Sentences with phrase «significant cultural role»

We recognize and acknowledge the very significant cultural role and reverence that the summit of Maunakea has always had within the indigenous Hawaiian community.

The authors wish to recognize and acknowledge the very significant cultural role and reverence that the summit of Mauna Kea has always had within the indigenous Hawaiian community.

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He argues that same - sex relations were condemned primarily because they undermined patriarchal gender roles, meaning that Christians should acknowledge a significant cultural component to biblical passages about same - sex behavior.

The fact is that every one of the passages whose supposed «plain reading» limits women from certain roles has been demonstrated to have significant cultural, contextual, and even syntactical complexity which makes such a «plain reading» highly suspect.

In the public debate the informational and cultural products play a significant role.

We may conclude, then, that goal - setting and purposive activity is a fundamental factor in cultural evolution, and that final causes — in the form of externalized teleologies — play a significant role in the activities and social relationships of human beings.

Earlier this week, Kenyan MP Florence Kajuju urged the UK not proceed with the ban on khat, which has a significant role in cultural and social pastimes for many Africans.

«It's a tremendous leap to draw these conclusions — that climate change is linked to violence — and factors such as economics, technology, poverty, group dynamics, cultural nationalism and personalities play significant roles in outbreaks of war,» says William Martel, an international securities expert at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

How team members interact with one another, how they experience failure and success, and the clarity and focus of their collective mission are cultural factors that play a significant role in a team's success.

«I had significant gaps in my own knowledge and I needed to figure out where I was headed,» Taylor - Ide says, noting that the program allowed him to create a dynamic learning experience focused on social education, particularly the role cultural values play in social systems.

According to Bordes and Arredondo (2005), campus initiatives such as ENLACE are invaluable because they play a significant role in addressing the cultural and linguistic needs of Latino youth before and after they arrive to the university.

He and Velma Dozier played significant roles in the cultural life of Dallas until their deaths in the late 1980s.

The 2015 expansion of the CCS Bard Library & Archives serves as a significant acknowledgement of the expanded role the Library and Archives play at CCS Bard, and as cultural platforms in today's contemporary art world at large.

Widely considered to be one of the most significant cultural figures of his generation, Weiwei assumes many roles, including conceptual artist, architect, curator, designer, film - maker, musician and activist.

From the semi-rural location on the east coast of Scotland we work with a range of partners to ensure that Hospitalfield plays a significant role within the national cultural ecology and wider international network.

Widely considered to be one of the most significant cultural figures of his generation in China and internationally, Ai Weiwei successfully occupies multiple roles as a conceptual artist, architect, curator, designer, film - maker, publisher and activist.

I will discuss the role of government in the creation of conditions leading to lateral violence below and will devote significant discussion to cultural safety and security in Chapter 4.