Sentences with phrase «losing yourself in the environment»

Washburn's quite legitimate concern, which I share, is that the university's roles as a disinterested arbiter of knowledge and society's thoughtful critic could be lost in an environment that is increasingly dominated by the university's unrestrained search for increased resources.
Rich and allusive (the divides the film slowly reveals are not just along gender lines, but political and ideological ones too), this is a movie to experience rather than simply consume — baking in the heat, shivering in the cold and aching at the frustration of being lost in an environment that's hostile in every conceivable way.
Both films also have a cool detached sensibility and in The American the frequent use of long shots and medium - long shots makes the characters feel somewhat lost in the environment they are occupying.
If we are to cultivate a generation of autonomous and independent future - leaders, we must allow them to experiment, win and lose in the environment specifically crafted for learning: their schools.
Losing yourself in the environment is sort of like falling into an esoteric silent film, in which ethereal characters scavenge and assemble little shrines so aesthetically pleasing that tastefulness competes with purpose.
As I write this appreciation, memories of Allan's Happenings come back to mind: happily clambering over a mountain of used tires in the yard of the Martha Jackson Gallery, or lost in an Environment of words painted and collaged on the walls of a gallery and three - dimensional constructions that Allan built within it.
But what is hard won is easily lost in an environment where global competition is fierce, and only increasing post-Brexit.
While the children have nothing to lose in these environments, they also have nothing to truly gain — no real failures from which to grow, no real feelings for and from others, no real achievements to celebrate, no real life to live.

