Sentences with phrase «against the norm in»

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.

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«I think it's a shock to see the school system getting on board with the changing Ireland we live in and it becoming the «norm,» which helps the cause against bullying so much,» Ryder told INSIDER.

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

«Extra-judicial killing over justice in a court of law should not become the norm in the fight against terrorism,» he said in a statement.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said: «President Putin regards the U.S. attacks on Syria as an aggression against a sovereign state in violation of the norms of international law, and under a trumped - up pretext at that,» according to the Russian Tass new agency.

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

As President Donald Trump's recent $ 60 billion - a-year trade tariffs against China have made abundantly clear, there has been growing discontent in the United States with Beijing's failure to conform to liberal economic and democratic norms.

They rely on social norms — no one to speak up against them in group settings.

Severe discriminations against Christians living in islamic states is also the norm.

In the official course books, any social norms which are opposed to Catholic moral teaching are treated as «controversial» and presented with a range of views for and against.

This would be a shift from academic norms to Christian ones, and it is in this sense that I spoke of appealing to the church for leverage against the university.

In his classic text The Individual and the Social World, psychologist Stanley Milgram warned against overstating the case for urban incivility: «In some instances it is not simply that, in the city, traditional courtesies are violated; rather, the cities develop new norms of noninvolvement.&raquIn his classic text The Individual and the Social World, psychologist Stanley Milgram warned against overstating the case for urban incivility: «In some instances it is not simply that, in the city, traditional courtesies are violated; rather, the cities develop new norms of noninvolvement.&raquIn some instances it is not simply that, in the city, traditional courtesies are violated; rather, the cities develop new norms of noninvolvement.&raquin the city, traditional courtesies are violated; rather, the cities develop new norms of noninvolvement.»

Eck had been working hard at pastoral work in several parishes around Ingolstadt, and had become a devoted Reformer within the established Church — he had always granted Luther's thesis against Indulgences, but reform should keep within the bounds of established canonical and papal norms.

I suppose when going against the status quo at the same time the challenge exist for one to do so in truth and love, for the right reasons lest one should slip into conduct that is no better than the unhealthy authorised norms one is up against?

The memo continues, «It has risked sending a message to the authorities in all three countries — and to the international community — that minimal efforts are enough; that we as a government are not interested in upholding international norms, nor in holding countries accountable for ongoing abuses against children.»

One is giving in to one's subjective assessment that abiding by the norm against contraception is too difficult.

Earliest Christianity began as a renewal movement within Judaism brought into being through Jesus.22 The examples of Jesus, his radical and revolutionary action against the Jewish social and religious norms, indeed became a challenge to women and for women in their ministry.23 His attitude to women is one that is radical particularly when viewed in the light of his historical context.

Neuhaus also warned against the necessity to translate moral norms anchored in revelation into publicly accessible arguments.

Although I dispute his apparent view that recognized» as opposed to fanciful» norms of international law or codes of professional conduct would restrict actual practice under the regimen ridiculously called «enhanced interrogation,» as described in the Office of Legal Counsel memoranda profligately disclosed by the current administration, I have nothing against «conscientious reflection» on the issue and lively discussion of it.

What David learned early from the example of his parents (and the FBI visitation in worship) was that there may well be consequences for taking a stand that goes against societal norms.

For over against such norms of life there existed also an instinct for better things, a sense of justice rooted not less deeply in human nature.

For him 4 - 0, 6 - 0, 8 - 2, 6 - 3 defeats are acceptable, in fact they are the norm against top sides in recent times and he thinks he got what it takes to turn it around.

The Giants» quarterback completed 40 of 62 passes for 513 yards against the Bengals, the second - highest total in NFL history, after Norm Van Brocklin's 554 in 1951.

