Sentence examples for rational appreciation from inspiring English sources

They act this way out of of fear, certainly, because executions are so brutal but the fear also reflects a more rational appreciation of the fact that his "wild" gambles so often turn out to be triumphs lesser mortals could not even imagine.

As the appreciation of justice and the desire to act to further it, conscience is based on a rational appreciation of the well-orderedness of a benign God's plan for the world.

If their education really does give them some rational appreciation of the principles underlying the laws of Magnesia, we should expect that they can, to a significant degree, be free from detailed regulation and supervision by others.

With respect to (I), some have argued that despite the fact that Plato's programmatic remarks about the preludes suggest that they are designed to further a rational appreciation of ethical truths, what is actually provided for the vast majority of the citizens is, primarily, rhetorical persuasion appealing to their sense of honor and shame.

Conservatives oppose expanding educational opportunities such as Head Start and pre-school aid because it would encourage rational thinking, and an appreciation of science.

The principles of rational decision are needed for appreciation of the problem.

At one stroke, it resolved a diversity of problems and awakened an appreciation of the rational structure and processes of the physical world.

According to classic decision-making theory, a decision is rational when based on full appreciation of available evidence and aimed at defined aims [ 1].

His method of tabulating data on animal groups in geographic zones highlighted the discontinuities; and his appreciation of evolution allowed him to propose rational explanations, which had not been done before.

It actually reflects a rational assessment of demonstrated costs and benefits -- and an appreciation for real but incalculable risks of toying with the very nature of nature.

Greater appreciation of these pathways' operation will enable the rational redesign of NDP-sugar metabolism to tailor cell wall compositions in Populus in search of an improved biofuel feedstock with less recalcitrant cell walls.