Sentences with phrase «transcends mere»

All the arguments that citizenship should limit withdrawal rely implicitly on a certain view of Union citizenship: that it is a status so profound that it transcends mere institutional arrangements, almost a fundamental right of Europeans, such that Union and national procedures can be made subject to it, rather than vice versa.

He doesn't always succeed in making his images and influences cohere, but his self - questioning has its own coherence that transcends mere thematic or even pictorial consistency.

Although the subject was ostensibly drawn from a childhood experience, the painting transcends mere realism to become nearly epic.

They produce a feeling of place which transcends mere depiction.

Impeccable Sense of Style Coupe or Convertible, inside or out, there's something special about the XK's appearance that transcends mere automotive design and endows each of them with a captivating presence.

Certainly, Range Rovers — especially the Evoque and Range Rover Sport — are handsome vehicles, but the Velar transcends mere attraction; this is a stunning automobile.

It's tempting to characterize Cooley High as the inner - city answer to American Graffiti — trading out Modesto's hot rods for Chicago's elevated trains — but there's a specificity to screenwriter (and Good Times co-creator) Eric Monte's memories of growing up on the Near North Side in the early 1960s that transcends mere imitation.

In her very first movie, the 21 - year - old Béatrice Dalle delivered a career - defining performance which transcends mere pouting petulance to embody a wide - eyed, crockery - smashing, blade - wielding, bush - flashing rage to live.

The thought transcends mere physicality, playing into the rich themes of what makes humans human that War dutifully explores.

Itzhak Perlman's violin playing transcends mere performance to evoke the celebrations and struggles of real life.

But to him, the value of scientific travel transcends mere logistics.

Fandom in Italy transcends mere obsession.

The ubiquitous brand has transcended mere coffee to become a lifestyle emblem.

But as I've been thinking about what it means to participate in a holy, set - apart kingdom, a kingdom in which even the greatest are called to be servants, I've come to appreciate the fact that the only way for such a kingdom to remain distinct in this culture is for love to transcend mere civility.

All genuine interests and purposes transcend the mere self.

In contrast to the classical Western neglect of the beautiful ones, there is the Hartshornean theory of «contributionism» which, like traditional African thought, maintains that, given a social conception of human existence, «the rational aim of the individual must in principle transcend any mere good of that individual» (EA 188).

The new aim is relevant to that inheritance, but it is not derived from it, and in some measure the aim will transcend mere conformity to the inheritance.

The Buddhist - Whiteheadian view of the self implies with radical clarity that the rational aim of the individual must in principle transcend any mere good of that individual, whether between birth and death or everlastingly.

There is great value in these qualities which transcend mere money.

Nyong» o, Wright, Sterling K. Brown and Daniel Kaluuya bring poetry and gravitas to roles that transcend mere support.

Both actors transcend mere mimicry, inhabiting their characters with consummate precision.

Within moments, we fell into an easy banter, and by the end, the interview transcended mere curious lines of questioning to reach a sincere, at times confessional, conversation.

And the $ 230,000 Rolls - Royce Silver Seraph, the $ 215,000 Bentley Arnage and, most recently, the $ 330,000 Bentley Continental SC actually transcend mere dream machines.

Coming as it did on the heels of World War I, the quest to reach the world's highest peak transcended mere mountaineering, ultimately becoming a journey of healing for England's Lost Generation, while also embodying Britain's desire for hope and renewed national purpose.

Instead, the interpretation of the dog's feelings has to transcend mere clinical and objective observation and instead, we have to feel how the dog feels.

Its accomplishments transcend mere sights and sounds.

In an essay accompanying a 2011 exhibit of Kahn's work, BMAC Chief Curator Mara Williams wrote, «His images are palpably about place, and yet they transcend mere description.

The two exhibitions bring together artists who explore ideas that transcend mere instrumental reason.

Anchored in their physical substance they transcend mere matter - of - factness and open the mind to complex geometries of thought and feeling, what Agnes Martin once referred to as «non-objective experiences.»

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I think it shows his fame will transcend and endure beyond most other mere celebrities.

True innovators transcend both formal corporate innovation processes and mere random guessing.

Thus, cultures can no longer define themselves within a nature that transcends them, and man ends up being reduced to a mere cultural statistic.

Christian acquiescence in this fate can be measured in any number of ways: by the extent to which the Church renounces her inherent «platonism,» thinking and speaking in the language of psychology, sociology, economics, and politics rather than philosophy (metaphysics) and theology; by the tendency to view the Church not first as sacrament transcending political order, but as a mere mediating institution within that order; by the «political» or «clerical» temptation to equate true ecclesial reform with institutional or curial reform.

They are so much more than a mere photo of food; they are transcending.

Thus Jim Turner's valueto the Jets far transcends his statistical worth (which of course isconsiderable) as a mere kicker, however pure.

Obviously I don't want to overstate the point, since one of the fascinating things about the internet is its ability to transcend geographic boundaries to bring people together into entirely new communities based on shared interests rather than on mere proximity.

Prepare to transcend from a mere mortal to a DemiGod and MASSACR3 the competition every time you enter the gym!

EP1LOGUE represents the moment where mere mortals transcend into DemiGods.

There is an existential quality to the film that makes it transcend being a mere «pros vs. cons» football flick.

In an effort that is not at all cynical or creepy, Bandai has been conducting surveys of children aged 0 - 12 years (yes, zero) since 1995 in an attempt to determine which media properties are mere fads and which are indomitable, evergreen shows that have transcended... Read more»

Through actions and mark - making, the artist transcends the wall as mere surface or backdrop by way of performative inscriptions and drawing, embedding commentary that engages art history, popular culture and sociopolitical concerns.

Amidst kaleidoscopic exuberance and gilt plastic sheen is the dawned realization that democracy as mere semblance has transcended geopolitical boundaries and infiltrated even the recesses of the domestic space.

Sumptuous vistas saturated with pigment and portent transcend supporting parts as mere set pieces to upstage even the human actors for star billing.

It's always a problem for environmentalists, who want to claim that their concern transcends the petty affairs of mere humans.

In The Upcycle, the best - selling authors offer numerous fascinating scenarios in which humans transcend the role of mere stewards of the planet.

Dubbed the Infinity Display, Samsung is creating a brand for its edge displays that goes beyond mere shape, and attempts to transcend what we have thought of when it comes to seeing the information on screen.