Sentences with phrase «modern society in general»

This, coupled with the litigious nature of modern society in general, means that taking precautions that lessen risk factors for those visiting or working at a business site is not only prudent — it's mission critical.

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The scholars who study Islamic culture today point out that the chief factors which have influenced contemporary Arab Muslim society are: the Western ideas which penetrated Arab society through education and increased contact with the West, socialist concepts which have spread throughout the world, communist doctrines which challenge religion in general, the expansion of university education, the admission of Muslim women to higher education, the study of ancient and modern philosophy in the universities, and the modern Muslim movements which have been so influential.

While the general position seems more reminiscent of the «organic mechanism» of Science and the Modern World, Russell's discussion of minds and the entities of physics bears an interesting resemblance to the more technical Whiteheadian discussion of personally ordered societies and corpuscular societies of actual occasions in Process and Reality.

His analogy is functionalist: physical inheritance in prehension functions like the general populace which predominates in a tradition - rooted society; the novelty of the conceptual pole of a prehension plays the same role as the originative activities of the «fortunate classes», the middle class entrepreneurs, who predominate in modern society.

The technology of modern medicine, oriented to treating gross pathology and trauma by surgery, powerful drugs, and space - age technology, has little to do with either the degree of wellness of individuals or the general level of wellness in society.

But also quite general problems of human society, such as marriage rules and incest, or even the organization of nature and the universe, may be the subject of [myths];... it is only philosophical interest, both ancient and modern, that tends to isolate the myths of origin and cosmogony, which in their proper setting usually have some practical reference to the institutions of a city or a clan.

The issue of insulting Wenger or any other person is just a symptom of the general decadence in the modern society almost globally.

The way that our society interacts together is a good indicator of the general upbringing that people receive in this modern day, and teaching pro-social behaviors is becoming increasingly important.

I would agree, it seems to me that employment is likely to lower the chances of poverty and crime, and modern western societies have placed a lot of value on being employed (or working in general, as in being self - employed or even owning and running a business - but most people still work regular old jobs).

Due to altered postures as a result of sedentary lifestyle, uniplanar single joint exercise routines, and general lack of dynamic environmental challenges so common in our modern convenience based society, the platforms are no longer ideal.

Kirkus says, «Franzen can get a bit schoolmarmish and crotchety in his caviling against the horrors of modern society, and he perhaps overestimates the appeal of avian trivia to the general reader, but anyone with an interest in the continued relevance of literature and in engaging with the world in a considered way will find much here to savor.

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His sculptures and installation tableaux pushed boundaries and made criticisms of contemporary society, touching upon race and gender relations, media, war commentary, and in general, a dissatisfaction with the modern condition.

Modern Asian art in general is becoming increasingly trendy in America; venues like the Seattle Art Museum have voiced commitment to including more of modern Asia, and this fall the Asia Society will hold its second annual Asian Contemporary ArtModern Asian art in general is becoming increasingly trendy in America; venues like the Seattle Art Museum have voiced commitment to including more of modern Asia, and this fall the Asia Society will hold its second annual Asian Contemporary Artmodern Asia, and this fall the Asia Society will hold its second annual Asian Contemporary Art Week.

70 While the principles of fairness and flexibility have informed the modern approach to the application of proprietary estoppel, as adopted by this Court in its jurisprudence (see Idle - O Apartments Inc. v. Charlyn Investments Ltd., 2014 BCCA 451 (B.C. C.A.) at para. 49; Sabey v. von Hopffgarten Estate, 2014 BCCA 360 (B.C. C.A.); Scholz v. Scholz, 2013 BCCA 309 (B.C. C.A.) at para. 31; Sykes v. Rosebery Parklands Development Society, 2011 BCCA 15 (B.C. C.A.) at paras. 44 - 46; Erickson v. Jones, 2008 BCCA 379 (B.C. C.A.) at paras. 52 - 57; Trethewey - Edge Dyking (District) v. Coniagas Ranches Ltd. [2003 CarswellBC 657 (B.C. C.A.)-RSB- at paras. 64 - 73; Zelmer v. Victor Projects Ltd. (1997), 34 B.C.L.R. (3d) 125 (B.C. C.A.) at paras. 36 - 37), there remains a necessary balancing between an overly broad application of the doctrine under the general guise of «unfairness» and an overly narrow application of the doctrine that places excessive weight on the technical requirements of the doctrine.

Case law outlines the diminishing relevance of the laws of champerty and maintenance to modern society in the Bahamas, notably (1) Massai Aviation Services (2) Aerostar Limited v (1) Attorney General (2) Bahamasair Holdings Limited [2007] UKPC 12.

Without apparent irony, the opening sentence of the Opinion of the Advocate General in the well - publicised case of Kaltoft v the Municipality of Billund C354 / 13, 17 July 2014, notes that «obesity is a growing problem in modern society».