| 单词 | comprehensiveness |
| 例句 | “Science-fiction devotees may find ‘Blade Runner’ a wonderfully meticulous movie and marvel at the comprehensiveness of its vision. Five Sci-Fi Classics, One Summer: How 1982 Shaped Our Present 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z In a misguided attempt at comprehensiveness, I turned my trip into an overstuffed sandwich, letting choice bits slide off the plate and onto the floor. 7 travel and sightseeing tips for your next trip to Vancouver 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z This frustrating sense of missed opportunity, of mere comprehensiveness at the expense of depth, prevails over the book as a whole. It’s Comments All the Way Down 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Rarely has a single volume in Native American history attempted such comprehensiveness. A New History of Native Americans Responds to ‘Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee’ 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z A fable, similarly, trades complexity and comprehensiveness for a clear but still true lesson. ‘Chicagonomics’ and ‘Economics Rules’ 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z “All of that” is now standard information in discographies across musical genres, and it is to Mr. Rust, colleagues say, that such comprehensiveness is owed. Brian Rust, Father of Modern Discography, Dies at 88 2011-02-02T05:22:39Z Still, while a treaty could be "a highly effective tool" for addressing plastic pollution worldwide, Cohen believes its success would depend on the comprehensiveness of the bill and the strength of implementation and enforcement efforts. A new report details the climate, health and human rights impacts of a plastic bottle 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z But the curators noted that both were made by a celebrated painter from Indiana and keeping them would help maintain the comprehensiveness and quality of the museum’s holdings by artists from the state. Clean House to Survive? Museums Confront Their Crowded Basements 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z Making no claim to comprehensiveness, the show nonetheless packs a wide cultural range into a relatively small ground-floor space. Black Designers in Focus at Fashion Institute of Technology 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Mr Wolf’s contribution is comprehensiveness and a piercing logic in piecing the disparate elements together. How to fix a broken system 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z The courts must determine whether those practices are “analogous to mainstream faiths in terms of moral duty, ultimate concern, comprehensiveness, that sort of thing,” Mr. Sonne said. Is Weed Church Church? 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z Historical narratives are best when they pique curiosity as well as satisfy it, and this one is too conscientious to proclaim its own comprehensiveness. ‘On the Basis of Sex’ Review: How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Became ‘Notorious’ 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z It’s a meaningful message, and one whose comprehensiveness nicely complements the play’s wealth of specific biographical details. Review | At Theater J, Albee’s ‘Occupant’ takes a lifeless look at the life of Louise Nevelson 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool,” directed by Stanley Nelson, doesn’t presume to be the last cinematic word on the artist, but within its nearly two-hour confines, this production aims for comprehensiveness. ‘Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool’ Review: A Complicated Artist 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Roger stretched to find some metaphor for the scale of the grief, the comprehensiveness of the disaster. Guardian book club: Capital by John Lanchester 2013-03-01T17:42:01Z The kind of comprehensiveness that digital research offers quells such complaints. Analyzing Literature by the Words, but Also the Numbers 2010-12-03T20:30:00Z Divided into clear, concise chapters and conducted in a style that might be called street-corner Ken Burns, this documentary, directed by Manfred Kirchheimer, is more essay than epic, preferring coherence to comprehensiveness. Review: ‘Tall’ Is a Little Movie About How Buildings Got So Big 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z The comprehensiveness is not a surprise because I doubted the filmmakers, but because Mr. Jones’s life and career are far-ranging enough to justify a mini-series. Review: ‘Quincy’ Captures a Lifelong Love Affair With Music 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Frankly, the comprehensiveness of "Magician" is something of a handicap. British 'Hello Ladies' trades in embarrassment and sentimentality 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z But it gives nothing away to state that the comprehensiveness of her public disgrace is harrowingly well-realised. Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty – review 2013-06-08T08:31:01Z Now comprising nearly 1,100 items, it is noteworthy for its comprehensiveness. Ardis James Dies at 85; Established Center on Quilts 2011-07-17T06:48:04Z They don’t follow narrative templates or aim for the comprehensiveness we often associate with conventional movies about such subjects. ‘Electro-Pythagorus’ Review: An Experimental Look at an Innovator 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z I admired that he could confront the comprehensiveness of death in his writing, but also in his life. ‘It Requires Genius and He Had It’: Readers on Cormac McCarthy 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z But it's the sheer comprehensiveness of this set that makes it so fascinating; many of the songs in it would be hard to source elsewhere. Schoenberg: Complete Songs – review 2012-07-18T14:37:05Z He liked the comprehensiveness of the word, which encompassed composing, performing, teaching, advocating on behalf of living composers. In Praise of Bernstein as Conductor: Movement That Mesmerized 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z Streaming is built on the power of the algorithm, which inhibits risk and serendipity and creates an illusion of ease and comprehensiveness. Will Streaming Kill the Art of Cinema or Grant It New Life? 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z In recent years, though, it has again staked its claim partly by trading in global comprehensiveness for more focused and astringent programming. New Directors/New Films Festival Highlights Bold Narrative Experiments 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z The new method brings an unprecedented level of comprehensiveness and detail to hospital emissions data that can equip administrative leaders to assess which improvements to focus on to meet their environmental commitments. What is the carbon footprint of a hospital bed? 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z To illustrate the divergent dynamics experienced by past societies, and to highlight the comprehensiveness of their data, the researchers provide three examples. Why do some environmental shocks lead to disaster while others don't? 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Its size and comprehensiveness allow comparisons among immigrants of different national origins and among varied locations in the U.S. that were previously unavailable. In an increasingly pessimistic era, immigrants espouse a hallmark American trait — optimism 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z But in the milieu of what I call our “urgent incrementalism,” with our appetite for granularity and comprehensiveness, we newshounds sometimes lose the perspective of the everyday citizen. The Trump indictment is a must-read | Charles M. Blow 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z It was that instinct for what her fans love and the comprehensiveness of her vision that led Han to push for greater control after the first “To All the Boys” film. The Jenny Han Effect: How the YA rock star took charge of her own media empire 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z This conclusion was reached in a study of breathtaking comprehensiveness. The new "abnormal": Experts agree climate change will intensify droughts and heatwaves in the future 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z The comprehensiveness of the agreement, therefore, may be an ongoing point of tension. Brexit: Northern Ireland Protocol talks at their end stages, sources say 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z Michael Lomax, UNCF’s president and CEO, said the comprehensiveness of the support in Fidelity’s Invest in My Education program will help students succeed. Fidelity pledges $250 million to support minority students 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z She works in series, turning an idea over in a variety of ways to undermine presumptions of any single photograph’s comprehensiveness. Review: Christina Fernandez's photographs, on view in Riverside, are a major pivot in Chicano art 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z “Does this report identify whole areas Australians should be concerned about? Absolutely, and it would be hard to understate the comprehensiveness and significance of those impacts,” Howden says. ‘Crisis’: Climate panel flags Great Barrier Reef devastation 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z The company’s small size sometimes meant they couldn’t match the comprehensiveness of larger publications. How Beijing Has Muted Hong Kong’s Independent Media 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Other counterintelligence officials believe the speed and comprehensiveness of the agents’ roll-up in China could not be traced solely to Lee. Loss of Chinese agents undercuts U.S. COVID origin probe 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Yet this comprehensiveness may explain why the act is now stalled in the Senate. To save democracy, Biden and the Democrats must stand up to "wealth supremacists" 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z Key policymakers are all but ditching the headline unemployment rate as a reference point amid the pandemic, rather than just downplaying its comprehensiveness. Why Top Economists Are Citing a Higher-Than-Reported Jobless Rate 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z Thomas C. Holt’s slim volume, “The Movement: The African American Struggle for Civil Rights,” achieves in just 120 pages of text a comprehensiveness that belies its length. Review | What made the civil rights movement successful — and what came next 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z “We reviewed all of Dr. Halper’s completed work for maturity of