To say this, of course, is to take up a position on one side of a controversy going on now for some two hundred years, or, at any rate, since the beginning of the distinctively modern period in theological thought.

What makes this long and diverse tradition essentially one is that those who have belonged to it have been profoundly in earnest about being modern men in a distinctively modern world.

The lower petal is referred to as the " labellum " or " lip ", and is usually distinctively different from the side petals.

The concept of the balalaika orchestra was adopted wholeheartedly by the Soviet government as something distinctively proletarian ( that is, from the working classes ) and was also deemed progressive.

In the words of Henry Chadwick, " If the Consolation contains nothing distinctively Christian, it is also relevant that it contains nothing specifically pagan either ... is a work written by a Platonist who is also a Christian, but is not a Christian work.

Callaloo is a dish containing leafy vegetables and sometimes okra amongst others, widely distributed in the Caribbean, with a distinctively mixed African and indigenous character.

It is a term which has already been used more or less distinctively by Sanskrit philologists, as a generic appellation for the South Indian people and their languages, and it is the only single term they ever seem to have used in this manner.

The latter two are distinctively different from the former two in that in the processing of beverages, the distillation is not used as a true purification method but more to transfer all volatiles from the source materials to the distillate.

In the above examples, fákr and marr are distinctively poetic lexemes ; the normal word for “ horse ” in Old Norse prose is hestr.

Its eye patch is distinctively slanted forwards, rather than parallel to the body axis.

Galena, PbS, is a mineral with a distinctively high specific gravity.

The distinctively pyramidal Paramount mountain has been the company's logo since its inception and is the oldest surviving Hollywood film logo.

The uniform of the Guard of the Rock is distinctively red and green, with three dress standards.

Wilhelm Liebknecht in 1896 said: " Nobody has combatted State Socialism more than we German Socialists ; nobody has shown more distinctively than I, that State Socialism is really State capitalism!

In 2007 outgoing Yale President Rick Levin characterized Yale's institutional priorities: " First, among the nation's finest research universities, Yale is distinctively committed to excellence in undergraduate education.

Processes such as sanding or rasping have one sort of effect, while cutting ( planing, chiseling, gouging, or other carving ) leaves the surface with a distinctively clear and fresh appearance, particularly if the tool is well-sharpened.

Self-image may be directed toward conforming to mainstream values ( military-style crew cuts or current " fad " hairstyles such as the Dido flip ), identifying with distinctively groomed subgroups ( e. g., punk hair ), or obeying religious dictates ( e. g., Orthodox Jewish have payot, Rastafari have Dreadlocks, North India jatas, or the Sikh practice of Kesh ), though this is highly contextual and a " mainstream " look in one setting may be limited to a " subgroup " in another.

The edge is distinctively marked with alternating smooth and finely serrated sections.

The Frisian robyntsje or robynderke is similar to the English name, while Dutch Roodborstje and French Rouge-gorge both refer to the distinctively coloured front.

Brahui ( Urdu: براہوی ) or Brahvi ( براوی ) is a Dravidian language spoken by Brahui people of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran, and expatriate communities in Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Iraq.

However, a few scholars have hypothesised that Brahui is a remnant of a formerly widespread Dravidian language family that is believed to have been reduced or replaced during the influx of Iranian / Indo-Aryan languages upon their arrival in South Asia.

Brahui is the only Dravidian language which has not been written in a Brahmi-based script in the recent past ; instead, it is written in the Arabic script.

It is often speculated that Dravidian languages are native to India.

" The word I have chosen is ‘ Dravidian ’, from, the adjectival form of Dravida.

The-m -/- v-alternation is a common enough phenomenon in Dravidian phonology " ( Zvelebil 1990 p. xxi )

Based on what Krishnamurti states referring to a scholarly paper published in the International Journal of Dravidian Linguistics, the Sanskrit word itself is later than since the dates for the forms with-r-are centuries later than the dates for the forms without-r-(, -, damela-etc.

India has more than two thousand ethnic groups, and every major religion is represented, as are four major families of languages ( Indo-European, Dravidian, Austro-Asiatic and Tibeto-Burman languages ) as well as two language isolates ( the Nihali language spoken in parts of Maharashtra and the Burushaski language spoken in parts of Jammu and Kashmir ).

