Sentences with phrase «gain strength by»

Because of his symbolic role as a religious authority figure, the minister naturally attracts a circle of dependent persons who gain strength by identifying with him and with the group which he leads.

The goal is to help the person's adult side (which, as Eric Berne shows, (Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy [New York: Grove Press, 1961] even the most inadequate person possesses) gain strength by functioning, so that it will rescue control of the person's relationships from his child side.

The Culture, Media and Sport Secretary has given London's bid to host the 2012 Olympics a welcome boost, saying it is winning support and gaining strength by the day.

Not exact matches

A great study done in 2010 indicated that drinking fat - free milk immediately after whole - body resistance training and again one hour after the workout allowed participants to increase fat loss, gain greater muscle and strength, and strengthen bones by reducing bone cell turnover.

And while there's much to be gained from a focus on the popular averages, the strength of a market move is determined by the underlying strength of the market as a whole.

When Canadians parlay their strengths at home by linking up with opportunities abroad, Canadian workers, investors and governments all gain.

The relative strength index (RSI) is a momentum indicator developed by noted technical analyst Welles Wilder, that compares the magnitude of recent gains and losses over a specified time period to measure speed and change of price movements of a security.

Factories reported the smallest gains in both total goods orders and export orders for a year - and - a-half during April, the latter in part dampened by the recent strength of the euro, notably against the US dollar.

There is also some strength in the consumer sector, with gains by Green Mountain Coffee (GMCR) and Procter & Gamble (PG - Free Procter & Gamble Stock Report).

We decided to take profits off the table in RGR by selling into strength of the 8 % up day on Jan. 13, locking in a 12 % gain from a seven day hold.

As the chart above illustrates, we locked in a 12 % gain (on an eight day hold) in NUAN by selling into strength of the slight gap up on January 17th.

Third, the description of conditions is buttressed by the historian's hindsight, masquerading as the foresight of clever contemporaries: «the future held little in store for these fragments...» and «it would gain in strength and in its prospects for the future.»

And along with the papacy all the West, or at least all the continental West, had finally realized that by ranking itself around the Conqueror of the Saxons it would gain in strength and in its prospects for the future.

I'm afraid that some fanatics would use that to further propagate his message and gain more spiritual strength by advocating the theme of him being everywhere.

This point of view periodically gains strength before undergoing a counterattack from those who claim that capitalism is ordained by our faith and blessed by God.

China, Russia, India, and Islam all offer alternatives to Western modernity, and all would seem at this moment to be gaining in strength even as the models offered by Europe and North America are weakening.

Such people (called «psychotics» or «borderline personalities» in traditional psychiatric nomenclature) often need a long - term supportive relationship that reinforces the effectiveness of their less reality - denying defenses and allows them to gain ego strength by coping better with everyday realities.

Worship involves what Hocking calls «the principle of alternation,» of gaining inner strength by alternating from one kind of activity to another.

Persuasion in this sense consists in communicating information about the advantages of a certain course of action to gain strength of beauty from natural consequences unmanipulated by the voluntary action of other people.

«The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings celebrate the power of friendship, the strength gained by collaboration in a single aim and the power of a Christian society.

On the other hand, a slight gain in strength may not counterbalance a loss of harmony, and great strength accompanied by serious discord may be inferior to a simple and placid harmony.

The invasion of America by middle - eastern - religions is gaining strength, christianity - islam - judism are middle - eastern, they pay homage to their mecca - jerusaleum, they have dragged America into their religious squabbles.

But by the early 19th century a movement to abolish the death penalty was gaining strength.

GANDHI ON FAITH Faith gains in strength only when people are willing to lay down their lives for it... Faith is not like a delicate flower which would wither away... Robust faith in oneself and brave trust of the opponent, so - called or real, is the best safeguard... A living faith can not be manufactured by the rule of [the] majority... What is faith if it is not translated into action?

Jesus, whose love is more extravagant than we can measure, came to sacrificially die for us so that we might gain through His grace what the Bible defines as eternal life through His death and resurrection: to know the only true God and take hold of this present life by the direction and abundant strength afforded to us by through the Spirit.

I somehow found a way to afford 6 week packs one after another because it finally helped me enjoy exercise, it was motivating and fun as opposed to going to a gym by myself, the company eventually opened up their own flash new studio and I was totally addicted to the strength I was gaining, the weight I was losing and the fun I was having!

