In contrast, the KMT or pan-blue coalition agrees that the Republic of China is an independent and sovereign country that is not part of the PRC, but argues that a one China principle ( with different definitions across the strait ) can be used as the basis for talks with the PRC.

It is a term coined by Stephen Jay Gould and Niles Eldredge to contrast with their model of punctuated equilibrium, which is gradualist itself, but argues that most evolution is marked by long periods of evolutionary stability ( called stasis ), which is punctuated by rare instances of branching evolution.

In contrast, Paglia argues that a close reading of historical texts find that men do not hate women but fear them.

In contrast, Lakoff argues that liberals place more support in a model of the family, which he calls the " nurturant parent model ", based on " nurturant values ", where both " mothers " and " fathers " work to keep the essentially good " children " away from " corrupting influences " ( pollution, social injustice, poverty, etc .).

In contrast, historian Ben Rubin argues that because the American Revolution was a conflict that as often pitted neighbor against neighbor — Whigs ( advocates of Revolution ) against Tories ( loyalists to Britain )— as it pitted nascent Americans against the British, many people stayed neutral until goaded into taking a stand in reaction to military atrocities, such as those attributed to Tarleton, or individual atrocities, such as the death of Thomas Young's brother, or the burning of Thomas Sumter's house and the abuse of his wife, or the interrogation at knife point of William Bratton's wife, the beating of their young son, and the family's imprisonment in their own attic -- individual atrocities similar to those depicted in The Patriot.

In contrast to the theology held by other Jewish thinkers, Jewish theologian Louis Jacobs argues, Gersonides held that God does not have complete foreknowledge of human acts.

L. T. Fitz outwardly claims that early criticism of Antony and Cleopatra is “ colored by the sexist assumptions the critics have brought with them to their reading .” Fitz argues that previous criticisms place a heavy emphasis on Cleopatra ’ s “ wicked and manipulative ” ways, which are further emphasized by her association with Egypt and her contrast to the “ chaste and submissive ” Roman Octavia.

In contrast, in a concurrently published response, Clive Tolley argues that the term must have originated in historical usage, and as such " it is something of a misrepresentation of the evidence to suggest that Snorri is the main source for the vanir.

In contrast, continuing the same journal thread, Leszek P. Słupecki argues that the Vanir remained distinct from the Æsir — except for Freyja and Freyr, whom he follows Snorri in seeing as having been born after Njörðr became a hostage among the Æsir, and thus regards as Æsic — and therefore that Ragnarök " no importance for their world ".

Hutton argues that Dickens sought to construct Christmas as a self-centred festival of generosity, in contrast to the community-based and church-centred observations, the observance of which had dwindled during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Sidney Rosenzweig argues that Curtiz did have his own distinctive style, which was in place by the time of his move to America: " high crane shots to establish a story's environment ; unusual camera angles and complex compositions in which characters are often framed by physical objects ; much camera movement ; subjective shots, in which the camera becomes the character's eye ; and high contrast lighting with pools of shadows ".

In contrast, Professor Kees W. Bolle of the University of California, Los Angeles argues that " Professor Eliade's approach, in all his works, is empirical ": Bolle sets Eliade apart for what he sees as Eliade's particularly close " attention to the various particular motifs " of different myths.

But in contrast to Descartes, who considered it possible to form a clear and distinct idea of the mind, Malebranche argues in the Dialogues on Metaphysics, a dialogue between Theodore and Aristes, that we do not have a complete conception of the powers of the mind, and thus no clear conception of the nature of the mind.

In contrast, Jansen argues, Khomeini came to power advocating a system of Islamic government where the highest authority is the hands of the ulamā ( see Wilayat al Faqih ).

Knights, by contrast, argues that that the speech is deliberately excessive and highly-wrought because Margaret is trying to deflect the already confused and dejected Henry from accusing Suffolk of the murder.

In contrast, Plato argues that the unjust man ’ s soul, without the virtues, is chaotic and at war with itself, so that even if he were able to satisfy most of his desires, his lack of inner harmony and unity thwart any chance he has of achieving eudaimonia.

By contrast, AI argues, when all members of an organization are motivated to understand and value the most favourable features of its culture, it can make rapid improvements.

In contrast to this positivist view, he argues, sentences with truth-values form only a small part of the range of utterances.

In contrast, Hallett argues for increasing the numbers of poems attributed to Sulpicia to include poems 13-18 from the Corpus Tibullianum, which had previously been attributed to the " amicus Sulpiciae " ( boyfriend of Sulpicia ).

By contrast Amartya Sen argues for an understanding of freedom in terms of capabilities to pursue a range of goals.

In contrast to conservative media commentators, Alterman argues that the press is biased against liberals rather than biased in their favor.

Edwin Pulleyblank has argued that the tables contain enough evidence to reconstruct the speech of that later period, which he calls this language Late Middle Chinese in contrast to the Early Middle Chinese of the Qieyun, and argues that it was the standard speech of the imperial capital Chang ' an in the late Tang dynasty.