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

We live in a society of busy - ness, with so mich expected of parents and so much to get on and do and so much pressure, that a EC is an inconvenience of having to go against the perceived norm, having to pay much more intimate attention to our babies, having to deal with bodily functions, having to wake ourselves up a bit to what our culture has conditioned us to and having to go against the grain — all of which take effort and all of which take time and / or energy away from other mummy efforts that bring more obvious and societally rewarded benefits.

It is perhaps even more telling that her name has been made into a verb that is widely understood in the breastfeeding support community: to «Wiessingerize» means to refer to breastfeeding as the norm against which other infant feeding methods fall short...

Even in cultures where BF has always been traditional, BF is increasingly seen as a «protest» against unnatural, foreign Western norms and once again, BF becomes a political statement.

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.

I admire each and every one of them for being brave enough to go against the norm and do what is best for their child - and being brave enough to «come out» in a society that sees us as odd at best - and as abusive at worst.

I am very «crunchy and granola» and tend to do many things against the «norm» in the United States.

While it is common for state leaders to congratulate each other on elections, at the moment the situation is outside the norm and Trump was criticised in part for going against the general trend.

Unfortunately, another growing norm in international relations — shaped by experiences in Darfur, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Rwanda, where NGOs have been expelled or kept firmly in check — encourages Syria to hold out against international civil society input, which Damascus regards as a western fifth column at worst, an unruly rabble at best.

First, Russia bowed to EU and US pressure to tolerate the systemic discrimination against Russophones (mostly ethnic Russians) in Estonia and Latvia, leading to those two countries being included in the enlargement process of the EU and NATO, despite their flagrant infringements of Western norms on minority protections.

I may be wrong in assuming that a whistle - blower would have emerged if someone at Ford or GM tried to pull off a cheat like this, but I think there is enough to discuss about legislative incentives for or against whistle - blowing and whether legislation would even be effective, given cultural norms.

What happened in Southern Ijaw was totally against every acceptable global democratic norm and practice» the source added.

John Katko serves a district that could easily swap parties in a congressional election, but his vote on the AHCA went against the GOP norm.

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN)- A three - judge panel ruled Monday against Republican Norm Coleman in his dispute with Democrat Al Franken over who should be declared the winner of the U.S. Senate race in Minnesota.

In keeping with the area's mirror - image of the New York city norm, the Democratic Party on the South Shore is so negligible it didn't even field a candidate against either man.

They did it in Anambra where all the popular aspirants were disenfranchised and the ticket was sold against democratic norms.

A unofficial running tally on the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Web site had Democrat Al Franken leading incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman by 251 votes on Sunday - in a race in which nearly 2.5 million votes were cast - but Ritchie cautioned against pronouncing either candidate ahead until all votes are counted.

The Kremlin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin, a staunch ally of Syrian President Bashar al - Assad, viewed the action taken by Trump as an «aggression against a sovereign state in violation of the norms of international law and on a made - up up pretext».

Now, incumbent Norm Coleman seems to be slipping in his fight to retain his Senate seat against Al Franken.

«We think it is very important that any operation against illegal mining should be carried out in line with Ghanaian laws and international recognized norms, the mass arrest and media hype should be minimized, the cases should be dealt with on individual base and the legitimate rights of the miners should be respected,» it said.

College officials have used this «social norm» tactic in the battle against binge drinking.

«There's a particularly strong bias against female math majors — women who flourish in male - dominated fields — perhaps because they're violating gender norms in terms of what they're supposed to be good at.»

«One thing that surprised us, in light of the social norms against talking about politics in polite conversation, was just how much cross-cutting content is shared,» Bakshy said.

In a world where nontraditional families are becoming the norm, there are still moments of backlash against parents who don't fit into the conventional mold of what a mom or dad looks like.

In the modern day, our social norms dictate that this type of behaviour is obviously forbidden and so men will seek alternative ways to compete against each other whether it is through sports, business, or some other means.

In a society where tight clothing is preferred and flaunting what you have is expected, going against the norm is so much more refreshing.

I love the idea of rebelling against the seasonal norms, especially since it's not even that cold in LA yet!