Sentences with phrase «source of affinity»

Water binds all animate objects to the earth and is the source of affinity among living things, the ground of a profound, animistic empathy between humans and both animals and plants.

Not exact matches

Caveat: research methodology is suboptimal (most participants were sourced through social networks of founders; likely bias given age and affinity towards technology)

«Whenever... preachers, instead of a lesson in religion, put [their congregation] off with a discourse on the Copernican system, on chemical affinities, on the construction of government, or the characters or conduct of those administering it, it is a breach of contract, depriving their audience of the kind of service for which they are salaried, and giving them, instead of it, what they did not want, or, if wanted, would rather seek from better sources in that particular art of science.»

2) Most of my food affinities are sourced from said state.

At universities, affinity groups serve primarily a social and networking function, providing a source of support and community for participating students and faculty.

The mitochondrial DNA sequences from the Syrian skeletons showed what the team calls «strong affinities» with ancient DNA recently recovered from roughly 7000 - year - old farming villages in both Germany and Spain, confirming that populations in the Middle East were indeed the source of later farming populations in Europe.

These include: 1) finding and describing new fossils in Precambrian strata, 2) using analytical tools to examine those fossils in order to determine taxonomic affinity, taphonomy, functional morphology, and paleoecology, 3) using modern analogs to determine phylogenetic relationships and physiology of early eukaryotes and animals, and 4) combining multiple sources of data to create a timeline of biotic and abiotic events in the Precambrian.

Often, additional toxic metals will appear in urine as the major source of toxicity is removed and metals of lesser affinity are chelated and excreted.

It gives the idea of consumerism run wild the short shrift that it deserves (and the cynicism that an intervening quarter - century demands), touching on the original's explanation of the zombies» affinity for the shopping mall and the human heroes» delight at their newfound material wealth before becoming a bracing action film that, like Marcus Nispel's reworking of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the source of which didn't need updating as much as Dawn arguably did), is more firmly entrenched in the James Cameron Aliens tradition than the Seventies institution of disconcerting personal horror film.

The source of Ghost World is a highly respected comic book by Daniel Clowes, for which I have no particular affinity.

«Draper's savory satire of such an unlikely source of obsession and greed demonstrates a splendid affinity for Mother Nature and a sardonic appraisal of human nature.»

Pairing the opera with Carmichael's speech — which has a certain musicality because of the skilled orator's use of repetition — reveals affinities between these seemingly disparate sources.

The art world had no ready story to explain these startling affinities, although some critics noted that African sources had fed both modernist painting and sculpture and the sensibilities of American slaves» descendents.

I shall present you with many juxtapositions, some obvious, some more startling, revealing his sources of inspiration and artistic affinities: Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Goya, Turner, the French Impressionists, Caspar Friedrich, Matisse, to name but a few.

By forming Biters and referencing the image of a DJ and MC from a rap crew, the two artists acknowledge the debt their practices hold to hip - hop culture and its relationship with art and appropriation; the reconfiguring of prefabricated objects, a logo or symbol becoming a mark of tribal affinity, an audio source and / or drum break that paints the environment to an entire song.

Martha Rosler Library offers the visitor an opportunity to approach this open source of information with her or his own interests, and to create new affinities and connections between the elements of the library that add to more than the sum of knowledge contained in it.

If there are identifiable affinities or sources for such a style, they are likely to be found in the precisionism of Charles Sheeler and certain other varieties of American Cubism, as well as the geometric abstraction of Piet Mondrian.

What empirical study suggests is the (or at least one hugely important) source of SCP is identity - protective cognition, the species of motivated reasoning that involves forming perceptions of fact that express and reinforce one's connection to important affinity groups.

Partnered with SVP of Marketing to source and recruit a VP of Marketing and Executive Director of Public Relations Organized low - cost, high - impact experiences and team - building programs including pop - up ice cream carts, mixology classes, and holiday toy drives to encourage and foster a collaborative and inviting work environment Directly managed communications coordinator Acted as the studio lead on multi-platform publicity campaigns for television series on Netflix, ABC, and Disney XD Crafted communication strategy with studio and production executives to increase series awareness and affinity Coordinated press set visits, recording session observations, screening events, and marketing photo shoots Actively pitched content to entertainment, trade, and consumer media across print, online, radio, and electronic platforms.

It's always important to continually look for alliances and affinity partnerships that not only provide a real benefit to the agents, but also a significant source of revenue for the bottom line.