Sentences with phrase «most fundamental act»

We think sleep is one of the most fundamental acts of self - care.

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One of the very first acts of business between two of the most powerful people on Earth — a duo whose to - do list involves addressing pretty fundamental disagreements on, among other things, the trade relationship that supports both economies — was to commit, publicly and unequivocally, to tackling an issue that affects literally half of each of their constituencies.

His response to his own action doesn't look like the response of someone who had acted in accord with his own most fundamental values and only against what was more on the surface.

We do not miss the loyalty of David's mercenary troops (15: 19 - 21); the narrator's conviction of the mature quality of David's faith (15:25 f.; 16:12); the essential gentleness of David in these most wretched hours (16:5 - 14); the brilliant, carnal symbol of Absalom's irrevocable usurpation (16:20 - 22) and its portentous recall of the David - Nathan encounter (II 12:11 - 12); the arch Old Testament realist, the remarkable pragmatist Ahitophel (17: 1 - 23); Joab, who always acts like Joab (18:10 - 15; 19:1 - 7; 20A - 13); David's pathetic concern, implicit throughout, for the defiant son (18:1 - 5); the moving grief of a father's utter brokenness in the loss of his son (18:33); the reassertion in this critical time of the old and always fundamental north - south cleavage (19:11,41 - 43); David's profound and probably chronic annoyance with the crude, brash, «muscular» ways of Joab and his brothers, the sons of Zeruiah (16:10; 19:22; see also 3:34 b; 3:38 f.); and finally, in a kind of pausal summary before the last scene of David's reign in I Kings 1 - 2, the statement of David's very modest bureaucracy (20:23 - 26; cf. the extensive elaboration of this structure under Solomon, I Kings 4:1 ff.).

But whether we style ourselves religious activists or quietists, the fundamental ecology of history is such that even our best acts or most patient waiting can produce more ultimate harm than good; the very best we can do is more good than harm.

I agree without reservation to theses three through five, and I also agree with thesis six («Consideration of these goods ought to respect the conjugal nature and reproductive potential of the most fundamental sexual act») but with worries about what «most fundamental» means, and unclarity about what «conjugal nature and reproductive potential» means.

Economists tend to promote economics as an ideology, partly by acts of omission in their teaching, but more often by explicit arguments that lead to the acceptance of economics as the first and most fundamental science of public life.

Rather, creativity - esse produces the most radical and fundamental of all novelties, the novelty of creativity / esse / activity / being / act.

Since his fundamental ethical approach, however, was that of a situationist, he should be willing to allow for occasions when divorce might be the most loving act possible.

At present, the most democratic constitution bill ever drafted is being held hostage by self - serving politicians in the clearest possible demonstration of a fundamental principle of constitution - making — namely, that politicians should neither be tasked with drafting nor ratifying constitutions because of the risk that they will act against the public interest.

Budget Includes Landmark Education Reforms New York's education system is set to implement some of its most dramatic and fundamental reforms in years through Governor Andrew Cuomo's Education Transformation Act.

Even though as college - educated, well - paid, two - parent households we might be in the best possible position to help these schools» most fundamental problem, we still can't act to help the bad school districts become better, because of our (selfish) desire to give our children the best education we can give them.

It is a fundamental building block of sexual development, an act that is usually accompanied by fantasies that help us develop a framework for future life choices and behaviors, from the types of sex acts that turn us on the most to the types of partners who turn us on the most.

As California rethinks school accountability under the Every Student Succeeds Act, policymakers often overlook information that goes to the heart of what might be the most fundamental question for any parent: Does my child feel safe?

15:20 Dr. Montecel closes her speech: «The Quality Schools Action Framework speaks to the need and possibility of engaging citizens, leaders and policymakers around high quality data that call all of us as members of the community to act, to establish common ground, to strengthen education, and finally and most importantly and fundamentally, to align our values with our investments in the school system: fundamentals and features that we know are needed — from teaching quality, to engaged students, engaged parents and families, and a high quality, authentic curriculum so that students in every neighborhood and of every background can in fact have equal educational opportunities.»

The most fundamental changes in the law occurred with the passing of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, also known as BAPCPA.

T - G: Perhaps more than most genres, racing games must nail the fundamentals, with control that balances accessibility and finesse, and AI that doesn't seem to rubber - band or act too robotically.

Most recently, Paolini's incessant investigation of the definition and purpose of the work has been concerned with the act of exhibiting, which he sees as the fundamental moment of encountering the work.

In his recent Opinion in Cases C - 71 / 11 and C - 99 / 11 Advocate General Bot held that a serious infringement of the freedom of religion may constitute an «act of persecution» where the asylum seeker, by exercising that freedom or as a result of infringing the restrictions placed on the exercise of that freedom, runs a real risk of being deprived of his most fundamental rights.

Here we have, in the statute, the legislature and, in the protocol, the government of British Columbia, conceding that the parties hold different views on the most fundamental questions, expressly noting their disagreements, saying that each will implement the agreement under its own institutions» authority, and then proceeding to act upon the agreement made.

The Supreme Court's judgment last week in Kennedy v The Charity Commission [2014] UKSC 20 is the latest in a series of decisions — including, most notably, R (HS2 Action Alliance Ltd) v Secretary of State for Transport [2014] UKSC 3 (see this post) and Osborn v Parole Board [2013] UKSC 61 (see this post)-- in which the Court has placed very specific emphasis on the common law, as opposed to the Human Rights Act 1998 and the European Convention on Human Rights, as a source of fundamental rights and values.

Re Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Cases A — H) raised questions as to the extent of the regulatory powers of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) in allowing such administrative incompetence to exist in relation to, what Munby P called, «a question of the most fundamental gravity and importance.

The Innovation Act doesn't solve every patent problem — most noticeably, it doesn't tackle the fundamental issue of patent quality — but it's a strong step that would help end users and businesses, both big and small.

As profile owners have acted in secrecy, the have, by definition, violated trust, one of the most fundamental aspects of a committed relationship.

«This report makes it apparent that Relationship Education programs are a personal development strategy for young people that corresponds with the most fundamental goal of our education system — and with the goals of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act [Title IV SEC. 4108], to devote funding to activities that support safe and healthy students.

Most analysts have not examined this fundamental issue and have focused only on the obligations required in order to obtain petrol bowsers, not the obligations required for the provision of services (required under the Act).

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (The Corps) have issued a proposed rulemaking that redefines most water bodies as «waters of the U.S.,» which is a fundamental change to the Clean Water Act.