Not exact matches

In an environment of derogatory comments, public humiliation or even physical abuse, you're guaranteeing that people will be losing their confidence.
TV providers are fighting to keep every subscriber and Bell's Fibe TV has been leading the way with aggressive promotions noted by competitors Rogers and Videotron, which have lost customers in the intensely competitive environment.
In these kinds of environments, that gets lost.
In this economic environment, you can't afford to lose even one customer.
When a Millennial looks around and sees his or her friends in environments where their creativity and ingenuity are valued and implemented and growth is possible, corporate stability and a competitive salary begin to lose their shine.»
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) suggests, «Roughly one - third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year — approximately 1.3 billion tonnes — gets lost or wasted.»
In today's low interest rate environment, most investors know that parking their money in a bank CD is a nearly surefire way to lose against inflatioIn today's low interest rate environment, most investors know that parking their money in a bank CD is a nearly surefire way to lose against inflatioin a bank CD is a nearly surefire way to lose against inflation.
The United Nations Environment Programme reports that roughly one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year — approximately 1.3 billion tons — gets lost or wasted.
The term «hedge fund» comes from the idea of hedging against the risk of losing money, or using investment strategies that can make money in any economic environment.
In an environment in which global trade growth is craptastic, Canadian exporters have been losing market share in the US, and inventories made a hefty contribution to growth in the previous two quarters, the odds of a drawdown were just so high as to make opposition to the notion mind - bogglinIn an environment in which global trade growth is craptastic, Canadian exporters have been losing market share in the US, and inventories made a hefty contribution to growth in the previous two quarters, the odds of a drawdown were just so high as to make opposition to the notion mind - bogglinin which global trade growth is craptastic, Canadian exporters have been losing market share in the US, and inventories made a hefty contribution to growth in the previous two quarters, the odds of a drawdown were just so high as to make opposition to the notion mind - bogglinin the US, and inventories made a hefty contribution to growth in the previous two quarters, the odds of a drawdown were just so high as to make opposition to the notion mind - bogglinin the previous two quarters, the odds of a drawdown were just so high as to make opposition to the notion mind - boggling.
IIFL's evolution from an entrepreneurial start - up in 1995 to a full range diversified financial services group is a story of steady growth by adapting to the dynamic business environment, without losing focus on our core domain of financial services.
Basically, KMI lost confidence in the macro environment, and needed to start being a bit more defensive.
MLPs are subject to significant regulation and may be adversely affected by changes in the regulatory environment including the risk that an MLP could lose its tax status as a partnership.
How can evolution be reasonable when genes lose information when it mutates, even when they are deliberately manipulated in labs, under controlled environments?
2) «Over the course of evolutionary history, snakes have lost legs, cavefish have lost vision, and parasitic bacterium have lost the ability to live independently in the wild, all in an effort to become better adapted to their environments
The common but problematic assumption is that humans are the only creatures within creation with inherent value: «loci of value lost in a worthless environment» (AVN 151).
Nevertheless, making such neighborhoods today is very hard, not only because we have largely lost the requisite cultural and social habits, but also because in most places zoning laws (which mandate segregated uses) and street design regulations (which are crafted exclusively to make streets efficient for cars rather than also safe for pedestrians) make it literally illegal to build such environments.
Your,... wordy article, lost my interest the second I saw, «there has never been any darwinian evolution seen in labs or the environment»
«Holloway suggests that the concept of environment is a helpful way in which to preserve the relevance of the subject without losing its realistic objectivity because a subject is inherently related to its environment whilst at the same time distinct from it... We would propose it as a sort of medium between... (the fairly uncritical) adoption of the post-modern subject and... «scholastic rationalism»... If then we further understand the human person as being within a personal environment, that of the living God... We can affrm that human nature is intrinsically ordered to God» (page 4).
His founding of Process Studies and editing it for a quarter century retained for a Whiteheadian form of process thinking a visibility it would otherwise have lost in an unfavorable philosophical environment.
The difference between today and Athens circa 400 B.C. is that Socrates paid for his convictions with his life, while the ACLU's present purpose is to create a media environment of intimidation that results in people losing heart and shutting up.
We're losing cultures — that whole web of intelligence that tells us how to survive and live well in a particular environment.
But more generally, Postman is worried about why young people «turn away from civilized speech,» and in his view, the right answer is that «the electronic information environment, with television at its center, is fundamentally hostile to conceptual, segmented, linear modes of expression, so that both writing and speech must lose some of their power» (TCA 74).
Holloway suggests that the concept of environment is a helpful way in which to preserve the relevance of the subject without losing its realistic objectivity because a subject is inherently related to its environment whilst at the same time distinct from it.
I pray for women and girls around the globe, for animals losing their homes and environments, or in zoos, shelters, or abusive homes, and I pray for Mother Earth.
Finally, production environments with high humidity levels caused labels to lose charge quicker, affecting conductivity and resulting in higher scrap rates on humid days.
Use tamper - evidence in your packaging to deter these tragedies from happening and to prevent lost revenue when your products are handled roughly in the retail environment, or on the way to it.
These little greedy fsckers think we are in a corporate environment and they conduct every decision with an HR consultant (called talent aquisition) instead of relying on the good ole red nosed scouts wearing the tweed cap and chain smoking while not losing any of the kids playing the ball from their sight.
Of course it would be silly to suggest that winning any game, cup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let's remember just how problematic FA Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerting
I very much doubt that Real would pursue Sanchez unless they were contemplating moving Bale, planning to play Ronaldo centrally this season and willing to upset their delicate wage structure... of course anything is possible, but this appears to be unlikely... the bigger question is the fact that Wenger was willing to risk losing the first few games of the season because he hasn't settled the Sanchez dilemma in a timely fashion... no one believes he was too injured to play so this is not too dissimilar from the Liverpool game last season, except for the fact that Sanchez was in street clothes and not in his warm - ups (much like Coutinho for Liverpool today)... we're existing in such a fragile environment because of Wenger and Kroenke... in the game yesterday, when Leicester scored to make it 3 - 2, you could cut the tension with a knife... can you imagine just for a second what the reaction might have been if we had failed to score in the last 10 minutes
He lost nothing of the skills he gained in Germany, playing for (and, just as importantly, against) the great and the good of German football, but he was now supplementing those skills with others learned abroad, skills that would be very difficult to learn in Germany — football played at a different pace, with a different philosophy, and in a different environment.
Muscles, ligaments, tendons, and bones throughout the body., which had become accustomed to working in a high stress environment for competition, have lost their strength.
In the right environment, with the right tools and support system, everyone can successfully lose weight.
It's never good to lose your temper in an office environment.
Losing their birth parent and don't think that because you adopted a newborn, that they're not going to experience those losses, that trauma and remember like what was already stated that the In Vitro environment absolutely matters and don't be afraid to use early intervention.
We may think about the blown money, time lost searching through the piles, and the space everything took up, but we rarely think about the waste in general — which is sad for the environment and our wardrobe as well!
What we are seeing over time is that through the diminished production of oxytocin in the birth process (the use of synthetic oxytocin, i.e. Pitocin is named the key culprit, though scheduled cesarean births and pseudo-natural birth environments are also big contributors), we are evolutionarily losing our ability to produce it.
My favorite: «Be prepared to lose control,» always good advice in a new media environment (or...
As the start of Brexit talks and Queen's Speech demonstrate, there isn't a moment to lose to deliver change in a fast - moving environment.
From there, the interview went on to talk about digital advertising in the current political and media environment, and Moore speculates if 2014 will be the election cycle in which broadcast TV loses its luster.
Signatories include former environment secretary Caroline Spelman, who lost her job in this autumn's reshuffle, as well as former foreign secretary Malcolm Rifkind and ex-party chairman Lord Fowler.
There's a sour national political environment, a history of the president's party losing seats in midterms and an unfavorable congressional map drawn mostly by Republicans.
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