"He incidentally did a little to help the enemy, but I don't think he was in a state of mind to be capable of contemplating the consequences of his actions in doing that intentionally".
It's a quick, design-y way to say, "I'm always thinking about the planet and our future generations, even when I am meeting and greeting heads of state, contemplating legislation, or doing whatever presidents do in their private office spaces".
The concept of contemplating nothingness is Buddhist.
What is more daunting for Penn State to contemplate is how the caliber of the players it recruits will be affected.
No need to define my state of mind by "contemplating the misery of another".
An ideal object can represent a possible different state of the person contemplating it, which presupposes, in addition to the ability to represent possible future states, a degree of self-awareness.
For example, the state of South Carolina is contemplating opening up its coast to offshore oil and gas drilling, claiming it will create jobs and income for state residents.
George Wentworth, a senior staff lawyer for the National Employment Law Project, said an unusually large number of states were contemplating benefit cuts.
More states are contemplating lawsuits of their own, and state attorneys general have formed a working group to share information and discuss legal strategies.
But that doesn't mean that all of the states contemplating their waivers are certain to fall in line.
