Sentences with phrase «than certain about»

The authors blame the rating agencies rather than the regulators that demanded that ratings be used, even if the agencies were less than certain about their models.

Her face, which so subtly shifts between emotions, is perfect for the conflicted part — ably matched by Cohen's swoonsome American suitor, Tony, who, unlike our heroine, never feels less than certain about his feelings.

Not exact matches

It was about a certain economy of space, that it worked big, small, embroidered, that's a lot different than just going with what feels good.

However, the bank noted that whether far - right supporters are certain about their vote, support for Macron may be more fragile than what polls suggest.

Taking this drug daily has shown to offer more than 90 % (and as much as 99 %) effective protection against HIV in clinical trials, and certain New Zealand residents will soon be able to get a three - month supply for just $ 5 (oh, and that's five New Zealand dollars, which is about $ 3.64 in U.S. money).

Researcher Richard Wiseman, a professor at the University of Hertfordshire, has studied and written extensively about good fortune and says it's not chance at all, but a certain way of living that makes some people more serendipitous than others.

There isn't much about the new text that's radically different than the initial proposal the FCC released in late April — it still aims to reverse the Title II classification that gives the agency broad authority over internet service providers, and still questions whether rules that ban those ISPs from slowing down or speeding up certain sites for payment are even necessary in the first place.

«With the Sodium Mandate, the Board has required the disclosure of just enough inaccurate and controversial information about sodium in certain food items to cause far reaching negative consequences rather than help consumers and reduce public health risks.»

«Collectors are the nicest people, and they usually know more than I do about how to pack certain items,» says Greenwald, who brings in approximately $ 3,000 per month on eBay.

Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, appeared on CNBC's Halftime Report, where he was asked about Chipotle's disappointing third - quarter earnings released on Oct. 24, in which profits, excluding certain costs, were significantly lower than analysts had expected.

«Elliott has always behaved ethically in its disputes with corporate managements and boards, and it is regrettable and disappointing that certain parties adverse to us would choose to promote false allegations about us rather than engage on the merits of our arguments in good faith.»

It's also worth noting that the men of the show vary in levels of femininity and masculinity, each with their multi-faceted, unique personalities that combat certain commonly held beliefs about gay men, while not saying that one certain type or trait is more valid than the other.

In addition to the general solicitation rules, the JOBS Act eased the rules about Exchange Act registration for companies with more than a certain number of shareholders of record.

In one company, the substitute - to - star ratio dropped from about 3:1 to about 0.7:1 (less than one qualified backup for each of the top 100 employees) after a restructuring and the elimination of certain development assignments.

People with disabilities demonstrate the same passion, independence and self - direction as all Americans, and given certain characteristics — including being on average older and less educated — it is not surprising that the rate of self - employment for people with disabilities in the labor force in 2011 was about 50 percent higher than the corresponding rate for people without disabilities -LSB-...]

JUNE 24, 2016 — Prices for certain futures contracts on the CBOE Volatility Index ® (VIX ®) rose more than 60 % during the early part of the June 24 trading day, as more updates about the anticipated results of the Brexit referendum were divulged.

The growing rhetoric about Iran — including talk from certain Israeli and American corners about an air campaign against Iran — had already begun to intensify in anticipation of the report, which will say more explicitly than previous IAEA assessments that Iran is indeed actively pursuing a nuclear weaponization program.

We can assume that all the Justices sitting on the Court today, like other humans, have their own preferences and biases about religion, but the judicial opinions of one of them, Justice John Paul Stevens, raise more than a slight suspicion that some of his actions on the bench stem from animosity, if not to animal sacrifice, at least to certain less exotic religious beliefs and practices.

Worry more about saving lives and raising children than what happens to certain pieces of paper.

Finally, I admit that, even if I accept the Lawlerian idea that Locke partially corrects Aristotle, by stealing certain Christian insights about the limits of the polis (see chapter 7 of Modern and American Dignity especially), I still hold that Aristotle is better than Locke.

That is certain to shape the school's decisions about which subject matters to stress relatively more than others in its course of study, which courses to include in what sequence.

Questions of historical events are difficult to be «certain» about, but when it comes to historical certainty, the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus is more «certain» than most other historical events.

(3) When an entire continent — healthier, wealthier, and more secure than ever before — deliberately chooses sterility, the most basic cause for that must lie in the realm of the human spirit, in a certain souring about the very mystery of being.

Whatever doubts may exist about the sources of this democracy, there can be none about the chief source of the morality that gives it life and substance... [From the Hebrew tradition, via the Puritans, come] the contract and all its corollaries; the higher law as something more than a «brooding omnipresence in the sky»; the concept of the competent and responsible individual; certain key ingredients of economic individualism; the insistence on a citizenry educated to understand its rights and duties; and the middle - class virtues, that high plateau of moral stability on which, so Americans believe, successful democracy must always build [Seedtime of the Republic (Harcourt, Brace, 1953, p. 55)-RSB-.

Judaism I guess takes it a step further and wants to make sure it's adherents are very serious about being part of the religion, than say a person who accepts jesus or mohammed to ease their conscious at a certain moment in time.

We know that there are certain statements we can make about God that are less inadequate than others.

I prefer to talk about resisting certain aspects of the dominant culture rather than about opting out of it.

This cumulative impact not only creates a certain «like it or lump it» impression, but it virtually invites the undecided critic to dismiss Barth for being hopelessly unyielding and for claiming to know more than any creature can about the nature and purpose of the one God.

