Sentences with phrase «pejorative sense of»

The title reflects the parallels between the literal degradation of colors in the paint fragments and, in the most pejorative sense of the word, as a synonym of deterioration, specifically in relation to Havana.

It is not that Podhoretz has twinges of pride, which he would not deny, nor that intellectuals tend to be elitist in the pejorative sense of that term, which nobody can deny.

What is truly a miracle, in the pejorative sense of an event having no rational connection with what has gone before, is the emergence of a being with consciousness, free will, and a capacity to understand the laws of nature in a universe which in the beginning contained only matter in mindless motion.

This rejection is not limited to doctrinal positions that are «dogmatic» in the pejorative sense of that word.

In the Bible such constraints are conventionally attributed to «the world» in the pejorative sense of that term, which we may define as the world of the creation reduced by the purposes of any of the forms of selfishness.

Not exact matches

Now it would be a great mistake to attribute this difficulty solely or even primarily to so - called Muslim «fundamentalism» (which is probably a pejorative misnomer in any case); in a more basic sense, the difficulty is due to the intense integration of religion with every aspect of culture and society in the Islamic view of the world.

Yet because Muslims regard the Qur» an as literally the word of God, it is a mistake to regard them as «fundamentalists» in the popular pejorative sense.

Blairite was once a term used to describe those associated with the right of the Labour Party — not necessarily in a pejorative sense.

In short, my own use of the word «system» is generally not used in any pejorative sense, but is merely reinforcing that for myself, professional planners, and for successful investors, the need to decide ahead of time what the philosophy and such is, will be your best guard against just what you appear to be doing — deciding ad hoc and on a real time basis, and without a pre-thought formal plan, whether to recommend buying, selling, or staying put.

Regarding my comment before, this is literally the closest thing you will even find to a general definition of BYB anywhere; «Backyard Breeder is a term used for breeders of dogs in a largely pejorative sense by the Animal Welfare community, ASPCA, larger established breeders and dog club.

That doesn't mean criticism has to be negative in the sense of pejorative; in fact, it can be affirmative if its negativity is clarifying — explosions clear the air!

Steinberg suggested that early in his career Robert Rauschenberg (1925 - 2008) had exploded the possibilities of painting - in both liberating and pejorative senses - by treating his pictures» surfaces like tables on which anything might be combined with anything.

To me the really interesting thing is that climate science is often called a religion on this list in a strictly pejorative sense, frequently by the very same people that then assert that the bible is some sort of standard for truth.

Taking a pejorative term such as TreeHugger and twisting it around to create a cool new contemporary brand was all about «green marketing» in it's most positive sense - oh and of course good writing too!

The omission may well be down to the simple fact that the phrase «human rights» has passed into the lexicon of pejorative terms employed by the British media, alongside «political correctness», as shorthand for something that runs contrary to a deeply ingrained British sense of fair play.

And I'm using «consumer» in a pejorative sense here, namely one who passively (and happily) accepts programmatic decision - making in most aspects of his or her life, such as refrigerators (e.g., handling cooling systems), cars (e.g., protection algorithms to eco-driving), financial markets (e.g., the 2010 flash crash), movie preferences (e.g., the Netflix prize), and healthcare (e.g., knowing whether you are headed to the hospital), just to name a very few things.