Sentences with phrase «deaf ears by»

Unofficial results indicate Republicans will hold their narrow majority in the county legislature, the call for a constitutional convention fell on deaf ears by a near 6 - 1 margin and races in some towns were extremely tight.

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The rythms of the liturgy fall upon my deaf ears and crash against my stony heart year after year, until His word is beaten into the fiber of my being, and piece by piece, tiny chip by tiny chip, the Old Man in me dies, and a new man is raised to life in His likeness.

Instead of looking at a universal definition of the poor as those who have been deprived, stereotyped and discriminated against, they are on a mission to make the cripple to walk; the blind to see forcibly; the deaf to hear by knocking their ears with sledge hammer; the dumb to speak by inserting tube in their esophagus and the list goes.

Some justify turning a deaf ear to the Conciliar teaching of Gaudium et Spes by pointing to the word «pastoral» in its title, to its unusual aversion for definitive canons, and its apparent emphasis upon the sixties concept of «progress».

If they fall on deaf ears, why are you so wrapped around the axle by what I write?

Many clergymen say in despair that their sermons seem to fall upon deaf ears; that people are able to compartmentalize their lives so that prejudice, hatred and selfishness remain unaffected by messages from the pulpit.

We will betray Jesus by our indifference to the poor, by our refusal to turn the other cheek to our enemies, and by the deaf ears we turn to heaven's call to live for higher purposes.

The book, «Silence of God» by Sir Robert Anderson sums it thusly: «If Christ was indeed divine, no person of ordinary intelligence will question that he had power to open the eyes of the blind, the ears of the deaf, the lips of the dumb.

Despite the efforts of individual bishops, the church may also be criticized for turning a deaf ear to the expressions of pain and frustration voiced by faithful women, many of whom have no desire to be ordained, who are working as diocesan social action directors, parish - based directors of religious education, parish administrators, and in a host of other critical capacities.

Chelsea are set to defy the wishes of their fans by letting Didier Drogba, 34, leave this month — after the striker's demands for a new two - year deal fell on deaf ears.

shame on u wneger... even the refs and linesman did all they could to prevent the score line from been disgraceful by turning deaf ears to true penalty calls that could have made the game 9 - 1... shout out to ospina he held his head high enough... as for ozil he wouldn't even smell Bayern's 2nd eleven if going to Bayern is what he has in mind... lastly how can a 32 year old robben do things that even all our wingers out together cant... he totally rendered gibbs useless..

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

Because when opposition to breastfeeding is offered by individuals who do not possess a passion for this relationship, it will be dismissed as uncaring advice and likely to fall upon deaf ears.

Considering the fact that the Troopergate scandal, ignited by a scathing report from then - AG Cuomo, sparked the last public debate over the AG's public corruption powers, it's likely a plea to Spitzer's office to further strengthen Cuomo would have falled on deaf ears — to say the least.

Amidst this hullaballoo, the political class has conveniently turned a deaf ear to the calls by civil society groups to undertake critical electoral reforms such as decriminalising politics.

If he decides to be willfully deaf, even if there are thunder peals by his ears, he won't hear.

My findings indicate that all entreaties to make the family, now headed and directed by billionaire younger brother, Dr. Deji Adeleke, see the death of the lawmaker as act of God which should not be used to tarnish the image of the government fell on deaf ears.

Concerns raised by the business community he lamented fell on deaf ears under former president Mahama.

He said Democrats controlling the Senate and Assembly met this proposal, sponsored by Sen. Andrew Lanza, R - Staten Island, with deaf ears.

Mr Barber suggested coordinated strike action, the possibility of which was also aired by Bob Crow of the RMT and Mark Serwotka at the civil servants» union PCS - the latter of whom said he would be planning joint industrial action across the public sector if his pleas fall on deaf ears.

My friend queried this, saying that he could easily save the department money by going home at the end of the evening, but his calls for austerity fell on deaf ears.

DAILY GUIDE has stumbled on social media platform conversations that seem to suggest that the confusion is intensifying in the party by the day, as the call for unity has clearly fallen on deaf ears.

All pleas by him fell on deaf ears.

A member of the NWC of the party who pleaded not to be named told our correspondent that plea by Obiano to stop Oye» suspension fell on deaf ears.

Steele sought to silence those critics by noting that since assuming the national committee chairmanship he has traveled to 23 states meeting with grass - roots activists, while at the same time turning a deaf ear to the talk in the nation's capital.

