Sentences with phrase «than practical reasons»

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He went on to say that in his opinion «Canadians culturally are quite a bit more utilitarian, more conservative, more practical in some ways [than Americans]» which he points to as being the main reason why initial interactions with Tilt by Canadian users have been less robust than Tilt's experience with American users of the platform.

Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, who served under the Obama administration, told CNN's Tapper on Sunday he believes Kelly should stay on, though seemingly for reasons more practical than moral.

It is most illuminating that Taylor's pantheistic or pagan Catholicism gibes more as a description of a practical production than an invention of abstract reason.

A primary concern of SR, therefore, is practical: to create space in which the «deep reasonings» of a community can be made more public than they are at present.

In fact, it is the consideration of evil which constrains us to make this new move; now, with the consideration of evil, it is the very question, of freedom, of the real freedom evoked by the postulates of the Critique of Practical Reason, which returns; the problematic of evil requires us to tie, more directly than we have so far been able to do, the actual reality of freedom to the regeneration which is the very content of hope.

Indeed, the Dialectic of practical reason adds nothing to the principle of morality, assumed to be defined by the formal imperative; nor does it add anything more to our knowledge of our duty than the Dialectic of pure reason adds to our knowledge of the world.

Practical reason, therefore, presupposes the self - evident proposition of the immortality of the soul, rather than the resurrection of the body, to enable the moral faculty of human being to achieve its perfection.

He developed a practical solution, one that appeared not to be based on any piece of knowledge, and one that required that he believe what almost none of his contemporaries (except, possibly, his father) believed: that beliefs are founded largely on individual actions and interests rather than on evidence, reason, or worldviews.

I kept my cloth diapers more for practical reasons than anything.

Yes, big data may well transform the way we do politics in the U.S., but I suspect that the more dystopic predictions, (which at their most extreme involve a nation of drooling automatons spoon - fed information through targeted communications) won't come to pass... if for no other reasons than practical ones.

The reasoning is still basically the same as it was in the Federalist Papers: the reasons are entirely practical, rather than moral.

First let's take a look at the definition of the word Realpolitik: Politics based on practical and material factors rather than on theoretical or ethical objectives Under that definition there are two possible reasons: Avoiding a situation where European soldiers / border guards shoot unarmed men, women and children Helping prevent further destabilization...

In many cases there is simply no alternative for businesses than to use their own transport, either because of lack of public transport or for strictly practical reasons, such as carrying tools and equipment.

Foreign policy hasn't been scrutinised for three reasons, I think: a) we're skint, so can't really afford to have one b) all three parties are actually quite close, despite the rhetorical differences c) I believe that David Cameron is closer to a Hurd than a Blair — I suspect that we'll be quite practical (Iran is very difficult, but I suspect that we'll take our lead from America)

The reasons of the creation of Pakistan were more political than practical.

As Philipp and cpast have pointed out, there are practical reasons to believe that 200 nuclear weapons are more valuable than just 10.

A spokesman for the group disputed that the event was moved for any reason other than «practical and logistical» issues that allowed the organization's small staff to better prepare for the fundraiser outside the annual conference.

In practical terms it is relatively demanding to ask the voter to express a reasoned preferential choice when there may be more than ten candidates on the ballot paper.

Possibly most of the «socialists» within the Labour Party — like even Tony Benn and Jeremy Corbyn — not being Socialist Workers Party style socialists, did not leave the Party and instead grudgingly accepted our dilution to social democracy for the main reason that pure socialism sans in - govt would remain a mere theory and would be worse than practical social democratic reforms / reliefs whilst in power -LRB--- and particularly bebeficial / necessary after a prolonged Thatcherite damage to our society!

This result implies that only large treatment effects can be detected by efficacy studies in hAPP mice, since the number of mice per group will likely not be greater than 50, for practical and ethical reasons.

One thing that's worth noting here: there's nothing inherently wrong with eating more protein than that — if you prefer it — but the main practical reason for the prior section is that most people find that eating 1g + / day per lb of bodyweight to be prohibitively difficult.

It's also a must - have colour for spring and summer for very practical reasons — it catches much less heat than darker colours (it's 36 °C here in Sydney the moment I am writing)!

