What Whitehead calls `perception in the presentational immediacy'. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
For a bigger worrying TV "presentational" dynamic appears to be hardening into the norm. From Wordnik.com. [Expat Yank] Reference
The Scotsman Pre-Budget report: Banks could be set to sidestep 'presentational' bonuses tax - 32 mins ago. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
So I just needed to be presentational in my approach. From Wordnik.com. [Among the Acronyms of War] Reference
I have to take my hat off to Obama's presentational skills. From Wordnik.com. [January] Reference
Already Bendall's keen presentational nose was to the fore. From Wordnik.com. [Whispers Of Betrayal]
The skills needed in politics are primarily presentational. From Wordnik.com. [Remember the parable of Archie Norman] Reference
Important presentational advice: "Don't smile at traffic signs". From Wordnik.com. [Tory Twittery: Bleating at Clever (?) Labour Flier] Reference
On a presentational basis, this his has worked out well for Brown. From Wordnik.com. [Brown's illusory G20 deal] Reference
His presentational style is not what I'd call what I'm reaching for. From Wordnik.com. [Transcript of Roger Ailes Interview] Reference
He admits four main mistakes: one presentational and three strategic. From Wordnik.com. [Bush memoir: 'We got things wrong in Iraq, but the cause is eternally right'] Reference
That is where the party has to use its political and presentational skill. From Wordnik.com. [Experts talk out of their 4Rs] Reference
She just despises Palin for a raft of reasons, including presentational ones. From Wordnik.com. [The British reaction to Sarah Palin] Reference
It is fashionable to denounce Mr Brown for having dismal presentational skills. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown should beware the shade of Greenspan] Reference
Good packaging serves two purposes are essentially technical and presentational. From Wordnik.com. [1 Food and packaging] Reference
Which means that, for now, the change is more presentational than anything else. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
Sounds just like the early battles over HTML, semantic vs. presentational markup. From Wordnik.com. [controlling design in a microcontent browser - Anil Dash] Reference
It is pure Blairite stuff or perhaps the word is guff and is largely presentational. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference
Some good policy and presentational ideas for the Conservative Party from Matthew Parris. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference
It is, I'm sure you'll agree, a fairly significant presentational failure on Brown's part. From Wordnik.com. [Brown's strop: the director's cut] Reference
That game, particularly on Xbox 360, suffered from a few technical and presentational issues. From Wordnik.com. [Mass Effect 2 Review | CurveHouse.com] Reference
There are times when I need a presentational effect that does not involve emphasis or strong. From Wordnik.com. [Web Teacher › Useful Links: Twitter Fan Wiki, State of the Web, and an off topic foray] Reference
Whatever one thinks about the substance, the G20 summit was a presentational success for Brown. From Wordnik.com. [The global temptation] Reference
He not only failed to do that, he failed on some surprisingly basic presentational stuff as well. From Wordnik.com. [Who was the revelation of the first leaders’ debate?] Reference
Off-topic, but I really don't feel the Tories have anything much to offer in presentational terms. From Wordnik.com. [David Cameron vs. the Treasury] Reference
RSS is a light-weight syndication language while XHTML is a rich and highly presentational language. From Wordnik.com. [syndication formats? - Anil Dash] Reference
The reverse-chronological order is just a presentational conceit--it's not what makes a blog a blog. From Wordnik.com. [posts are the atomic element of weblogs - Anil Dash] Reference
Gadamer's account of the symbol establishes that art works are presentational rather than representational. From Wordnik.com. [Gadamer's Aesthetics] Reference
Accordingly he restricts the notion of meaning of presentational suggestives to their communicative function. From Wordnik.com. [Anton Marty] Reference
Closer inspection suggests that Gadamer's account of speculative account meaning is presentational after all. From Wordnik.com. [Gadamer's Aesthetics] Reference
Looking at some of the appointments so far I am struck by the lack of good presentational skills amongst them. From Wordnik.com. [Will it be Basher Versus the Chipmunk?] Reference
The passage strengthens the presentational approach to art but its reference to essences requires clarification. From Wordnik.com. [Gadamer's Aesthetics] Reference
At present these tests seem to be more for presentational purposes than a genuine attempt to promote social cohesion. From Wordnik.com. [Say it again, and again, and again, and again.] Reference
Some may see the presentational utility of a black President as a front man for e.g. the (further) invasion of Africa?. From Wordnik.com. [Five battlegrounds in a Three-cornered Election fight] Reference
He lacks the presentational charm of his friend at Number 10 who has settled into the part of prime minister with aplomb. From Wordnik.com. [George Osborne is wearing the trousers in this government] Reference
Only time will tell whether these are essentially presentational concessions by the chancellor or whether they are substantive. From Wordnik.com. [Budget 2010: The verdict] Reference
The tool focused on making all kinds of presentational tricks possible, without focusing on whether those effects were meaningful. From Wordnik.com. [Q & A About Being A Nerd - Anil Dash] Reference
As for the changes now proposed to be made to the constitutional treaty, most are presentational changes that have no practical effect. From Wordnik.com. [The Republic says “Níl” (for now)] Reference
Are we doing it because it's going to help them develop writing skills or presentational skills or networking skills or technical skills?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference
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