If he thus achieves a lyrical, dreamlike, drugged intensity, he pays the price for his indulgence by producing work -- Allen Ginsberg's `` Howl '' is a striking example of this tendency -- that is disoriented, Dionysian but without depth and without Apollonian control.

It appears that the dominant tendency of Mann's early tales, however pictorial or even picturesque the surface, is already toward the symbolic, the emblematic, the expressionistic.

Whitehead contends that the human way of understanding existence as a unity of interlocking and interdependent processes which constitute each other and which cause each other to be and not to be is possible only because the basic form of such an understanding, for all its vagueness and tendency to mistake the detail, is initially given in the way man feels the world.

What is wrong with advertising is not only that it is an `` outrage, an assault on people's mental privacy '' or that it is a major cause for a wasteful economy of abundance or that it contains a coercive tendency ( which is closer to the point ).

The reason is, I think, my awareness that my remarks last quarter on pacifism may well have served to confirm the opinion of some that my tendency to skepticism and dissent gets us nowhere, and that I am simply too old to hope.

I would, however, like to suggest that, wrong though I may be, the tendency to see dilemmas rather than solutions is one of which I have been a victim ever since I can remember, and therefore not merely a senile phenomenon.

In the electronics industry, this tendency is well illustrated by inventories of TV sets.

In soft woods with pronounced grain, there is sometimes a tendency for the hole to wander, due to the varying hardness of the wood.

With no set standards, there is the tendency to promote to the next highest level when the top of a salary band is reached regardless of performance.

Obviously, if colloidal particles bear charges of opposite sign or, if one kind is charged and the other kind is not, the attraction will be intensified and the tendency to agglomerate will be greatly reinforced.

There is a marked tendency for religions, once firmly established, to resist change, not only in their own doctrines and policies and practices, but also in secular affairs having religious relevance.

There is a parallel to this tendency in the assignment of time in long-known hymn tunes.

The tendency for general business activity to soften somewhat is becoming more evident.

This tendency is, perhaps, most clearly revealed in the literature on religious conversions and experiences of adolescents.

He was critical of what he feels is President Kennedy's tendency to be too conciliatory.

A frequent pitfall in this sort of arrangement, experts warn, is a tendency to pay the wife more than her job is worth and to set aside an excessive amount for her as retirement income.

As the New South snowballs toward further urbanization, it becomes more and more homogeneous with the North -- a tendency which Willard Thorp terms `` Yankeefication '', as evidenced in such cities as Charlotte, Birmingham, and Houston.

the continuing threat of inflation, together with the persisting tendency toward fiscal irresponsibility ; ;

The Poynting-Robertson effect causes the semi-major axis of orbits to diminish more rapidly than the semi-minor axis, with a consequent tendency toward circular orbits as the particles move toward the sun.

anti-discriminatory statutes in housing have now been adopted by thirteen states and, while specific provisions have varied, the tendency is clearly toward expanding coverage.

The tendency to reciprocate can even generalize so people become more helpful toward others in general after being helped.

There was also a tendency for the four meetings to be aggregated toward the end of each state month.

It generally has been influenced by Vietnamese for three centuries and accordingly displays a pronounced accent, tendency toward monosyllablic words and lexical differences from the standard.

Through cross-examinations, the TAT exhibits a tendency toward chauvinistic stimuli for its questions and has the “ potential for unfavorable clinical evaluation ” for women.

In the U. S., a post-WW2 tendency toward questioning the establishment and societal norms and the early activism of the Civil Rights Movement was reflected in Hollywood films such as Blackboard Jungle ( 1955 ), On the Waterfront ( 1954 ), Paddy Chayefsky's Marty and Reginald Rose's 12 Angry Men ( 1957 ).

Perhaps his education strengthened a tendency toward introspection and independence, characteristics which appear strongly in his doctrines and writings.

The tendency toward emotionalism in icons continued in the Paleologan period, which began in 1261.

To say that a being possesses a purpose implies an inclination or tendency to steer events toward some state that does not yet exist.

Wilder felt Lemmon had a natural tendency toward overacting that had to be tempered ; the Wilder biography Nobody's Perfect quotes the director as saying, " Lemmon, I would describe him as a ham, a fine ham, and with ham you have to trim a little fat ".

In Aristotle he missed the provision for the immortality of the soul, and in his ethics the tendency toward the eternal.

) Because the yarn holding rows together is all on the front, and the yarn holding side-by-side stitches together is all on the back, stockinette fabric has a strong tendency to curl toward the front on the top and bottom, and toward the back on the left and right side.

Lollards also had a tendency toward iconoclasm.

This tendency toward devaluation of art has led many to claim that Dada was an essentially nihilistic movement.

Especially during the Fourth Century BC, after the restoration of democracy from oligarchical coups, the Athenians used the drawing of lots for selecting government officers in order to counteract what the Athenians acutely saw as a tendency toward oligarchy in government if a professional governing class were allowed to use their skills for their own benefit.

This condition has been characterized in many ways, ranging from something as insignificant as a slight deficiency, or a tendency toward sin yet without collective guilt, referred to as a " sin nature ", to something as drastic as total depravity or automatic guilt of all humans through collective guilt.

This tendency toward a homogeneity also stems from the vertically integrated nature of the authoritarian People's Republic of Poland.

The increasing proportion of communal wealth to private property results in a tendency toward equality of mankind.

Fusarium patch is considered economically important in the turf grass industry because of its tendency to cause significant injury to golf greens, thereby decreasing putting surface quality.

The most vocal opponents of the upward tendency in pitch were singers, who complained that it was putting a strain on their voices.

Langer has battled the " yips ", having a strong tendency to flinch or twitch during putting.

This susceptibility is enhanced due to the tendency of Baco Blanc vines to bud early and ripen late, putting at risk to rains and moisture of both early spring and early harvest time.

:;< span id =" Yips "> Yips </ span >: A tendency to twitch during the putting stroke.