Sentences with phrase «about accepting the role»

It's about leadership, it's about followership, it's about accepting roles and it's about that magical connection that turns a disparate group of individuals into a team.

NPP insiders, both in Parliament and the party, say there is a firm degree of certainty that has been established around the idea of Prof. Oquaye as the country's next Speaker and that he is upbeat about accepting the role.

She was good - natured about answering, and went on to talk about the trepidations she did and didn't have about accepting the role of Cheryl Cohen - Greene, the sex - surrogate who helped Mark O'Brien, a polio survivor living for the most part in an iron lung, discover his sexual identity.

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As for the Republican leadership, Walker said, «I would hope they come to us and begin to talk about solutions from here and what kind of energy there would be to ask him to say, «Listen, if you can't fulfill this role that you accepted, then maybe we need to look a different direction.»»

What it's about: The Avengers have an argument over their role in politics: should they remain independent, or accept an overseer to keep them accountable?

Of course, they may be shallow regarding accepting familial responsibilities or thinking about the role that one's obligations to God make for us.

As Fingarette writes, «All the newer approaches also emphasize [like current mainstream approaches] that the drinker must accept responsibility and play an active role in bringing about the desired change.»

Under those circumstances, Russian Protestants might well settle into a paradoxical relationship that accepts the government's «leading role» in areas where the government insists on having priority while reserving judgment about the ultimate values to be served.

If challenging my fellow Christ - followers to think more critically about these issues makes me a stumbling block in the path of bad ideas, then I accept that role.

Caviezel said although he was nervous about what taking the role would mean for the rest of his career, he ignored his fears and accepted the offer to play Jesus.

ITV2's Action Team star has opened up about how his faith in God dictates the acting roles he's willing to accept.

Yes, they contribute to school spirit, but mostly they're about giving kids an opportunity to learn what it means to be on a team, to work hard for a goal, to accept roles and to grow as a person through the inevitable ups and downs of a season.

I'm reprinting it here, edited, because like Susan's column and Kipnis» book, it raises an essential question about the role of love in a marriage: If we marry for love, shouldn't it be OK to end the marriage when love is no longer present or if we are not content to accept «mature love» — aka, a sexless, roomatelike existence — as its replacement?

I hadn't known about this center's work, and it is highly illuminating and also offers hope for those of us who'd like to see men feel accepted and embraced in that role My only concern is that of the 31 fathers in this study most were at home with babies / young children (meaning they probably hadn't been married too long) and the mean number of years spent caregiving was slightly greater than 5; I wish the authors indicated how many had been doing it for 17 years.

Specific prayers would be that our oldest embraces his role as the oldest, our Little's will accept the fact that they're * both * about to be middle children and that they'd decide to potty train successfully!

It is about finding a psychological identity that is separate from parents — that they have a role in the family or at school, they know what that treasured and valued role is, and that they do feel accepted and loved but also a bit «separate», a bit ready to take a view on something... there is a shift toward the child having real opinions about the world, that may be different than the parent's view, and that in this view that the child has a continuous self and therefore can participate in learning.

The aim of our study was not only to improve the knowledge about breastfeeding but mainly to support the fathers to recognize and accept their relevant role in the success of breastfeeding, to improve their capacity of empowering the self - confidence of the mother, and to support and encourage her to go on with breastfeeding, mainly when problems with lactation occur and can represent risk factors for breastfeeding interruption.

King settled quickly into his new role, unleashing on Rick Lazio (for accepting a Wall Street bonus), Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy (for «pay - to - play»), Carl Paladino -LRB-» nuff said), and even state GOP Chairman Ed Cox (for giving Levy «a pass» for jokes about black people and «anchor babies,» while taking Paladino to task).

These agencies choose to accept ELAC's advisory role because the ethical resources offered by ELAC enable them to make better decisions about how to help suffering populations.

I had hoped that Senator Klein and the IDC would have thought carefully about these policies before accepting a junior partner role consisting exclusively of personal perks.

«It is absurd to leave someone in charge of a department whose role is to protect the country from a growing climate crisis who himself believes that «people get very emotional about this subject, and I think we should just accept that the climate has been changing for centuries».

Scott Armbruster, Professor of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Portsmouth, and one of the authors, said: «Contrary to the accepted wisdom, the role of nectar seems in this instance to not be just about attracting and rewarding pollinating insects.

I slumped farther down in the car and at the dinner table, rolling my eyes and proudly accepting my role as a slouchy kid who had more important things to care about than poor posture.

Although individual differences can play a big role in how fast your body composition will change on a diet, it's generally accepted that creating a 3,500 - calorie deficit results in about a pound of fat loss3.

