And as sentient as machines have become, nuance still escapes them.
His goose Liza reminds us that farm animals are just as sentient as domestic animals and certainly do not deserve the egregious cruelty imposed by the foie gras industry, including force-feeding with tubes inserted in their throats.
What redeems it all is the sense that the film-makers take their subject matter seriously and imagine their audience to be as sentient as their simian screen counterparts.
Messages from the Ancestors -- Wisdom for the Way "celebrates the wisdom available to us from the other side of the veil between the worlds," says the introduction, "and how we as sentient beings can benefit from spirit guides or ancestors".
Stubbs goes further and portrays his leopards as sentient, sensitive, acute observers that return our gaze.
In the film we see animals portrayed as sentient beings by animal photographer Jo-Anne McArthur.
Video games merely have to confirm us as sentient agents in order to function.
As sentient, willful beings, endowed with the gift of life, can we not consciously _choose_ to evolve?
These animals are revered for their gentle nature, for their nurturing and for their reputation as sentient beings.
Clare is interested in the individual spirit of each ship, describing the old batterer at one point as "sentient".
As sentient beings we all know this, but it's my public duty to remind you of the fact.
