Sentences with phrase «based than action»

His arc is more emotional and character - based than action - packed, but this does give the film ample space to breathe.

Not exact matches

In no case, except due to an adjustment to reflect a stock split or other event referred to under «Adjustments» below, and except for any repricing that may be approved by shareholders, will the plan administrator (1) amend an outstanding stock option or stock appreciation right to reduce the exercise price or base price of the award, (2) cancel, exchange, or surrender an outstanding stock option or stock appreciation right in exchange for cash or other awards for the purpose of repricing the award, (3) cancel, exchange, or surrender an outstanding stock option or stock appreciation right in exchange for an option or stock appreciation right with an exercise or base price that is less than the exercise or base price of the original award, or (4) take any other action that is treated as a repricing under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We WANT to believe we're logical human beings making decisions about others based off of their past actions and other things «more important» than looks.

Though we correctly avoided the damage to financials on the basis of valuations and market action, market action in consumer stocks has deteriorated surprisingly - suggesting more weakness is likely than I had envisioned.

Why is it so hard to believe that people truly are judged based on their actions — and that if the perception is that the drama you bring is greater than your results on the field, it could have an impact on your employment options?

Our rule - based trading system forces us to focus much more on the performance of leading stocks, rather than the price action of the main stock market indexes.

For the first half of 2013, health information technology saw more action in mergers and acquisitions than segments like healthcare business services, consumer health and pharma IT, according to a new report from New York - based investment bank Berkery Noyes.

Our proven stock trading strategy is based on trading either side of the market by simply reacting to current price action in front of us, rather than making predictions about market direction.

Most would judge a person based on his or her actions, so a kind Christian would be a «better» person than a jerk of an atheist, and vice versa.

This next statement may make some heads explode - In my opinion President Obama appears, based on his actions, to be far more Christian than most Republicans who claim to be die hard Christians.

Back then, Obama cited his religion more as a basis for social action than for spiritual sustenance.

For an action to be ours in this special sense requires more than (a) that it be thought to be this by someone and (b) that the trait attributed to us on the basis of this interpretation actually describes us.

They are the visuals, perhaps several miles» worth of Pentagon - approved operational footage of destroyers and aircraft carriers, bombers, fighters, and other weapons systems in action, produced in concert with the defense contractors who profit from their manufacture and who would love nothing more than to gain additional appropriations from Congress based on cool - looking footage.

As the climax of the narrative it demonstrates how the consubstantial principles of unity and equality are betrayed when one chooses to base one's actions on the desire to please humans rather than God.

Facts like the snows that have covered Mount Kilimanjaro for thousands of years are melting Scientific proof may not be as «warm and fuzzy» feeling as political rhetoric is, but it's better to base our beliefs and actions on objective reality than on self - serving political dogma.

If it turns out that we are more than rational beings with interests, and that we make claims (sometimes angrily) based on honor and the need for recognition, then consent and deliberation that ignores more poignant spurs to action than mere interest will often fall short.

He developed a practical solution, one that appeared not to be based on any piece of knowledge, and one that required that he believe what almost none of his contemporaries (except, possibly, his father) believed: that beliefs are founded largely on individual actions and interests rather than on evidence, reason, or worldviews.

We are frequently more ashamed of our blunders afterwards than we were at the moment of making them; and in general our whole higher prudential and moral life is based on the fact that material sensations actually present may have a weaker influence on our action than ideas of remoter facts.

Here we see why an ontology based on the metaphor of habit rather than law or mechanical action and reaction is superior for describing the order in nature.

Rather than emphasis on man good will and good deeds as the basis of man's action, stress was placed on the forgiveness of sins through God in Christ, the centrality of the cross revealing God's creative love to which man responded in trust and obedience.

Consider this... a person goes to college, gets a four year degree in archaeology (or some antiquities preservation analog); spends summers sifting through sand and rock and gravel, all the while taking graduate level classes... person eventually obtains the vaunted PhD in archaeology... then works his / her tail off seeking funding for an archeological excavation, with the payoff being more funding, and more opportunities to dig in the dirt... do you think professional archaeologists are looking hard for evidence of the Exodus on a speculative basis... not a chance... they know their PhD buys them nothing more than a job at Tel Aviv Walmart if they don't discover and publish... so they write grants for digs near established sites / communities, and stay employed sifting rock in culturally safe areas... not unless some shepard stumbles upon a rare find in an unexpected place do you get archeological interest and action in remote places... not at all surprising that the pottery and other evidence of the Exodus and other biblical events lie waiting to be discovered... doesn't mean not there... just not found yet...

