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| what is loose construction: The Psychology of Personal Constructs George Kelly, 2020-05-25 First published in 1992. Unavailable for many years this is a reissue of George Kelly's classic work. It is the bible of personal construct psychology written by its founder. The first volume presents the theory of personal construct psychology and the second volume shows the implications for clinical practice. |
| what is loose construction: Effective English Philander Priestley Claxton, James McGinniss, 1917 |
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| what is loose construction: How to Read the Constitution Christopher Wolfe, 1996 Prominent constitutional scholar Christopher Wolfe challenges popular opinions by presenting an insightful and well-supported defense of originalist interpretations of the Constitution. He describes the traditional approach to constitutional interpretation and judicial review and then focuses his analysis on the due process clause, which has become the source of most modern constitutional law. Wolfe challenges the most influential defenders of judicial activism, including Laurence Tribe, Michael Dorf, Harry Wellington, and Mark Tushnet, and he persuasively explains the dire political consequences of taking the Constitution out of constitutional law. |
| what is loose construction: The Psychology of Personal Constructs: A theory of personality George Kelly, 1991 Examining two centuries of Balkan politics, from the emergence of nationalism to the retreat of Communist power in 1989, this is the first book to systematically argue that many of the region's problems are external in origin. A decade of instability in the Balkan states of southeast Europe has given the region one of the worst images in world politics. The Balkans has become synonymous with chaos and extremism. Balkanization, meaning conflict arising from the fragmentation of political power, is a condition feared across the globe. This new text assesses the key issues of Balkan politics, showing how the development of exclusive nationalism has prevented the region’s human and material resources from being harnessed in a constructive way. It argues that the proximity of the Balkans to the great powers is the main reason for instability and decline. Britain, Russia, Austria-Hungary, France and finally the USA had conflicting ambitions and interests in the region. Russia had imperial designs before and after the 1917 Revolution. The Western powers sometimes tolerated these or encouraged undemocratic local forces to exercise control in order to block further Soviet expansion. Leading authority Tom Gallagher examines the origins of these Western prejudices towards the Balkans, tracing the damaging effects of policies based on Western lethargy and cynicism, and reassesses the negative image of the region, its citizens, their leadership skills and their potential to overcome crucial problems. |
| what is loose construction: The Dictionary Of Public Policy And Administration Jay Shafritz, 2018-05-04 The Dictionary of Public Policy and Administration offers definitions of all the key terms, concepts, processes and practices of contemporary public policy and administration. Included are brief biographies of major scholars and influential practitioners, summaries of major rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court, overviews of significant laws, descriptions of important government agencies, and explanations of historical trends and governing doctrines. The Dictionary is designed to be the single most useful tool that a student or practitioner of public administration could have—the book to keep at their side while they are reading other textbooks in the field. |
| what is loose construction: How Judges Think Richard A. Posner, 2010-05-01 A distinguished and experienced appellate court judge, Richard A. Posner offers in this new book a unique and, to orthodox legal thinkers, a startling perspective on how judges and justices decide cases. When conventional legal materials enable judges to ascertain the true facts of a case and apply clear pre-existing legal rules to them, Posner argues, they do so straightforwardly; that is the domain of legalist reasoning. However, in non-routine cases, the conventional materials run out and judges are on their own, navigating uncharted seas with equipment consisting of experience, emotions, and often unconscious beliefs. In doing so, they take on a legislative role, though one that is confined by internal and external constraints, such as professional ethics, opinions of respected colleagues, and limitations imposed by other branches of government on freewheeling judicial discretion. Occasional legislators, judges are motivated by political considerations in a broad and sometimes a narrow sense of that term. In that open area, most American judges are legal pragmatists. Legal pragmatism is forward-looking and policy-based. It focuses on the consequences of a decision in both the short and the long term, rather than on its antecedent logic. Legal pragmatism so understood is really just a form of ordinary practical reasoning, rather than some special kind of legal reasoning. Supreme Court justices are uniquely free from the constraints on ordinary judges and uniquely tempted to engage in legislative forms of adjudication. More than any other court, the Supreme Court is best understood as a political court. |
| what is loose construction: History of American Politics (non-partisan) Walter Raleigh Houghton, 1882 |
