Sentences with phrase «rather than welcome»

For example, if one partner greets the other while s / he is working, the other is «primed» (by a negative perspective) to see it as a thoughtless interruption rather than welcome it as a sweet gesture of love.

And every fresh share price rally is therefore hailed as divine proof of this new paradigm & their own investment genius, rather than a welcome & obvious chance to sell...

Yet rather than welcome or even just tactfully ignore the announcement, Jeremy Corbyn's opponents have decided to spend their time mocking it as some sort of attempted mass - indoctrination programme.

Rather than welcome diversity, however, some of us seem to think we have the only correct understanding, and in practice tend to isolate ourselves from the larger Christian community.

As long as we live in a cultural milieu in which the unborn child is seen as something to be feared rather than welcomed, or a financial burden rather than a gift, political opinion will be secondary.

He also faulted churches for coalescing around distinctions of class, race, education, and economic status rather than welcoming outcasts — represented in the biblical passage by «foreigners» and «eunuchs» — on equal terms with ourselves as children of God.

It's a shame that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office sought to defend the State Immunity Act rather than welcoming the opportunity to review the law in this area.

Not exact matches

Try saying, «It's my pleasure» rather than «You're welcome.»

If I had a human assistant, I would certainly rather see him pick up my guests in the lobby and make sure they feel welcome, than fiddle around in Outlook all day trying to manage my 15 weekly meetings.

«Rather than throw up roadblocks that prevent them from bringing their talent and ingenuity to our shores, we should welcome them with open arms,» said Bobby Franklin, President and CEO of NVCA.

We've also been able to use the welcoming atmosphere we've created to make our large number of employees — around 50,000 today — an asset rather than an obstacle.

It turned out that our customers welcomed the changes that we were making, like inviting music lovers to spend hours in our record shops, hanging out and talking about music, rather than pushing them to make their purchases and get out.

Shouldn't the title of the article be «say good bye to» rather than «welcome to» the lost decade?

The BC Chamber, Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association and the Vancouver Board of Trade welcomed the government's commitment that the Metro Vancouver Congestion Tax will be a simple extension of the PST rather than a new, separate tax structure.

The decreasing reserves mostly reflect the rising U.S. dollar (which shrinks the value of non-dollar reserves) and a switch by some onshore Chinese corporates to yuan financing rather than U.S. dollar financing (a welcome trend).

Rather than create an environment that welcomes technological advancement, Chelan County is working against efficiency and growth.

Yet a tip sheet checklist or educational webinar that helps this lead better understand their own need (rather than your solution) could be welcome.

The Vision document has four main elements: equipping children academically and emotionally for the world; providing places of healing for children who have mental health problems or who've suffered bad experiences; providing a welcoming place for all rather than just Christians, and; upholding the dignity and respect of each individual, who is made by God.

He could also come out against guest worker programs and argue that those we invite to come to our country should be welcomed as future citizens rather than helots to be exploited and discarded if they should face a spell of unemployment.

Of course, the Spirit can be «quenched» or «grieved» rather than discerned and welcomed.

I'd much rather read something that is thought - provoking than fluffy posts about sunshine and happiness (though cat pictures are always welcome).

The Death of God theology gained wide notice because it argued that Christians should welcome this course of events rather than resist it.

When work is valued in itself and is seen as a means of expressing one's loyalty to the good, it is welcomed rather than avoided.

Transhumanists, like other libertarians, make the mistake of thinking that the high - spirited few, who are enamored of ascetic self - overcoming and relentless power - accumulating work, will be welcomed as the model and standard for the security - oriented many, who prefer to live according to their appetites, and whose escape fantasy is giant cruise ships rather than silicone bodies.

Or if it said» Welcome to Church» then it'd put the focus on it being a man - made constraint rather than the implication that God is sorting out the square pegs He created.

This development, he urged, should be welcomed rather than resisted by the churches, since there is a natural affinity between socialism and the Christian ethic.

Should it become apparent that someone with a different perspective such as mine is welcomed at np rather than the hostility experienced then I'll give it my consideration with coming back.

I urge you to evove up the ladder rather than affix to welcoming genocide.

Further, if the emphasis is put on the loving quality of the relationship, rather than the status of those involved, the church can be more welcoming to people of different lifestyles.

Then he found another theme from the evening office, using Psalm 4, «In peace I will lie down and sleep», and it spoke to him of a welcome end to life, which might perhaps come sooner rather than later.

In a recent interview, the rapper said that the church should be a place that welcomes sinners rather than judges them.

It should rather be welcomed as a creative alliance between media producers and consumers against those commercial forces that are more intent on generating profits than on informing people properly.

Christians must come to welcome - rather than fear - the ideas of evolution.

In order to create an atmosphere of flexibility and welcome, he speaks of marriage as an «ideal» rather than a sacramental reality.

Perhaps other people made 2 small large loaves rather than just one or maybe other people had to leave it in for a long time like me??? I noted someone else had the same problem but there was no solution given — any ideas are welcome as obviously it works for a lot of people!

I'm still as much of a planner as ever, but when life hands you beautiful brown eyes and a smile belonging to someone who is smart, witty, caring, and a continuation of adjectives that will never do the real person justice, you embrace the welcome detour that takes you from Point A, to B, to C, rather than the original journey from Point A to C, and never look back.

The bread turned out fair bit darker than pictured here and with a slight rye bread twist, but that was actually rather welcome.

Somehow, the Japanese - meets - Scandinavian white - and - natural - wood interiors feel homey and welcoming too, rather than cold and unfriendly.

Meanwhile, a sentimental return to Argentina would also surely be an option in the latter stages of his career rather than a money - driven move to China regardless of whether or not his compatriots are there ready to welcome him.

Van pusssy would have been a great buy but I think Wenger Didn't even consider him.us fans wouldn't welcome him back.he's history for us.sorry but I rather have bentdner than van pussssy

After last season, Wenger himself said it wasn't welcome and only hurt the teams chances rather than any good it might do.

Liverpool Football Club has welcomed a decision to stage our away fixture at Arsenal on Friday December 22 rather than on Christmas Eve, and is now considering a range of options with a view to providing assistance to our supporters who plan to attend the game.

I would hope my designs are welcoming and warm and so I imagine them going to live in a home rather than a house.

We've been debating whether to take our daughter to a family wedding, where she is welcome to attend, rather than go on our own.

Just seeing them labeled as «Moms groups», rather than parenting groups gave me the impression that I wasn't welcome and would have to keep looking.

«While it is welcome that the ASA has upheld the complaint about illegal advertising of formula, it is a great concern that it has sided with the company rather than the mother regarding the emails being unsolicited.

«While we welcome the decision to end the arbitrary retirement age, raising the state pension age over this short timescale is clearly driven by a desire to cut spending rather than a planned approach to introducing more flexible retirement,» he said.

The International Secretary General of MSF, Oberreit, illustrated this method when, at the same time as the tweet was issued about «victims of EU policies», he called on European governments to change their priorities: «rather than maximising the number of people they can push back, they must maximise the number they welcome and protect.»

«One has to wonder why, now that there is enormous grassroots pressure to eliminate the IDC, the Democratic establishment wants to welcome them back rather than joining the movement to vote them out in primary elections,» says Andrew Jacobs of Lead Blue.

Andrew Grice has an interesting column on this in The Independent tomorrow, including discussing reaction within government, broadly welcoming it, with John Denham stressing it is about opposition to unearned rewards, rather than general support for higher taxation http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/andrew-grice/andrew-grice-squeeze-the-rich-mantra-is-back-in-fashion-1297565.html