Sentences with phrase «particularly human terms»

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«An unwavering confidence in human potential in the long term stands as a lighthouse guiding us towards our destination in the investing world — particularly when the storms are raging.»

Posner even indicates some sympathy for those who want to prohibit those other abortions: «I do not mean to criticize anyone who believes, whether because of religious conviction, nonsectarian moral conviction, or simply a prudential belief that upholding the sacredness of human life whatever the circumstances is necessary to prevent us from sliding into barbarism, that abortion is always wrong and perhaps particularly so in late pregnancy, since all methods of late - term abortion are gruesome....

Technological possibility will increasingly eclipse the very terms of our debate over abortion, and I suspect that «abortion politics» as we know it is on its way to being a relic of the past — a particularly brutal way we eliminated human life back when humans used to have children.

Along with dualistic mythology several developments in scientific thought since the seventeenth century have contributed to the exorcism of mind from nature: first, there is the cosmography of classical (Newtonian) physics picturing our world as composed of inanimate, unconscious bits of «matter» needing only the brute laws of inertia to explain their action; second, the Darwinian theory of evolution with its emphasis on chance, waste and the apparent «impersonality» of natural selection; third, the laws of thermodynamics (and particularly the second law) with the allied cosmological interpretation that our universe is running out of energy available to sustain life, evolution and human consciousness; fourth, the geological and astronomical disclosure of enormous tracts of apparently lifeless space and matter in the universe; fifth, the recent suggestions that life may be reducible to an inanimate chemical basis; and, finally, perhaps most shocking of all, the suspicion that mind may be explained exhaustively in terms of mindless brain chemistry.

While the results were promising, the amount consumed was significantly higher than the amount of coconut water consumed by most people, and scientists concluded that further long - term study on humans was needed, particularly research that took into consideration the practical consumption habits of coconut water.

The American Academy of Pediatrics advises against the use of marijuana during pregnancy and while breastfeeding: «Street drugs such as PCP (phencyclidine), cocaine, and cannabis can be detected in human milk, and their use by breastfeeding mothers is of concern, particularly with regard to the infant's long - term neurobehavioral development and thus are contraindicated.»

From La Leche League's website, «Research has shown that healthy, full - term breastfeeding infants have a remarkable ability to regulate their own milk intake when they are allowed to nurse «on cue» and that mothers» rates of milk production are closely related to how much milk their babies take... Human beings have survived and flourished because mothers have met these needs by responding freely to their babies» cues and behavior, particularly their feeding behaviors.»

Regardless of one's perspective, Marshall reminds us that worldwide membership to religious organizations dwarfs civil society in terms of numbers; given this reality, her efforts to bridge understanding between communities of faith and non-believers is particularly relevant to promoting human development.

In a follow - up study, the scientists offered more of the protozoan yet another enticing course — Escherichia coli O157: H7, a particularly nasty bacterium in terms of human - gastrointestinal illness.

The religion also served, through the ideal images of corpulence, to forge a sense of continuity in the community, the lineage, and the family beyond the short - term cycles of life that govern all humans and more particularly the prehistoric Maltese.

A Japanese research group has revealed that elderly people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have a particularly weakened ability to memorize human faces in the short term when compared to healthy elderly people.

Scientists are of course human, and short - term emotional responses to attacks and adversity are to be expected, but I am particularly concerned by this apparent systematic and continuing behavior from scientists that hold editorial positions, serve on important boards and committees and participate in the major assessment reports.

Again, it must be highlighted that in terms of scientific studies, there still remains a lack of solid clinical data on their application, particularly in humans.

Predictions that require being accurate about the behavior of humans in the short term are particularly shunned.

Play is a crucial part of a kitten's physical and emotional development (particularly in terms of how he / she interacts with other cats and humans), and is also incredibly important for adult and even elderly cats.

The human species doesn't respond to long - term risks particularly well.

That's very interesting; particularly since in human experimental terms; we haven't yet obseved even one half of one such doubling (in logarithmic terms); and we have only one set of data that starts at one specific place.

Further, the domestic market has responded well to the Solvency II regime and, notwithstanding certain challenges (particularly in terms of the nature and extent of investment in human resources and reporting systems), the local market remains well - capitalised and able to meet and exceed its compliance obligations however unsurmountable they might seem.