Sentences with phrase «as a sign of weakness»

Asking for help is a risk because it can be seen as a sign of weakness.

Remember, your teenager may not always be comfortable talking about feelings that he views as signs of weakness.

Usually, the employer or the interviewer considers desperation as a sign of weakness in a person.

One of the biggest limiting factors in seeking compromises is the fact that so many people view compromises as a sign of weakness.

Besides viewing desperation as a sign of weakness, employers prefer workers who seek for a long - term career rather than someone who only wants a job.

If the shoulders are rolled forward, others will interpret the arms as a sign of weakness, sending the message that you're scared.

We view tears as signs of weakness and feel bad when our husbands have to put up with us during our menstrual cycles.

Dogs also see anger as a sign of weakness, they don't understand it.

Often this vulnerability is mistaken as a sign of weakness, but that couldn't be farther from the truth.

They see therapy as a sign of weakness, rather than a path to self - improvement.

Making many acquisitions could be seen as a sign of weakness, and clients should care about merger activities among their law firms.

«World Travel Awards winners see struggle not as sign of weakness, but as an opportunity for growth and renewal, and a chance to put their business model through the ultimate test.»

«I still hear stories from UK and particularly US companies where it's regarded as a sign of weakness if you take your full entitlement, and you're seen as not being committed,» says Stephen Bevan, Head of HR Research Development at the Institute for Employment Studies.

Accommodation to secularity is in fact perceived as a sign of weakness, as a loss of Christian confidence.

By placing parties under a statutory obligation to consider mediation from the outset, the Act should also assist with removing any perception that a proposal to mediate might somehow be seen as a sign of weakness on the part of one of the parties.

Nowadays we view reshuffles as much as a sign of weakness as one of strength — as Brown's last - gasp reshuffle in 2009 showed.

Raised on organized activities, they don't see coaching as a sign of weakness but rather as a path to greatness.

World stock markets fell Thursday as signs of weakness in the world's two biggest economies kept investors at bay.

In this particular case, the Troll likely saw my willingness to admit to being wrong in another post as a sign of weakness.

Finally, they tend to make their self - definition increasingly narrow, to isolate themselves, to demagogue social and emotional issues and to view change, cooperation, negotiation or other efforts to resolve differences as signs of weakness.

Crying and mourning were seen as signs of weakness so everyone just got on with it.

They view defending resolutely as a sign of weakness, they then try to go toe to toe and end up conceding ridiculous goals.

«If the Nato summit concludes with no demonstrable moves to move equipment for Nato troops, this will be interpreted by the Russians as a sign of weakness,» he warned.

He argued that it was grossly misleading for some individuals to misconstrue the cordial working relationship between the Legislature and the Executive in the states as a sign of weakness on the former.

The NRA is one of Washington's most powerful lobbying forces, but Feinblatt and Stewart pointed to recent elections as signs of its weakness.

By that I would assert that tears are looked down upon as a sign of weakness, a symbol of vulnerability in a society that is unable to healthily respond to emotions.

While some have seen Microsoft's backtracking on such thing like constant connections, pre-owned restrictions, and self - publishing as a sign of weakness, Spencer tells Eurogamer that staying flexible to demand is anything but damning.

As many people in the art world did, I resisted it for years, finding it ingratiating and illustrative, more drawing than painting and (O.K., snobbishly) seeing its very popularity as a sign of weakness.

Mediation creates the opportunity for the client to be heard, and when it is mandatory, it eliminates the fear that offering to mediate will be interpreted as a sign of weakness.

Cumbria and Lakeland took a neutral stance over disclosure (perhaps wisely thinking that to protest too much might be misinterpreted as a sign of weakness over what might be disclosed), but DEFRA opposed it, arguing that it might reveal generally their attitude to claims of this kind when there are a number similar such cases confronting DEFRA.

Research has shown that men will often interpret this behavior as a sign of weakness or a lack of conviction.

Why, then, should you consider that hiring a Career Coach who can offer assistance and actually ease some of your pain and discomfort as a sign of weakness?

Depression is sometimes stigmatized as a sign of weakness and something that people should be able to control.

When recognized, the needs, desires, or feelings of others are likely to be viewed disparagingly as signs of weakness or vulnerability.

As the receipt of support may not be considered as a sign of weakness (Hardy, Jones, & Gould, 1996), it might be important to notify athletes to be proactive to utilise the social support available.

It may rest on the premise that naming the competition could be taken as a sign of weakness and a conviction that there are other effective ways to draw attention to this new guide's relative merits.

However tonight's World Travel Awards winners see struggle not as sign of weakness or failure, but as an opportunity for growth and renewal, and a chance to put their business model through the ultimate test.»

Some hard - line Russians still view compromise as a sign of weakness, and.

The Cuomos are tight - knit and tightly wound, fiercely protective of any chink that might be perceived as a sign of weakness or vulnerability.

Falling back into old habits is often seen as a sign of weakness or failure.

Being overweight can be viewed as a sign of weakness or worthlessness, and most people aren't motivated when they feel that way.

«The mentality of Power Design is pretty alpha and competitive, so Mitch would see it as a sign of weakness if you intentionally let him win.»

But you'd be mistaken to take it as a sign of weakness.

It is interesting to me how it used to be that crying was seen as a sign of weakness or selfishness.

Alex Ferguson and David Moyes: Ferguson's «hairdryer treatment» became the stuff of legend, whereas Moyes's interest in management theory was seen by some as a sign of weakness rather than evidence of an inquiring mind.

I looked at it as a sign of weakness.