Sentences with phrase «points as a theme»

Use your talking points as a theme for your discussion.

Not exact matches

The company's strategy to build a strong international presence, Franco explains, is to dial back the high price - point seasonal products (such as winter coats) in favour of apparel and other pet - themed goods that can be sold in multiple markets, as well as trend - driven items, including eco-friendly products such as all - natural pet - food flavour enhancers.

Case in point: The concept of building a float to re-create the Ferris Bueller «Danke Schoen» scene (with Branson as Bueller) came from an ideation session trying to tie together Chicago - related and Virgin - appropriate themes; when the team presented the idea to Branson, he immediately agreed to participate, rather than micro-questioning and overworking the concept after it was presented to him.

The issue of bond market liquidity has been a consistent theme over the past years or so with financial executives such as JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon, Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman, and Oaktree Capital's Howard Marks weighing in on the issue and generally pointing the finger at a lack of liquidity exasperating moves in financial markets.

As you can tell, both the points above have one theme in common: customer - centricity.

«They as a company have a lot of direct touch - points with people, whether that's the movies and toys, or the theme parks and vacations,» he says.

We have long argued that it is vital for investors to filter out the noise that creates short - term flash points and instead stay focused on the secular themes that are driving valuations over the longer run (such as demographic trends and technological innovation).

«The underlying theme is demographics,» Poole says, as he points to the basket of nations that is home to 600 million people with an average age of 26.

As the Assembly theme pointed out, this clearly depends on the renewing, transforming, and sustaining work of the Holy Spirit.

and the idea is not so much simply that something else has to die as it is that my own sins warrant death (a repeated theme in the OT, as many of the atheists on this blog often point out).

Sure there are larger themes people are trying to make, but they are making it primarily off of Julie's narrative, using it as evidence for proving a larger point about the corruption of EV leaders.

Nygren can include election in his list of the themes which keep the dynamic aspect of the Christian doctrine of God, for election, as we have seen, means God's self - disclosure to a people at a point in history, his creation of a new relationship and the assuming of its consequences.

This theme recurs in Maxine Greene's writing, as she points to the inherent link between the individual's consciousness and the social reality, a link that is fostered by narrative teaching.

So the theme of the «great surprise,» far from a rhetorical device as Stendahl terms it (7:794), is in fact the point of the passage: the righteous are commended precisely because they acted humanely without knowledge of Jesus» presence and therefore without the calculating attitude Matthew attributes to the Pharisees.

Regardless, it is important to focus on the major themes in Scripture, which seem to be pretty clearly explained, as you point out.

But that underscores my main point: that the contemporary use of the prudential criteria of last resort, proportionality, and reasonable hope of success treats them as if they were the main themes in the just war idea.

A pervasive theme of Marxists vis - à - vis religion is the identification of the church with that bourgeois society which will wither away; more to the point, the church is identified as that, opiate which robs people of the revolutionary fervor that causes the withering.

Thirdly, though the common theme of this group of myths has frequently been referred to as the «dying - and - rising god», it has more recently been pointed out that the return to life, or the resurrection, of the dead god is nowhere explicitly described.

«Neo-orthodoxy» is a term which points to that widespread movement in contemporary Protestant theology which seeks to recover the central theme of the Reformation: justification by faith in the redemption wrought by God in Jesus Christ, as the foundation of the Christian Gospel and of the Church.

Although this theme has by no means eliminated resurrection talk, 16 it has displaced it as the focal point of attention, and given it a new interpretation.

And another great theme of divine justice intersects here as well, for the good of procreation points forward to «the woman's seed» who will crush the head of the serpent, representing a future of human life that is permanently at enmity with death.

The preacher can not recapture his former enthusiasm as he breaks his theme into points, unless, of course, his image of himself is that of one who passes truth from the summit down to the people.

These latter themes might serve as focal points in interviews and surveys concerning disasters covered by the media.

From this point of view, the meaning of the atoning work of God never has the calculus of guilt as its principal theme.

However, I did single out one of the points of christology as the theme of this book, and here I fear Ogden misunderstood me.