analysis, comprehensiveness of research, and clarity in writing,” said Mr. Baker, who was appointed during the Obama administration. Grassley asks Pentagon official if he leaked Flynn information to press 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z All four are ranked “best-performing” for their absolute or near universal coverage, their comprehensiveness of benefits and their choice of physicians and hospitals. We were warned what to expect in the pandemic, shows health-care league table 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z It’s a history, shamefully, still not taught with honesty and comprehensiveness in our schools. Editorial Roundup: Ohio 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z The comprehensiveness of her collection amazed many in the lexicographic world. Madeline Kripke, Doyenne of Dictionaries, Is Dead at 76 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z He makes no attempt at comprehensiveness, and the reasoning behind his selections is elusive — and quirky. Review | All the presidents’ books 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z “I am impressed with its comprehensiveness and specific proposals to address the 400-year legacy of slavery, discrimination, Jim Crow, brutality, and more suffered by black Americans,” his letter said. With few allies in Congress, Buttigieg relies on Reps. Beyer and Brown 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Some of the calls that Emanuel makes can be questioned, such as grouping the United States with the best-performing countries for comprehensiveness of benefits, chronic-care coordination, innovation in care delivery and innovation in payment. We were warned what to expect in the pandemic, shows health-care league table 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z But critics, citing notable inconsistencies in U.S. priorities, question the effectiveness and comprehensiveness of the administration’s approach. Pompeo: Religious Freedom Alliance will stop bad actors, advocate for persecuted 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z “I don’t want to be an apologist. You have to understand the large scale and the comprehensiveness of the operation.” W.H.O. Declares Global Emergency as Wuhan Coronavirus Spreads 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z It pledges to “uphold key principles of balance, accuracy and comprehensiveness”. Citizens' jury prepares to tackle climate change 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Trump’s nativism is especially striking for its comprehensiveness. Perspective | Trump has spread more hatred of immigrants than any American in history 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Your Medicare-for-all plan uses the basic framework offered by Sen. Sanders, both in the comprehensiveness of its benefits and in many of the taxes that are proposed to offset its costs. Opinion | What debate moderators should ask Kamala Harris about her Medicare-for-all plan 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z Stewart’s woefully uncomprehending comprehensiveness is further marred by repetition. Awards for Green Book and The New Negro merely assuage white guilt – these are not great works of art | Michael Henry Adams 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z “Of particular importance now is the comprehensiveness of the special counsel’s evidentiary narrative in the report and how he explains his reasons for declining additional charges.” Attorney general is preparing conclusions from the Mueller report 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Romo’s ease at the microphone comes from the fact he has worked at broadcasting with the same comprehensiveness he did football. Perspective | Tony Romo, at ease in broadcast booth, tells us how hard being an NFL quarterback is 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Its assessments strove for objectivity and comprehensiveness, and were considered state-of-the-art documents by many. In 1993 my agency warned of climate change. In 1995 it was abolished | William Westermeyer 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z What sets Van Damme and colleagues’ analysis apart is the comprehensiveness and diversity of quantified ammonia sources. Satellite pinpoints ammonia sources globally 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Pressures to report success, both for endemic countries and international institutions, run contrary to comprehensiveness. Three decades later, we’re still grappling with the guinea worm 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, De Hart has written an excellent biography based on archives and interviews with colleagues and friends: In its comprehensiveness, range and attention to detail, this is a vivid account of a remarkable life. Review | A notorious advocate for gender equality 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z But in pursuit of comprehensiveness, the book can feel tedious and distant, missing a human element. Review | How a web of racism and lies poisoned Flint 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Hailed by many since then as the most successful theory ever conceived, the Standard Model describes the universe with a comprehensiveness that is hard to understate. The Standard Model (of Physics) at 50 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z The comprehensiveness of Mounk’s analysis of populism’s advance is valuable, helping get beyond narratives that focus on a few especially colorful or nasty political figures or movements. Review | How inequality, immigration and modern media are undermining democracy 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z But the book doesn’t aspire to comprehensiveness or a bold new theory of humanity’s relationship with the temporal dimension. Review | Best time to have surgery, get sentenced by a judge, get married 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z What sets the county’s pretrial program apart, reform advocates say, are its smart use of existing resources and the comprehensiveness of its supervisory services. St. Mary’s pretrial program earns praise, cuts incarceration 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Our authors reacted positively, saying that they appreciated the comprehensiveness of the crowd’s comments and the speedy turnaround. Crowd-based peer review can be good and fast 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z “I’m very encouraged by the comprehensiveness of the bill and the willingness of the Senate to propose fairly sweeping changes,” he said. McCleary roundup: How close are lawmakers to fully funding public schools? (Spoiler alert: Not very) 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z "I suspect that the combination of swiftness and comprehensiveness of the Trump team’s restrictions may well be unprecedented." Obama science adviser: Trump immigration ban 'an abomination' 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z A spokeswoman for the commission said the new checks elevated electronic screening to the level of fingerprinting by addressing concerns about identity verification, the comprehensiveness of record searches, and timely follow-up requirements. Md. approves alternative screening process for ride-hailing drivers, amid threats Uber would leave 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Officials said their new method for counting “arrest-related deaths” should improve the “reliability, validity and comprehensiveness” of information on killings by police, after the weakness of previous efforts was exposed. Killings by US police logged at twice the previous rate under new federal program 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z While history would judge its value, he said the early reaction had been positive in terms of the "credibility of conclusions, rigour of its analysis and the comprehensiveness of its scope". Cabinet should have seen Blair-Bush Iraq memos - Heywood - BBC News 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z The attack was breathtaking in its ambition and comprehensiveness. So who put the cyber into cybersex? 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z Spanning two and a half years of work, HP's brand reinvention was most impressive for its level of comprehensiveness. How HP's brilliant new logo came to be 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Bill Soller, president of Biomedical Regulatory Consulting in Houston, who studied drug labeling when he was a professor at UC San Francisco, said he was impressed with the "comprehensiveness" of the FDA approach. FDA adds new warnings on risk of addiction, overdose and death for prescription opioids 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z But the NSA’s statements, in court and in the press, that the phone records program never achieved full comprehensiveness breathed new life into the government’s legal strategy. Appeals court rejects challenge to NSA's ongoing mass collection of phone data 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Even the most optimistic of seasoned nuclear-weapons and non-proliferation experts were surprised by the comprehensiveness of the interim accord, its level of detail, and the substantial concessions made on both sides. Close the deal 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z A report on the issue reads: “The current and planned work presented by the partners and government for survivors can be characterized as fragmented and lacking in scope, scale, comprehensiveness, evidence base and survivor-driven programming.” Ebola Response in Liberia Is Hampered by Infighting 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z This distinction is not a facile shift in semantics but offers a fresh paradigm that accounts for the complexity and comprehensiveness of who we are. The Death of the Patient: Moving from "Healthcare" to "Health" and "Patient" to "Person" 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z The goal is comprehensiveness: to build a storehouse, Goddard said drily, of “everything on the planet.” Animal Traffic 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Plans are separated into categories that indicate the comprehensiveness of coverage. Health Exchange Enrollment Picked Up in December 2014-01-13T21:49:39Z The accent of this lengthy article is on comprehensiveness. The Golden Age Of Management 2013-08-05T15:16:00Z The volume of the “unregistered” material was such that in January 1858, The Philological Society decided that “efforts should be directed toward the compilation of a complete dictionary, and one of unprecedented comprehensiveness.” Big Data News: A Revolution Indeed 2013-06-18T13:57:00Z Finally, there were things that weren’t a surprise that need to be stated for comprehensiveness. Why I Prefer PC Convertibles Over Traditional Notebooks 2013-05-15T13:27:26Z The comprehensiveness of a pitching arsenal is an example of what separates the good from the elite. Mets-Nationals Game Pits Harvey Against Strasburg 2013-04-19T02:02:49Z Plans are separated into categories that indicate the comprehensiveness of coverage. Health Exchange Enrollment Picked Up in December 2014-01-13T21:49:39Z “And people will seek their news — what’s important to them — from whatever sources provide the best combination of immediacy, ease of access, reliability, comprehensiveness and low cost.” Warren Buffett on Berkshire’s ‘Subpar’ Year, Big Game Hunting, and Why He Loves Newspapers 2013-03-04T13:00:32Z “We want to be Amazon.com in terms of comprehensiveness and in terms of convenience,” he said. Fancy Bests Pinterest Again, Adds AmEx, Gift-Giving Platforms 2012-09-17T18:10:04Z Their want of consistency and moderation has been in exact proportion to their want of candour and comprehensiveness of mind. