Sentences with phrase «against the norm»

His high liquidity position went against the norms of investment management at that time, and he lost clients in the process.

But then I remembered that the only way to utilize what makes me unique was to change course and live differently, against the norm of what people were telling me.

Most of us interpret what someone says and does against norms that are cultural.

Just a thought, cuz it goes against the norm in a big way.

Go against the norm for small bedrooms and don't be afraid to add a lively mix of pattern, a dark color on the walls, or even a four poster canopy bed!

It'd be great if we did go against the norm by bringing in a big player.

For example, money managers are graded every three months on their performance against the norm.

Some researchers, though, are pushing back against these norms, believing that openness can promote constructive communication and enable science to move forward faster.

Track their own scoring practices against the norms in the district to spark personal reflections about their own practice as well as that of their teachers.

The arguments against norm - referenced grading apply with particular force to legal writing classes.

I'm very independent and most often go against the norm (sometimes purposely) of what everyone else is doing.

The biggest thing I've been doing has been running a personal finance and personal development site centered around rebelling against the norm of being in debt and fearful of money.

To be considered unconscionable, conduct it must be more than simply unfair — it must be against conscience as judged against the norms of society.

Do you have a strong belief independent belief system, or do you just choose to rebel against the norm just because it is the norm?

There's a general version that compares test takers against the norm.

Certain matters of ecclesiastical discipline may legitimately vary from place to place; but when one asserts the autonomy of an individual bishop to such an extent that his authority can be exercised against the norms of the universal Church, ultimately one fractures the unity of the Church.

It's just so against the norm to have your waist on show like this, particularly as you get older!!

Take charge and revolt against the norm of our twisted society.

Having the courage to walk against the norm, when the call is authentic and true to do so, forges great character.

Standing shamelessly for putting sex in the creature feature, del Toro's movie feels like a protest against the norm.

Well, Unfinished Song goes a bit against the norm and stars Terence Stamp and Vanessa Redgrave, two thespians in their mid-seventies.

In highly effective tunings (and other meetings), you will hear team members check speakers against these norms if they are broken.

AMG claims that the combined petrol - electric elements working as a complete unit achieve an unprecedented thermal efficiency of around 40 per cent against a norm of 30 - 32 per cent.

Power to RIM for not following the masses and actually taking a stand against the norm.

Alis even goes against the norm when, in an interesting turn on an old scenario, our heroine ends up saving the life of the party's musclebound fighter in the first real dungeon of the game; the mission was in stark contrast to Dragon Quest's mid-game damsel rescue operation and made the game feel like something different than was offered at the time.

But it's in the combat where World of Final Fantasy shines, taking huge risks against the norm where Pokemon has remained stale.

So he's up to speed on election law, but it doesn't look like he'll quiz Sotomayor on one of the Court's most infamous recent opinions, which came up in his fight against Norm Coleman:

I think in some ways just being who I am and doing what I do is bucking against the norm.

A: How innovative people were, and how brave they were when the lifespaces they created pushed against the norms and expectations that everyone else lives by.

To be considered unconscionable, conduct must be more than simply unfair — it must be against conscience as judged against the norms of society.

Not sure if I'm trying to rebel against the norm but light blue certainly feels fresh to me right now.

It is also a challenge to live in the deep south and go against the norm of insensitive, authoritarian parenting that is so prevalent here.

«Studies by Hannah Riley Bowles and Linda Babcock reveal that when we offer relational accounts for going against the norm, we're viewed more favorably, as we preserve our image as giving and caring,» Grant writes, before giving examples of how he puts this insight into practice.

Even if it goes against the norm.

Thanks in part to his example, over the past few years, several high - profile CEOs have come out against the norm of constant busyness.

The purpose of The Long View is to measure family firms against criteria that are specifically tailored to their governance realities, and to provide a framework to compare them against each other, rather than against the norms of widely - held issuers.

The most unsettling part of this book is Le Rider's gentle hint throughout that when the Viennese modernists hurled themselves against the norms and values of their society, they were chafing against mere gossamer chains and bridles of cotton.

I have to commend this woman; to go against them norm and live her life how she chooses to live it.

As a 20 - something single, I know I'm going against the norm, even as a Christian.

The Cathy family has gone against the norms of the fastfood business for a long time and they are not starving nor are they in need.

I guess that my church is against the norm, out of the box, and we like it that way.

He judged this against the norm of genuine love of God and neighbor and found it corrupt and corrupting.

Advocates of this view would argue that the local bishop needs a heightened autonomy over and against the norms of the universal Church.

This has helped the company with national clients that it serves on a regional basis, «which is kind of against the norm,» Vlahopouliotis admits.