Sentences with phrase «as a barrier rather»

It serves as a barrier rather than as a crib.

It also looks like Alan Wake is going to give pillows their old job back of being used as a barrier rather than a form of comfort.

Not exact matches

Anyone who nevertheless wants to grow and dispense should consider working in a state that has restricted numbers of licenses, rather than a state such as California or Colorado where there are few such barriers to entry.

My quarrel with the guardians of the establishment is not that these things are bad, but rather that the establishment leaders use artificial barriers, such as race and religion and ethnic origin, to exclude certain segments of the population from ever having the opportunity to enjoy these fruits of the good life.

Often they become tarnished; very frequently they are misunderstood — and then they act as barriers to meaning rather than conveyors of meaning.

He said: «If we as a the Church plan to reach out with the gospel to folks who have never come into contact with the Church, and they come in to a church and find people dressed in rather a quaint, unusual, old - fashioned way, it may well put up a few barriers in terms of them relating to the gospel.

As with Mattox, the Catholic «extras» were not a barrier to conversion, but a bonus: «I would rather — far rather — live with the possibility of excess that accompanies Catholic understanding of Mary and the Church's teaching authority than with the complete absence of the former — and, it now generally seems, of the latter — in Protestantism.»

I'd rather drink the beer myself and use empty yoghurt cups as barriers.

Their results make for important reading as a fibre - deprived gut was associated with the rise of some rather potent bacteria that seemed to enjoy dining out on the «colonic mucus barrier, which serves as a primary defense against enteric pathogens.»

Parents are encouraged to use baby safety gates as a deterrent rather than an effective barrier and children should always be supervised.

«Politicians have an important and legitimate interest in how health care is provided locally but too often act as a barrier, rather than facilitating the honest dialogue needed with the public,» deputy director of policy Candace Imison said.

This borough's 16,429 small businesses employ 66,300 New Yorkers, but as my Red Tape Commission found, too often government has been a barrier to success, rather than a partner in growth,» New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer said.

«So I wanted to take the time to draw some parallels between what I see as women in a rather male dominated field and how we have to break down these barriers, empower each other, because the voices of women are so desperately needed in equal numbers, whether it is in business, academia or in politics and so sometimes it's an internal barrier and if you break through that then we will deal with societal barriers, but right now, you have to at least say I've got something to offer,» Hochul noted.

One key barrier to application seemed to be the university's continuing image as a white, male institution, and appointments, particularly for more senior posts, were assumed to be based on an «old boys network», rather than on merit.

Rather, he said, the study was designed to ask the more fundamental question of whether a physical barrier of cells would indeed act as a barrier to prevent damage to cells on the other side.

And since training plateaus are usually the result of mental barriers rather than physical limitations, strongman training can be used as a vacation from your traditional workouts that will overdose your entire musculature and help you overcome any weakness, both in the mental and physical realm.

Their results make for important reading as a fibre - deprived gut was associated with the rise of some rather potent bacteria that seemed to enjoy dining out on the «colonic mucus barrier, which serves as a primary defense against enteric pathogens.»

The language barrier can prove to be quite frustrating and the weather very depressing if you let it be; it's just a case of looking at your situation as glass half full rather than half empty.

But with the right mindset you see these challenges as opportunities to learn and grow rather than barriers to your progress.

Furthermore, as there will be no sound on the live video chat, you will need to concentrate on visual personality traits and ease of interaction, rather than worrying about language barriers in order to impress your Russian lady.

Locking fast travel behind a progress barrier forces the player to do some exploration, however once they've trekked through the area a few times, as evidenced by the activities they have completed, the fast travel system being unlocked prevents the activities remaining from turning into a chore that the players would rather skip.

So how do we, as a country entrenched in an education system that distributes standardized tests and groups students based on chronological age rather than rate of learning, break through its mental barriers and start to embrace — and demand — the science of the individual?

Rather than dismissing such conditions as mere excuses, community schools recognize that they present significant barriers to learning, and they remove them while also maintaining a focus on powerful learning.

Perhaps in anticipation of that hearing, the bill underwent some revision this week including a new name, the California Education for a Global Economy Initiative — a move that might better emphasize the state's linguistic diversity as a gift rather than a barrier.