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z Recent Discussions in Science, Philosophy, and Morals": "Utility, convenient a word as it is from its comprehensiveness, has very inconvenient and misleading implications. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z Plans are separated into categories that indicate the comprehensiveness of coverage. Health Exchange Enrollment Picked Up in December 2014-01-13T21:49:39Z The traits most needed for success in diagnosis are exactness and comprehensiveness. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z He was drawn to the Muslim Brotherhood, he said, because of its comprehensiveness. The New Islamists: Muslim Brotherhood Leader Rises as Egypt?s Decisive Voice 2012-03-12T05:28:20Z The Stoic emphasised the all-embracing necessity, the absolute comprehensiveness of the moral kingdom. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z It is the variety and comprehensiveness of these operations, that is so profitable as a speculation. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z Of these one of the most notable is Cyril Horv�th, whose treatises published in the organs of the academy display a rare freedom and comprehensiveness of imagination. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z Let your conversation possess a clarified conciseness, compact comprehensiveness, coalescent consistency, and a concatenated cognancy; eschew all conglomerations of flatulent garrulity and jejune babblement. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside 2012-02-24T03:00:26.570Z Clearness and depth, comprehensiveness and precision have never, perhaps, been so remarkably united as in Auguste Comte. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z Whatever he tried, he did on the whole better than they, and in comprehensiveness and adaptability as well as in sheer poetic faculty he was their master. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z Both these works are characterized by solidity and comprehensiveness rather than by rhetorical attractiveness or literary perspective. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z “The 36-Hour Day” remains a chilling book written in a formal style; its virtues are its comprehensiveness and its sober realism. The New Old Age Blog: The Caregivers' Bookshelf: An Alzheimer's Classic 2012-01-20T19:27:03Z The remarkable quality of his mind lay in the rare combination of acute analysis and grasp of detail with great comprehensiveness of thought. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z What distinguished the anger of the past 12 months was its comprehensiveness, the rate and intensity with which expressions of discontent spread across the planet. Year of the Fist 2011-12-22T21:15:04Z The conflict thus gains in the comprehensiveness of its presentation of life; and human nature in the face of such odds becomes magnificent even in failure. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z The other and more important characteristics of this work are delicacy of taste, solidity of judgment, vigour and boldness of fancy, and depth and comprehensiveness of understanding. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z The latter is perhaps preferable to the former on the score of comprehensiveness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Others of his age have surpassed him in system and in comprehensiveness; but no one has had a firmer grasp of the essential and fundamental problems of philosophy. Schopenhauer 2011-12-14T03:00:15.367Z The grammar stands alone in the annals of science for comprehensiveness, method and fullness of detail. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z After his death it developed in dramatic dexterity rather than in the comprehensiveness of its mirror of life. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z This is God,” etc., etc.; we get a clear insight into the intensity and comprehensiveness of the divine conception as it appeared to him. Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study 2011-11-25T03:00:15.820Z The most popular restaurant apps, like Urban Spoon and Yelp, aim for comprehensiveness. App City: Apps for Overwhelmed New York Foodies 2011-11-12T04:17:18Z He never was flustered, except perhaps when asked about the "comprehensiveness" of having a post-interview news conference. Mackanin rooting to Cubs — to hire him 2011-11-05T01:57:00Z He raises himself as a masterly exception above all that artists in writing demand of themselves—propriety, reserve, character, steadfastness of purpose, comprehensiveness, perspicuity, good deportment in gait and feature. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z Any precise and compact definition is sure to lack in comprehensiveness and veracity. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z The mind, occupied with matters of detail and routine occurrences, is apt to lose in comprehensiveness as much as it gains in minute exactness. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z Distance from this region as a center about marks the intensity of feeling and comprehensiveness of grasp with which the impulse was voiced. The Rise of Cotton Mills in the South 2011-10-19T02:00:21.010Z The church, instructed by the practice of mendication among all nations and classes, at all periods of history, and under all circumstances, has been enabled to perfect a system of extraordinary comprehensiveness, sharpness and efficiency. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z Pedantry and affectation were his abomination; pith and vigor, directness and comprehensiveness, the radical elements of his strength. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z It was also the first time that my mind opened up to the comprehensiveness of the media jihad highlighting its serious authority and impact upon the world. The Lede Blog: Samir Khan, Inspire Creator Who Waged 'Media Jihad' Said to Be Killed in Awlaki Strike 2011-09-30T14:26:28Z In correctness of detail and comprehensiveness of view it was greatly superior to every work of the same kind that had hitherto appeared in France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z His daughter was at a loss before the comprehensiveness of this blanket question. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z He died in 956, and was known, from the comprehensiveness of his survey, as the Pliny of the East. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z Surely there is no need for paring down its comprehensiveness, and saying that it merely means—a very frequent recurrence to devout exercises, as often as the pressure of daily duties will permit. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z In fact you are all the time impressed with the nobility and breadth of her style, and the comprehensiveness of her treatment, and oh, if you could hear her scales! Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z From this comprehensiveness arise its powers of appropriation, of conquest; for, to comprehend is to seize, to possess. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z He has never preached here with greater zeal, power, and comprehensiveness. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z For her conversation was already so full of charm, depth, and comprehensiveness, that all talk after hers seemed stale and common-place. Mathilde Blind 2011-07-27T02:00:25.473Z The two main points to be observed in these words are the comprehensiveness of the Apostle’s loving wish, and the source to which he looks for its fulfilment. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z Finally he had left nothing but a few strokes—yet, such was his genius for seeing what to delete and what to leave, the picture had gained rather than lost in character, force, and comprehensiveness. The Lure of the Pen A book for Would-Be Authors 2011-07-26T02:00:15.573Z And the statement as to the comprehensiveness of his search she does not altogether believe. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z But the scope, comprehensiveness, and style of the work make it in no less a degree inviting and attractive to the general reader. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z His narratives were unequalled for rapidity and comprehensiveness. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z Oh the comprehensiveness of that one little word! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z They criticise each portion independently, and desire a comprehensiveness in parts which would have been injurious to the total scheme. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z Powers is however often very inexact, and the value of his work is in its comprehensiveness rather than in its reliability. The Religion of the Indians of California 2011-04-03T02:00:16.637Z Again, while the positive sciences have increased our knowledge mainly in extent rather than in depth, it is metaphysics and only metaphysics that can increase this knowledge in its unity, comprehensiveness, and significance. Ontology or the Theory of Being 2011-04-01T02:00:38.727Z On this last day of communion with you on the Frœbel education, I would like to speak with some comprehensiveness and particularity on the subject of religious nurture. Education in The Home, The Kindergarten, and The Primary School 2011-03-27T02:00:15.947Z "Just the book which newspaper readers require to-day, and a marvel of comprehensiveness." Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z In grandeur of conception, comprehensiveness of treatment, and breadth of learning, this apology surpasses all other similar works of antiquity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z All these things clamour for controls and authorities of a greater range and greater comprehensiveness than any government that has hitherto existed. