Sentences with phrase «even as achievement»

But even as achievement rose, problems with the new disciplinary approach began to crop up.

Not exact matches

Annoyingly, science even shows that highly dependable employees tend to be perceived as putting in less effort simply because they don't make a show of their struggles and achievements.

Robert went on to win lifetime achievement awards, such as Winemaker of the Year by the American Wine Society, was inducted into the California Hall of Fame and even carried the Olympic torch in 1996 at age of 83.

Achievement of these goals was considered by the HRC as very challenging, even aggressive, given the expected modest economic growth for 2007 for the financial services industry, the impact and duration of the on - going flat / inverted yield curve (meaning short - term interest rates that are virtually equal to or exceed long - term interest rates, thus lowering profit margins for financial services companies that borrow cash at short - term rates and lend at long - term rates), potentially higher credit losses, fewer available high - quality, high - yielding loans and investment opportunities, and a consumer shift from non-interest to interest - bearing deposits.

Trump has been resentful, even furious, at what he views as the media's failure to reflect the magnitude of his achievements, and he feels demoralized that the public's perception of his presidency so far does not necessarily align with his own sense of accomplishment.

During this time, Space Angels has cemented its position at the forefront of early - stage space investing — even as the world has seen the private space sector legitimize itself through the ever - quickening pace of commercial space achievements.

Over the course of our conversations, I came to see Obama as a president who has grown steadily more fatalistic about the constraints on America's ability to direct global events, even as he has, late in his presidency, accumulated a set of potentially historic foreign - policy achievements — controversial, provisional achievements, to be sure, but achievements nonetheless: the opening to Cuba, the Paris climate - change accord, the Trans - Pacific Partnership trade agreement, and, of course, the Iran nuclear deal.

Everyone feels the need to be recognized as an individual or member of a group and to feel a sense of achievement for work well done or even for a valiant effort.

Waugh fans have long indulged friendly arguments about the master's greatest work; a recent re-reading of The Sword of Honour Trilogy (Everyman's Library) persuaded me (again) that these three books easily stand with A Handful of Dust and Brideshead Revisited at the summit of Waugh's achievement, even as they brilliantly lay bare the European cultural crisis that was vastly accelerated by World War I.

But even as Vatican II, properly understood, remains an achievement of the first order, its immediate consequences were anything but.

It is astonishing to hear even people of high achievement and excellent reputation use mean and foul language on many occasions, as though such effusions had no real significance, being mere sounds which are dispersed as soon as they are said.

Christianity, they say, is a religion of crisis, a judgment which regards even the highest achievements of human culture as vitiated by man's fallen nature and doomed to destruction.»

which also concerns the individual».41 She illustrates this as follows: «It is not enough to criticize property rights... so long as we, as «powerless» individuals, are not able to clarify how we are entangled in the general structures, that is, how we profit from the structures and how we conform to the introverted norms that we regard as self - evident — for example, the norms of achievement, consumerism, reasons of state — and pass them on to others, even when we reject them privately and verbally.

The achievement gap between low - income and wealthy students has grown significantly, exacerbating socioeconomic and racial tensions and heightening the sense of inequality among various underserved communities, as large achievement gaps in educational outcomes based on race and ethnicity remain, or by some accounts, even worsen.

This results in a basic and inexplicable dichotomy whereby transmutation and redemption are regarded as nontemporal achievements.17 But if transmutation is a fact, and if God as consequent is a concrete actuality, transmutation must be a temporal affair — even though it has a nontemporal element.

More to the point, as entertaining as Tirso's play is, it is neither an extraordinary literary achievement nor even necessarily the most authoritative version of the tale.

about the eternal life in God; nor does anything point to moral improvement and perfection as an indispensable condition for the achievement of this goal... It is only just to say that every man has an inherent right to favorable conditions for him to enjoy all - round development in his striving for a full - blooded life... However one can not agree with the opinion that where there are no conditions of life worthy of man one can not even speak of salvation today.

As the book's equivocal subtitle, «A German Affair,» suggests, Romanticism does not just name an achievement but also an entanglement, a cultural development at once creative and obsessive, and a volatile turn in philosophy and the arts that, even as it opened new vistas, also wrought a troubled legacAs the book's equivocal subtitle, «A German Affair,» suggests, Romanticism does not just name an achievement but also an entanglement, a cultural development at once creative and obsessive, and a volatile turn in philosophy and the arts that, even as it opened new vistas, also wrought a troubled legacas it opened new vistas, also wrought a troubled legacy.

Purification, above all of one's inner intention and heart, is even more fundamental to the achievement of the ultimate Christian goal: «Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God» (Mt 5:8); «we know that when he appears we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

Even if the justices were able to see on the basis of the French achievement that the political divisions they fear from religious controversy are not inescapable in today's democratic society, their own need for consistency as they fashion the developing common law would still prevent them from reversing themselves soon enough to enable the American people to take effective official action to save nonpublic education.

Modern science stands as one of the great achievements of Western civilization — not of Islam, China, or even ancient Greece.

«Green energy alternatives such as wind power and solar power get most of the headlines for their achievements, but anaerobic processes are even more suited to industry in many instances, given that it provides reliable base load power and simultaneously treats wastewater to high discharge standards.

This is a quite incredible achievement by a player who doesn't even play as an out - and - out striker, and who will no doubt have been written off by some in the Premier League after previously failing to make it at Chelsea.

If we had the transfer window we all expected, like buying a decent cover or maybe even an upgrade to central defense and a rock to the midfield maybe we could be talking about a title challenge as it stands 3rd would be an incredible achievement 4th would be very good.

My point is fans have to hard hearted, even wenger fans, show the board we will not blind and just followers, as a top club fans we deserve a top club ambitious and achievements, challenge in all front competition.

