Sentences with phrase «facing up to the challenges of»

It is clear that the BEM document was an attempt to consciously, creatively, sincerely and prayerfully to face up to the challenges of the time and to offer to the churches a document, which while not being in a position to satisfy everyone and reflect every shade of opinion, nevertheless, optimistically looked forward to a time of greater ecumenical interaction, moving beyond «the false ecumenical solution of a comfortable denominationalism in which the churches each tend their own gardens, careful not to bother or insult others, but in no way living out or even seeking a truly common life.»

My then - roommate and I used to read out extracts to avoid facing up to the challenges of the day.

This connection to the growth of our culture, society, and economy is all the motivation I need to face up to the challenges of working in such a dynamic environment.

It faces up to the challenges of the present and researches for a future worth living.

¹ With so many people facing up to the challenges of co-parenting, such as finding a way for everyone involved to pull in the same direction, we wanted to find out the best tips for helping a blended family thrive.

See Also: «Phone Booth» (2002): Farrell's reteam with Schumacher sees him face up to the challenge of a single - location thriller that's nearly a one - man - show rather well.

As the UK continues to face up to the challenges of the productivity puzzle, embracing lifelong learning becomes even more important.

Today schools are taking active security measures to face up to the challenges of disruption caused by mindless vandalism, including damaging arson attacks, and criminals intent on stealing school property who will always look for the path of least resistance.

«Schools do need to change as all children stay on in education to 18 and we face up to the challenges of the 21st Century.

As the Kindle faces up to the challenge of rival ebook stores it's worth taking a look at two new players --

Aceti explained that Kuball had been chosen because of his artistic practice which, spanning over 40 years, has faced up to the challenges of artworks in public spaces and uncomfortable social themes and issues.

It is full of examples of how law librarians in different contexts are facing up to the challenges of constant change.

Not exact matches

When you're up against a deadline or facing a tough challenge, do the people you work with know instinctively that they'll find you in the thick of the fight — pitching in, working long hours, and doing whatever is necessary to succeed?

Along with the hardware sellers, railroads, trucking companies, logistics firms and others that make up the supply - chain of the economy also faced the challenge of providing essential goods to Texas, the second - largest U.S. state.

On Thursday investors pushed the kiwi dollar up over 1 % to a high of $ 0.7351, underlining just how daunting a challenge the RBNZ faces.

The data underscores the challenges the Bank of Japan (BOJ) faces, even after its shock decision last month to adopt negative interest rates, in generating a positive cycle in which rising corporate profits drive up wages and consumption.

The Vidyo team is from all walks of life, and our employees learn more every day about each other's diverse cultures, backgrounds and traditions, and face - to - face inclusion across the board constantly opens our managers up to new ways of approaching each challenge.

The IMF now faces a challenge that keeps members of corporate compensation committees up at night: explaining why they may have to pay a handsome severance package to an indicted executive.

Who hasn't faced the challenge of being asked for a document, looking fruitlessly across several shared drives, and then searching for clues among email and team messaging streams — only to be caught up in a fresh breaking issue that makes us lose track of whatever we were looking for in the first place?

Alibaba faces the challenge of living up to the high expectations of investors and analysts after its IPO in September, but its shares have increased by more than 20 % since then, and its $ 285 billion market cap exceeds that of Walmart by about $ 30 billion.

These companies may be growing or about to be going, but the founders are spending every day just like you facing the same kinds of challenges, coming up with new and novel solutions, and suffering all the ups and downs of the startup process that we know and love so well.

A growing number of companies are trying to solve problems facing the education industry — and they're coming up against a unique set of challenges.

The fact that the companies are trying to face up to the central defining question of their existence amidst the explosive growth and the mundane, day - to - day chores of running a business makes it a very challenging business indeed.

All of the challenges I faced growing up helped shape me and lead me to where I am today.

Part Five: Facing the challenge of two - sided networks, the founders discuss how they overcame this: by building up both sides, little by little and making sure to deliver on their small guarantees.

Other products, such as construction aggregates and soda ash, weren't able to make up for coal's weakness and in some cases faced challenges of their own.

It faces the challenge of living up to the faith of guys like Iridium's Matt Desch, who's counting on SpaceX to put nearly seventy satellites into orbit over the next five years.

Their better - safe - than - sorry attitude can be chalked up in part to the economic turmoil of the last few years and the unique financial challenges they face.

