Sentences with phrase «peculiar state»

Both sides of this situation share the responsibility for the very peculiar state of publishing today.

One of the jumping off points for such speculation is that the Universe we see around us seems to be in a very peculiar state, not «typical» of the way a universe might be expected to emerge from a big bang.

However, the persistence of his talent provides a constant source of catharsis, resulting in a bittersweet experience that mirrors the artist's own peculiar state of mind.

Residents in Union Township have to deal with peculiar state insurance laws and local risk factors when shopping for home, auto, health and other policies that will help them protect their assets and their families.

A merely negative fact, a sheer de facto absence or privation, would be a peculiar state of affairs to which metaphysical principles perhaps do not extend, unless they do apply unqualifiedly to the abstract and indefinite as well as to the concrete.

Le Roc de Fer was in a peculiar state on the day of this race.

What a peculiar state of affairs: England, no matter what else is going on, are supposed to be good at central defenders.

«The experiment is also useful as the beams are entirely made up of electrons and positrons, which is a peculiar state of matter.

You have to get yourself into that peculiar state of mind where you can go to an issue of Nature and read a paper entitled «Glucose is an essential cofactor for function of the glucose porter in vitro» from top to bottom and think «Wow» and then aim for similar lofty heights.

The field of particle physics is in a peculiar state.

Gas in this peculiar state is an almost perfect conductor of heat and does not obey the ordinary gas laws.

Guth hypothesized that the universe was initially trapped in a peculiar state (the «false vacuum») from which it decayed, in the process expanding exponentially and liberating the energy present in our universe today.

Simultaneous interpreters, like the one played by Nicole Kidman in «The Interpreter,» will tell you that their work requires a peculiar state of mind — paying close attention, but not thinking too much, as one language flows into the ears and another flows out of the mouth.

We find ourselves at a peculiar state of extremes with «pit bull» type dogs in fact becoming today's favorite in so many circles while the negatives from those victimized in the role of fighters remain their image in many minds.

How did we get to this peculiar state of affairs?