Sentences with phrase «of discrete acts»

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Each concrescence is an indivisible creative act; and so the temporal advance of the universe is not continuous, but discrete.

Although it may seem like a flow, it is made up of a sequence of discrete actual occasions — acts of experiencing.

Taking these or an extra pair of knickers or briefs with you when you're out, along with wet wipes, in a discrete toiletry bag (or a pencil case if you'd prefer) can sometimes act as a comfort mechanism — you have them just in case.

Just as in regular electromagnetism, the force would act over long ranges, and the photon (the discrete unit of light energy) would be massless.

Further, the findings of the new study confirm the unique nature of Arabian Sea humpback whales, which recently was listed as «Endangered» under the US Endangered Species Act by evaluating extinction risk of this discrete population.

Had Congress intended to limit the Dickey - Wicker to only those discrete acts that result in the destruction of an embryo, like the derivation of ESCs, or to research on the embryo itself, Congress could have written the statute that way.

With Wiseman's films, it's often tempting to try and work out the underlying structure, even while you're watching them, to break them down into discrete sequences, and thereby discern the broader thematic movements or acts (depending on your artistic analogue of choice).

By using the term professional learning community we signify our interest not only in discrete acts of teacher sharing, but in the establishment of a schoolwide culture that makes collaboration expected, inclusive, genuine, ongoing and focused on critically examining practice to improve student outcomes.

· significant discrete tax - related items, including amounts related to changes in tax laws (including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in December 2017), amounts related to the potential or final resolution of tax positions, and other unusual or unique tax - related items and activities.

** GAAP EPS includes incremental expense ($ 1.03 for the fourth quarter and $ 1.04 for the full year 2017) due to the impact of significant discrete tax - related items, including amounts related to changes in tax laws (including a reasonable estimate of the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in December 2017, as provided for in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission guidance), and amounts related to the potential or final resolution of tax positions, and other unusual or unique tax - related items and activities.

For the Mayfair gallery Sze has created a field of small sculptures especially for the space, each acts as a discrete model serving as their own temporary site marking a precisely composed moment.

This broad and generous installation made clear the extent to which the exhibition's titular «Words, Sentences & Signs» provide not only a through line between discrete series spanning from the 1960s to the present, but also a metering of communicative acts relative to

There is an examination of the act of viewing an artwork and the moment in time during which an audience member allocates to the digestion of a piece of artwork, and an analysis of the varying approaches of presenting artwork to the public and how being discrete or explicit may affect its delivery.

Mergel has organized numerous exhibitions and artist projects at the ICA, including: Acting Out: Social Experiments in Video (2009), an examination of the complex dynamics of social relationships featuring works by Yael Bartana, Phil Collins, and Javier Téllez; Tara Donovan (2008 — 2009), the sculptor's first museum survey, for which Mergel served as co-curator with Nicholas Baume and coordinated the national tour; and Accumulations (2007 — 2008), an ICA Collection exhibition that considered how artists assemble discrete elements into more than the sum of their parts, with works by Paul Chan, Josiah McElheny, and Cornelia Parker, among others.

Each drawing, produced through the use of machinery, acts as a discrete symbol for artistic, economic, or social principals that, when viewed as a group, addresses contemporary narratives of personal anxiety, globalism versus nativism, and the perception of value, especially that of fine art.

Canada's Competition Act deals with anti-competitive conduct by large firms through a number of discrete provisions.

Very often, our team is engaged to assist in the hiring or separation of high - level executives and advisers, acting in a discrete and effective manner.

Before the implementation of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1989, many justices of the peace worked part - time and were paid on a fee - for - service basis meaning they were paid a separate and discrete amount for each service they performed, but otherwise received no remuneration as a justice of the peace.The new legislation contemplated justices of the peace working in full - time, salaried positions.

Michael focuses on discrete insolvency matters, advising insolvency practitioners and individuals on court - related matters including: the prosecution and defence of antecedent transaction claims; claims for misfeasance and wrongful and fraudulent trading; emergency action and injunction work; asset - tracing and protection; and more diverse court applications under the provisions of the Insolvency Act 1986.

An additional impediment to legal research in the Internet Archive is that the materials have been digitized and can only be retrieved as «volumes» and not as discrete «documents»; i.e., you can find and retrieve v. 1 of the Revised Statutes of Ontario 1914, but it's time - consuming getting to p. 317 of that volume if you're looking specifically for the Succession Duty Act, RSO 1914, c 24 (though once there, you can easily bookmark the page).

In her presentation, Ellen Gutterman, an associate professor and political scientist at York University's Glendon College, said while it is clear there has been «across - the - board enforcement» of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by the U.S. Department of Justice since 2002, it considers a «narrow idea» of corruption as discrete transactions rather than tackling embedded networks.

the referral of discrete issues of fact or law arising in the context of NNTT mediation to the Federal Court for determination pursuant to ss.86 D and 136D (1) of the Act (see also Division 3 of Order 78 of the Federal Court Rules),