Sentences with phrase «more subtle point»

A more subtle point is the information conveyed to a potential reader by the content of an index.

Even if on publication we discover that Salby is making a more subtle point than something that «could revolutionize AGW science», hyping it now as such will have been an embarrassment.

Now to the more subtle point.

Still, these scenes make a more subtle point: It takes more than reporters and gumption to defend the First Amendment.

But the three members — Thomson, Douglas Hurd and Brenda Dean — appear to have focused, by March 2000, on the more subtle point of his being «non-domicile».

But these assertions miss completely the more subtle point that Tinder, Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, makes in this interesting, though uneven, book.

Monsignor Williams raises a more subtle point.

In many more subtle points of decision, ethical considerations must out weigh dollars.

While the film and the memoir have been given the unfair label of being ONLY ABOUT «slavery is bad» (as if that fact alone would not be worthy) many of the more subtle points have been ignored, but is best summed up this way, «It is notable not only for its lucid description of plantation life, with detailed passages on the methods by which cotton and sugarcane were harvested and processed, and how slaves were fed, housed and punished, but also for the author's evenhanded treatment of his subject: although he denounces slavery as an institution, Northup expresses his gratitude to the masters who treated him with gentleness and generosity, and shows a surprising ability to forgive even the most unimaginable cruelties.»

Not exact matches

The point of looking at many case studies and examples is to find the patterns (some patterns are obvious and others are more subtle).

Even the greatest statement of the early Enlightenment's tradition of toleration, John Locke's 1689 «Letter Concerning Toleration,» which is much more subtle on this point, draws a distinction that's relevant today.

It is a strange picture that we are given of Jesus during these first days in the temple: arguing freely with Sadducees, scribes, and Pharisees; parrying more or less subtle attempts to lure him into statements that could be used against him; answering sincere questions and approving good answers to his own questions; pronouncing fiery invectives against influential teachers who opposed him; lamenting the failure of Jerusalem to respond to his challenge; and then calmly pointing out to his disciples the tiny but sacrificial offering of a poor widow.

The rule of the greatest good for the greatest number, for example, has a certain practical validity, but it implies that the greater good can be arrived at by addition whereas our principle points to the fact that the real good involves qualitative transformation of the order of life into a more subtle and complete mutual participation.

Joe still managed several excuses for leaping cries of, «Hook»em Horns,» but mainly he occupied himself with pointing out to David Alter some of the more subtle, polished tactics of Darrell Royal's second - and third - teamers.

There are ways to get your point across in more subtle and powerful ways, which do not require you to get angry in a way that is upsetting to you and potentially off - putting to others.

Subtle behavioral changes, such as hiding away for long periods of time, as well as more obvious changes, such as over-grooming to the point of losing fur, are all potential signs of stress in pet cats.

For the follow - up study, outcomes were assessed at 4 years, a time point when any subtle effects on development should have emerged and can be more reliably assessed.

«As the authors point out, parasitoid venoms act in a much subtler, more fine - tuned manner than the better known predatory or defensive venoms of things like snakes, spiders or cone shells.»

The team also had to account for any drift by the bodies in the absence of a fixed reference point, a process that Ghez describes as «more subtle than I could have ever imagined.»

Although you may start your bodybuilding career with a physique that, when maintaining, tends to store more fat and less muscle than you'd prefer, the more times you alternate between periods of subtle deficit and surplus, the more you will move the «set point» towards a physique that is leaner and carries more muscle at your body's preferred weight.

I actually picked this up in an oversized fit for wearing over more fitted pieces to work with different shapes and love how it looks with this lace dress, I think the colour of this denim jacket was the main focal point for adding it to my wardrobe as it's a subtle pink that works great for summer against more neutral tones to add some character to my outfits.

A man with this much ego would never say something so obvious and direct because he's already made his point with the subtler, cutting excuse that some are more equal than others.

On the other hand, you can point out that not only was the unstoppable action hero of «Mad Max» played by Charlize Theron, but also that the Oscar nominators went out of their way to include more thoughtful and even sensitive films that depended on subtler emotions and more nuanced relationships for their impact.

I'm also done with Onion News Empire, a cable news workplace comedy that earned credit for casting Jeffrey Tambor and finessing a subtle Larry Sanders Show laugh line, but lost many more points for faux - edgy jokes about pedophiles, rape, and suicide bombers.

There's a subtle blast of righteous anger in this pointed drama, which finds present - day relevance in a true story that's more than 30 years old.

