Sentences with phrase «substantial nature of»

The Government report explains that the right to negotiate provisions were merely being «streamlined» or «reworked» but I think this may mask the substantial nature of the changes made in those provisions.

It's just a matter of time, however, before the propulsive atmosphere takes a palpable hit, as Koepp, on several occasions, literally rewinds the clock to explore the circumstances that brought each of the characters to this point (eg we see exactly why Bobby desperately needs that package), with this device, intriguing as it may be, wreaking havoc on the film's momentum and highlighting the less - than - substantial nature of the storyline.

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It is going to need to engage in substantial disclosures, far beyond detailing the nature of its relationship with Philidor.

Social Security represents a substantial share of income for the bottom quintile but is less important for higher - earners — reflecting the progressive nature of the benefit formula and the fact that higher - earners have many other sources of income — whereas private retirement income is less important at the low end but is more important for middle and upper - income groups (those at the very top mostly rely on investment or business income).

So does the Accord, which I believe has been a substantial contributor to the low rate of inflation we now see in Australia: the Accord processes are not perfect but that is the nature of compromise and human affairs generally.

However, the scope for another shock seemed limited by the fragmented nature of Dutch politics, which has traditionally produced a multi-party governing coalition, and meant even substantial gains for the leading populist party would be unlikely to allow it to gain access to power.

But this «kinder and gentler» view of divine justice would still require a substantial reordering of both human wills and nature.

His most substantial work was Outlines of Cosmic Philosophy (1874), though smaller works such as The Destiny of Man (1884), The Idea of God (1885), and Through Nature to God (1899), were more influential.

It functions in the nature of the Buddhist middle way, attaching to nothing either substantial or non-substantial and involving in its train the dharmadhatu, which is at once the content of experiential fact in the microscopic as well as macroscopic processes.

However, it should be realized that Santayana thinks this relation of substantial inheritance (like that of «lateral tension»), as an external one, is simply uncapturable in terms of essence, so that, as real as it is, no truth about it can quite capture its nature.

Change of a substantial nature would require political will of far - reaching range and significance.

Many physicians state that a substantial proportion of the bodily complaints they are asked to cure are psychogenic in nature.

Then there are questions regarding the nature of mind and matter as such, the concepts of becoming, and of unchanging natures, the philosophical question of the nature of the substantial soul and its relation to the body.

The immediate creation of the spiritual soul and the substantial unity of man's nature in body and spirit are, of course, Catholic dogmas.

Moreover the sense of renovation, safety, cleanness, rightness, can be so marvelous and jubilant as well to warrant one's belief in a radically new substantial nature.

Moreover, Whitehead's own views on the significance of mind in and for nature generally have undergone a substantial transformation over the intervening fourteen years since the publication of CN.

Political correctness has many forms, but they are united in a shared repudiation of anything solid and substantial in public life, whether in the form of nationalism or strong affirmations of constraints that human nature places on any healthy society, constraints that get articulated by all forms of traditional morality.

And the controversial nature of the film can even provide opportunities for Christians to thoughtfully engage their secular neighbors in a substantial way.

It is, therefore, high time for Christianity to retire from the stage and yield the floor to a new religion which claims to have a better understanding of human nature, and believes for that reason that it can produce results where Christianity has nothing more substantial to its credit than a scrap - heap of unfulfilled and unfulfillable ideals.

It is as simple as that», while perhaps the most substantial of the offerings is «The Spiritual Senses», a series of reflections on the nature of interior apprehension which contains a comment on Saint Bonaventure neatly summing up Dom Hugh's whole approach: «For him the recovery of the spiritual sense is part of the re-ordering of the human person that comes through the encounter with Christ.»

The 1985 Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Instruction on Respect for Human Life states, «By virtue of its substantial union with a spiritual soul, the human body can not be... evaluated in the same way as the body of animals... The natural moral law expresses and lays down the purposes, rights and duties which are based upon the bodily and spiritual nature of the human person.»

Starch characteristics had substantial differences among these three varieties which are based on the nature of endosperm and amylose content.

The complementary nature of the two brand portfolios presents substantial opportunity for synergies, which will result in increased investments in marketing and innovation.

And that's before accounting for some of the factors that the model doesn't consider: the disagreement in the polls, the unusual nature of Trump's candidacy and the demographic changes it is producing, Clinton's superior turnout operation, the possibility of «shy Trump» voters, the fact that the news cycle is still somewhat fluid headed into the final weekend, the declining response rates to polls, and the substantial number of high - profile polling misses around the world over the past few years.

«It is fortunate that most of the information he discarded was not of a particularly sensitive nature and was therefore unlikely to cause substantial distress to his constituents.»

Their foes have consistently taken advantage of their non-violent nature to inflict substantial damage on their lives, positions and livelihoods.

