How To Use Subject matter In A Sentence

Beyond their settings, what these future-war games have in common with the Modern Warfare series is a refusal to forthrightly acknowledge the inspiration for their subject matter.
Interestingly, for all Rauch's fractious subject matter, his painterly touch isn't turbulent at all, but instead measured, calm and neat.
This subtext is also interesting considering how Barry's later opera, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, raises these issues again when dealing with the subject matter of Fassbinder's film and its all female cast. Archive 2006-11-01
But her unclassifiable subject matter meant that she received less public recognition than she unquestionably deserved. Times, Sunday Times
It jars a little at first, but gives the film an intimacy that belies the weighty subject matter. Times, Sunday Times

Can our students model ethical behavior and civic responsibility with regard to their subject matter?
It is shocking in both its subject matter and its brilliance. Times, Sunday Times
Underscoring why he won't debate on Hardwick's show, Davis is trying to backtrack, which is hard when you clearly harbor animus towards the subject matter: Buffalo Pundit
Sense of humour is definitely what we need in this particular subject matter, and especially looking at that text.
And, considering its subject matter and its undoubted hotness, is not at all blush-making. Venus in Fur
In fact, practical discourse depends on contingent subject matter for its very existence. The Politics of Redress - crime, punishment and penal abolition
Charleton is an oil painter whose subject matter includes landscapes, aviation art, seascapes, still lifes, marine art and portraits.
His articles deal with a wide range of subject matter.
A valued policy is a policy which specifies the agreed value of the subject matter insured.
Because he didn't have to think about the subject matter - it was just about painting. Times, Sunday Times
It jars a little at first, but gives the film an intimacy that belies the weighty subject matter. Times, Sunday Times
The principal feminist challenge to psychology's predominantly male subjects and masculine subject matter is, again, an egalitarian one.
The film has a romance that makes it a cinematic experience amid some tough subject matter.
It jars a little at first but gives the film an immediacy and intimacy that belies the weighty subject matter. Times, Sunday Times
Appropriate subject matter for art could include pastoral scenes, landscapes, florals or anything else that is calming and appealing.
The subject matter was so technical as to be beyond the ken of the average layman.
All of these films have the kind of virtuosic roles that actors relish, and the kind of contemplative subject matter studios shy from. Latimes.com - News
Orienteering, team challenges and campcraft formed the bulk of level 1 subject matter.
Then, attitudes changed and artists were given greater freedom in their choice of subject matter.
Jim (Ranger) is a retired Army Special Forces officer and terrorism counteraction (T/CA) subject matter expert who vehemently opposes this administration's WOT. I'm guessing Jim is talking about the previous administration's WOT, but you never know. Blogroll Update
As an artist, he has knowingly signed forged drawings and disavows responsibility for his sometimes salacious subject matter.
In fact, practical discourse depends on contingent subject matter for its very existence. The Politics of Redress - crime, punishment and penal abolition
Damage to the property of another injuria datum was the subject matter of the Aquilian Law, and the damage must have been inflicted by a freedman; if by a slave, it was a noxal tort; if by a quadruped, the tort and liability were designated pauperies. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy
Unfortunately, credentialing requirements and subject matter for board examinations drive medical education and training.
So both barristers and judges have to be very careful that they deal with juries in a way that helps them to deal with the subject matter.
In sympathy with its subject matter, the work has a veiled, half awake quality.
Then, attitudes changed and artists were given greater freedom in their choice of subject matter.
This was particularly curious because the subject matter of the two movements often overlapped. The Times Literary Supplement
In his debut novel he sets out to provoke strong reactions and, given his subject matter, doubtless he will succeed.
But, in the meantime, surely there's something fundamentally problematic for contemporary audiences about the movie's soft-pedalled subject matter? Times, Sunday Times
Indeed, when looking at the catalogue of Baby Cow's bleakly funny programmes – Marion and Geoff, Human Remains, Nighty Night, Sensitive Skin, Sarah and Lizzie – one could scarcely find a better description of them than Chekhov's own words for his subject matter: "the sad comicality of everyday life". Chekhov Shorts: 'I'm Ivan Nyukhin, aha!'
