Sentences with phrase «thing about the absence»

One good thing about the absence of a 3.5 mm jack is that it made the phone a lot easier to waterproof.

Not exact matches

The liberal fondness for talking about community would seem to reflect some effort to compensate rhetorically for the absence of the real thing.

From a Christian perspective, one of the striking things about the film and the book series is the absence of explicit religion or references to God.

So it might seem to me that my Buddhist interlocutor has crazed views about impermanence, the transience of all things, and the absence of any enduring principle that constitutes the identity of human persons; while I have more sensible metaphysical views that require a substance - based ontology and a theory as to what constitutes human persons that permits them to endure through time.

One thing seems to be noteworthy: even the true freedom of choice, that is the freedom which consists not only in the absence of external compulsion but in the fact that man must freely decide about himself, and which is, therefore, a demand rather than «freedom» — this freedom becomes evident only in Christianity, because only there each individual is eternally valid (in the personal love between God and man) and hence must realize himself in perfect responsibility and thus in freedom.

We talk about the deeper meanings we sometimes find in the contemplation of these things and how we sometimes feel God's presence there, and sometimes God's absence.

I don't know about you, but for me it is so hard to get back in the swing of things after an absence.

Wenger was talking about Ramsey / Jack / Artetas absences, so maybe a midfielder is a possibility... perhaps we'll see the Sissoko thing come to fruition now they're managerless.

If we're not confident of getting through those three fixtures with 9 pts in his absence we have bigger things to worry about...

panel, where panelists discussed all of the great things about serving breakfast in the classroom: improved academic performance, reduced tardiness and absences, lower obesity rates, opportunities for growing school food programs, and most important of all: it's the right thing to do.

In my absence we were pleased to hear that Moody's credit rating agency has upgraded Ghana, it shows that we are doing something right and we are pleased about the way things are happening.»

The oddest thing about the upper reaches of a consciousness performance is the conspicuous absence of a conductor before the performance begins, although as the performance unfolds, a conductor comes into being.

I was 18, myself, when I went to Los Alamos, at least, first arranged to go there in 1943; and one of the things that immediately struck to you about the place — there are many remarkable things about the place but — one was an almost total absence of gray hair.

«One of the many remarkable things about product labels is the absence of the requirement to completely list what's in there for consumer reading,» said Huston, also a professor of medicine and microbial pathogenesis and immunology at Texas A&M College of Medicine.

One thing you'll notice about the chart above is an absence of recommendations about specific cuts of beef.

I do not know the things that I would've sorted out in the absence of the entire methods documented by you about such area of interest.

The best thing about this bizarre love story (follie de grandeur) between a female pool cleaner and immobile man in wheelchair is that it puts icon Robert Downey behind the camera after long absence; with some luck Patrick Dempsey should become a lead man

An indictment of tribalist maxims, a simple and heartfelt portrayal of how we cling to the things that we love most in the dark even after they've long gone, a warning about how the absence of those things can metastasize into hostility at what (or whom) we assume is responsible for their loss - even by association, and of course a thrilling sci - fi blockbuster with kick - ass action scenes enriched by thematic and symbolic meaning.

To be fair, the first thing you notice about Paul is Edgar Wright's absence.

About the only thing keeping last summer's Captain America: Civil War from looking entirely like a full - fledged Avengers sequel was the conspicuous absence of two key teammates: the golden - locked himbo with the hammer (Chris Hemsworth) and the walking green temper tantrum (a motion - captured Mark Ruffalo).

Perhaps the most interesting thing to note about the movie is its near absence of a musical score, aside from the opening credits.

One of the things that we're very excited about is now we're pulling the data together to be able to unpack the meaning of an unexplained or an unauthorised absence.

It seems the thing that made lawmakers — even conservative voucher supporters — most uncomfortable about further expanding vouchers was the absence of any tangible results regarding the educational impact for participating students.

In the absence of specific suggestions, links to more general guidance about doing this sort of thing would also be helpful.

The first thing you'll notice about the Rebel is the absence of the company's ubiquitous crosshair grille.

Perhaps the most curious thing about the top - 10 list is the conspicuous absence of high - ticket SUVs such as Range Rovers and the Mercedes - Benz G - class.

While pet parents are aware their pet may be feeling anxious about their absence, many might not be aware of the things that can help to put their pets at ease.

The worst thing I can say about WWE 13 is that there are some wrestlers coming in as DLC that are a big absence for people who actively watch wrestling on TV.

One thing you will always hear me talk about is the absence of a decent story mode in any of the recent wrestling games.

Nearly everyone I have encountered who dismisses AGW is either pretty ignorant about doing science (that's fine, I am sure they are good at other things - it's unrealistic to believe scientific literacy could be universal), or are just plainly unable to contemplate or accept the changes required in the organisation of human affairs (even though these changes would also happen in the absence of global warming), or are just full of anti-environmental politics for various delusional reasons of their won.

These uni-dimensional junk science professors are confident in their intellectual abilities to continue getting away with indulging in their idle speculations and spreading their flapdoodle about things that have proven to be untrue; and, they demand that we appoint them as elites to rule over the rest of us despite a complete absence of supporting evidence for their many predictions that have been falsified by real - world observations.

Thank God I had the sense to follow the good advice of my Local 6 colleagues and wear ear plugs when playing the big Broadway shows downtown in S.F. for the years that they were hiring real live string players — now we have a buying public that understands not the difference — chalk it up to the absence of music education, never mind what Plato said about the only two things we really need to study («music and gymnastic»), because, after all, those «useless» subjects just won't get us the rocket scientists who can come up with the formulas so that the richest, most «powerful» of our species can simply blast off and wave Earth «buh - BYE...» after, like hogs at the trough, they've finished plundering, polluting and otherwise raping this once - beautiful paradise..., to which I will now say: «GOOD RIDDANCE TO BAAAAD RUBBISH!»

The most striking thing to me about these seemingly divergent runs is that (in the absence of a code error) it blows a very large hole in the ideas used to justify using weather models for climate.

The really unusual thing about the winter of 2006 was the absence of cold air.

But as an advocate, the noteworthy thing about Stevens» departure will be his absence from oral argument.

One of the best things about the G5S Plus is the absence of bloatware.

It's the first device I've owned that doesn't make me wish for any substantial change, and while the absence of USB - C and front - facing speakers does bother me — even more so coming from the Nexus 6P — those are things I quickly forget about in day to day use.

«If the employer hints at having concerns about the time you'd need off for your maternity leave, cheerfully remind them that, in the grand scheme of things, your maternity leave will be a brief absence over the course of your time with them.

A good teacher resume is crucial because it is your marketing document in your absence, meaning it is the first thing a potential school district sees that will create an impression about who you are.

In addition, as I conducted my first session with the mother and child, what was particularly striking about the child's symptom display was a profound absence of empathy from the child for his mother's suffering, which allowed the child to say incredibly cruel things to his mother.

Adolescent symptoms of anxiety and depression were assessed with the five - item Hopkins Symptom Checklist (SCL - 5).18 In the SCL - 5, the presence or absence of the following five symptoms during the last 14 days was reported: feeling blue, feeling fearful, feeling hopeless about the future, worrying too much about things and experiencing nervousness or shakiness inside.

The Gottmans have studied both the «masters and disasters» of marriage (as the absence of what makes for a good relationship may not necessarily be the same thing as what makes for a bad relationship), and offers that there are a number of myths about why relationships succeed or fail.

The changes in the routine of the participants, after the institutional sheltering, are about absence of the children from the family living «So the only thing that changed back home is that.