By contrast, chaos narratives appear to be a disjointed series of events within which neither the narrator who is living within the story, nor the listener, can discern a clear purpose or direction.
Egyptians are searching for signs of clarity in such declarations, hoping to discern the direction of a state led by a secretive military council brought to power by a revolution based on demands for democracy, rule of law and an end to corruption.
Miami Dolphins (15) It's difficult to discern the direction of a team whose owner flies cross-country to try to woo a head coach while still employing another one.
If I could discern a trend or a bold new direction in this body of work, I'd be happy to share it.
"He was definitely a forward thinker, one of the few guys I know in the technology business who had the ability to sift through the tea leaves of the present and discern the direction of future events," said Larry Scott, a former colleague at Cambridge Technology Partners.
For the 200 -ms condition only, behavioural data showed a statistically significant impairment in subjects' ability to discern the direction of tilt at the SAME condition compared to the DIFF condition; fMRI showed suppression of the BOLD response, and MEG showed suppression of the peak amplitude.
Before their operations they could perceive light, and two could discern its direction, but none could see objects.
In humans sounds arrive at one ear slightly before they arrive at the other, allowing the brain to discern the direction from which the sounds emanated.
It is hard, sometimes, to discern the direction of the 'because' — if one should act to help others because it supports a system in which one's own happiness is more likely, then it looks really like a form of egoism.
Similarly, the community of faith could walk in solidarity with us, helping us to shape our thinking and discern our direction as we move deeper into God.
