In other words, religion is our way of making sense out of nonsense, necessary precisely because life, in and of itself, may well be meaningless. |
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The Babinski reflex is not, in and of itself, diagnostic for a particular condition. |
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It was the writer's recommendations of where else to read, as much as it was something to read in and of itself. |
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If you have a being that is not sentient, that is not even aware, then the killing of that being is not something that is wrong in and of itself. |
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Weight loss in and of itself is probably not the panacea you are looking for. |
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Most people don't comprehend that a spreadsheet is a computer program in and of itself. |
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You are so concerned about it that the worry is causing the problem in and of itself. |
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Nevertheless, the authors do recognise that communitarianism in and of itself is not an adequate institutional foundation for effecting change. |
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Not of interest in and of itself, true, but it means that I can pepper my meat and two veg with a little colourful spice. |
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Another was more understated and had no caretakers but effused solemn peace in and of itself. |
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So anyway, I distracted myself until I decided that the distraction could be a school in and of itself. |
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A manic episode is not a disorder in and of itself, but rather is a part of a type of bipolar disorder. |
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Although this step does break the logjam to some extent, it is not exactly a huge breakthrough in and of itself. |
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A wired world with roots in the air instead of the soil does not in and of itself add up to a cosmopolitan culture. |
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His bondage art often captures that exact aesthetic I previously described, which I consider nearly a fetish in and of itself. |
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So I have to ad-lib the thing, which in and of itself is hard, but I can hardly see the prompter. |
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It's a fascinating process in and of itself, a skill of elocution mixed with a keen sense of observation. |
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Providing a safe and healing environment in which they can unburden themselves of at least some of this load is a healing in and of itself. |
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As we saw above, Spinoza adopted the traditional conception of substance as that which can exist in and of itself, and is not dependent on anything else. |
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This initiative had the support of all 22 members of the Arab League, which in and of itself is remarkable. |
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The fact that it was reweighed at the mill does not in and of itself distinguish sugar from cotton in terms of the possibilities for productivity record keeping. |
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However, this life is by no means in and of itself a guarantee of a life not worth living. |
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These photographers are respected, indeed, but that is not in and of itself enough to provide insight about the city. |
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One of the reasons I'm so optimistic about the music business going forward is that the actual promotional cost center becomes a profit center in and of itself. |
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Stephon also taught me that the cosmos is an improvisation in and of itself, which rejuvenated my interest in improvisational music. |
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While analogy is not a tainted operation in and of itself, automatic analogy is the means by which presupposition comes to dictate the reading of the text. |
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The prevailing attitude in science is that research is in and of itself a good. |
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Although the owner's house was impressive in and of itself, no one had ever seen anything like the PLEXIGLAS® wine rack. |
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Accordingly, the fact that a charitable foundation incurs a debt to acquire an investment will not, in and of itself, be grounds for revocation. |
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The fact of recantation does not in and of itself require termination of the proceedings. |
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In some cases preventing fish from becoming entrained is enough in and of itself to ensure safe passage around a potential obstruction. |
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Being uncircumcised is not, in and of itself, unhygienic, but uncircumcised men do need to take extra care in their hygiene. |
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In 2014, the American summer music festival is a behemoth of an industry in and of itself. |
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Coordination in and of itself is not a bad thing, and indeed could be extremely useful and profoundly transformative. |
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First, the term 'terrorism' contains a normative connotation and is difficult to define, which poses a number of problems in and of itself. |
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The fact that a bandit was carrying a weapon was in and of itself a justification for armed response. |
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As a dory, represented as a boat, it probably doesn't mean very much, but what it means to the people who built it is a story in and of itself. |
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None of these cultural differences is in and of itself a showstopper. |
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The reason is not that there was no need, it was because of the restrictiveness of the very program in and of itself. |
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It's necessary, but in and of itself, it's not a sufficient condition for foreign investment. |
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All right, first of all, I've been reading your columns and you're strangely optimistic this year and that in and of itself can hex the Red Sox as we know. |
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That sort of practice does not, in and of itself, exploit some underlying potential in nature for producing value on the cheap. |
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Mr. Speaker, it is worth recalling and reminding all Canadians that the death penalty in and of itself is not against international law. |
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The bill in and of itself, in terms of the process that it outlines for the settlement of investment disputes, is not so bad as far as it goes. |
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Pearson looked at the question of development as important in and of itself. |
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Improving mobility in and of itself is not a solution, travel patterns must change. |
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It is not a tool for prosperity, but constitutes a value in and of itself, through its ability to open horizons in the minds of people. |
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Asset price stability is not an objective of the single monetary policy in and of itself. |
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It should also be noted that strengthening these institutions does not in and of itself simply lead to conservation. |
