Sentences with phrase «than acting upon»

The coalition recently sent out a booklet to all 14,700 public school districts in the country attacking those who contend that teenagers can and should resist or redirect, rather than act upon, their homoerotic desires.

«The problem with social Catholicism,» Coleman continued, «is that it has been mainly enunciated rather than acted upon.

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In addition, they are more closely monitored than any of the world's other exchanges, and presumably investors are more likely to detect and quickly act upon instabilities in these exchanges.

Other than the six items of business described in this proxy statement, we are not aware of any other business to be acted upon at the annual meeting.

Other than the nine items of business described in this proxy statement, we are not aware of any other business to be acted upon at the annual meeting.

Upon taking office, one of the president's first acts was to slash the previous administration's energy subsidies, which cost the government more than $ 51 billion over the past 13 years.

Aquinas does make a number of statements that sound like the view Cardinal Kasper wants to defend: He says in I. 21.4 that «the work of divine justice always presupposes the work of mercy and is founded upon it,» and that in acting mercifully God is «doing something more than justice,» for mercy «is the fullness of justice.»

While this is a vile act — An act that spits on the beliefs of Anne Frank and the entire Jewish religion — one must ask, is this really worst than the thousands upon thousands of other Baptisms for the dead that the mormons perform?

In question 21 of the Summa, Thomas writes that «the work of divine justice always presupposes the work of mercy and is founded upon it,» and that in acting mercifully God is «doing something more than justice,» for mercy «is the fullness of justice.

Reason came into importance in dealing with these forms, and even when it was turned upon itself and upon the soul as a whole, it had no other kind of categories by which to think than those which were achieved by this psychic act of distancing.

When we take God's word and act upon it, we can show women that their worth is far more than a pregnancy test.

It is state in which which our brains are acting as if called upon to interpret real sensory input when actually experiencing much less coherent stimuli than reality provides.

There are Christians who lay greater stress upon the messages of the prophets and the theology of Paul than upon the recorded words and acts of Jesus, and some who believe that it is impossible to recover any dependable view of the Jesus of history.

Asserting that we do not yet have either the facts or the methods to make forecasting a precise art, Michael argues that there are three basic reasons for continuing to make or act upon them: (1) some forecasts are likely to be close to the mark, (2) poor forecasts provide a better basis for planning than no prediction at all, and (3) well - done forecasts help to illuminate the many factors that interact to produce the future.

But more powerful are the film's visual embodiments of the idea that «the Spirit acts upon the body» to irradiate it, making it «more beautiful than it is»; for, Mary asks, «what is flesh alone?»

The wager has turned into a belief and the will acts upon belief (aka opinion) rather than upon something it actually has control over, such as action.

Sirico describes as the «notable exception of abortion» should give him some sense that the bishops are engaged as bishops in genuinely offering pastoral advice based upon the Church's magisterium, rather than acting as Democratic pundits with miters.

There is some point in the view that Augustine had much to do with fastening a negative and morbid attitude toward sexuality upon the Christian church, but we want to find what it is in his view of love which led to this.12 We have to go deeper than the familiar point that Augustine thought of the stain of original sin as transmitted through the act of procreation.

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I appreciate more than anyone can realize, Dr. Robbins and the University carefully considering this matter and acting upon facts.

Replays showed Mulgrew watching Ureña's late run and then failing to act upon it because he was five yards deeper than he and his back line probably ought to have been.

I'm sure there are some feelings still there other than friendship, but would not be acted upon on their part or mine.

Cameron is the latest in a long line of British leaders who find it easier to issue that type of rhetoric than it is to act upon it.

Worse than being ill - named, such proposals are ill - timed as it is manifestly impossible to act upon them until the constitutional convention is convened following the elections.

However, he may have more agency in whether and how he acts upon these societal trends than previously thought.

When actors behave unexpectedly and question a prior consensus, their personalities, motivations and belief systems, rather than structural patters or logics of action, might be a better indicators for whether they will act upon their campaign promises.

Sections 69 and 110 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and section 116 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) empowers INEC to conduct Recall proceedings against a member of the National Assembly, State House of Assembly, or the Area Council of the FCT, upon the receipt of a valid petition alleging a loss of confidence in the member, by more than 50 % of voters registered to vote in that member's constituency.

The object the law acts upon is The United States of America, a nation of more than 300 million people.

Cuomo says he's more concerned with an «orderly» end to the session than down to the wire talks that would require a special message by the governor to by pass the legal three day waiting period before bills can be acted upon.

Cuomo says he's more concerned with an «orderly» end to the session than down - to - the - wire talks that would require a special message by the governor to bypass the legal three - day waiting period before bills can be acted upon.

Cuomo's position on the local planning committees was one of local expertise, where the state allows local authorities to act according to their own experience in their respective communities rather than relying upon Albany which might not share the same knowledge.

That wasn't always the case though, as New York's blue sky law was initially weaker than that of many other states, until the New York Supreme Court determined in People v Federated Radio Corporation (1926) that the act's purpose was to «defeat all kinds of fraud in connection with the sale of securities and commodities and to defeat all unsubstantial and visionary schemes in relation thereto whereby the public is fraudulently exploited,» even if the fraud can't be proven to have «originated in any actual evil design or contrivance to perpetrate fraud or injury upon others.»

