Sentences with phrase «questioned as instances»

The fighting of some wars and the failure to fight others may have been questioned as instances of disobedience to God, but the institution of warfare as such was not questioned.4

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For instance, Confucius Institute teachers report training from the Hanban in how to handle questions about Taiwan and Tibet; they are supposed to change the subject or, failing that, represent both as undisputed territories of China.

Giuliani's statement — which, in this instance, overstates the amount that Cohen paid Daniels — raises questions as to whether Trump and Cohen intentionally skirted the requirements, some experts said.

He could, for instance, cut Mr. Poilievre off when the parliamentary secretary, as he is fond of doing, turns a question from the New Democrats into an excuse to stand and expound on the failings of members of the opposition.

Leaving aside the question of whether there can be amnesty for anything but the past, this is yet another in a sordid series of instances in which unbridled vindictiveness disguised as a passion for justice has done great wrong.

When the post-modernist argues that justice is a game we play; a set of rules two or more people agree upon as the frame within which to carry on their social intercourse (see, for instance, JG), the discussion shifts from a celebration of various uniqueness to the difficult question of how they interact.

In difficult cases one asks not (for instance) whether the rule against murder has exceptions but whether this kind of case counts as murder - a question of analogical judgment.

It is not necessary, for instance, to settle every contested question in the interpretation of Locke, to regard the founding as a purely Lockean event, or to deny the presence of classical and Christian elements alongside the unmistakable Lockean elements.

He writes: «What the word «God» means can in the first instance according to its structure be described only as a question.

This limitation is by no means evident in terms of the ontological principle as we know it from Process and Reality, but it was very real in terms of the ontological principle Whitehead was then working with: «That every condition to which the process of becoming conforms in any particular instance has its reason in the character of some actual entity whose objectification is one of the components entering into the particular instance in question» (EWM 323f).

New discussion may refine open questions raised by the decision, just as Chalcedon, for instance, developed Nicea; but the decision stands as a permanent monument of the Spirit of truth.

Such a case amounts to the same thing as the question whether a Catholic of the kind we need to postulate in this instance, namely a man with a scientific, philosophical and theological formation, could, without guilt, come to the subjectively honest conviction that he can no longer honestly and in conscience believe and affirm the Church's authority.

When we ask whether this mythological language can be retained or translated into non-mythological language, we are inevitably confronted with the further question as to the meaning of the mythological language in this particular instance.

Here he writes, in connection with the question of reconstructing authentic teaching of Jesus, «we have reasonably secure ground under our feet only in one particular instance, namely, when there is some way of showing that a piece of tradition has not been derived from Judaism and may not be ascribed to early Christianity, and this is particularly the case when Jewish Christianity has regarded this tradition as too bold and has toned it down or modified it in some way».

To answer your question, I disagree with some of what you wrote here, but rather than express that, in this instance I felt it better to share Paul's thoughts on some of the topics in your post and in the comments / thread as I thought that would be more helpful and more fruitful than my thoughts.

It is the catechists job to respond to that type of question, as patiently and painstakingly as is necessary — for instance to explain apostolic authority, that Christ gives his authority to the Church.

I recall an instance at a big conference here some years ago where a Christian musician I respected (although we have some pretty different views on some issues) refused to be cornered by a line of questions (framed more like an interrogation) which would have made him espouse the party line on spirituality as defined by those running the event.

In such instances, to speak of revelation is to qualify the events in question as transcendent in relation to the ordinary course of history.

The Son of Man, for instance, means the Judge of the world, and the decisive question is not about this image as such, but whether Jesus really is the Judge of the world.

As we see in history, there were many ways (gnostics for instance) that communities chose to answer that question.

The Vatican in its Instruction on Respect for Human Life in Its Origin and on the Dignity of Procreation: Replies to Certain Questions of the Day offers an answer: the human being must be respected as a person from the first instance of his or her existence as a fertilized egg.

Second, Hartshorne, with the aid of his neoclassical metaphysics, was able to show the need for real modes of Being in which the distinctive type of Being in question makes a real difference, especially in relation to divinity, in opposition to Kant, for instance, who thoroughly disconnected modality from the content of the concept, and thus found himself left with but one mode, that of spatio - temporal existence, as the matter for knowledge.

For instance, they had learned that Jesus Christ is the answer to human problems but the Christ to whom they had been introduced was a figure unrelated to the great context in which he appeared and one who left them without answers to many of their personal questions as existing and historical men.