In the broadest terms, Crimson Peak could be pretty comfortably described as a more visually sumptuous but significantly less subtle Penny Dreadful (indeed, if it turns out that Eva Green was at some point in the running for Chastain's role, it would be far from surprising).

As for the roots of Catherine's madness, I won't say they are MacGuffins, but the loss of her father and end of a romance are clearly little more than starting points for something much more subtle and far more interesting.

Yet another study pointed out a more subtle problem with the idea that growth in human capital is a major force behind economic growth.

That same Gartner report points out that many companies ignore the «more subtle and more important game design elements, such as balancing competition and collaboration, or defining a meaningful game economy.»

After a fascinating tour, our basic knowledge of the amber nectar was raised to a point where we were able to not only understand the method of production (which, to my surprise, includes the use of recycled bourbon casks), but more importantly, we knew what subtle flavors to detect while drinking a single - malt Scotch.

But then then the CLS is a more subtle car in just about every way, and that might be part of its point.

This was partly due to laziness but more so because I didn't actually understand the subtle points the book was trying to make.»

I am talking about more subtle and sophisticated figures of speech which we may not even recognize as figures at all (until they are pointed out to us), but their use gives stories a charm and freshness that stands up to repeated readings.

In a way that you must have felt is clever and subtled l (it wasn't) you called me a hypocrite because I am stating that one medium (I assume your pet medium) is not more eco-friendly; I am calling your out for arguing in bad faith (or worse, someone who didn't bother to read a few short paragraphs before making a needlealss point).

The extra screen sharpness is a subtle but important upgrade in a product category that's reached a maturation point and isn't seeing much in the way of major advancements as more people do their reading on their phones and tablets.

These are some of the more subtle things you need to learn about when drawing in your levels... especially shorter - term levels; that inside bar breakdown point held as a resistance, and often inside bar breakout points will act as support or resistance, even if it's just for the short - term.

Eagles Point Overlook: In 2014, the overlook at Eagles Point was replaced with a more subtle and setback viewpoint along the trail.

Without giving away to much, there are very obvious nods to series veterans, like Leon Kennedy and Jill Valentine, and more subtle auditory points to the newest title, Resident Evil 7.

Where once the two stood side by side — then rivals, as almost identical JRPG adventures — there are now two very different schools of thought behind them — while the FF team attempts to reinvent the genre in the wake of a boom in the popularity of Western RPGs (almost to the point of leaving RPGdom behind altogether), the DQ team embraces its heritage, choosing instead to innovate on far more subtle levels and keeping its presence on consoles where content is not dictated or hamstrung by potential financial or time investments.

At one point as I tried to get more information about a floor sculpture that resampled broken glass, and a set of blue paintings with some subtle white abstract elements on them, the gallery director couldn't even tell me about the work.

Ligon draws important visual and thematic comparisons between the subtle shades of blue and black used in Ofili's Blue Devils (2014) and the «mood indigo» of the installation Concerto in Black and Blue (2002) by David Hammons — helping to further contextualize and integrate his artworks into a timeline of contemporary - art reference points with which U.S. and wider international audiences might be more familiar (87).

It could as easily have been The Road to Paris, but in that subtle shift, made the important point that what is being created is a long - term process more than some grand outcome.

But we've developed these capacities far faster than we've figured out how to respond to them — both in filtering information that, while scary or sexy, distracts from more meaningful, but subtle, trends, and developing the discipline to recognize human traits that cause us to ignore important, but less flamboyant, clues pointing to a promising path of least regret.

The subtle but important point, that Gavin is explicit about, is that this doesn't necessarily «prove» that the model is «right», or more precisely, we have to be careful in evaluating the confidence interval that the performance to date establishes.

David Victor, the University of California, San Diego, political science professor and author of «Global Warming Gridlock,» noted some subtler aspects of the announcement that point to ever more efficient coal use in China, but also unrelenting growth in coal use — and carbon dioxide emissions.

The remaining and more subtle issue is whether these three facilities can replace Indian Point and not jeopardize other environmental goals.

My point is much more subtle, too subtle for your limited intelligence.

The point I was making then was a bit more subtle: it's interesting to consider the year the «prediction» in that paper was made.

This passage is an interesting point of view recollection of times and events much more subtle and nuances, and free of larger context.

But it should be emphasized that, although his points on the anti-intellectualism of creation science and lousy civics knowledge are sound, when he surrounds that with misdirection and literally unsupportable talking points about the global warming issue, his message looks less like one of genuine concern and more like a subtle excuse to validate global warming propaganda.