-- Not later than the expiration of the 2 - year beginning upon the date of the enactment of this Act, and for each year thereafter during the term of the demonstration program, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress annually that describes and assesses the demonstration program under this section.

All applications for membership shall be acted upon no later than the next regular meeting of the Membership Committee.

Based upon the researchers» analysis, the acts of kindness had a much stronger effect than the thoughts of gratitude.

His Will is gently prickly, a little aloof, driven by money rather than sentiment — and spared from having to learn the lessons three - act screenwriting usually imposes upon such characters.

It's escapist entertainment with a genuine heart and playfulness and when it's called upon to be exciting, it has some excellent set - pieces that Spielberg is more than able to handle.The late Melissa Mathison's screenplay has a tendency to wander and the film could have been tighter but the visual effects are astonishing and Rylance and Clement really deliver the goods in the acting stakes.

As the Nazis found, it's much easier to carry out unspeakable acts upon objects rather than people.

Because her thinking man's Ilsa act in The Reader is at least conceptually riskier than her put - upon dishrag Debbie Downer in Revolutionary Road, we were that close to throwing her by the wayside in this category, especially because there's a clearly superior crypto - leading role in the mix (Rosemarie DeWitt, whose titular character in Rachel Getting Married has been shut out of a lot of races thus far, but we feel anyone who actually watches enough of the film to justify throwing their vote toward frontrunner Anne Hathaway should have no other choice but to recognize DeWitt's equally tricky, equally attention - stealing performance).

It's a deft act of performance - in - reverse, stripping away the character rather than building upon it, and it's arguably the showiest, most expansive turn we've yet seen in a Mike Leigh film.

Until we admit that, and we act upon it, our life will be nothing else than a continuos fight for something, fight with others and fight within ourselves.

As Stephen Covey observes in The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, one of the main characteristics of resilient people is that they focus on and act upon what they have control over, rather than devoting time or energy to factors that are beyond their sphere of influence.

By directing our attention to the mighty middle, we act upon an understanding that even small shifts in teaching quality across the majority of teachers will have greater impacts on the majority of students than elimination of the lowest performing teachers possibly can.

Now more than ever, students need the intellectual power to recognize societal problems; ask good questions and develop robust investigations into them; consider possible solutions and consequences; separate evidence - based claims from parochial opinions; and communicate and act upon what they learn.

Due to the requirement under the federal No Child Left Behind Act that each state's Title I plan must describe «the specific steps that the state education agency will take to ensure that poor and minority children are not taught at higher rates than other children by inexperienced, unqualified, or out - of - field teachers and the measures that the state education agency will use to evaluate and publicly report the progress,» TEA formed a stakeholder group, upon which TCTA served, to develop its State Educator Equity Plan.

(d) In the case of an alleged act or practice prohibited by this title which occurs in a State, or political subdivision of a State, which has no State or local law prohibiting such act or practice, a civil action may be brought under subsection (a): Provided, That the court may refer the matter to the Community Relations Service established by title X of this Act for as long as the court believes there is a reasonable possibility of obtaining voluntary compliance, but for not more than sixty days: Provided further, That upon expiration of such sixty - day period, the court may extend such period for an additional period, not to exceed a cumulative total of one hundred and twenty days, if it believes there then exists a reasonable possibility of securing voluntary complianact or practice prohibited by this title which occurs in a State, or political subdivision of a State, which has no State or local law prohibiting such act or practice, a civil action may be brought under subsection (a): Provided, That the court may refer the matter to the Community Relations Service established by title X of this Act for as long as the court believes there is a reasonable possibility of obtaining voluntary compliance, but for not more than sixty days: Provided further, That upon expiration of such sixty - day period, the court may extend such period for an additional period, not to exceed a cumulative total of one hundred and twenty days, if it believes there then exists a reasonable possibility of securing voluntary complianact or practice, a civil action may be brought under subsection (a): Provided, That the court may refer the matter to the Community Relations Service established by title X of this Act for as long as the court believes there is a reasonable possibility of obtaining voluntary compliance, but for not more than sixty days: Provided further, That upon expiration of such sixty - day period, the court may extend such period for an additional period, not to exceed a cumulative total of one hundred and twenty days, if it believes there then exists a reasonable possibility of securing voluntary complianAct for as long as the court believes there is a reasonable possibility of obtaining voluntary compliance, but for not more than sixty days: Provided further, That upon expiration of such sixty - day period, the court may extend such period for an additional period, not to exceed a cumulative total of one hundred and twenty days, if it believes there then exists a reasonable possibility of securing voluntary compliance.

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(d) No person other than a consumer, the attorney general or the director of the office of consumer protection may bring an action based upon unfair or deceptive acts or practices declared unlawful by this section.

When these forces are acting upon the market they can make it more volatile than usual.

Any agreement related to a Plan will be in writing and provide that: (a) it may be terminated by the Trust or the Funds at any time upon sixty days written notice, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the respective Rule 12b - 1 Trustees, or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust or the Funds; (b) it will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act); and (c) it will continue in effect for a period of more than one year from the date of its execution or adoption only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by a majority of the Board and a majority of the Rule 12b - 1 Trustees by votes cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such agreement.