Sentences with phrase «preface if»

Perhaps he would consent to write a little preface if you thought that desirable.

Include a prelude or a preface if applicable.

The foreword can precede your preface if you wish to have both.

Not exact matches

And let me preface that by saying that I've often observed that of all the professions who also are authors, I do think that doctors are the best, if you look through history — Chekov and on and on.

Prudentius is, first and last, a believer: «With voice at least let my soul honor God, if with good deeds she can not,» he declares in his own preface.

Kierkegaard's own brief preface to Purity of Heart Is to Will One Thing does little more than begin this process, and tempts me to suggest that one who is not familiar with other works of Kierkegaard, will find himself still better prepared for immersion in this address if he turns immediately to Section Twelve and reads from that point to the end.

In the Preface to Process and Reality, after having stated that his philosophy is a recurrence to pre-Kantian modes of thought, Whitehead asks if his cosmology is not a transformation of some main doctrines of Absolute Idealism onto a realistic basis.

You can't cite something as proof of your argument if you have to preface it with «That sounds a lot like...».

If you have to preface what you are about to post with a warning that — despite the forth - coming comments — you are not racist, bigoted, closed - minded (or fill in the blank), then we've got some unfortunate news: You're probably about to write something racist, bigoted or closed - minded.

He prefaces one comment with, «If there is a God...» and says that science should always trump religion.

Meanwhile, with Whitman, Donoghue indulges in especially snide remarks: If ««The United States are essentially the greatest poem,»» as the 1855 preface to Leaves of Grass proposed, then, in this critic's opinion, «it is a poem long disfigured by stanzas featuring murderous adventures in the Philippines, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq (to name a few, with probably more to come).»

Live free or die loses its meaning when you have to preface it with «but only if you're a christian.»

Those we interviewed sometimes prefaced their remarks on economic issues with dismissals such as «I'm no expert» or «If I knew, I'd be president.»

If the blessings were only for the deserving, very likely they would be stated at the end of the sermon, probably prefaced with the conditional clause, «If you have done all these things.»

That the works on nature should prove to illuminate and be illuminated by the works on metaphysics is not at all surprising if we take seriously Whitehead's announcement, in the preface to the second edition of The Principles of Natural Knowledge, of his intention «to embody the standpoint of these volumes [on the philosophy of nature] in a more complete metaphysical study» (PNK ix).

A preface may serve a useful purpose if it provides the prospective reader with some indication of what he may expect in the pages to follow.

They wouldn't do so, of course, if they knew what Nadler knows» not from the preface itself but as a result of his grasp of Spinoza's entire teaching» that Spinoza doesn't really intend to exclude Judaism and Christianity from the category of superstition.

On Sunday morning I'll board a plane in Chattanooga, Tennessee at 9 a.m., and after stops in Atlanta and Miami, I'll end up in La Paz, Bolivia at 9 p.m. (Is it any wonder James reminds Christians to preface their travel plans with ``... if the Lord wills it»?

Yet if the abuse was compulsive, he would still think through the arguments again, as he did on 1 April in 1533 when, so Conrad Cordatus told in his «Table Talk», Luther spent most of the day re-reading Erasmus's prefaces to the New Testament.

So it may be of some interest if I preface my discussion of theodicy by a brief summary of some of Kushner's ideas.

If you've read my about page you'd know that although I am a big fan of healthy eating, sometimes I like to splurge on things I wouldn't necessarily label as «nutritious» and since the name of my blog is Nutritious Eats I have to preface things by saying this pie is not one of those «nutritious...

I want to preface my statement by saying that I hope I'm wrong and I will gladly eat my words if Arsenal exceed my expectations, but I very much doubt that we will finish in the top 4 this season for the following reasons:

If you would of read the preface of my post i acknowledge the fact OG is a very good player and deserves to be respected by the Arsenal fan base.

As usual, «if healthy» prefaced most preseason Clippers predictions.

If you read my birth story you would see that I prefaced the entire thing by saying it was the choice I made, but that I pass no judgement on anyone who has a different journey.

I'm pretty sure there's a cosmic rule in parenting: If you preface any statement with «I will never, ever, ever...» before you actually have children, your chances of doing that thing increase exponentially.

When an Espaillat supporter, after prefacing his question with a reference to «middle east... dictators... in power for such a long time, 30 years, 40 years» asked «when is too long», King first noted Espaillat's 18 years in the state legislature, but then veered off message saying that «if someone wants real change» they should consider the third candidate, Michael Walrond.

