Sentences with phrase «primary usefulness»

It's been pointed out that the primary usefulness of this thread might be in raising questions that may not have been asked before, or if they have, not seriously: and how salutary is that?

Its primary usefulness is as an indicator of global or large scale regional temperature changes.

In other words, we see once again that expense ratios are quite useful for predicting mutual fund success and that the primary usefulness of past performance is that it's useful for showing which funds to be sure to avoid.

Too often, though, Van lends credence to the theory that TV sketch comedy's primary usefulness isn't in appointment viewing, but in feeding the voracious appetite for viral videos online.

Not exact matches

The first horn is of primary interest in this debate, because Professor Cobb has shown a strong penchant for the notion of regional inclusion, a notion he acknowledges to be, at least explicitly, unrecognized by Whitehead, but which he, Cobb, finds (1) quite compatible with the Whiteheadian conceptuality and (2) of great philosophical usefulness.

Whilst the concept is certainly not primary at the level of spiritual communion between persons, actual and potential usefulness, in the sense of functional relationality, is, in the light of modern physics, chemistry and biology at the heart of the very being and metaphysical significance of physical things.

In more than 20 years as a primary and intermediate grade teacher, Eger has developed a number of simple strategies that allow volunteers to both maximize their usefulness and minimize distractions to the teacher.

Fewer than 30 per cent identified a high level of usefulness of netbooks and the majority of primary schools considered smartphones to be of very little or no use at all.

Well, while our smartphones might continue to be our primary portable media player that keeps us entertained on long road trips or across trans - Atlantic flights, this does not mean that we should discount the usefulness of a tablet.

The film requires that we begin to examine the root of all problems facing animals, the primary and difficult truth we must accept before proceeding effectively in creating a more compassionate and responsible world — that some life is not respected for its inherent value, but rather for its desirability or usefulness to us.

The deterioration of FindLaw's index is so extreme as to call into question its usefulness as a primary resource for legal professionals.»

«The deterioration of FindLaw's index is so extreme as to call into question its usefulness as a primary resource for legal professionals,» I wrote then.

Much of that is due to the fact that Nest's app, which has grown in usefulness while remaining remarkably simple, is the primary control center for your thermostat, and any other Nest products (of which there will be a lot more in a few months) you may have, from cameras to smoke detectors.