Sentences with phrase «at perceived threats»

Their size may not make them the greatest defensive dog, but they can be very effective guard dogs as they will bark at perceived threats.

Anxiety is a state of apprehension at perceived threats that can cause debilitating fear, irritability, insomnia and inability to concentrate.

What parallels can possibly be drawn with the attempt to publish lies about politicians and their wives, a tribal attack aimed at the perceived threats to Gordon Brown?

Paul would have been acutely aware of the dominance of the Roman authorities that would have crushed the church at any perceived threat to peace that would have occured as a result of a riot.

She suggests that the anti-Muslim views of Shourie, who is otherwise capable of intelligent commentary, may owe to «something volatile and emotionally violent in his character... something that lashes out at a perceived threat and refuses to take seriously the evidence that it might not be a threat.»

The bombardier beetle (Stenaptinus insignis), for example, produces the toxin benzoquinone and byproduct heat in a kind of internal combustion chamber, and then squirts it at any perceived threat.

If you've ever wondered what crows are saying when they caw at a perceived threat from the treetops, here is a sample: «I'm telling on you!»

Chaining or tethering also can result in increased aggression and barking at any perceived threat.

We balk at any perceived threat, highly aware and protective of our rights to be ourselves and follow our dreams.

Not exact matches

At the beginning of the year, possible far - right election victories in the Netherlands, France and Germany were perceived as the biggest threat to European politics.

At Campi Flegrei itself, an additional obstacle to effective warning is a low public awareness of volcanic hazard compared with the perceived threat from microseismicity50, 51.

Mr. Cohen is a longtime lawyer and fixer who, in a decade at Mr. Trump's side, has served as a reliable attack dog against real or perceived threats to him.

Indeed, these are good examples — people are perceiving Islam as some minority — yet harmless ideology that espouses nice values, it doesn't all people need do is look at the UK, France etc today — do the research — the people in these countries are already seeing a decline in their quality of life as Islam grows, why should a person tolerate something that is a threat to them I often ask.

Then six years later, the European Court of Human Rights, by the thinnest majority, ruled that the killings were illegal and «disproportionate to the perceived threat» — there was never actually a bomb in Gibraltar at the time.

A new law has appeared on the books in Albany County, apparently aimed at addressing any perceived threat to public safety by the proposed Northeast Energy Direct pipeline.The so - called «blasting law» was hurried through the County Legislature.

At the same time, beta wave activity indicates that the motor cortex is revving up in case the feet need to move to avoid the perceived threat.»

Proactive aggression refers to physical or verbal behaviour meant to dominate or obtain a personal advantage at the expense of others, whereas reactive aggression is a defensive response to a perceived threat.

Adversity is commonly defined as anything children perceive as a threat to their physical safety or that jeopardizes their family or social structure, including emotional, physical or sexual abuse, neglect, bullying by peers, violence at home, parental divorce, separation or death, parental substance abuse, living in a neighborhood with high crime rates, homelessness, discrimination, poverty and the loss of a relative or another loved one.

Our fight or flight response (when our sympathetic nervous system gets all ramped up over a real or perceived threat) can be helpful when facing a bear in the forest, but isn't helpful when looking at a bear claw in the bakery.

Inflammation can be caused by many different things, but at its core, inflammation refers to the activity of the body's immune system, in which white blood cells and various other substances react to a perceived threat in the body.

Nina perceives a threat in Lily (Mila Kunis), a new dancer at the company who is everything she's not.

And that is what we're working with now at NNSTOY is trying to create a system of advancement for teachers and teacher - leaders so that they can be perceived as not a threat to the current organization of education but a help.

For those who need to keep a closer look at their credit for a variety of reasons (say, they need a loan in the near term and need to monitor how their credit is doing for a while, or if they are concerned about fraud or ID theft due to a recent or perceived threat of fraud), a service such as GoFreeCredit.com may be more applicable.

Certainly, such threats were only dimly perceived (or were simply ignored) at the time.

A highly aggressive dog might not just bark at the person or animal posing a perceived threat — he may go so far as to chase down and attack the offender.

They often are distrustful of strangers at first, especially if they perceive a threat to their families, according to Dogtime.com.

Some small dogs express their anxiety through aggressive behaviors such as snarling and snapping at anyone or anything they perceive as a threat.

Appeasement Whining Dogs can try to appease people or other dogs when they perceive a threat or aggression being directed at them.

Dachshunds are brave little dogs that are not shy about barking at noises, perceived threats and potential intruders.

Dogs often perceive a face placed at their eye - level as a threat, and then bite.

Abnormal dogs watch (or stare at) what they are afraid of quite intently; unfortunately the strange dog may inadvertently make eye contact with the fearful dog which then appears to be perceived to be a threat which then may trigger the fear response.

Other forms of aggressive training, like rolling a dog onto his back, physically taking something from his mouth, or glaring at him, send frightening messages that he might perceive as threats.

Long story short, the enemies aim at the character that is perceived as a larger threat.

Conscious that while our nations lie at the climate frontline and will disproportionately feel the impacts of global warming, in the end climate change will threaten the sustainable development and, ultimately, the survival of all states and peoples — the fate of the most vulnerable will be the fate of the world; and convinced that our acute vulnerability not only allows us to perceive the threat of climate change more clearly than others, but also provides us with the clarity of vision to understand the steps that must be taken to protect the Earth's climate system and the determination to see the job done;

At that time, there was also a newly perceived global atmospheric threat — the damage to the ozone layer from chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other synthetic compounds — and an international solution in a treaty that banned the chemicals.

Either way you look at it, it constitutes either a current threat or a perceived future threat to health and safety.

How stress impacts decisions Our System 1 thought processes are highly sensitive to perceived threats (though not very good at threat assessment).

This response indicates that the threat of litigation can cause prison officials to react defensively and attempt to fix a perceived problem without addressing the human rights concern at the core of critique.

It was open for the jury to find that the Crown had proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the second volley was not a justified use of lethal force on the basis that at the time Forcillo fired the second volley, Forcillo did not reasonably perceive that Yatim posed an imminent threat to him.

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Protective or territorial aggression: With this type of aggression, dogs protect their «territory» — their food, toys, owners, or home - and can growl, snarl, and snap at those who they perceive as threats.

Number 19 «Insecure attachment and real vs. perceived threat in relationships» Dr. Geoff MacDonald at the University of Toronto discusses how insecurely attached individuals, compared to the securely attached, perceive potential close relationships as socially threatening vs. rewarding.

Healthcare issues are always at the top of voters» minds during election campaigns and never more so than when there is a perceived threat to Medicare.

At home, these children may resist human contact or react violently to being touched, the result of perceiving touch as a threat.

For example, watching a scary movie late at night might increase the accessibility of frightening schemas, increasing the likelihood that a person will perceive shadows and background noises as potential threats.

Suicide threats and attempts may occur along with anger at perceived abandonment and disappointments.