Sentences with phrase «common tendency for»

Unfortunately there seems a common tendency for people to believe that any scientist is an expert on all fields of science, even to believe that anybody who is expert in any field at all is expert in all fields.

«Ubisoft believed the picture on screen looked very gray and gloomy, which is, by the way, a very common tendency for local games,» Yavorsky says.

Although not a true Fibonacci ratio, there is a common tendency for a market to continue in a certain direction once it completes a 50 % retracement.

There was a common tendency for victims to blame themselves for the attack, rather than the animal, or in cases where the dog was not known to them, they blamed the dog owner.

There's a very strong and common tendency for entrepreneurs to put in 18 - hour days when starting a company, setting an ambitious pace with little thought given to rest.

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One of the common problems McFarland sees is the tendency for company CEOs to do a strategic planning session once a year, write up a report, and then, essentially, forget about it.

The proclivity to detect and dwell on stressors and threats — a tendency that unites neurotics — explains why the personality trait is not just associated with experiences of fear, moodiness, worry and frustration but also a higher - than - average risk factor for common mental disorders.

At a minimum it would be an obsession with biologic evolution that overrides common sense for self preservation which indicates suicidal tendency.

For the over-all result of the great reaction has been a sophistication of the true simplicity of the gospel, the use of a jargon which the common man (and the intelligent one, too, often enough) can not understand, and a tendency to assume that the biblical and creedal language as it stands need only be spoken, and enough then has been done to state and communicate the point of the Christian proclamation.

I'm not sure, but I think this tendency might be more common for women.

«In those times, we knew about things that have become common today: the reality of abortion, of people who manifest homosexual tendencies, whose personal dignity we always respected, but we were formed to see these acts as absolutely unacceptable, against the nature that God had created for us.»

There has been a tendency that the peace question has been reduced merely to the question of the reduction or elimination of violent military confrontations among nation states and political groups; but now it is the question of securing for the common life of all living things on earth.

The «Friendly Visitors» program of Pasadena, California is an inspiring antidote to the common tendency to leave the responsibility for mental health mainly in the hands of professionals.

For this tradition nourished over the centuries the slow emergence of the ideal of a civilized politics, a politics of civil conversation, of noncoercion, of the consent of the governed, of pluralism, of religious liberty, of respect for the inalienable dignity of every human person, of voluntary cooperation in pursuit of the common good, and of checks and balances against the wayward tendencies of sinful men and womFor this tradition nourished over the centuries the slow emergence of the ideal of a civilized politics, a politics of civil conversation, of noncoercion, of the consent of the governed, of pluralism, of religious liberty, of respect for the inalienable dignity of every human person, of voluntary cooperation in pursuit of the common good, and of checks and balances against the wayward tendencies of sinful men and womfor the inalienable dignity of every human person, of voluntary cooperation in pursuit of the common good, and of checks and balances against the wayward tendencies of sinful men and women.

Hard just war theory reverses these emphases, replacing them with the following: a presumption against injustice and disorder rather than against war; an assumption that war is tragic but inevitable in a fallen world and that war is a necessary task of government; a tendency to trust the U.S. government and its claims of need for military action; an emphasis on just war theory as a tool to aid policymakers and military personnel in their decisions; an inclination to distrust the efficacy of international treaties and to downplay the value of international actors and perspectives; a less stringent or differently oriented application of some just war criteria; and no sense of common ground with Christian pacifists.

There has been a tendency for the peace question to be reduced merely to the question of the reduction or elimination of violent military confrontations among nation states and political groups; but now it is the question of securing the common life of all living things on earth.

As essayist Katha Pollitt points out, the tendency to ascribe «particular virtues — compassion, patience, common sense, nonviolence — to mothers» is an overdone, and in some ways oppressive, cliché; telling yourself that toilet training a string of two - year - olds is good for your soul may keep you away from other worlds.

To say this is also to imply that the tendency of philosophy, religion, and common sense to ascribe evil acts to the moral inferiority of the individual — summed up for all time in the extraordinary metaphor of «original sin» — is not a fundamental explanation.

The tendency of most Western scientists is to be reductionist, looking for the key to existence in the lowest common components of matter / energy.

The best explanation for this visceral animosity may well lie in the common tendency to idealize one's youth.

This type of a cough is caused by a common cold with the tendency to last for about two weeks but very contagious too.

In the same vein, research shows a common tendency among aggressive and angry drivers is to let themselves off the hook by blaming external factors for their own behavior («I had a really bad day at work.»).

