But such an all-or-none tactic seems self-defeating to me. From Wordnik.com. ["Quite damaging, wide-reaching, nefarious and mean-spirited."] Reference
And the result was an all-or-none that meant drowning babies. From Wordnik.com. [Evolution Weekend -- 2010 - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
The all-or-none law extends to the organ stimulated by the nerve. From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
In the other it is quite different -- here it is an all-or-none principle. From Wordnik.com. [Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches] Reference
If this is not an all-or-none group, the explanation should be interesting. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » The Bernardine Dohrn of the early 20th century: The terrorist professor at U of Texas law school] Reference
IOW, If restricting abortion is an all-or-none proposition, I vote fornone. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Was Heller comparable to Roe v. Wade?] Reference
Instead of all-or-none thinking about your goals, bend your rules from time to time. From Wordnik.com. [Find Your Focus Zone] Reference
Once again, this goes against the all-or-none membership that the classical theory predicts. From Wordnik.com. [Concepts I: The Classical View] Reference
This breaks up the all-or-none quality that comes with being immersed or lost in an emotion. From Wordnik.com. [Find Your Focus Zone] Reference
The all-or-none approach of SSM proponents got them none, and maybe even less than they had before. From Wordnik.com. ["Quite damaging, wide-reaching, nefarious and mean-spirited."] Reference
But competing normative models they needn't be viewed as package deals to be accepted in all-or-none fashion. From Wordnik.com. [Relativism] Reference
In the origami version of the experiment, by contrast, the mistakes would be all-or-none: they'd be 'digital' mutations. From Wordnik.com. [The God Delusion]
In general, molecular biologists deal with all-or-none concepts, with switchings-on and switchings-off of genes, with repression and de-repres - sion. From Wordnik.com. [BIOLOGICAL MODELS] Reference
I usually think of self-publishing as an either/or, all-or-none thing but perhaps it can be a bridge or an attractive feature to potential publishers. From Wordnik.com. ['Self Publishing' meets 'Never Say Never'] Reference
This is the "all-or-none law" and may be simply stated: a nerve fiber either propagates an impulse of maximum strength or propagates no impulse at all. From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
Now, the other way around is possible, you start with a simple all-or-none response and refine this, so that sub-painthreshold would could become tactile responses. From Wordnik.com. [Adaptationism] Reference
The federal courts have agreed with this all-or-none approach. From Wordnik.com. [Photo Attorney] Reference
No need to be completely all-or-none about it from the start, though. From Wordnik.com. [Greg Hartnett] Reference
An action potential is an all-or-none change in the membrane potential. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
The rebound will not be an all-or-none phenomenon-not every brokerage will rebound. From Wordnik.com. [RISMedia] Reference
Being accessible might be a transitory state, but being OA has to be an all-or-none trait. From Wordnik.com. [Open Access Archivangelism] Reference
You'll find diehards in both camps, but personally, I don't see it as an all-or-none proposition. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
The COPs rating also incorporates the sound master lease structure and the all-or-none appropriation provision. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
A referendum on alcohol sales in Boaz would be an all-or-none proposition, according to the Alabama attorney general. From Wordnik.com. [Sand Mountain Reporter: News] Reference
There is some truth to this, but if this were the whole truth then security would be an all-or-none proposition - luckily, it is not. From Wordnik.com. [eWeek - RSS Feeds] Reference
Its all-or-none approach is a ghostly rebuke to Sadat - offering Israel the recognition of all 22 members for a return to the 1967 borders. From Wordnik.com. [Blogposts | guardian.co.uk] Reference
"all-or-none" response to the religious or philanthropic stimulus. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day] Reference
"all-or-none reaction" -- is characteristic of the instinctive life and of the instinctive life alone. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day] Reference
This is not an all-or-none issue. From Wordnik.com. [Robots and Evolution] Reference
"It's not an all-or-none phenomenon," he says. From Wordnik.com. [Small Steps to Heart Health] Reference
I also like the all-or-none standard. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy] Reference
Humans have way too much all-or-none thinking. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
Is it an all-or-none proposition?. From Wordnik.com. [Upgrade: Travel Better] Reference
Change "all-or-none" attitude about food. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
The garden-variety gold investor is an all-or-none thinker. From Wordnik.com. [chron.com Chronicle] Reference
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