Sentences with phrase «purpose than choice»

The modern artist finds himself «possessed by a horrible freedom... undermined by any higher purpose than choice itself.»

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Please, any Christian, honestly answer the following: The completely absurd theory that all 7,000,000,000 human beings are simultaneously being supervised 24 hours a day, every day of their lives by an immortal, invisible being for the purposes of reward or punishment in the «afterlife» comes from the field of: (a) Astronomy; (b) Medicine; (c) Economics; or (d) Christianity You are about 70 % likely to believe the entire Universe began less than 10,000 years ago with only one man, one woman and a talking snake if you are a: (a) historian; (b) geologist; (c) NASA astronomer; or (d) Christian I have convinced myself that gay $ ex is a choice and not genetic, but then have no explanation as to why only gay people have ho.mo $ exual urges.

And if my eyes were more filled with tears than those of a repentant woman, and if each tear were more precious than a pardoned woman's many tears; if I could find a place more humble than the place at his feet, and if I could sit there more humbly than a woman whose heart's sole choice was this one thing needful; if I loved him more sincerely than the most loyal of his servants, eager to shed the last drop of his life - blood in his service; if I had found greater favor in his eyes than the purest among women — nevertheless, if I asked him to alter his purpose, to reveal himself differently, to be more lenient with himself, he would doubtless look at me and say: Man, what have I to do with thee?

In many cases you will find that although they made all the right choices (the lucrative career, the dashing or beautiful spouse, etc.), their lives are still empty because they have no purpose and no guide greater than themselves.

«A family, no less than a State, is, as We have said, a true society, governed by an authority peculiar to itself... provided, therefore, the limits which are prescribed by the very purposes for which it exists be not transgressed, the family has at least equal rights with the State in the choice and pursuit of the things needful to its preservation and its just liberty.

The completely absurd theory that all 7,000,000,000 human beings are simultaneously being supervised 24 hours a day, every day of their lives by an immortal, invisible being for the purposes of reward or punishment in the «afterlife» comes from the field of: (a) Astronomy; (b) Medicine; (c) Economics; or (d) Christianity You are about 70 % likely to believe the entire Universe began less than 10,000 years ago with only one man, one woman and a talking snake if you are a: (a) historian; (b) geologist; (c) NASA astronomer; or (d) Christian I have convinced myself that gay $ ex is a choice and not genetic, but then have no explanation as to why only gay people have ho.mo $ exual urges.

1/2 cup butter (just slightly cooler than room temperature) 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup white sugar 1 cup all natural peanut butter (unsweetened and unsalted) 3 eggs 1 tbsp molasses 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 cup all purpose flour 2 tsp baking soda A pinch of salt 4 cups large flake oats 1 1/2 cups M&M s (Or other candy - coated chocolate of your choice.

Veganism is more than just a diet, it is a lifestyle choice of compassion that seeks to avoid animal exploitation for all purposes.

Your choice which you follow, but if you are using an all - purpose gluten - free flour other than Better Batter, I strongly suggest you measure by weight or it's not a true equivalency.

«The 2012 redistricting process was business as usual in Albany, with the majority parties controlling the process and lines being drawn for partisan purposes rather than in the best interests of voters, with greater candidate choice and more contested elections,» said Dick Dadey, Executive Director of Citizens Union.

«Scholarships give our students the gift of freedom: to make career choices based on purpose and passion, rather than the price of education; to use time to study, explore science, and volunteer to help others, rather than working to make ends meet; and to succeed because someone who never met them saw enough potential to invest in their dreams,» said Catherine Lucey, MD, vice dean for education at UCSF's School of Medicine.

So, while it IS good quality and I'm sure a far better choice than typical «cheap» salt, I doubt I will purchase again for budget purposes.

Forrest is no more «simple» than Lester (stupid is as stupid does, as Gump is fond of saying)-- indeed, he embodies the choice to abhor intellectualism, intention, and free will for no noble purpose of rebellion, but rather to nurse quietly on the vast unknowable «benevolent design» of a current pushing around plastic bags and feathers.

While it borrows from more films than I can identify (not simply visually but its choice selection of soundtrack themes as well), it's not commenting on any individual film so much as appropriating the style and sensibility for its own purposes.

Recently, I've found myself offering choices that would serve a purpose rather than teaching a specific tool.

The second page of the report elaborates on the purpose of the Smarter Balanced test, which, it says, includes a «wider variety of questions than traditional multiple - choice tests and include tasks and test items that require students to explain how they solve problems.»

In a classroom that promotes creativity, students are grouped for specific purposes, rather than randomly, and are offered controlled product choices that make sense in the content area.

The public shows far greater tolerance for tests whose scores may yield things we crave — admission to the college of one's choice, for example (SAT, ACT), even advance credit for college work (AP)-- than for the kind whose foremost purpose is to rank schools or teachers and give distant officials data by which to fine - tune their policies.

For BlackBerry users, the question depends on your situation: If you must use a BlackBerry for work purposes, is the Torch a better choice than the Bold or Curve?

A full - fledged tablet can be a better choice than an e-ink reader if you plan to watch videos or play games a lot, or if you need more general - purpose computer - like functionality such as email and web browsing.

Once it is seen that a scheme goes further than is necessary to comply with the transfer balance cap or TRIS reforms commencing, because the scheme involves additional steps unnecessary for that purpose but necessary to obtain the tax benefit via the choice, it will generally follow that the proper inference is that the participants entered into and carried out the scheme to obtain a tax benefit through having put themselves in the position to make the choice.

There are a few cases where Upstart is a better choice than Payoff: you want to use a loan for purposes other than debt consolidation, you want more than $ 35,000, you think you could qualify for the lowest rates offered or you don't quite meet the credit requirements at Payoff.

Civil lawsuit trials can be conducted in a state other than the state where the breach of contract or tort giving rise to the lawsuit took place for jurisdictional purposes and not infrequently is brought in another state, although constitutional choice of law rules limit the circumstances under which a particular state's laws can be applied to a particular set of circumstances in a lawsuit.)

The statutory mandate Doug cites to impose a sentence «sufficient, but not greater than necessary» to achieve the purposes of sentencing is a polity choice made by Congress that judges are bound to implement.

For investing purposes, index funds are often a better choice than a variable annuity.

At $ 129, it's less of an impulse buy than the Home Mini, but is the best all - purpose choice of the three.

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