He receives an overview in
pragmatic terms of the key elements of LPM and learns why the other firms» approaches have not worked.
Not exact matches
While fundamentally the consolidation
of power could cut Turkey's structural growth potential, cyclically the destructive focus on short -
term votes to win the referendum should give way to a more
pragmatic focus on returning to growth,» the bank said.
His 30,000 - foot view examines wealth management in the context
of human behavior — a complement to the
pragmatic, short -
term, and money - centric model that drives much investor activity today.
Being, to use your
term,
pragmatic about it, I admit my ignorance and posit that the answers to any and all
of your questions have absolutely no bearing on whether or not I believe in a god or gods.
The «truth»
of a construal
of the God - world relationship is a mixture
of belief (Ricoeur calls it a «wager»),
pragmatic criteria, and what Philip Wheelwright
terms a «shy ontological claim,» or, as in Mary Hesse's striking remark, «God is more like gravitation than embarrassment» (Arbib and Hesse, 5).
Next, the soul gives us real intelligence — the ability to know the truth and value
of things absolutely rather than just in
terms of their
pragmatic use for ourselves.
The city at its best generates its initiatives from dreams
of a great and unlimited future, not from short -
term or purely
pragmatic ideals.
In historiogenetic
terms, the republic has moved so far toward the
pragmatic that historical reality is experiencing a Hegelian distortion, exemplified by a «progressive» desire on the part
of elements
of the elite to move toward «empire» and the perverse influence
of foreign ideologies.
And third, we intend to evaluate the
pragmatic value, in
terms of the task
of ministry,
of Kaplan's idea
of God and that
of process theology based on the philosophy
of Alfred North Whitehead.
Yet even in areas where
pragmatic and secular
terms typically rule the debate, charity remains at the forefront
of Novak's concerns.
One
of these is the
pragmatic model
of truth, according to which the truth
of something is assessed in
terms of its functional value or its usefulness.
In less prosperous and less romantic times, Christians have viewed marriage in more
pragmatic terms as God's good gift
of providing a partner with whom to work and live and make love.
The document then avoids any further reference to «ridding the world
of evil» and proceeds generally in somewhat less emotive and more
pragmatic (but nevertheless grandiose)
terms to discuss and project foreign - policy objectives.
Moreover, religious observers and publicists create for themselves pseudoreligious absolutes out
of political machinery and programs that are more wisely and effectively viewed in
pragmatic terms by the diplomatist.
Their
pragmatic arguments for the long -
term value
of species will be weighted against
pragmatic arguments for the immediate needs
of some human beings.
The cities
of which Mayernik writes» and I have been blessed to have spent time in all five» and others like them captivate us to this day; and whatever else can be said about such places, they demonstrate, in the author's words, that «the costs
of building great cities can't be justified in purely
pragmatic terms.»
While it's not new news that he prefers to adopt a more
pragmatic approach and is rigid with his tactics in
terms of wanting his forward players to also put in shifts for the team defensively, we've seen how it can have a negative impact as it could be attributed to Alexis Sanchez's poor form since arriving at Old Trafford in January.
The club's transfer business has been presented to us as a
pragmatic purchase
of proven Premier League performers (but then so were Ayew, Fonte and Snodgrass) when in fact it is no more than a short
term survival strategy.
As a result, the process
of devolution has proven largely unplanned, piecemeal, and
pragmatic, an open - ended process that lacks clarity in
terms of its purpose, procedure, or extent.
Although it is true that Tehran's support to the Assad regime is strategic and part
of a long
term alliance, the proposals
of the Iranian - sponsored conference suggested a set
of pragmatic and political steps to exit the civil war scenario in Syria.
While there may be double - dealings in Pakistan's counter-terrorism policies towards in the region — some
of which may be justifiable in
pragmatic or relative
terms — but the prevalence
of the same within Pakistan's domestic sphere is hardly acknowledged by outside observers.
Cuomo also reflected on the death
of his father on the first day
of 2015, when he was sworn in for a second
term as governor and what it means to be a «
pragmatic progressive» in elected office.
Its
pragmatic wing, composed mainly
of labor union leaders who supply much
of the WFP's budget, saw a Cuomo second
term as inevitable and wanted to be in the best possible deal - making position for the next four years.
As popular Queens» Democrat councilman is
term limited out
of office, the Republican candidate, Daniel P. Peterson said he would add a much - needed
pragmatic voice into a city government that needs constraint.
In a 2007 interview with Computer Weekly, Miller advocated a «
pragmatic,» «long -
term» approach to information technology, and that projects should «keep to a path that has strategic coherence, rather than bending every which way with the monthly or quarterly demands
of the business.»
I approach it with a high moral purpose but also a strong
pragmatic one for the economy in
terms of building jobs.»
The public forum, hosted by the Republican Party
of Bennington County, included two moderate to liberal Democrat legislators, a first -
term Republican lawmaker, and Manchester's
pragmatic chief
of police.
