Sentences with phrase «cultures have used»

Some cultures have used jute to make clothing, bags, tents, or ropes.

This law of similars was known to Hippocrates and Paracelsus, and several traditional cultures have used this principle in their healing practices, but it was Dr. Hahnemann who developed it into the system of medicine we know today as homeopathy.

Historically, oriental cultures have used green tea medicinally for centuries to treat everything from headaches to depression.

Some cultures have used it for female health and to stimulate menstruation.

Hippocrates mentioned it in his writing and many cultures have used cumin in culinary and medical uses throughout history.

Interestingly, although many cultures have used vitex to support lactation and boost milk supply, there is little scientific data to support this at this time.

Traditional cultures have used dandelion to support digestive and hormone health and it was often consumed to support lactation or to help remedy issues like urinary tract infections.

Cultures have used licorice root as a medicine for thousands of years throughout the world.

Traditional cultures have used ginger medicinally for centuries, and health food stores carry ginger - based supplements — such as chews, or the herb mixed with honey in a syrup — as digestive aids.

Golden Milk is an immune - boosting and healing drink that ancient cultures have used for years to benefit health.

Nearly every culture has used garlic for enhancing health and longevity, from the ancient Egyptians to the colonial Americans.

Historically, almost every culture has used ginger to reduce inflammation, stimulate immunity, and enhance digestion.

Not exact matches

A similar tactic has been used by Zappos, the online retailer known for its successful work culture.

Now someone has posted a 128 slide PowerPoint deck that is apparently used for employee orientation and that provides additional insight into the culture that Hastings helped craft.

«Independence used to be associated with national sentiment, Catalan culture, language, it had a lot to do with longing for the past,» he says.

Through his influence, he has become the center of everything relevant, tech and culture, and has used his brand to create massive opportunity.

With the ever - increasing use of technology in our lives, having a space to go and «isolate» yourself and your mind from all the distractions, even if only for an hour, will be a commodity in our future culture.

We tend to be more cautious and have a culture of using our scarce cash more efficiently, and that may help us actually get through this.»

It would mean that a 37 - year - old, drug - free Lance came in third in the Tour de France ahead of «at least a handful of other elite cyclists who themselves were later found to have doped — an alleged accomplishment that would raise further questions about his claim that he needed to use PEDs in his prime in order to compete in a culture of doping.»

«We have a strong safety culture at Finnair, and are also a very data - driven organization, so we want to ensure we have the best possible data in use in aircraft performance and loading calculations,» Finnair said.

Where economic elites in previous centuries may have used social Darwinism and even religion to explain away economic inequality, from the 1950s on economic elites have intentionally and strategically spread the gospel of Economics 101 throughout American political and popular culture in a similar way.

If you're used to having support staff at your beck and call to handle matters large and small, you could be in for a real jolt of culture shock on your first solo day.

Many thriving companies, including Zappos, Whole Foods and Canada's own G Adventures, have long used culture fit interviews as a decisive hiring factor.

Through my work with the U.S. State Department, I've witnessed completely different cultures creating amazing products that are being used globally.

In many indigenous cultures I have learned about, community members who want more resources than they can personally use are viewed as suffering from some kind of mental illness.

I also use certain speakisms (all CEOs have them) that have become part of the culture.

For years, to truly affirm their presence in the country, they have been producing custom items referring to Chinese culture, often using Mandarin characters.

When you create a culture of accountability, employees have less reason to use language that indicates blame or resentment, and results in a toxic workplace.

The blanket use of confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in contracts addressing sexual harassment claims has created a culture of secrecy, permitting perpetrators to muzzle their victims and to continue engaging in misconduct.

Though calculations of the environmental impact of Dr Post's lab - grown meat have yet to be published, early indications suggest that cultured meat could reduce the need for land and water by as much as 90 % and overall energy use by up to 70 %.

Known as «Gamergate,» the controversy — ostensibly over ethics in gaming journalism, but used as a vehicle to lash out against women in the gaming industry — has shone a spotlight on the ugliest part of gaming culture.

Use flexibility to create a successful company culture that will have professionals begging to work with you.

As social media becomes increasingly embedded in our daily lives and culture, brands have the opportunity to use social care as a marketing advantage and relationship building tool.

