Sentences with phrase «face of overwhelming»

Giving up affirms your powerlessness and your weakness in the face of the overwhelming power and influence of the alienating parent.

Especially for children who were abused or suffered trauma at an early age, the sense of aloneness in the face of overwhelming pain is staggering.

One possible cause of anger overload is a feeling of helplessness or inadequacy in the face of overwhelming power.

In the face of overwhelming (70 percent) odds that you will not land in the perfect career for you, you need expert coaching.

In the face of overwhelming demand, cryptocurrency exchanges are struggling to keep up without restricting service.

Moreover, in the face of overwhelming demand, cryptocurrency exchanges are struggling to keep up without restricting service.

Nullification is the right juries have to return an acquittal even in the face of overwhelming evidence of guilt simply because the jurors don't think that law should exist (they refuse to follow (i.e. nullify) the law with their decision).

In the face of overwhelming stress and uncertainty, one thing you can control is the quality of the legal counsel you rely upon.

In the face of overwhelming prejudice and ignorance, he bravely defends a young black man falsely accused of raping a white woman inAlabamaduring the early 1930's.

Fossil fuels externalize the costs of energy production and thats why we have a climate change issue (which I'm sure you think is a socialist scam designed to reorient the worlds wealth even in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence)

It makes you sound like a fanatic frantically clinging to the one piece of information which proves your belief in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was poised to withdraw chlorpyrifos from the market in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence that exposure in the womb and early childhood can derail brain development, leading to developmental delays, lowered IQ, and increased risk of ADHD and autism.

An analogy is sometimes drawn between those who have resisted the tide of scientific evidence on the dangers of climate change and those who once questioned the link between smoking and lung cancer in the face of overwhelming medical evidence.

Craig Mackintosh at Celsias writes about «the obstinate pushing of ethanol from corn, sugar, soy, and palm oils in the face of their overwhelming detrimental effect on people's lives, and on the environment.

Even worse, the completed plant was abandoned and decommissioned before startup in the face of overwhelming public opposition.

Those who deny man - made climate change in the face of overwhelming evidence are very similar to those in the past who denied the Earth was round.

RE: «Those who deny man - made climate change in the face of overwhelming evidence are very similar to those in the past who denied the Earth was round.»

I hope that in 50 years time as Australians swelter in debilitating heatwaves, battle fierce bushfires, fight over dwindling water resources, lament the loss of unique species and tell stories recalling the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef, they will be reminded of the names of those who refused to act in the face of overwhelming evidence of what lay ahead.

«Berta's bravery in the face of overwhelming repression will be a rallying call for environmental activism in Honduras,» said David Gordon, Executive Director of the Goldman Prize.

The first step is admitting you are powerless in the face of an overwhelming addiction...

Similarly to McCann, Lansink has a case study covering only 12 property transactions, which he claims, in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, proves property value harm.

Accordingly, conservatives tend to prefer to maintain the status quo except in the face of overwhelming evidence not only of concrete existing problems but also of solutions that have been thoroughly examined and tested.

As everyone knows (or ought to know by now), one of main reason controversy over climate change is continuing in the face of overwhelming evidence is the fact that ExxonMobil has the cash spigot open to fund anyone willing to deny the evidence — the Competitive Enterprise Insitute, George Marshall Institute and the old tobacco industry network run by Steven Milloy, Fred Seitz and Fred Singer have been among the main beneficiaries.

As to Gov. Palin's thinly veiled ambiguous response regarding man's impact on the climate, she clearly tried to maintain her skeptical stance, which only served to reflect her ignorance of climate issues in the face of overwhelming scientific consensus.

These faults also manifest themselves in Americans (and people worldwide as well) voting for quick fixes for long - term problems and tax breaks in the face of overwhelming national debts, when viable long - term solutions and fiscally responsible candidates are, and almost always have been, available as more sensible alternatives.

But we are have gone beyond heathy scientific scepicism to outright climate change denial in the face of overwhelming evidence.

Scientific discipline is a powerful but small tool in the face of overwhelming human fears, power lust, flakiness, and general passion for fantasy and b.s.

In a way this report may well go down as the Obituary for the G8 way of global organisation â a last gasp in the face of overwhelming odds.

We call on the government to reverse its decision to blindly press ahead with the Ebacc, regardless of the consultation responses and in the face of overwhelming evidence against this policy.

We call on the government to reverse their decision to blindly press ahead with the EBacc, regardless of the consultation responses and in the face of overwhelming evidence against this policy.

Camden Arts Center presents a new solo exhibition made by the Danish artist Joachim Koester and entitled «In the Face of Overwhelming Forces».

Joachim Koester, In the Face of Overwhelming Forces, Installation Detail, 2017, courtesy of Camden Arts Center and the Artist

She lived a life unparalleled and championed in the face of overwhelming adversity.

From hypnotic meditations to haunted houses, this exhibition, aptly titled In the Face of Overwhelming Forces, shows that while the body and mind may appear to be in blissful harmony with the space and time they inhabit, Koester's disturbing suggestion is that the latter exerts exacting control over the former.

Joachim Koester: In the Face of Overwhelming Forces, Camden Art Centre, London, until 26 March.

These works were not only a daring statement against a censorial regime, in which one's existence was always at risk, but were also Fonseca's way of addressing the «exhausting impossibility to be different — as a principle of one's identity — in the face of an overwhelming homogeneity.»

Culminating in a series of interactive performances and workshops, Fish Bones tells a story inspired by the Taino myth of how the sea began, speaking to how communities come together and support each other in the face of overwhelming circumstances.

The Saatchi Gallery has resorted to the artistic equivalent of a women - only shortlist in the face of overwhelming evidence that women find it harder to make a name in the art world and earn less money — even at the top.

As in much of the artist's previous work, including photographs taken in Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Iran and India, and in particular his work in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, Polidori is exploring a closely observed subject: the situation of humanity in the face of the overwhelming power of nature and time and a search for the universal.

It's a captivating experience, that grabs you forcefully and drags you into its brooding landscape, daring you to fly in the face of overwhelming odds.

In the face of overwhelming negative responses EA has decided to slash these prices by 75 %, making every Hero or Villain far easier to purchase.

Since its inception on the PlayStation 2, the Monster Hunter series has been about overcoming adversity in the face of overwhelming odds.

Little Nightmares» ominous world and obscene creatures will pair with a strong soundtrack and interactive story line to build a creepy experience that will remind players of the feeling of fear in the face of an overwhelming and mysterious world.

Our concerns should be taken seriously, and not strenuously denied in the face of overwhelming evidence.

«In the face of overwhelming loss, IFAW is proud to be there for families separated from their beloved pets during the tornado,» said Shannon Walajtys, IFAW manager for disaster response.

It's hard to change one's mind even in the face of overwhelming evidence but Dave has no such problem.

The arguments against passive investing should be helpful to mutual fund salespeople trying desperately to defend their turf in the face of overwhelming evidence that they are failing investors.

Each of these beautiful picture books tells a story of perseverance in the face of overwhelming obstacles.

It's empowering to think that depression, even in the face of overwhelming obstacles (Hitler, for instance), can be subdued by ornery persistence and the liberal application of stimulants (cigars and whiskey).

Seamlessly moving back and forth in time between the Soviet Union and contemporary America, The Madonnas of Leningrad is a searing portrait of war and remembrance, of the power of love, memory, and art to offer beauty, grace, and hope in the face of overwhelming despair.