Sentences with phrase «only general facts»

If you've never met Russian women personally and know only general facts about them, then your idea about these ladies must be pretty vague.

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In fact, as a general rule, not only do Twitter users not mind seeing multiple posts throughout the day, they actually expect it.

The only difference that sets apart an ASIC chip from CPU and GPU chips lies in the fact that it's not general - purpose chip like the others.

In line with Sein und Zeit's general thesis, it is only as possible that so - called «past facts» enter into an authentic disclosedness of Dasein, for Dasein is in general a possibility of itself.

Although I dislilke proselytizing, I learned an interesting «take it to the bank» fact about Catholic charities: it is this: because good and decent people who are priests and nuns take vows of poverty and are given only small allowances, Catholic charities in general deliver a far greater percentage of your donated dollar to the work you wanted done with it.

[Brightman's] notion of the Given as an intrinsic limitation of God's power, a passive element in his activity, analogous to sensation and emotion in us, can be defined and defended only in the context of an adequate analysis of what is or can be meant by «passivity,» «sensation,» etc.; and the exploration of such concepts taken in their most fundamental or general senses, as they here must be, can only amount to a metaphysical system whose defense is not merely empirical, since the very meaning of «experience,» «facts,» etc., will have to be grounded in this system.54

It appears that there is general though only implicit recognition of the fact that a call to the ministry includes at least these four elements (1) the call to be a Christian, which is variously described as the call to discipleship of Jesus Christ, to hearing and doing of the Word of God, to repentance and faith, et cetera; (2) the secret call, namely, that inner persuasion or experience whereby a person feels himself directly summoned or invited by God to take up the work of the ministry; (3) the providential call, which is that invitation and command to assume the work of the ministry which comes through the equipment of a person with the talents necessary for the exercise of the office and through the divine guidance of his life by all its circumstances; (4) the ecclesiastical call, that is, the summons and invitation extended to a man by some community or institution of the Church to engage in the work of the ministry.

Whether and how far these reflections concerning a positive relation between spirit and matter may be significant when it is a question of asking in philosophical and theological terms whether an ontological connection between man and the animal kingdom asserted by the natural sciences to be a fact, is open to an explanatory interpretation on the basis of the nature of spirit and matter, can only be judged after we have examined some aspects of «becoming» in general.

But the fact that the general line of analogy is valid and fruitful seems to me to be definitely proved by the very remarkable fact that these three systems, taken in conjunction, not only form a complementary and coherent whole, consistent within itself, but, which is even more easy of demonstration, that this whole is capable of breaking into motion and of working — that it functions, in a word.

It is only to say that God manifests himself in different ways in the general facts of existence (Father), in the particular man Jesus (Son), and in the life of the Christian community (Holy Spirit).

Since this «humility before fact» in the framework of a speculative system is distorted and endangered by the selectivity of the system, since that which is regarded as a fact varies with the systematic context, there is to add, in view of the correction of the speculative system: «The ultimate test is always widespread, recurrent experience; and the more general the rationalistic scheme [namely, and thus precisely, not only more effective, but also more forcefully endangered by «professional blindness»], the more important is this final appeal» (PR 17/25).

In the case of a «speculative system» which fuses historically obsolete cosmologies, Whitehead's repeated and in fact passionate emphasis that the «elucidation of immediate experience is the sole justification for any thought» (PR 4/6) seems not at all able to be brought into some coherent association, Whitehead's reflection that we could ask ourselves «whether the type of thought involved [in his cosmology] be not a transformation of some main doctrines of Absolute Idealism onto a realistic basis» (PR xiii / viii) may hit not only upon the widespread skepticism with regard to the «main doctrines of Absolute Idealism» in general, but also, in particular, upon doubts concerning their ability to be transformed «onto a realistic basis.»

In this essay, I have referred only to the book of Genesis and thus have chosen not to mention the prohibitions against homosexuality included in Leviticus, for it seems to me that what is at stake now is not homosexuality, which is a fact, a reality, whatever my view of it as a rabbi might be, but the risk of irreversibly scrambling genealogies, questions of legal and social status (the child - as - subject becoming child - as - object), and identities — a confusion that would be harmful to society as a whole and that would lose sight of the general interest in seeking the advantage of a tiny minority.

