Commentators such as Paul Kocher, John D. Rateliff and C. W. Sullivan encourage readers to treat the works separately, both because The Hobbit was conceived, published, and received independently of the later work, and also to prevent the reader from having false expectations of tone and style dashed.

Commentators may have confused the philosopher with an athletic trainer, Pythagoras of Samos, but it is also possible the trainer and the philosopher were the same person.

Commentators, including the American Bankers Association in January 2010, have also argued that the ability of commercial banking firms to acquire securities firms ( and of securities firms to convert into bank holding companies ) helped mitigate the financial crisis.

" Commentators also pointed that there are more young people and women voting for the party in 2012.

Commentators, Jewish and Christian, traditionally note that this first son's name is also prophetic-meaning " the remnant shall return "-but no account of why, when or how this son was named is given in the Book of Isaiah.

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Commentators on the Qur ' an, like Ibn Kathir are of the opinion that this verse could also be referring to the poor-due mentioned in Sura 6: 141 which states " pay the due thereof on the day of their harvest.

Commentators have also critiqued studies that purport to furnish empirical evidence for Cultural Theory, particularly survey studies, which some argue reflect unreliable measures of individual attitudes and in any case explain only a modest amount of the variance in individual perceptions of risk.

Commentators also commended the " excellent ( floor lever controlled four speed ) gear change " ( on the early models ) with smooth clutch action.

Commentators also argue that by forcing urban voters out into the rural areas the cities will be de-populated of MDC supporters thus enabling the government to re-populate the shanty town areas with Zanu-PF supporters.

Commentators Ben Stein and Nancy Giles appear in recurring segments, delivering their opinion, and correspondent Bill Geist also contributes human interest stories.

Commentators have sometimes expressed concern that United States military and diplomatic interventions in the Middle East and elsewhere might lead, or perhaps has already led, to the existence of American satellite states.

Commentators on the British Constitution sometimes draw a distinction between the Labour Party ( which was created outside Parliament and later achieved office ) and the Conservative and Liberal parties ( which began as parliamentary factions ).

Commentators sometimes suggest Lóðurr is identical to Loki, and of course in the Icelandic texts that have come down to us it is Loki who is Baldr's real slayer, with Höðr / Hother being only a tool in Loki's plot.

Commentators who admire the play typically see Timon as intended to have been a young man behaving in a naïve way.

* Commentators such as Hans Moravec argue that humanity will eventually be supplanted and replaced by artificial intelligence or other forms of artificial life ; others such as Kevin Warwick point to the possibility of humans evolving by linking with technology ; while others have argued that humanity will inevitably experience a technological singularity, and furthermore that this outcome is desirable ( see singularitarianism ).

Commentators have read various messages in the incident: a reflection of struggles between priestly factions in the post – Exilic period ( Gerstenberger ); or a warning against offering incense outside the Temple, where there might be the risk of invoking strange gods ( Milgrom ).

Commentators argued traditional banking regulation contained the “ seeds of its own destruction ” by “ distorting competition ” and “ creating gaps between cost and price .” In particular, by establishing “ cartel profits ” traditional bank regulation led nonbank competitors to develop products that could compete with bank deposits and loans to gain part of such profits.

Commentators describe the April 6, 1998, merger announcement between Travelers and Citicorp as the catalyst for the House passing that bill by a single vote ( 214-213 ) on May 13, 1998.

Commentators suggested this was an example of Portillo taking the initiative in terms of Conservative Party policy and was the first step towards increasing acrimony between Hague and his Shadow Chancellor.

He was prominent among the legal humanists or mos gallicus school, which sought to abandon the work of the medieval Commentators and concentrate on ascertaining the correct text and social context of the original works of Roman law.

Commentators differ in their views of which of these forms were most important and the degree to which the new music was a re-branding of African American rhythm and blues for a white market, or a new hybrid of black and white forms.

Commentators suggesting the opening guns of a race war and called for a new buildup of the Japanese armed forces.

Commentators attributed this trend to a series of announcements of new spending programs by Labour, and to confusion as to whether National could form a stable coalition government with New Zealand First and / or ACT New Zealand.

* Charles Anthon, The Satires of Juvenal and Persius with English Notes Critical and Explanatory, from the Best Commentators, Harper and Brothers, ( 1857 ).

Commentators remarked on his ability in the series to switch from being a goal scorer to a mucker and grinder.

Commentators have credited Snow's review with helping to popularize the series in the United States.

( various ) ( Ithaca: Cornell University Press, Ancient Commentators on Aristotle series, 1993 – 2006 ).

( various ) ( Ithaca: Cornell University Press, Ancient Commentators on Aristotle series, 1993 – 2006 ).

* Sorabji, R., ( 2005 ), The Philosophy of the Commentators, 200-600 AD, Cornell University Press.

Commentators have questioned whether Obama, who was elected the first black President of the United States, is black enough, as his mother was white American, and his father was a black Kenyan immigrant.

Commentators from a variety of backgrounds have described Dianetics as an example of pseudoscience — that is, information presented as scientific that fails to meet the basic criteria for science.

Commentators have suggested a variety of reasons for the decline of classical deism.

Commentators argue that Husserl's notion of noema has nothing to do with Frege's notion of sense, because noemata are necessarily fused with noeses which are the conscious activities of consciousness.

Commentators said that while he had the most political experience among prospective candidates ( over Bush and Elizabeth Dole ) and potential grassroots support among conservatives, his campaign was hampered by the legacy of his vice-presidency.

Commentators on news stories involving stocks are often required to disclose any ownership interest in those corporations or in its competitors.

Commentators generally agree that, in the event molecular nanotechnology were developed, mankind should permit self-replication only under very controlled or " inherently safe " conditions.

Commentators have taken very different approaches to Machiavelli, and not always agreed.

Commentators such as Leo Strauss have gone so far as to name Machiavelli as the deliberate originator of modernity itself.

Commentators such as Quentin Skinner and J. G. A.

Commentators, as early as the Classical era, on have excused Noah ’ s excessive drinking because he was considered to be the first wine drinker, the first person to discover the soothing, consoling, and enlivening effects of wine.

Commentators have become important in communicating the relevance of the characters ' actions to the story at hand, filling in past details and pointing out subtle actions that may otherwise go unnoticed.

Commentators have traditionally perceived a decline of rock and roll in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Commentators in the 21st century have on the whole regarded Scott more positively, emphasising his personal bravery and stoicism while acknowledging his errors, but ascribing his expedition's fate primarily to misfortune.

Commentators starting with A. Arthur Schiller assert that trades secrets were protected under Roman law by a claim known as, “ actio servi corrupti ,” interpreted as an “ action for making a slave worse ” ( or an action for corrupting a servant ).

Commentators attributed these price increases to many factors, including reports from the United States Department of Energy and others showing a decline in petroleum reserves, worries over peak oil, Middle East tension, and oil price speculation.