During the past forty years, voters have been taught by TV to make political judgments based on how they feel about a particular candidate, rather than how to evaluate a candidate's actual positions and actions.

Rather than appeal with the Open view to God's will to save, Lodahl bases God's saving action on God's eternal nature as love.

For more than 50 years as a full - service brokerage firm, Carlin Group has built a solid reputation in the industry by developing a foundation based on trust and action.

Rice had enlisted in his home state of Mississippi, eager for action, and found it after becoming attached to the Ohio - based 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, a unit that has suffered more deaths than almost any other in Iraq.

As the Czech has made 11 more league appearances than the Belgian since August 2015, clocking up over 1,000 more minutes of action, our analysis has been made on a per minute, per game and per goal conceded basis.

Rather than merely quantifying their defensive actions, the Defence Score attempts to put a value on their endeavours based their location on the pitch and the context of their efforts during the match.

Based on more than 50 years of research, the NaturalWave ™ Nipple enables baby to engage in the same natural sucking actions learned at the breast allowing for a smooth transition from breast to bottle and back again.

The political action committee for Abbott Laboratories, the maker of U.S. market leader Similac, spent more than $ 1.5 million in contributions to federal and congressional candidates during the last election cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington - based watchdog of campaign contributions.

A simple strategy to help your child take action based on her own desires rather than on what she thinks others want her to do

Rather obviously, affirmative action has a stronger moral basis than Jim Crow laws.

Try focusing on a person's actions rather than simplistic characterizations of people based on labels (gay or straight etc.) that mean little or nothing.

At Silver's trial jurors were told they could convict based on «any action under color of official authority» by Silver, but the 2d Circuit said the Supreme Court ruling required a «formal exercise of government power,» rather than lesser acts like just making a phone call or having a meeting.

As a (poor) analogy, arguing whether or not it's human - caused feels a bit like planning to develop real estate on a seaside clifftop which some specialists have said might suffer dangerous erosion in the next 70 years unless you put up some seawalls to prevent water action at the base of the cliff - and basing your view whether to build seawalls and other erosion defences upon whether or not there's proof that human activity would be the cause of any future erosion, rather than whether or not erosion is likely and if so how harmful it might be to your interests if nothing is done to reduce it.

Research shows that our values and the facts we accept about the world more often than not are rationalizations for something more base, not the driver of our beliefs and actions.

Elsewhere in the Mail interview, which comes just days after a report claimed 655,000 Iraqi civilians had been killed since military action in March 2003, he criticised reconstruction plans as «poor, probably based more on optimism than sound planning».

Rather than forming a political action committee — which is what the Real Estate Board of New York did with Jobs for New York — the RSA gave to the Washington D.C. - based Republican State Leadership Committee, according to Internal Revenue Service records cited by Crain's.

Jurors found Percoco guilty of soliciting and accepting more than $ 315,000 in bribes in return for taking official state action to benefit energy company Competitive Power Ventures and Syracuse - based real estate developer COR Development after an eight - week trial.

Since Governor Cuomo took office in 2011, both the number of farm based businesses manufacturing wine, beer, spirits and cider using ingredients grown in New York and the total number of manufacturers producing alcoholic beverages have more than doubled, spurred by state actions that support the alcohol beverage industry.

Hopefully, his actions will eventually be more detrimental to the Republican party, than his efforts to make inroads into the Democratic base.

The current British government has said repeatedly that it wants its policies to be evidence - based, but actions speak louder than words.

They found that subjects given the opportunity to select a course of action based on their own opinions (for example, giving a speech for or against teaching psychology in high school) persisted longer in a subsequent puzzle - solving activity than participants who were either given no choice or pressured to select one side over another.

«If we can predict these events with some certainty, hopefully more than minutes, maybe hours before they occur, we collectively can take remedial action,» says David Kendall of the Canadian Space Agency, which is funding the ground - based observation network.

The research team studied 17 volunteers who — according to their own statement — played action - based games on the computer or a console for more than 15 hours a week.

«More than that, the results also give weight to the idea that action selection in decision - making and in movement execution have common properties and hence might be based on shared mechanisms.»

«Because plants make their decisions based on physiological processes and are not distracted from the best course of action by subjective thought, they could even be better models than animals and people,» says Bernhard Schmid from the University of Zurich.

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And practicing these positive actions on a relatively consistent basis is much more important for long - term weight loss than a temporary calorie reduction.

It will either never compare to how great the last partner was, or you might base your current appreciation for your current partner's actions on the fact that they are so much better than «the last one.»

Picking up an object is needlessly complex, tricky jumps seem to require more luck than skill, the camera is craptacular, boss battles are tedious, the vehicle - based levels are a joke, and the actual fighting action is bland.