Sentences with phrase «obvious meaning of»

And remember: a judge coming to construe your drafting may well be more inclined to allow a purposive construction of the parties» intentions if it emerges as the natural and obvious meaning of the words used.

The reason for this is that the simple and obvious meaning of the Regulation is that presumably the entire area is considered a public works, not just the 5 - meter margin within the fence.

Mason is of English origin and has the obvious meaning of «stone worker» (derived from the Old English word «macian» meaning «to make»).

That is the obvious meaning of the sentence.

And I think that the «Follow me», in that pericope, is not simply a call to be a disciple in the obvious meaning of the word.

... Every article of human ingenuity has been employed to blunt the sharp edge of this scripture and to explain away the obvious meaning of these words, but it has been employed in vain, though nothing will ever be able to reconcile this and similar passages to the mind of the natural man (Pink, Sovereignty of God, 52).

The obvious meaning of this is that the Scriptures were not human creations, but were specially given by God.

Otherwise, the obvious meaning of obvious words are open to debate.

That book defends the first and obvious meaning of publicness (viz., as meaning and truth available to all intelligent, reasonable and rational persons through persuasive argument) for the logically ordered questions of religion, God and Christ.

Other times the obvious meaning of the passage is relativized by historical and cultural considerations.»

You have completely twisted the obvious meaning of Romans 2:6 - 7.

While most offices consider it an obvious means of paying employees, there are still millions of American workers not using direct deposit.

Midwives certainly don't think pregnant women are particularly intelligent if they believe that most women will fall for such an obvious means of self promotion.

But what if you don't have any obvious means of stabbing?

While most offices consider it an obvious means of paying employees, there are still millions of American workers not using direct deposit.

Uncovered options: A short options position in which the writer has no obvious means of fulfilling the exercise requirement.

Furthermore, the tail enhances human - dog interactions, as the tail is the most obvious means of communication between human and dog.

When judges cross the floor, as here, and become administrators, their emissions are arbitrary and not open to review by any obvious means of review.

«Allowing prior salary to justify a wage differential perpetuates this message, entrenching in salary systems an obvious means of discrimination.»

Not exact matches

Take a closer look at the image: It's obvious that the rest of the page is geared toward a green palette, which means a green call to action simply blends in with the surroundings.

Of course no matter if it is NGDP targeting, the Taylor rule, or even a rule that would have the Fed tie itself to gold - the entire debate about rules - based monetary policy ignores the obvious: rules are meant to be broken.

The obvious benefits of praise lead many well meaning managers to compliment their team members with things like, «Your presentation was the best!»

The limits of tax cuts as a way of stimulating the economy are also obvious; as I reported in Why Growth May Still Leave 95 % of Americans Behind, rising income disparity means that tax cuts benefit the top 5 % and make relatively little difference to the bottom 95 %.

«Complimenting someone to his face is kind of obvious brown - nosing,» one executive told the researchers, noting that compliments to a third party will eventually reach the intended person and «it will mean a lot more.»

But Rent The Runway's focus on special occasions means the startup faces an obvious challenge: its collection of more than 50,000 special occasion dresses is only in demand on the weekends.

Aside from helping you notice the obvious things you need to fix, recording yourself on camera is the most effective means of improving your public speaking for two other reasons:

So by all means have an «ask» but make it obvious, easy for them to achieve and of a limited number — preferably one.

Though Canadian Business was still profitable, it quickly began losing ground, especially in terms of advertising pages, to ROB, and it became obvious that a sudden economic downturn could mean trouble for the company.

I mean, that's a pretty big deal to be handling both the mechanics of it and the emotion of it, shortly after you come in as a not - obvious choice as C.E.O. Just walk me through what that felt like on your way to accomplishing.

The obvious problem here, of course, was that this was unacceptable to the belligerents, especially France, because it meant that German manufacturing would displace their own, both at home and among their export clients.

Although it may seem like a simple and obvious content marketing strategy, managing content distribution across multiple LinkedIn groups means dedicating a great deal of time and effort on reading what others post and on sharing your thoughts within those discussions.

I mean, not only is it obvious, it has already driven the cost of WTI up to near Brent levels!

The calculation that matters, then, is not how much Google or Facebook are hurt in isolation, but how much they are hurt relatively to their competitors, and the obvious answer is «a lot less», which, in the context of that secular increase, means growth.

One obvious way out of the lawsuit would be for Allergan to say «come on, Pershing Square, your reading of the poison pill is absurd, of course it doesn't mean that, why are you embarrassing yourself with this lawsuit?»

Looking at median hourly because of the obvious problems of mean, and because weekly makes us think about leisure time: What Lorenzo said.

By now, it should be obvious that the Saudis and their Gulf allies are playing the long game when it comes to the current oil situation, and that means keeping the taps flowing in the midst of a global glut no matter how low prices go.

This role and framework is important also for another crucial reason: if buyer personas are developed and created through the prisms of marketing and sales research orientation, they will tend to be self - referential views of target buyers (an inside - out view) as opposed to a means for discovering not so obvious and hidden meanings that make up social and cultural contexts.

I can't imagine he's ignorant of the fact that «liberal» is a standard term in theology, and that «conservative,» while lacking the same pedigree, has an obvious theological meaning as well.

It's obvious that the Old Testament rules were made up by the community leaders — some for good reasons particular to that situation and others as a rather heavy - handed means of control.

No reference to soaking anyone in sacred solution, in person or by proxy; the obvious, common sense meaning is a transcendence of the mind over mere physical existence.

There is actual possibility - which you are talking about and which I am talking about in this sentence about «2 possible meanings,» and then there is also theoretical possibility - which I thought it was obvious that I was talking about with respect to my comments on a / theory / of time.

First, it is by no means obvious that process theists themselves normally discuss the value of freedom in terms of (18).

A powerful inducement to believe in Christ is the abundant life of meaning and purpose He alone can give, and the crowning experience of life as His intimate companion in the world to come, not to mention the obvious fact that through this faith one escapes the corruption of the lake of fire.

Lacking so obvious a biological attachment to the child, a father may too easily think himself free of that role, or may be uncertain of what it means that he should be a father.

It is so obvious that: a) those held in slavery were human beings (a biological category); b) all humans are by nature persons (a philosophic category), that is, beings with inviolable worth that ought never be treated as means to an end; and c) the evil practice of slavery was not a private matter - the whole community is harmed because we are all communal beings by nature, in solidarity with those who are treated unjustly.

Of course not because it's obvious he doesn't mean it.

My point is, and it seems obvious in even my small interaction here, that this format, when void of interpersonal interaction and with all communication being done in public, is not the best way to convey our meaning.

I mean look, I get that you're a proponent of «Guilty Until Proven Innocent when the Accuser is Female», that much is shriekingly obvious.

Parentheses around the «of» however, are not normally used for nonthetic awareness if that awareness is already designated as such, for example, by use of the words «nonthetic» or «nonpositional,» or if its meaning is contextually obvious.

A more moving portrayal of the meaning of child sacrifice to a good father could hardly have been written than this story furnishes; the profound loyalty involved in child sacrifice, holding nothing back that religious obligation might require, is recognized; and the story's obvious objective is reached when «Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt - offering in the stead of his son.»