Giles's reply is to the effect that the confused, simple concept of a substance possessed by the ordinary fellow in fact refers to the same reality as the real definition does, so that asserting the real definition of the confused concept simply asserts that the reality is itself, and so is a triviality, after all.
They are construed, instead, as logical devices so that asserting that a sentence is true is just a quoted way of asserting the sentence itself.
The glories of house-made pappardelle were the impeccable consistency of the lamb Bolognese, neither clumpy nor runny, that topped the noodles and the deployment of that terrific ricotta in the right measure, so that it asserted itself without taking command.
While reflecting on the situation, he comes to a conclusion which can be expressed by (7′) if we take the horses to be the elements of type, interpret pο to mean "the gate was closed", and interpret rο so that rοx asserts "x left the corral".
Peterson himself tried to undo the public relations damage, releasing a statement that acknowledged doing so, but asserting that he didn't believe such a thing constituted child abuse.
"Day after day and because so much alone, and furthermore because of so strong a chemic or temperamental pull that was so definitely asserting itself, he could no longer keep his eyes off [Roberta] — or she hers from him".
Before embarking for Cuba, in 1898, the Rough Riders, led by Theodore Roosevelt, chanted, "Rough, tough, we're the stuff / We want to fight and we can't get enough / Whoopee!" In Thomas's telling, that spirit manliness so loudly asserted that it's childish sums up the logic behind the Spanish-American War.
He did so in a way that made him look defensive, blaming the media for being "so dishonest and so corrupt," asserting that millions of people on the voting rolls should not be allowed to cast ballots, and calling Clinton "guilty of a very, very serious crime" — he did not say what — that should have banned her from the race.
So, in asserting that it cannot be proved, it has to be telling the truth.
But the Governor has rarely vetoed any of this spending and is unlikely to do so this year, asserting that the items are virtually always appended to larger appropriations whose veto could cause genuine hardship.
Some independent analysts say they are not so sure, asserting that opposition groups have been weakened since the elections while Mr. Mugabe remains popular with the military and the landless poor.
