Sentences with phrase «as means of survival»

Your children look to you, and to you alone, as their means of survival.

For example, prison could be removed as a penalty, fines could be lowered, and less stringent limits could be placed on those who engage in soliciting and panhandling as a means of survival.

Who these photographs» subjects chose to be determined where they ended up in society; for them, identity was performed as a means of survival.

We use vision as a means of survival and it's essential to take it for granted in order to function, but awareness allows us to look at looking and by extension look at ourselves and be aware of our presence.

What we do know is that many of these dogs were used primarily as a means of survival.

As others have said, the title of the work seems to be symbolic and reflects Linda's upbringing and lifestyle - running free about the forest, largely fending for herself as means of survival.

Her captivity is an unending nightmare, and as Mireille begins to lose hope that anyone is coming to save her, she slowly casts off her identity as a means of survival.

He emerges with a visceral contemplation of youth forced into adulthood, each character adopting a new identity as part of a new crew, or makeshift family, as a means of survival.

It is now established that nearly 90 percent of cancers develop a way of reactivating telomerase as a means of survival.

I always drum it into the ears of the people that we should reduce our reliance on government patronage as a means of survival.

«We also call on Prof Dokubo to unveil his blueprint, give a clear policy direction for the amnesty programme beneficiaries, as well as his action plan to forestall more Niger Delta youths from going into criminality as a means of survival.

In ancient times, babywearing was used as a means of survival, but today it's widely acknowledged as one of the most natural ways to promote bonding between parent and child.

It actually creates a situation where freedom can not exist, it's how prisons function... i.e. racial gangs as a means of survival for the individual.

I assume you have inaccurately applied biological evolution into your world view that morality has evolved as a means of survival rather than being set by God.

However, in a place such as Braddock, leaders see it as a means of survival.

Not exact matches

Further, he insisted, a congregation's particular story, because it draws from a treasury of narrative elements available to all groups of people as they struggle for survival and meaning, is its channel to participation in the worldwide mission of establishing God's shalom.

But with huge plant investments and the nightmare of retrenchment facing educational institutions, the temptation is to see students not as ends for which schools exist, but as means to the economic survival of the institutions themselves.

«In Gaza, this cognitive fear [of ISIS] has meant that they see their survival as being contingent on their immigration.

Christianity has historically been a verbal religion, relying on scripture, liturgy, and theology as means of teaching and survival.

1) We're highly evolved primates 2) We have overactive imaginations 3) Our greatest evolutionary asset, our large and highly-folded brains, are also responsible for an insatiable curiosity 4) As a species, and a survival tactic, we make things up to comfort ourselves in difficult times 5) As a complex societal species, we create commonalities and «traditions» with others in our clan / tribe / community 6) These «traditions» result in security, trust, and strong relationships that make the collective more able to survive than the individual 7) These common beliefs also act as a means of numbing the brain to questions and concerns without legitimate or tangible answers 8) Religion is simply a survival mechanism 9) When we die, we simple «are not alive» anymorAs a species, and a survival tactic, we make things up to comfort ourselves in difficult times 5) As a complex societal species, we create commonalities and «traditions» with others in our clan / tribe / community 6) These «traditions» result in security, trust, and strong relationships that make the collective more able to survive than the individual 7) These common beliefs also act as a means of numbing the brain to questions and concerns without legitimate or tangible answers 8) Religion is simply a survival mechanism 9) When we die, we simple «are not alive» anymorAs a complex societal species, we create commonalities and «traditions» with others in our clan / tribe / community 6) These «traditions» result in security, trust, and strong relationships that make the collective more able to survive than the individual 7) These common beliefs also act as a means of numbing the brain to questions and concerns without legitimate or tangible answers 8) Religion is simply a survival mechanism 9) When we die, we simple «are not alive» anymoras a means of numbing the brain to questions and concerns without legitimate or tangible answers 8) Religion is simply a survival mechanism 9) When we die, we simple «are not alive» anymore.

The meaning of the mystery is Love; and it is the only meaning as it is the enduring survival from what goes on in a world of «perishing occasions.»

This doesn't mean that we're physically prepared for some cataclysmic event in terms of having a well - stocked fallout shelter, but rather that we enjoy the mental exercise of imagining the imminent peril and possible means of survival for humans as a species.

The church institutions now in place — congregations, seminaries, church boards, as well as the multiple institutions of society — are all oriented to sustaining the conditions of their own survival, and in most cases sustaining the conditions of survival means maintaining the status quo.

The ultimate random reinforcement is the one imposed by reality, that they who survive can assign whatever meaning to that survival, unchallenged by the notion that it could just as easily have gone the other way, and no force, no spirit, no god or force of any kind was supervising the battle, or caring about its outcome, or either of the combatants.