WILMINGTON, Del. / NEW YORK (Reuters)- The IMF now faces a challenge that keeps members of corporate compensation committees up at night: explaining why they may have to pay a handsome severance package to an indicted executive.

The old alliance between sensible LIBERTARIANISM and SOCIAL CONSERVATISM can't hold in the face of the vanishing middle class, the birth dearth combined with increasing longevity, the depoliticizing challenges of the 21st competitive marketplace, the irresponsibility of our techno - meritocracy, our inability to keep Locke in the Locke box on issues having to do with families and our erotic lives, and the connection between increasing individualism and growing dependency on the state summed up in the phrase «single mom.»

The real strength of the Church was still in revivalism, and this was not something new cast up to face the postwar challenge.

In the lead up to the Third Millennium, John Paul II asked that «the Church should becomemore fully conscious of the sinfulness of her children,» reminding the faithful that, however painful it may be, «acknowledging the weaknesses of the past is an act of honesty and courage which helps us to strengthen our faith, which alerts us to face today's temptations and challenges and prepares us to meet them.»

«If we don't face up to this challenge we may lose a great deal of the Christian presence in rural areas,» he says.

How to be the kind of person who can stand up to life, face its difficult challenges and hardships, and carry off a victory in quality of character and useful living — that central problem confronts us all.

Before we close this part of our discussion, let us sketch a few of the tasks which will have to be faced if Bultmann's challenge is to be taken up seriously by the theologians.

Only the Catholic Church, weakened though she is by many attacks from outside and in, is going to be able to face up to the great challenges of today.

«Perhaps one of the main challenges of living faithfully before God as a gay Christian is to believe, really believe, that God in Christ can make up for our sacrifice of homosexual partnership not simply with his own desire and yearning for us but with his desire and yearning mediated to us through the human faces and arms of those who are our fellow believers.»

In which I both challenge the trans community to face up to the implications of their own logic and, in honor of the season of goodwill, selflessly offer the New Left a helping hand by coining a term for a novel and pernicious form of oppression.

A few aspects of that virtue, which women will need to apply in facing up to their particular challenges, are:

Facing seemingly insolvable performance challenges from its kitchen ventilation system, Bridges Restaurant & Bar, Danville, Calif. was ready to outlay upwards of $ 20,000 for a new rooftop make - up air system.

wenger is a legend in his own mind so other peoples opinions... fans, ex players, journalists, etc... have no bearing on his greatness or the righteousness of his own decisions... from end of last season it was clear we needed two quality attacking options to put up a serious challenge (getting rid of walcott and campbell or ox and bringing in a serious upgrade over giroud) instead he brought in another midfield option (having done the same in the winter window) which only makes sense in his own delusional world rather than the reality of facing up to serious and strengthening competitors and which defines the job at hand....

His contract is up in 2019, at which point he'll need to decide if he enjoys being a key cog for a historically great team or wants the new challenge of being the face of a not - as - good team.

It really has been a hero's tale for the young Welshman, in the face of criticism, pessimism and failure, he rose up to the challenge and showed the world exactly what a professional sportsman and hero is made of.

@Nothing Changed i agree about 5 years ago, personally i'm finding our game exiting to watch with a strong belief that no mater what the score is we will win the game, obviously we don't win every game but the belief is there for me and i'm enjoying watching more then last season, we have to except that some teams in Europe are almost impossible to catch and City is coming close to that point of dominating years to come and only Man - U or Chelsea could muster up a small challenge, sad but unfortunately we have to face up to reality.

Team Balkan had the tough challenge of facing Team Valvassori and after putting up a strong fight, the bats of Team Valvassori were too strong, leading to an unfortunate loss of 5 - 2 for Balkan.

It remains to be seen if United can really be persuaded to part with such an important member of their squad as they already face a tough enough challenge catching up with Manchester City next season.

And while admitting he faces a challenge of living up to high expectations, Newton is adamant he has the talent at his disposal to do just that.

Accepting that position, the club revealed that one of the immediate challenges facing it is how to address a situation in which up to 2,000 seats are being left empty at every home game due to the ticket holder not turning up.

«Facing up to the indissolubility of parenthood is one of the great challenges of our time.»

The biggest challenge over the decades has been for working dads to maintain their commitment at home in the face of resentment from your partner who is picking up the slack.