As with climate change, the only
pragmatic option is to concentrate efforts to fulfil people's desires and demands in a way that protects natural ecosystems as far as possible — not to try to challenge patterns
of consumption per se by insisting that they are unsustainable, even if this appears to be the case in the short
term.
Let's let Wikipedia explain: «Flexitarianism is a
term used in the United States to describe the practice
of eating mainly vegetarian food, but making occasional exceptions for social,
pragmatic, cultural, or nutritional reasons.»
In
pragmatic terms, this means it is not always necessary to know why a whole is greater than the sum
of its parts.
The paper concludes that in light
of this and other evidence
of long -
term anthropogenic change, we need to be more
pragmatic in our conservation efforts rather than aiming for impossible «natural» states.
Better than a 7 - or 30 - day, extreme, detox regime with sometimes questionable rationale or products, we all benefit from long -
term, ongoing
pragmatic lifestyle changes that include minimising our exposure to environmental toxins while making sure we stay well hydrated, eat a balanced and varied diet along with ample vegetables and fruit, and support our bodies with the addition
of health - promoting nutrients that include ones known to support detox (biotransformation) pathways in the body.
Yes, Chiuri wants her dream rooted in reality — and she is quite
pragmatic about learning a new culture, in
terms of both a new company and a new country — but, with Stephen Jones's masques de bal, Red Riding's hoods, stars sparkling on the models» faces, and Edward Scissorhands on the soundtrack, she is clearly still in love with fairytales.
Our perspectives on long -
term relationships and marriage have gradually moved from the highly
pragmatic to the highly romantic, from the idea
of a «good match,» involving someone who's employed, to the idea that «chemistry» is the key.
Compiling these accounts (in a book that included some
of the Titsch photographs), Mr. Keneally told «the story
of the
pragmatic triumph
of good over evil, a triumph in eminently measurable, statistical, unsubtle
terms.»
It was also a period in which Schepisi started to come to
terms with the
pragmatics of international filmmaking, a set
of lessons and experiences that have marked his subsequent, tenacious career as both a jobbing director — he has taken over a number
of projects such as Mr. Baseball (1992) and Fierce Creatures (1997)-- and a filmmaker whose work displays an intermittently consistent thematic and visual style.
As a result
of her independent voting record, her leadership in school reform efforts, and her
pragmatic approach to fiscal problems, Tamar was overwhelmingly re-elected to a second
term on the Board
of Education in 2011.
But a
pragmatic analysis
of the way the game functions suggests that there is no real choice here: riding is inferior in
terms of travel time when revisiting (since the fast travel is instantaneous) and disadvantageous when first exploring, because either nothing is found or the player must stop constantly and dismount.
(3) Abstraction has been described as «unknowable» before (in
terms of all - black canvases, or seeking out the unperceivable), but here, in the context
of feminist mark - making, «unknowable» has a more
pragmatic use.
It's very
pragmatic in
terms of the relationships that it fosters between artists, curators, critics, and so on.
In 2004 Stephen Pacala and Robert Socolow published a paper in Science in which they argued that a
pragmatic, but still difficult, way
of stabilizing atmospheric CO2 levels over the long
term was via the implementation
of seven «stabilization wedges» over the next 50 years.
In
pragmatic terms, a person is suitable to serve in the presidency if they pass 80 % — 95 %
of the expected standard.
Just the right balance
of enthusiastic support;
pragmatic advice about very real issues like zoning, codes and how to construct a safe and sound house; and a wellspring
of experience and expertise, all very helpful for planning, building and living long -
term in a tiny house.
Uncertainty creates the impetus to focus on
pragmatic emission reductions regardless
of short
term climate variability.
This outlook goes unchallenged because
of a perception that environmentalism is a
pragmatic solution to purely scientifically - defined problems, and a belief that it can be answered in purely scientific
terms.
In its statement, the Global Climate Coalition said its reorganization was «part
of a long -
term initiative to refocus the public debate on climate policy to the issues at hand - namely, a policy contest between the unworkable Kyoto Protocol versus a more
pragmatic and viable solution to the climate issue that relies on technology, innovation and American ingenuity.»
WoW... I am simply amazed at Lomborg... not that he buys the whole CAGW argument, he always did, but he struck me as someone more
pragmatic in
terms of how to deal with the potential impacts
of warming.
Thus it makes
pragmatic sense to me to focus our attention on a medium
term adaption policy, whilst investing heavily in cleaner cheap sources
of baseload energy, such as thorium fission and gen4 fission reactors and, in the slightly longer
term, nuclear fusion reactors.
Speaking to an audience
of more than 100 ebullient supporters at EPA headquarters, the agency's administrator Gina McCarthy framed the move in both
pragmatic and moral
terms.
Even if little else (in
terms of cohesive message, for example) can be taken as similar, I see a continuation
of energy between Occupy and the battle for legal aid, albeit more refined, eloquent, concise,
pragmatic, and persuasive in the latter, whereas that energy is chaotic, un (or mis?)