On a separate note, I'm sure Steve would agree that business schools would do well to help students learn how to promote a culture of innovation using lean startup methods even if they never have any desire to be entrepreneurs.

We have used the theme «Where you hold your duration matters as much as how much duration you hold,» or its pop - culture version — «Dude, Where's My Duration»?

The Berkshire culture to never sell a subsidiary, to centralize capital allocation, allow subsidiaries to use their own unique business systems with zero interference from HQ, fair management compensation plans, treating shareholders like partners, to act quickly on ever deal, to pass up back deals, to have the Rock of Gibraltar balance sheet with available cash to invest when the market crashes, to pay cash for quality businesses instead of issuing stock and to attract a unique set of business owners who would only sell to Berkshire.

GFI sees value in market research, and may conduct some themselves; they have already conducted a short survey to identify the most appealing name for cultured meat.96 They would also be interested in research done to identify other factors important in promoting plant - based and cultured meat, such as whether consumers are more likely to respond well to promotion related to health benefits or to animal welfare.97 They plan to conduct such research and will encourage its use by companies.

They have no interest in using this mosque to «integrate» muslim and american culture.

'» Asked to paint a picture of the company in 20 years, the executives mentioned such things as «on the cover of Business Week as a model success story... the Fortune most admired top - ten list... the best science and business graduates want to work here... people on airplanes rave about one of our products to seatmates... 20 consecutive years of profitable growth... an entrepreneurial culture that has spawned half a dozen new divisions from within... management gurus use us as an example of excellent management and progressive thinking,» and so on.

Brazil has a very se xual culture and use of birth control is a must (from an economic POV).

In my cell biology course, we investigate the biology and chemistry of a cell surface receptor that helps induce good feelings in us when it binds to a chemical compound found in incense; this may help explain why so many different cultures and religions have independently evolved the use of incense in their ceremonies and rituals.

This idea that to be Catholic you have to be 100 % is the same idea that cultures and groups around the world have used to justify the elimination of those that were not good enough or pure enough.

Not for nothing do the folk cultures of the world abound with stories like that of the fisherman's wife who was accorded three wishes» and had to use the third to undo the other two.»

We've chosen the categories: best celebrity / brand personality appearance, best pop - culture reference, best use of animals, best use of special effects and best variation on the Super Bowl theme.

Regardless of the impact, hocus pocus or any other terms people use, forcing your beliefs on someone elses culture is how many «issues» have started throughout history.

Bene Diction, has posted an interesting write - up on the Church of England's attempt to use YouTube to be more relevant to today's culture.

If I were an unwed, pregnant woman in a culture where I would be stoned to death by my family and neighbours if they found out, I'd use any excuse I could to stay alive.

The question is not which is greater in its use of language and its power of insight, but why Milton has been the more important for our culture and what we can learn about the limits of both canonical writings and their challengers through this interesting juxtaposition.

Though with every previous charade, Satan had erected a false Satan and then used society, culture, government, and religion to «cast out Satan,» when Satan turned that same ploy upon Jesus, it truly was Satan himself who got cast out, and as a result, his kingdom crumbled.

What is less clear to me is why complementarians like Keller insist that that 1 Timothy 2:12 is a part of biblical womanhood, but Acts 2 is not; why the presence of twelve male disciples implies restrictions on female leadership, but the presence of the apostle Junia is inconsequential; why the Greco - Roman household codes represent God's ideal familial structure for husbands and wives, but not for slaves and masters; why the apostle Paul's instructions to Timothy about Ephesian women teaching in the church are universally applicable, but his instructions to Corinthian women regarding head coverings are culturally conditioned (even though Paul uses the same line of argumentation — appealing the creation narrative — to support both); why the poetry of Proverbs 31 is often applied prescriptively and other poetry is not; why Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob represent the supremecy of male leadership while Deborah and Huldah and Miriam are mere exceptions to the rule; why «wives submit to your husbands» carries more weight than «submit one to another»; why the laws of the Old Testament are treated as irrelevant in one moment, but important enough to display in public courthouses and schools the next; why a feminist reading of the text represents a capitulation to culture but a reading that turns an ancient Near Eastern text into an apologetic for the post-Industrial Revolution nuclear family is not; why the curse of Genesis 3 has the final word on gender relationships rather than the new creation that began at the resurrection.