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z Its comprehensiveness may give the book a suggestive and retrospective value. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Why, in short, attempt to a comprehensiveness that must be overwhelming when in fact the need is for a selection that shall not merely represent but elucidate and lead. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times 2011-01-16T03:00:20.530Z This is a question too important to be neglected, and I have often proposed it to those whose accuracy of remark, and comprehensiveness of knowledge, made their suffrages worthy of regard. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z But Tecumseh had all the qualities of a man of genius, the chief of which are breadth and comprehensiveness of view and daring boldness of conception. Red Eagle and the Wars With the Creek Indians of Alabama. 2010-12-20T17:12:28.183Z The comprehensiveness and symmetry, the saneness and dignity of the Book of Common Prayer are educative forces of enormous value. With God in the World A Series of Papers 2010-12-20T17:12:19.523Z "For Backupify, it's all about comprehensiveness and ease of use," Thomas says. How to Back Up Your Social Media Accounts 2010-10-06T08:08:00Z What we really provide them is a level of comprehensiveness, with updates on every team several times a day, but from a fan perspective. The Evolution of Sports Blog Nation 2010-08-20T06:31:00Z "Once the oil stops, I believe we'll be able to very quickly get a handle on the comprehensiveness of the claims population." More Oil Funds Could Be Needed 2010-07-11T18:55:00Z People who work for larger businesses will only be able to buy subsidized insurance on an exchange if their employer’s coverage doesn’t meet new standards for cost or comprehensiveness. Will I Qualify Immediately for the Insurance Exchange? 2010-06-07T15:51:00Z Rather generously, Warren Lyons has saved us a few hours and answered the question with a level of comprehensiveness you wouldn't normally see on these pages. The worst English champions ever (sort of)? | The Knowledge 2010-03-24T00:10:00Z This is a crowded book, in other words, thick with crazy ideas and even crazier people, and for a while its “and another thing” comprehensiveness keeps us entertained. Book Review | 'Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History,' by David Aaronovitch 2010-03-19T23:42:00Z The chief strength of the program is how nicely it balances simplicity and comprehensiveness. 2009-12-31T18:42:00Z Mr. Shandy is understood to account for the comprehensiveness of this anathema by assuming it to have been designed as an institute or perfect digest of swearing. A Cursory History of Swearing With its dire comprehensiveness it seemed to include their lives in its sweeping embrace. A Poached Peerage The variety of trees here collected is marvellous in its comprehensiveness. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands Where he stands contrasted in his idea of human life with other poets, who have been more powerful exponents of its separate sides, is in his large and truthful comprehensiveness. Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. One realizes the faithful and honest comprehensiveness of his memory's scrutiny, obeying the habitual call of his conscience, which would not allow him the transcription of untruths under any circumstances. William Bradford of Plymouth First in the Psalter there is the note of comprehensiveness. The Christian Use of the Psalter In fact, he seeks the elemental everywhere. p. 172Thoreau found it in the Indian, Borrow in the gypsies, Whitman, with a finer comprehensiveness, finds it in the multitude. The Vagabond in Literature In no book of Hearn's are impartial judgment, insight and comprehensiveness displayed as clearly as in "Japan, an Interpretation." Lafcadio Hearn That she should, under these disqualifying circumstances, have produced a work so temperate, and on the whole so impartial—one that exhibits such philosophical depth and comprehensiveness of vision—excites in us wonder and admiration. Lives of Celebrated Women His magnanimity and catholicity of spirit gave him an almost preternatural comprehensiveness of sympathy with minds and consciences struggling in opposite directions for satisfaction. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 Very Small.—Are almost wholly deficient in thought, idea, and comprehensiveness of mind. The Illustrated Self-Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology The duties on transactions, levied chiefly by stamps, were ill-graded and lacking in comprehensiveness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" The accumulation of information is to be made with such orderliness, accuracy, thoroughness and comprehensiveness, that these qualities shall represent the chief and lasting result of knowledge. Letters from a Father to His Son Entering College It was this characteristic quality of comprehensiveness that also gave him so much influence as a teacher. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" It shows the intellectual comprehensiveness of our people, that they are ready to be taught by this great man, so resolute an opponent of our most fundamental ideas. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 Petrarch wrote with a comprehensiveness that was human. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern The magnitude and comprehensiveness of the enterprise seized the imagination of the country. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) Concentration in the thinker, clearness, comprehensiveness, complexedness, consecutiveness, continuity—there are the six big C's, which are marks of the subjects which tend to create the thinker. Letters from a Father to His Son Entering College Notwithstanding the superior merit of Dunglison's Medical Dictionary, as far as the comprehensiveness and reliability of its definitions are concerned, it is evident that it is almost useless as an orthoepical guide. Every-Day Errors of Speech The marvellous comprehensiveness of the scheme for the government of this ideal state makes it belong as much to the modern as to the ancient world. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" This impartiality in his early studies is the key of his philosophic work, the dominant characteristic of which is comprehensiveness rather than originality. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" It is rarely that a subject is treated with the profound investigation, vigorous analysis, and intelligent comprehensiveness which are exhibited in the discussion of the interesting literary topics to which the present work is devoted. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. Dean Hook's Dictionary is admirable for its comprehensiveness and general accuracy, but unfortunately the price puts it out of the reach of most of those for whose use the present "Handy Dictionary" is intended. The Church Handy Dictionary We acknowledge the homeliness and comprehensiveness, but we deny the value of poetic testimony. The So-called Human Race There is no great critic who by his readableness and comprehensiveness is as well qualified as Hazlitt to aid in bringing home to students the power and the beauty of the essential things in literature. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature It shows a breadth and comprehensiveness on the part of the leaders of its twenty-in-one organization of which I am very proud. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years The next element that enters into our idea is that of a proper comprehensiveness. In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education The comprehensiveness and vital nature of the subject, biology, present at once an inspiration and an element of fear to the conscientious teacher. Adequate Preparation for the Teacher of Biological Sciences in Secondary Schools This answer may also be given to the allegation, that Sir Andrew’s bills were lost from their comprehensiveness. The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, January, 1835 The learned among the French will own that the comprehensiveness of expression is a glory in which the English tongue not only equals, but excels its neighbours.... The Age of Pope (1700-1744) His mind was of an original and solid cast, admirably balanced, and combining the comprehensiveness of reason with the penetration of instinct. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. His language, coming to us as it does through the medium of interpreters of a bygone age, and through the simple symbols of less sophisticated minds, has poetic beauty, but lacks our modern comprehensiveness. Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war Hence it is that we find in their writings so much substance, so much comprehensiveness, so much insight. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors Simeon Samuels' conception of a marine-dealer's stock startled him by its comprehensiveness, and when he was asked to admire an Indian shawl, he couldn't help inquiring what it was doing there. Ghetto Comedies As she stepped in the open door her quick glance went over the big room with a comprehensiveness which catalogued its inmates accurately and instinctively. Tharon of Lost Valley Romish Catholicism, as a religious system, was about as opposed as anything could be to his own views, which were all in favour of comprehensiveness, and a large display of individuality. General Gordon A Christian Hero These regulations are regarded in Europe as a model of comprehensiveness and their observance ensures close attention to hygiene. A Terminal Market System New York's Most Urgent Need; Some Observations, Comments, and Comparisons of European Markets Language must be left to grow in precision, completeness, and unity, as minds grow in clearness, comprehensiveness, and sympathy. The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete In one of the latter was being held an extensive fair of Indian goods and manufactures, which for variety, comprehensiveness, richness of the articles, and judicious arrangement, would have done credit to any European city. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months Among other entries in his journal about this date, is one that so commends itself by its brevity and comprehensiveness that I quote it verbatim. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier These works are distinguished for comprehensiveness of study, general simplicity of arrangement, and for boldness of attack, and clearness of elucidation, of all guitar difficulties. Music and Some Highly Musical People At his first appearance in New York he amazed the critics and music lovers by the virility of his style, the comprehensiveness of his technic and by his finely trained artistic judgment. