Sentences with phrase «persons of a certain sort»

That is, in order to know the truth we must become persons of a certain sort.

Not exact matches

Evidently, his shtick is to adopt the persona of a certain type of individual whom he regards as intellectually and morally inferior to himself so that he can ridicule people of that sort.

I post about a hundred words, and you think I sound like the sort of person who reads a certain author?

Lisa McKay — Good Will Come — When I see these sorts of hands (and far worse) dealt to other people I'm still tempted to wonder why certain things have happened.

If six out of every hundred persons who went swimming at a certain beach contracted a disease that had all sorts of destructive effects, it would certainly be regarded as a question of public morals and safety.»

We might — indeed, we have increasingly come to — picture it this way: because having children is something people want for their life to be full and complete, because having children is an important project for so many people, we ought to use our technical skills to help them achieve what they desire — a child, and, quite possibly, a child of a certain sort.

At the time of a certain British air disaster caused by the wickedness of men, we heard a lot about God's permission of this sort of thing destroying people's faith in his existence at all.

Furthermore, we have to recognize that when God uses this sort of language about certain sins, it is not because He that upset at the person for committing the sin, or even at the sin itself for being so «terrible.»

We did it regardless of me touching the rock or not and doesn't take away from the coolness factor, BUT getting to touch history is a pretty rare occurence, it's sort of like getting goosebumps walking around in Jerusalem because you know that the city has been around for an incredibly long time and that certain paths have had people walking around on it for thousands of years.

In fact, one teaching among some Catholics have taught that certain Saints of the past have stored up such great masses of good works, that if we pray to them, or perform some sort of penance, then the Catholic church can «draw on» the good works of the saints of the past and credit them to certain people today.

At the beginning of the year, when I asked what sort of people you would like to talk to via our interview series, one of the most popular suggestions was to interview Christians who identified with certain political parties.

«Certain - seeking faith» is the sort of faith that people were trying to exercise in the prayer meeting I just talked about.

You'll find people who tell you to use grapes, cabbage leaves, pineapple juice, certain grains of one sort or another, or even milk to make your starter.

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments in the formative years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it comes to the setting of parameters for a changing of the guard... in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they, in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten in the state of Denmark

It's sort of a bartering website — people post their unwanted items for a certain number of «Yerdle Dollars», which are really barter credits.

«It sort of evolved as certain people reached out -LSB-...]

There's nothing dramatically new in it The policy reviews of the summer were supposed to end the fuzziness that there has been in recent years, there has been a lot of vague sort of skipping through daisies stuff from David Cameron and more recently a lot about what he doesn't want, people though want to know what a government lead by David Cameron will be like and they want a certain amount of substance.

The most significant right that the patent offers is a sort of monopoly: In exchange for explaining your invention to the community at large, you are granted a right to be the only person to be able to manufacture or directly profit from that invention for a certain length of time — usually 20 years or so.

In this issue, we put together, we look at the treatment called EMDR, which is sometimes used as a way of treating people who have certain sorts of posttraumatic syndrome.

That's sort of what we see as people: We privilege certain species over other ones.

Determining how many people live in Seattle, perhaps of a certain age, perhaps from a specific country, is the sort of question that finds its answer in the census, a massive data dump for places across the country.

I started telling people that certain foods just «didn't sit well with my stomach» or that I was allergic (turns out, it was sort of true).

In a nutshell, FODMAPs are carbs that certain people have trouble digesting, so they ferment in the gut and can cause all sorts of obnoxious symptoms, like gas, bloating, diarrhea, cramping, abdominal pain and even constipation.

Brock: Not really, there's definitely a lot of genetics like we talked about just the size of the individuals and the length of the hamstrings and Achilles tendon and stuff like that are just more built for that sort of a, for a running activity and in certain populations but yeah, I mean you hear people talk about how in Africa they run everywhere like they just have to do that to get to school or to do whatever so they're just sort of born running but I have heard, I think it was Haile Gebrselassie that was interviewed and he was talking about how that's kind of a myth that they don't really run everywhere, they take busses and stuff just like everybody else unless needed.

«We restrict our searches to people who have minimum education, income, a certain faith or ethnic background and all sorts of other characteristics we likely wouldn't know if we were meeting someone for the first time at a party or bar,» she said.