It is frequently grouped with Dravidian as Elamo-Dravidian.

Tamil (, alternative spelling: Thamizh ) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of South India and North-east Sri Lanka.

Kannada is a southern Dravidian Language and the history of Kannada is conventionally divided in four periods: Purva Halegannada from the 5th century ( as per early epigraphic records ), the Halegannada ( Old Kannada, 9th to 14th century ), the Nadugannada ( Middle Kannada, 14th to 18th century ), and Hosagannada ( Modern Kannada, 1800 to present ).

This is nearly universal in Dravidian languages and Australian languages, but is widely found elsewhere, for example in Mandarin Chinese, Korean, Finnish, and the Polynesian languages.

Telugu (, ) is a South-Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language.

According to the 2001 Census of India, Telugu is the language with the third largest number of native speakers in India ( 74 million ), thirteenth in the Ethnologue list of most-spoken languages worldwide, and most spoken Dravidian language.

A relationship with the Dravidian or Elamo-Dravidian language family is favored by most accounts.

Some examples are most of the Dravidian parties of south India and also the Congress party, which is one of the two major political parties in India.

The city's original name is unknown, but a Mohenjo-daro seal suggests a possible ancient Dravidian name in Kukkutarma (" the city of the cock ").

The word " pepper " is ultimately derived from the Dravidian word for long pepper, pippali.

The word mongoose is derived from the Marathi name () ( pronounced as ), perhaps ultimately from Dravidian ( cf.

( Which of the two families is actually larger is unclear, owing to uncertainty about exactly how many species exist in each family ).

In his Critique of Practical Reason he went on to argue that, despite the failure of these arguments, morality requires that God's existence is assumed, owing to practical reason.

The well-watered north of the continent is often called the " Top End " and the arid interior " The Red Centre ", owing to its vast amounts of red soil and sparse greenery amongst its landscape.

Air transport is relied on for mail delivery in some areas, owing to sparse settlement and wet-season road closures.

The film was a commercial success, but was highly controversial owing to its portrayal of African American men ( played by white actors in blackface ) as unintelligent and sexually aggressive towards white women, and the portrayal of the Ku Klux Klan ( whose original founding is dramatized ) as a heroic force.

A truss bridge is economical to construct owing to its efficient use of materials.

Furthermore, even if the calendar is very accurate, its accuracy diminishes slowly over time, owing to changes in Earth's rotation.

The use of chromium-containing dietary supplements is controversial owing to the absence of any verified biological role, the expense of these supplements, and the complex effects of their use.

Cycling on a stationary cycle is frequently advocated as a suitable exercise for rehabilitation, particularly for lower limb injury, owing to the low impact which it has on the joints.

Bethe's original calculations suggested the CN-cycle was the Sun's primary source of energy, owing to the belief at the time that the Sun's composition was 10 % nitrogen ; the solar abundance of nitrogen is now known to be less than half a percent.

Ironically, by today's standard, Gauss's own attempt is not acceptable, owing to implicit use of the Jordan curve theorem.

The third letter is extant, but no trace of an answer appears in St. Gregory's correspondence, owing probably to the fact that the pope died in 604, about the time it reached Rome.

Golf croquet is the fastest-growing version of the game, owing largely to its simplicity and competitiveness.

Of these types, wool is generally favored for crochet, chiefly owing to its superior elasticity, warmth and ( sometimes ) felting ; however, wool is generally less convenient to clean and some people are allergic to it.

The fabric is less coarse and thick than canvas or denim, but owing to its unfinished and undyed appearance, it is still very cheap.

A commonly heard example is the Yijing " Book of Changes " which, owing to Wade – Giles " I Ching ", is usually cacologized as taking yi ' change ; easy ' in false analogy ( ego?

This version generally followed the storyline of The Further Adventures of Dr. Syn and made it clear that Syn did not die or stage his own death: at film's end, he is having a cup of tea with the Squire, who admits to now owing a debt of gratitude to the Scarecrow.

Datura's precise and natural distribution is uncertain, owing to its extensive cultivation and naturalization throughout the temperate and tropical regions of the globe.

His episcopate, however, is chiefly remembered owing to its tragic close.

Although the commercial banking sector is largely profitable, mostly owing to income from foreign exchange transactions, the sector is burdened by a high proportion of non-performing loans.