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Omnipresence

See also Ubiquity.
Allah
supreme being and pervasive spirit of the universe. [Islam: Leach, 36]
Big Brother
all-seeing leader watches every move. [Br. Lit.: 1984]
eye
God sees all things in all places. [Christian Symbolism: O.T.: Proverbs 15:3]
God
transcendant over and immanent in the world. [Christianity and Judaism: NCE, 1098–1099]
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To this end, we argue that the pervasiveness of EO might be manifested in organizations in a heterogeneous manner such that how EO is exhibited might vary among departments and units.
The pervasiveness of this single theme, however, does not mean that the tapestry is monochromatic.
"The results attest to the pervasiveness of the computer in our lives and the power of today's computing technology, whether it's used for business productivity, personal entertainment, communications, learning or any number of other applications," says John Venator, president and CEO, CompTIA.
Unexpectedly, Apfelbaum's cartoon garden here reads as camouflage, triggering memories of downtown gardens coated with ash in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 and suggesting the pervasiveness of conflict.
"The relentless march toward IP-based networks, the unequivocal adoption of mobile solutions, and the pervasiveness of broadband have changed the face of business networks forever."
By showing the pervasiveness of both Christian and post-Enlightenment ideology in everyday language, they strengthen the claim that the effectiveness of Tolkien's style derives from a deliberate and consistent avoidance of expressions referring specifically to modern concepts.
The intimacy discourse could probably not exist without the pervasiveness of therapeutic language in late 20th century American culture, with its emphasis upon communication.
Yet despite the pervasiveness of mental illness, those who suffer from it often wait many years to seek treatment.
Despite the pervasiveness of dominant ideologies regarding the enterprise of education, the needs of our communities, students, and staff are not in the largest sense rooted in technical issues of learning and teaching, and the training of a workforce.
The severity of the effects and the pervasiveness of the symptoms suggest that efforts to find better ways to teach the relatively small number of children diagnosed with ADHD could have a larger payoff in terms of improving the academic outcomes of large numbers of children with milder symptoms.
"In America many millions of people have in the last forty years received a 'higher education'--in many cases a dubious blessing," he said, blaming the "upheavals" of the 1960s on "the pervasiveness of psychological, pedagogical, political ideas." In this observation, learning seems to be suspect if it is not carefully contained--right ideas in the right bodies.
With the pervasiveness of wired USB, Wireless USB provides a cordless migration path for the future.
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