Even those with only a passing interest in the subject matter should find something to pique their curiosity within.
Her overconfidence diminishes both her freewheeling approach and self-consciously feminine subject matter.
The diagrams are large and clear and there are cartoons throughout the book that reinforce the subject matter.
As we might expect, then, philosophy has generally been defined in ways which imply a certain totality, generality, and ultimateness of both subject matter and method. Democracy and Education : an Introduction to the Philosophy of Education
But it is not the usual type of textbook that presents how a discipline currently sees itself and introduces its subject matter to beginners.
Many writers struggled against the era's compulsive reserve not just with racy subject matter but also with compulsive prolixity.
A sense of appropriacy is crucial, that choices have been made or must be made that take into account situation, occasion, subject matter, and audience.
Importantly, the contents of this great author's texts are always described, whether through the voice-overs, or by sounds intended as correlatives to the subject matter of the books, but it is never directly read.
Sense of humour is definitely what we need in this particular subject matter, and especially looking at that text.
His narrative technique links texts that are otherwise quite different in subject matter, thereby creating a sense of amplification.
Instead, the film buckles under the weight of its subject matter and resorts to a blur of fraught chases, narrow scrapes and miraculous reprieves.
The gentle irony is there, but directed at the subject matter rather than the means of production. Times, Sunday Times
It does, however, stand up nicely despite its aged subject matter.
This rough, urban setting clashes with our preconceived notions about her adorable subject matter.
Hence perhaps why much is made of the variety of subject matter in Sebald's novels, like a lumber room in a rundown mansion ready for an enthusiast's rummage.
It jars a little at first, but gives the film an intimacy that belies the weighty subject matter. Times, Sunday Times
The fact a huge Oscar winner and his production company are backing the project means he is assured the subject matter will be respectfully handled. The Sun
The claimants object to an identical livery being used for their products if it has been reapplied by the importer even where, as here, there is no risk or damage to the drugs themselves or specific subject matter of the marks.
The subject matter alone - serial killers and kinky hookers - could have sent the film spiraling into sensationalism.
The film's subject matter of human civilization wiped out by the elements is eerily highlighted by newsworthy weather events of 2003, including the heatwaves in Europe and India that killed tens of thousands of people.
If this is so, a proprietor can object to unnecessary repackaging even when it causes no harm to the specific subject matter of the right.
It would not be too much to say that Stein's development over a lifetime is anticipated completely with regard to subject matter, sense and grammar - in Sterne.
There is a guilty pleasure in looking at these paintings, which do things the old-fashioned way, providing the visual gratifications of color, light, brushwork and subject matter that we have been taught to dismiss.
The same ‘subject matter’ is approached here from several different perspectives.
In those days the subject matter of biology was plants and animals. Infinite in All Directions
The first two lines, containing only monosyllabic words, mix a sing-song dimeter with a grim subject matter.
In mid-February, USCIS sent an REF at that read: "Given the multi-ethnic composition of the group and the universal subject matter of the work to be performed, USCIS is unsure whether the term 'cultural' applies in this case. The Visa Dance
Let us assume for the purposes of debate that the case is one where, if a stay does not go, the subject matter of the litigation will be so injuriously affected as to amount effectively to its destruction.
Here we see that same attention to detail, physical presence and construction focused on much more accessible subject matter.
While the subject matter may be terminally uneasy viewing for many, the unprejudiced should award accolades to a surrealistic tale of brotherly love and dealing with one's lot.
These features are also shared with marginal sculptures of predominantly secular subject matter, such as several quatrefoils from the west portals of Amiens Cathedral and figural corbels from Noyon.
Requirements of subject matter and personal jurisdiction are conjunctional, as both must be met before a court has authority to adjudicate rights of parties to a dispute.
No I will not personally give the meeting..just the subject matter..one of my computers savey coworkers will conduct it.... But they understand me....