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression We thus find here a comprehensiveness unlike the attitude of the Baptist or St. Paul, and like, although far exceeding, the joy in nature and the peace in suffering of St. Francis of Assisi. Progress and History The collection of Greek and Roman antiquities, curiosities from all parts of the world, and valuable relics, undoubtedly exceed in interest and comprehensiveness any other similar museum. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands Secondly, the comprehensiveness of the present name would be forfeited, and a more partial quality taken. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 The comprehensiveness of our thought, whether we are asleep or awake, no doubt depends largely upon our idiosyncrasies, constitution, habits, and mental capacity. The World I Live In The comprehensiveness of the Tendai system caused it to be the parent of many schisms. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Homer has no word answering in comprehensiveness or depth of meaning to the word sin, as it is used in the Bible..... Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles Mankind, though they may condemn their vices and crimes, will never cease to admire the grandeur of their ambition, and the magnificence, comprehensiveness, and efficiency of their plans of action. Nero Makers of History Series "Just the book which newspaper readers require to-day, and a marvel of comprehensiveness in bringing all the factors of a great subject into view within a limited space." William Shakespeare He does not compare the with Cæsar or Napoleon in comprehensiveness of genius, or magnanimity, or variety of attainments, or posthumous influences. Ancient States and Empires On the other hand, this comprehensiveness ensured the success of the Tendai sect. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era But none of our modern rebels have managed to give to their new thought quite the comprehensiveness and daring which we find in him. Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions The effort after comprehensiveness of view reduces things to unity, but this unity stands out in opposition to the manifold phenomena which it transcends, and rejects as unreal. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory Why, in a book so marvellous in its comprehensiveness, is so much space given to this record? Separation and Service or Thoughts on Numbers VI, VII. “This book leaves nothing to be desired on the score of lucidity and comprehensiveness.” The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. The supremacy and comprehensiveness of this point of view is a matter of fact rather than argument. The Lost Art of Reading We doubt whether any single reformed church can present a theory of religion comparable with it in comprehensiveness, in logical coherence, in the well-guarded disposition of its parts. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 The really distinguishing feature of philosophic Atheism is its comprehensiveness, the ranking of all known deities, big and little, ancient and modern, savage and civilised, gross and subtle, upon the same level. Theism or Atheism The Great Alternative I am sure you have noted and admired its simplicity and clearness and its almost scientific precision and comprehensiveness. Notes on Islam In grappling with them, thought is called upon for its greatest comprehensiveness, penetration, and self-consistency. The Approach to Philosophy He reviewed with voluminous comprehensiveness the rights of the colonists, and the violation of those rights by the mother country. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 Ralegh may himself not have commenced by realising the gigantic comprehensiveness of his undertaking. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography As it is, when my mind reaches the age of my mother's, it will have a larger comprehensiveness than hers. Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch I called at Lansdowne House, as desired, and explained as briefly and clearly as possible the Canadian school system, its popular comprehensiveness and fairness to all parties, its Christian, yet non-sectarian, character. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada The extraordinary comprehensiveness of Aristotle's philosophy makes it quite impossible to render here even a general account of it. The Approach to Philosophy Such a union and concert of the intellectual powers, such an enlargement and development, such a comprehensiveness, is necessarily a matter of training. The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin In respect also to Intellectual Powers, there is among most people a conviction that severe reasoning, comprehensiveness, and logical acuteness belong pre-eminently to man. The Young Maiden To Him he looked in prayer before every important act, and taught his disciples that model prayer which, for simplicity, brevity, comprehensiveness, and suitableness, can never be surpassed. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy No ancient and few modern works equal it in comprehensiveness of detail and profound speculative insight. Fathers of Biology Philosophy as the truth of synthesis and reconciliation, of comprehensiveness and coördination, must be a living unity. The Approach to Philosophy They counted up seventy-five authenticated cases, and could not claim comprehensiveness for their tally. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado With a comprehensiveness which would have astounded the impurest of Western ears, he cursed Millicent and her vile offspring into the third and fourth generations. There was a King in Egypt "First and foremost," he declared, "the great juggler of Printing-House Square walks in like a sheriff and takes our comic effects;" and Newman's pencil added point to the comprehensiveness of the assault. The History of "Punch" The comprehensiveness of this sweeping statement might have made Ortensia smile at any other time. Stradella Sincerity of expression does not require what is distinctly another mode of intelligence, comprehensiveness of view. The Approach to Philosophy It is some time before he recovers sufficient coolness to reflect—then only with vague comprehensiveness; nothing clear save the fact that he has completely lost himself, and his way. The Death Shot A Story Retold Not that India denied the superiority of man, but the test of that superiority lay, according to her, in the comprehensiveness of sympathy, not in the aloofness of absolute distinction. Creative Unity The simplicity of its instructions, the comprehensiveness of its subject, and the accuracy of its details, together with its perfect arrangement, conciseness, attractiveness and cheapness make it the most desirable of all legal hand-books. Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure In the preparation of such reports, two conditions are equally essential—conciseness and comprehensiveness. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries Its great virtue is its recognition of problems—its exceeding circumspection; while its great promise is due to its comprehensiveness—its generous provision for all interests and points of view. The Approach to Philosophy The comprehensiveness of the Lord's injunction, that until after His rising from the dead they tell no man of their experiences on the mount, prohibited them from informing even their fellows of the Twelve. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern It is our comprehensiveness now, or this matter of concomitants of darknesses that we are going to capitalize. The Book of the Damned Mr. Brander Matthews points out that the great students are those who have combined the Teutonic thoroughness with the French comprehensiveness and lucidity. Personality in Literature No doubt there is confusion because of the complexity of motives depicted and the multiplicity of impressions created, but there is also a final message of the greatness and comprehensiveness of human souls. The Facts About Shakespeare But the higher interest owes its title to its liberality or comprehensiveness. The Moral Economy And this high position he attained, not by means of brilliant oratory, keenness of perception, or subtle comprehensiveness of judgment. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion It is such comprehensiveness, as contrasted with inclusion of a few factors and disregard for the rest, that we call higher approximation to realness—or universalness. The Book of the Damned By reason of its comprehensiveness the doctrine of the kingdom has been regarded by many as the most general conception of the ideal of Jesus. Christianity and Ethics A Handbook of Christian Ethics But if followed too exclusively, it ends by limiting the comprehensiveness of truth. Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches But the comprehensiveness of view shared by Dickens and Tolstoy, by Balzac and George Eliot, finds no place in Mrs. Inchbald's work. A Simple Story By his own ostentatious confessions, the only intellectual comprehensiveness to which he can lay claim is an astonishingly comprehensive ignorance. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy It seemed to be conceded that men had more invention, comprehensiveness and power of generalization, and that their business habits, the fruits of ages of experience, were at least worth studying and copying by women. Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience "This is an excellent little volume, and from its conciseness, clearness, and comprehensiveness is a great improvement on the well-known 'Pearson' of an earlier generation." Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys The comprehensiveness and lucidity of this work make it an invaluable book of reference to every student of Biblical Theology. The Cockatoo's Story But this will be due, not to its own tendencies, but to the comprehensiveness of the old definitions. Gryll Grange The memory must be drilled for years in accuracy, retention, and comprehensiveness. Pushing to the Front It was evidently a word that had unfolded the depth and fulness and comprehensiveness of its meaning to him in the last stage of his religious experience. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. I believe America has never produced a race of statesmen equal in purity of character, in comprehensiveness of views, in noble patriotism and moral courage, to "the Fathers of the American Revolution." The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 Foremost among its compeers in antiquity, in comprehensiveness, and in originality, the British constitution is at once the least tangible and the most widely influential among European bodies of fundamental law. The Governments of Europe The Egyptian, Indian, Persian, Greek, Hebrew, and Roman religions, are all illustrated with that masterly genius, comprehensiveness and fertility of imagination, for which Kaulbach is without a peer among the artists of the age. