Sentences with phrase «useful as a contrast»

The phrase is useful as a contrast to an external relation.

Longino's work (1, 2) is particularly useful as a contrast to Haack's position.

Not exact matches

The mistakes may be only apparent and with a more sophisticated view may be seen as relatively concordant instead; that is why the identification of discordant contrasts is a useful procedure.

To this useful image Marian Evans contrasts Dr. Cumming's God, who «instead of sharing and aiding our human sympathies is directly in collision with them; who instead of strengthening the bond between man and man, by encouraging the sense that they are both alike the objects of His love and care, thrusts himself between them and forbids them to feel for each other except as they have relation to Him.»

In both cases psychicalistic ideas were useful in arriving at some empirical facts, for example, about the composite nature of «loudness» as a variable of sense experience (Hartshorne 1934, pp. 61 - 72), or the biological significance of «highly developed» bird song, or of contrast and uncertainty in the sequence of songs or phrases (Hartshorne 1973, pp. 106 - 112, 117f, 119 - 136, 151 - 188).

The English press have not been too useful as well, coming up with various unconfirmed reports of contrasting nature and now even a popular German publication has jumped into the act.

In Pakistan, in contrast, bombings are driven by religious differences between people who are ethnically much more similar within a multi-ethnic panorama of predominantly Muslim ethnicities - indeed, often the targets of bombings are secular people, or Christians, or less «fundamentalist» Muslims of the same ethnicity as the bombers, so simple ethnic profiling is not very useful in making a first order assessment of the risk that someone is a bomber and generates vastly more false positives.

We also liked the useful automatic settings such as autofocus, contrast detection, object tracking, and more.

In contrast, phages «exist everywhere,» making them potentially more broadly useful as bacteria hunters, Nugen said.

By contrast, the 5 - CSRTT and DMTP task appeared insensitive to PCP treatment, but may be useful as a screen for cognitive deficits induced by antipsychotic medications, especially since such deficits decrease patient compliance.

In contrast, the Common Core does not speak of enjoyment but rather «a habitual inclination to see mathematics as sensible, useful, and worthwhile, coupled with a belief in diligence and one's own efficacy.»

As Dr. Haertel points out, contrasts between age - based and grade - based gaps and trends can be useful because children are starting school at a later chronological age and students of various racial and ethnic groups are retained in grade at different rates.

The one - size - fits - some carbon - fiber bucket seats feature contrasting bright orange accents as well as substantial six - point shoulder harnesses, the nav screen doubles as a monitor for the useful rearview camera, and you can choose between manual or automated E-gear transmissions at no extra cost.

As it is a standard measurement, it is considered to be a useful figure which can help consumers compare and contrast different financial products.

For Schreiner the contrast that occurs in these transitions is not only visually captivating but also serves as a useful metaphor for the dark and dumbfounding times we find ourselves in.

By contrast, PIOMAS is meant to be useful for climate research, which means that it is meant to track the ice volume as accurately as researchers can constrain it to do.

In contrast, observing emotion can be useful in providing context / explanation around your actions or as a basis for compensation.