Brennan, Teresa, "Essence Against Identity", Metaphilosophy, 27 1-2), 92-103, January 1996.
The American military escalation in Vietnam under Lyndon Johnson became a colossal drag that Hubert H. Humphrey could not escape in 1968: He never found a way to run against Vietnam (in essence, against Johnson) as many Democrats wanted.
In the degenerative violence of the last 10 days, the conflict that had been so elaborately dressed in the civilizing cloak of a peace effort has been stripped to its barest essence: Jew against Arab, Arab against Jew.
"They are in essence betting against the president and against an economic recovery".
African governments are now realizing that these deals are in essence loans against future revenue, and falling prices could leave them saddled with giant piles of debt.
Other financial institutions offer ways to, in essence, bet against the dollar by way of a targeted mutual fund, for example, but EverBank's products are unusual.
Mr. Cuban's willingness to sell everything so quickly and then, in essence, bet against something he had created is quite unusual, financial advisers to wealthy families say.
The prison was sold by Gov. Mario Cuomo in 1991 to the state's Urban Development Corporation for $242 million, a move that allowed the state to cover a budget shortfall by, in essence, borrowing against itself.
However, the malaise in the market for corporate debt goes far wider than these two big names.In retrospect, the price of credit-default swaps in essence, insurance against companies' defaulting on their bonds appears to have bottomed out in December.
The only way to keep the White House in G.O.P. hands, Gingrich said, would be to nominate someone who, in essence, runs against Bush, in the style of Nicolas Sarkozy, the center-right cabinet minister who just won the French Presidency by making his own President, Jacques Chirac, his virtual opponent.
And lastly, communicate with those in your company so you are not in essence working against yourself and wasting time and money.
