Sentences with phrase «shaped by developments»

In every area of public policy, from national defense, to the environment, to the economy, decisions are shaped by developments in and arguments about science and technology.

From our reigning royal family (which is German) to our exports (overwhelmingly to Europe), we have helped to shape and in our turn been shaped by developments in the rest of Western Europe.

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That simple act, evoking a response from another mind, is a key feature of early childhood development and remains «deeply rewarding,» Siegel said, satisfying primordial instincts shaped by our evolution as a social species.»

A swirl of development, spurred on by Grand Central Terminal's construction, shaped New York City's central business district as a major epicenter of American capitalism.

Guillà © n and Suà ¡ rez argue that the statistical and comparative analyses reported in their paper indicate that Internet development is «a complex phenomenon shaped not only by public policy and conditions for entrepreneurship but also by specific contingencies in each country.»

It was the first public evidence of the project that had gradually taken shape in my mind during the preceding years: to work out on the level of systematic theology the ancient Israelitic view of reality as a history of God's interaction with his creation, as I had internalized it from the exegesis of my teacher Gerhard von Rad, after I had discovered how to extend it to the New Testament by way of Jewish eschatology and its developments in Jesus» message and history.

By no means did this focus lead to smooth sailing during Morrison's first years in his new job; indeed, he was forced by the situation within his own denomination to alter his editorial philosophy — a development that eventually shaped the magazine's identity as a meeting ground and debating platform for controversial and opposing viewpointBy no means did this focus lead to smooth sailing during Morrison's first years in his new job; indeed, he was forced by the situation within his own denomination to alter his editorial philosophy — a development that eventually shaped the magazine's identity as a meeting ground and debating platform for controversial and opposing viewpointby the situation within his own denomination to alter his editorial philosophy — a development that eventually shaped the magazine's identity as a meeting ground and debating platform for controversial and opposing viewpoints.

The openhearted observer of Islam in the West can discern the shape of hope in the increasing willingness of people of the two faiths to come together for dialogue and consultation on the mutual problems they face; in the reevaluation of Islam forced upon Muslims by their minority status in many places; and in the development of the concept of international law and universal human rights.

It's important to remember that a similar change, also shaped by social, economic and technological developments, occurred in the late 19th century industrialization, urbanization and immigration caused people to move from the village to the city.

This development is reflected in the popular reverence for the inner - directedness described by David Riesman in The Lonely Crowd; such inner - directedness, in which self - understanding is what matters most, is shaped without benefit of the knowledge of classical traditions.

, is their historicity, their having been shaped by and their having some control over the process of historical change and development,» then we must attribute this element of self - reflexivity to the Paraiyars.

At its heart is a mission to develop the virtues in order to facilitate the development of character, which suggests that it is rooted in a vision of Catholic education shaped by St Augustine, St Isidore of Seville, Alcuin and St Thomas Aquinas.

He believed, by contrast, that, whatever our own religious beliefs, we should be studying the growth and development of Christian culture (in its broadest sense) because it was Christianity which had created and shaped the culture we still live in today.

In the broad development of the biblical wisdom tradition, the pattern of wisdom, thus early made indigenous, continued by and large to shape and control its continuing expression.

In contrast, Immanuel Kant and Pierre de Laplace argued that planetary development was part of a normal process to be expected in the life of almost every star: they assumed the young sun was surrounded by a thin lens - shaped gaseous envelope (solar nebula) which later condensed into planets.

The public policy proposals put forth by Birch and Cobb are consonant with ones we have discussed in a previous chapter: «steady state» economics, simplified life styles, participation by all in the decisions that shape their futures, and the development of «appropriate» and ecologically sound technologies.

Hurtado makes it clear that Christianity had a fluid relationship with the cultures and religions of the empire, both shaping them and being influenced by them, but he argues that Christ's exalted status is neither a later development nor a borrowing from other cults around the Mediterranean.

Imagination and personal experience are replaced by productive fantasy, which continues to shape the further development of the image.

The development of social science as a discipline was shaped by this ethos.

The starting point of the design process was the development of the bottle shape imagined by Michael Baum.

Learn about the trends shaping your food business at one of our cooking classes curated by Chris Brooks, our Lead Development chef.

Her skills to develop high - level strategy, incorporating a 360 - degree view of business, were shaped by a Master's degree and the Executive Development program at Columbia University.

Tricky shapes are out now, under the recent agreement among the states and the provinces of Canada and Mexico on a standard 6 - by -12-inch model — a development Chilton takes in stride.

What I love about the NUK pacifier is the orthodontic nipple that supports healthy oral development by its asymmetrical shape that naturally fits baby's palate.

One of the best outcomes of the program, added Project Director Stephanie Elson, is that once word spread among hard - pressed municipalities that Mass Audubon was anxious to partner with them by providing green development planning tools, «Shaping the Future» really took off.

For most, brain development in babies is influenced by movement, colors and shapes, just as music grows their hearing abilities.

