Sentences with phrase «stood as a corrective»

Its imagistic character means it stands as a corrective to the bias of much constructive theology toward conceptual clarity, often at the price of imagistic richness.11 Although it would be insufficient to rest in new images and to refuse to spell out conceptually their implications in as comprehensive a way as possible, the more critical task is to propose what Dennis Nineham calls a «lively imaginative picture» of the way God and the world as we know it are related (Nineham, 201 - 2).

Christianity stood as a corrective force in the midst of a demoralized society.

But we can be thankful that Luke's witness to the annunciation (Luke 1:26 - 38) stands as a corrective.

Dubuffet saw the Victorias paintings within the framework of his own notions of art brut — a spontaneous and idiosyncratic approach to art making that stands as a corrective to the mimicry of the formally - trained cultural avant - garde.

Dubuffet saw the Victorias paintings within the framework of his own notions of art brut — a spontaneous and idiosyncratic approach to art making that stands as a corrective to the mimicry of the formally trained cultural avant - garde.

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What began as a corrective now stands in need of correction.

AMS / AV + would almost certainly be easier than STV, which would require huge constituencies for rural areas (and even under FPTP, there are inequalities in constituency membership because of the difficulties caused by excessive size), but then a whole new can of worms would be opened up concerning how to set the ratio between corrective «top - up» MPs, and constituency MPs, plus a whole load of other factors such as whether to allow dual standing, whether the two votes should be two choices or interconnected, whether the list should be open or closed, etc., etc..

«CC isn't as firmly defined, but typically stands for «colour and correct»; think of them as liquid foundations that, when well formulated, also contain «corrective» ingredients, usually those that fight signs of ageing,» he says.

Next to that compelling but unsuccessful movie, Spielberg's Lincoln stands as a bold corrective.

For Cesarine, all - women shows provide a corrective to the long lineage of women's invisibility by, as she says, giving the female voice «a chance to stand on its own and be presented in a contemporary context.»