WEAKNESSES: Adequate height / length, but lean - framed with a slender, unimpressive build... marginal play strength and allows physical defensive backs to slow his route and disrupt the timing... struggles to gain body position downfield... lacks the body power to force his way through tackle attempts... tends to get alligator arms on in - breaking routes as footsteps hurt his concentration... underpowered blocker... body isn't constructed for routine punishment — hampered by a left ankle injury (Nov. 2017) down the stretch... production dropped in 2017 without John Ross drawing attention on the other side of the formation.

Then all of a sudden StrikeForce gets bought out by the UFC / Zuffa, and Robbie Lawler goes on a career resurgence and starts fighting like an absolutely animal, cardio and strength and endurance for days... knocking people out with headkicks... it's not too far fetched he started taking something after going 3 - 8 in StrikeForce and losing 3 of his last 4 fights there before getting picked up by the UFC (little to lose, everything to gain).

By 2004, it was apparent that the babywearing community was gaining in strength and cohesiveness, and planning began for the first international babywearing conference.

The sailor man who gained great strength by eating spinach would definitely recommend this powerhouse green vegetable for pregnant moms.

By now, you've gained a pretty clear picture of your child's personality, interests, strengths, and weaknesses.

As the baby's gained more strength, they can gradually learn to pick up objects, transfer them between hands and use a sippy cup for drinking by themself.

This information will help you to gain direction and understanding about how your child is «wired» from the inside - out and to guide them accordingly by knowing their needs, strengths and weaknesses; thus, understanding the character of your infant.

India, therefore, gains by having a good relationship with a variety of countries, from a position of strength.

Pelosi is in line to become the speaker again should Democrats win enough seats in the House of Representatives next month, a prospect that appeared unlikely, but has gained strength as Donald Trump's presidential campaign has been rocked by the release of a crude and vulgar video tape.

However, as an editor I am surrounded by the latest scientific breakthroughs in many areas, and there is a tremendous feeling of satisfaction in nurturing a paper from a study that has some weaknesses to one which gains strength through the review and editorial process.

The theory that cancer progression involves the acquisition by tumor cells of features similar to those of stem cells has gained strength in the scientific community.

«There is a huge strength in numbers, and the more we can encourage donors and recipients to participate in paired kidney donation — even as a compatible pair, which we were able to accomplish in our UAB kidney chain — you can gain things by participating in these exchanges,» Locke said.

In a study led by Xiang Zhang, a faculty scientist with Berkeley Lab's Materials Sciences Division, the research team used a unique optical metamaterial with a refractive index of zero to generate «phase mismatch - free nonlinear light,» meaning the generated light waves move through the material gaining strength in all directions.

During operation, the intensity of a short - wavelength routing beam is used to control the strength of an output beam by altering the amount of absorption and gain in the circuit.

«Materials companies are competing intensely to bring higher modulus and strength solutions to market by offering new major chemicals, polymers, composites, and stitched fabrics materials to increase the strength - to - weight value proposition,» the authors of the report write, noting that the value proposition resulting from these incremental - gains «result in significantly more energy captured.»

By eating particular foods post exercise, you'll get better gains in muscle size and strength.

You can get the best strength gains by performing heavy sets of 1 - 5 reps which will activate the greatest number of muscle fibers available.

An influential 21 - week study by Ahtiainen J.P. et al. showed a correlation between T levels and the changes in isometric strength and muscle size, which means that both serum basal testosterone concentrations and training - induced acute testosterone responses are strongly associated with muscle and strength gains.

His dedication and persistence have allowed him to gain both a following of wrestling fans, and bodybuilding fans, due to his sheer size and strength, which is evident by his latest record.

By simply acknowledging and owning up to your past mistakes, you are gaining extra strength and courage that'll have a ripple effect throughout your life.

«That said, you can recruit and overload more muscle fibres by lifting a lighter resistance at a higher number of reps and still achieve equally as effective strength gains and muscular hypertrophy — provided you train to the muscle to fatigue.»

Instead, the basic idea is increase your strength and muscle gains by gradually increasing the weight you're working with.

If you'd like to reap some great strength gains while fixing all of your posture issues as well, try to superset the shank lever with farmer's walks at the end of your session — for optimal results, perform three rounds of 5 shank levers or shank lever rows followed by a farmer's walk.

«You can't gain muscle by running; you need to do specific hypertrophy strength training at the gym, which involves lifting heavy weights to gain muscle and to prevent muscle loss.