We all have slightly different
points of reference when it comes to acting fairly.
If you're a betting man — or woman — then this might be a logical
point of reference when placing your bets on the length of Keys» version of the Anthem.
The sort of thing someone off The Wire might say, which is of course any right - thinking person's first
point of reference when it comes to law and order issues.
This brief summary provides high level information learning professionals may use as
a point of reference when helping executives, Subject Matter Experts, and those new to the profession better understand the current landscape.
A point of reference when it comes to interest: in February 2012, the rate for a 24 - month personal loan was 10.88 %, according to the Federal Reserve.
With McLuhan as the de facto
point of reference when talking about the current shift in dominant medium, it is..
A great cheap present for anyone with an interest in wine is the 2017 Hugh Johnson pocket wine guide, my first
point of reference when checking vintages and producers from all over the world.
After the phone call, send your reference a copy of your resume so they have
a point of reference when a potential employer contacts them.
Point of reference when baking cakes in glass: always drop your oven temp by 25 degrees.
Not exact matches
«Basically, I wanted no
point of reference any more
of a time
when I was smaller, or larger.
Anchoring involves creating a mental
reference point that influences our appraisal
of subsequent conditions, and this influence can assume particular gravity in our decision - making processes
when we confront uncertain environments.
This also provides a
point of reference for
when you are starting new projects — you can see which placements and copy types are most effective in which industries.
A third and subtle
point relates to the differences in the level
of interest rates actually paid on different loan products (Graph 2)
when compared with
reference rates (Graph 1).
@ fimeilleur the carl sagan
reference was more relevant before it became obscured by all the other posts.no one said any thing about a death bed conversion, that is something you assumed, (
when you assume you make an ass
of u and me) whether you believe in God or not is irrelevant, you will ultimately confront God, at that
point in carls case after death you will know!.
Alfred Neumann in Six
of Them tells
of a German professor
of law who continued teaching in the early days
of the Hitler regime, lecturing on justice with
pointed reference to its subversion in the Nazi state.36
When fired from his position, the professor, his wife, and a loyal band
of students publish secretly copies
of his lectures and other material attacking the injustices
of the regime.
But perhaps the key
reference occurs
when the lawyer reflects that both he and Bartleby are «sons
of Adam»» at which
point the reader is expected to see behind a standard metaphor for shared humanity and recollect that Adam's first son was Cain, the builder
of the first city and the slayer
of his brother.
For example, he rightly
points out that Jesus says, «You have heard that it was said, «You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy»» (Matthew 5:38), but what he doesn't say is that there is a reason Jesus uses the expression, «that it was said» instead
of his usual expression, «have you not read» or «as it is written»
when he
references scriptural passages.
With
reference to your
point about the key being whether one thinks about Jesus
when they use the word, Allah, I would suggest that, in line with what Chuck suggests, the big issue is what's in the mind
of the hearer.
Professional theologians today hesitate to share their experience, fearing lest the pure objectivity and the transcendent
reference point of their God thoughts be thereby obscured; but this is a great pity, for
when they define their role merely in ecclesiastical or academic terms, thus in effect hiding behind their official identity, it renders their theology at best enigmatic and at worst downright boring.
We should
point out that even
when we construct mathematical definitions that may have no apparent
reference to any items
of our experience, we are doing so in terms
of our activity, a kind
of experience, often subject to the constraints
of some formal system.
Propaganda is most effective
when it is able to separate a person from outside
points of reference, such as a transcendent religious
reference, in order to encourage a tunnel vision which unquestioningly accepts this society «s worldview as «the way it is.
They will not commit the suicide
of the Jewish soul by succumbing to the despair that follows
when the Holocaust becomes our central
point of reference rather than something the Torah teaches that God Himself will conquer,
when he «will destroy death forever, and will wipe away tears from every face» (Isaiah 25:8).
I remember
when the first season
of Serial was at its high
point that Best Buy put out a tweet
referencing something about the pay phone at Best Buy — where one
of the calls was supposed to have been made — in kind
of a joking way.
This
point is not made in the parable by direct
reference to the forgiveness
of sins, but rather becomes apparent only
when the parable is set in its context in the ministry
of Jesus.
For this reason, it will be disturbing to some readers
when I say that in my view, and I think that
of all informed persons in the theological world, the basic
point of reference is the tradition itself.