Considering the youngster was originally thought of as a left - back makes the achievement even more incredible.

Please, even the most hard core Or deluded Arsenal fan can not believe it is a «massive» achievement (Wigan won it 3 years ago as they were going down)...

I think we all can agree that Jerry genuinely likes Dez, perhaps even considers him as one of his more crowning achievements in that he guided and nurtured him from a troubled young prospect to a all pro talent when others wanted nothing to do with him.

Even in the 2015 - 16 Payet inspired season, viewed by many supporters as the pinnacle of West Ham's Premier League achievement, the Saints still snuck in at the last minute to pip the Hammers for the last of the top six berths.

The Blues need to be finishing in the top four as the minimum achievement this season, but now they have Tottenham and even Arsenal bearing down as the Blues toil just inside the top four.

Even though some dubbed FC Basel as the underdog, their achievements could not be taken easily.

Yet even winning it — as fine an achievement as it would be — ought not to mask the deficiencies that Arsenal have displayed all season long.

What a terrifying vision of the future of football we've been served up this week.AC Milan, once the pride of a powerful and thriving seria A now reduced to shadow boxing against a really not that great United.All because they deserted their natural (and rather beautiful) defensive style of football to join the circus, brought in foreign players (especially brazilians) who think jogging back to defend is beneath them and generally put two fingers up to Italy's historic football traditions.Much good as it done them, and what a boring game?I concede that a lot of football fans nowadays do nt remember anything before the cheque book league but even they must have been struck by the sheer mind numbing pointlessness of it.Even the stewards were asleep by half time.As for the porto match well all that can be said is that they made the gooners look like an half decent well balanced football team, no mean achievement when you think about it.At least we, ve had the pleasure of listening to all those gooners and Mancs waffling on about how great they are which is always hilarious.Especially the stuff about Rooney, just wait till the World Cup when some Italian or South American defender takes him under his wing for half an hour and then see how great he is.If he can survive the WC without being sent off it will be a miracle.All the recent hype has done him no favours at all.Not that the World Cup really inspires these days, its glory days are long over and it's become a competition decided by referees rather than great play.Bear that in mind if Roons has to take the walk of shame, it's not his fault, someone told him he was a truly great player like Bobby Charlton or George Best.The problem is he looks like he believes them.

As a goalkeeper it's an even more outstanding achievement.

Bolton FC should feel a sense of achievement in seeing 33 year - old Kevin Davies strutting his stuff for England in midweek, and even though the fans favourite didn't quite make the impact intended on Wednesday night as England drew 0 - 0 with Montenegro, the confidence alone just from being called up to the England team at such a late stage in his career will have left Davies in buoyant mood ahead of Saturday's encounter with Stoke, where he should be fired up and motivated to put in a string of pleasing performances from now on in the knowledge that Fabio Capello is watching on intently.

The impossible dream finally became a reality Monday night when Leicester City, 5000 to 1 outsiders at the start of the season, duly clinched the English Premier League title without even playing — and set off the mother of all parties in the English midlands town as they celebrated one of the greatest and most unlikely team sporting achievements of this or any era.

Indeed, a rich body of research suggests homework might benefit older students, and, even then, that there is no strong evidence that homework improves academic achievement (as discussed in this article from the Center for Public Education).

But I have to admit, Michelle, even I wasn't quite sure we'd hear from you when some in Congress and the School Nutrition Association recently began a concerted assault on your major achievement as First Lady — the 2010 passage of the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act (HHFKA).

Brands like «Gold» and «Premium» have set new trends with lofty and unsubstantiated claims for newborn health and achievement, such as increased intelligence, musical ability and even better eyesight.

As James Heckman and several other researchers have noted, certain, non-cognitive skills or character traits, such as «grit, self - control, zest, social intelligence, gratitude, optimism and curiosity,» have an even greater impact on student achievement than academic skillAs James Heckman and several other researchers have noted, certain, non-cognitive skills or character traits, such as «grit, self - control, zest, social intelligence, gratitude, optimism and curiosity,» have an even greater impact on student achievement than academic skillas «grit, self - control, zest, social intelligence, gratitude, optimism and curiosity,» have an even greater impact on student achievement than academic skills.

In many cases, these achievements can be difficult or even impossible to identify directly since they often involve such things as increased self - awareness.

«Barriers to achievements for children with special needs and disabilities rise even higher as savage cuts to local authority budgets cause vital specialist support services to be axed.

Your Grace, Even in those post-Peel wilderness years, Derby and Disraeli did get enough short goes in power as to never quite be out for 10 years - with Disraeli often demonstrating what now seems a rather Cameronesque flexibility.They did have one major «legacy» achievement - in the 1867 reform act - if created rather more from political opportunism than any particular principle on the franchise question.

Men show off, and though we show off for a lot of reasons, the ultimate goal underlying them is to attract (impress) a mate — even scientific achievement has been described as a mating display.

While it's important to remember Labour have not won this election, or even ended up as the largest party, the party's achievement is considerable.

Angus Robertson, the SNP's leader in Westminster, pointed out that his achievement as a Scotsman was even more impressive.

«Even as we celebrate the life and achievements of Dr. King, New Yorkers» feelings about the state of race relations here are more negative today than they have been for the last several years,» said Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said.

This may not be perceived as sufficient, though even coming close would mark something of an achievement given the low base from which he begins.

You will look long and hard for as complete a résumé of what has been done, even if the conclusion seems sometimes overimpressed by both the commitment and achievement of a government which is often curiously timid in its approach and conspicuously muddled in its conclusions.

One of Miliband's achievements as Labour leader, advertised even by those in the party who were sceptical about everything else, was an ability to preserve a semblance of unity.