Sentences with phrase «notion of a part of the body»

The notion of a part of the body growing out of control for no apparent reason is bad enough, but the aggressive and expensive treatments used for cancer, such as surgery, radiation and chemotherapy can be frightening as well.

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Perhaps the visual notion of the ascension is the movement of the Christ to the place at the head of the table as our great high priest, the head of the true state that is the church, the body of Christ of which Christians are all parts.

Scientific fact dispels the foolish notion of one pair of ancestors who might have gotten an invisible disease (sin) in an invisible body part (soul) and passed it on invisibly to all their decedents.

Definition of MYTH 1a: a usually traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the world view of a people or explain a practice, belief, or natural phenomenon b: parable, allegory 2a: a popular belief or tradition that has grown up around something or someone; especially: one embodying the ideals and inst - itutions of a society or segment of society b: an unfounded or false notion 3: a person or thing having only an imaginary or unverifiable existence 4: the whole body of myths

If telescopes make it clear that heavenly bodies are not perfectly spherical and furthermore reveal moons rotating around a planet, then the old notion of the æther, a refined fifth element admitting only the potentiality for perfect circular motion on the part of perfectly spherical bodies, no longer has a role to play.

From Merriam Webster: Myth 1 a: a usually traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the world view of a people or explain a practice, belief, or natural phenomenon b: parable, allegory 2a: a popular belief or tradition that has grown up around something or someone; especially: one embodying the ideals and inst.itutions of a society or segment of society b: an unfounded or false notion 3: a person or thing having only an imaginary or unverifiable existence 4: the whole body of myths 1.

theres alot to be said for that and I think we are sorely lacking in the never say die, body - on - the - line aspect of football, which whether you like it or not is still an integral part of the game, I just cant subscribe to the notion that a lesser team should be dictated to by the better side, they shuld be allowed to level the playing field by adopting and executing their own tactics, its up to the officials to adjudge if these tactics are within the law and spirit of the game.

Fat spot reducing, or the notion that it's possible to reduce the amount of fat in a specific part of your body with specific isolation movements is a big lie.

I say «semi-conscious» because, if it was a fully conscious decision, that would imply both industry - wide groupthink as well as a calculation on the part of awards - giving bodies, both notions I believe to be entirely false.

Our study for the most part confirmed a growing body of research which indicated the need for a dramatic overhaul of how districts approached the notion of staff development.

Bringing together artists from different parts of the continent, this group exhibition strives to define and articulate notions of feminism and sexuality in the work of women artists whose body (their own or that of others) serves as a tool, a representation or a field of investigation.

His latest major body of work is his ten - part film cycle Leviathan, in which he explores notions of marine welfare, migration, mental health and their possible interconnections.

Other early works, including Mirror Work, Barnes Common (1969); Installation for Various Parts of the Body (1969) and Pose Piece for Three Plinths Work (1971), introduced the notion of «pose» and an approach to using the body as sculptural material which he explored further through live action and performance in the 1970s, most notably as part of Nice Style, «the World's first Pose Band&raqBody (1969) and Pose Piece for Three Plinths Work (1971), introduced the notion of «pose» and an approach to using the body as sculptural material which he explored further through live action and performance in the 1970s, most notably as part of Nice Style, «the World's first Pose Band&raqbody as sculptural material which he explored further through live action and performance in the 1970s, most notably as part of Nice Style, «the World's first Pose Band».

It is due to this concurrent state of reconstruction and deconstruction of the body, eroticism versus monstrosity as well as the eerie assemblages of body parts that de Kooning achieves an ambiguity that not only challenged notions of femininity but also became the cornerstone of his artistic output.