Sentences with phrase «take measure of»

You can take every measure of a chance but you have to remember that at the end of the day it is what it was to begin with; a chance.

This is a great feature for those who want to use the tablet for certain types of work, such as interior designers, investigators, or anyone who needs to take the measure of a space both accurately and quickly.

Virginia is for Lovers and Insurance Shoppers One savvy way to utilize Annandale insurance quotes is simply to take the measure of the insurance world.

Your initial consultation is an excellent opportunity for you to take the measure of the attorney and his or her practice.

Who shall take the measure of these traits?

If we were to take this broader view, and take measure of the full breadth of complementary actions contemplated by the proposed Waxman - Markey legislation [the U.S. climate bill currently being considered by the House], then we get a different picture of the potential impact of this legislation.

Veteran journalists Chris Pollon and Tom Barrett take the measure of Carbon Plan support — or not — in today's political context; look in on how B.C.'s unique - in - North - America carbon tax is working out; pull back the curtain on the mysterious world of carbon «offsets»; and more.

These before and after views of Burma dramatically take the measure of this painful tragedy.

Inasmuch as human beings possess the attributes required to have induced the gigantic problem we see looming ominously before humanity in the offing, it seems to me that we also maintain the capabilities to take the measure of the problem, however colossal, and find a solution to it, one that is consonant with universally shared values.

This summer seemed a good time to take some measure of what this place means for the artists who have chosen to be here.

«Francis Picabia: Our Heads Are Round So Our Thoughts Can Change Direction» * at the Museum of Modern Art will let us take the measure of a European painter more often spoken of as influence than actually seen in bulk (Nov. 21).

Probably no one can take the measure of Storm King, in all its trees, hills, horizons, five hundred acres, and well over one hundred outdoor sculptures by the late twentieth century's most formidable names.

Can anyone take the measure of art?

But on the whole, what's basically on offer is a kaleidoscope of photographic and visual inspiration that you'll need at least three solid hours to take the measure of.

Managers, investors, lenders and regulators take the measure of a company by calculating financial ratios using information from the balance sheet, often in conjunction with other reports such as the income statement.

I take a measure of immense satisfaction in knowing that my daughter (who is our Managing Editor) will continue the Midwest Book Review when I no longer can.

And Griff, the grandfather he has never met, arrives unexpectedly early to help settle his father's affairs and take measure of his estranged son's son.

To take the measure of ourselves not against our competitors but against the very fabric of physics.

Of necessity, many scenes throughout the Cars franchise are fast - moving kinetic spectacles, yet the films always slow down to take measure of sportsmanship, the cost of pursuing victory, the distracting glare of celebrity media and the value of mentorship.

Take a measure of your waist at the button of belly and then take a measure of your hip.

Our framework will take measure of all of these challenges.

To take a measure of our progress, Discover offers a look in that mirror as we analyze the 25 greatest stepping - stones in robotics, points in time where science fiction meshes with science fact.

Several dozen members of the Bay Ridge Democrats club came to take the measure of the former «Sex and the City» star who is now challenging Gov. Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination.

The final is 86 - 0, but Princeton can take a measure of pride in the fact that they finished the game and collected a few more small victories over the course of the night.

I have never met the man behind the Islamic community center near ground zero, so my first chance to take the measure of Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf came last night when he was interviewed by Soledad O'Brien on «Larry King Live.»

You have to step back and take the measure of the worth of your life.

Seeing the problem through other eyes, however, gives a fresh outlook, and the man begins to take the measure of his problem.

The reality of it is this: that we incline to define ourselves, take the measure of our actuality, admit as educative and civilizing, acknowledge as relevant and powerful — only that in experience or reflection which is authenticated by its occurrence within the biographical brackets of the self's existence.

His challenge to communities of religious faith is to acknowledge and take the measure of that intelligence, while at the same time fashioning a constructive critique that can raise the standards by which we assess what qualifies as the best and brightest.

In a time of patriotic fervor, it may take a measure of courage to be in a minority advocating nonviolent resistance, but the advocates of that course are also comfortably refusing the call to service with its risk of killing or of being killed.

And I suppose at this point I must point out what should be common knowledge: If secular thinkers believe they can take the measure of traditional moral and religious concepts with the callow judgment that they are comparable to geocentrism, they are simply mistaken.

For Christians, one must look to the cross of Christ to take the measure of God's love, and of its worth in comparison to the sufferings of a fallen world.

Those moderns who too superficially account for religion by Freudian formulas and, in particular, conceive it habitually as a mere mechanism of escape from disliked realities, should take the measure of this area of Judaism.

One year later, we can take the measure of its consequences — and prepare for future ones — only if we spell out the ideas it embraced, and why they demand to be enforced.

I have several models that take the measure of equity valuations, and they all reach the same conclusion — this market is stretched.

While those who work project by project are integral part of the U.S. workforce, a startup needs to take measures of protection.

China on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 vowed to take measures of the «same strength» in response to a proposed U.S. tariff hike on $ 50 billion worth of Chinese goods in a spiraling dispute over technology policy that has fueled fears it might set back a global economic recovery.

«This morning, we took a measure of our Caucus because the package does nothing to advance bipartisan legislation to protect Dreamers in the House.

Prayer takes the measure of all things as «the Christian plummet sounding heav»n and earth.»

Certainly any viable society will have to take measures of that sort.

Updike can live and move and have his being only in a world that is not the fabrication, of his own mind, a world whose measure he knows how to take because it first takes the measure of him.

And he takes the measure of his days best when be uses a significant turning point simply as an occasion to rethink now in the present the significance of what has always been true: That we live every moment of life equidistant from eternity.

And no man is ready to make an attack upon that problem who has not in sadness and clarity taken the measure of it.

In short, as engaged Catholics, both lay and clerical, took the measure of the social transformations of modern economic and political life, they began to develop a body of reflection, properly called social Catholicism.

At that time, aged fifty, he had taken the measure of the affliction, and had even used the attacks to enhance his theology; it was almost his most familiar experience.

I guess I was trying to make the point that any belief system, even the belief that there is no God, takes a measure of faith, faith being defined as «firm belief in something for which there is no proof».

I took some measure of contentment at the way the game ended.

Sports journalists too often describe great athletes in superhuman terms, and such is the temptation when taking the measure of this man, for whom a 2:20 marathon is a leisurely retirement activity.

It takes a measure of courage to work with King.

In this instalment, Charles Pattie takes the measure of Nick Clegg's battle to retain Sheffield Hallam.