Sentences with phrase «by society at large»

Amy notes: «This whole «having it all» business has been grossly misinterpreted by our society at large.

Judges and others who apply the best interest standard inevitably incorporate personal prejudices that reflect those held by society at large.

Yet, because same - sex couples who married became more accepted by society at large, there was a decrease in a need for a LGBQ community — they no longer feel like they have to make an effort to seek out others who are «like them.»

The whole point of the Charter and the various provincial human rights regimes is to ensure that people whose religious or political beliefs are not endorsed, indeed, are opposed, by society at large, are nevertheless entitled to tolerance.

Lord Devlin in the Wolfenden Committee argued that the law should serve a normative function in excluding social changes that are yet to become dominant public norms as perceived by society at large.

Domestic violence is taken seriously by the courts and by society at large.

... costs borne by society at large include: costs associated with delays in court and administrative proceedings; increased court operation costs attributable to unrepresented litigants and accused; and, more broadly, costs associated with legal problems that are not resolved in an acceptable manner (including increased health care costs, increased social assistance costs and so on).

The missing and murdered women were forsaken by society at large and then again by the police.

I expect that we'll see their use regarded by society at large somewhat in the ways that ritual human sacrifice or chattel slavery are regarded now.

Working with researchers in many disciplines has provided her with a broad perspective on how information is created, disseminated, discovered, interpreted and used in academia and by society at large.

A fixation shared by society at large, the contemplation of past events and relationships ultimately shapes our psychology moving forward - as a flicker of nostalgia, shame, or glee can be activated by a single sensory cue.

When does altruism become a purely economic community feature [5] at risk to be exploited by society at large, how can we sustain the one character trait that is governed by a projection of the basic human attribute: the need to help another human being.

This message has been ingrained into your belief system since you were a toddler, and this notion was continually reinforced by society at large through the media.

It's hard to imagine a constituency that has been more invisible to city government and under - served by society at large» The funding came from the initiative created and sponsored by Councilman Ritchie Torres.

Bob has political views that are not considered politically correct by society at large.

We have lived our entire lives being called lucky, told how grateful we must be (or should be), told who are real parents are by society at large, and some by our own extended family as well.

It needs to be seen to be normal by society at large, and in the way it's portrayed in popular culture.

Three of the main benefits of taking a quality childbirth education class are learning about all of your birth options, forming a good working knowledge of the birth process, and reducing fears of childbirth perpetuated by our society at large.

Yet, because same - sex couples who married became more accepted by society at large, there was a decrease in a need for a LGBQ community — they no longer feel like they have to make an effort to seek out others who are «like them.»

How can something that is seen so negatively by society at large be not so bad for an individual?

Taking a page out of the First Things playbook, Jackson urges Muslim Americans to «articulate the practical benefits of the rules of Islamic law in terms that gain them recognition by society at large,» something that can be done by drawing on the Islamic tradition of practical reasoning that has family resemblances to the Catholic use of natural law and Protestant analysis of «common grace.»

Similarly sizable majorities said that h0m0s are generally less happy than heter0s 73 % and less capable of mature, loving relationships, 60 % A total of 70 % said that h0m0 problems have more to do with their own inner conflicts than with stigmatization by society at large

Not exact matches

Success stories like Harrison's are few and far between for social entrepreneurs, defined as «someone who targets an unfortunate but stable equilibrium that causes the neglect, marginalization, or suffering of a segment of humanity; who brings to bear on this situation his or her inspiration, direct action, creativity, courage, and fortitude; and who aims for and ultimately affects the establishment of a new stable equilibrium that secures permanent benefit for the targeted group and society at large,» by Roger L. Martin and Sally Osberg in a 2007 Stanford University report titled «Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition.»

The idea that companies and society at large would benefit if everybody knows what everybody else is earning has been gaining traction recently, helped along by the availability of such information on websites such as Glassdoor.com, PayScale.com, and Salary.com.

The study defined sustainability as the «commitment by organizations to balance financial performance with contributions to the quality of life of their employees, the society at large and environmentally sensitive initiatives.»