People in Alabama have a general interest in almost all sports - the state is second only to Nevada in the amount of money that its citizens bet on sports, despite the fact that in Alabama, unlike Nevada, sports gambling is illegal.»

Mr. Myers for the first time proposed as a general psychological problem the exploration of the subliminal region of consciousness throughout its whole extent, and made the first methodical steps in its topography by treating as a natural series a mass of subliminal facts hitherto considered only as curious isolated facts, and subjecting them to a systematized nomenclature.

I have been staying away from waffles for anything but a long, open morning due to the fact that the only recipe we loved required beating of egg whites, melting of butter and general use - every - kitchen - utensil - you - own sorts of mayhem.

Many desserts hardly suffer from not being made with flour, if at all: In fact my new cookbook, The Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen: Glorious Meals Pure and Simple, bears this out in full: I should tell you it includes, in addition to a very extensive general index and a gluten - free index, a Passover index with more than 200 Passover - friendly recipes, all natural, naturally, what else, since I only have eyes for whole foods: It's like having 3 books rolled into one!

Boston general managers have made a tradition of putting together slow - moving, power - laden teams in an attempt to take advantage of the fact that the Green Monster is only 310 feet from home plate.

Not only did Wenger suggest that the negative attitude of the home crowd was a factor in the failure of yet another title challenge, his view of how the team has performed this season is at odds with the general consensus and actually at odds with the facts.

I once read something by some sociology academic that basically said that it only takes 10 % of a population to start perpetrating and promoting a myth on a regular basis before it quickly becomes an «accepted fact» by the general population, and many of the remaining 90 % will happily trawl out the party line like dumb sheep.

It was actually pleasing to see considering Coyle was tinkering with the general feel of Bolton last season, trying to turn the team into a more attractive proposition, but the fact he's more than happy for his players to their physical traits in games can only lead to positive results this season, and that's just as well seeing as Bolton's form at home last season wasn't the best (6 -6-7) could certainly do with improving.

In fact, between 30 percent and 50 percent of couples who are offered premarital education aren't interested, and only about 30 percent of couples in general get premarital counseling.

I used an example as an illustration of a general trend and you not only ignored the main point and the fact that despite disliking it I did it, you changed my words to «Waah sugar water».

The mailer hits Maloney on a variety of topics — from his involvement in the post-Troopergate scandal damage control for former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, to the fact that he has never held elected office and received only 9 percent of the vote in his campaign for state attorney general in 2006.

But in fact that is too high a price to pay for giving May and her group of right - wing Tories their only chance of winning a general election.

He's taking advantage of the fact that while city law mandates donations for primary and general elections can only be used for lawyers handling non-criminal matters related to a campaign, funds raised for run - off elections face no such restriction.

Steven Greenberg, a pollster with the Siena Research Institute, credits the recent Republican bump in the polls to the fact that voters have only recently begun to pay attention to the races, just as allegations, including a damning Inspector General's report, have emerged putting the focus on Democratic corruption in Albany.

Labour seat level estimates in most of the poll analyses I have carried out in the years leading up to the recent general election were quite stark, highlighting the fact that our PR - STV electoral system is proportional but only to a limited extent.

«Jurors may have their own ideas about him or about politicians in general that may inform their view of the case, notwithstanding the judge's instructions to decide this case only on the facts at hand,» Ms. Rodgers continued.

He has also announced he's cease political fundraising while the Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity investigates his fundraising practices — a move that isn't much of a hardship on the Democratic DA, given the fact that he faces only token opposition in the general election next month from a write - in candidate, former Brooklyn sex - crimes prosecutor Marc Fliedner.

