Nevertheless, a historical approach is especially appropriate to this task, not only because two millennia of history are represented in the Roman Catholic Church but also because the hypothesis of its continuity with the past, and the divine truth embodied in that continuity, are central to the church's understanding of itself and essential to the justification of its authority.
Cohen never gave up the view that the concepts of the infinite, infinitesimals, and continuity were central to a philosophical account of pure thinking and knowledge.
Continuity is central to many health disciplines, including family medicine [ 12, 13] and nursing [ 14, 15] and is an important national issue in several countries [ 16- 18].
Wyles confirms this continuity has been central to the club's success: "Probably the biggest factor in our success to date has been the consistency of squad and coaches.
The concept of 'loss' was found to be central in earlier transfer research [ 2, 4, 11], with loss of control and continuity central [ 4].
The efforts of Representative Tom DeLay, the House majority leader, to gerrymander Texas Congressional districts to strengthen the Republican majority is a blatant distortion of what has long been central to the continuity of American democracy: playing by the rules to assure legitimate succession and fair elections.
Central to establishing continuity of care is the development of a relationship between doctor and patient/caregiver.
This was selected because relational continuity is known to be central to the development of trust and improved communication between doctors and their patients and to the securing of optimal health outcomes in the community [ 20].
Establishing a relationship with one's family doctor, particularly one that is long-term, is central to developing informational continuity of care in family practice [ 13, 29]; this is also true for family caregivers involved in decision-making [ 14].
The experiential dimensions of living with, observing, and managing their disease over time were central to understanding the continuities and changes we observed.