She emphasizes the importance of historical and physical context in the process of interpreting a work of art, elucidating the subject matter and identifying the protagonists.
their kinfolk is a subject matter expert, sigh …. Boy Genius Report
I think there are dangers inherent in confessional art (chief among them how we make other autonomous individuals into “subject matter” or how we sometimes lose the ability to experience our lives because we are narrating them almost simultaneously) but the anxiety that one will chose experiences or to stay in experiences because of our art — for some reason I don’t share that fear with you. Post-confessional poetry? : Jeffrey McDaniel : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation
There is a great value in this variation in how each of us approaches our subject matter and our pedagogy.
The Center of the World, already infamous for its racy subject matter, was released unrated in the United States to avoid the NC - 17 kiss of death.
Multiple tables of contents featuring different general subject matter make it easy to find what you need.
In fact, practical discourse depends on contingent subject matter for its very existence. The Politics of Redress - crime, punishment and penal abolition
For a man seen in some quarters as arrogant and aloof, the subject matter on the tour is bold and courageous. Times, Sunday Times
It is only their subject matter that is different and marks them apart.
So their names and superb acting have probably overcome understandable ignorance about the subject matter. Times, Sunday Times
The film lacks sentimentality or heroics, and that makes Pollock as strong as its subject matter.
These features are also shared with marginal sculptures of predominantly secular subject matter, such as several quatrefoils from the west portals of Amiens Cathedral and figural corbels from Noyon.
All through the discussions on usury we find express recognition of the justice of the owner of money deriving an income from its employment; all that the teaching of usury was at pains to define was who the person was to whom money, which was the subject matter of a _mutuum_, belonged. An Essay on Mediaeval Economic Teaching
In those days the subject matter of biology was plants and animals. Infinite in All Directions
Cramming facts into your head so you can disgorge them on to paper in a three-hour exam requires little if any true understanding of your subject matter.
The sunny colours, the life-death subject matter, and the roughness of the work all come together for a charming package.
His subject matter will be determined by the age he lives inat least this is true in tumultuous, revolutionary ages like our ownbut before he ever begins to write he will have acquired an emotional attitude from which he will never completely escape. Why I Write
Every test will inevitably measure both what the learner knows about the particular subject matter and the learner's proficiency in the particular language.
The subject matter also stoked considerable controversy. Times, Sunday Times
French surrealists, cubists, and impressionists mostly influence Lebanese artists, who add an oriental touch to the French technique and subject matter.
There is no full-frontal nudity in the film, nor is there anything surprising or controversial about the subject matter.
All songs have meaning to someone, it's more a question of subject matter.
Even if you don't know about the subject matter, you can apply the generic skills to any business.
Despite its subject matter, the book is warm and engaging, and shot through with humour. Times, Sunday Times
People find it very difficult to deal with subject matter that crosses over from one pigeonhole into another.
Panofsky argued that to understand any piece of Renaissance art it was necessary to understand its subject matter: images, stories, and allegories.
In fact, practical discourse depends on contingent subject matter for its very existence. The Politics of Redress - crime, punishment and penal abolition
The punctilious playwright is no issue-driven browbeater; he simply loves an exchange of dialogue regardless of the subject matter's latitude.
Johan merges many images together to create his surrealistic dreamscape portraits, with strange little boys as their usual subject matter.
Imputing an end to an action is of a fictional nature in the sense that it is not free from the subjective valuation that conditions the researcher's thematization of a certain subject matter out of “an infinite multiplicity of successively and coexistently emerging and disappearing events” [Weber 1904/1949, Asthmatic
Even with its inspired subject matter and casting, the movie seems to elude any sort of interesting way of approaching the eponymous subject matter.
The subject matter also stoked considerable controversy. Times, Sunday Times
Using watercolours or charcoal and pencil, she uses textured surfaces to suggest the organic natural continuity of her subject matter.
Although the painting is quite risquÃ©, the hookah in the center is an instrument allowed to both men and women of the culture, and the use of a female palette of pinks and reds softens and personalizes the explicit subject matter. Gabrielle Selz: The Outside Insider: New Work by Taravat Talepasand
It’s about as serious and true to its subject matter as The Blues Brothers, and escalates in ridiculousness in a similar manner. EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Best number in entertainment.
