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contrast and individual
In contrast to this Stoic-patristic view, Utopia implies that the nature of man is such that to rely on individual conscience to supply the deficiencies of municipal law is to embark on the bottomless sea of human sinfulness in a sieve.
In contrast, in systems of reincarnation, such as those in the Dharmic tradition, the nature of the continued existence is determined directly by the actions of the individual in the ended life, rather than through the decision of another being.
In contrast with other continents, it is marked by the comparatively small area of either very high or very low ground, lands under occupying an unusually small part of the surface ; while not only are the highest elevations inferior to those of Asia or South America, but the area of land over is also quite insignificant, being represented almost entirely by individual peaks and mountain ranges.
By contrast, peer-to-peer networks involve two or more computers pooling individual resources such as disk drives, CD-ROMs and printers.
Planned economies are in contrast to unplanned economies, i. e. the market economy and proposed self-managed economy, where production, distribution, pricing, and investment decisions are made by autonomous firms based upon their individual interests rather than upon a macroeconomic plan.
(" Postulate " in Dianetics and Scientology has the meaning of " a conclusion, decision or resolution made by the individual himself ; to conclude, decide or resolve a problem or to set a pattern for the future or to nullify a pattern of the past " in contrast to its conventional meanings.
Diffraction contrast, in electron microscopes and x-topography devices in particular, is also a powerful tool for examining individual defects and local strain fields in crystals.
By contrast, for higher frequency radiations at ultraviolet frequencies and above ( i. e., X-rays and gamma rays ) the damage to chemical materials and living cells by EMR is far larger than that done by simple heating, due to the ability of single photons in such high frequency EMR to damage individual molecules chemically.
In contrast to a gamete, the diploid somatic cells of an individual contain one copy of the chromosome set from the sperm and one copy of the chromosome set from the egg ; that is, the cells of the offspring have genes expressing characteristics of both the father and the mother.
Morphology, by contrast, refers to structure at and below the word level ( e. g. how compound words are formed ), but above the level of individual sounds, which, like intonation, are in the domain of phonology.
Quasi-judicial institutions, by contrast, make rulings on cases, but these rulings are not in themselves legally binding ; the main example is the individual complaints mechanisms available under the various UN human rights treaties.
" Particular " or " Partial justice ", by contrast, is the part of " general justice " or the individual virtue that is concerned with treating others equitably.
In contrast, Neusner views each rabbinic document as an individual piece of evidence that can only shed light on the more local Judaisms of such specific document's place of origin and the specific Judaism of the author.
In contrast, in Germany, the relation between individual employees and employers is considered to be asymmetrical.
In the United States, by contrast, although it is historically aligned with the Democratic Party, the union movement is by no means monolithic on that point ; this is especially true among the individual " rank and file " members.
In contrast, microeconomics is primarily focused on the actions of individual agents, such as firms and consumers, and how their behavior determines prices and quantities in specific markets.
This means that an individual firm's demand curve is downward sloping, in contrast to perfect competition, which has a perfectly elastic demand schedule.
The second application for UV microscopes is contrast enhancement where the response of individual samples is enhanced, relative to their surrounding, due to the interaction of light with the molecules within the sample itself.
The second ( more recent and more advanced ) technique employs focal plane array detection for infrared chemical imaging, where the image contrast is determined by the response of individual sample regions to particular IR wavelengths selected by the user.
) In 1999, Susan Blackmore, a psychologist at the University of the West of England, published The Meme Machine, which more fully worked out the ideas of Dennett, Lynch, and Brodie and attempted to compare and contrast them with various approaches from the cultural evolutionary mainstream, as well as providing novel, and controversial, memetic-based theories for the evolution of language and the human sense of individual selfhood.
By contrast, the Habsburg frontier had settled into a reasonably permanent border, marked only by relatively minor battles concentrating on the possession of individual fortresses.
