Sentences with phrase «finds heartening»

Speaking up is not easy, she said, but she often receives thanks from other women on the committees afterward — something she finds heartening and hopes will lead to more people of all backgrounds speaking up for equality in the future.

I don't know about you, but I found this heartening to read.

I find it heartening that the board is firmly behind him as he continues to build the squad and bring in players of the right mentality to challenge for titles.

I find it heartening, too, that much of the most important new work has been achieved here in the British Isles.

This superintendent had clearly not drunk the Hedgeucator - flavored koolaid, which I found heartening.

Frankly I find it heartening and refreshing that the US Navy, which is run by smart adults, doesn't seem to share your tunnel vision view of what constitutes «credible.»

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In the meantime, the findings are heartening news for those who have sometimes felt burdened by their personalities.

«The companies who nominally could be competitors are really interested in trying to solve a problem, and I find that incredibly heartening,» Ramsdell said of the Parker Institute.

As someone who helps prospective and existing business owners for a living, I am heartened by all the media attention aimed at helping people find employment and survive this difficult economy.

And it's heartening to find that Doctor Strange is the type of film that invites practical story interpretation for Christ - followers, in that it invites a challenge to the worldview that this earth is all that matters.

Nearly all who are involved, or even just interested, in Catholic higher education find this language to be heartening and mobilizing» a clarion call as well as a «magna carta.»

But prominent Mormons and religion experts say Mormons should be heartened that Romney's candidacy appeared to help mainstream the relatively young faith, which was founded in 1830 in upstate New York.

Yet for all the conservatism — political and ecclesiastical — which I found among the full professors of both faculties, it was heartening to find a substantial number of younger scholars, both Protestant and Catholic, who both personally and professionally are committed to keeping lines of communication open.

It's heartening to find this message in such a well - made film, especially because of the profound empathy the filmmakers display throughout, with both the struggling nuns and their newborn babies: All are the innocents of the title.

I found this book stimulating, heartening, and in a very important sense refreshing.

It's also heartening to look at the stats and find that we've had an average of 115 visits a day to our site, making a total of 34,000 website visits this year.

To find this in such a mainstream place was heartening.

After my time in England, this question set me on a quest, and I was heartened to find democratic ownership alternatives emerging in unsung, disconnected experiments across the globe.

«It is heartening to see that the most recent data shows a narrowing in the gap between learners eligible for free school meals and those who aren't, and this data supports the findings of the survey we undertook in the summer which showed how students from poorer backgrounds are benefiting from this important Welsh Liberal Democrat policy.

How heartening to find two statesmen so dedicated to upholding the tradition of vulgar personal abuse.

Professor John Eisman (Garvan), who heads the Dubbo study, says the findings, and their clinical relevance, are heartening.

«We were heartened to find that a healthy future is possible if the global community takes stringent action on greenhouse gas emissions,» Dr Ortiz said.

I find myself getting excited about the new brands I'm discovering, and heartened by the number of options available to someone who's looking to build an ethical wardrobe.

It's heartening that Schrader still finds salvation to be possible, as well as recognizes that a suicide vest introduced in the first act needn't necessarily go off in the third.

But watch just an episode or two (which you really should if you haven't), and you'll find yourself suddenly moved, a little depressed and a little heartened by the show's rueful vibe.

From Jason Katims, writer and executive producer of «Friday Night Lights» and «Parenthood,» and «Hamilton» producer Jeffrey Seller comes a heartening new drama about finding inspiration in unexpected places.

That's a heartening message to see demonstrated in a film about a woman finding her voice and independence.

Mitchell was heartened to find that the white actors were more uncomfortable than he was during filming, in particular Jonathan Banks, who plays the racist grandfather known as Pappy.

Set in the Sixties at an exclusive all - boys prep school, The Emperor's Club is immediately recognizable as another iteration of Dead Poets Society, even more so when one realizes that the film features the same quartet of student types (the troubled one, the trickster, the bookish one, the gregarious one — also the same breakdown you'll find in Stand By Me, come to think of it) and the same crinkly - eyed inspirational professor who finds a lesson for young lives in the heartening words of dead versifiers.

It is equally heartening to see Don Hertzfeldt's wondrous World of Tomorrow in the Animated Short category, though it will almost certainly find itself losing out to Sanjay's Super Team.

Research driven approach It was therefore heartening that the headline finding of the survey of 500 UK schools (190 primary, 310 secondary) showed that the majority of schools are adopting a research - driven approach to tablet take - up, and want more evidence before supporting the adoption of tablets in the classroom (72 per cent).

But based on what we're seeing here, those findings may not be all that more heartening than what we saw on Friday.

If it can not be proved that those gains are due to improved school accountability, it is heartening to know that Margaret Raymond and Eric Hanushek found, in more precise estimates of accountability impacts, somewhat larger gains on the NAEP in those states that were the first to put accountability systems into place (see «High - Stakes Research,» features, Summer 2003).

Since then, she has met with teachers a few times a week, she said, and finds the exchanges «incredibly heartening.»

For what it's worth, I find that combination of accomplishment, transparency, and humility immensely heartening.

Even ardent opponents to DeVos found some reasons to feel heartened.

It is heartening to see messages and findings from our work at the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues gradually filtering through to UK politicians.

It was also heartening to find plenty to like about the generally unloved 996.

What is also heartening for Adobe is that readers have been found to engage with the publications, with them tending to spend about 50 mins on average with DPS digital magazines in a month.

In Where There's Hope: Healing, Moving Forward, and Never Giving Up, she reflects on her personal journey and explores the heartening accounts of others who have transcended hardship and found happiness.

One of her arguments I find most heartening is that the «wisdom» of the masses may not be all it's cracked up to be when it comes to an agency's choices of clients and material.

As both a trad pubbed author, and now an indie, I found your article thought provoking and heartening.

Nielsen found that the iPad is mostly used for games (62 percent) and, more heartening for an English major like me, reading eBooks (54 percent).

I am heartened to see that these issues will be given special attention at the summit as it is critical that we find effective ways to address them as a region.»

I'm sure they will find a way to make money out of their audience, plenty of cosmetics and other bits and bobs they can tinker with, but it's definitely heartening to know that the good stuff is going to arrive at no additional cost, when it finally arrives in the middle of next year.

For many obvious reasons, I find this immensely heartening.

It's so heartening and encouraging to find a group of like - minded individuals so close to home.

The observations made by one workshop participant in the final plenary session are heartening: those in their working group who saw a greater need to promote research found the draft Code too restrictive, whereas those in their group who were against geoengineering found the instrument to be too permissive.

And while there's nothing in the traditional yogic literature that dictates that the practice requires a mat, there's a whole lotta marketing that says differently, so it's heartening to find out that there's a company which is creating a new kind of mat by using another hard - to - recycle material.

«Although we are disappointed with the outcome of the court's decision, we are heartened to know that as a result of recent amendments made to the college's legislation, a similar finding would result in automatic revocation of a health professional's licence,» said interim college registrar Dan Faulkner in a written statement