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 In all the arrangements of social life, e.g. for news, communications, supplies, discussion and entertainment, and demands will be made and complied with for greater convenience and comprehensiveness, for popular æsthetics and popular representation. The New Society I used to pride myself on that once, fool that I was, and call it comprehensiveness. Daily Thoughts selected from the writings of Charles Kingsley by his wife The number of Department of Defense rulings that pertained directly to black servicemen was matched by the comprehensiveness of their subject matter. Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 Departments and arrondissements, however, continued to be primarily spheres within which the general government, acting through its own agents, brought home immediately to the people the reality and comprehensiveness of its authority. The Governments of Europe The most striking features of the work are its comprehensiveness and conciseness.... Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology Hyrtl, without pretence of quoting them all, gives a list of these which is surprising in its comprehensiveness. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages Under the enforced comprehensiveness or tolerance of a national church, it is easier for strange doctrines to spread within the pale. A History of American Christianity Happily, the third is admirably suited to the purpose, combining, as it does, the comprehensiveness of eight with the simplicity of two. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 The guarantees extended the individual comprise a bill of rights hardly paralleled in comprehensiveness among the constitutions of European nations. The Governments of Europe That he possesses a thinking faculty of rare comprehensiveness, as well as acuteness, will be allowed by all who will study his other works now in course of republication in New York. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 In an article on Shakespeare in the June number of this Magazine, we spoke of his general comprehensiveness and creativeness, of his method of characterization, and of the identity of his genius with his individuality. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 What strikes us in his course of study is its desultoriness and its comprehensiveness. The Youth of Goethe He had organized and executed with Napoleonic comprehensiveness; he had fattened on the daily tribute of less imaginative subordinates in sin. Phantom Wires A Novel An interest that has been developed along all leading lines of study has a proper breadth and comprehensiveness and cannot be hampered and clogged by narrow restraints and prejudice. The Elements of General Method Based on the Principles of Herbart How broad the comprehensiveness of the concept designated huta was, is perceived especially in this, that it was used to express the wish to have objects at which the child pointed. The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. But the marvel of his comprehensiveness is his mode of dealing with the vulgar, the vicious, and the low,—with persons who are commonly spurned as dolts and knaves. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 But the fascination of the subject persisted, and for a time Herbert Spencer's "Synthetic Philosophy," by the comprehensiveness of its induction and its vast array of data, exercised its thrall. Evolution An Investigation and a Critique Abdu’l-Bahá’s answer to your letter circulated amongst them, as it is unique in many respects and much appreciated in its nature and comprehensiveness. The Light of Divine Guidance (Volume 2) But the demand for depth of knowledge is just as imperative as that for comprehensiveness. The Elements of General Method Based on the Principles of Herbart His message, unique in its comprehensiveness and scope, is wonderfully in accord with the signs and needs of the times. Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era His superiority to the men about him lay in the 'marvellous fertility, energy, and comprehensiveness of his military genius.' Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 439 Volume 17, New Series, May 29, 1852 The high respect in which Calvin was held, and the clearness and comprehensiveness of his thought made him ultimately the most influential of the Protestant publicists. The Age of the Reformation I want you to note that unity? is the one word of more significance than any other in the history of man; and that it is growing in its depth, its comprehensiveness. Our Unitarian Gospel There was no detail of religious thought with Helen Jeffrey; ideas presented themselves to her mind with a comprehensiveness and simplicity which would have been impossible to Mr. Ward. John Ward, Preacher I was at once struck by their comprehensiveness, power and beauty. Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era But what law, approaching the comprehensiveness of the law of causation, presents any exceptions? Logic Deductive and Inductive Its rigid logic, comprehensiveness, and clarity have secured it the same place in the Protestant Churches that the Summa of Aquinas has in the Roman theology. The Age of the Reformation They were citizens of Rome, yet strangers to her imperial comprehensiveness. The Arian Controversy The more one considers this statement, the more he is convinced of its comprehensiveness. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance She said “Good-evening” with a shy comprehensiveness, then, to Cynthia, like a child, “I thought maybe you would like some of my sweet-peas.” The Portion of Labor The boy did not struggle longer, but looked up with a wonder of comprehensiveness in the bearded face bent kindly over his. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel The muzzle of my carbine began to wobble, for his fluency and comprehensiveness were distinctly amusing, while our attacker, who soon let go the butt of his revolver, listened with pained but undisguised admiration. The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro "Every day's use of this admirable work confirms me in regard to its comprehensiveness and accuracy." General Scott But whilst this plan secured continuity of treatment, it secured it at the expense of comprehensiveness. A Critical Examination of Socialism The plain words of Scripture, legitimately interpreted according to their proper scope and context, contain a fulness and comprehensiveness of meaning sufficient for the wants of all men in all circumstances. Companion to the Bible The great Nullifier and the great Reformer were both Titanic, in the vastness and comprehensiveness of their views, in their unrelenting self-assertion, in their metaphysics, and in their theories of government. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics And here as elsewhere the spirit of national isolation was held in check by the larger comprehensiveness of the University. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 This new work, the sale of which has already necessitated a second edition, far excels all previous treatises on the subject in comprehensiveness and practical value to the refractionist. Watch and Clock Escapements A Complete Study in Theory and Practice of the Lever, Cylinder and Chronometer Escapements, Together with a Brief Account of the Origin and Evolution of the Escapement in Horology So dominant, however, is present feeling and impulse, or so deficient is he in comprehensiveness, that he often takes up with the most trumpery arguments; that is, for a few days at a time. The Eclipse of Faith Or, A Visit To A Religious Sceptic Whoever neglects the former, will want breadth and comprehensiveness of Christian culture. Companion to the Bible The time for greater union, in which this Church may have a great part to do, and for increased comprehensiveness, may, in our day, be ripening towards maturity. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century We mean that He is of manifold comprehensiveness—that there is unity between His various powers. Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series The forcible, comprehensive, stimulating life stimulated me too, and seized upon me with all its comprehensiveness and all its force. Autobiography of Friedrich Froebel translated and annotated by Emilie Michaelis ... and H. Keatley Moore. A detailed history of the root 'Chester' in its various British usages may serve to show how far such a rough-and-ready solution as the pupil-teacher's falls short of complete accuracy and comprehensiveness. Science in Arcady "In the great requisites of simplicity of arrangement and comprehensiveness, we have none better adapted for general use." The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science Of course his system of treatment is rich in variety and comprehensiveness. Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century I distinguish the unity of comprehensiveness from the unity of mere singularity. Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series At its close, however, I felt more clearly than ever the deficiency of inner unity and interdependence, as well as of outward comprehensiveness and thoroughness in the teaching there. Autobiography of Friedrich Froebel translated and annotated by Emilie Michaelis ... and H. Keatley Moore. These attractions, combined with the comprehensiveness and unity of the discussion, the range and authenticity of the facts, and the delicacy, originality, and vividness of the experiments, render the work at once popular and profound. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 He seems to lack a certain spiritual comprehensiveness —an enveloping intuition, so to say, of the spiritual value in a material fact. The Seeker There was at once a comprehensiveness and a particularity in Sophie's gaze which, while humbling and abasing Cornelia, brought a comforting feeling that full justice, upon all points, had been done her in Sophie's mind. Bressant The body is many, and a unity of manifold comprehensiveness. Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series "Its depth, its clearness, its comprehensiveness, seem to me to mark the author as a genuine critic of the broader and the higher school." Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics The defect of the scheme, as has been argued, was not in rationality, but in comprehensiveness,—a fundamentally right principle being the basis, it is easy to extend the application of it indefinitely. The Young Lady's Mentor A Guide to the Formation of Character. In a Series of Letters to Her Unknown Friends But in breadth of conception, in comprehensiveness of thought, her mind was essentially masculine. A History of English Prose Fiction "Oh, yes!" replied Bressant, shutting his book on his knee, and returning the professor's look with one of exceeding keenness and comprehensiveness. Bressant Napoleon's authentic doings and sayings are wonderful in their vast comprehensiveness and sparkling vision, combined with flawless wisdom. Drake, Nelson and Napoleon His anxiety to affiliate his own speculations to those of his predecessors is a marked feature in all his philosophical works, and illustrates at once the modesty and comprehensiveness of his mind. John Stuart Mill; His Life and Works Twelve Sketches by Herbert Spencer, Henry Fawcett, Frederic Harrison, and Other Distinguished Authors Minute care is as striking in them as their comprehensiveness. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) It is much to be regretted that Clausewitz did not live to see with Bacon's eyes and to work out the full comprehensiveness of his doctrine. Some Principles of Maritime Strategy Her mind, despite her masculine acquirements, was thoroughly feminine: she had more tact than genius, more sensibility and quickness of perception than depth, comprehensiveness, or continuity of thought. Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings His criticism, also, was thoroughly and characteristically a philosophical criticism; and herein mainly, along with its vastness of erudition and comprehensiveness of view, lies the foundation of its fame. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843 The following lyric is, however, far above either, as it ambitiously embraces the whole subject, and therefore, so far as comprehensiveness is concerned, must of course take precedence even of Tennyson's 'Ring Out!' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The great symbol of this new comprehensiveness in the insurrection was the Encyclopædia. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) You will remember three forgotten things—that poetry is rooted in emotion, and that it grows by the mastery of emotion, and that its significance finally depends upon the quality and comprehensiveness of the emotion. Aspects of Literature It is necessary in æsthetics as elsewhere to recognise a hierarchy of excellence, the grades of which are determined by the greater or less comprehensiveness of the artist's nature expressed in his work. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series Gradually, however, it increased in definiteness, persistence, and comprehensiveness of purpose. The Promise of American Life It is not too much to say that the educated Hindu does not regard a fixed creed as a part of his Hinduism, but rather boasts of the doctrinal comprehensiveness of his religion. New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century A Study of Social, Political, and Religious Developments As we pass upwards in the geological scale, we find that these features gradually disappear, higher and ever higher forms are introduced, and "specialisation" of type takes the place of the former comprehensiveness. The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science "The power, which a man has by the comprehensiveness of his mind to enjoy the future, has no apparent limits." Answer to Dr. Priestley's Letters to a Philosophical Unbeliever At the present moment, with all its toleration, all its liberality, all its comprehensiveness, and all its scrupulous honour, the genius loci, the guardian spirit of the place, was Protestant. Ireland and the Home Rule Movement They agree in the universality and comprehensiveness of their conception of human knowledge; and they were absolutely alone in their serious practical ambition to work out this conception. Bacon How, indeed, could the educated Indian employ any other term with the desired comprehensiveness? New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century A Study of Social, Political, and Religious Developments The disciples did not at first realise this comprehensiveness of the new faith. Exposition of the Apostles Creed But it will be well to safeguard it by saying that this unpolitical carelessness and comprehensiveness of the indiscriminate Turk had its tragic as well as its comic side. The New Jerusalem A quotation from the newspapers will exemplify the comprehensiveness of those terms "ladies and gentlemen," which had once such definite and narrow restrictions. The Bed-Book of Happiness It is very able and interesting; marked with his characteristic comprehensiveness and sense of practical needs, and with a confidence in his own knowledge of law which contrasts curiously with the current opinion about it. Bacon There existed in the highest Parisian society towards the end of that century a comprehensiveness of curiosity and inquiry, a freedom of opinion, an independence, and soundness of judgment, never seen before or since. Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859, Volume 2 It is a work altogether, which, for comprehensiveness of design, strength, clearness, and simplicity, has no parallel. The Conqueror But evolutionary theories, especially as they rise towards comprehensiveness, cannot permanently content themselves with origins, or with classifications merely, nor with concentrating on nature rather than on man. Civics: as Applied Sociology The author spared no effort to make his work as complete as possible; and he believes that it will be appreciated for its comprehensiveness, modernity, and practical usefulness. Putnam's Word Book The comprehensiveness of this brief and sudden document of surrender was appalling! Abraham Lincoln, Volume II I conclude by calling attention to the comprehensiveness of Christ's authority. In His Image Far outstripping Jean de Meung in the comprehensiveness and vigour of his thought, he at the same time infinitely surpassed him as an artist. Landmarks in French Literature But the fruitless incident exhibits in the strongest light the attitude of Washington as a purely American statesman, and the comprehensiveness of his mind in dealing with large affairs. George Washington, Volume I The very comprehensiveness of his measures proved the safeguard of Licinius. Public Lands and Agrarian Laws of the Roman Republic His record as both has never before been set forth with the same comprehensiveness as in Professor Harper's important and, after one has ploughed through some heavy pages, fascinating volumes. Old and New Masters The fragments On the Education of the Human Race, which Eugène Rodrigue has translated into French, may give an idea of the vast comprehensiveness of Lessing's mind. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes Of these, many possess rare merits, and are characterized by a depth, a comprehensiveness of criticism not to be found in the similar productions of any other nation. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 Journalism, however, is a word that is needed for its comprehensiveness. Composition-Rhetoric Next to this very convenient subdivision of topics, the most striking merit of the new cyclopaedia is, perhaps, comprehensiveness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 At this statement, which was almost brutal in its brief comprehensiveness, Ida turned pale as death, as well she might, and dropped her fork with a clatter upon the plate. Colonel Quaritch, V.C. A Tale of Country Life Admirers of the Roman style call it cold, indefinite, wanting in dogmatic coherence, comprehensiveness, and grandeur. Occasional Papers Selected from the Guardian, the Times, and the Saturday Review, 1846-1890 There is about my serious style a vigor of thought, a comprehensiveness of view, a closeness of logic, and a terseness of diction commonly supposed to pertain only to the stronger sex. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 He had a strong craving for comprehensiveness of opinion, and was not content to store up knowledge that demanded a mere act of memory in its acquisition. George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy His courtesy, had, therefore, that comprehensiveness which we call republican, though it was really the least republican thing about him. Malbone: an Oldport Romance The sweeping nature of this deduction may from its very comprehensiveness fail to carry conviction to the reader. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 By their comprehensiveness and amplitude they filled the imagination. Memoirs of Carwin, the Biloquist Though difficult, it is not impossible; but it requires a breadth of outlook and a comprehensiveness of understanding which are not easy to preserve amid a desperate contest. Proposed Roads to Freedom Language must be left to grow in precision, completeness and unity, as minds grow in clearness, comprehensiveness and sympathy. George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy The CD-ROM faces genuine limitations, in terms of speed and comprehensiveness, in the creation of a retrieval software to run it. Library of Congress Workshop on Etexts He had a sudden vision of the comprehensiveness of the temptation. The Touchstone It was chiefly at meetings in connexion with these that he found occasion for the delivery of addresses characterized by profound thought and comprehensiveness of view, a collection of which was published in 1857. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 But your term is a term of inadequate comprehensiveness. The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation The forehead was rather low, prominent above the eyebrows, and with keen, hollow temples, but deficient both in comprehensiveness and ideality. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860 Great comprehensiveness of intellect, an indomitable energy, a rare penetration and control over other minds, combined with an unblemished integrity of character, have given him a high reputation among physicians in the West. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men And it endeavours to appropriate to itself all comprehensiveness of view, all true fortitude, and all liberal generosity. Italian Letters, Vols. I and II The History of the Count de St. Julian The boy flushed with pleasure under the comprehensiveness of that wink. In the Midst of Alarms The President introduces, as the first of his topics, the prevailing money pressure, which he treats at considerable length, with some degree of truth, but without originality or comprehensiveness of view. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 There is not so much of calm comprehensiveness of thought, and there are more angles. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860 Napoleon, with naïve comprehensiveness, called Holland the alluvion of French rivers. Dutch Life in Town and Country And among the many picturesque episodes which the Hebrew Scriptures present, the narrative of the Fall stands out with a character of all-embracing comprehensiveness which belongs to no other single event in the Jewish annals. Milton They believed in and preached toleration, and their whole movement stood more distinctly for comprehensiveness and latitudinarianism than for aught else. Unitarianism in America How much Christian narrowness would be blown to atoms if its advocates would do as James did, and let God's facts teach them the width of God's purposes and the comprehensiveness of Christ's Church! Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts In Hegel, it had been exclusively the comprehensiveness of the thoughts and the mode of the thought's procedure that held my attention. Recollections of My Childhood and Youth The plan is executed with laborious comprehensiveness, and one unacquainted with the vast and varied range of so-called "radical" utterances will be overwhelmed by the mass brought together. The Mind in the Making The Relation of Intelligence to Social Reform The piece is entitled Of true religion, heresy, schism, toleration; but its meagre contents do not bear out the comprehensiveness of the title. Milton The power and vitality of faith are not measured by the comprehensiveness and clearness of belief. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark If we keep this distinction in mind, the words of our text gain wonderfully in comprehensiveness. Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah Whosoever will make all his life the manifestation of his belief, and turn all his creed into principles of action, will grow both in the comprehensiveness, and in the depths of his Christian character. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes The glance did not disconcert Miss Verney, who returned it with one of equal comprehensiveness. Sanctuary The very simplicity and obviousness of the details give them grandeur and comprehensiveness: no part of man's character which his contact with nature can affect or develop is left untried in Robinson. Confessions and Criticisms The fact that it appears here, side by side with these absolutely universal and first principles of religion and worship, clearly shows that the giver of the code regarded it as of equal comprehensiveness. Expositions of Holy Scripture I do not believe that he or any other Liberal leader or any Conservative minister has any comprehensive aim at all— as we of the new generation measure comprehensiveness. Mankind in the Making They acquire increased definiteness but they lose in comprehensiveness. Pages from a Journal with Other Papers I used to pride myself on that once, fool that I was, and call it comprehensiveness. Two Years Ago, Volume II. The statesmanlike comprehensiveness, however, of his main propositions justifies us in believing that he had not overlooked such obvious stumbling-blocks in his way. The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History Its old-fashioned, simple phraseology may hide from some of us the elevation and comprehensiveness of the ideal that it sets forth. Expositions of Holy Scripture This is a question too important to be neglected, and I have often proposed it to those, whose accuracy of remark, and comprehensiveness of knowledge, made their suffrages worthy of regard. Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes The physician had too rashly believed in the comprehensiveness of the word "salad," just as we, if not enlightened by experience, might believe in the all-embracing breadth of "sympathy with the injured and oppressed." Impressions of Theophrastus Such Sympathy, in its full comprehensiveness, is the proof of the strongest individuality. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 Banquo voiced the comprehensiveness of moral law when he said, "In the great hand of God I stand." Halleck's New English Literature To know, for example, that the endless variety of colour which we see in plants is developed only by the rays of the sun, is to know a truism sublime by its very comprehensiveness. The Book of Household Management What to choose depends partly upon personal preference, partly upon whether your need is for comprehensiveness or compression. The Century Vocabulary Builder There were not wanting, from the last reign, precedents for bringing royal pressure to bear on constituencies to secure the selection of amenable representatives, and the principle was now applied with a reckless comprehensiveness. England under the Tudors Therefore it was not intended to put a limit on the size or the comprehensiveness of any corporation, further than that it should not stifle competition, except by greater efficiency in production and distribution. Philip Dru Administrator : a Story of Tomorrow 1920 - 1935 There is no mistaking the length and breadth and all comprehensiveness of this glorious promise. The Theology of Holiness He has borne interesting testimony to his superior's comprehensiveness and rapidity of view, the directness with which he went to the important point, disregarding secondary matters and economizing his time and thought. Lectures and Essays They had all to consult him; in every strait and conflict he had to be appealed to, and came in at the last as the man of supereminent composure, comprehensiveness, and breadth of brow. The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 Yet when subjects of large constitutional or national importance have come up for discussion, the debates prove that Canadian intellects display a comprehensiveness of knowledge and a power of argument worthy of a larger arena. The Intellectual Development of the Canadian People The gifted natural philosopher who treated this difficult question with the greatest sagacity and comprehensiveness was Jean Lamarck. The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 The chief point that strikes us about the Greek ideal is its comprehensiveness. The Greek View of Life Goethe did not choose that comprehensiveness of temper which led him into so many fields; it was the necessity of a mind vast in its range and deep in its insight. Essays on Work and Culture But although a review may thus be made catholic, it cannot thus attain comprehensiveness. Definitions: Essays in Contemporary Criticism The Maoris had the tabu; and had it on a Polynesian scale of comprehensiveness and elaboration. Following the Equator, Part 4 Goodrich, in his Select British Eloquence, speaking of Burke's comprehensiveness in discussing his subject, compares him to one standing upon an eminence, taking a large and rounded view of it on every side. Burke's Speech on Conciliation with America By virtue, nevertheless, of this comprehensiveness, the Stoic ideal is more akin to modern tendencies than that of the soldier-citizen in the city-state. The Greek View of Life Design in Nature is distinguished from that in human affairs—as it fittingly should be—by all comprehensiveness and system. Darwiniana; Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism If not, then a black's message-stick is a model of literary condensation, their characters marvels of comprehensiveness and exactitude. Confessions of a Beachcomber That is to say, we must draw evidence of our faith from its latent capacities, its unsuspected affinities, its previsions, its adaptability, comprehensiveness, sympathy, adequacy to human needs.' Born in Exile The comprehensiveness of the tongue was also another great advantage; though, like all other eminent advantages or excessive good, it was the next-door neighbor to as great an evil. The Monikins It excels in beauty, comprehensiveness, and a true religious spirit, any other writing prior to the advent of Christ. The Interdependence of Literature The boldness, the comprehensiveness, the insanity of wickedness displayed in such a proposition, and emanating from such a source, so astounded the mind of Alaric, as to deprive him for the moment of speech. Antonina Here I came to my birthright a heritage of nothing save the most glorious of all possessions: freedom—freedom beyond the dreams of most men in its comprehensiveness and exactitude. Confessions of a Beachcomber The history of no other life of that remote time is known with either the certainty or the comprehensiveness that attaches to hers. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 1 In all this there was much less discrimination than in that desire for comprehensiveness of development on which he had been used to exercise his wit. The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 2 The limpidity of her blue eye and a flickering dimple added much to the quaint comprehensiveness of her answer. T. Tembarom But scarcely anybody seems to have perceived that almost all their peculiar faults arise from the utter want both of comprehensiveness and of precision in their mode of reasoning. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 But life is like a tale that is told, because of its comprehensiveness. The Crown of Thorns : a token for the sorrowing We may try them in this comparison by three tests—definiteness, comprehensiveness, and motive power. Philebus Any comprehensive view of the world must necessarily be general, and there may be a use with a view to comprehensiveness in dropping individuals and their lives and actions. Sophist There is no organic unity in a succession of feeling or sensations; no comprehensiveness in an infinity of separate actions. Theaetetus The words 'evolution,' 'birth,' 'law,' development,' 'instinct,' 'implicit,' 'explicit,' and the like, have a false clearness or comprehensiveness, which adds nothing to our knowledge. Cratylus In one word, it is characterized by comprehensiveness. The Crown of Thorns : a token for the sorrowing Acting on this rule, so wide in its comprehensiveness, so beautifully simple in its working, Bonaparte approached Tant Sannie with the book in his hand. The Story of an African Farm, a novel Although I have adopted the heading "Bibliography," it should be understood that, in offering the subjoined list, I do not claim for it absolute comprehensiveness. A Guide to the Best Historical Novels and Tales The proof of them is, 1st, their comprehensiveness and consistency with one another; 2ndly, their agreement with history and experience. Theaetetus Thus, then, in its brevity and its comprehensiveness, with its plot and its moral, we see that each human life is like "a tale that is told." The Crown of Thorns : a token for the sorrowing |
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