| what is loose construction: I'm Just Saying Ronald L. Clark, 2010-11 The contents of this book are a compilation of short commentaries about politics and life in general. These commentaries are presented in chronological order, beginning with the latest (August 2010), and ending with the earliest (June 2008). The objective of the commentaries is to foster a new awareness for the reader by being exposed to new and different ways of looking at and understanding some of the things that affect us all everyday. At the very least, the views, opinions and ideas presented herein should be a refreshing departure from the fare offered by the mass media and their established talking heads and columnists. It is the opinion of the author that the mass media commentary we all are subjected to on a daily basis is not necessarily relevant to the large majority of citizens because they are made by those who rarely share the same stress of living that most of us do in our everyday lives. So, it is the sincere aspiration of the author that a new awareness and perspective about politics and life in general will result upon reading these humble offerings. Ronald L Clark was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and is the father of four children. Most of his professional years have been involved in design engineering for the United States Navy. He is the holder of a number of patents and was the Science and Technology leader at the Naval Air Warfare Center that featured a technical career that highlights system engineering as the most rewarding of his technical endeavors. He is an avid sailor and still enjoys hitting the links when the sun is shining brightly. |
| what is loose construction: The Enduring Democracy Kenneth J. Dautrich, David A. Yalof, Christina E. Bejarano, 2023-01-16 How can our history provide us with a roadmap to the future? The Enduring Democracy offers the essentials of American government with a focus on placing current issues and controversies into a historical perspective. By looking back, students can use the context of our country to understand that the troubles we face are often newer versions of past dilemmas. This allows them to tap into those lessons learned to identify, understand, and even provide solutions to today′s challenges. One modernizing force to all this comparison is the rapidly changing demographics in our population that asks us to reconsider many aspects of American political behavior and how that will influence both the present and future. The Seventh Edition frames the 2022 midterm elections from the perspective of what they mean to students, so that they can see the relevance of American government in their daily lives. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Learning Platform / Courseware SAGE Vantage is an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality SAGE textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Unparalleled in its ease of use and built for dynamic teaching and learning, Vantage offers customizable LMS integration and best-in-class support. It’s a learning platform you, and your students, will actually love. Assignable Video with Assessment Assignable video (available in SAGE Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. LMS Cartridge: Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. |
| what is loose construction: Cognitive Processes in Writing Lee W. Gregg, Erwin R. Steinberg, 2016-07-15 Originally published in 1980, this title began as a set of questions posed by faculty on the campus of Carnegie-Mellon University: What do we know about how people write? What do we need to know to help people write better? This resulted in an interdisciplinary symposium on Cognitive Processes in Writing and subsequently this book, which includes the papers from the symposium as well as further contributions from several of the attendees. It presents a good picture of what research had shown about how people write, of what people were trying to find out at the time and what needed to be done. |
| what is loose construction: National Magazine , 1886 |
| what is loose construction: History of American Politics Alexander Johnston, 2024-05-30 Reprint of the original, first published in 1889. |
| what is loose construction: The South in the Building of the Nation Henneman, John Bell, |
| what is loose construction: Sanskrit Grammar William Dwight Whitney, 1994 This Sanskrit Grammar is on a somewhat different plan from those already in use. It presents the facts of the language primarily as they show themselves in use in literature, and only secondarily as they are laid down by the native grammarians. It also includes in the presentation the forms and constructions of the older language, as exhibited in the Vedas, the Brahmanas, the Epics and the Puranas. The author has cast all statements, classifications, etc., into a form consistent with the teachings of linguistic science. Care has been taken to facilitate the transition from the old to the new. It has been sought to help an appreciation of the character of the language by putting its facts as far as possible into a statistical form. With the practical needs of the students of the language in mind different sizes of type have been used to make the work very useful to the reader whose object is to acquire knowledge of the Classical Sanskrit. A historical treatment of the facts of the language has also been made. |
| what is loose construction: Essentials of US Politics and Government Andrew Colclough, 2024-04-25 Essentials of US Politics and Government is the latest book in the Essentials of series for A-Level Politics, which maps on to the Edexcel specification. It covers all the knowledge required to tackle paper 3 of the A level; United States politics, as well as Comparative US-UK politics. Author Andrew Colclough is head of politics at an independent school in Oxford and a Team Leader examiner at Edexcel, so brings a wealth of experience in supporting both students and teachers. All of the core chapters in the book are organized around the series' signature 'Key Debates' feature, which explain the vital arguments, with supporting evidence, clearly and concisely. These aid students in constructing persuasive arguments in their essays. Summary tables at the end of each debate ideal both to gain a quick overview of the topic and as a tool for revision. The book also offers: - An abundance of contemporary political examples and case studies - A unique chapter on Comparative US and UK Politics - 'Knowledge Checks' at regular intervals so students can check their understanding and factual recall - A dedicated 'Exam Focus' chapter, which gives advice on developing the skills for exam success, as well as annotated sample essays - An extensive companion website with further sample essays, templates for essay planning, bonus case study material and more. |
