Sentences with phrase «rather than a matter»

So we're led to something personal and powerful — something of the order of mind rather than matter.

In fact, rather than matter being a burden and a drag upon the spirit, it is man's incarnate nature that is the very reason for God's personal Incarnation.

Hence it is sin, rather than matter as such, which is the cause of corruption and death.

«Success» was a matter of using well one's own talents and opportunities fully in God's service — a question of excellence relative to each individual, rather than a matter of merely accomplishing more than others in a certain group.

Whitehead's philosophy, of course, differs in many important respects from the Aristotelian view, as is to be expected in a philosophy that takes activity rather than matter as fundamental.

In this case, the doctrine of the inspiration of Scripture seems to be more a matter of human selection for human reasons, rather than a matter of divine and human authorship.

I would suggest that it's due to an awakening to the real pain that promiscuity and abortion entail; others might say that it's actually based in «rights talk,» that young people identify with aborted children (as of this January 22, anyone under the age of thirty could have been aborted) and see abortion as an attack on their siblings and classmates, rather than a matter of women's self «determination.

And as for the Syllabus of Errors, not one article of it mentions democracy, workers» unions or newspapers, and if it rejects «pluralism» (not a concept anyone at the time was familiar with) it is mostly in the sense that any religion which claims to be true, rather than a matter of opinion, rejects it.

Now I understand this is an Arsenal page rather than a matter for England, but Walcott's comments on giving a few of his secrets away is sure to worry many Gunners.

The only real issues the Gunners face are, I'd suggest, psychological rather than matters of personnel.

However, Nickels suggested that this becomes an opportunity for parents rather than a matter for the legal system.

The leadership contest meanwhile seems dominated by perceived slights — «working mum», «party first» — rather than matters of substance.

Lib Dems privately recognise the deeply illiberal record of the last three years of the coalition, but insist that they were wiser to spend political capital on measures with potentially big public support, like free school meals, rather than matters like legal aid or judicial review, which are completely alien to most people.

He left his party when abortion was made a party policy rather than a matter of conscience and sits in the Lords as an Independent Crossbencher.

Discussion centered on «field trips, war stories about troubled students, and other management issues» rather than matters like «using student work and data to fine - tune teaching.»

For most people, using a chemical - based flea eradication technique means having professionals come with compounds that eliminate fleas in a matter of weeks rather than a matter of months.

Carl Andre's writing and its materiality — its stress on the visual and tactile qualities of language — takes its place beside his sculpture and its materiality, its revelation of «matter as matter rather than matter as symbol.»

But what if provisionality is nothing more than a stylistic trope, rather than a matter of profound artistic conviction and philosophical reflection?

Long - time IPCC Chairman Rajendra Pachauri has resigned in disgrace, after saying manmade climate change is «my religion, my dharma» (principle of the cosmic order), rather than a matter for honest, quality science and open, robust debate.

The question of how far the court should try to go to ensure jurors will focus only on the evidence rather than matters outside the courtroom takes on new dimensions in the age of the internet.

In this case, the question of whether the road was in a reasonably safe condition was a matter of fact that needed to be decided by a jury, rather than a matter of law for the trial court.

Not exact matches

That decision was made in a matter of days rather than the months it would have taken in the past.

Goldman Sachs has some thoughts on the matter, saying recently that traders should focus on top - line sales growth rather than on profit numbers.

A matter of focusing on the present moment rather than reliving the past or worrying about the future, this practice has been shown to reduce stress and improve performance.

Rather than carving out new markets — or, as Real Matters founder Smith puts it, «knocking on doors and trying to sell a brand new widget that [nobody] has the budget for» — the fastest - growing tech firms are making inroads by finding better solutions to existing needs.

But to make matters worse, Amazon's launch video focused a ton on the communication features at the core of Nucleus» vision, rather than the e-commerce, smart - home or entertainment capabilities that the Echo Show also possesses.

The camera is definitely the new keyboard and capture / communication device, but I'm into its speed, ease of use, and functionality rather than its good looks since pretty much every phone that matters today looks about as good as the next one coming down the line.

