I'd be happy to be proved wrong (by counterexample), but as far as I can see, if
the ordinary usage of the term «sceptic» is applied, the world population of genuine climate sceptics is zero.
His usage here is clearly a stretching of
the ordinary usage of these terms.
The ordinary usage of terms is stretched in the generalization.
Not exact matches
god (s): Hebrew word # 430 «elohiym (el - o - heem»); plural
of OT: 433; gods in the
ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article)
of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way
of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative: [
usages of the word in the] KJV — angels, exceeding, God (gods)- dess, - ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
There are many ways in which such language can be given an orthodox construction: If, for example, you take your definition
of «justice» from a law textbook (Aquinas likes the Roman jurist Ulpian) or from
ordinary political
usage, then there's no problem in saying God's mercy surpasses that.
The treatment
of the Christian year, centered on the Easter vigil, is especially incisive, although one misses a critical examination
of changes in the Christian calendar brought about by the multi-year lectionary and, in Roman Catholic
usage, «Sundays in
ordinary time.»
On other occasions, however, he seems to attempt a positive characterization: «Words and phrases must be stretched toward a generality foreign to their
ordinary usage; and however such elements
of language be stabilized as technicalities, they remain metaphors mutely appealing for the imaginative leap» (Whitehead 1929, p. 6).
Words and phrases must be stretched towards a generality foreign to their
ordinary usage; and however such elements
of language be stabilized as technicalities, they remain metaphors mutely appealing for an imaginative leap.
A virtual family in Gaithersburg, Maryland, is helping scientists at the National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST) demonstrate that an
ordinary - looking home can more than offset its energy
usage.
VSCC Lakeland — Trial Tom Threfall reports / Business and pleasure — Meet a happy Danish enthusiast who makes a living out
of his hobby / Keeping the flag flying In the early 30s — John Black gave Standard a new image — and saved the company / Lost in the Wash — Michael Ware tells
of Malcolm Campbell's ill - starred plans for a rival to Brooklands / Sit - up - and - beg - sort - out The pre-war and early post war Ford Eights were similar but... Bill Ballard sorts them out / A sports car by accident — M.W - W on the legendary Prince Henry Vauxhall / The Freehollow Flyer — Chris Edwards concludes his story
of the Gordon England Austin 7 found in an American barn / «For
ordinary usage and for racing» — Keith Clare found a 1913 Singer Ten with a chequered history in New Zealand / The Geelong Sprints — Australia's answer to the Brighton Speed trials / Rallying to Ballarat — Peter May reports on the VCC
of Ausralia's Melbourne to Ballarat Rally / Body language — The final part
of Mike Worthington - Williams» magnum opus on body styles.
Whether a profit from an isolated transaction is income according to the
ordinary concepts and
usages of mankind depends very much on the circumstances
of the case.
The etiology
of morbid obesity does appear to involve more than «middle - age spread», i.e.
ordinary self - indulgence and age - dependent inertia; and MO's contributions to death and disability statistics are indeed more «significant» in common if not statistical
usage 8 ^).
That they can't even read at the level
of competence
of an
ordinary expert testifies amply they have no place pretending to proscribe the language
usage of the extraordinary experts.
But it was one thing to recognise that the meaning
of home should not be too strictly defined or circumscribed, and quite another to suggest that the expression could cover land over which the owner permitted or caused a sport to be conducted and which would never, in any
ordinary usage, be described as home.
We tested each laptop for at least two days
of ordinary work — that means loading up and switching between a couple dozen browser tabs, heavy Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Slack
usage, and music and video playback.
Much like monitoring your data
usage, keep an eye out on your battery life to see if there's anything out
of the
ordinary.
It is comfortable for traders as well as banks to birch an
ordinary person for the
usage of Bitcoin, but most
of the people certainly know that they don't want to assist the dark - web drug markets.