goodness

The popular criteria in model selection are reviewed and a new criteria, BICC, which from the point of goodness-of-fit term, is suggested.

A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take away the moral goodness of the giver.

"Thank goodness, " returned Mr. Carelton, with a giant grin on his face, "I thought you were going to want me to pay with cash. "

I thank you for your goodness, for your gentleness, for your smile, for inviting me, but I thank you for just being you and it is good.

He who would gather immortal palms not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness.

But it's the goodness of Huck, that stuff that Huck's been made of, you see, all been buried, it's all been buried.

It had been like a first authentic experience of art or human goodness.

Evil Sims love the dark, take great delight in the misfortune of others and prefer to lead a life of as far away from goodness as possible.

Yes, that's right. But I had no idea I would be charged for all this. Thank goodness my company will let me reimburse all this.

But you, O Sovereign Lord , deal well with me for your name's sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me.

I love him and I hate Rhodesia , and I always will, I'm sorry, because you were good to me, but I didn't need goodness.

If it were, that goodness, an abstract quality, would be a second deity coordinate with God himself.

God, as Creator, formed man, to be a vessel in which He could show forth His power and goodness.

Emma: The teacher asked me if I was the only child. Father: What did you say? Emma: I said yes -- then she said, Thank goodness!

Even when he is irresponsible or lazy or disrespectful, if she loves him, a woman can find and recognize the goodness within him.

I wanted nothing to make it a life of comfort, but to be able to make my sense of God's goodness to me.

Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

You do not become good by trying to be good, but by finding the goodness that is already within you and allowing that goodness to emerge.

It was only through the goodness of his heart that we found a parking space. '

Thank goodness, because all this elation was nearly meaningless without being able to talk to you about it.

In good health . Goodness in heart. honesty. easy to contact. sense of humor.

Want. NY. Pizza. Thank goodness that this time tomorrow, I shall indulge.

Then, as if he were a servant, the King of Kosala laid King Goodness the Great down on the royal bed, while he himself lay on a small couch.

The pity of it was that even the least exacting husband should so often desire something more piquant than goodness.

My mother headed off with my other sister and me to take shelter with her brother Allen, poor relatives dependent on his goodness.

I think his mentality was more like the head of the family makes the decision on behalf of everyone for the goodness of everyone.

I always thought, I can't be positive, or strive for goodness, or happiness (what I classified as a positive trait) if it's a delusion.

For instance, if he does not like greens, do not force him to eat them by lecturing about the goodness of greens.

And yet I learned more about human goodness at Amnesty International than I had ever known before.

to her sublime trustfulness he was all that goodness could be - knew all that a guide , philosopher , and friend should know.

Our highest assurance of the goodness of Providence seems to me to rest in the flowers.

She is a lively, quick -witted young woman with a strong sense of justice and a natural goodness that have widespread appeal.

He was as ready to absorb every bit of goodness in a thing as he was lavish in singing its praises.

All her goodness rose up from her soul and her indignation roused her to sarcasm.

But in fact she did it out of the goodness of her heart.

Love justice, you that are the judges of the earth. Think of the Lord in goodness, and seek him in simplicity of heart.

"My goodness, " she said, dissolving into a gurgle of laughter.

To my disappointment, nowadays some people seem to doubt the existence of the goodness in humanity.

Allow me to stay here a little while, and do have the goodness to hear me my third act.

We have to understand that goodness must also be able to injure -- to injure savagery.

His liberality had a rich repayment, and the general goodness of his intentions by her deserved it.

Goodness. I recommended that he be released because we had assessed him to be a critical senior member of Al Qaeda when he wasn't.

My goodness gracious! How much money was in it?

The class of 2004 grew up at a time when it was easy to have faith in the goodness of our government.

Literature happens to be the only occupation in which wages are not given in proportion to the goodness of the work done.

Take a moment to let the goodness of life touch your spirit and calm your thoughts. Then, share your good fortune with another.

The very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in man - cries for universal brotherhood - for the unity of us all.

This is not a surprise as they expressed interest back in January, and China is not doing this out of the goodness of their heart.

No, thank goodness. It seems to be just right. As a matter of fact you reminded me just in time.

Around the next corner , inside every moment , the goodness of life is there to be surprise and delight you .

