Sentences with phrase «subjects of change rather»

For far too long, teachers have been treated as subjects of change rather than as agents of change.

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Rather than changing the subject, which any normal person would have done, being a share nerd I asked whether any of the Barclays shares had ever been diversified into the wider index.

, in this context, is a way of expressing that the Story - substitutes are not, in reality, doing what the Story did: they are, rather, ways of changing the subject.

Theories of modernization, despite the rather serious attacks to which they have been subjected in recent years, have been so prominent in the social sciences, and have played such an important role in our thinking about social change, that any effort to consider the changing relations between states and religious institutions must begin here.

The chief points of change are, first, that the scene has been transferred from the supernatural world of the gods to the earthly sphere of human history; secondly, that It is not a god who experiences the renewal of life (for the God of Israel is not himself subject to death and resurrection, but on the contrary initiates and controls these events) but the people of Israel, who look in hope for restoration when their existence is threatened; and thirdly, that this hope is expressed as a metaphor describing the historical future, rather than as a myth of cosmic renewal.

We will again exist in a world of subjects rather than a world of objects, and such a world will call for a new type of science and a changed role for technology.44 Compared with such a revolution the issues separating liberals and Marxists are relatively minor.

From her physician's labor support over the phone while waiting for the home birth midwife to arrive, to seeking out back - up care for her homebirths with physicians who had never heard of midwifery, to hearing the thoughts of feelings of both midwives and physicians on the subject of homebirth, Sheryl believes the differences are not stumbling blocks; rather, they are the catalysts for necessary change.

In the film, the subject passes before us in short, jerky steps, moving her foot through the air and putting it on and off the ground quite rigidly, without change of relative position of heel and toe, giving the effect of a stiff and awkward glide rather than a step.

As for the science itself, the subject matter of the collaboration has changed significantly over the years, suggesting that working together rather than the work itself is the important factor.

Many teachers who responded said they «taught the controversy» of climate change, presenting it as a subject to be debated rather than a scientific consensus.

This means that rather than observing how differences in gut bacteria may relate to mood, this research actually made a change in the array of organisms living within the test subjects and then observed the changes in mood as described above.

«Subject experts could have a greater perspective over a long period of time, rather than having things chopped and changed around.»

He added: «Holding fire on major policy changes and allowing a longer lead - in for government initiatives would allow schools time to focus on subject - specific professional development, rather than being distracted by the demands of the latest Whitehall directive.»

The text, which recounts her subject's life, is as strong as Stanley's own pictures, but rather than trying to re-create Michelangelo's art, she inserts images of his work into the spreads for an effective change of pace.

A major change in the social and institutional support for art itself was well under way: with the rise of the bourgeoisie and the fall of the cultivated aristocracy, smaller paintings, generally of every - day subjects, rather than grandiose mythological or religious scenes were much in demand.

The subject is not time itself, but rather the ever - changing vicissitudes of artistic practice both internal to an artist and as conceived by a viewer as time passes.

Rather, the works are similar to their accompanying haiku, concise but fluid and subject to change based on the experiences of the viewers.

A body of painting will be seen as important for what it does rather than what it says it refers to: a change in subject matter or reference is scarcely change at all.

This is OK when you can completely control the replicability of a situation (eg changing the CO2 in a glass bottle) but rather more difficult in the case of the planet you are living on, when the inferences have to be made on the basis of both what happens in a glass bottle (physics) and what the observed behaviour of the unique subject (the planetary climate system) has been in terms of recent observations and its geological history.

The climate science also sure is subject to severe political pressures from varying lobbyist groups, first and foremost the oil an coal interests which are huge financial powerhouses especially in the US Senate — a body which in reality dictates the whole global «climate policy» or rather the absence of any such — serious climate politicans round the globe in reality have — as we now have seen — no chance at all against the denying forces and their huge media apparatus, as long as the public don't see some very serious consequences of climate change, fx.

Wouldn't it have been great if Virginians had been able to use those millions of dollars productively to deal with the already very real impacts of climate change rather than to bury their heads in the sands because this attorney general wanted to not only discredit us, but send a message to all scientists in Virginia that... if you too decide to talk about the impacts of climate change then you too can be subject to a subpoena from the attorney general?

The characterizaton of a comment about RC in a thread about RC as being «a rather brutal change of subject» seems a rather delusional characterization.

The conclusions arrived at by the panel of judges should not be considered definitively true, but should rather be viewed as provisional and subject to change with the acquisition of further information.

The content of his is rather «subject to change without notice».

If the rest are apathetic about climate change, I would be apathetic about what they thought of the subject, so self - selection is a good thing rather than some form of compulsory opinion - seeking which would dilute the opinions of those who cared.

Warming trend At this time of changing climate, the Northern Hemisphere of the Earth was subject to increased solar radiation because its perihelion (defined) was in July rather than in January as it is now.

Notable changes include providing the public with information on projects 30 days before impact assessment hearings begin, rather than the current 50 days after hearings, and the creation of a new public register that will provide any person, group or municipality easy access to detailed technical information on projects that are subject to review.

The High Court decision follows hard on the heals of the House of Lords» decision [2008] UKHL 6; [2008] 2 WLR 311, [2008] 2 All ER 1, of 30 January 2008, where the law lords effectively changed the law, (reversing a previous House of Lords» ruling in Stubbings v Webb [1993] AC 498, 1993] 1 All ER 322, which held that claims arising from intentional assaults were governed by s 2 of LA 1980), and held that an intentional assault fell within LA 1980, s 11, and was therefore subject to a three - year limitation period, which could be extended by reference to knowledge (s 14), or at the court's discretion (s 33), rather than under LA 1980, s 2, which while providing for a more generous six - year limitation period, was nevertheless not extendable in any circumstances by the court.

We could have a symbolic president rather than a symbolic monarch, but history and tradition and the sheer political impossibility of changing — at least at any acceptable cost in energy and acrimony — keep us HMQ's loyal subjects.

A few days ago I was on a bit of a rip over the subjects of conversion privileges and how far too many companies are changing products offered to non guaranteed UL's, rather than permanent products.

The platform will focus on integration of national currencies through compliant gateway operators, allowing users to employ GBP, USD, EUR, CNY and others for Blockchain operations, rather than relying on a native token subject to volatility through changing supply and demand.

That's all subject to change, of course, but so far, Samsung's next high - end smartphones are shaping up to be more evolutionary rather than revolutionary.

Further, with respect to the argument that RESPA permits a creditor to provide consumers with an estimate of settlement costs, rather than requiring a creditor to disclose the exact amount of a settlement charge early in the loan origination process, the Bureau observes that the final rule incorporates the current tolerance rules» exceptions (i.e., the amount of settlement charges subject to the zero percent tolerance category, as well as the ten percent tolerance category, may change due to events such as changed circumstances and borrower - requested changes).