Sentences with phrase «of abiding interest»

The role of the written word in / as art is of abiding interest to me.

Others, such as Sheeler, took the stark, yet impressive geometry of the new industrial landscape as a point of departureThe exhibition also examines another familiar subject, the human figure, which proved to be of abiding interest to the artists of this generation.

They require us to redefine our perceived categorizations of gender and identity, allowing for more nuanced systems of classification and a greater understanding of their abiding interest in role exchange.

I'm fairly well informed on Vietnam and our war there and it has been of abiding interest given the loss of friends and relatives who died for it or of it as well as my own activism during the time.

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In her memory, we devote our actions to a just cause; to defend what is right and to protect the interest of not only shareholders but most importantly the far more important stakeholders of employees, drivers and customers whose lives have been forever altered by the abiding faith and fervent hard work of Travis Kalanick and the Uber team.

The outcry is in response to Indiana's Republican Gov. Mike Pence signing into law a «religious freedom» bill that will free individuals and business owners from abiding by state and local laws that «substantially» burden their exercise of religion, unless the government can prove that it has a compelling interest and is doing so by the least restrictive means.

Matt Yglesias raises an important point here about conservatives who can't abide any increase in tax rates but will entertain raising more tax revenues through reductions of tax expenditures — that cool trillion or so we forgo in tax revenue each year through various favored activities in the tax code, like the mortgage interest deduction or the... Read more

As a Catholic professor of corporate law, I have a deep and abiding interest in what Catholic Social Thought has to say about the economy and economic regulation.

Independence of Non-auditing Services To preclude conflicts of interest and threats to independence, EU audit firms would be required to abide by rules mirroring those in effect internationally.

Michelle has always been omnivorous in her interests; but the common thread of her career has been an abiding passion for communication, and in finding creative solutions to business challenges.

Chief among them is an abiding lack of interest in so prosaic a subject.

The «religiously devout» is important, for Geck puts to death the notion, prominent from the early 1960s through the 1980s, that correct dating of Bach's cantata production proves that his interest in writing liturgical music was a professional obligation only and that Bach had no abiding commitment to the religious texts he was paid to set.

And, you will find they are all working hard to live up to God's standards, free of false teachings, having true love for their brothers around the world, living in peace even today, not willing to join anybody's army, nor join political parties but respectful of national governments and authorities, law abiding but God's kingdom interests come first, carrying out the world wide assignment God has given them.

It must also help to divide the material interests of people, so as to help prevent democracy from degenerating into a tyranny of the majority (its abiding deformation).

To those who follow Christ in this way, the fortunes of the institutional church are of limited interest What matters most is so to abide in Christ and for Christ to abide in the believer that the divine love may radiate the fellowship of believers and bring light to the world.

Of course Père Teilhard had a full - length treatment in The Phenomenon of Man and an off - tangent discussion in The Future of Man as well as in The Divine Milieu, where his main interest however was in making sense of man's religious experience and showing its abiding significance in a world which is in procesOf course Père Teilhard had a full - length treatment in The Phenomenon of Man and an off - tangent discussion in The Future of Man as well as in The Divine Milieu, where his main interest however was in making sense of man's religious experience and showing its abiding significance in a world which is in procesof Man and an off - tangent discussion in The Future of Man as well as in The Divine Milieu, where his main interest however was in making sense of man's religious experience and showing its abiding significance in a world which is in procesof Man as well as in The Divine Milieu, where his main interest however was in making sense of man's religious experience and showing its abiding significance in a world which is in procesof man's religious experience and showing its abiding significance in a world which is in process.

All IRC section 501 (c)(3) organizations, including churches and religious organizations, must abide by certain rules: ■ their net earnings may not inure to any private shareholder or individual, ■ they must not provide a substantial benefit to private interests, ■ they must not devote a substantial part of their activities to attempting to influence legislation, ■ they must not participate in, or intervene in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office, and ■ the organization's purposes and activities may

Yet members of both churches have maintained an abiding — some might say excessive — interest in their shared early history.

«A brief delay in unlawful deportation of residents who have lived here with government permission for over a decade outweighs the public interest in prompt execution of removal orders, where petitioners have been law - abiding and pose no threat to public safety,» Saris wrote.

It's interesting to me that American Catholics tend not to have the same sort of antagonistic relationship with science because the pope has an honest - to - goodness observatory with award - winning scientists doing real research; because at least right now, fundamentalism is not the overriding or abiding ideology in the Catholic Church — although there are a wing of Catholic fundamentalists in the U.S. right now that are influenced by their conservative evangelical Protestant brothers and sisters.

Whichever is right» whether marriage is or is not a purely private matter in which the state has no abiding interest» the deeper and more immediate danger of the marriage issue for Christians is its potential use by gay activists to undermine the autonomy of the Church and other religious entities.