Even Harold Wilson didn't always succeed in early elections - the 1970 General Election which the Conservatives won unexpectedly and the October 1974 General Election despite Edward Heath being still Conservative leader only had limited success - in fact the only time that such a strategy of holding an early election has worked since 1945 for a government has been for Harold Wilson while Edward Heath was Conservative leader, because it worked people assume that somehow Harold Wilson was some kind of elections genius when in fact he might just have been lucky that he wasn't faced by someone more electable.

Einstein's general theory of relativity conceptually may have wiped away the need for time in physics decades ago, but researchers are only properly incorporating that fact now.

This is, in fact, only one aspect of an important general principle.

«This review paper tells the story of gene flow's rise to respect among plant evolutionary biologists,» he concludes, «a fact that hasn't yet penetrated biology in general that is still mired in selection / adaptation - only thinking.»

The only thing that is going to change is that in general, the females will require fewer calories, and usually use lighter weights than the men, but the fact remains that the best training and diet strategies apply equally to both men and women.

If you have only just started working out, only work out a couple of times per week, or are just a general fitness enthusiast but aren't putting yourself through intense training multiple times per week then deloading isn't just unnecessary in fact it can be counterproductive.

The only thing that is going to change is that in general, most females will require fewer calories, and usually use slightly lighter weights than most men, but the fact remains that the best training and nutrition strategies apply equally to both genders.

In fact, consumption not only of cheese, but also of fermented dairy foods in general (like yogurt), were associated with some blood sugar benefits in this study.

In general, a lot of people regard threesome dating as an activities which only for bisexuals, however, as a matter of fact, abandoning traditional notions of sexuality, almost everyone wants to have a fantastic threesome dating with their partners... Read More»

Pointedly, Lucy gets a couple of eloquent monologues in which to ponder such weighty matters as the impermanence of all life, the preciousness of every moment, the human tendency to prioritize feeling over thinking, the depressing myopia of human experience in general, and the fact that life gains meaning only with the passage of time.

The fact that the narrative (rewritten by The Devil Wears Prada's Aline Brosh McKenna from a first draft by Emma Thompson) can't raise its rich / poor themes above the level of mobile phone ownership or its modernity beyond an acknowledgment of viral videos, and social media (an Instagram - led helicopter chase seems terribly old - fashioned) is only part of a more general uncertainty about what Annie means to today's movie - going audiences.

Whether it was the general lack of suspense and sense of preordained coronation in the air — with really only Sandra Bullock's Best Actress victory being the only category of the four main acting awards still a bit up in the air — or just my own bloated seasonal malaise, I couldn't really get that amped leading up to the Academy Awards this year, and neither could I be counted on (obviously) to tap out exhaustive analysis after the fact.

Top Gun does have a surprisingly good 3D conversion and in general only 2 films I saw in 3D in recent times (1 - 2 years) were incredibly underwhelming (The Amazing Spiderman which is flatter than paper, strange considering the fact that it was shot in 3D and Dial M For Murder which isn't that bad but I still can't believe it's the best version out there).

Yet the inspector general (IG) not only failed to substantiate Slavin's charges about Success for All, but actually built its «case» around the fact that several peer review panelists — as well as the program's director, Chris Doherty — had ties to Direct Instruction programs.

That fact that they General Assembly's Democratic leadership would hold a forum in which the only speakers were Malloy's Commissioner and representatives from the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers is beyond belief and beyond insulting.

Even if you consider the growth, the mere fact that only 57 percent of black students are expected to achieve proficiency is one clear example of the low expectations Virginia's state education and general political leaders have for some children.

Data that do reach the general public are often presented only in English and as a discrete set of facts, making it difficult to consider questions about how one input or outcome might relate to another.

In fact, U.S. News and World Reports gave the 2014 Honda Accord a 9.6 out of 10 in terms of total safety, making it not only one of the safest vesicles in its class, but on the road in general.

The 2018 Accent is now only offered as a sedan, which seems like an interesting decision, given the fact that the sedan segment in general is declining.

Making a general, sweeping statement like that of Grodin creates the illusion that all eBooks are too expensive, when in fact it truly relates only to a portion of the market that is getting smaller by the day — that of major publishing houses.