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| what is loose construction: American Exceptionalism Vol 4 Timothy Roberts, 2017-07-05 American exceptionalism ? the idea that America is fundamentally distinct from other nations ? is a philosophy that has dominated economics, politics, religion and culture for two centuries. This collection of primary source material seeks to understand how this belief began, how it developed and why it remains popular. |
| what is loose construction: The Jeffersonian Persuasion Lance Banning, 1980 No library holdings of political party development or the early political history of the nation will be complete without The Jeffersonian Persuasion. ? Choice This revisionary study offers a convincing new interpretation of Jeffersonian Republican thought in the 1790s. Based on extensive research in the newspapers and political pamphlets of the decade as well as the public and private writings of party leaders, it traces the development of party ideology and examines the relationship of ideology to party growth and actions. |
| what is loose construction: AFHRL-TR. Air Force Human Resources Laboratory, 1968 |
| what is loose construction: The Century Magazine , 1889 |
| what is loose construction: The Century , 1889 |
| what is loose construction: Scribner's Monthly, an Illustrated Magazine for the People , 1889 |
| what is loose construction: Jacksonian America Edward Pessen, 1978 A perennial choice for courses on antebellum America, Jacksonian America continues to be a popular classroom text with scholars of the period, even among those who bridle at Pessen's iconoclastic views of Old Hickory and his inegalitarian society. |
| what is loose construction: The New England Magazine , 1891 |
| what is loose construction: Reflections on Judging Richard A. Posner, 2013-10-07 For Richard Posner, legal formalism and formalist judges--notably Antonin Scalia--present the main obstacles to coping with the dizzying pace of technological advance. Posner calls for legal realism--gathering facts, considering context, and reaching a sensible conclusion that inflicts little collateral damage on other areas of the law. |
| what is loose construction: Factors Affecting Temperatures in Southern Farmhouses Joseph Winslow Simons, 1942 |
| what is loose construction: Hearings Before the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, Eighty-seventh Congress United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture, 1961 |
| what is loose construction: Mexican Farm Labor Program United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture, 1962 |
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| what is loose construction: Mexican Farm Labor Program United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Equipment, Supplies, and Manpower, 1962 |
| what is loose construction: Waste-to-Energy Technologies and Global Applications Efstratios N. Kalogirou, 2024-12-23 Through waste-to-energy (WtE) technology, relevant WtE plants use waste as a renewable fuel to co-produce electricity, heating, and cooling for urban utilization. Updated to reflect the latest developments in this field, the second edition of Waste-to-Energy Technologies and Global Applications also adds three new chapters covering waste to hydrogen, carbon capture and storage/utilization, and additional discussion on new WtE plants in Dubai and the Middle East. Covers thermal treatment technologies including combustion, novel gasification, plasma gasification, and pyrolysis Examines dozens of real-world WtE case studies from around the world, analyzing technical information behind planning, execution, goals, and national strategies Explains financial and environmental aspects Features new content on waste to hydrogen, carbon capture and storage/utilization, and new WtE plants in Dubai and the Middle East This book is aimed at professionals in environmental, chemical, energy, and related fields of engineering. It will also be of interest to policy-making governmental authorities, construction companies, and financial institutions. |
| what is loose construction: Design Of Coastal Hazard Mitigation Alternatives For Rising Seas David Basco, 2020-07-02 This timely book is about how to design alternatives to reduce coastal flood and wave damage, erosion, and loss of ecosystems facing an unknown future of sea level rise. The latest theories are interlaced with applied examples from the authors' 48 years of experience in teaching, research, and as a practicing, professional engineer in coastal engineering. The design process takes into consideration all the design constraints (scientific, engineering, economic, environmental, social/political/institutional, aesthetic, and media) to meet today's client needs, expectations, and budgets for an uncertain future.The book is organized as a textbook for graduate students. And, it is a self-contained reference for government and consulting engineers responsible for finding solutions to coastal hazards facing the world's coastal populations. New solutions are included in the book that help people of all socio-economic levels living at the coast. Both risk reduction metrics quantified in monetary terms, and increased resilience metrics quantified as vulnerability reduction must now be taken into consideration to make equitable design decisions on hazard mitigation alternatives.In the Anthropocene Era, under 'deep uncertainty' in global mean sea level predictions for the future, today's designs must mitigate today's storm damages, and be adaptable for the unpredictable water levels and storms of the future. This book includes a design 'philosophy' for water levels to year 2050 and for the long term from 2050 to 2100. Multiple spreadsheets are provided and organized to aid the design process.This is an exciting time to be 'thinkers' as Civil/Coastal engineers.Related Link(s) |