This agreement supersedes any prior agreements or understandings between the parties as to this subject matter.
The subject matter of Happy is actually not very happy, but the vocal pyrotechnics on display more than make up for that. The Sun
On the evidence (including untransmitted footage and scripts), Ofcom found that the broadcaster had accurately represented the material it had gathered and dealt with the subject matter responsibly and in context." ... Undercover Mosque
I like the way she writes, although I'm not interested in her subject matter.
So when it comes to picking a rousing anthem, we're somewhat stuck for stirring subject matter.
The first two lines, containing only monosyllabic words, mix a sing-song dimeter with a grim subject matter.
The breadth of subject matter on offer for museumgoers is astounding. Smithsonian Mag
I think if anyone tried to make a comic about the first two years of med school, the comic strip would spontaneously combust due to the mind-numbing boringness of the subject matter.
Despite the heaviness of the title and subject matter, the chapters are short and rapidly educational.
Equally adept at all subject matter, Lycett decorated vases and plaques with medallions imitating cameos, polychrome figures derived from Pompeian frescoes, and genre scenes.
But despite this grim subject matter it is not a depressing play.
For Heidegger, the ordinary busy-work of puzzle-solving in mathematics is called "ontic" inquiry, whereas deeper questions about the very nature of the subject matter of this domain are called "ontological. Archive 2009-03-01
While the various embroiderers who used this subject matter presumably had no personal experience of floods, the theme would nevertheless have allowed for a focus on concerns and anxieties that were more immediate to them.
Sentences start, then stop; the subject matter is gently nudged in a slightly different direction.
There is a distinct lack of cinematic gloss, with a mostly hand-held camera capturing scenes in a raw, naturalistic fashion that actually complements the subject matter perfectly.
But I'll let Penny's and others 'commentary stand in for my own, you fail to more conscientiously engage and, in effect, that results in flim-flamming the subject matter endlessly. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
The history of art and particularly photography is replete with individuals who have found success in a style or subject matter from which they rarely varied.
One mother of two boys, said she had been appalled at the choice of subject matter.
Given the present degraded state of the film industry, its subject matter, this is nearly a provocation.
I think people want the discourse to be elevated a little bit, to be a little more challenging with your subject matter, and with your characters, and not reductive about them.
The first was whether a commercial loan made by the claimant became the subject matter of a ‘Quistclose trust’ by virtue of the terms of the loan.
Given licence to formulate his subject matter, Goya turned to scenes of contemporary life, many of which featured stock types common in prints and theatre of his day.
How ironic, then, that Bush's deceptive subtlety has enabled her to investigate the kind of subject matter even the most brazen hip-hop queen would baulk at covering, such as paedophiliac desire, incest, cradle-snatching and, in the blackly humorous "Heads We're Dancing", the quandary of a woman who realises she's been dancing with Adolf Hitler. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
Dreamworks' hands-off approach is evident in the finished film, which is defiantly British in its quirky choice of subject matter and love of absurd punning.
Not because there is no advance warning of the subject matter, though that is disconcerting enough. The Sun
In one direction the word expands into the adjective “satiric,” vaguely referring to any slightly muted expression of hostility; and in the other direction it narrows to a particular literary genre or myth, like comedy, tragedy, and epic, with a characteristic subject matter, style, and structure. SATIRE
She tried to persuade him not to undertake the work because of its subject matter, but of course he was immovable.
His subject matter knows no boundaries. The Sun
From its pensive poster and trailer alone, the film looks set to continue his hot streak as a director who can capably juggle blockbusting crowd-pleasers with more serious subject matter.
In your case, I definitely prefer your later work as well as what you characterize as your darker writing - not necessarily because of subject matter, but because your techniques, your voice, is powerful. Archive 2010-04-01
And when they did try something different, either the subject matter (Lone Star) or execution (My Generation) left a lot to be desired from the audience's point of view. Ask Matt: Fringe, Terriers, House, Bones, Fall Malaise and More!