The idea of order was made more difficult by wealthy families asserting their economic interests at the expense of society at large.

«We form our beliefs for a variety of subjective, personal, emotional, and psychological reasons in the context of environments created by family, friends, colleagues, culture, and society at large; after forming our beliefs we then defend, justify, and rationalize them with a host of intellectual reasons, cogent arguments, and rational explanations.

In fact, the price paid by shareholders and society at large may have been many times larger than the amount actually paid to the executives.

Moreover, by no manner of emphasis upon the importance of individuals could early Christians escape, any more than we can, the towering evils of society at large.

The Jeffersonian hope for America was a society where the freedom of each person and family was reinforced by their possessing and working a small plot of land, giving them at least partial independence from the larger economic system.

And for a society at large, religion legitimates institutionalized life by relating its existence to the «nature of things,» to the gods.

If by some strange set of circumstances, the roles became reversed and 95 % of the people were atheists and only 5 % were believers, we might see that the intelligence stratification within the population of atheists do not differ much from society at large but the intelligence stratification within the population of believers does differ from the society at large.

But people seem to want Timberlake to make things right in a more public way, a way that challenges his own privileges as a white male and thus — at least symbolically — contends with those power imbalances in society at large: perhaps by bringing Jackson on stage to perform with him as a special guest at this year's Super Bowl.

Projecting one's own beliefs to society at large, even going so far as to make up false resons that can not be backed up by fact, «women are seen as objects», as to why others should do the same, is just plain odd.

In participation one with the other they find a genuine fulfillment of selfhood, and society at large is enriched by this achievement.

First Things was, of course, the vehicle by which that virtue presented itself to society at large.

For anyone who has trouble distinguishing between the two kinds of regimes, I suggest spending time in both Hong Kong and the Philippines, and then compare which place does better by those at the bottom of society: the so - called dog - eat - dog laissez - faire economy, or Asia's largest Catholic nation.

«He is to serve his community, and human society at large, in any and every way by which his personality may be brought to bear.

But we claim, by the grace of God, to be members of the one Church founded by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and we are therefore called to a higher standard than that found in society at large.

This narrative says not that a tiny number of clergy, shamefully, have had their share in the paedophile guilt of society at large (though if anything, judging by the figures for the general male population, a somewhat lesser share) but that there is some essential connection between paedophilia and the Catholic priesthood.

It has had significant social and political impact, particularly in the early 1980's, bringing into visibility a religious sub-group not previously taken seriously either by the mainline churches or the society at large.

Your Sophia picture illustrates this so well, but also speaks deeply on another level, of the bondage of women by various means, withing relationships, within organized religion, but also within society at large.

By contrast, I am indeed alarmed by the state of affairs in our society at large, where a cultural liberalism that has become ideologically secular is very powerful and may well succeeBy contrast, I am indeed alarmed by the state of affairs in our society at large, where a cultural liberalism that has become ideologically secular is very powerful and may well succeeby the state of affairs in our society at large, where a cultural liberalism that has become ideologically secular is very powerful and may well succeed.

Though the amount of O2 metabolized by your frontal lobes is minuscule, It would be beneficial to society at large if you would cease consumption of this resource.

(Dec. 15, 2010)-- The Humane Society of the United States has released findings from an undercover investigation that documented the inhumane treatment of female breeding pigs and piglets at a Virginia factory farm owned by a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork producer.

The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA), established by Wine Institute and the California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG), today unveiled its 2006 Progress Report indicating a 24 percent increase since 2004 in the number of California wineries and vineyard businesses working to adopt practices that are sensitive to the environment and society at large.

Many parents feel bombarded by unwelcome criticism and judgment, from family, friends, professionals, even society at large.

However, the costs of breastfeeding are mostly borne by the mothers and those for breastfeeding training mostly by the individual health care workers or hospital, while the health insurance companies and society - at - large are profiting from the financial savings from exclusive and long - term breastfeeding.

By working in partnership with retail organisations we will see benefits for academic research, the sector itself and ultimately for society at large.»

It is endorsed by all the governments» statutory nature conservation agencies for its ability to achieve conservation targets for society at large.