Sentences with phrase «desire for control»

Yes, today's tech - savvy consumers need you, but don't let your desire for control show.

The beauty — often defensiveness comes from a desire for control.

The further into parenting I got, the more I felt that all of my «weaknesses» were being exposed, including my apparent desire for control and lack of assertiveness.

The bottom line: Revenge mostly comes from an understandable desire for control over one's social environment, and humans have a number of creative, entertaining, and rewarding ways of getting that.

[FN37] When she adds that violence in these cases arises primarily out of «a conflict of interest or disagreement» [FN38] between the spouses, it seems plausible that the conflict might be precisely about the man's desire for control.

As third - party OEMs made game controllers, it seemed reasonable to think Nintendo would leverage its desire for control via hardware by making its own controller for its games.

That desire for control is what this climate sceptic objects to.

The desire for control over fickle patterns of rain or snow has only increased in a world wracked by climate change — and spawned technologically wild ideas for how people can bend even the most powerful storms to their will.

Lilly performs for the camera, enacting gestures that reflect a desire for control over subjects as ungovernable as nature.

From pleasantly smelling soaps trying to keep dirt and germs at bay to dancers interrupted by exuberant young children in bright colours and superhero costumes, the disconnect between a desire for control and what really happens in life is highlighted.

The system's integrated platform offers tried - and - true methods of information control — steering wheel switches, touch screens and voice - activation — which can be alternatively used by the driver depending on the task, desire for control and preference.

The risk, as always for the governor, is overreaching, allowing his desire for control to overwhelm what's in the best interest of the state, and of his ambitions.

Years of exposure to Home Office intelligence have - understandably perhaps - bred a desire for control and a loathing for legal red - tape in the prime minister.

This natural and healthy desire for control can lead to power struggles, as children quickly figure out that one way to feel in charge is by refusing to do something they know their parent wants them to do.

Humans, therefore, ought to reject their desire for control over any part of the natural world.

Palmer ignores it because he believes that in order to account for the violent trajectory of objectivism, he must find exclusively egoistic motivation — idle curiosity and the desire for control — as the basic impetus behind it.

Among them we meet the redoubtable Prioress, Mother Marie de Gonzague, whose vanity, volatility and desire for control caused serious friction in the community.

More specifically, the paper looks at how a person's motivation for financial gain can directly conflict with his or her desire for control.

Not exact matches

Duong Tri Thanh, and his counterparts at other state - controlled Southeast Asian carriers such as Thai Airways International and Malaysia Airlines, are trying to balance government desires for growth with what is best for the airlines» financial health in a competitive market.

Employees desire flexible work arrangements for many reasons but Branson writes that «having more control over work - life balance, finding it generally useful and cutting down on commuting time» are the most commonly cited ones.

The most effective use of reverse psychology for parents hoping to push older kids towards wise choices isn't to actively manipulate them towards your desired aim — i.e. by fake nonchalantly asking if perhaps your child would like to give up a sport or AP class - but rather to hand control back to a kid who feels like they're already being pushed toward a particular future.

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A fundamental desire to control their own destinies ranks very high on most entrepreneurs» lists of reasons for starting their own businesses.

As we detailed why of course that would be impossible because of all the things we can't control for and the desire to manage our own bandwidth costs, I saw a familiar look settle on Larry's face.

On May 9, Putin signed the Strategy for the Development of an Information Society for 2017 — 2030.91 Based on the Russian government's desire to establish «sovereignty» over the Russian portion of the internet, the strategy postulates that Russia must have the capacity to produce its own software and hardware independently, with all core information infrastructure ultimately under state control.

Employees know that creating an injury - free environment is within their control and responsibility for its success will lead to our desired safety outcome.

The only option was the one Gundotra lauded in 2010: an open standard that no one controls, for better or, in the case of the desire for end - to - end encryption, worse.3

She attributes this partly to the desire for work / life balance, as well as reluctance to cede control by hiring an employee.

Unlike its successful European counterparts, demand for higher risk - adjusted returns, the existence of retrocession fees and stronger desire to retain control, continue to act as headwinds to grow fee - based assets, at a rate that outpaces private banks» robust AUM growth and regional wealth creation.

