Sentence examples for the contemporary value from inspiring English sources

Mr. Lynch discourses, often with a kind of sulfuric humor, on the possibility that human life spans might soon be doubled by science; on the similarities, as he sees it, of coffins and condoms; on writer's block; on abortion; and on the contemporary value placed on having choices, options, endless possibilities.

This contrast between the classical and naturalistic interpretations is of fundamental importance not only for our general understanding of Hume's philosophical system but also for any adequate assessment of the contemporary value and relevance of his views on this subject.

All measured values of Cr EDTA GFRs were compared with the eGFR calculated using the contemporary value of plasma creatinine.

Those who believe the Constitution is "living" believe, Wilkinson says, that judges should "implement the contemporary values" of society.

Souter offered a rebuttal of what he termed "the fair reading model," which calls for an analysis of the Constitution that is grounded in the language of the Constitution--at the expense of a more nuanced analysis that considers the contemporary values and outlooks that can shape judicial decisions.

The same risk score was re-calculated at follow up (2001), based on the contemporary values of its determinants.

The main contemporary value of the code is its detailed picture of the constitutional organization of the Visigothic kingdom and the information it provides about the "vulgar law"—i.e., Roman law adapted to fit the economic and social conditions of the late Roman Empire.

Taking the long view, though, MCM hardly seems a perfect fit for these contemporary values.

From the above equation Eratosthenes obtained, for the length of a great circle, 50 × 5,000 = 250,000 stadia, which, using a plausible contemporary value for the stadium (185 metres), is 46,250,000 metres.

Financial planners Norton Warburg Group NWGG) had invested £1.3 3.3 million (up to £ in contemporary value) of the group's money in high-risk venture capital to reduce their tax liabilities.

The DE emphasizes the centrality of theoretical critique in the examination of contemporary values, of the power relations that constrain and enable political, social, cultural, and economic life, and of the modes of justification that legitimate historical and cultural inquiry and sociopolitical analysis.