Perceptions

Do you think the way Turgeon focuses on these differences in perceptions is important to understanding the themes of the novel? ❋ Unknown (2006)

Muendane was speaking at a press conference in Johannesburg on amnesty issues and what he described as perceptions surrounding the issues, related specifically to the PAC. ❋ Unknown (1997)

So, let's take a look at the World Bank's estimates of the "rule of law," which it defines as "perceptions of the extent to which agents have confidence in and abide by the rules of society, and in particular the quality of contract enforcement, property rights, the police, and the courts, as well as the likelihood of crime and violence." ❋ Mark Adomanis (2012)

That's why recording people's thoughts and perceptions is the stuff of science fiction and not science. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Still it should shake up certain perceptions of conservatives, as I think this is the first time the wife of a sittling politician, a social conservative, no less, has gotten a divorce while her soon-to-be-ex is still in office. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Whether that would change voter perceptions is unclear. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

One possible explanation for this apparent discrepancy in our perceptions is that people make oppose abortion and support marriage, but the LEVEL of support is shallow. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's fascinating to think about what has -- and hasn't -- changed in perceptions of nonfiction more than 30 years later. ❋ Roger Sutton (2009)

She noted there was a gap in perceptions – 85 percent of the men said their latest sexual partner had an orgasm, while only 64 percent of the women reported having an orgasm in their most recent sexual event. ❋ AP (2010)

Changing those perceptions is the first priority for the Sudanese-born Magid, 45, who has earned high marks as an outgoing bridge-builder who heads the All Dulles Area Muslim Society, a congregation of 5,000 families in Sterling, Va., just outside Washington, D.C. Magid succeeds Ingrid Mattson, a soft-spoken but unflappable Hartford Seminary scholar who was elected as the group's first female and first convert president in 2006. ❋ Josh Fleet (2010)

But we'd be remiss to overlook how the outcome of this game could affect the long-term perceptions of both programs. ❋ Mark Giannotto (2010)

But the lasting feeling, beyond these perceptions, is one of poets coming together and breaking breath. ❋ Unknown (2007)

As a patriotic American, he probably plans to serve his term and step down once it is over … but he has a proven ability to work outside the system, and his election shows that people had more trust in perceptions of his honesty and integrity than they did in the honesty and integrity of the old democracy itself. ❋ Unknown (2007)

However, this more likely reflected the increasing preoccupations of middle-class magistrates or efforts by recording clerks to gentrify their entries than a change in perceptions or practice within the plebeian community itself. ❋ Unknown (2005)

These twin perceptions — of Democratic feebleness and Republican assuredness — combined to devastating effect in the 2002 elections. ❋ Unknown (2004)