They said: «sorting along educational attainment might not reflect a preference for a partner of a certain education level, but rather the fact that many people spend much of their time in the company of others with a similar level of education in school, college, or at work.»

Online, there are literally, hundreds of dating websites, which cater to all sorts of people, from fitness fanatics to people of certain faiths.

For example if you are from a certain culture or ethnic background and really prefer that sort of person then you can search for dating sites of that culture.

An appraiser of a different sort, Will is sensitive to why certain things mean so much to people, but he can't quite get there for himself.

I am quite curious as to what sort of person chooses as their profession to quantify the suitability of film content to people of certain ages.

You probably have to be a certain sort of person to regard it as charming and enjoyable on a day like today, the sort of person that thinks a Scottish bothy in winter can be cosy, but the sense of adventure is invigorating.

«Anyway, the point is, he sort of used up a lot of people's patience with certain kinds of... paranoid stuff.

And then you hear about possible disparate impact on certain groups and what that might mean and you wonder whether credit checks themselves may raise questions about whether they work as an employment screening device, whether they are tied to job performance, questions of what sorts of studies have been done, what sorts of data are out there, what sort of impacts might there be on people who don't have credit, people who don't have credit for religious reasons — Muslims I believe don't use credit.

Ferals will adopt a sort of semi feral attitude toward people who feed them, but past a certain age the house pet thing isn't something they can adjust to.

Any intelligent person will realize that it is false to state that a dog will NEVER turn on an owner if its raised without any sort of abuse.This is what makes apologists for certain dog breeds like pitbulls hard to listen to.

Because RMC seems to have taken an overly defensive nature to certain games as of late and thinks that scores aren't important because «everyone uses them and people rely on them» yet by giving zero indicator of how much he likes the game on any sort of scale it makes them more confusing than they used to be.

All this defense of certain review scores needs to stop if people want some sort of system where reviews actually mean something more than a way to fan the flames of the console war.

Luckily, I always have the end goal in mind while playing these sorts of games, so the thought of learning a certain ability or being able to afford an item at the auction house makes the grinding a lot easier to me while it continues to absolutely baffle people like my roommate.

People seem to have all sorts of definitions of what a casual gamer is but I know for certain that I'm a casual gamer and probably on the end where I'm not really a gamer at all.

You can't require people to beat certain dungeons to play other dungeons, not unless you want to come up with some sort of insanely complicated grouping / tagging system where each fan made dungeon is chosen to introduce an item required by the next one.

showcase the sorts of products they have in development and not aim for certain appeals to get people's attention.

I realized that there were already people who had a certain sensibility, these ideas and formal solutions for something that I'd already started to do on my own, like tying up bits of string, and knotting it, and other sorts of practical exercises with material.

That usually means the individual has the characteristics of emotionally fueled extremism, I've seen the sort of thing lots of times, where certain people don't like to be challenged and resort to trying to bully what they see as their opponents into silence.

The sorts of people willing to take that deal usually weren't very industrious in the first place, so the yard didn't get mowed after a certain point in time...

Lastly, the idea that all «religious» people, by which I assume you mean people who believe there is a God, go to church, that sort of thing, think only with a certain mindset, that is, a non scientific mindset, believing or disbelieving based entirely on blind faith, and never facts, is shown wrong by people like G K Chesterton and especially C S Lewis.

(maybe most of you are too cool to remember that sort of moment... but think of something equally bad like the time you accidentally set something on fire and it started getting out of control...) I think it will be worse than that... Seems like to me we need to be much, much, more certain before we go making policy all over the earth that could actually harm us... or maybe not quite so bad, but really not desirable, harm many developing countries and distract them from addressing real environmental land use and energy production problems that would actually help the environment and save human lives now, today... but keep an eye on the future... not suggesting head in the sand stuff... just let's stop the panic... if you have to panic it's probly too late... most people don't behave terribly rationally while panicing...

«To a certain degree, the way that our demographics are unfolding, there isn't room for divisive voices because everywhere you turn you will be seeing people from all sorts of different backgrounds.

The idea of this sort of therapy is that a certain, single animal — not a group, breed, or genus of animal — can aid in a person's well - being.

Now, it was very small, in fact, it was $ 15 up to a certain date, I forget when the cutoff point was, and then it went up to $ 45, so it's not — this isn't sort of a prohibitive amount of money, it's really a qualifier to try and improve the quality of the people.