Sentence examples for power of material from inspiring English sources

"The power of the spirit pulls us upward, while the power of material things pulls us downward," he said.

Commentators who defend the conciliatory power of material reparations frequently interpret such payments as acknowledgements of responsibility, expressions of respect for the moral status of the victims, acts of remorse or caring, evidence of increased trustworthiness or a recommitment to the norms of justice (Thompson 2002, Brooks 2004, Gray 2010, Walker 2010).

Study of power index of material distribution proved that the behavior of FG microbeams differ considerably from homogeneous isotropic ones.

Some numerical results are presented to investigate effects of different parameters including temperature changes, material length scale parameter, beam thickness, Poisson's ratio and power index of material distribution on the FG microbeam behavior.

The ability to simulate realistic microstructures will further increase the power of materials modelling.

His critique of the then-prevalent theory of fetishism (belief in the magical and protective powers of material objects) is remarkable both for its recognition of Africa's linguistic and cultural history and diversity and for its identification of the ways in which European Christians constructed images of non-Christians and their religions.

Ms. Stuart allows her material all the time and space it needs, and she obviously believes in the power of that material to lead her and her audiences where it may.

It was a solid, unsensationalist piece of work that trusted in the power of its material.

Publishers therefore have to go to radical lengths to vie for the purchasing power of we material girls.

The problem with imposing a blunt contemporary interpretation on a classic text is that you risk vitiating the power of the material, stunting its theatrical potency.

But Golijov doesn't feel the need to assert himself with "wrong-note" sophistication, as Stravinsky did; instead, he trusts in the power of his material and in the instincts of his collaborators.