I had to actually kill the things and not contemplate at them.

TowerFall had sublimely tight controls that made the mere act of moving around a joy, but it was a multiplayer game.

Sacred 3 isn't a good co-op game, it's merely an okay one that believes the success to co-op is the mere act of having co-op.

Studies have shown that the mere act of watching your pet play or do something cute can lower your blood pressure!

«The mere act of bathing can do wonders for the skin by removing pests and cleansing the skin surfaces of oils that serve as bacteria.»

The good news is that the mere act of traveling to the retreat could, in some cases, give people the nudge they need to be able to go away again.

Debt consolidation is the mere act of taking all unsecured debt and merging it into one concise monthly bill — at significantly lower rates.

[And frankly, even simpler stuff works — if you use a checklist, for example (whether it's medical, or for investing), the mere act of printing it out, forcing yourself to read aloud each step & actually ticking them off, will actually guarantee greater value & compliance!].

If you have chequing, savings and loan accounts all over the place, chances are you will benefit from the mere act of consolidating all your accounts in one place.

Before you ever open a new account, the mere act of applying for it affects your score.

Of course, since life is unpredictable, you'll probably need to change at least some of your deadlines, but the mere act of setting them will motivate you to finish writing the book.

The BMW 1M is that rare car in which the mere act of driving engenders such a feeling of delight that you become completely immersed in steering, shifting, accelerating, and braking.

Charter schools, for instance, often require more parental involvement, which is difficult for many working parents, and the mere act of placing their child in a charter school means they're inherently more active in their child's education.

Teachers have noted that children will reference the place on the wall where a graphic organizer for a specific skill used to be, noting that the mere act of remembering where the visual prompt was on the wall helps them remember the CONTENT of the prompt!

Researchers have also found positive effects behind the mere act of notifying schools in need of improvement that they faced the potential of sanctions.

Linked to the above point is arguably the most compelling form of engagement: the mere act of attendance.

The mere act of putting words to a page is a powerful method for self - reflection and learning.

The mere act of laugh releases chemicals into our blood stream that reduce stress and anxiety.

Bettering oneself through the mere act of watching.

Some, of course, will object on principle to the mere act of turning events such as the Iraq War and the 9/11 attacks — two of Greengrass's previous subjects — into pulse - pounding thrills in the first place, arguing that he's exploiting real - world trauma for the sake of shallow entertainment.

Tully makes everything better, helps Marlo rediscover her inner ambitions, and in the mere act of letting her sleep — Tully gives her the ability to «see colours again.»

Seemingly aware that the mere act of killing zombies is hardly enough to capture anyone's attention nowadays, lead writer / directors Sean Vanaman and Jake Rodkin have smartly focused the game on the human story of the zombie apocalypse.

But stick through to the end, and the dynamics between the two principal characters reveal something so psychologically tangled that the mere act of cutting toast can feel like an explosion.

Well, the mere act of being born into a world where resources are limited is a crime within itself.

Beyond that, even though the public's general awareness of trans rights has grown, the mere act of going outside can be harrowing.

But the mere act of bringing it back creates problems the original never had to deal with.

A certain breed of teen horror thrives on the ease with which skittish young viewers can recreate its rituals in the comfort of their own home: Bernard Rose's Candyman, with its famous fiend - baiting chant in front of the mirror, and the mere act of falling asleep in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street, are both perfect cases in point.

As is oft - noted, cinema remains the art form most closely tied to industry, so the mere act of assembling $ 50 million in financing for a piece of this nature certainly represents no easy task — it's an art in itself.

Studies have shown that the mere act of walking through nature reduces the stress hormone cortisol.