«While an adult may be able to be romantically neglected, deceived, or totally uninvolved without major long - term consequences, an infant's permanent brain development is shaped by the level of attentiveness she receives from her «first loves.»

Even if they have a basis in genetic and other biological processes, temperamental traits are shaped by a combination of genetic and environmental factors both early in development and across the childhood years.

By involving people in the planning process, and letting us all play a part in determining the way a place changes, people will help shape their future, and authorities are less likely to receive objections that may delay or halt development.

This year's conference season will probably have a bigger policy impact than any of the following five, because 2013's discussions and debates can still genuinely shape manifesto and policy development, which will have largely crystallised by the following year.

«You can't imagine that a council is going to devise an economic development plan or strategy all by itself without any form or shape... without direction from the professionals, I don't know how successful they would be.»

Ezeemo seized the opportunity to present his 5 - point agenda which he entitled «SHAPE - Security, Health, Agriculture, Power and Education, saying that he would abide by the contract he is entering with the people, and use the agenda to ensure development of the state.

Given its prolonged development into adulthood, this region is particularly susceptible to being shaped by life experiences in adolescence, such as stress and drugs of abuse.

«The microbiome appears to shape a patient's response to cancer immunotherapy, which opens potential pathways to use it to assess a patient's fitness for immunotherapy and to manipulate it to improve treatment,» said Wargo, who is also co-leader of the Melanoma Moon Shot ™, part of MD Anderson's Moon Shots Program ™ to reduce cancer deaths by accelerating development of therapies from scientific discoveries.

Scientists studying brain diseases may need to look beyond nerve cells and start paying attention to the star - shaped cells known as «astrocytes,» because they play specialized roles in the development and maintenance of nerve circuits and may contribute to a wide range of disorders, according to a new study by UC San Francisco researchers.

A study by Purdue University plant scientists and University of Nebraska - Lincoln engineers advances our understanding of how plants control their shape and development at the cellular level.

Several of the genetic regions contributing to face shape detected by the researchers contain genes known to play a role in facial development and facial abnormalities.

Although genes contribute to the array of abilities and limits each of us possesses, from conception forward their expression is constantly shaped by environmental factors, by the unique experiences of each individual and by purely chance factors in biological and social development.

The team found that CRP did correlate with variability of the fetal heart rate, which is influenced heavily by the nervous system, indicating that maternal inflammation was already beginning to shape brain development.

Our approach is shaped by an experienced team with deep drug development experience, and productive collaborations with world - class advisors and partners.

Genetic «signatures» of early - stage embryos confirm that our development begins to take shape as early as the second day after conception, when we are a mere four cells in size, according to new research led by the University of Cambridge and EMBL - EBI.

Summary: Extremely powerful genes that govern the shape of an embryo from the earliest stages of development have been tinkered with by nature over the course of evolution to create the enormously wide range of animal forms, scientists report in the August 14, 1997 issue of Nature.

Extremely powerful genes that govern the shape of an embryo from the earliest stages of development have been tinkered with by nature over the course of evolution to create the enormously wide range of animal forms, scientists report in the August 14, 1997 issue of Nature.

PBE is jointly organized by FESBP and EPSO, as a result of a merger between the previous individual EPSO and FESPB conferences.With a multidisciplinary approach to plant science in a global context, the conference aims to collect speakers and presentations that cover wide ranging scientific and policy related themes within plant science, thereby showcasing state - of - the - art scientific developments and contributions to policy shaping towards plants science at the European and national levels.Plant Biology Europe is the biggest of its kind in Europe.

Among the newly funded investigations are: the development of animal models of diabetic eye disease to learn how fenofibrate, a drug clinically - approved to treat cholesterol, protects the eye from diabetes - related damage; the development of a specialized camera to capture how the retina's rods and cones (responsible for turning light energy into shapes and colors) work in health and how they fail in retinal diseases; and the exploration of mechanisms by which intestinal tract bacteria impact the health of the eye.

August 14, 1997 Evolution re-sculpted animal limbs by genetic switches once thought too drastic for survival Extremely powerful genes that govern the shape of an embryo from the earliest stages of development have been tinkered with by nature over the course of evolution to create the enormously wide range of animal forms, scientists report in the August 14, 1997 issue of Nature.

He studies the biological signals that shape heart development in an embryo, and discoveries made by his laboratory may lead to better ways to heal or even prevent holes in the hearts of infants, the most common birth defect.

By using a full range of motion on the right exercises, guys who go through my Chest Sculpting training, not only end up with bigger muscles than most other guys who lift weights, they also end up with better shaped bodies — with a wider chest and narrow waist for that V - taper, and better shaped muscles — with good thick muscular development from origin to insertion, rather than just a fat round muscle belly.

This was followed by the development of a big pool of knowledge about the human body and it's mysteries, together with more efficient methods for shaping it into an ideal art form.

But as the Best Actor campaign took shape through the fall and into the winter, it has whittled down to a two - way race between Chiwitel Ejiofor and Matthew McConaughey, a development no doubt aided by the charged racial and gender politics of their respective films.