Sentences with phrase «point by appealing»

But, like so many films that want to suggest violence only leads to more violence and unhappiness, this movie tries to make that point by appealing to those who find entertainment and happiness from violent depictions in movies.

Moreover, the Bible does not try to prove a theological point by appealing to the miracles.

Many would counter that point by appealing to corporate earnings.

Not exact matches

The company recently launched its Tru by Hilton chain to appeal to a broad range of customers at a more affordable price point.

While even Cassegrain himself seems a little mystified by Le Pliage's explosive growth, he points to the bag's intergenerational appeal as one explanation.

Offering different price points of different packages can allow you to increase your return on your marketing investment and grow your profit by making your services more appealing to customers with a range of budgets.

Starting from simple, focused and accessible starting points is a guarantee for campaigns to have mass appeal, as was demonstrated both by the campaign against the MAT and the launch of ATTAC.

The commonwealth model of marriage held wide appeal among a diverse spectrum of English theologians, and served as the starting point for the liberalizing reforms later urged by authors as different as John Milton and John Locke.

The claim that the UN resolutions suffice to assure «just authority» is belied by destruction in Iraq unrelated to freeing Kuwait (bridges, roads, municipal water and sewage systems) and by restatements of war aims (asking Iraqis to replace Saddam Hussein, demanding unconditional surrender and a war crimes trial) which go far beyond the UN objective (note as well the elements of bad faith in the UN appeal to which Geyer pointed).

Indeed, the fundamental point here is that the strong appeal of the proposals being made by the new reformers is due to the fact that they cohere so well with the way in which we now understand political life and with the way in which we represent ourselves as moral agents.

All measurement is not measurement of lengths on a straight line; there is a second most important measurement of intervals, independent of such measurement of lengths, the estimation of angles, or, what comes to the same thing, of ratios and arcs of circles to the whole circumference, In point of fact, it is by angular measurement that we habitually estimate temporal intervals, whenever we appeal to a watch or clock, and in the prehistoric past the first rough estimates of intervals within the natural day must presumably» have been made, independently of measurement of lengths, by this same method, with the sky for clock - face.

Capital punishment's lack of demonstrated superiority as a deterrent (the evidence for its effectiveness being at best mixed), the capacity of society to protect itself equally well by permanently imprisoning those who are currently being executed (which is possible at limited marginal cost, especially when one takes into account the cost of the extended trial procedures and interminable appeals and reviews which usually accompany capital punishment)-- all these points are important, but their utility is chiefly as rebuttal arguments in response to the empirically weak but emotionally strong claims made on behalf of capital punishment.

The former camp were highly concerned with packing as much theological and biblical knowledge into each song as possible, while the latter adopted the strategy of reaching hip - hop culture by fitting into it, and there's more great Christian - focused hip - hop being made, which will appeal to more fans, than at any point in the genre's history.

Values must be defended by appealing to other more fundamental values and beliefs that are also yours (perhaps you will refer to the Bible or the Qur «an or some other sacred text) which are not going to be accepted by those who have basic disagreements with your point of view in the first place.

The appeal of New Age and human - potential therapies is that they give expression to the personal and mystical and do so — as Catherine Albanese points out — by «reprimitivizing» religion.

Now, in their letter, Collins and Walls again offer no answer to Newman's question, but only reinforce their appeal to consensus by pointing out that Nicaea has been «defended over and over again by great theologians and biblical scholars down the centuries.»

It is unlike it at several important points: (1) it is engaged in not alone but with other people, some and perhaps many of whom are likely to be strangers; (2) it is conducted by someone usually a minister or priest — and is channeled through regular forms; (3) there are appeals to the eye in the sanctuary's architecture and appointments and to the ear in music and spoken word which are not usually present in private worship; and (4) in the singing of hymns and the unison repetition of prayers and responsive readings there is opportunity for corporate vocal self - expression.

Franklin Littell points out that totalitarian creeds and systems have always arisen and come to power at times and places where religion was tired, ineffective, corrupted by privilege, and lacking in appeal to youth.

It's simple as this, Rick Santorum appeals to the less educated, extremely conservative and more bigot minded segment of rural America, which is largely dominated by Born again evangelicals, who as the article points out have a misguided view that that Mormons aren't Christian, and in their misguided bigotry seem to be voting against Romney based upon their religion rather than for a good candidate who can win the general election.

Recognizing that I will not agree with his parity claim, Hasker closes his argument by commenting on my discussion about the need for a theodicy to have psychological appeal, seeking to turn this discussion to his favor by pointing out that traditional theism has been accepted by more people than has process theism.

By pointing out the teams that have come back from a 2 - 1 deficit in a best - of - seven postseason series over the last 20 years, I'm appealing to Cubs fans who aren't quite ready to hate their team yet.

Playing on a medical exemption for the beginning of 2017, Poulter seemingly just missed out gaining the requisite points to retain his PGA Tour card earlier this month, but an error found by Brian Gay's wife in the points recalibration from season - to - season helped Poulter and Gay win an appeal to keep their cards.

While the second is technically true, it should be pointed out that defense lawyers have, for years, intentionally run up the cost to the state by presenting multiple appeals, even based on little to no actual legal cause, in order to drive up the cost of death penalty cases.

The breaking point seemed to come at 11 - 10, when Nadal appealed to the umpire's chair that he was being blinded by the sun setting over the sheen Wimbledon roof.

Son had already appealed for a penalty, after being brought down by a clumsy challenge from Terence Kongolo, when Spurs responded to Ince's effort by almost immediately scoring their second goal and securing all three points.

Olympiakos are planning an appeal after the Greek champions were docked three points by a court on Monday following fan violence.