This work was followed by The Moral World of the First Christians (1988), a book that underscores Meeks's abiding interest in the moral values and attitudes of these early generations.

In addition to underwater scenes, Faulkner's other abiding professional interest «and specialty has been the portraiture of primitive people.

By creating a school environment that integrates academic, artistic and practical disciplines, the Austin Waldorf School cultivates a love of learning, creative thinking, a sympathetic interest in the world, self - confidence, and an abiding moral purpose.

«These volunteers already abide by a stringent code of conduct, which requires recusal from any project that poses a conflict of interest,» said Greg Biryla, the group's executive director.

The Western New York Republicans that hatched the «Draft Trump» movement are calling on Cox to call on all interested parties to abide by the choice of the convention.

State Chairman of the PDP, Chief Oguntuase who spoke with newsmen after the adoption said the party organs will abide by the decision taken by the stakeholders in the overall interest of the party and the entire people of Ekiti State.

«Public officers also must discharge their public duties truthfully and faithfully, abide by the constitutional code of conduct, observe the primacy of public interest, and not allow their personal interest to influence their official conduct.»

He has urged all interested parties to yield to the processes outlined by the Electoral Commission and abide by the outcome of the deliberations.

Credit: NASA Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com CEO and one of the richest people in the world, has an abiding interest in the future of space exploration.

With California and Oregon insisting they will abide by the terms of the Paris agreement anyway, we could then have an interesting discussion about whether and how this could be stuck on Californian orange - juice — or computers containing Intel chips.

And a variety of intricately carved animal sculptures — lizards, serpents, eagles, even an oversize stone carving of a flea, with careful attention given to its bloodsucking mouth parts — attest both to the Aztecs» skills as artisans and their abiding interest in the natural world.

Opiate of the Masses I am interested in meeting others who are passionate about discussing religious philosophy and the reasons why people abide to antiquated religious constructs...

This pattern repeats a handful of other times, and though the series resolves itself in a typically traditionalist fashion, Fifty Shades Freed solves many of the franchise's problems in its simple yet abiding interest in Ana's pleasure.

Assayas brings over his abiding interest of the persona swap motif, and the film is essentially a psychological war of attrition between the two women.

It's entirely possible Werner Herzog could find philosophical wonders and dilemmas making a documentary about your shoe collection, but until then we'll have to settle for this prolific filmmaker's abiding interest in the vastness of humankind's dreams, desires and actions.

By the same token, Anderson's much discussed penchant for virtuosic camera maneuvers and creating holistic, heroic movie - movies is perhaps revealed by Inherent Vice to be somewhat less impressive than his intuitive facility with actors — don't forget he molded art from lumps of clay like Mark Wahlberg and Adam Sandler — which suggests that his abiding interest might just be in homo sapiens as well.

The most that can be said for Law Abiding Citizen is that it understands the dichotomy of Gerard Butler, the Scottish beefcake whose schizoid career has him playing a screaming grunt one month and a kindly, rough - around - the - edges dad / love interest the next.

Some report interesting information that national observers may not have known, such as Nebraska's abiding love of locally selected tests and its rejection of statewide assessments.

The class action, filed on behalf of 14 needy Philadelphia students and 12 public - interest organizations, claims the university has not abided by an 1977 city ordinance that the plaintiffs believe requires Penn to provide 125 so - called «Mayor's scholarships» for each entering class.

«Jill Carlson embodies the many qualities that distinguish students and graduates of the International Education Policy Program: the commitment to international development through the expansion of educational opportunities, a deep and abiding interest in advancing social equity and development through education, a rich combination of deep knowledge about the field of international development, strong analytic skills, outstanding leadership qualities, and a strong moral compass,» says Professor Fernando Reimers, director of IEP.

AW: Given its small size TFA's greatest positive impact may be the creation of a new generation of education and societal leaders with abiding interest and direct experience in the problems of educating our nation's disadvantaged.

Specializing in estate planning, estate taxation, and tax exempt entities, Tom has had an abiding interest in improving K - 12 education throughout much of his professional life.

AIR has an abiding interest in conducting rigorous studies that address pressing educational issues, particularly in the area of principal professional development and performance evaluation.

Since members of the AAR need a proven track record to apply, have two sponsors, and abide by a strict canon of ethics... it's in your best interest to submit your book to AAR members first.

My own abiding interest in the study of peace and environmentalism began in the highlands of Kenya where I grew up, and was nurtured during my studies in the US and Germany, and teaching at the University of Nairobi.

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They show a real interest in the breed other than selling dogs and they abide by the breed club's Code of Ethics.

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Heide Fasnacht has shown an abiding interest in states of instability.