When the subject matter is childhood itself, everyone has an angle on it, be they a child or an adult: it doesn't matter which end of the telescope you look through.
Although not a formal member of the Ashcan School, Bernstein shared with it a passion for “modern” subject matter, to which she added a radically expressive manner. Theresa Bernstein.
Within this latter group lies cutlery, perhaps the most banal and uninteresting of eating-related subject matters.
Forget the unwieldy title and worthy subject matter, this is a breathless piece of reportage, like a vintage New Yorker feature put to film: expansive, comic, digressive and ever so slightly demented.
A number of small watercolours and several large canvases all describe similar visual subject matter.
By the way, I too agree with the posters who say there should be more articles devoted to real emcees with subject matter relevant to positive action.
Born in Japan, the artist brought the esthetic of ink painting on paper to his American subject matter.
The entire production evinces authenticity and a real respect for the subject matter.
When you let go of yourself, you abandon any preconceptions about the subject matter which might cramp you into photographing in a certain, predetermined way. Christianity Today
It's not so much a truly original story with regards to the subject matter, but the global encompassment, coupled with the avoidance of being violently gratuitous make for a one-of-a-kind book. Archive 2010-01-01
Though her subject matter is grim, Turke approaches it with whimsy and much humour.
The assessment of content validity is a subjective judgment by the investigator, observer, or groups of subject matter experts.
In fact, after about 1640, works of art listed in probate inventories increasingly were identified by the name of the artist rather than by subject matter.
I obviously haven't seen every movie, but between the ones I have seen and the buzz around some of the others, and the subject matter of others still, Groove could be the breakout movie.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all previous written or oral agreements between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
Indeed, the choice and treatment of subject matter is sometimes paradoxical.
The documentary was surprisingly upbeat for subject matters that included his chronic gambling and alcoholism, as well as a dalliance with suicide.
However, the serious subject matter is often played for laughs rather than the absurdism it requires.
Depending on the subject matter and procedural posture, the rules have facilities for waiver, in the unlikely event a legislator objects to a provision on grounds of germaneness. The Volokh Conspiracy » The End of Transparency (Before It Ever Began):
But even when these songs have heart-rending subject matter, there's usually something uplifting near the surface, delivered without schmaltz or gushing sentimentality.
As the subject matter becomes increasingly broad, non-technical, and abstract, descriptive vocabularies vary and sources become scattered and diffuse.
A stout woman clad in sequined pink muslin trousers and brassiere was standing on a platform revolving her stomach in time to the music of a piano and violin, and as we entered she changed her subject matter and began to revolve her large firm breasts in opposite directions. Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: Part IV
This sheer complexity continues into the subject matter of each episode.
The subject matter may be impersonal and unemotional but it doesn't make it any more enjoyable to know that.
I seem to recall it being told kind of dryly, but the subject matter is really powerful and very relevant. Glyph Award Nominees Named
The two poets resemble each other most in their choice of subject matter. PERDITA: The Life of Mary Robinson
The rich and diverse subject matter is presented in informative and digestible chunks, written with great clarity of language.
At times you yearn for a more widescreen approach - multi-tracked vocals, bigger strings - to match the ambitions of the subject matter.
He seems to favor the man's man… and this is clear in the male-oriented subject matter of his earliest works, which were more appropriate to a Bowery barroom than a European movie parlor.
They do not recognize how aesthetically pleasing your site is but rather will digest the content of your site to understand its subject matter.
Rouault trained with Matisse at Moreau's academy and exhibited with the Fauves, but his palette of colors and profound subject matter place him as an early, if isolated Expressionist.
His skyward-looking subject matter suggests an indirect tribute to painters who used the form to enfold the sublime.
School boards can, under state law, remove teachers and administrators for "incompetency," which under the law includes "demonstrated deficiencies or shortcomings in knowledge of subject matter or teaching or administrative skills. Omaha World-Herald > Frontpage
Then, attitudes changed and artists were given greater freedom in their choice of subject matter.
Each is rendered in a garish expressionist style at odds with the subject matter, as if the artist were completely oblivious to the drama at hand.