So, Jesus
points out to them that
when they rescue their lost sheep —
referencing a literal animal, not allegorically referring to a believer, the religious people rejoice and tell everyone
of their success in retrieving their misguided animal (sheep).
And like Adams, Frank Wolf drew the affection and respect
of his colleagues on both sides
of the aisle, who know that the House is losing one
of its unsullied moral
reference points when Frank Wolf retires.
Who am I to put someone in jail for murder
when there is no
point of reference for goodness?
This contrast is the
point of the parable, and the
reference becomes clear to us
when we recognize that here again we have an allusion to a metaphor regularly used in Jewish expectation concerning the End.
The fact that a mainstream actor might use the death
of Osama Bin Laden to draw a critical comparison between US and Russian foreign policies indicates how much the United States is still a major
reference point when Russians seek to define their international political identity.
But,
when a machine is involved in making these judgments, they are going to have many many potential
points of reference, and algorithms create a situation where you don't really know precisely what is being judged or what has been put into the system.
This was a
reference to the events
of late July and early August 2008 which followed Labour's defeat to the Scottish National Party in the Glasgow East by - election
when, with a demoralised Gordon Brown on holiday in Suffolk, with Labour as many as 25
points behind in the polls, and with MPs insurgent and openly discussing a leadership challenge, Miliband made his move.
• This article was amended on 15 January 2015 to clarify details
of the number
of members
of Bath CLP, and to correct two other
points: an earlier version misattributed the quote from Diana Page to Jane Middleton, the Bath constituency chair, and made
reference to «
when Tony Blair became leader in 1997».
When Eric Olofsson talks cars, his main
point of reference is human power, not horsepower.
The learning
of judgment, what Aristotle called phronesis, takes place
when negotiating complex problems in which one has no obvious
point of reference.
The genomic data is important, say researchers, because it serves as a key
reference point for
when and where the parasite existed in humans, and provides more information about the evolution
of human disease.
The researchers found that the average nonverbal IQ
of the children significantly decreased 2.1 to 3.8
points below the average
of the
reference group (those with free T4 levels in the middle
of the range)
when the mothers» free T4 level was at or above the 89th percentile.
The tick marks serve as stable
reference points when making precision measurements such as those
of the small shifts in starlight caused by planets pulling gravitationally on their parent stars.
When you are running at a steady pace you are actually moving the
reference point which in turn decreases a number
of calories burned in a resting state.
These are the
reference points that young women — women
of all ages, really — now use
when seeking the ideal
of the perfect vagina.
Modern scholars
point to mid-19th-century commentary on the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, the manual for hatha yoga, as the first
reference to a Sun Salutation practice, but they say written instructions did not appear in any books until the early 2oth century — a time
when the rajah
of Aundh (a former state in India) sought to strengthen society physically and spiritually via a series
of asanas.
A good
point of reference might be to stop the bar
when it's in direct line with your line
of sight.
That way, the nervous system has a
reference point and you can sort
of download that coordination
when you're doing the non-dominant side.
5) Basophils — Fluctuations in basophils outside
of the normal
reference range may
point to a parasitic or allergic response, but I find that they are very often within the normal range; and typically look to eosinophils
when I suspect a parasitic or allergic response.
It therefore would have been much more interesting to see Jerry as a real jerk for more than just a couple
of quick - cut scenes, so that
when his crisis
of conscience occurs, we have some
reference point that makes the dilemma more believable.
For new fans it's a good introduction to what this series can be
when it hits his high
points (in fact, most
of the
references are to either Connery or Brosnan's outings in the role.)
In the almost - too - smooth fashion that has come to define even Marvel's non-Joss Whedon - directed entries, a steady undercurrent
of droll, wisecracking humor punctures the tension at key intervals, to continually amusing if somewhat ingratiating effect; it's a bit deflating
when Iron Man at one
point actually invokes «The Manchurian Candidate,» rather than simply allowing the obvious
reference to speak for itself.
When teaching the writing process, utilize this mini-poster set, which includes ten posters, for easy
reference to
point out all
of the different purposes for why writers write!
As a
point of reference, the X6 M offers figures
of 4.2 sec and 174mph / 278kph in combination with an optional M Driver's Package, with the GLE 63 claiming 4.3 sec and a similar 174mph
when fitted with the AMG Driver's Package.
At the
point when contemplating for your PhD you should add to an effective method for arranging your
reference index that will keep you from becoming mixed up in extensive heaps
of information that you'll have to compose your dissertation.