Sentences with phrase «which certain tendencies»

These neurochemicals might be more active in men, but women can still grow up in environments in which certain tendencies are brought on.

Not exact matches

Missouri Synod theologians had traditionally affirmed the inerrancy of the Bible, and, although such a term can mean many things, in practice it meant certain rather specific things: harmonizing of the various biblical narratives; a somewhat ahistorical reading of the Bible in which there was little room for growth or development of theological understanding; a tendency to hold that God would not have used within the Bible literary forms such as myth, legend, or saga; an unwillingness to reckon with possible creativity on the part of the evangelists who tell the story of Jesus in the Gospels or to consider what it might mean that they write that story from a post-Easter perspective; a general reluctance to consider that the canons of historical exactitude which we take as givens might have been different for the biblical authors.

But this changes nothing in the Church's own understanding of her given basic constitution which limits certain democratic tendencies.

On this latter point various views were bound to develop, and these views, as well as the legendizing tendency, which is never absent from a growing tradition, were certain to affect the way in which the story of the resurrection was told.

At a time when delegates from all over the world are coming together in a variety of bodies for the purpose of attempting to sketch a first outline of future society, it seems to me essential to set forth the main constructive axes without which it is mere self - delusion to suppose that we can conceive or undertake any re-ordering or development of the Earth: general tendencies of advance and growth, that is to say, which in certain conditions — despite our freedom of choice, or better still, because of it — Mankind can not in any circumstances ignore, and must heed more and more as time goes on.

These pressures on religious broadcasters find expression in their tendency to exaggerate reality either by selection, avoidance, or creation of certain incidents over others and the tendency to compromise with the illusion and sensation which television as a whole promotes through its programming.

In view of these tendencies to go back to the «sources» to justify certain contemporary positions, it may be useful to examine what the early thinking on «development» was, noting, of course, that the term «development» in the sense in which it is currently used is of relatively recent origin.

Doubts About Theological Underpinnings of Modern Catechesis Having tried to explain the main thrust of Holloway's thinking on the Church and Sacraments in the September 07 issue of Faith, it seems appropriate to examine some tendencies found in the Church today which, in one way or another, have their source in the work of certain theologians.

In all cases of domestication, the cultivated forms tend to develop fruits larger than the wild varieties; botanists are not certain whether this trait is the result of better cultural techniques or the natural tendency for humans to pick the largest fruits, which contain next years» seed.

Babies are born with the tendency to display certain innate behaviors (called social releasers) which help ensure proximity and contact with the mother or attachment figure (e.g., crying, smiling, crawling, etc.)-- these are species - specific behaviors.

According to the principal investigator of this research project, Juan Pedro Arrebola, from the Biohealth Research Institute (IBS), «there is currently an increasing tendency in the impact of a diversity of different types of cancer, which can be attributed in part to the influence of several environmental factors, such as exposure to certain chemical pollutants.»

Although most IRC users do not reveal their personal identity, they still seem to behave according to certain social norms - there is a tendency to express opinions in a neutral to positive way, for example, which may be a way of avoiding direct confrontations.

I am certain I practiced for years in the manner which you described: emphasizing my natural tendencies towards high levels of activity, and avoiding slower more restorative and grounding work.

There's a certain class of low - budget indie filmmaking that's become almost its own recognizable style — full of ordinary people just trying to find happiness in unorthodox ways, hand - held close - up shots, montages of locations (easily recognized if you live in the area where they're shot, but not particularly tied to the story, which could take place anywhere) with light music underneath, a tendency to shift focus amateurishly (though I think often on purpose as part of the style), a lot of contemplative pauses and awkward conversations.

AQR's Ronen Israel spoke of Style Premia, which refers to source of compelling returns generated by certain investment vehicle styles, specifically Value, Momentum, Carry (the tendency for higher - yielding assets to provide higher returns than lower - yielding assets), and Defensive (the tendency for lower - risk and higher - quality assets to generate higher risk - adjusted returns).

It is a certain system which is used by a trader with accurate analysis in Forex with a tendency to define whether to sell or buy a currency pair at the trading period.

There are occasions when I'm tempted to think that travel was purer before the ubiquity of smart phones and social networking (which have a tendency to chain your travel experience to certain aspects of home), but I have to remind myself that travelers have always made use of whatever technology was available, and that I can't base my prejudices on how I traveled 10 or 15 years ago.

One of the things I really hate about certain other long - lived series is their tendency toward a Clockwork Universe problem, in which everything works out just so and even seeming coincidences and accidents are carefully planned.

I was really aware of certain vacuous tendencies that tend to get perpetuated in the industry and wanted to get away from that (though some are unavoidable if you genuinely believe in them — some of which I do).

There is a tendency in our society to label specific bodies as healthy or unhealthy, beautiful or ugly, and to envision certain modes of behavior as representative of the entire group, which we classify such as «typically Japanese.»

As people get older there is a tendency toward the development of certain physical and mental conditions which result in the need for constant care.

At fault, they explain to Wired, is a tendency of those connected speakers to over-trust whatever is on the user's network, and a certain network configuration which may have been established for other internet services to work correctly.