| what is loose construction: The Democratic Constitution Brian E. Butler, 2017-08-21 The Supreme Court is seen today as the ultimate arbiter of the Constitution. Once the Court has spoken, it is the duty of the citizens and their elected officials to abide by its decisions. But the conception of the Supreme Court as the final interpreter of constitutional law took hold only relatively recently. Drawing on the pragmatic ideals characterized by Charles Sanders Peirce, John Dewey, Charles Sabel, and Richard Posner. Brian E. Butler shows how this conception is inherently problematic for a healthy democracy. Butler offers an alternative democratic conception of constitutional law, “democratic experimentalism,” and applies it in a thorough reconstruction of Supreme Court cases across the centuries, such as Brown v. Board of Education, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council, and Lochner v. New York. In contrast to the traditional tools and conceptions of legal analysis that see the law as a formally unique and separate type of practice, democratic experimentalism combines democratic aims and experimental practice. Butler also suggests other directions jurisprudential roles could take: for example, adjudication could be performed by primary stakeholders with better information. Ultimately, Butler argues persuasively for a move away from the current absolute centrality of courts toward a system of justice that emphasizes local rule and democratic choice. |
| what is loose construction: Edison's Handy Encyclopædia of General Information and Universal Atlas ... , 1893 |
| what is loose construction: Notes on U.S. Government and Administration Westel Woodbury Willoughby, William Franklin Willoughby, 1889 |
| what is loose construction: The Money Men: Capitalism, Democracy, and the Hundred Years' War Over the American Dollar (Enterprise) H. W. Brands, 2010-11-01 An insightful (Publishers Weekly) history of the development of American capitalism and the men who made it great. Most Americans are familiar with the political history of the United States, but there is another history woven all through it, a largely forgotten history—the story of the money men. Acclaimed historian H. W. Brands brings them back to life: J. P. Morgan, who stabilized a foundering U.S. Treasury in 1907; Alexander Hamilton, who founded the first national bank, and Nicholas Biddle, under whose directorship it failed; Jay Cooke, who helped to finance the Union war effort through his then-innovative strategy of selling bonds to ordinary Americans; and Jay Gould, who tried to corner the market on gold in 1869 and as a result brought about Black Friday and fled for his life. |
| what is loose construction: The Chronicle , 1918 |
| what is loose construction: American Civics for the Seventh and Eighth School Years Adelbert Grant Fradenburgh, 1913 |
| what is loose construction: Decisions of the Department of the Interior United States. Department of the Interior, 1942 |
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Loose and lose are confused because of the inconsistencies in English pronunciation. Loose means not tight (e.g., loose dress, dog on the loose). Lose means fail to keep or win (e.g., lose …
Lose vs. Loose vs. Loosen: What’s the Difference?
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Loose vs Lose: Easy Guide to Avoid This Common Mistake
Mar 21, 2025 · Loose (with double ‘o’) is an adjective that means not tight, not firmly attached, or free from constraints. Lose (with a single ‘o’) is a verb that means to misplace something, to be …
Lose vs. Loose: How to Use Each Correctly | Merriam-Webster
Lose typically functions only as a verb, with such meanings as “to bring to destruction,” “to miss from one's possession or from a customary or supposed place,” or “to undergo defeat in.” …
LOOSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
LOOSE definition: 1. not firmly held or fastened in place: 2. Loose hair is not tied back: 3. Loose things are not…. Learn more.
Loose - definition of loose by The Free Dictionary
Not fastened, restrained, or contained: loose bricks. 2. Not taut, fixed, or rigid: a loose anchor line; a loose chair leg. 3. Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered: criminals loose in the …
Loose vs Lose: What’s the Difference and When to Use Each?
Sep 17, 2024 · “Loose”: As an adjective, it indicates a lack of tightness or security. For example, “The screw is loose” means the screw is not firmly in place. When used as a verb, it means to …
Loose vs. Lose–What's the Difference? - Grammarly
Jun 21, 2023 · Loose can be defined as “not tightly attached, pulled, or held.” The loose change jingled in Tina’s pocket. Loose also means “lacking in precision or exactness.”
Loose or Lose? - Grammar Monster
Loose and lose are confused because of the inconsistencies in English pronunciation. Loose means not tight (e.g., loose dress, dog on the loose). Lose means fail to keep or win (e.g., lose …
Lose vs. Loose vs. Loosen: What’s the Difference?
Loosen functions as a verb, but it has a slightly different meaning than loose. To loosen means make less tight or firm; to make more lax. For example, He loosened his shoelaces. He …
LOOSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
Something that is loose is not firmly held or fixed in place. If a tooth feels very loose, your dentist may recommend that it's taken out. His tie was pulled loose and his collar hung open. She idly …
Loose and Lose – Learn the Difference with Easy Examples
Mar 25, 2025 · Loose describes objects that are not tight, free, or unattached, while lose means to misplace something, fail in an attempt, or be deprived of something valuable. Recognizing this …
Loose vs Lose: Easy Guide to Avoid This Common Mistake
Mar 21, 2025 · Loose (with double ‘o’) is an adjective that means not tight, not firmly attached, or free from constraints. Lose (with a single ‘o’) is a verb that means to misplace something, to be …