Personally, I know that certain secular songs and movies and pieces of art have taught me more about God and pointed me to Chirst than most Christian songs, movies, literature, and art.

«The first community, in order to affirm that Jesus was more than one of the prophets — that his authority had a certain finality or absoluteness about it not found in others — had few options left to it but to tell the story of Jesus in such a way that his authority would become apparent and would confront other hearers, as it had confronted those who had witnessed it, with the necessity to make up their minds — to declare themselves for or against Jesus.»

Consequently, even though faith itself is an existential, rather than a metaphysical, matter, it necessarily implies certain claims about the ultimate reality of self, others, and the whole in its structure in itself as well as in its meaning for us; and the proper name for all such claims is precisely «metaphysical.»

The point is to drill students in specific behaviors rather than to engage them in deep, critical reflection about certain ways of being.»

To think again about those times is more to recall that we had a certain feeling than it is to recapture just how that feeling felt.

And the same should go for anyone who says they are saved if they are sinning and letting everyone know it, which includes all sexual immorality, including having sex before a couple is married, drunkards, slanderers, gossips, thieves, swindlers, idolators, adulterers, and men who have sex with other men, etc... So ultimately, many Jesus followers accept certain sin of all types because they care more about what the world thinks, than what God thinks.

When an entire continent — healthier, wealthier, and more secure than ever before — deliberately chooses sterility, the most basic cause for that must lie in the realm of the human spirit, in a certain souring about the very mystery of being.

That «secular» literature might have meant something to someone in Solomon's court has been argued from time to time about certain proverbs and wisdom texts, but not about texts where God is the main actor in the story — and certainly not in the manner of Bloom, where J suddenly sounds like a skeptical college professor who is much more «mature and sophisticated» than the believers in his midst and their God.

There just isn't any proof that the bible is anything other than a prejuicial book about men from a certain time who desired power and wrote about a god that wanted them to have power, slaves, multiple wifes and children.

He added: «There are lots of misconceptions about religion; people feel like they have to go somewhere and do certain things to experience God, I think it should be more accessible than that.

Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby (Gen 18:2 NIV)»... Furthermore, there is a good reason to study the old Orient, the rituals and cultures of the Middel East, especially at that time,,, i myself being Half Egyptian and having been raised there, am blessed with this foreknowledge for certain things that are still the same way now as they were at th etime of Jesus and earlier,,, where Men kiss to greet one another for example,,, so when King David talks about the love of Jonathan being greater than that of a woman,,, and at the same time knowing that the Hebrew litreature (as the Arabian culture to quite an extent still is) was very poetic and used éndless symbols and parabels to express an idea,,, one might do himself a favor not jumping to conclusions which satisfy only his very own ideas and thoughts,,, the biggest problem with Bible interpretations lately is Verses ripped out of the context and interpreted in such a way that has nothing to do with its original context... «To the law and to the testimony!

I'm speaking about the people that seem to think that a certain (name your disaster here...) happened, «because» God is (fill in your opinion of what God is mad at here...) «He's mad at the gays, he's mad at the non-believers (anyone other than a «true Christian»), etc...

I'm fairly certain that I've discussed my lack of love for the great outdoors, so it's safe to say you'll never hear me writing about long hikes in the woods or camping anywhere other than on a deck chair at a five star resort (Hey, I can dream, right?).

Given so many variables in which the whole adds up to more than just a sum of its parts — with various ingredients and techniques in play -, the quest for a perfect egg - free cake might be starting with a «depression cake» of sorts and seeing how certain properties (rise, crumb, flavour, stackability etc.) could be further improved by tweaking it, rather than trying to find an universal egg replacer for just about any recipe (convenient as that would be).

While distinguishing and celebrating certain coffee beans from others, it may appear snobbish to an outsider, anyone who loves and appreciates something better than your ordinary cuppa will talk about Peaberry coffee in glowing terms.

One thing I've learned about gluten - free baking is that I need a lot more counter space, time, and money for the flour than I currently have... though in certain cases I might be willing to make exceptions!

A classic striker is about more than just scoring goals, and there are certain facets of his game he can improve, but he's working on it.»

I think it's more than just about buying players, the whole mentality of english teams needs to change and also this rule that a certain number of players must be home grown is lame as english players are not world class they're just not talented enough to be competing at the elite level!

2 things; wenger has to take massive crtisism for favoritism with certain players and for spending latley on less than whats needed e.g why play ozil, ramsey, walcott, when they havnt performed, anyone can see a front 3 of welbeck, sanchez and perez would cause havoc Xhaka wtf he cant takle, is not mobile enough and has the temper and the decision making skills of a of a suicide victim, why did nt we go in for Kante less money and 10x a better player or even Schneiderlin thinking about what happens after wenger ask yourself this will we win the league next year with wenger then ask if we got the right manager next year would we win the league

we have owner who are content filling their pocket and care less about winning titles so they keep a manager who is well past his sell by date and who is more interested in proving a point and leaving a legacy of doing things a certain way rather than doing the right things to win....

He made sure to praise the whole team rather than pick out certain individuals and this is what Wenger has been talking about for some time.

Well he has too there's no way around it... when you mesmerize about the opposition ability to finish it means you understand that a certain level of quality & consistency is needed to finish up plays & bury occasions (that we do create in numbers better than anybody in the kingdom).