1.   At the core of the issue, which is more than a semantic one, is the idea of transcendence.

2.   But, in this age of cellular phones and Internet fact-books, is this distinction much more than a semantic one?

3.   But, in tis age of cellular phones and Internet fact-books, is this distinction much more than a semantic one?

4.   The debate is more than a semantic one because an actual recession would almost surely cause significantly more job losses and stock market declines than a slowdown would.