«If you fail to heed this one and only warning, be assured that we intend to pursue all legal remedies... including substantial punitive damages based on the malicious nature of your misconduct,» wrote Tacopina, whose client list has included former Yankees star Alex Rodriguez and ex-state Sen. Hiram Monserrate, a former New York state senator who was expelled from the chamber in 2010 after attacking his girlfriend.

«I think the nature of a legislative institution is when you have a bill that is controversial, and would have substantial implications for the operation of an agency, the body is going to be very careful and deliberative,» the Bronx legislator said.

The results of the poll reveal substantial variation in how institutions handle postdoc affairs — not just because of the varying natures of the institutions, but because «we're all at different stages, doing different things,» Lakoski says.

«A greater urge to drink has substantial implications when we think about the nature of drinking episodes,» he said.

-- In their paper published in Nature Neuroscience in January, researchers at Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) and Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS) report substantial developmental changes in communication among cells that significantly improve the information processing capabilities of the brain.

The findings, published Monday in Nature Geoscience, reveal that the 1997 - 98 El Niño led to a substantial loss of mass from the bottom of the ice shelves in West Antarctica's Amundsen sea sector, even as the shelves appeared to grow about ten inches taller from additional snowfall.

However, the large - scale nature of heat content variability, the similarity of the Levitus et al. (2005a) and the Ishii et al. (2006) analyses and new results showing a decrease in the global heat content in a period with much better data coverage (Lyman et al., 2006), gives confidence that there is substantial inter-decadal variability in global ocean heat content.

«Several interpretations of the nature of this system have been proposed, from an isolated slowly spinning magnetar with a substantial fossil - disk, to a young low mass X-ray binary system, or even a binary magnetar, but none of them is straightforward, nor can they explain the overall observational properties,» researchers said in a study, published in the Sept. 2, 2016, issue of The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

Although nature has used the principle of biophotonics to harness light for photosynthesis and to create vision for millennia, it wasn't until about 10 years ago that a substantial transfer of photonics technologies to biological applications began to transform medical and life sciences.

His discoveries include substantial improvements in the constitution, stoichiometry and nature of precursors.

Hold up a minute, let's wake ourselves up from our dream of a perfect summer, lets remember the unpredictability of our weather from one day to the next, it's quite reasonable to expect to have to wrap ourselves in something more substantial on those days Mother Nature decides to throw a curve ball at us.

* A versatile, substantial layer that offers year - round comfort * Made from soft, certified organic cotton * Woven with jacquard stripes and then washed to create its undulating look and inviting texture * Due to the sand - washed nature of this bedding, slight variations in color will occur * Portugal Twin: 72» x 94» Double: 88» x 94» Queen: 94» x 98» King: 112» x 98» Standard Sham: 20» x 26»

It's got some kinks and never rises to anything of substantial merit, but the twisty nature of the plot is entertaining, and the great performances from the three actors help it rise above its minimalistic trappings.

Perhaps with a screenwriter more in tune with the nature of the Los Angeles lifestyle, the vernacular, and the prevalent attitudes among the melting pot existence that is Southern California living, the authenticity could have pushed Freedom Writers from a watchable, likeable semi-fantasy into something truly substantial and worthwhile (a la Half Nelson, perhaps), even if it comes at the expense of the very clean, linear narrative.

It creates an enjoyable and light hearted entertainment that does its job well, but with the impressive nature of the cast I was expecting something more substantial, like making a burger out of fillet steak!

This score, due to the nature of Amazon's ranking algorithm, is highly volatile (a book can rise and fall with substantial rapidity) and necessarily biased the results in favor of more recent works.

This is the nature of research — it errs on the side of assuming that something does not work until substantial evidence establishes that it does.

These events should signal to NAS that the future of whole - school reform rests as much on the fluid and unpredictable nature of educational politics, changes in leadership, and the sufferance of parents and teachers as it does on successful marketing, buy - in from key administrators, and substantial federal funds.

The fast - changing nature and prevalence of technology in society has had a substantial impact on many professional fields, such as journalism and medicine.

(4) physical and mental restoration services, including, but not limited to, (A) corrective surgery or therapeutic treatment necessary to correct or substantially modify a physical or mental condition which is stable or slowly progressive and constitutes a substantial handicap to employment, but is of such nature that such correction or modification may reasonably be expected to eliminate or substantially reduce the handicap within a reasonable length of time, (B) necessary hospitalization in connection with surgery or treatment.

Undue hardship refers not only to financial difficulty, but to reasonable accommodations that are unduly extensive, substantial, or disruptive, or those that would fundamentally alter the nature or operation of the business.

The first generation of the Kindle HD tablet was indeed bulky and to some extent, substantial in nature.

Long term loans tend to be larger and for one of purchases of a substantial nature, the most common of course being a mortgage which is a long term loan to buy a house.

Due to the extremely short - term nature of payday loans, the difference between APR and effective annual rate (EAR) can be substantial, because EAR takes compounding into account.