Not only do all these brokers offer level II quotes, but clients have numerous options for direct market routing and can even take full control of their routing relationships if they so desire.

They are a desire to be in control and having more time for family.

«The sexual revolution that liberated (especially) female sexual desire from the confines of marriage, and even from love and intimacy, would almost certainly not have occurred had there not been available cheap and effective female birth control — the pill for the first time severed female sexual activity from its generative consequences.

Simple question, which situation is better: (A) A husband with no control over his impulses and desires any woman that remotely catches his interest or (B) a faithful and devout husband who has eyes only for his bride?

Yes, we have a human nature with a desire for s * x. However, we also have the gift of self control, which most people today don't use anymore.

power / control is one of my favorite topics as well — i see one of Jesus» three wilderness temptations as being about that — and of course He rejected satan's offer of worldly power — i've written several blogs about power / control http://www.diospsytrek.wordpress.com — scott peck saw the desire for one human to exert control over another as the essential human evil — blessing on your work.

We also can't forget that a desire for national control ultimately led the religious leaders of Jesus» day to miss Him as the Messiah.

I resist your attempt to control and I push back and challenge you to consider what it is that is driving you to be a pastor — is it out of desire to dominate others and make the weak, or is it a calling from God that you are being equipped by God for, not trusting in your understanding, but in submission to God and in him directing your steps (no need to answer).

In the first place, most of our prayers ought to be for the enrichment and control of the spirit so that motives, desires, and the spirit's use of bodily powers will be in harmony with the will of God.

If the Christ is the Suffering King who bleeds and dies for His enemies, who loves and accepts all, and who has no desire to control others but only to serve them, then any «Christ» which is used to defend war and violence toward enemies, to reject and divide from others, and to control and manipulate others for personal gain, is the anti-Christ.

The key point for most people who oppose any sort of gun control is their perceived need and desire to have a gun or guns for self - defense.

He had no desire to control or manipulate God into doing something for him or for his family.

«Prayer,» as The Westminster Shorter Catechism puts it in matchless simplicity, «is an offering up of our desires unto God, for things agreeable to his will...» (Question 98) It is the attempt to become consciously aware of God's presence, to discover his will for our lives, to surrender our vagrant thoughts and self - centered desires to his controlling purpose, and to find in him power for living.

An all - knowing and all - powerful god that gets angry or frustrated with its creation, for instance can't exist (anger and frustration flow from lack of control and failure to achieve the desired outcome).

(Incidentally, this is one of the main reasons for America's support of Israel, since Israel's control of the «biblical lands» is a first step toward the «Rapture» and the end of the world which is so much desired by these Christians!)

In a society where the people are widely committed to the right rather than to the advancement of their own interests and the satisfaction of their own desires, the censoring functions of government can be reserved for the occasional serious offender who escapes other controls.

Concern for an object, whether that be desire for possession, aesthetic appreciation, or even a will for its benefit, placed a person at the mercy of forces he could not control.

Perhaps we should consider a more radical proposal, that the sovereign analogy maybe erroneous, for if we believe that God is absolutely self - sufficient and needs nothing from us nor fears us we may conclude that He has no desire to control and rule us.

Peace and Ramadan Kareem to all Muslim Brothers and Sisters... Inshallah fasting from Monday Dawn to SunSet... Just wonder in Christians or non Religious have tried fasting as Muslims do... am sure with time they will adopt it as a system for the health benefits it holds health and body... it is told it helps the body to discharge and burn out the poisonous chemicals from our bodies other than controlling weights... Some say they can not because of smoking other for water or food... but other than that is controlling anger or bad mood of the empty stomach, controlling one's tongue from hurting any one, to control eyes from staring at desire... Above all those to a Muslim he is to Maintain Prayers and Quran Reciting which of course beside it being a spiritual matter it is meant the body exercise by the up's and down's of prayers... as well as training of tongue & lungs by the Quran Recitation... these beside Tasbih «Praise of Glorify» helps to control one's breathing..

Sex is a desire common to most so it is this desire which is easy to use for purpose to example of inability to control desire once embraced.

9 But if they do not have self - control, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with desire.