Word: intendment
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...limits reason to an analysis of those means which will lead most efficiently to given ends; reason is strictly precluded from passing judgment on the ends themselves. The value of the exercise is said to lie in the accumulation of stores of neutral knowledge, useful for whichever ends we intend to employ them. There is no time here to discuss the simplicity of the underlying assumptions of this enterprise, but something must be said about its social consequences...
...survey of Glasgow University graduates shows that only 20% intend to emigrate; five years ago, almost half planned to leave. "For the first time we are getting things right in Scotland," says Willie Ross, the former Ayrshire teacher who is Secretary of State for Scotland in Harold Wilson's Labor Cabinet. "Scotland is on the move at last...
Because I felt forced to rely on imperfect evidence, it is entirely possible that men have been found to have obstructed Mr. Leavitt who were not present in the corridor and who did not intend to claim presence. The reverse is also possible...
...underpowered, has fought Honda's efforts to establish a dealership network. Says Lester Suffield, B.M.C.'s deputy managing director in charge of sales: "Of course we are getting tough. It has taken us 50 years to build up our sales network, and we don't intend to give one inch on this vital issue." Especially grating is the fact that the little Japanese cars coming into Britain pay a 22% duty, while mini-size cars entering Japan...
...should go it alone spiritually; what he wants is "freedom to find God without arrogant priests telling me I can't." More theologically, Davis proposes a state of "creative disaffiliation"- meaning committing oneself to Christ and Christian values but standing apart from any specific church. Both ex-priests intend to follow an independent path. Kavanaugh, who has technically been on leave from his diocese, will continue to serve as a marriage counselor at the nonsectarian Human Resources Institute in La Jolla, Calif. Davis is now a $16,000-a-year Visiting Professor of Religious Studies at the University...