"Thank goodness - I could have been one of the very unlucky ones, if I were in some other coach, " he repeated, hands shaking.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

And thank goodness for that; it's been the beginning of many a great marriage.

People respect him for his great genius and love him for the goodness and purity of his soul.

Marcel: Yes, for a time we thought we might have to call for reinforcements, but thank goodness in the end we didn't have to.

And yet I also learned more about human goodness at Amnesty International than I had ever known before.

Faith was no longer a goal for me to reach. It became the bridge I must cross daily to see God's goodness and live worry-free.

Are we able to help ourselves and encourage others in pursuing truth, goodness and beauty by the power of religion?

I ran out to see Clifford. That goodness he looked just the same as always. Good old Clifford.

He called it a sacrifice, and demanded it of her goodness and self-command as such.

Thank goodness. Summer vacation arrives finally B: Let's go swimming. : How about go dancing after swimming and made a night of it?

Let me give a hand to let the world filled with love and let life everywhere full of truth, goodness and beauty of flowers.

"Oh, my goodness, you all. This is delicious, " said one judge. "What is it in there that kind of gives it a little spice? "

It soothes the soul, quiets my inner beast, brings out the goodness in me, allows me to hear myself.

It was not the goodness or the rightness of the American system of laws that made it superior, because it had many flaws.

On what object can we cast own eyes which may not inspire us with ideas of His power, of His wisdom, and of His goodness?

Thank goodness the strike was nipped in the bud by some clever negotiation. Otherwise, things could really get out of control.

When exhaling , visualize the happiness and the goodness which causes happiness rise, like the sun, enter the bodies of all sentient beings.

Well, they're not always little angels, but they're not too much of a handful, thank goodness.

upon the high state of prosperity to which the goodness of Divine Providence has conducted our common country.

My amiable neighbor, young man: I have learned of your goodness to me, that you paid my rent six months ago.

Tom: My goodness! It's not me that need a doctor, it's you! You need a doctor to see your ears.

You're busy or rushed thinking about something else and you miss the goodness of the moment with your spouse, or kids, or friends.

And so as time passed, I found the goodness of a home in their company. Leaving them was no longer an option for me now.

Thank goodness, the IMF and the Bank don't bother us in Africa as much as they used to.

I thank goodness that my dad instilled in me a sense of skepticism, else I may have ended up with the rest of them.

In the dim lamplight he was frightened to see King Goodness leaning over him with sword in hand.

His goodness has caused to dawn for you a day of safety by calling on you to avenge. His glory and His name.

and every body began to find out that they had always distrusted the appearance of his goodness.

A book that forms the roots of developing a global consciousness and a sense of fairness, justice, and goodness toward all people.

Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our goodness, kindness and courage.

He gave back the kingdom and promised that he would always protect King Goodness.

He still didn't understand everything but he saw himself as unworthy of God's goodness and came to trust Him in a fresh way.

The psalmist had just said, "I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. "

But as for me, O God my Lord, for your name's sake, act on my behalf, deliver me, in the goodness of your love.

Thank you for you sincerity, goodness and sense of social responsibility.

Trusting enough to see good people without blindly trusting in the goodness of all people.

23: 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD my whole life long.

The great engines of the search for goodness have been religions and mass political movements, especially socialism in its various forms.

Questioner: So the real question seems to be how love, goodness and intelligence can act in daily living.

The great engines of the search for goodness have been religions and mass political movements, especially socialism in its various forms.

Questioner: So the real question seems to be how love, goodness and intelligence can act in daily living.

I don't know if it's just a coincidence that two cases are going on, let's hope we don't get three, but this is 2011, for goodness sake.

That would be treason indeed, and a vile return for your goodness.

Whatever has evolved here has been a true regard for your character and goodness.

If we let evil come flowing into the heart, goodness will have no chance to come in and take charge.

Oh, my goodness. I'm sorry you had to hear our little family discussion about. . . Sorry that we're bugging you.

The focus was upon the cultivation of a moral self, self defined in terms goodness, caring, compassion, altruism and benevolence.

And this year, thank goodness, it will stop if the president supports what he has indicated he's going to in the State of the Union.

Searching for goodness would be a permanent conversation, and a heuristic process.

