Sentences with phrase «even times of conflict»

Not exact matches

They do the hard work of advocating because that involves conflict resolution, time and effort, and maybe even some emotion.

Even the Trump Labor Department's own initial analysis conceded that every day of delay means more conflicted advice, leading to up - front losses that multiply over time.

As my colleague Wayne Norman of Duke University and I have argued in print, the real problem with conflict of interest is not just that this decision maker will make bad decisions this time, or even that this decision maker will make bad decisions all the time.

Disney might have to divest a cable channel or two (the company's power over distributors would be even stronger; basically the opposite of the some of the concerns that halted the Comcast acquisition of Time Warner), and potentially be limited in its ability to make operational decisions about Hulu (Disney would have a controlling stake after the merger; Comcast was similarly restricted after acquiring NBC Universal, but there the concern was more about Comcast's conflict of interest with regards to its cable TV business competing with Hulu).

Since I'm not a member of the community nor particularly devout I saw no reason to join that church for the long term or even attend a second time, but I can understand why a religiously conflicted young - Obama might have found God in such a place.

Short of the End Time, even among people of the best will (and it will never be that everybody will be of the best will), there will be different and frequently conflicting understandings of moral truth and the common good — and, increasingly, there is disagreement over what might be meant by words such as «truth» and «good.»

This abuse of mass media, which suggests that the normal solution of human conflict is violence and even cruelty, is called by Haseldon «the most monstrous obscenity of our time.»

There are a number of reasons for this, but a very large contributing factor has been the conflicting messages and even, at times, direct discouragement from the clergy.

Still further, one must recognize that if God exists in no other way than what our faith apprehends him to be, then, because there are today simultaneously many different and conflicting faith apprehensions of God (even among Christians), God would be nothing other than many different and conflicting things at one and the same time.

Most importantly, the presence of healthy conflict in our marriages, both present and future, reveals the glorious nature of Christ's rescue of helpless sinners (Romans 5); that even when we fail and even when we stumble, even when we say the wrong thing at the wrong time, God remains committed to us and will never abandon His wayward Bride (Hebrews 13:5).

But even in writing his scathing reply to Camus, Sartre had first to admit the truth, «In you were summed up the conflicts of our time, and you surmounted them by your eagerness to live them.

At times the conversation will be debate and polemic, but even conflict is creative for a theology that has been cured of defensiveness by the faith that infuses it.

The use of force will 99 % of the time result in conflict and in most cases the child will only grow to be frightened of the offending parent and not even learn the point you are trying to get across.

Some part - time jobs will require a minimum number of hours, even up to 30 per week, which may conflict with your schedule.

So even if we pulled out from every last place on earth, solved the Israeli - Palestinian conflict, and walked on egg - shells until the end of time, any random idiot posting a Mohammed video on YouTube would still give them all the justification they needed to shoot up an office or bring down an airliner.

«However, should the City Council adopt this groundbreaking reform in New York City, it will have the dual benefit of allowing Council Members to fully commit their time and energy to their constituents and eliminating even the appearance of conflicts of interest.»

Kingston's mayorally - appointed board met a few times over a period of months recently to address a conflict of interest involving a former alderman so blatant as to be obvious even to casual observers.

They even drafted legislation that would require the state inspector general to refer cases to the AG, and confer subpoena power to that office in the process, any time a conflict of interest arises in a case — as it did in Troopergate, pitting the executive and legislative branches against one another.

In many conflicts, such as Hollywood style battles in which opposing armies line up to fight at predetermined times or even in World Cup soccer matches, the progress curve rate of escalation does not hold up.

This indicates that babies can navigate the rules of language, even when the rules conflict, and can use this information by the time they are 12 months of age to learn two different languages.

If we consistently turn away, then over time the foundation of the marriage can slowly erode, even in the absence of overt conflict.»

University administrators and faculty members have long complained that some of the never - ending stream of rules designed to ensure that precious federal research dollars are spent wisely are time - consuming, unnecessary, and occasionally even conflicting.

Even I was conflicted a bit with a passion for endurance exercise that I'd abandon for four years in favor of something that fit a combination of hormone balance and time - constrictions.

Synopsis: One unlucky evening, Louis Cropa (Danny Aiello), a part - time bookmaker, discovers that his restaurant has become a hotbed of conflicting characters... [MORE]

With an almost total lack of dramatic (or even comedic) conflict, it feels like it's spinning its narrative wheels for most of its entirely unjustified two - hour - plus running time.

Hell, even Suits pulled it off better (when I still watched it) 2) I've seen these characters plenty of times before, and the conflict between Rhoades and Axe wasn't all that compelling to me.

Although busy professional photographer Isabel scarcely has the time or interest for parenting, the kids are occasionally left in her questionable care, creating even more points of conflict between the two women.

The regulars at game night are Kevin (Lamorne Morris of «New Girl») and Michelle (Kylie Bunbury), a couple since middle school who get caught up in a conflict over a sexual encounter one of them might have had when they were on a Ross and Rachel - style break, and Billy (Billy Magnussen), a dimwit who brings a different and even dimmer girl every time.

