peripheral nature

The peripheral nature of English Catholicism put him in a position of "outside observer" to much of English intellectual culture, and this is reflected in his historical works.

Object effects are less elusive when the peripheral nature of exogenous cues is responsible for stimulating the use of a broad focus of attention vis-à-vis the narrow attentional focus generally induced by central-type cues.

This would be less of a worry if the medium-range missile treaty is not signed at a summit meeting, for its political stature would then be downgraded and its peripheral nature in the strategic arms race could be emphasized.

We think this is illogical. It seems to us unacceptable to deny the peripheral nature of a country such as Spain, when a Tarifa promontory is virtually in Africa, or Finland, which touches the North Pole.

Now, readers who have watched me duck and weave around the lasting popularity of such lists in recent years will detect something of a volte face here, as I used to see this success only as evidence for the peripheral nature of literary culture.

They had employed this same tactic earlier in the Balkans: absorbing local entities through local rulers due to a shortage of manpower (here because of its peripheral nature and problems with the Safavids and in the Mediterranean) rather than direct conquest.

Somewhat oddly, given the peripheral nature of the independence position, Kerr was one of three candidates advocating this stance (Rev. Hugh Ross and Robert Mooney being the other two) and, as a result, suffered from a split vote to capture only 578 votes in what was a single Province-wide constituency.