"There is probably less interest in foreign affairs from the standpoint of whether we are going to have a nuclear war," he says, "but probably more interest from the standpoint of business and commerce".
Unlike Godwin (or, earlier, Rousseau), who viewed human affairs from a theoretical standpoint, Malthus was essentially an empiricist and took as his starting point the harsh realities of his time.
I am at a loss to explain this state of affairs - from either the standpoint of the commissioners or the makers, or in terms of that nebulous dimension we call "public taste".
Senator J. William Fulbright said, Educational exchange is not merely one of those nice but marginal activities in which we engage in international affairs, but rather, from the standpoint of future world peace and order, probably the most important and potentially rewarding of our foreign-policy activities.
It doesn't matter from that standpoint.
The European Union's official policy is to seek to fully integrate Russia into European life, from a cultural and scientific standpoint to economic and political affairs, while leaving it clear that Russia will not be a candidate for membership in the union anytime soon, if ever.
"From a law of physics standpoint, it's perfectly feasible," said Scott Pace, an international affairs professor and director at the Space Policy Institute at The George Washington University.
John Wiscaver, vice president of public affairs for Oklahoma Farm Bureau Insurance, said "the impact of this event from a property damage standpoint would be similar to Joplin", adding that the two tornadoes were "very comparable in scope".
From a neurological standpoint.
"From an emotional standpoint you get sad about it," said Mr. Melton, 43, who had always dreamed that college visits would be a family affair.
Not from an execution standpoint, nor from a toughness standpoint".