Rather than force them to catch up on all the hours they've missed, the nonprofit's schools allow participants to progress as they learn — removing a major barrier to graduation.

Paula advocates for «bringing culture into the classroom» and fostering an environment where diversity is seen as an educational benefit rather than a barrier.

Just as important, schools must support parents rather than acting as a barrier to work.

Belize is more known as home of the second largest barrier reef in the world, amazing underwater diversity, multiple caves, marine environment protection efforts, and so rather than wreck diving destination.

Barrier reefs are not made from inanimate stone but are rather living colonies of invertebrate animals known as coral polyps.

Gravel's off - road terrain certainly factors into the damage modelling as crashing into large trees, rocks, immovable structures, barriers and misjudged jumps will result in a reduction in the engine's power and erratic steering as the vehicle pulls to one side rather than remaining in a straight line which means the player will have to fight against the car when damage modelling is switched to active.

However, this is not a barrier to accessibility rather it is simply a feature that was not as fully realized as it could have been.

The opponents seemed much more tangible and therefore realistic, so when they slowed down to take a corner, rather than using them as a steering barrier we actually slowed down with them, attempting to avoid contact.

There's plenty of variety to be found, with boss battles that fall apart as you fight them, levels baseds around simply catching falling aliens, and strong barriers than need to be blasted apart with aliens rather than your normal fire.

Soft Body is an inverted game: the snake does not seek to free itself through gameplay, but rather creates barriers and constraints as it navigates the gameworld.

The Barrier Series as well as the new paintings which I have been engaged in since about 1965 derive from some dense and rather moody pencil and charcoal drawings which I began making as far back as 1954; I believe that the rather black conté drawings of Seurat had some influence on me.

Many tend to see the tropopause as a permanent and rather perfect barrier to mixing.

It's not the threat to the physical environment that is the chief source of concern, but rather that the tests breach a significant barrier on the path leading to deployment, and have a substantial risk of triggering escalation as other nations respond.

Our task as advocates is to inspire policy officials, utilities, community leaders and decision makers to replace regulatory barriers with leadership and implement policy initiatives that make it easier, rather than harder, for truly green building.

Rather than focusing on big - ticket solutions such as storm - surge barriers, Rosenzweig calls for a range of initiatives, from increasing redundancy in the electric grid to sealing off tunnels and making coastal areas more resilient to flooding.

Babin concludes that «the biggest barrier now seems to be the outdated attitude that sees bikes only as a recreational athletic opportunity rather than a practical transportation option.»

However, getting past the idea that people will stare at you when wearing an industriral respirator on your face is a rather large barrier to adoption, which is where more fashionable «wearables» such as the WAIR, and the latest version of the Urban Breathing Mask from Airinum come in.

You do not have to worry about language or experience barriers as you are hiring a locally trained administrative professional who has chosen to build a business working from their home rather than an office.

Articling should not be characterized as a barrier, but rather as a core component of the licensing process.

The ethical wall feature that is built into Amicus Attorney and AbacusLaw allows law firms to implement a software - facilitated solution rather than using physical barriers, such as locked file cabinets.

With 37 % of respondents citing cost as the biggest barrier to overcome, one possible interpretation is that technology should increasingly be seen as more of a long - term investment, rather than a short - term expense.

It's best to register sooner rather than later, as once filed it acts as a barrier to future applicants of confusing marks.

Yet this year's report identifies as a barrier Mexico's hydrocarbons law because it requires foreign companies to use the domestic court system in Mexico to arbitrate certain government disputes — rather than allowing foreign firms to use unaccountable international tribunals.

But, no facts above suggest that this has happened, proving that the harm was caused by the wrongful actions of a responsible person (like a foster parent) rather than, for example, a fellow child in foster care, showing damages, and overcoming the qualified immunity of the persons who allegedly caused the harm, is pretty much an insurmountable barrier as well.

Because this is a by - product risk of the legal cloud, rather than a barrier to adoption, this area has not received the same amount of focus as the approaches mentioned above.

As the UN's Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights» «Human Rights and Disability Report» notes, from this perspective, barriers to dignity are not located in the person, but rather in how society accommodates the difference of disability.