Life Extension has extensively published about the dangers of chronic inflammation.54 - 59 Most scientists now accept that inflammation plays a role in the development of atherosclerosis,60 - 69 cancer,70 - 82 Alzheimer's disease,83 - 87 and other age - related disorders.88 - 104 The best way to assess whether a person suffers from chronic inflammation is the C - reactive protein blood test.

Tina Fey and Matt Damon round out the cast as Sosuke's parents, but their role is limited in a story that's mostly about the wonders of being young enough to unquestioningly accept every new surprise that life has to offer.

The one thing hard to believe about this movie is that Demi Moore even accepted her role.

(In Portuguese and English with subtitles) Marigold (PG - 13 for brief profanity) Cross-cultural comedy about a struggling American actress (Ali Larter) who reluctantly accepts a role in a Bollywood production in order to earn enough money to return home from India.

Accepting the evening's first trophy for her role playing a domestic - assault survivor in the HBO miniseries Big Little Lies, Nicole Kidman praised «the power of women» and talked about the scourge of abuse.

The Pink Panther, meanwhile, asks us not just to accept an actor besides Peter Sellers in the role of bumbling French inspector Jacques Clouseau, but to believe that star Steve Martin, whose career took a sharp left turn into New Yorker country about 15 years ago, can still work magic in the type of deranged slapstick romp that hasn't been central to his career since the early»90s.

David Harbour is excited about his titular role in the upcoming Hellboy reboot, but his friends weren't so sure he should accept it.

OK, the not so good stuff: I am beginning to despise 3 - D (it adds nothing, while diminishing the brightness of colors); Jotunheim (land of the Frost Giants) is plain, gray and boring; Natalie Portman, fresh off an Oscar is just terrible as an astro - physicist with a teenager - style crush on Thor; Tom Hiddleston as Loki is one of the weakest villains I have ever seen in a super - hero / comic book movie; Rene Russo must not have read the script prior to accepting her role — she has about 3 lines and is totally wasted.

In one of the featurettes, Costner talks about sending the script to William Hurt, having worked with him before on The Big Chill (I guess Costner got to know the cast really well playing a dead guy for like 5 seconds, go figure), and Hurt accepting the role.

Commentary The idea of tracking teacher accountability started with the best of intentions and a well - accepted understanding about the critical role teachers play in promoting student learning.

And if you can't, what is being said about the status or role of selflessness before the final form of the fiction as accepted by the audience, I mean the willingness of the author to submerge his ego to produce the novel that is truest to itself?

Accept the invitation if you're a visual novels and strategy role - playing mechanics, and don't mind conducting a bit of research to learn about the backgrounds of its cast.

About celebrated roles for women, Soloski says, «This season, I've worried that we still need to approach female characters as victims to accept them as heroes.»

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders asked the Department of Justice Tuesday to investigate ExxonMobil for sowing doubt about climate change after the company's own scientists had confirmed and accepted the role of fossil fuels in global warming.

Clinton joins a growing number of politicians — including both of her Democratic presidential challengers — calling for the Justice Department to investigate ExxonMobil for sowing doubt about climate change after the company's own scientists had confirmed and accepted the role of fossil fuels in global warming.

Though I won't credit all my whining about the need for the Supreme Court to start addressing all the important issues left unresolved by Blakely and Booker (see, e.g., here and here), I will celebrate the big news coming from Lyle Denniston at SCOTUSblog that the Court today granted cert in «a significant sequel to its series of rulings on the roles of judges and juries in criminal sentencing» by accepting for review «the issue of whether a violation of the jury's role in sentencing can ever be excused as «harmless error.»»

One must accept the idea that preconceived notions about the role of women or minorities don't exist.

There were many more than I expected and some in - house roles too, one of which I ended up accepting which I'm very happy about.

In advance of your interview, consider the questions you want to ask your prospective employer — they could be about the role, the organisation, the team you'll be working with, the opportunities for career progression or further training — find out what's important to you, so you can make an informed decision about whether to accept the job if you are offered it.

Given its important role in helping to convey information about your qualifications, that's the last thing that you should accept.

Besides, he plays the role of a sales and customer service professional, providing information about plant origins and botanical facts, informing the customers about plant growth and development, accepting payments, upselling related products and services, and processing orders.

If you are not able to identify the growth opportunities in terms of roles, knowledge, and new projects or responsibilities, it's a fair reason to be hesitant about accepting the job.

When considering a new job, most candidates know to ask questions about what their responsibilities will be, who they will report to, and compensation, title and structure of the role before accepting a new job.

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Adults unwilling to accept an expanded role in the child's development should be encouraged to examine their biases and stereotypes about families.