The phrase means to cautiously or politely go towards someone with the intention of speaking to or engaging with them.
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A similarly restrictive
approach was taken in a civil case that began after the plaintiff was injured while performing unpaid work.
A similar
approach is taken with the kitchen's new curved counter, which serves as a prep and informal dining space.
Further research has shown that top - level classroom success grows by 36 per cent when the
right approach is taken to technology.
With the new
year approaching I am taking a little more time to myself this weekend to reflect on this past year and set some goals for 2018.
A
recurring approach is taken in highlighting the role of the powerful economic driving forces behind the type of development that leads to human and environmental destruction.
Regardless, you can tell from the get - go the «if it ain't broke then don't fix»
approach was taken with the game.
Having bad meetings can be a thing of the past if the
right approach is taken both by the participants and the organizer.
This new engine in the LS is indicative of the more dynamic
approach being taken by Lexus, offering V8 - level power without sacrificing fuel economy — all while minimizing noise and vibration.
The same
approach was taken for composing The Dream Colony, though Hopps didn't live long enough to fully finish his story.
When we see the other premier clubs have already taken fc - monaco players and it raises the question what
approach are we taking at these negotiations.
Or if the same type
of approach were taken with the obesity epidemic, and the AAP sponsored weekly weigh - ins to ensure that its members were leading by example.)
An evidence -
based approach is taken to examine the validity of many long - held beliefs in this informative seminar.
A
similar approach was taken by Lord Toulson, giving the other leading judgment (with which Lords Neuberger and Clarke agreed, and with which Lord Sumption also expressed agreement in a short concurring judgment):
We must ensure that a
considered approach is taken internationally, balancing any assessment of the potential risks of conducting and publishing this type of research with a genuine need to maintain scientific integrity.»
A sequential linear regression
stepwise approach was taken entering the independent variables as separate models in the following order: self - kindness, self - judgment, and dispositional mindfulness.
This silver
lining approach is taken by David Archer of the University of Chicago in the US, in a scenario exercise in Springer's journal Climatic Change.
Research shows that mental health and wellbeing initiatives are most effective and sustainable when a whole -
school approach is taken, particularly when it's done in conjunction with students, families and the wider community.
But we do advise that a
consistent approach is taken to deciding when it is appropriate not to allow play externally and when out of school activities should be rearranged or curtailed.
Another
rhetorical approach was taken by George Lyons, who found parallels between Galatians and Greco - Roman autobiographies (Cicero, Isocrates, and Demosthenes).6 Lyons claims that Paul's comments should be explained as an effort to demonstrate his ithos (character) to his readers.7
Perhaps the best treatment and
research approach is taken by the therapist who constantly remembers the similarities rather than the differences between heterosexual and homosexual lifestyles [L. Noltimier, «A Clinical Reply.»