Critics have doubted that any of the annotations in the Bible can be reliably attributed to de Vere and not the book's other owners prior to its acquisition by the Folger Shakespeare Library in 1925, as well as challenging the strictness of Stritmatter's standards for a Biblical allusion in Shakespeare's works and arguing that there is no statistical significance to the overlap.

In 1961 Peter Szondi, one of the most distinguished of recent German literary critics, tried to prop up the universal significance of the dialectical manner with an allusion to Aristotle.

This is an allusion to the French philosopher Blaise Pascal, who had articulated the historical significance of Cleopatra's beauty by saying in his Pensées that " Cleopatra's nose, had it been shorter, the whole face of the world would have been changed ".

When I try to work out my reasons for feeling that this passage is of critical significance, I come up with the following ideas, which I shall express very briefly here and revert to in a later essay.

There is probably some significance in the fact that two of the best incest stories I have encountered in recent years are burlesques of the incest myth.

Undoubtedly, however, the significance of the volume is greater than the foregoing paragraphs suggest.

during the same period around sunrise, skywave transmission is declining, until at about 2 hours after sunrise it reaches a point where it becomes of little practical significance.

Essentially, the question presented for decision in the present Daytime Skywave proceeding is whether our decision ( in 1938-1939 ) to assign stations on the basis of daytime conditions from sunrise to sunset, is sound as a basis for AM allocations, or whether, in the light of later developments and new understanding, skywave transmission is of such significance during the hours immediately before sunset and after sunrise that this condition should be taken into account, and some stations required to afford protection to other stations during these hours.

It is this sort of experience that makes the concept of high fidelity of real musical significance for the home music listener.

and perhaps of even greater significance -- his music is strong 20th-Century evidence of the effectiveness of Evolution, based on a broad Traditionalism for the creative art of music.

Of startling significance, too, is the assertion that it was possible to carry out this program with only a 6 percent attrition rate as compared with a rate of 59 percent reported for a comparable group of families who were receiving help in traditionally operated child guidance services.

Apparently the feeling is that anything more would be involvement in technical abstrusenesses of possible pedantic interest but of no visible significance in practical affairs.

To others whose concern it is to penetrate the significance of Christian Humanism, the Renaissance elements are of primary concern.

It is a matter of some disappointment to me that still many of my own countrymen are too shortsighted to ascribe any symbolic significance to the plight of a minority, such as artists, in any social order.

Incidentally, one cannot miss the significance of this gesture, for Dickens reintroduces it associatively in Pip's mind at another moral and psychological crisis -- his painful recognition, in a talk with Herbert Pocket, that his hopeless attachment to Estella is as self-destructive as it is romantic.

For all concerned with social-welfare legislation, the significance of this radical and revolutionary change in the thought and habits of the vast majority of the American people is clear, profound and far-reaching.

Third, the significance of the vocational courses is that those enrolled are keenly interested in the work ; ;

In the specific case of time diffusion, we must emphasize the significance of the earlier development of mistrust when it is combined with the inevitable time crisis experienced by most ( if not all ) adolescents in our society, and with the failure of the adolescent period to provide opportunities for developing trust.

Just as it is possible to exaggerate the drawing power of the new tenure practices, it is also possible to exaggerate the significance of the now relatively adequate salaries paid by major Catholic institutions.

Newbiggin's qualification on the Christian claim is of considerable significance.

A statistically significant result ( when a probability ( p-value ) is less than a threshold ( significance level )) justifies the rejection of the null hypothesis.

The objective random-assignment is used to test the significance of the null hypothesis, following the ideas of C. S. Peirce and Ronald A. Fisher.

significance of the experiment is determined by a ratio of two

For example, in one-way, or single-factor ANOVA, statistical significance is tested for by comparing the F test statistic

Of particular significance to cartography were the imperial printing privileges ( Latin: privilegia impressoria ).

Although the office held no real administrative significance — the full-time prefect remained in office during the festival — it remained a prestigious office for young aristocrats and members of the imperial family.

Seeley was far more astute than many later imperial historians, for he complained that this very transformation had made possible a national amnesia about the significance of empire for the history of England itself.

Imperial Madams, ranking below Empress, aren't often distinguished in English from imperial Concubines, the next lower rank, but these were also titles of significance within the imperial household, and Imperial Madams might be translated as Consorts with the intention of distinguishing them from Empresses though all Empresses except the sole case of one Empress Regnant in Chinese history are technically Empress Consorts in English terms, primacy spouses of the Emperor Regnant who is actually invested with governmental rule.

Although both the concept of the gens and of the patriciate survived well into imperial times, both gradually lost most of their significance.

The picture does not explicitly demonstrate ' that France is a great empire, that all her sons, without any colour discrimination, faithfully serve under her flag ,' etc., but the combination of the signifier and signified perpetuates the myth of imperial devotion, success and thus ; a property of ' significance ' for the picture.