Of the younger actors, Michael Angarano makes for a sympathetic protagonist even when his character errs, Mary Elizabeth Winstead aptly plays an upperclassman dream girl, Steven Strait makes his conflicted Warren Peace more than a one - note villain, and Nicholas Braun shows off some fine comedic timing as lightly - glowing Zach.

Preservice teachers participating in this study had varied and, at times, even conflicting understandings of the educational merit or purpose of school music programs.

Other strategies include: (1) establishing and using a time - out or cooling - off place (even an informal time - out activity like having a child take a message, book, or box of chalk to another teacher could give the student the space and time he or she needs to maintain or regain composure); (2) applying role plays, simulations (for example, Barnga, Living in a Global Age, Rafa - Rafa, and Broken Squares) and moral dilemmas to teach students how to resolve conflicts, make collective decisions, appreciate different perspectives, weigh consequences, identify right from wrong, and check impulsive behavior; and (3) suggesting or assigning literature with characters who face similar challenges to that of the disabled student.

Even Freud felt this kind of tension — very late in life, Freud described an earlier experience of his own that showed how ambitious strivings led to inner conflict: «there was something about it that was wrong, that from earliest times had been forbidden.

The blessing of our industry's market - timing scandal — the good for our investors blown by that ill wind — is that it has focused the spotlight on that conflict, and on its even more scandalous manifestations: the level of fund costs, the building of assets of individual funds to levels at which they can no longer differentiate themselves, and the focus on selling funds that make money for managers while far too often losing money — and lots of it — for investors.

No one these days has a lot of time available to do product research, and even when they do, there is so much information readily available, much of it conflicting, that it becomes frustrating for customers.

It takes a handful of years for each research specialty, families change drastically over time with birth and death (fairly randomly), and there can even be a great deal of years between conflicts.

I completed it in something like nine hours, and while it mostly makes good use of the time it has, its conclusion makes the events that preceded it feel like a lot of table - setting for a much bigger, even more arduous conflict later down the road, rather than a satisfying wrap - up of its own stand - alone tale.

The dichotomy between the two is not only entertaining, but also sets up some of the conflict of the game, even if it does feel a bit forced at times.

Most of the time, I was confused as to why certain events took place or even why the conflict from the previous games continued.

That said, I found titan - on - titan conflicts to be somewhat monotonous and occasionally even sluggish, since it's the only time the game asks you to hang back and prepare instead of going full - bore at the competition.

It is these conflicts that have fueled Fraser's engagement with what is called institutional critique over the past 30 years, during which time she's researched, analyzed, and made visible — in alternately unsettling and humorous performances — the inescapable social, economic, historical, and even emotional and sexual contexts that frame a work of art.

With deadly cyclist vs motorist conflicts going on in our streets, and bikers even getting shot for riding with their kids, the launch of the country's first defensive cycling classes could not come at a better time.

Even without the new factor of a changing climate, it is time to acknowledge that California is in permanent long - term shortage: even in a «normal» rainfall year more water is now demanded and used than nature provides, leading to growing political conflict, unsustainable groundwater overdraft, and ecological destruction of the state's rivers, streams, and wetlaEven without the new factor of a changing climate, it is time to acknowledge that California is in permanent long - term shortage: even in a «normal» rainfall year more water is now demanded and used than nature provides, leading to growing political conflict, unsustainable groundwater overdraft, and ecological destruction of the state's rivers, streams, and wetlaeven in a «normal» rainfall year more water is now demanded and used than nature provides, leading to growing political conflict, unsustainable groundwater overdraft, and ecological destruction of the state's rivers, streams, and wetlands.

In addition, even the experts acknowledge that many of the studies that purport to provide advice on the «best times to post» on different platforms conflict with one another.

This point was then further considered by Slade J in Ashby where, although again a strike out was refused, she looked for a wider principle in these cases and purported to find it in the conflict of laws area of forum non conveniens, namely that an important factor in deciding whether to strike out under s 2 (3) is why the claimant did not bring tribunal proceedings in time; on such an approach, the reasonableness of the claimant's actions could be tested and if necessary the common law claim struck out even if that left the claimant with no remaining cause of action.

Every one of the top four sources of claims — communication failures, inadequate investigation, missed deadlines / poor time management, and conflicts of interest — present even greater risks when a lawyer is unhealthy.

Even if you have no intentions of changing jobs, working with a career coach to improve your workplace communication skills, conflict prevention and resolution skills, or writing skills can significantly improve your work performance, time management skills, and team effectiveness.

Even the closest, warmest of families may experience challenging times that can lead to tension, disagreements, and escalating conflicts between family members.

Often, even the best information we can glean online is a poor forecast.1 Most of what makes a relationship good, like chemistry, conversation, and conflict - resolution, can't be evaluated ahead of time.

It can feel even worse in times of conflict.

Even when study is limited to family processes as influences, multivariate risk models find support.9 - 12 For example, Cummings and Davies13 presented a framework for how multiple disruptions in child and family functioning and related contexts are supported as pertinent to associations between maternal depression and early child adjustment, including problematic parenting, marital conflict, children's exposure to parental depression, and related difficulties in family processes.10, 11 A particular focus of this family process model is identifying and distinguishing specific response processes in the child (e.g., emotional insecurity; specific emotional, cognitive, behavioral or physiological responses) that, over time, account for normal development or the development of psychopathology.10