The initial, and perhaps even sole task of philosophers, according to this view, is not to establish and demonstrate theories about reality, but rather to subject all theories — including those about philosophy itself — to critical review, and measure their validity by how well they withstand criticism.

BusinessWeek explained the alliance between Ford and Mazda has been a very successful one, with Mazda saving perhaps $ 90 million a year in development costs and Ford " several times " that, and that a sale of its stake in Mazda would be a desperate measure.

# She can perhaps measure the unknown qubit in her possession.

Looking back in 1883, Gladstone wrote that " In principle, perhaps my Coalwhippers Act of 1843 was the most Socialistic measure of the last half century ".

It measures the amount of noise introduced through a lossy compression of the image, however, the subjective judgment of the viewer also is regarded as an important measure, perhaps, being the most important measure.

For instance, the Fizeau – Foucault apparatus could measure the speed of light to perhaps 5 % accuracy, which was totally inadequate for measuring the direct, first order 0. 01 % change in the speed of light.

This is perhaps the most obvious and widely-held critique of current national accounting and economic growth reporting systems-the creators of the GNP and GDP measures themselves advise against its use as a single measure of economic growth-but politicians and press typically do so without caveat nor apology.

However, since we know that most lossy compression techniques operate on data that will be perceived by human consumers ( listening to music, watching pictures and video ) the distortion measure should preferably be modeled on human perception and perhaps aesthetics: much like the use of probability in lossless compression, distortion measures can ultimately be identified with loss functions as used in Bayesian estimation and decision theory.

Farther up the coast the dances tended to become danced with couples moving counterclockwise around the periphery of the room ( perhaps influenced by the introduction of the waltz ) and devoting most of the dance to the clockwise couple turn where the couples face each other and make a full rotation with each measure ( e. g., the village of Bingsjö in Dalarna and villages in the provinces of Hälsingland and Medelpad ).

Both types provide a continuous record of ground motion ; this distinguishes them from seismoscopes, which merely indicate that motion has occurred, perhaps with some simple measure of how large it was.

He wrote some plays that were produced on the London stage with a certain measure of success, owing more perhaps to the acting of Charles and Fanny Kemble than to the merits of the dramatist.

" It is perhaps a measure of that achievement that the Renaissance Diplomacy which historians read with such admiration is not as good as Mattingly could have made it ; it is, indeed, not as good as he had made it.

One topic of central concern is the relation between the modalities of assertion and belief, perhaps with intention thrown in for good measure.

The North's most important war measure was perhaps the creation of a system of national banks that provided a sound currency for the industrial expansion.

He enjoyed perhaps his greatest success with the Giants, and possibly a measure of sweet revenge against the Dodgers, as the Giants won the NL pennant in a playoff against Brooklyn, ultimately triumphing on Bobby Thomson's historic game-winning home run.

Into his short life he crowded an overflowing measure of activity which found its climax in his last wonderful year, a year during which he rowed in the winning Oxford boat, explored Spitsbergen, fell in love with ski-ing, and – perhaps – conquered Everest.

Whichever the case, production paperwork from this point on stopped the practice of adding the prefix, perhaps as a measure to prevent the " mistake " from happening again.

In the next year the Thebans dismantled the walls of Thespiae on the charge that the Thespians were pro-Athenian, perhaps as a measure to prevent a democratic revolution.

He was perhaps the last Sultan to maintain a measure of true independence from European control.

There is a more general debate on the validity of the impact factor as a measure of journal importance and the effect of policies that editors may adopt to boost their Impact Factor ( perhaps to the detriment of readers and writers ).

In March 1794, perhaps in response to Shelby's concerns, Congress passed a measure granting the government additional powers in the event of an invasion or insurrection.

There are even some Rap metal style verses thrown in for good measure, perhaps as a homage to Tairrie ’ s days in hardcore rap metal outfit Manhole.

In addition to being a cosmetic touch, the hedges have proven to be an effective ( though perhaps unintended ) measure of crowd control as well.

Another illustration comes from the fact that perhaps as much as 70 % of the Classical Latin vocabulary has found its way into English in one form or another ; by any measure a truly significant amount.

The very fact that they came so near to winning by the wrong method, war, led directly to their losing both the war and the wrong thing they fought for, since it forced Lincoln to free their slaves as a military measure.

They both measure literature by moral standards, and in their political writings both allow for censorship, but the differences between them are also significant.

Generally, it is necessary to mark distances on a specimen ( or garment ) in both lengthwise and widthwise directions and to measure before and after laundering.

Anemometers can be divided into two classes: those that measure the wind's speed, and those that measure the wind's pressure ; but as there is a close connection between the pressure and the speed, an anemometer designed for one will give information about both.

The three cup anemometer was further modified by the Australian Derek Weston in 1991 to measure both wind direction and wind speed.

Some authors require in addition that μ ( C ) < ∞ for every compact set C. If a Borel measure μ is both inner regular and outer regular, it is called a regular Borel measure.

If μ is both inner regular and locally finite, it is called a Radon measure.

Boaz, in going beyond measure in acquiring the property ( demonstrating hesed ), redeems not only the land but both Naomi and Ruth as well.

In both these countries, private trade associations within the industry have established loose standards, some say as a stop-gap measure to discourage independent government agencies from establishing tougher consumer-friendly standards.

Planck employs both HEMT radiometers as well as bolometer technology and will measure the CMB on smaller scales than WMAP.

Examples include cardboard cutouts, which can be used to make tassels, fringe, and many other items ; a pom-pom circle, used to make pom-poms ; a tape measure and a gauge measure, both used for measuring crocheted work and counting stitches ; a row counter ; and occasionally plastic rings, which are used for special projects.

It can measure both terrestrial and oceanic erosion.

However, the same measure has been taken also by churches that normally insist on the importance of receiving communion under both forms.

" According to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, it is impossible to measure both the momentum and the position of particle B exactly.

They argue that the measure " heritability " includes both a direct effect of the genotype on IQ and also indirect effects such that the genotype changes the environment, thereby affecting IQ.

The reaction was repeated in 1994 and the team were able to measure both alpha decay and spontaneous fission for < sup > 264 </ sup > Hs.

Krush gained an additional measure of fame both inside and outside chess circles during the well-publicized " Kasparov versus the World " chess competition in 1999.

However, although both the gospels and Josephus refer to Herod Antipas killing John the Baptist, they differ on the details and motives, e. g. whether this act was a consequence of the marriage of Herod Antipas and Herodias ( as indicated in Matthew 14: 4, Mark 6: 18 ), or a pre-emptive measure by Herod which possibly took place before the marriage to quell a possible uprising based on the remarks of John, as Josephus suggests in Antiquities 18. 5. 2.

# Lebesgue measure is both locally finite and inner regular, and so it is a Radon measure.

A value pluralist might, for example, contend that both a life as a nun and a life as a mother realize genuine values ( in a universalist sense ), yet they are incompatible ( nuns may not have children ), and there is no purely rational way to measure which is preferable.