* By contrast, cellular slime molds spend most of their lives as individual unicellular protists, but when a chemical signal is secreted, they assemble into a cluster that acts as one organism.
In contrast, males often use every opportunity they have to mate, as they are less invested in each individual offspring.
In contrast to Stalin's sprawling authoritarian and totalitarian state, the Situationists favored democratic workers ' councils and workers ' self-management intended to empower every individual equally and prevent anyone from centralizing power.
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.

contrast and goals
In contrast, leaders undertake the tasks of setting a direction or vision, aligning people to shared goals, communicating, and motivating.
The exclusion was a recognition that Gruppe SPUR's " principles, methods and goals " were significantly in contrast with those of the SI.
In reciprocal contrast, " in both Caesar and Cleopatra we see very active wills and energetic pursuit of goals ".< ref > James, Max H. "" The Noble Ruin ": Antony and Cleopatra.
In contrast to the commercial model, there is non-profit publishing, where the publishing organization is either organised specifically for the purpose of publishing, such as a university press, or is one of the functions of an organisation such as a medical charity, founded to achieve specific practical goals.
The vast contrast between home life and school life, however, begins to show as these teens struggle to find the balance between what other adults and especially their parents expect of them and the goals and ambitions they hold for themselves.
In satyagraha, by contrast, these are not the goals.
By contrast, Langway was a traditional defender whose shot was likened to a " cool summer breeze ", scoring only three goals during one of his best seasons, though he is remembered by Capitals fans for a game – winning goal in overtime against the New York Rangers ' Mike Richter in the 1990 playoffs.
This is in contrast to the goals of Chapter 7, which offers immediate and complete relief of many oppressive debts.
In contrast, monumental science is a policy in which science is supported for the sake of a greater understanding of the universe, rather than for specific short-term practical goals.
His techniques, working processes, and masterful use of illusionistic color indicate both a mature understanding of his influences and goals and an important contrast to the art movements of the time the work was first created.
In contrast, an AI system based on declarative knowledge might just contain a map of the building, together with information about the basic actions that can be done by the robot ( like moving forward, turning, and stopping ), and leave it to a domain-independent planning algorithm to discover how to use those actions to achieve the agent's goals.
By contrast Amartya Sen argues for an understanding of freedom in terms of capabilities to pursue a range of goals.
In contrast, the Mechanists have disdain for the Shapers ' methods and instead prefer to use cybernetic augmentation, advanced computer software, technical expertise, and drugs to achieve their goals.
Domain-specific languages have important design goals that contrast with those of general-purpose languages:
This is in contrast to the previous definition which stated that the goals could be religious in nature.
Because the list of goals determines which rules are selected and used, this method is called goal-driven, in contrast to data-driven forward-chaining inference.
All UEFA ( European ) club competitions use away goals ; by contrast, CONMEBOL ( South America ) competitions did not use this rule until 2005.
In the second round they lost to Spain 1 – 0 and were knocked out having failed to score in three of their four World Cup matches – in stark contrast to the deluge of goals scored against the North Koreans.
In contrast to the previous season, Daegu had a reasonable offensive record, scoring 30 goals during the season, second only to eventual champion Suwon.
In contrast to the previous two seasons, offensively, the club struggled with goals being spread across a number of players, with no single standout player.
The exclusion was the recognition that the Spur group's " principles, methods and goals " were significantly in contrast with those of the SI.
This is in contrast to independent groups in both British Columbia and Quebec who have similar goals, but are not a part of Fair Vote Canada.
Use-centered design is a design philosophy in which the focus is on the goals and tasks associated with skill performance in specific work or problem domains, in contrast to " user-centered design " approach, where the focus is on the needs, wants, and limitations of the end user of the designed artifact.
In contrast 1996-97 was probably his best ever season in a Newcastle jersey, he scored seven goals as the Magpies finished as the runners-up to eventual champions Manchester United, a club whom Elliott had previously trialled with as a schoolboy.

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