There, there, child. You've learned an important lesson. Thank goodness you shouted loud enough for this kind woodsman to hear you!

even when the cold winds blow and the world seems to be covered in foggy shadows , the goodness of life lives on.

Its "goodness" stems less from all that guff about corporate altruism than from Adam Smith's invisible hand.

"Oh, for goodness sake, " his mother said. "You are not a dinosaur! You are a human being! "

Around the next corner, inside every moment , the goodness of life is there to surprise and delight you.

For it is a token of great goodness when sinners are not suffered to go on in their ways for a long time, but are presently punished.

Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.

Our work on this Earth is to grow in goodness and thus show forth our own God-given khvarenah, which is the light of our excellence.

Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love. ---Saul Bellow.

You know, it was funny because when he said, 'I have a video for you, ' I thought, 'Oh my goodness, what is this going to be?

Even if his wife is a snake, even his wife has strong magic power, he cannot do anything to query his goodness wife.

Goodness! Here are three more unpaid bills and I was just congratulating myself I was out of debt.

Even when the cold winds blow and the world seems to be covered in foggy shadows , the goodness of lives on .

There is only goodness and peace coming your way beloved children of god and i dont mean this in a condescending way.

I wish I could say things started getting better right away. But they didn't. Thank goodness I had George to help me over the rough spots.

Humans - thank goodness - only ever get to see a tiny fraction of it.

Thank goodness it's a short journey. I ain't bear to sit in a train for more than two or three hours.

To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind.

I cannot express what would be my delight if you had the goodness to accept and act on my advice.

There are only two moral properties-rightness and goodness-and these cannot be replaced by, or explained in terms of, other properties.

Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self- respect?

How worried they were. Thank goodness, a big tree stopped him. But his left leg was broken, and his head was bleeding.

As usual, being grateful for the goodness already in your life makes it possible for you to receive even more.

In a place where evil seemed triumphant, one person's goodness had saved my life, had given me hope in a place where there was none.

Now, researchers are on to phase two: turning that cellular glop into a square inch of honest-to-goodness muscle tissue.

The absence of it is not an assured ground of condemnation, but the presence of it is an invariable sign of goodness of heart.

But without your mind I did not want to do anything, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but voluntary.

From her improvised laments, people get to know some details of Lee's goodness they had never suspected.

You're not telling me he offered to lend you the money out of the goodness of his heart?

I suppose I could, out of the goodness of my heart.

Evil will seize power and take control, while goodness will have to go running out to stand shivering outside the walls.

The act of charitable donation is derived from the goodness of human nature and charity has always been deemed as a virtue.

God's glory is the expression of his goodness and all his other intrinsic, eternal qualities.

You should be living in the age of Pu Songling, at least there are so a person, believe your beauty your goodness.

The light of the God-man, Jesus Christ, shone upon creation and brought into existence goodness, righteousness and holiness.

The word can mean goodness or excellence or even to stand for the right, regardless of cost.

He made the work of others, even in the goodness of others comment is allowed, then you also sent to Yuhai edition?

They are living in fear all day. The topic of "goodness can overcome any difficulty" was weaved through the story.

"All right then, " said the generous King Goodness, "cut from both my tusks! "

Answer me, O Lord , out of the goodness of your love; in your great mercy turn to me.

And, by the end of the story Cinderella is repaid for her goodness when she marries the man she loves.

'Thank goodness! ' said the boy with a sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness! " said the boy with a sign of relief.

Li guang ming: a xing, wake up. Thank goodness. I thought a xing just goes like this, like her daddy and mummy.

Well, my goodness! What was that?

They spoke of beating and killing, and bragged that they had given up ordinary goodness so they would have no pity on their victims.

In your longing for your giant self lies your goodness: and that longing is in all of you.

Painter: Goodness, sir. Keep you finger off the canvas! Don't you see it is still wet?

A man can taste goodness from the fruit of his own mouth, but the treacherous feed on violence.

Oh my goodness, I feel like I can't stop talking about hockey if it has been started.

Not that learning is to be despised, but that it must be allied to goodness.

In meditation practice, we have no real intention of stabilizing our mind, generating kindness, or discovering our inherent goodness.

