In the parable of the sheep and the goats (Matthew 25 31-46) offers a paradigm for structurally marginal persons.
As an "outsider," "marginal individual," or "socially dead person" in the society where he was enslaved, his rights to participate in political decision making and other social activities were fewer than those enjoyed by his owner.
"Even if viewership is marginal," the person said, "it would at least give them the promotional opening to say, 'We've put the news back in morning news, and we've decided to offer some thoughtful, mature conversation in the morning.' " Conversely, CBS executives are said to believe that such an approach will attract viewers, not repel them.
When evaluating candidates, I think about the marginal impact this person will have on the organization as a whole.
While broader cultural developments have begun to clear space for the expression of formerly unorthodox sexualities and gender identities, those who would have once been called hermaphrodites remain even more marginal than transgender persons.
The age effect was decomposed as α a = α l a − a ¯ w + α ˜ a, where α l is the age slope, a ¯ w is the average age index (weighted by the marginal number of person-years by age group), and α ˜ a is the age curvature with the linear trend removed.
These two assumptions create opposing forces in intertemporal choice: while diminishing marginal utility motivates a person to spread consumption over time, positive time preference motivates a person to concentrate consumption in the present.
One person's "marginal" is another's "subtle".
There is an interesting distinction, the Harvard political scientist Stephen Ansolabehere points out, between the generic non-voter and the "marginal voter"—the next person in.
