Sentence examples for if we contend from inspiring English sources

We get closer to the heart of Davidson's analogy if we contend that metaphors (taken as metaphors) have meanings only in the same way or sense that jokes (taken as jokes) do: both metaphors and jokes have points, points which will be got by some and missed by others.

If we profess and proclaim that God «created the world out of love», if we contend and confess that the Word of God «assumed flesh and dwelt among us», and if we value and venerate sacred icons in our liturgy and worship, then we must also struggle for the transfiguration of the entire cosmos... to the last speck of dust! 20.

If so, we contend that information avoidance is a dimension of communication inequality and may be subject to the influence of SES and race/ethnicity.

If, as we contend here, brains are genuine complex systems, the common view that sparsely recorded intracranial data somehow provide a gold standard for scalp recordings appears quite misguided.

Because we found that it was fully reversible if PXD101 was removed, we contend that it is a form of resistance.

More specifically, we contend that, if the PITAC is to have a meaningful effect on trade policy, it must be granted the same powers and responsibilities as chapter-level industry trade advisory committees.

25 We contend that if dissection were to occur, its consequences might be lessened and more retrievable.

Yet we contend that if CGM devices can help maintain blood glucose levels in normo-glycemic ranges they may provide critical assistance in avoiding hypoglycemia and thus their precision in low blood glucose ranges may be of less importance.

We contend, therefore, if an extended mobility test has greater correlation with perceived function simply because it may be more 'functional', then the extended walk could be a close proxy for self-reported function (or vice versa).

We contend that if populations from the same habitat (lowland or montane) are genetically and morphologically more closely related to each other than to population from the other habitat, we would expect historical isolation and secondary contact between the lowland and montane populations to be the prevailing hypothesis for the current contact zone.

We contend that if the primary health system is to embrace equal consumer participation in services, as advocated by recent analysts, carers must be explicitly positioned as competent agents who are able to make relevant evaluative judgments based on their own situations.