And while it matches their first effort in scope and subject matter, the documentaries leave a little something to be desired this time around.
In the Supreme Court of Western Australia, the applicant argued that the respondent's entitlement to call upon the undertaking did not extend to the subject matter of its claim, which was for unliquidated damages.
The canvases are virtually identical in size, and besides the common subject matter and the same virginals, the two ladies - or is it one and the same lady? - even wear the identical dress, with an added overskirt for Lady Seated…
This was an unusual project for Rembrandt in that he rarely illustrated books and rarely represented this kind of mystical, visionary subject matter.
The display summons Condo's art-historical forebears, including Velazquez, Magritte, Picasso and Rembrandt, artists to whom he is indebted for his brush stroke, textures and subject matter. A 'dark, twisted fantasy' revealed
On the evidence (including untransmitted footage and scripts), Ofcom found that the broadcaster had accurately represented the material it had gathered and dealt with the subject matter responsibly and in context. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
Its value lies in introducing its subject matter to those without special knowledge.
The subject matter, style and revolutionary nature of the underground art scene of the 60's would forever change the media of the future generations.
Bacharach seems a little flummoxed by his subject matter.
Notwithstanding, for my money you write both extremely well and at an appropriately level for your subject matter, at a good level for the sciolist (me, your reader, not you). Pat Yourselves on the Back
In the book's impressive chapter on Melville and "Moby Dick," the authors argue that the wildly changeable tones and shifts of subject matter in the novel are a key to its meaning. The Gods Return
The child-use section contains instructional materials in a wide variety of format and subject matter for the children themselves.
Leaving aside potential issues with subject matter, it's a bit of a one-trick horse, isn't it, with the flashbacks and all?
Although going beyond the obvious can make a film worthy of dissection and repeat viewings, failure to address the subject matter in a direct way can have the opposite effect.
The entire production evinces authenticity and a real respect for the subject matter.
A 20th-century literary and artistic movement that attempts to express the workings of the subconscious and is characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtaposition of subject matter.
Within this latter group lies cutlery, perhaps the most banal and uninteresting of eating-related subject matters.
Nevertheless, as this subject matter of a concordat is not necessarily homogeneous (the unity of a concordat being merely extrinsic and accidental) it follows that although the term privilege may be applied to a concordat taken as a whole, it cannot necessarily be used of every clause in the same. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery
Aliens are a common theme both as a dramatic effect in a storyline and as the subject matter of serious newsmagazine programs about scientific exploration and pseudoscience.
The subject matter of the social sciences is conscious sentient beings who act out of choice.
It jars a little at first but gives the film an immediacy and intimacy that belies the weighty subject matter. Times, Sunday Times
Mastering a field of knowledge involves not only "learning about" the subject matter but also "learning to be" a full participant in the field.
Her disdain is getting personal, her subject matter less ephemeral, as she scolds rich Americans driven by wanderlust and entitlement.
Each disc comes with a documentary unique to the specific subject matter and a general documentary about the show itself.
The subject matter of Happy is actually not very happy, but the vocal pyrotechnics on display more than make up for that. The Sun
This Agreement embodies the entire understanding of the Parties as it relates to the subject matter hereof.
The subject matter ranges from dignified nature-poetry (Du Bellay) and Petrarchesque lyrics (Ronsard), through sententious and moralizing texts, to the familiar drinking-songs, some macaronic texts, and Rabelaisian amorous and bawdy narratives; no one wrote more amusing chansons of this last type (En un chasteau and Il esteoit une religieuse are excellent examples). Archive 2009-06-01
In the realm of Edwardian poetry the real poetic innovator was Kipling, pioneer importer of the raw material of contemporary life as subject matter for poetic treatment.
When I teach the patent law material in my Introductory Intellectual Property class, we discuss the (very fundamental) principle that “naturally-occurring” things are not patentable subject matter — that patents only cover creations springing from the human mind. The Volokh Conspiracy » Gene Patent(s?) Invalidated:
Besides seeing a shift in subject matter, she said many Inuit carvers now experiment with different media, going beyond soapstone with works of limestone, silver, ebony or copper.

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