Sentence examples for by performing an act from inspiring English sources

It may have been equally hate-inspired, but did the murderers, like Smith's murderers, see themselves as correcting a dereliction of the law by performing an act of justice themselves?

(Searle also recognized a "null" direction of fit for speech acts, such as greetings and thanks, that match neither words to the world nor the world to words.) Finally, the expressed psychological state of a speech act is the belief, desire, intention, or other mental state that a speaker necessarily expresses by performing an act of that type.

To illustrate: Arthur initially wins Naomi's heart by performing an act of incredible extravagance.

For new students, the first two weeks of practice are offered as a gift that we encourage them to pay forward by performing an act of kindness or donating to their favorite non-profit.

He made the choice to risk his entire career by performing an act of love and support, to do what was right and what God wanted him to do.

By performing an act of worship before leaving, such as a prayer, or ritual, it will help to give you more confidence whilst alone.

At 6 she rode her first elephant in the ring and by 16 was performing an act with dolphins and seals.

The Mormons may feel they are performing an act of generosity by offering Jews a chance to change their minds.

She and the others were charged with "Disturbing the public peace according to regulation 201 A4 of the Israeli legal code, the punishment for which is six months in prison, and the violation of regulation 287A by performing a religious act that 'offends the feelings of others.'" The punishment for the second crime is up to two years in prison.

Local resident John Kralik, author of "A Simple Act of Gratitude: How Learning to Say Thank You Changed My Life," gave an inspiring talk on how he turned a feeling of despair to joy, just by performing a simple act of gratitude, repeated daily.

We will obviously bake a cake for your heterosexual wedding, but only if you prove that you're straight by performing a sexually explicit act in the back room of the bakery.