Sentence examples for a less absolute from inspiring English sources
Even if the long 5-HTT gene turns out to confer a less absolute immunity to stress, the social implications -- of the gene-and-adversity model of mood disorder -- will remain.
But one might also oppose capital punishment in a less absolute sense: Even if it's philosophically or theoretically acceptable, it's difficult if not impossible for states to impose the death penalty fairly.
In the past, the form allowed a less absolute response — that the voter was either residing abroad "temporarily" or "indefinitely" — but the new form leaves civilian voters only these choices: "I am a U.S. citizen residing outside the U.S., and I intend to return," or "I am a U.S. citizen residing outside the U.S., and I do not intend to return".
An absolute deontological requirement demands to be obeyed come what may, a less than absolute requirement may be overridden if conformity to it produces an excessively bad outcome or conflicts with other deontological requirements that taken together have greater moral weight.
I read back to her something she said in an interview a few years back: "I'm just less absolute".
The answer may lie in a greater degree of openness, which makes the principles less absolute and therefore gives greater weight to the personal attributes of the messenger.
In cases where surgery alone carries a high rate of local control, adjuvant radiotherapy will have less absolute impact.
Until industrialization made the mechanical clock an integral feature of daily life, time was perceived in less absolute terms.
Someone who's got a smaller following might actually be doing a better job of connecting with their customers and fans, even if they get less absolute engagement.
The Canadian Charter is both more expansive and less absolute.
Private art speaks more quietly; it is less absolute, easier to live with.
