He believed that Scripture contained many implied meanings in addition to its overt meaning, and he regarded written law (Torah) and oral law (Halakah) as ultimately one.
His point was kindly: he wanted us to feel closer to (and less intimidated) by people whose overt mode of life might seem painfully impressive and very far from our own.
I might have spoken of the economic position of woman, of the contract, tacit and overt, which a man accepts by his marriage, and of much else; but I felt that there was only one point which really signified.
" My sense is this was a product of the times in which there has been a real build-up of fear mongering and the overt pressure of armed men. There is nothing quite like a gun in your face."
" If any, any, assembled Russian units move across the Ukrainian border, that is an invasion, " while noting Russia has a long history of using things other than overt military action to carry out aggression.
The researchers then coded the footage using Facial Action Coding Systems (FACS), a tool to identify subtle and overt facial-muscle movements, or " action units" (AUs).
In the final film there are no overt expressions of how layered the Colonel's feelings are until this beautifully vulnerable moment when he kisses Lester.