The title of that book and the speaker's name (John - Baptist) point to its muted, but carefully calibrated, religious themes, as does the original title of The First Man, which was supposed to be Adam.

Schillebeecks, the Dutch Catholic theologian, developing the theme «The New Testament Churches as Exodus Communities» 13 points out that N.T. Churches were not «activist» churches.

Talent is spread throughout this team as well (a theme across the board), with 8 of 9 players scoring at least 5 points, 6 of which hit a three.

The point of the app is for college students to share photos that fit the theme of the day on the app, such as «Tailgate Saturday.»

As soon as Wenger started to think he was a tactician and able to make a sensible substitution, I felt our one point against Swansea was now zero points — and I hate being able to predict this well because it means there is a pattern or theme going on here being unaddresseAs soon as Wenger started to think he was a tactician and able to make a sensible substitution, I felt our one point against Swansea was now zero points — and I hate being able to predict this well because it means there is a pattern or theme going on here being unaddresseas Wenger started to think he was a tactician and able to make a sensible substitution, I felt our one point against Swansea was now zero points — and I hate being able to predict this well because it means there is a pattern or theme going on here being unaddressed.

Price points are higher, so try to avoid characters, which children grow out of quickly, and instead look for timeless themes, such as polka dots or stripes.

Use the themes and concepts you have collected as inspiration, and develop a new product (or range of products) using those as a starting point.

Besides, as I pointed out in chapter two, Britain's post-war settlement is best seen as a local variation on a theme that sounded right across the western world, from the Pacific coasts of Canada and the United States to the Baltic and the Adriatic.

That led to a «now what» theme that echoed on Tuesday as lawmakers posed questions about where the 2,000 megawatts of power provided by Indian Point would come from after the closure.

As the man most likely to succeed Tony Blair when the prime minister departs from Downing Street later this year, commentators have pointed out the wide themes Mr Brown's article covers.

I agree on the central point - the question remains, however, whether Labour is suffering from a lack of coherence with regard to those central themes it might traditionally have offered as «positive argument».

And while the talking points vary, there are similar themes to each of the potential challengers» themes, including a perception that Mr. Cuomo — who prides himself as an efficient manager of Albany's often dysfunctional dynamics — cares more about good press than good government.

The collection of studies in the theme issue provides a rallying point for broader discussions of how human influences shape evolution and how that evolution, in turn, influences species traits, biodiversity, and «ecosystem services» — the benefits that nature provides to humans, such as food, water and clean air.

An agency press release notes that there are now 12 «industry - themed entry points» such as «automotive and surface transportation,» «security and disruptive technologies,» and «human health therapeutics.»

Geelhaar pointed out diverse themes which were also reflected in the conference program such as interdisciplinarity, history, different generations.

Christopher Kane Given the success of Christopher Kane's last collection, centrally themed around botany, it makes sense that he would stick to nature as a focal point.

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When the main theme, character arcs, and plot points involve new characters, you might as well get rid of the holdovers and go all - in on Sherlock Gnomes.

At that point, it just looked like a regular movie theater (albeit one with The Shining - themed carpet), as a crew of festival employees with power tools...

As for the themes and points of the film, that is a topic for debate.

McDormand's pointed comment epitomizes the overall theme of the 2018 Oscars, at which presenters and award winners continually made demands for inclusion and diversity, as well as equal opportunity and representation industry - wide.

Yes there is a gimmick of being shrunk but wisely Payne chose not to focus solely on this but used it more as a jumping off point for the more important themes this story brings about.

At that point, it just looked like a regular movie theater (albeit one with The Shining - themed carpet), as a crew of festival employees with power tools and armfuls of tissue paper prepared for this year's festival.

Using «Robinson Crusoe» as a starting point, this soulful and meditative tale about a shipwrecked man who washes up on a deserted island tackles some big themes like man vs. nature and the circle of life.

There's stuff about snuff videos, as well as a fairly violent shootout in a warehouse that puts an exclamation point on the movie's themes about sins of the fathers and legacies of violence.