Demetrious: Oh! Helena, perfect goodness! How ripe in show your lips, those tempting grow! Oh! Let me kiss your pure white hand.

Within a regular customer environment the ability to have encapsulation without harming performance is goodness.

Surely all my life, all my days shall be filled with your goodness and mercies.

"Ah--then I won't ask him to dine! " he concluded with a laugh; and May echoed, bewildered: "Goodness-- ask the Carfrys' tutor? "

Phil: Goodness gracious! Who thought of that monstrosity?

Does that mean death by significant other? I've had relationships that seemed to be going that way, although thank goodness I recovered.

Yes, thank goodness - it was an embarrassing situation.

And for goodness sake, women should definitely not go into the military or work for a private defense company!

If you are frankly, magnanimous , optimistic, fervor, goodness, I very will to make friends with you.

The ideals which have always shone before me and fill. ed me with the joy of living are goodness, beauty, and. truth.

My goodness, Venus retrograde would be the worst time to schedule plastic surgery, but it would be even worse now, with Venus in Aries.

As the saying goes: people at the beginning of goodness. The course is developed.

The Elephant King Goodness heard the sound of the poor lost man's frightened weeping. Immediately he was filled with pity and compassion.

THANK goodness the New World is not called something like Christopheria, as some of the great explorer's partisans demanded.

My mother is all right now. Thank goodness!

The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of living are goodness, beaty, and truth.

Although he was now grown up, he retained a childlike faith in the goodness of his fellow-men.

We thank you for being a God that continues to touch hearts and minds with the reality of your goodness and your love.

The theory of weighted empirical processes is an important element for(generalized) nonparametric likelihood ratio goodness of fit test.

if you know you pain , thank goodness , you still alive.

For starters, if you take a vitamin without food, you may find you receive hardly any of its goodness.

It believes that truth is in the consistency of ideas and that goodness is an ideal state to strive to attain.

These inventions cry out for the goodness in man, cry out for universal brotherhood, for the unity of us all.

And the first thing I would say, which is stunning about this, which, you know, is not going to go away, is my goodness.

Thank goodness, they haven't been sold. And thank you so much for being so patient with me.

They had a loveless goodness, orthodoxy without charity, and a questionable faith.

Q school mission: to help more people enjoy learning to inspire potentiality, reveal goodness, and realize their dreams.

Most data designers would cringe at this minute amount of information -- e-mail doesn't even have such a limitation, for goodness sake!

Goodness knows what people were saying about us in the town already, but there was not a word of truth in it all!

Mr. Jones: Goodness! It's been so long I actually forgot. Let me see . . . yes, it is on my calendar.

To my relief, as was written in all the best stories, the goodness eventually conquered devil and Oliver lived a happy life in the end.

"You're so kind, " said Carrie, feeling the goodness of such attention in her strange situation.

Stregoni benefici: An Italian vampire, said to be on the side of goodness, and a mortal enemy of all evil vampires.

So-called ideally good men, in fact, are not always of benefit to society and the standards of goodness have long been argued.

No matter how various these oil painters can be, they are all going after some ultimate goals: the truth, the goodness, and the beauty.

The Psalmist says, "I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of living" (Ps. 27: 13).

The jackal king walked right up to the face of King Goodness.

The result shows that the goodness of fit for segment capacity is always within 2%, so there is no need to calibrate the segment capacity.

" For goodness sake, get out, " said Helen. " Somebody might come in. "

Thank goodness that this is the case, because these ornamented objects are only bearable in the shabbiest execution.

"Oh, goodness, six please, " said the blonde.

He wrote a note saying, "Thank goodness for one good scholar in all my years of teaching. "

Most of us think of light as a positive force - benevolent, beatific, illuminating - even a symbol of goodness.

Instead, Christians will live with the light of Christ leading to goodness, righteousness, and truth.

I confess, therefore, my unworthiness . I acknowledge Your goodness. I praise Your mercy, and give thanks for Your immense love.

As Isaac marks this moment, he directs our attention not to the goodness of a son but to the provision of God.

Aquinas : In his goodness, God created all this shit.

Since he wished to harm no one, King Goodness the Great even refused to imprison or injure wrongdoers.

