Sentences with phrase «at cross purposes as»

I produce paperbacks for 99 % of my books, the only exception being the collection of first chapters of my novels, a perma - free sampler which would be at cross purposes as a more expensive print version.

Not exact matches

But by continuing to raise, and thereby adding some strength to the dollar, they're kinda working at cross purposes, at least as far as regaining some control over price growth.

Becoming part of a church community gives you a group of people to hang out with who don't have a vested interest at cross purposes to your own, such as career, inheritance, love of some third party.

The cross at ground zero was not created for the purpose of blasting religion in your face, but discovered as a remnant in the wreckage.

Having been at tetchy, irritable cross purposes early in the series, now they were back in harness as intuitive covert operative and her shrewd and politically savvy handler, with Mandy Patinkin's Saul (pictured below) growing steadily more unforgiving and black - hearted.

As a result, he added, governors have been willing to take controversial positions, often finding themselves at cross purposes with professional educators.

Do you think parents rate their relationship with their child's teacher as «great» because they are at cross purposes?

At the federal level, Vargas concluded, the first recommendation is the same: do no harm — the federal government should be aware of policies that stand in the way of dual enrollment because they treat high school and college as silos which may force those systems to work at cross purposeAt the federal level, Vargas concluded, the first recommendation is the same: do no harm — the federal government should be aware of policies that stand in the way of dual enrollment because they treat high school and college as silos which may force those systems to work at cross purposeat cross purposes.

«As every race car driver knows, weight is the enemy of performance and rigidity is the foundation for handling — but they usually work at cross purposes from each other,» said Castignetti.

This forgiveness Bible study examines relevant scriptures for the purpose of building a Biblical understanding of: • what forgiveness is and what it isn't • God's role in the process of forgiveness • what Jesus accomplished at the cross for each of us • our mandate to forgive as we've been forgiven • what gets in the way of forgiving others • how to truly forgive the unforgivable

But since climatologists seem to believe in in treemometers with teleconnections, take correlation as automatic proof of causation and do not understand the concept of actual experiments, I can see that we are at cross purposes.

Rather he is arguing for something that is not at issue, which is a cross argument (as in cross purposes), rather than a counter argument.