«It's a very common tendency: If you don't like the advice, get rid of the adviser,» says Roger Pielke of the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

However, this pattern was accounted for by the tendency of polygyny to be most common in ecologically vulnerable and marginalized ethnic groups.

«Although this tendency to brace oneself for potentially bad news is common, intuition might suggest that some people are more likely to brace than others — in particular, happy - go - lucky optimists would seem immune to the anxiety and second - guessing that typically arise as the decisive moment draws near,» she said.

Years later, when the children were around 8 years old, they evaluated them for things like doctor - diagnosed asthma, wheezing, hay fever, eczema, atopy (also known as the genetic tendency to develop allergic diseases), serum total IgE (a common way to test for allergic disease), and lung function.

Node Smith, ND A very interesting study on an off - label use of a common diabetes medication for the treatment of cocaine addiction was recently published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology.1 The research is specifically addressing the tendency for cocaine addicts to relapse on the drug.

As online dating sites become more and more popular, the tendency to fib, lie or create a profile designed for the way you've aspired to be has become more common than those who believe in truth in advertising.

One of the most common problems I see is the tendency for people to share a little too much, a little too fast.

In outlining suggested strategies for reducing gender bias among teens, Making Caring Common recommends that parents and educators identify their own biases and strive to counteract them, encourage young people to spot stereotypes and proactively confront discrimination, avoid the tendency to just «let boys be boys,» and help girls build leadership skills and self - confidence.

Recent reforms — including Common Core, test - based teacher evaluation, and school «turnarounds» — have suffered for exhibiting all of these tendencies.

He's the incarnation of Famine, and I adore him for many reasons, but one of my favorite things is his tendency to butcher common idioms.

@RacerX, ditching the losers to take on the capital gains loss is a good idea especially when you've been waiting a long time for these stocks to recover and they don't... The common tendency is to want to break even on the stock but it may actually be a better strategy to unload the underperforming stock to claim the tax break.

One of the most common pitfalls for investors is their tendency to chase returns in the market; that is to say, many investors are prone to being lured by «hot» names on Wall Street that are making big gains, as opposed to focusing on the «out of favor,» high - quality companies that may be due for a rebound.

In the northeast, the most common problem is a tendency for the pH of the water to drop dramatically after a few days.

Problems such as hip dysplasia, progressive retinal atrophy (which causes blindness) and a tendency toward allergies are common in most of the breeds that are being crossed for designer dogs.

John is Anna's inverse; a metal sculptor whose work, always consisting of nails, has emerged from the common ground between geometric and organic worlds and their tendencies for replication and repetition.

One tendency all three men had in common, according to The Wall Street Journal, was a «penchant for experimenting with unconventional materials and techniques, and a predilection for rawness over refinement.»

The exhibition at PinchukArtCentre focuses on newly produced works, sharing the common themes of chance in everyday life, hopelessly romantic relationships, and the tendency for magical thinking, to name a few.

«For me, these two figures [Morris and Warhol] have so much in common, not least tendency to be contradictory.

From Albert Camus» essays and Samuel Beckett's plays, to the videos and performances by Bas Jan Ader, Bruce Nauman and Vito Acconci, there is an artistic tendency that explores notions of success and failure: unreasonable actions, efforts for no apparent reason, insistency to satisfy imposed demands or the perversion of common actions, to create gestures with no relevant goals.

The simulated three - dimensional spatial pattern of the temperature changes induced by increasing concentrations of a well - mixed greenhouse gas, such as carbon dioxide, is complicated and varies from model to model, but one common aspect is the tendency for the lower to mid-troposphere to warm more rapidly than the surface, except over high latitudes.

Stay tuned for whether language, not to mention common sense and the lessons of history, has any real meaning in our age, and whether, to paraphrase the late Lillian Hellman (commenting on the tendency of some leftists during the McCarthy period to denounce friends and associates as Communists), the plain and tested meaning of ancient laws is to be tailored to meet the fashions of the day.

A common thread through many of the stories is the tendency to see a negotiation as a win - lose competition (despite the usual claims of looking for a «win - win» solution).

Just as strong as the tendency to blame the other person for conflict, it's also common to blame yourself.

The unwieldy governance structure of boards and associations, opposition to consolidation, huge declines in membership, conflicts with regulators and a tendency for boards to cater to the «lowest common denominator» of the association's membership are cited as other dangers.