Clutches are one of those items you ask yourself if «to spend or not to spend» because it might not seem practical for the most myriad reasons; it cant hold more than the basic stuffs.

I wear more heels than flats as I always associated flats with comfort and practical reasons: in winter on icy paths, in summer when it is hot or when I am travelling.

Rather, the Russian woman will be able to convince herself that love than she admits to herself that she creates a family of practical or some other reasons.

While certain members of the Avengers (Steve among them) are concerned that conflicting governmental agendas will cause these Accords to impede rather than improve their world - saving efforts, others feel it's a worthwhile compromise - including Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), who supports registration for reasons both practical and personal.

Shooting in a 4:3 aspect ratio (apparently for practical reasons), Oram's direction is assured throughout, shifting seamlessly between genuinely shocking moments, gross - out comedy (there are certainly more prosthetic penises on display than in your average humans - behaving - like - apes movie) and surprising moments of tenderness.

(For similar practical reasons, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards has been allowing teachers to submit videos for more than 20 years.)

There's no practical reason, other than political posturing, that we should still be debating the details and not putting them into practice.

For that reason, tax credits — rather than a voucher program — would be a more practical way to provide help to non-public school patrons.

With its redesign, the 2012 Kia Rio 5 - Door goes from basic transportation to a refined subcompact that's appealing for more than just practical reasons.

Retained value is improving and the reality is it's now more of a talking point than a practical financial reason to reject the car.

Well, sort of, as the production car looks less dramatic than the study for practical reasons.

With so much reading going on, it's possible that print books are preferred for another completely practical reason: reading on screens tires out your eyes much faster than reading on paper.

I'm student from Mexico and I've found more practical to use eBooks and eReaders because pricing (in Mexico, the digital editions cost likely 30 % and 50 % less money than the physical ones), light weight, interactivity and ecological reasons (less paper used = less dead trees)

There were practical calendar reasons of course but there was more to it than that.

What if a foundation — more for practical reasons than evil ones — decided it will only support the ipad and Kindle platform?

Business plans made practical The reason authors, and would - be authors, should attend my interview next week with Tim Berry is that Tim's Plan - As - You - Go Business Plan makes business planning practical for impatient authors and entrepreneurs who — in general — are more comfortable writing and acting rather than planning.

So far, most of the popular e-reading apps appear to have opted for the first, likely both for financial and practical reasons (enabling in - app purchases for every title in the extensive Kindle catalog is probably more than just a small problem).

«I think there are cultural reasons — mostly around the way in which people view books and authors as lonely artists rather than multinational industries — and some that are more practical,» he said.

I needed this limit for practical reasons — I couldn't learn everything possible about more than a handful of companies.

There are many reasons to attempt mediation rather than to file a lawsuit, including lower costs, quicker and better resolution, and improved, more practical outcomes for the animals involved.

English Springer Spaniels have always been docked for practical rather than cosmetic reasons (i.e..

And it is not the reason you think... It is because some major animal rights / welfare organizations have pushed for it rather than looking for practical alternatives!

While there are practical reasons for teaching your dog to eliminate both inside and outside, it can be more challenging than an outside - only housebreaking regimen.

«The reasoning is that having a practical proof of concept will help convince potential backers that we are more than just «idea people,»» he said.

(That's one of the reasons I think that the talk about geoengineering is essential, and even more essential than bloviation on that front is practical research, testing and efforts to build management systems.

The problem I have with it is its usefulness, as the speaker basically said that if the answer didn't match observations then that just meant the constraints were wrong (or possibly the prior - he did not insist on a uniform one) which implies it doesn't have any practical predictive value, as there seems no way of knowing which constraints are the right ones other than by checking if the answer looks good... Rumour has it that one of the later speakers may be going to say it is not useful for our sort of climate research for some reason... it will all be on video at some later date for those who are interested.

Fossil fuels are much more practical than renewables for the simple reason that fossil fuels allow not only access to the energy, but to the energy on demand because fossil fuels represent stored energy while renewables solar and wind represent only flux but not storage.

The purpose behind weather modification is less megalomaniacal than it sounds at first pass; a large swath of northeast China, including Beijing, has been mired in a drought for nearly a decade, and the party leadership would like to reverse that trend for both practical reasons and to show the Chinese people exactly who is in charge.