He argues that in doing so they have repeatedly shown a total disregard for democracy and human rights, in stark contrast to the U. S. government's professed support for those values.

In addition, the FSF also argues that " GNU / Linux recognizes the role that our idealism played in building our community, and helps the public recognize the practical importance of these ideals ", in contrast to the focus on " technical advantage " rather than " freedom " of the Linux kernel developers.

Built upon seven hills, Istanbul, like Rome, is one of the most ancient cities in the world, filled with splendor and contrast.

The Senate launched the 87th Congress with its own version of an ancient liberal-conservative battle, but in contrast with the House's guerrilla war it seemed as pro forma as a Capitol guide's speech.

In contrast, there was an Old Text school that advocated the use of Confucian works written in ancient language ( from this comes the denomination Old Text ) that were so much more reliable.

In contrast, there was an Old Text school that advocated the use of Confucian works written in ancient language ( from this comes the denomination Old Text ) that were so much more reliable.

These small-scale organic communities were generally seen as a new development in world history, in contrast to the established ancient civilizations of Egypt or Persia, or the hunter-gatherer bands elsewhere.

The Crucifix, a cross with the corpus ( Body of Christ ), is an ancient symbol used within the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and Lutheran churches, in contrast with some Protestant groups, which use only a simple cross.

The universal use of elections as a tool for selecting representatives in modern democracies is in contrast with the practice in the democratic archetype, ancient Athens.

In contrast to Carnatic music, the other main Indian classical music tradition originating from the South, Hindustani music was not only influenced by ancient Hindu musical traditions, historical Vedic philosophy and native Indian sounds but also enriched by the Persian performance practices of the Mughals.

The Old Testament is a Christian term for a collection of religious writings of ancient Israel that form the major and first section of Christian Bibles, in contrast to the Christian New Testament which deals explicitly with the 1st century Christianity.

His family worked as sharecroppers as did most of the people of Sotto il Monte – a striking contrast to that of his predecessor, Eugenio Pacelli ( Pope Pius XII ), who came from an ancient aristocratic family, long connected to the Papacy.

In contrast, lost lands are islands or continents believed by some to have existed during prehistory, often associated with ancient myths and legends ; and vanishing islands are islands that are submerged during high tide.

This theory is confirmed in the text itself when the author seems to contrast himself with Solomon " Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon ... My vinyard, my very own, is for myself " ( 8. 11-12 ) It was common practice in ancient times for an anonymous writer seeking recognition for his work to write eponymously in the name of someone more famous.

This idea of a superficial contrast between characters ' individual linguistic style, tone and sphere of interest, leading to an understanding of the deeper unity between the ancient and modern, is a recurring theme in The Hobbit.

The Reverend Ezra Stiles, president of the College from 1778 to 1795, brought with him his interest in the Hebrew language as a vehicle for studying ancient Biblical texts in their original language ( as was common in other schools ), requiring all freshmen to study Hebrew ( in contrast to Harvard, where only upperclassmen were required to study the language ) and is responsible for the Hebrew phrase אורים ותמים ( Urim and Thummim ) on the Yale seal.

The ancient Greek term for the potential or improper infinite was apeiron ( unlimited or indefinite ), in contrast to the actual or proper infinite aphorismenon.

In contrast, Wise compares Derrida's thought to precolonial notions of the word that are rooted in ancient Egyptian and African society.

The gold content of naturally occurring electrum in modern Western Anatolia ranges from 70 % to 90 %, in contrast to the 45 – 55 % of electrum used in ancient Lydian coinage of the same geographical area.

In contrast to the Olympic flame proper, the torch relay of modern times, which transports the flame from Greece to the various designated sites of the games, had no ancient precedent and was introduced by Carl Diem at the controversial 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

In Isocrates ' rhetorical use of a theme that he considers unworthy of serious treatment, the villainous king of Egypt named Busiris, a son of Poseidon and Anippe, daughter of the river-god Nilus, was the ancient founder of Egyptian civilization, with an imagined " model constitution " that Isocrates sets up as a parodic contrast to the Republic by Plato.

In contrast to Carnatic music, Hindustani music was not only influenced by ancient Hindu musical traditions, Vedic philosophy and native Indian sounds but also by the Persian performance practices of the Afghan Mughals.

During Shemu, the Egyptian farmers would harvest their crops-in clear contrast to the practice of their contemporaries in the ancient world, who would be just beginning to plant their crops at this time of the year.

Sullivan Woods Trail has increasingly become upscale, with large homes in the ancient burr oak forest, with many residents being exurban commuters and residents, in contrast to the original population.

Greek philosophers at the time of Plato and other ancient authors have used forms of the word to denote love of a spouse or family, or affection for a particular activity, in contrast to philia ( an affection that could denote friendship, brotherhood or generally non-sexual affection ) and eros, an affection of a sexual nature.

In contrast to the series ' previous central villain, the ancient and ceremonious Master ( Mark Metcalf ), Spike and Dru were introduced as a more unconventional but equally dangerous pair of vampires.