But rather than sneak around, Geffen took the matter to his boss before starting the relationship.

According to a SpaceX company spokesman, «We deny the claims made by these employees, but rather than incur the expense, burden and uncertainty of continuing litigation, we elected to settle this matter so that we can continue to focus on our business.»

With all of the intelligent changes Panda and Penguin brought to the table, it was only a matter of time before one of Google's big brained developers found a way to «smarten» search engines up enough to take a question and look at the context rather than seeing the words within the query as separate entities.

If you do happen to stumble upon a problem, it's far better to quietly bring the matter to a supervisor's attention later, rather than embarrass the staff member.

(You'll notice each question is behavioral rather than opinion - based; that's because what really matters is what candidates have done, not what they say they will do.)

Though, a source familiar with the matter has told CNBC the deal could happen sooner rather than later.

Painter recommends that Congress pass a law right now that would require that when a President or his businesses have specific matters pending before a federal agency — like, say, an Internal Revenue Service audit, or a case before the National Labor Relations Board or the Securities and Exchange Commission, or a licensing issue before the Federal Communications Commission — that the matter must be decided by a career civil servant, rather than by a political appointee.

However, source familiar with the matter told CNBC the deal could happen sooner rather than later.

The two companies expect to finalize the agreement during the second half of the year, but a source familiar with the matter told CNBC the deal could happen sooner rather than later.

Happy employees are employees that feel like their responsibilities matter, and you can make every assignment count by simply trusting them with it rather than beating them over the head with constant checks and updates.

I would rather just activate Intelligent Cruise Control and take full responsibility for steering than listen to the system chime on and off, only to struggle when it matters.

For instance, there's the rather technical — but still key — matter of entrepreneurs pleading for a way to save that lets them defer tax, but also offers more flexibility than the RRSPs that are typically at the core of the savings strategies of Canadians who don't own businesses.

The 416 number is factually accurate but completely irrelevant for analyzing the policy; New Democrats have correctly pointed out that what matters is not how many federally regulated workers made minimum wage, but rather how many would be making less than $ 15 an hour.

(Reuters)-- Yahoo has shortlisted close to 10 bidders in the auction for its core Internet assets, including Verizon, with most offers involving cash rather than a combination with another company, according to people familiar with the matter.

«Now the lab can come to people at the time it matters, rather than the other way around.»

Slim planned to hold on to the expanded equity stake after exercising the warrants, rather than sell the shares for an immediate profit, a person with knowledge of the matter said last year.

Robert offers this insight to explain why more marketers say they focus on creating the right content for the right person at the right time, yet fewer report crafting content specifically for the buyer's journey: «It could be a semantical difference to some degree, but rather than the «old - school» development of content for the buyer's journey, we're seeing a focus on dynamically serving up content in the audience's time — no matter what stage they happen to be in.

I certainly favor significantly increasing the ownership threshold, but I also believe that the rule needs substantive changes to prevent activists from meddling in matters that are appropriately the responsibility of the board and management rather than shareholders.

The total asset base, rather than the income generated from it, is what matters most, and that was totally absent from that chart.

Rather than retaining earnings and building capital in accordance with the goal of rehabilitation (as required in a conservatorship pursuant to HERA, and as was demanded of every other financial institution after the crisis), the Third Amendment ensured that the GSEs could never rebuild capital nor — no matter how much money they returned to the Treasury — be allowed to ever repay the government.

Thus, what matters are relative valuations across assets rather than putting too much emphasis on historical valuations that belonged to a very different economic environment.

The Dodd - Frank Act, which itself made matters worse rather than better in the wake of the government - fueled financial downturn of 2008, explicitly empowered the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as the agency to formulate rules relating to investment advisers who offer «personalized investment advice about securities to a retail customer.»

Imagine what would happen if a trillion - dollar private sector entity operated without a CEO because its board of directors squabbled over unrelated matters, rather than approving the appointment of the top executive.