It is a question not in the first instance of what one reads (though that is obviously important) but of for whom one works — as distinguished from by whom one is remunerated.

As a parent, for instance, I can handle whining, complaining, puking, sniffing, questioning and crying without batting an eye or letting my blood pressure rise.

For instance a question was put to a lactation consultant whether it was possible for a breastfeeding mother to drink at social occasions such as parties.

If for instance, you have to wean abruptly for medical reasons, I address how you can do this safely and positively as possible, for your baby and yourself, as well as what questions to ask to make sure complete weaning is really necessary or perhaps a temporary situation.

As the McKay Commission observed, there are various forms of cross-border «spillover» whereby decisions in one part of the UK have effects upon others, for instance on the question of where citizens in border areas choose to go for health care.

He strikes me as earnest and, in several other instances, seemed to offer honest answers when the normal reflex for a politician is to dodge the question or outright lie.

The second instance in Article 14 of «shall not be questioned» is about as grammatically sound as that comma in Article 2; and economically unsound because if it really means «our public debt is valid» then it misunderstands what debt is.

The first instance in Article 1 of «shall not be questioned» obviously meant «interrogation» - as in you literally can not ask questions.

It is perfectly reasonable that he wishes to postpone any action on the EU question at present, as he describes the European leaders as preoccupied with «fighting the fire» in the eurozone, but it would be in Cameron's interest to slide off the fence in this instance, or to stop leaping back and forth over it, in order to allow a focused, informed debate to develop, without eurosceptics and europhiles alike having to second - guess his every future decision on the subject.

During our weekly lab meetings, for instance, the lab head generously shares incidents when he was not perfect, such as safety blunders he made, and he freely asks questions when he doesn't know or understand something.

For instance, she noted, evangelicals «were more than twice as likely as the rest of the sample to say that they would turn to a religious leader or text if they have a question about science.»

Many scientists question the design of the study; they're not convinced, for instance, that the control zones are representative of the forest as a whole.

Depressed patients, for instance, might tell their therapist they were «fine» as often as happy ones — but they waited longer to answer the question.

And really this is a wonderful chemistry story in many ways as it describes how if you create conditions that you know could have existed, that were plausible to exist, then you watch what comes out of it; and then you ask the next question, «Well then how could, for instance, you know, how could these lipid molecules we were just talking about break apart to form new cells?»

«We were thinking through the difference between using a scale that scores responses along a range, such as a Likert scale, versus asking respondents «yes or no» - type questions, for instance regarding women's access to information or equitable decision - making in the household.

Schmidt - Ott and his colleagues are now investigating questions such as how do genes appropriate new roles, why it happens so frequently, and whether such instances share common features.

While this seems, as you say, prudent, my main contention and question is in aimed at those who are severely deficient — i.e. for instance someone with rampant tooth decay.

For instance, you can ask questions of your matches, such as «What is your outlook on life?»

SkaDate lets you play around with a variety of different styles for profile questions (like presenting them as lists, employing radio buttons, or using ranges, for instance, for age - related questions).

The three films in question were shot over three consecutive years (released in 1974, 1975, and 1976), and they all star Wenders» favorite actor, Rüdiger Vogler, as an itinerant lost soul, traveling across Germany (plus America, in one instance) in search of something that's never quite defined.

It's one of the most grueling instances in the film thanks to a perversely manipulative moment of seduction courtesy of Martin Sheen (in his screen debut), pulling a stunt that his cohort Tony Musante would be treated to only a year later as a hysterical gay man being questioned by Frank Sinatra in 1968's The Detective.

For instance, I recall the giddy excitement of one ED in» 08» er when the moderator asked a question they'd pushed as we watched the third McCain - Obama debate.

For instance, students can write descriptive responses to math or science questions, as well as predictions, hypotheses, and questions.

Some model assessments already exist; for instance, many experts tout the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) exam for its challenging, open - ended questions on practical topics, such as climate change or the pros and cons of graffiti.

In many instances, like the one presented above with Miguel walking in late to class, what's the first question many teachers would ask Miguel as he walked in late to class?

He also questioned Capital Prep's disciplinary practices, including instances in which students ran up and down the school's stairs as an apparent form of punishment, Fryar said.

Every instance of the relationship is brought into question if the agent's primary position as author advocate is compromised.