According to the Mancunian historian Simon Katzenellenboggen it has a great significance as it was an important step towards the end of those imperial powers in Africa.

The road links not only Bostra and Aqaba, which other than being a port doesn ’ t seem to hold much significance in the eyes of the imperial government, but also Petra, which sits at the center of the province, between the road ’ s two termini.

This partly explains the Qing Emperors ' obsession with creating numerous imperial seals-for the Emperors ' official use alone the Forbidden City in Beijing has a collection of 25 seals-in order to reduce the significance of the Heirloom Seal.

This event had historical significance as the imperial loyalties of some Nova Scotian settlers ( especially recent planters ) were suspect ; and if Fort Cumberland had fallen, Nova Scotia might have joined in the revolutionary effort.

Both artists came from families of cultural significance ; Kōetsu came from a family of swordsmiths who had served the imperial court and the great warlords, Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, in addition to the Ashikaga shōguns.

Social perceptions of the clitoris range from the significance of its role in female sexual pleasure, assumptions about its true size and depth, and varying beliefs regarding genital modification such as clitoris enlargement, clitoris piercing and clitoridectomy.

Concepts of centripetal and centrifugal force played a key early role in establishing the set of inertial frames of reference and the significance of fictitious forces, even aiding in the development of general relativity in which gravity itself becomes a fictitious force.

The Democratic Republic of Congo also possesses 50 percent of Africa ’ s forests and a river system that could provide hydro-electric power to the entire continent, according to a United Nations report on the country ’ s strategic significance and its potential role as an economic power in central Africa.

The importance of Epictetus ' Stoicism for Stockdale, its role in A Man in Full, and its significance in Gladiator ( 2000 film ) is discussed by William O. Stephens < ref >

The role of ethanol consumption in acetaminophen overdose is controversial, and a debate that has not yet proven clinical significance.

Due to its role as humankind's first tool, certain cultures have attached spiritual and religious significance to the knife.

While it is hard to assess the significance of military archery in pre-Norman Conquest Anglo-Saxon warfare, it is clear that archery played a prominent role under the Normans, as the story of the Battle of Hastings shows.

The significance of the ulema ( the body of Islamic religious leaders and jurists ) is derived from the central role of religion in Saudi society.

It is a document of remarkable significance for understanding the complexities of the role of early monastics, both in society and in the church ; it is also remarkable for presenting a model of ascetic authority which runs strongly against Athanasius's Life of Antony.

Moreover, tone plays little role in modern Chinese grammar, though the tones descend from features in Old Chinese that did have morphological significance ( e. g. changing a verb to a noun or vice-versa ).

Education held special significance for a socialist of Wilson's generation, in view of its role in both opening up opportunities for children from working-class backgrounds and enabling the UK to seize the potential benefits of scientific advances.

As Bennet writes, “ the fact of language itself can also play a crucial role in informing the way in which song lyrics are heard and the forms of significance which are read into them ”.

The role of the artists in the SI was of great significance, particularly Asger Jorn, Constant Nieuwenhuys and Pinot Gallizio.

Its significance is its geo-economic role in trades of silk and ancient commodities transactions between the East and West.

Of special significance in this discussion is the role of the mainstream publisher Routledge who, in our opinion, is responsible for promoting gender as a way of deradicalizing the feminist agenda, re-marketing masculinity and gay male identity instead.

The Mount has significance in Christianity due to the role the Temple played in the life of Jesus.

The social standing and beliefs of the Pharisees changed over time, such that the role, significance, and meaning of the Pharisees evolved as political and social conditions in Judea changed.

This name may have some symbolic significance given the place of māyā in Indian thought, but it does not seem to have led this tradition to give to the concept of māyā much of a philosophical role.

The significance of Pylades ' lines has invited speculation into whether or not he might represent something more than human next to Orestes ; he might play the role of divine encouragement or fate.

It plays a role in a number of widely used statistical analyses, including the Student ’ s t-test for assessing the statistical significance of the difference between two sample means, the construction of confidence intervals for the difference between two population means, and in linear regression analysis.

The college's historical significance includes its role in the translation of the King James Bible.

It was not only the role that France played in the war which was recognized, but its important strategic position and significance in the Cold War as a major democratic, capitalist nation of Western Europe in holding back the influence of communism on the continent.

While Gramsci stresses the significance of ideology in power structures, Marxist-feminist writers such as Michele Barrett stress the role of ideologies in extolling the virtues of family life.

In the early nineteenth century, as the Abolitionist movement gained momentum in Boston, supporters lauded Attucks as a black American who played a heroic role in the history of the United States Because Attucks had Wampanoag ancestors, his story also holds special significance for many Native Americans.

The magic role of the wild olive tree ( oleaster ) is prominent in the description of the duel between Aeneas and Turnus reflecting its religious significance and powers: it was sacred to sailors, also to those who had shipwrecked as a protecting guide to the shore.