Sometimes you have to try to give people frank comments and advice, and in this particular case I did preface what I was saying by saying if they want to have a conversation about a political matter as well as a personal matter it is confidential, and you do expect people to behave in a trustworthy way, which these people from the Daily Telegraph didn't.

Instead, I'm going to ask them whether they want to know, but I'll preface it by saying «There's scientific evidence that it's not good for you to know these numbers, but if you want to know them, I'll tell you.

I'll preface this article by saying that it will help if you have an open mind and accept that some of these facts are a slap in the face to politically correct nutrition in this day and age where fats are admonished by many doctors, health «experts», and the mass media.

I must preface my response by stating my general disclaimer: every person is different and if you have specific concerns about your condition you should consult with your doc or your physical therapist.

Let me preface this with it's okay if you have done these things, but now you know - So, act accordingly and share with others!

I want to preface this post by saying if you're not in a relationship... that's OKAY and this post is still for you!

With that preface over with, let me begin my wedding guest attire guide, by stating that I wanted to title this post «If you wear white to my wedding, I'll punch you in the face», but my mom said that would be inappropriate.

If you could possibly preface your action with «Hey!

Let me preface this review saying that if you are that one guy / girl [let it not be said that I'm sexist] out there who doesn't know how Adolf Hitler dies then this review contains spoilers for this movie, and I would love to hear how you [person who doesn't know] enjoyed this movie.

If one insisted on drawing parallels between Wonderstruck and the rest of the films in Todd Haynes» filmography, many could be raised, from the Wilde quote that prefaces the film, to the soundtrack's unique use of Bowie to convey longing for earthly space travel.

Noah Baumbach prefaced his bizarre, yet wildly intelligent selection by explaining, «When Jake [Perlin] asked me if there was a double feature I'd like to present at his new theater, I said, «That's easy, «Eyes Wide Shut» (1999) and «Babe: Pig in the City»... Both movies take place in strange alternate cities.

Initially, during the film's pre-title preface the viewer is deftly launched into what feels like a keyed up Sirkian melodrama ---- imagine, if you will, Douglas Sirk did some... Read more»

«If you can not get rid of the family skeleton,» wrote George Bernard Shaw in the preface to his semi-autobiographical novel, Immaturity, «you may as well make it dance.»

In his preface, Carroll assures us that a genuine chess game emerges if Alice's moves are faithfully followed on an accompanying board.

If industry - specific experience is missing from the candidate's résumé, preface the question by asking «Even though you don't have a lot of experience with [your industry or the task at hand], why do you feel you'll be successful with this engagement?».

He would preface his suggestions with «I wonder what it would be like if you...» This rhetorical approach made it feel much less prescriptive and much more collaborative.

He might have protected himself better from charges of plagiarism, Darwin reflected fretfully, if he had only written a preface, as most scientists did when they published any controversial set of claims: a survey of all the ideas that had gone before.

In your preface you mention the «ever - growing capabilities of modern eReaders,» words that would fill me with fear if you weren't on the cutting edge to deliver the know - how to deal with all that.

Preface: The preface usually describes why you wrote the book, your research methods and perhaps some acknowledgments if they have not been included in a separate sPreface: The preface usually describes why you wrote the book, your research methods and perhaps some acknowledgments if they have not been included in a separate spreface usually describes why you wrote the book, your research methods and perhaps some acknowledgments if they have not been included in a separate section.

Authors should send us their eBook manuscripts with all the text they would like included in a single file: title page (if not using a jpeg), copyright page, table of contents, other books by author, dedication and / or acknowledgements, foreword and / or preface (if any), chapters (main document), a statement announcing end of book and beginning of a teaser chapter (optional), the teaser chapter of next book (optional), statement saying «End of Sample Chapter» with link where readers can learn / buy book, and author bio.

Authors should send us their manuscripts with all the text they would like included in a single file: copyright page, other books by author, dedication and / or acknowledgements, table of contents (nonfiction, if any), foreword and / or preface (if any), chapters (main document), teaser chapter of next book (optional), and author bio.

There are so many different components of the front matter, and many of them are so similar (see: preface and introduction or acknowledgements and dedication) that you may begin to wonder if it all really matters for the self - published author.

And if that's not enough for you, Alexander McCall Smith, acclaimed author of The No. 1 Ladies» Detective Agency Series, has written the preface.