Sentence examples for intellect to come from inspiring English sources

Interspersed with an account of their woeful progress through the decades are the cool observations of a dispassionate narrator on the crises and failures of contemporary society, the rise of science and the decline of religion, the animalistic nature of sexual desire and the inability of the liberal western intellect to come up with any coherent response to the disasters that enfold it.

Those who dominate panel discussions are less likely to impress others with their intellect and more likely to come across as bullies or know-it-alls.

Even those of us who have worshipped intellect as a religion need to come to know our own fears of the darker and more sneaky sides of ourselves, for we do have them.

Ferguson's intellect and panache mean that his skilful revision of history will reverberate for years to come.

Ben Carson, also appearing on the Sunday talk show circuit, argued that allowing Syrian refugees to come to the US "under these circumstances is a suspension of intellect".

They have been opportunities to worship together, so that we not only understand with our intellect but come to understand at a deeper spiritual level and learn with our hearts.

He has told friends that he respected Mr. Romney's intellect, but had come to view his rival as a less formidable adversary as he learned more about him from reading research books and watching his campaign.

Acceptance eventually replaces resistance as the intellect finally comes to terms with the limitations of the body.

In 2002-03, running in the same "public intellectual" circles as Miller, was the late Christopher Hitchens who tirelessly traversed the country offering up every convincing-sounding argument in favor of toppling the government in Baghdad while willingly neutering his formidable intellect when it came to any possible downside to launching aggressive war in the heart of the Arab world.

She came to rely on her intellect to win her friends, but it rewarded her with admiration rather than acceptance and she was left feeling like an outsider.

By abstraction the intellect comes to know the universals that function as subject and predicate in syllogistic propositions.