A cochlear implant is an electronic device capable of restoring hearing in a profoundly deaf person by directly stimulating the nerve endings in the inner ear.

Young particle physicists are driven by a passion for the science, so such admonitions may fall on deaf ears, says Elizabeth Worcester, 37, a postdoc at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York.

Attempting to clarify this by saying that Quiet's state of dress would fit with her character and be addressed in the game fell on deaf ears.

The fact that such a message is being conveyed by a no - budget Hungarian independent film rather than by more widely accessible fare is an indictment on the state of the popular cinema — but hopefully there are enough moviegoers willing to pass up the occasional blockbuster in favor of something less frivolous, that the moral of 1945 won't fall on deaf ears and empty seats.

When career thief Charlie Croker (Wahlberg) and his mentor John (Sutherland) are double - crossed by weasel Steve Frezelli (weasel Norton), Charlie and his band of merry men (Green, Statham, Mos Def — playing a guy who's deaf in one ear, as it happens (oh the hilarity)-RRB- recruit John's comely safe - cracking daughter Stella (Theron) to seek a little Byzantine revenge.

I have been greeted by knobby - kneed centurions in cardboard armour and spectacles, and have not fled but have taken the opportunity to research the fact that the ear - protectors on their helmets made them a bit deaf.

When she first experienced the roar of silence in her left ear, she ignored it; 10 years later, her hearing loss was serious enough to affect her daily life, and by the time she turned 60 she was functionally deaf.

It is not possible to tell if a Double Merle dog is deaf by looking at any visible hair on the ears (look through our Pictures page for examples).

(d) For purposes of this section, «guide dog» or «assistance dog» includes a dog being trained as a guide dog or assistance dog and «person training a dog as a guide dog for a blind person or a dog to assist a deaf or mobility impaired person» means a person who is employed by and authorized to engage in designated training activities by a guide dog organization or assistance dog organization that complies with the criteria for membership in a professional association of guide dog or assistance dog schools and who carries photographic identification indicating such employment and authorization, or a person who volunteers for a guide dog organization or assistance dog organization that authorizes such volunteers to raise dogs to become guide dogs or assistance dogs and causes the identification of such dog with (1) identification tags, (2) ear tattoos, (3) identifying bandanas on puppies, (4) identifying coats on adult dogs, or (5) leashes and collars.

Adult cats usually go deaf due to nerve damage or other damage to the ear, but their hearing can also be affected by obstructions like infections, debris, or masses, and sometimes even some medications can affect your cat's hearing.

A history of the avant - garde in Orange County, an installation that takes a speech by Martin Luther King Jr. as a point of inspiration, sound as heard by deaf ears and an L.A. freeway in mirrors.

Trump's deaf ear to problems facing middle Americans displaced from the workforce by American manufacturing industry leaving the country to chase after unregulated cheap foreign labor is why they fled the Democratic party and put him office?

Jim D: «If it is for policymakers like Congress or government agencies headed by the likes of Pruitt and Perry, it will fall on deaf ears.»

If it is for policymakers like Congress or government agencies headed by the likes of Pruitt and Perry, it will fall on deaf ears.

Until the rest of natural climate variability is understood and incorporated into the process of understanding how the weather works, and the climate is affected by the rest of the solar system, and its interactions with the rest of the galaxy, the background senseless chatter will fall on deaf ears.

The plan is expected to be finalized later this month, when it will be seen whether environmental groups» calls for mandatory regulations for the California livestock industry have been heard by the ARB, or whether such calls have fallen on deaf ears.

True, climatists pretend they can tease out the eerie solitude of a lonesome flugelhorn amidst the cacophony of an orchestral warm - up by turning a deaf ear to everything other than what they want to hear.

But 11 - year - old pitcher Jake Schutter may beg to differ after a line drive left him deaf in one ear, as reported by the Chicago Sun - Times.

«Complaints made by students fell on deaf ears.

Explanations such as the impossibility of obtaining a chinese visa by an Indian national from the USA fell on deaf ears.

A few students expressed skepticism and dismay that their voices fell on deaf ears on the gun control debate, but others were encouraged by their trip.

Our system of «Governance» is badly broken and needs a total overhaul and until that happens the Agent's seemingly bottomless pockets will be picked to support an every growing increasingly expensive bureaucracy and their voices will continue to fall on deaf ears much the same as they currently are by elected politicians at all levels of Government in Canada.

All of the advice that is available out there (much of it proven to be somewhat effective when selectively applied by money - mongers) falls on the deaf ears of incompetence.