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Secondly, the elimination of stigma and discrimination is a public good in and of itself. |
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I am not satisfied that an alienation or transfer of property, in and of itself, is a sufficient basis on which to imply a trust of that property. |
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The administration's decision has reignited debate over whether affirmative action is an effective tool against racism, or a racist policy in and of itself. |
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But a dress code in and of itself, when it is equally enforced and applied to all students, still serves an important purpose. |
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It directed that a psychologist's lack of medical training could not, in and of itself, be used to justify an automatic disqualification of psychological testimony. |
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That these six eyewitnesses have remained anonymous for fear of their personal safety is revealing in and of itself. |
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This suggests that pleural carcinomatosis represents a final common pathway in metastatic disease, and may not, in and of itself, be indicative of a poor prognosis. |
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After deliberation, court found greater merit in argument of Y, existence of spearguns being seen in and of itself presumptive of inutility of combustion-propelled projectiles when entire machine gun is underwater. |
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Philosophically it could be argued that biodiversity has intrinsic aesthetic and spiritual value to mankind in and of itself. |
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It is too early to say that opening up trade is negative in and of itself. |
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Why we would want to be among the eight, as opposed to the majority that does, does not, in and of itself, suggest itself clearly in terms of our foreign policy priorities. |
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Second, inequality between a nation's regions may be of concern in and of itself, especially when the geographical regions align with political, ethnic, language, or religion divisions. |
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To kind of turn a phrase, it is almost a joke in and of itself but not so funny for those who have their property taken where it is called expropriation rights. |
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Removing Geithner won't in and of itself free up the credit markets. |
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While this is a deplorable situation in and of itself, to subject anyone to live in these conditions, there is also overcrowding because there are not enough homes to go around. |
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The fox of Japanese folklore is a powerful trickster in and of itself, imbued with powers of shape changing, possession, and illusion. |
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His complete infatuation with Eve, while pure in and of itself, eventually contributes to his joining her in disobedience to God. |
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However, the fact that the cars moved, in and of itself, is not proof that sufficient hand brakes had not been applied when the cars were first secured. |
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But an audit in and of itself is not a cure-all, especially because audits done without integrity can be used to rationalize political decisions. |
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What I can tell you is that, in and of itself, the nucleic acid test for HIV is certainly not sufficient reason to sign a death warrant on that question which is currently on the form. |
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World War I can be looked upon as a folly in and of itself, but the waging of it by the Allied high command highlighted several detailed aspects of it. |
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The concept of the fourth dimension asserts itself in and of itself in the new art as a partial or complete destruction of the three-dimension naturalist representation. |
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The introduction of new technology or a new method of performing the existing work does not, in and of itself, lead to the conclusion that the employee's job has substantially changed. |
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The question is not whether the employer acted inequitably or in bad faith, because that in and of itself does not necessarily attract a finding of civil liability. |
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The notion of child labour is not in and of itself abhorrent. |
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It takes a skilled taster to be able to tell the difference between a wine that is truly unbalanced in and of itself, and one that is balanced but is being served at the wrong temperature! |
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So, that in and of itself is a great opportunity for growth. |
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The Nuit blanche is a madcap happening in and of itself, but also hosts an array of absurdist, wacky activities that, frankly, defy classification, save for their common denominator: fun. |
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His is an incomplete ethical analysis, because it simply isn't true that the existence and poignancy of demand for a practice can, in and of itself, justify the legitimacy of the practice. |
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Problems arise when such deliberate self-segregationalism becomes an end in and of itself rather than a means to an end. |
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The Group further reaffirms its recognition that the legal regime applicable to outer space does not in and of itself guarantee the prevention of an arms race in outer space. |
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This in and of itself has caused great difficulties for the population and lays bare our naive assumption that bombing will somehow or another lead to a resolution. |
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As I said earlier, Mr. Chairman, this is innovative in and of itself, in that the first nation community will not just benefit from jobs from this hydroelectric project, they will have an equity share in the dam. |
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But as the Privacy Commissioner herself has indicated, I believe on a number of occasions, some cross-border data flow is not in and of itself a privacy concern. |
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First, the process of development, in and of itself, is a human right as it envisages a human development which leads to the enlargement of human freedoms and the flourishment of dignity. |
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His own projections suggest that AIDS orphaning is a pandemic in and of itself that could exceed the number of people afflicted with the disease, Monk said. |
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It is important to note here that the ability to tailor one's response to indifference, disdain, covert and overt disaffirmation is, in and of itself, a function of privilege. |
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Note that this motivation is distinct from D, because voters must think others benefit from the outcome of the election, not their act of voting in and of itself. |
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The relation of symbol to symbol forms a syntax of symbology that implies that it exists in and of itself, outside merely the mind of the perceiver. |
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A toolkit for split key cryptography in and of itself is a byproduct of developing ultra-high assurance applications such as root certifying authorities. |
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