Sentences with phrase «against the norm of»

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

It's sad, but it seems that Nintendo gets a free pass every time they make a move that goes against the norms of the industry they helped build.

Not exact matches

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

«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.

When is the human race going to stop being predujice against anyone that does something out of the norm of your own everyday life.

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.

The Wesleyans did not see the biblical injunctions against the ministry of women as providing a norm and pattern for all time.

Another discovery that can be used against Christians, as long as no one asks any questions — like maybe this one outpost did not represent the norm or the lives of other people.

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.

Biblical norms and historical models must be related to contemporary possibilities with an imaginative grasp of what this history is apt to imply for those who see it against the background of their own fears and choices.

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.

Against the background of such an anthropology, values and norms suddenly become relevant again to the counseling situation.

Still, the case against teleological ethics may here offer this response: Granting the difference between direct and indirect applications, this yields only the familiar distinction between «act - teleology» and «rule - teleology, «3 is problematic for the following reason: Social practices or patterns of social cooperation can not be validated teleologically without a comparative assessment of the good and evil consequences differing possible systems of rules or norms (for instance, differing sets of rights) are likely, if adopted, to produce.

This is irony as a defense against ethical norms, and against the possibilities of being hurt that come when we take life seriously.

His jeremiads against the collapse of moral absolutes resonates with many black Americans who have experienced firsthand the despair and destruction wrought by the collapse of shared public norms.

The argument against Obamacare from constitutional norms has been fatally wounded to the extent of winning over persuadables.

As Calvin Seerveld notes,»... allegorical exegesis of The Greatest Song originated as a defense against the complaint, «How can such worldly love poetry be holy and a norm for the faith?»

The conspicuous tendency of our age... is not, as is sometimes supposed, directed merely against the sanctioning of... norms by religion, but against their universal character and absolute validity... their claim to be of a higher order than man and to govern the whole of mankind.

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.»

Conservative Protestant baby boomers are the most likely of all to oppose the secular drift of the times, but Roof reports that few of them endorse traditional Protestant norms against dancing, drinking, and movie - going, and strictness about Sabbath observance.

They want to rekindle a spirit of rebellion against constricting moral norms and extend still further the cultural liberalization of that period.

NP: Excellent point about a gay person struggling against «centuries of interpretation, theology, cultural norms, popular opinion, inherited sexual mores and so much more that a straight person has the luxury of summoning.»

l. Christ against culture is the approach that requires Christians to abandon wholly the customs and institutions of the «heathen» society and to withdraw, either physically or by rejecting society «s norms.

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.

Again, it's the folks farther down on the class ladder taking the brunt of the cultural assault against traditional norms.

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.

Different pictures of the significance of Jesus and of his relationship to God will yield significantly different but frequently overlapping formulations of the norms against which a congregation's life is to be assessed.

If you look at the prophets and saints you see they almost always went against the perceived «rules» or social norms of the day.

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.

While most people may be disgusted by the thought of how a sausage is created, Seth Rogen takes a chance as someone who goes against the norm.

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

Sanchez, as has been the norm for much of this season, was Arsenal's star player, and although the Gunners can not look too much into their performance against Sunderland, they more crucially got back to winning ways.

So you're definitely onto something that 3.5 percent against an expected norm of 0.2 % is more meaningful that 3.8 % when 2.9 % is expected.

«Chelsea will be favourites because of what they've done this season, but I don't think you can take too much into account going into a final because they can go against the norm,» Lampard said.

It is the quality of his goals as well as the quantity though, and his strike against West Ham that just got the goal of the month award is becoming the norm for Giroud rather than a rarity.

He came out publicly and accused other teams of trying to buy their way to success against well known norms associated with such team (Arsenal).

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.

Previously any notion of turning out against other top level sides from the same domestic competition before the Charity Shield had been held would have been vigorously shunned but now overseas exhibitions are now becoming the norm.

Van Gaal took a while to find the right formula this season and although when he found it, against the likes of Tottenham, Manchester City and Liverpool, it was incredible to watch, those sort of performances need to become the norm rather than exceptions.

When everyone else is hiring tutors at the first sign of an A-minus and pushing their kids to pursue two or three extracurricular activities chosen with an eye toward bolstering their college application, to do otherwise is to go against the cultural norm.