It proposes to bring the primitive and sensual element in man under critical control; to accomplish this it relies chiefly upon its amiable exaggeration of the reasonableness of human nature.
Catholicism relies for this, as it has been said, on "tradition.
But that is possible only through an education which relies on the instinctive respect and mystical belief.
That time has passed, and even he relies on the meteorology telegram of the scientific bureaus rather than on the weather rules of his grandfather.
The individual feels his own responsibility reduced because he relies instinctively on the judgment of his neighbours, and with this decreased responsibility the energy for resistance to dangerous propositions disappears.
I persuade myself, however, that it will be made apparent to every one, that the charge cannot be supported, and that the maxim on which it relies has been totally misconceived and misapplied.
Are they not the identical means on which every State government in the Union relies for the attainment of these important ends?
Because the natural eye does not perceive the visible workings of a Divine economy in the course of events, it practically ascribes all to human means, and relies on human aid.
Indeed, it relies for its success mainly in cultivating these qualities in them.
The Bank relies upon the chances in its favor, the "splits," and the superior skill and experience of the dealer.
The fox relies so confidently upon his superior speed, that I imagine he half tempts the dog to the race.
If he find himself countenanced by acts of hers, how is it that, while he relies on these acts, he covers, or seeks to cover, their authors with reproach?
A government that relies on thirteen independent sovereignties for the means of its existence, is a solecism in theory, and a mere nullity in practice.
He relieson his friends to feed him, and if he has no friends he must starve.
He creates the generals and the soldiers; he relies upon the former for ordering, upon the latter for enforcing, aright.
It is on the constancy, strictness, and sameness of these choric and musical influences, that he relies for the emotional training of youth.
The government relies on bilateral and multilateral aid - which was suspended following the April 1999 coup d'etat - for operating expenses and public investment.
This is the state called enlightenment, a new way of experiencing reality that relies entirely upon intuition.
The Ts'ao-tung relies more heavily on the traditional practice of meditation to gradually release enlightenment.
If we looked back at the examples furnished by history, we should learn how woefully human wisdom is deceived when it relies upon itself.
He relies upon it and gratifies himself with it, presuming thereby to present a flattering appearance in God's sight and to render himself peculiarly acceptable to him.
He concludes his letter with saying, that the King of Spain is desirous of harmony between the two countries, and relies upon the equity of his complaints for satisfaction.
As applied in this country, especially when used as a term of reproach, Transcendentalism would designate a system which builds on feeling, rather than on reason, and relies more on the imagination than on the judgment.
Not believe it--not believe on what General Humbert relies at this moment, and to which that officer yonder is an accredited messenger!
Mr. Abbott relies on his quiet and peaceful pictures of happy domestic life, and the expression of such sentiments and feelings as it is desirable to exhibit in the presence of children.
The democratically elected government, installed in August 1997, inherited massive international debts and currently relies on revenues from its maritime registry to provide the bulk of its foreign exchange earnings.
The government relies on bilateral and multilateral aid for operating expenses and public investment and is strongly induced to adhere to structural adjustment programs designed by the IMF and the World Bank.
One who follows an empirical method; one who relies upon practical experience.
These relies are now in a church at Rome called Sant' Apassara: this word being corrupted by the Italians from Abbacyrus.
After the death of her father, St. Catharine, out of devotion to the passion of Christ, and to the relies of the martyrs, accompanied her mother in her pilgrimages and practices of devotion and penance.
His relies were removed to Abbeville, where he is honored as patron.
To-day each man relies on a million others to supply him with the commonest necessaries of life.
It must be wholly artificial, and it relies for its strength simply on the adherence of its members to their agreement to maintain prices.
Therefore dramatic poetry, the most complicated kind of poetry, relies upon the actor; and lyrical poetry, the intensest kind of poetry, seeks the aid of music.
Thus, Sir David Barbour cites Professor Fisher as the authority on whom he relies for such justification of the theory as may be needed,[131] while Professor A.
It will be asked, What are the deterrent influences upon which Secularism relies for rendering vice, of the major or minor kind, repellent?
It relies upon making it clear that in the order of nature retribution treads upon the heels of transgression, and, if tardy in doing it, its steps should be hastened.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "relies" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