Choose surroundings that continually remind you of life's goodness. Put yourself in places that keep you focused on your best possibilities.

Goodness , "shuddered the nurse , " how could he get such a serious disease !

The next three describe our attitudes toward others - patience (with people), kindness and goodness.

I wrote to thank Carol for her goodness to me.

As a human right philosophy of life, full of truth and goodness of human nature is not just educators or philosophers think about.

I believe the friendship sincere, love happiness, will of the people goodness, future light. A minute does farm work, a minute harvest!

Simplify things in life so you can savor more of the goodness. This same idea can be applied to relationships.

He has locked himself in with his goodness, and the rest is history.

Yes, it's true: At that time I was an honest-to-goodness Red Guard, but I never beat anyone, much less that janitor father of yours.

Thank goodness he's not team sport athlete or his team's owner would be getting zippo on a hefty, multi-million dollar investment.

this demonstrates how others can be influenced by our own goodness and sincerity , as master often teaches us by her shining example.

As this happens, the natural goodness of the heart shines by itself.

It's over! Thank goodness! School was over and I was tired. I sat at the front of the school bus.

Are the carnitas slightly crispy on the outside, with an interior succulent with greasy goodness?

No one is going to push IBM or Red Hat around regarding Linux (thank goodness or Oracle would try).

Goodness is the fact that God gives us good things in life that we don't deserve. Mercy means God holds back the condemnation we deserve.

If you only love his goodness or beauty, your love is neither precious nor able to stand any test.

The psalm emphasizes the goodness, omnipotence, and providential care of God for which He deserves to be praised.

My goodness ! My money is all gone.

My goodness, look at the time. Now its off to bed, off toed.

"Thank goodness I am OK, " said Tian Ruiyin, 39, who never expected an ordinary train journey to turn into a nightmare.

There are those who call the Paladin an overwrought zealot, but others recognize in him the strength and goodness of the Light.

By chi-square goodness of fit test, we find that most of these investors are experienced, shot - term, active and aggressive.

but my goodness, I'm going back, I'm going to spend the rest of the day making sure that I can!

At present, the treatments including negotiated settlement, administrative mediation, civil litigation, have both goodness and shortcoming.

Discard the shame, replacing it with an affirmation of your worth and goodness.

And the notion of a "greater jihad" ---struggle within oneself toward goodness---would arise and be attributed to Muhammad himself.

The second Master who inherited and developed Confucianism is Mencius. The core of His thoughts is "goodness" and "conscience" .

Of course, even "goodness" and "beauty" can be used as weapons in the war chests of various ideologies and power structures.

for many days , oliver remained insensible to all the goodness of his new friends.

What you focus on expands, and when you focus on the goodness in your life, you create more of it.

Utilizing goodness and kindness as the basis of your Life, then you will shine with glorious brightness and nobility.

Thank goodness I never married any of those women - They're all widows now!

He believed in a personal God, an absolute ethic, and the essential goodness of his fellow men.

We always miss You and keep Your teachings in our minds, as each of us becomes one who adds Truth, Goodness, and Beauty to the world.

Oh my goodness, somebody is shooting me from behind and I can simultaneously feel four bullets going into me from behind.

To which the bartender replied, "My goodness, isn't there anybody in your family that like women? "

Because of his wholesomeness and purity, which were easily seen by everyone, he was known as the Elephant King Goodness.

Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.

Goodness, you said it. I never thought of it when I left Tokyo.

I thought a lot about his character, and although I was aware of his faults, I also saw his goodness and kindness to me.

Cognitive scientists do not deny that honest-to-goodness cramming can lead to a better grade on a given exam.

O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.

Thank goodness, i put all the money in airport's locker, so that the police cannot find it.

So, thank goodness your own closet does not have to be a galaxy far, far away.

In the most magnificent vistas and in the smallest details, look closely, for that goodness always comes shining through.

"It's not a state secret that he wears Speedo swimming trunks, for goodness sake, " Miliband said. "Let's grow up. "

Krishnamurti: The only thing that really matters is that there be an action of goodness, love and intelligence in living.

A question is asked and the viewer or listener is supposed to answer in such a way as to affirm the product's goodness.

He must have all Edward' s virtues, and his person and manners must ornament his goodness with every possible charm.