Sentences with phrase «point about the absence»

You make a great point about the absence of alcohol.

Not exact matches

Mr Stephen's absence on that historic day points to a lost truth about «Canada's railway»: that it was as much about connecting to Asia as it was about connecting Canada.

Okay, so to prove my point about the mo rons and fools, these statements (shown below) about my comment shows total lack of understanding and certainly an absence of gray matter between the ears.

The point here is that they are highlighting so much of what they do that is not the gospel and then when asked about the gospel's absence, they say, «Well, of course the gospel.»

That argument about the inflated prices of players and having a great chance of buying a flop, while losing a player that does pitch in with crucial goals, regardless of his defensive absence (even though in 2016/17 his defensive work has drastically improved) makes a point.

What's the chance that we will be talking about this transfer window and the absence of the signing of a real striker when we will be 10 points out of 1st come February or March?

I want an absence of tension on this team, and there are a lot of ways to go about getting to that point.»

And when you get to this point you also need to start thinking about pumping (well, you should start thinking about it long before giving birth) as it is the only way to ensure that your baby gets breast milk even in your absence.

Point 49 does read «-LSB-...] In the absence of agreed solutions -LSB-...]» and include some language about «avoiding a hard board» even outside of the «overall EU - UK relationship».

By contrast, point 5 is about what should or should be reflected in the withdrawal agreement and has no object in the absence of such an agreement.

«I kind of felt that we needed a better representative,» he said, pointing to reports about Markey's absences during a previous legislative session.

In the first year in which funding was available, the kindergarten enrollment rate in the typical state was about 15 percentage points higher than would have been the case in the absence of state funding.

Marcy Cooper, a principal at Southern Middle School, near Fort Bragg in North Carolina, says she makes a point of asking school staff and parents about military spouses who may be deployed, and she grants excused absences to students whose parents are coming home on temporary leave.

The important point is that the data analysis changed both educators» beliefs about the reasons behind student absences and their understanding of the needed interventions.

The fact that prices remain essentially unchanged makes the Passat even more appealing in its hypercompetitive segment, although the absence of TDI models, which accounted for about 25 percent of Passat sales and gave the car a unique selling point in the marketplace, will no doubt hurt sales.

A common point of complaint about the first - gen iPad was the absence of any sort of camera, especially since subsequent teardowns suggested a space for a front - facing webcam had been made in the bezel.

The main point of discussion will be about the new UNAC system, which is the new AI setup that harks back to earlier Armored Core games and allows AI wing - mates to help you out on missions (in the absence of human players).

My most recent series, the «paintless paintings» uses the absence of paint to point to traditional materials, nomenclature, even expectations about painting as potentially expressive sources of meaning.

(Jeff Huggins, your point about the media's absence of coverage was just reinforced tenfold by Dr. Hansen) At least you're doing your job, Andy.

It seemed obvious to me that it was Hansen to which Brandon was referring to but Joshua's point about the physics of global warming and the CO2 connection used by AGW supporters being now in conflict with the data (assuming the absence of lags) seemed to be a valid one.

As you mention, much of this has been discussed before, including the principle that small natural variations can't trigger a very long term upward trend in temperature and ocean heat uptake in the absence of a climate sensitivity value that is astronomically high (Swanson and Tsonis have made essentially the same point about long term trends).

Now, I am not suggesting you can make a strong argument for this - the point is with such an absence of both data and theory - how can the possibility - or similar speculations about the other many unknowns - be said to be truly «excluded»?

From a law publisher's point of view, I might have a concern about the potential absence of the certainty and profitability of legal change, which are guaranteed with a reliance upon cases, legislation and other primary and secondary source material.

Dan's July posting, and his follow - on posting on October 13, 2010, Managing Change in Contracts, used this point from the Gartner Group survey (the absence of the flexibility necessary to accommodate change) as the launch pad for an examination about anticipating and accommodating change in an outsourcing.

It's hard to be succinct about universe - sized matters, particularly when you're innumerate, but as I understand it, this argument (made seriously by some serious scientists, I note) says one explanation for the absence of contact is that there's a flaw in the process that would otherwise lead to truly complex life forms and truly complex societies, such that intelligent life fails at some point short of its ability to manage interstellar travel or communication.

In setting out the justification for exercising the discretion in favour of Mrs A, Coulson J, said, «fundamental matters arise for consideration at the outset», namely, «the starting point for any consideration of this case must be the serious nature of the underlying tort; the absence of any dispute about liability simpliciter; and the consequences of that undisputed wrong on the claimant's ability to recover substantial damages from the defendant.»

The Moto G doesn't have 4G LTE, but anyone who whines about its absence is entirely missing the point of the phone.

Notice the absence of any details about high school career, grade point average, or similar accomplishments.

We initially obtained data about the frequency with which participants had contact with close persons, including friends, relatives, or neighbors, using a 10 - point scale (always, 2 — 3 times per week, once per week, twice per month, once per month, 5 — 6 times per year, 3 — 4 times per year, 1 — 2 times per year, hardly ever within a year, and never due to the absence of close relationships) in response to the following questions: «Are you close to any persons, such as friends, relatives, or neighbors?