Sentences with phrase «most general perception»

With our knowledge of 21st century empirical science, we can dismiss the empirical errors and focus on the metaphysical principles which underlie material beings from a most general perception of reality.

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Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Whitehead noted that the most general case of conscious perception, the most primitive form of judgment, is the negative perception («perceiving this stone as not grey»).

I realize most people would not necessarily know the answer, but the idea was to take an educated guess to see if your general perception is close.

Governor General Award - winning artist and writer Robert Fones is widely celebrated for his exquisitely rendered paintings and hybrid photographic sculptures that make us puzzle over the forms that surround us in our everyday, zeroing in on the most engaging paradoxes of visual perception.

When I look at reports in the media, and public perception in general, however, any evidence that global warming is real and is already making extreme weather and, hence, terrible suffering more likely today is far, far more powerful than the most terrifying prediction for 2100.

Unfortunately, it's the general perception of the scientific community that seems to be the most difficult thing to get across to the public.

I see great difficulty in practice in deploying geo engineering schemes only when things get out of hand, because the perception of what is «out of hand» is clearly different among scientists as compared to the general public and most politicians....

In the fifties that was the general perception — by the public and by most of the profession.

The results show that median practice fee income reduced by 6.5 % compared with 2008, reflecting the general perception that last year was one of the most difficult years for solicitors in many years.

I'll provide one of the most eloquent: the House of Lords is «now engaged, not in the bold development of principle, but in a practical attempt, under adverse conditions, to preserve the general perception of the law as system of rules which is fair between one citizen and another.»

As for what Dr Giebeler's goals were when joining this MDAX - listed company, he mentions that «the most general description would be to move the legal department and the perception of it within the company into the 21st century.

The rationale boils down to perception: There's a big difference between being the president of a one - person company and being the president of General Electric, and, in most cases, it's wise to «dial it back» to avoid being seen as exaggerating your role, he said.

«Most partners are selfish and one - sided» this is a subjective evaluation, and as the only constant in all of our relationships is ourselves, if this is your perception of all the partners you are choosing, you need to examine why it is you are repeatedly choosing people like this, or why you have such a negative outlook in general.