The phrase
"modern equivalent" means something that is similar to something from the past, but is made or adapted to fit with the present times.
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Setting the system in motion again, whether with the original species or
with modern equivalents, is a boon for biodiversity.
Miller's gewgaws can be seen
as modern equivalents to Warhol's dollar - sign paintings and Daniel Buren's stripes — fetishes that have no inherent value in themselves but that externalize unconsciousness, destabilize our relationship to art, and are vivid symbols for their own status as placeholders for the rich.
While the genetic make - up of the Near East has changed completely over the last few thousand years, the
closest modern equivalents to these Neolithic migrants are Sardinians, probably because Sardinia is an isolated island, says Jones.
The Reaping stars Hilary Swank and is, perhaps, the
more modern equivalent of the kind of horrorflick you would have had at a grindhouse, sans body parts flying around the screen.
Religious discourse is, of course, replete with such stories — from the biblical stories of Jacob, Joseph, Jesus, and Paul, to
modern equivalents about religious converts, to such fictionalized variants as Luke Skywalker and Indiana Jones.
A word which some lexicographer has marked obsolete is ever thereafter an object of dread and loathing to the fool writer, but if it is a good word and has no
exact modern equivalent equally good, it is good enough for the good writer.
Do you think postmodernism art institutions still evoke a hierarchy of painting genres
where modern equivalents to history painting gets the most attention?
That doesn't mean that there are
n't modern equivalents that are vastly superior, though, in terms of efficiency, productivity, and quality of work.
However, developments in technology mean that
modern equivalents of Leavitt's painstaking measurements have been massively expanded.
The
more modern equivalent to MPlayer is GameSpy, the online gaming service that was responsible for running online matchmaking for a number of popular games like the Star Wars Battlefront series and Halo: Combat Evolved for PC.
You want your brand to be
the modern equivalent of a maker's mark: a symbol of something of value and of use.
It is
the modern equivalent of building pyramids.
Anyone who isn't a «true believer» is vigorously excommunicated from polite society and they are labeled a «racist» which is
the modern equivalent of the label «heretic.»
Isn't slapping cheese on ground beef
the modern equivalent to boiling goats in their own milk?
As regards earth worship, Al Gore's «carbon offset credits» are merely
the modern equivalent of the 15th century Catholic indulgences.
«A very good case can be made that the homosexual is
the modern equivalent of the leper,» he added.
Opium, like
its modern equivalent heroin, produced a temporary pleasure that ends in nausea and self destruction.
And since
the modern equivalent of a Levitical priest is a pastor, it is often argued that the tithes should go to support the work of the pastor, or at least the ministry of the church.
As to
the modern equivalent, it would not be the church building, that is for sure.
Calling for «
a modern equivalent of Jubilee,» signers of a proposal fundamentally to revise the property tax structure petitioned the endorsement of the 1984 General Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Instead, since their «tithe» was supporting their theocratic government,
the modern equivalent is how we pay taxes to support the functions of our own government.
People who argue this, however, fail to recognize that when Moses wrote these laws, they were operating as a Theocracy, and the vast majority of these «tithes» were
the modern equivalent of taxes.
We must differentiate between the values and concerns of the Kingdom of God and
the modern equivalents of Christendom, such as the world market which propagates its own values based on greed and the logic of world economics.
There are also stories in culture that paint a bleak picture of humanity, and which clearly illustrate the need for God and his grace;
the modern equivalent perhaps of that Athenian altar.
The cautionary voices warning us of these are
the modern equivalent of the ancient prophets.
If I was King... When we go to war I'd require 10 % (selected randomly regardless of age or gender) of the U.S. Congress to go to the front lines — or
the modern equivalent.
Maybe
a modern equivalent here in the United States would be if a prominent pastor asked Major Nidal Malik Hasan to join his church staff.
A modern equivalent might be «Right!»
When Moses wrote these laws, they were operating as a Theocracy, and the vast majority of these «tithes» were
the modern equivalent of taxes.
It's
the modern equivalent of snake oil.
The reason is Islam can only survive where it remains in control otherwise the failed system of Sharia which has
a modern equivalent of Communism can not allow democratic priniciples to work.
Or
the modern equivalents too innumerable to mention?
Such sites are
the modern equivalent — no matter what the geography — of the foreign missionary movement of the previous century.
What are
the modern equivalents of the philosophies of the ancient world and the Christian faith of our fathers?
Turns out we love persuasive food marketing that makes us feel fancy and like we're in a sexy mystery TV show like Murder She Wrote or
some modern equivalent... when really we're just making a grilled cheese.
A modern equivalent would be cornmeal or masa mixed with water and ground red chiles to the consistency of a milkshake.
They can't, or refuse, to go out and get
the modern equivalent of CC Sabathia.
That is
the modern equivalent!
You could say Walcott is
the modern equivalent (in terms of role) of Ljungberg and perhaps Santi or Ozil the Pires equivalent.