Sentences with phrase «very old subject»

As a quote attributed to mathematician Benoît Mandelbrot put it, «Even though economics is a very old subject, it has not truly come to grips with the main difficulty, which is the inordinate practical importance of a few extreme events.»

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And further, ask yourself why we should have to rely on very stale, thousands - of - years - old, many - versioned old text, that is only reasonably subject to debates over its meaning.
Wow, it's hard to believe that not everyone is subject to that very old tome... that is misquoted all the time.
Also ask yourself, regarding the text that we clearly disagree about, why we should have to rely on very stale, thousands - of - years - old, multiply - translated and re-transcribed old text, that is only reasonably subject to debates over its meaning.
Near the close of the book, Barr again seems to despair of his subject and calls for works in the «Christian doctrine of the Old Testament,» since «traditional Old Testament theology... has often tried to solve questions which, properly speaking, can not be solved within the horizon of the Hebrew Bible itself and within the boundaries of its resources» (this last is a very valid point).
The 26 year - old is claimed to have been the subject of interest by Arsene Wenger in previous years, but he has grown very little in his time at Old Trafford, and I can not imagine he would even get any game time if he was to join our clold is claimed to have been the subject of interest by Arsene Wenger in previous years, but he has grown very little in his time at Old Trafford, and I can not imagine he would even get any game time if he was to join our clOld Trafford, and I can not imagine he would even get any game time if he was to join our club.
Other 2012 campaigns should learn from this very public critique — the clever subject lines can get old, fast.
They are also not very suitable for older patients who frequently sweat less and are less mobile than younger subjects.
More than half of the diabetic subjects are middle aged, and incidence rises with increasing ages in both sexes, reaching highest rates in the very old women (Figure 2B).
As a 76 year old uncircumcised male I found your treatment of the subject to be very educational.
A very useful graphic landed on my desk this week and prompted me to return to this age - old subject.
It's targeted for a slighter older audience than your standard animated kid's flick as it tackles very strong subjects along the way.
As in the world of gamification you can never stand still because your product gets old very quickly, we are working now on developing Science games directly in English Language, because it is a subject in the Community of Madrid and other parts of Spain directly taught in that language and that is part of the bilingual curriculum that schools are offering right now.
Another incident - «subject» - related to me by Lady G. was that of the eminent London clergyman who on the Dover - to - Calais steamer, starting on his wedding tour, picked up on the deck a letter addressed to his wife, while she was below, and finding it to be from an old lover, and very ardent (an engagement - a rupture, a relation, in short), of which he never had been told, took the line of sending her, from Paris, straight back to her parents - without having touched her - on the ground that he had been deceived.
Furthermore, the Public Debt Subject to Limit is the Public Debt Outstanding adjusted for Unamortized Discount on Treasury Bills and Zero Coupon Treasury Bonds, Miscellaneous debt (very old debt), Debt held by the Federal Financing Bank and Guaranteed Debt.
Please note that kidney disease is the most common subject that I consult on and it is considered by many to be the number one cause — or at least a very common cause — of death in our older cats.
Shih Tzu or Chih - Tzou in the Mandarin language, is a term associated with a very old breed of dogs, and like all ancient things, it is subject to fascinating historical tales and legends.
Quite often, the subject is very far from the dog itself, making you all wonder for a moment or two: «Wait, can you teach an old dog new tricks?»
The subjects range from quite young to very old, but all have captivating gazes that forced me to get very close to the photographs.
Hemings is the subject of one of two shows at the Studio Museum, which both dig up old narratives, and both pull out a very fresh take on identity.
Trying to provide a summary statement for science which is less than a decade old and still very much the subject of discussion is foolishness.
With all the toing and froing on this subject, some rather heated, let us all rejoice in the fact that our sun, old Sol has been very kind to us.
Epstein is someone you would very much want to listen to on the subject: now 81 years old, he created the Anchor Book imprint in the early 50s, launching the trade paper format; in 1963 he co-founded the New York Review... [more]
Some of these subjects are very old, and some very new, but understanding all of them is essential for anyone hoping to navigate the shoals of contemporary culture unscathed.
Is a very mature and balanced 12 - year - old child who is performing well in school, more or less «competent» than a 16 1/2 - yearold child who is emotional, distressed and being subjected to a loyalty dispute between two strong - willed parents who don't see the damage being done by their «recruitment» of the child to their «side» of the parenting dispute?
Epstein is someone you would very much want to listen to on the subject: now 81 years old, he created the Anchor Book imprint in the early 50s, launching the trade paper format; in 1963 he co-founded the New York Review of Books; and most recently he has founded On Demand Books, which has created the Espresso Book Machine [vid].
I have seen numerous examples of homes closest to a subject property and very recently sold being ignored by Zillow's algorithms and replaced by homes that are more than a mile away and as with sales dates more than a year old, and this in a prescribed tract of homes with 5 models and all built in the early 60's.
On the subject of lighting, many older kitchens simply don't have enough, which can be very fatiguing.
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