The appearance of the book is appealing and uses language that is straightforward enough to be read by / with older children and teenagers, for whom it would serve as a useful starting point for discussion.

When a senator raises a point of order, the presiding officer of the Senate immediately rules on the validity of the point of order, but this ruling may be appealed and reversed by the whole Senate.

Crowdsourced talking points might have better brevity, broader appeal, superior strategic perseverance, and faster response to news events than the talking points assembled by professionals on staff at the Democratic National Committee (DNC).

Political analysts have repeatedly pointed out that «other» parties mostly appeal to those who feel insecure and «left - behind» by the current structure of the economy, which tends to generate low - wage jobs but constantly requires up - to - date marketable skills.

Retiring Rep. Chris Gibson has made a point during his tenure in the House to try to appeal to a wide range of constituents by adopting a pragmatic approach in D.C. — even when his won conference has leaned steadily to the right.

«Yesterday's ruling was a landmark ruling that tells about the fact that our courts are working, rule of law is part of our lives and that our democracy is alive and kicking and that at any point in time we can be confident that we have a court to rely on and that when people feel aggrieved by decisions by an arm of government or a constitutional body, they can always appeal and have hearing and sometimes can have their grievances addressed in their favour.

Another poll by Kantar puts Labour eight points behind, with Jeremy Corbyn's appeal to non-voters said to be the main reason for Labour's increased support.

The court, presided over by Mr Justice Victor Ofoe, dismissed the state's appeal over criminal charges against Woyome, pointing out that state prosecutors failed to establish allegations of fraud against the National Democratic Congress (NDC) financier.

«Today's unanimous decision by the Court of Appeals reaffirms the State's authority to review Entergy's federal applications to continue its operation at Indian Point,» Cuomo said in a statement.

Natasha Caputo, director of Westchester County Office of Tourism and Film, pointed out that Westchester's appeal lies not only in its world - class locations, but also in its accessibility, affordability, and the hands - on support offered by the county's Tourism & Film office.

Justice Saulawa, at a point accused Nwofor, who put up stiff opposition to the hearing of the appeal, of treating the court with disrespect by attempting to take over the role of presiding over the proceedings from the panel.

But Fletcher pointed out that 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney carried the district by 21 points, so the eventual nominee will have to appeal to Republicans.

Obokata appealed the decision, but, as Dennis Normile reported in a Thursday ScienceInsider, «the same investigating committee rebutted the points of her appeal one by one and concluded «that there is no need to re-investigate the results of the committee's investigation.»»

The results indicate that when parents were granted benefits during the appeal process because they drew a more lenient judge, the probability of one of their adult children applying for disability insurance rose by 6 percentage points over the next five years, and 12 percentage points over the next decade.

The institute dropped the lawsuit after EPA attorneys argued that the group lacked legal standing to bring the litigation; the agency also pointed to a 1999 decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that concluded that receipt of grant money didn't mean that advisory committee members were «susceptible to improper influence.»

In a 21 - page report dated yesterday, the same investigating committee rebutted the points of her appeal one by one and concluded «that there is no need to re-investigate the results of the committee's investigation issued on March 31, 2014.»

It is well - recognized that many of the original emissions scenarios in IPCC overstated the trajectories that were actually realized (indeed, this was a minor point made in the NRC / NAS 2001 report that was picked up on, and misunderstood or misrepresented, by the Appeals Court), but so what?

The downside of this approach is that, by watering down the goods to the point of generic mass appeal, and toning it down to a PG - 13 level to boot, even if there is just enough energy to keep the momentum afloat, there's not enough excitement to feel energized by the experience.

At this point, it should be clear from the review that this film is a limited appeal project only for unwavering fanboys and perhaps those looking to see early work by future television stars Courteney Cox and Robert Duncan McNeil.

While this is one of Murphy's better films in this point in his career, it's ironic to see him in a film about a man that loses his appeal by trying to lessen his reputation as a misogynistic player.

by Walter Chaw It's fair to wonder at some point what it is, exactly, about Cuba Gooding Jr. that appeals the most.

Narrative drive is hardly her strong point - what she achieves in this episodic study of a dirt - poor Glaswegian upbringing is tenderness, lyricism and unpatronising humour, which successfully lifts a story inspired by tragedy into something universally appealing.

But its complexity of feeling, the undoubted chemistry of its reunited stars Julie Christie and Alan Bates, the lushness of cinematographer Gerry Fisher's Norfolk landscapes and the critical late - 1960s sensibility provided by the acute eye and complex psychological insight of Losey — plus the revelatory use of time - frames, flashback and point - of - view in Pinter's script — guarantee its lasting appeal.

The key points from each strand are highlighted as follows: Early Identification and support • Early identification of need: health and development review at 2/2.5 years • Support in early years from health professionals: greater capacity from health visiting services • Accessible and high quality early years provision: DfE and DfH joint policy statement on the early years; tickell review of EYFS; free entitlement of 15 hours for disadvantaged two year olds • A new approach to statutory assessment: education, health and care plan to replace statement • A more efficient statutory assessment process: DoH to improve the provision and timeliness of health advice; to reduce time limit for current statutory assessment process to 20 weeks Giving parent's control • Supporting families through the system: a continuation of early support resources • Clearer information for parents: local authorities to set out a local offer of support; slim down requirements on schools to publish SEN information • Giving parents more control over support and funding for their child: individual budget by 2014 for all those with EHC plan • A clear choice of school: parents will have rights to express a preference for a state - funded school • Short breaks for carers and children: a continuation in investment in short breaks • Mediation to resolve disagreements: use of mediation before a parent can register an appeal with the Tribunal