Sentence examples for powers of material from inspiring English sources

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.

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 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).

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

The parameter values express material opacity as a power-law of material temperature and density.

This new computer code is a good tool for evaluating stopping powers of various materials for light and heavy ions.

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.

Equation 4 predicts a growth power law of materials at the frontier line of a drop.

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