"To perform an act" means to do something intentionally or purposefully. It refers to carrying out an action or behavior with a specific intention or objective in mind.
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Let your significant other know how much he means to you by
performing acts of kindness on a regular basis.
I tried to believe that I was
n't performing an act of self - denial or self - discipline, neither of which I'm very good at.
A dash of tower defense — During gameplay credits can be earned
by performing acts such as melee kills, repairs, and control point captures.
Nor is it fair to claim that, because some
churches perform acts of charity or goodness, their underlying supernatural beliefs are any less silly.
Failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors, as indicated by
repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest.
You also can't
perform an act where you know cancer is the natural, end result, like you can in pregnancy.
If you've had a heart attack in the past or other major cardio issues, check with your doctor to see if you can
safely perform the act.
This group exhibition features artists who consider how time is shaped and made visible
through performed acts, unique measuring systems, and other uncommon means.
Perhaps we can all benefit by building habits that yield positive emotions, such as
frequently performing acts of kindness for others or expressing gratitude.
This means we love them (yes, even if we don't particularly like them), we practice hospitality, speak words of forgiveness,
perform acts of kindness and mercy.
When the quality of your pet's life declines to the point where euthanasia will relieve their suffering, our Clinic Team will compassionately
perform this act with your pet's fospice caretaker by their side.
Our article on «Modelling Kindness through Positive Parenting» suggests good ideas
for performing acts of kindness, both planned and random.
According to the Canadian National Post, he apparently coerced them into
performing acts on camera under threat of murdering their loved ones.
Notice they don't
perform acts like the regrowth of limbs on a vet, or making the sun go dim @ noon.
«Anatomically, the Neandertals are quite similar to ourselves, having a skeletal arrangement identical to ours, brains as large as ours, and - to the best of our knowledge - the capability to
perform any act normally within the ability of a modern human.»
Villalongo's many Muses
perform acts from the banal to the extraordinary, at times undergoing anatomical transformations in bursts of color and light.
In the Christian view, however, man is, through his freedom, capable of determining as a whole and definitively; hence he does not
only perform acts which may be morally qualified but are transitory and for which he is only legally or morally accountable.
The «meetings» in the new testament don't seem to be primarily
about performing acts of worship as they are about helping one another live as Christians, obeying Jesus, Kingdom building, etc..
The Medal of Heroism is a military decoration awarded by the Department of the Army to a JRTOC Cadet
who performs an act of heroism.
Playing on the needs and desires of his fellow classmates, he sweet - talks them
into performing acts that threaten to break the trust and love of Odin for his doting girlfriend, which has dire consequences that threaten to undo everything he has been building up to for so long.
, the California Supreme Court held that a case that falls into this «gray area» between intentional and negligent behavior exists «when a person with no intent to cause harm
intentionally performs an act so unreasonable and dangerous that he knows, or should know, it is highly probable that harm will result.»
Co., the California Supreme Court held that a case that falls into this «gray area» between intentional and negligent behavior exists «when a person with no intent to cause harm intentionally
performs an act so unreasonable and dangerous that he knows, or should know, it is highly probable that harm will result.»
The two International Covenants (on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; and on Civil and Political Rights) both state «Nothing in the present Covenant may be interpreted as implying for any... group or person any right to...
perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms recognized herein»: art 5 (1).
When your
child performs an act of kindness, tell her what she did right, and be as specific as possible: «You were very generous to share your teddy bear with your baby brother!
Because RNA carries the genetic message from DNA to the cell's proteinmaking factories, or can directly
perform acts such as gene regulation, it, too, is an appealing target for therapies.
Judas performed an act that was required in order for all of us to have our sins forgiven once and for all by Jesus.
If, said Mr. Chicken, «for every criticism of the Pope you wished to make online, you were to pay for the privilege by
first performing an act of real charity for someone in secret (for you can not be certain that the comment you planned on making is such), then we would have a holier Church and a lot more gentle comments.»
Leviticus suggests that everything we do can have a sacred quality if we pay attention to the details and
perform each act properly.
I understand that they remit temporal punishment due to my forgiven sins, if I die
without performing the acts of penance a priest has imposed.
Nerdfighters perform acts of «awesome» together, such as planting trees or raising funds for relief and development charities.
And even more fundamentally, if we are bearers of inviolable dignity and a basic right to life in virtue of our humanity, and not in virtue of accidental qualities such as age, or size, or stage of development or condition of dependency --- if, in other words, we believe in the fundamental equality of human beings --- how can a right to abortion (where «abortion»
means performing an act whose purpose is to cause fetal death) be defended at all?
A four year old child who
describes performing an act of fellatio on her father did not acquire that knowledge from watching Sesame Street.
In asserting his faith, the
beggar performs an act of subversion; he violates all the conventions and steps out of his assigned role.