This will mean that Commonwealth environmental water will be used to protect habitat such as permanent waterholes that support the survival of water dependent populations of native plants and animal life,» he said.

i mean, he took the foundations laid down by various promoters (including Crockett, Watts, Bischoff, and Heyman), and developed the key thing to pro wrestling's long term survival — its maturation as a bonafide genre of entertainment.

Making sure the match does go ahead couldn't be more important to Wolves» survival cause, as another cancellation will mean no chance of bolstering their meagre points tally and would thus leave the door wide open for bottom - placed West Ham to leapfrog them and possibly force Wolves to nosedive into 2011 bottom of the Premier League — Physiologically, a huge blow for the team.

As emotional as it is for a mum or dad to see their baby in NICU or SCBU, the care given in these units mean even little ones delivered as early as 26 weeks have a very good chance of survival and normal developmenAs emotional as it is for a mum or dad to see their baby in NICU or SCBU, the care given in these units mean even little ones delivered as early as 26 weeks have a very good chance of survival and normal developmenas it is for a mum or dad to see their baby in NICU or SCBU, the care given in these units mean even little ones delivered as early as 26 weeks have a very good chance of survival and normal developmenas early as 26 weeks have a very good chance of survival and normal developmenas 26 weeks have a very good chance of survival and normal development.

I would be lying to you if I said that I've never bribed my child with some sort of food (ahem... potty training) and sometimes it comes down to survival, which may mean offering a box of raisins or a gummy bear once in a while as a reward.

You'll Learn the * Real * Meaning of Sleep Deprivation: The first 3 months of Baby's life (often called the fourth trimester) is a time known to parents as «survival mode.»

By fail - safe I mean it has 100 % success rate as humans are truly incapable of survival without oxygen to the brain.

The increasing survival rates of soldiers having lost multiple limbs means care costs and compensation will continue to be on the agenda, while issues such as post traumatic stress disorder for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans may not fully emerge for decades.

Mr. Alexander Ntrakwa, who assumed office as the Director in August 2014, said he was once threatened by a «goro boy» who said his only means of survival that takes care of his family was that business.

Strikingly, the treatment approach didn't make a difference to 10 - year survival: Ninety - nine percent of the more than 1600 men in the trial were alive after a decade, whether they had initially received radical surgery, radiation, or active monitoring, which meant no immediate therapy, but intervention as needed.

But «the continued deterioration of the Yangtze ecosystem,» he says, «means that the species has no hope of even short - term survival as a viable population in the river if it has not already disappeared.»

Mankoff and his colleagues argue that making a strong clinical case for these new imaging techniques will mean demonstrating their ability to improve traditional treatment outcomes such as progression - free survival and quality of life.

Their relatively small size would have meant that choristoderes were probably exposed to high predation pressure and strategies, such as live birth, and post-natal parental care may have improved survival of the offspring.

Those side effects, as well as the absence of a survival benefit, means doctors and patients will have to carefully weigh the risks and benefits of taking an aromatase inhibitor for a decade, said J. Leonard Lichtenfeld, deputy chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society who wasn't involved in the research.

Arizona authorities have long opposed the release of captive wolf families into the wild, even though that is the most reliable means of bringing in more genetically diverse animals to ensure the survival of the wild population; currently, nearly all the wolves are related to each other as if they were siblings.

This means that approximately 98 percent of the credit for survival was attributed to all other treatments, such as surgery, radiation, nutrition, etc..

«If you look at marriage, it developed as a survival strategy and a means of raising kids,» Wade said.

I understand what it is like to live by a rigidly held code, to use it as the only means of survival., and I love the witty dialogue.

The first thing you need to understand, when approaching Frostpunk, is that it is not an ordinary city builder, but a survival experience that uses management mechanics as a means to support, on a playful level, the elements of social engineering and nihilism that define it.

Halley and Moonee's unruly energy is presented as an end in itself, as if it is enough to know that they exist and are trying to survive, but not what that survival means to them or what they hope for themselves outside of it.

Meanwhile, Janson and Ava are on the opposite end of the spectrum, rationalizing that the ends justify the means, so long as the end is their survival.

That's a film that manages to accomplish the same nihilistic worldview that Prometheus ultimately embraces («There's nothing,» a man who has put the last of his hope into some meaning to his life cries as he lays dying; «I know,» his soulless companion responds) simply by telling a straightforward story about survival in a hopeless situation.

It is probable that if the government claims that a situation poses a serious threat to Japan's survival, even though it is not attacked itself and therefore decides to exercise CSD, it will also designate key information that led to the decision as state secrets, and we will be deprived of any means to challenge and verify the government assertions.

The question of survival is, however, implicit throughout the novel, as Sweetland frequently considers whether and how the island's residents are meant to thrive in the modern world.

When he observes that natural fires (caused by lightning strikes) are often beneficial, even necessary, to the survival of the forest's ecosystem, readers will realize that the truths he uncovers on the mountain may have meaning in their own lives as well.

During the course of this talk, we discussed survival as a freelancer, storytelling as a means of brand marketing, and the rise of audiobooks.