Sentences with phrase «constant attempts»

Very rarely will a toddler enjoy eating play dough or make constant attempts to eat it.

My views developed and my education proceeded in spite of constant attempts at indoctrination by the faithful I grew up among.

And yet, somehow we turn that longing for perfection into the poison of perfectionism, into constant attempts to achieve perfection on our own, by our own strength, and for our own purposes.

Perfectionists often manifest their condition in one of three ways: the self - oriented have an irritating self - promotion style, which involves constant attempts to impress others by bragging or displaying their work publicly in an endless quest for compliments; the otheroriented gyrate madly to avoid situations that might reveal imperfections; and the socially prescribed have a tendency to hide problems and an inability to admit failure.

This campaign is just a part of the blitz of black propaganda campaigning of the Tories and their supporters, alongside constant attempts to discredit Labour with Young People, and Women, through lies and fake news.

Years later, after her father's mysterious death, Lara is dead - set on proving that her father's fixation with the Divine Source wasn't insanity, despite constant attempts to deter her otherwise by her friend Jonah and her father's widowed wife, Ana.

The middle - of - the - night one was worse for us, but we really only went through two nights of constant attempts at milkless soothing before turning the corner.

The main thing that has served me well is an understanding of present discounted value, and the constant attempt to answer one question: What is the expected stream of payments actually commanded by this security?

Nor does it excuse the Christian Right's constant attempts to meddle in other people's private lives.

Ever since I can remember there were constant attempts...

What makes this study most frustrating is Douthat's constant attempt to cover the bases by pointing out anomalies that contradict his own assertions.

I wouldn't say people «hate» mormons; it's more ore less a fact that we're tired of the constant attempts at conversion (commercials, articles, etc).

Ever since I can remember there were constant attempts to break me, bridle me, saddle me, drill me and ride me.

Either way, this constant attempt to do down everything England do is going to harm their chances forever.

Homeostasis is the body's constant attempts to maintain a stable environment, achieving equilibrium necessary for survival and good health.

As you might expect, it's a fairly depressing movie, despite co-writers Alexander Payne (who also directed) and Jim Taylor's constant attempts to put a cheery face on the material.

Their biggest barrier to attaining manhood will be the constant attempts to emasculate them before they reach manhood... [They] must be wise enough not to fall into the traps that society has laid for them... Our young men need our help to help them make the right decisions.

The constant attempts to capture the same lightning bolt in the same bottle would be kind of funny, if not so frustrating for us movie - goers.

The older woman's constant attempts to upstage her daughter by transforming Amy's house from a mellow, casual holiday hangout into a winter wonderland against her daughter's wishes makes for what is by far the most compelling of the film's three mother - daughter conflicts.

No nation can do it alone, and therefore there is a constant attempt to create coalitions to contain the United States.

Or will there be comparisons and sneers for Rowling's constant attempts to be something other than the author of the Harry Potter series?

Your constant attempts to pit mythical generations against others is a waste of time and energy.

You'll still need to temper some of your wants, but at least you can shut off the constant attempt by retailers to draw you into their stores and websites.

Legendary investor Philip Fisher wrote in Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits, «The amount of mental effort the financial community puts into this constant attempt to guess the economic future from a random and probably incomplete series of facts makes one wonder what might have been accomplished if only a fraction of such mental effort had been applied to something with a better chance of proving useful.»

They simply adore lying near (and on) their paw - rents, and can be identified by their constant attempts at gaining human affection through pawing and prodding at their owners.

Constant attempts to communicate and demonstrate love, involving seeking a nervous cat out and extracting it from a hiding place or focusing on it as it enters a room is also undesirable for a timid cat, often making the owner look threatening and obtrusive.

The music and sound are incredibly generic, and Bubsy's constant attempts at one - liners every time you die or win are just obnoxious.

Though, the constant attempts to bury her identity by Nintendo and the community does make it harder to say yes.

Constant attempts to portray reality in a way that is not subordinated to reality.»

The climate science community is helping to hide the ongoing geoengineering crimes by their constant attempt to explain away the completely engineered as being «natural».

Which explains his constant attempts to sideline discussion with long or inane posts.

These perspectives are especially crucial to recognize given legislators» constant attempts to curb women's reproductive abilities.