Sentences with phrase «general culture for»

We don't change the general culture for small groups and pockets of special interests.

Not exact matches

«Sarbanes - Oxley did a lot to codify protections for whistleblowers, but it didn't really change the general culture or behavior at companies,» says Andrew Sherman, a partner at Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky, a Washington - based law firm focused on small - business issues.

Creating a strong brand for your product, and your organization in general, can help you create a strong internal company culture as well.

Even after the former U.S. attorney general Eric Holder, who'd been hired by the board to investigate, issued a scathing report on Uber's culture, Kalanick and his directors initially decided that vague promises of coaching, the hiring of a chief operating officer, and a slap - on - the - wrist «leave of absence» for the CEO were sufficient remedies.

But those have paled next to damaging allegations about a male - chauvinist company culture that resulted in CEO Travis Kalanick going on the hunt for a chief operating officer while former U.S. attorney general Eric Holder conducts an internal investigation.

In the UK, where calls for equality are admittedly met with less resistance, in general, than in the gender minefield that is US evangelical culture, Christian advocates for equality have also been active, with the launch of gender - based violence charity Restored in 2010 and the publication of Jenny Baker's Equals (SPCK) this year, which talks about the practical outworking of equality in family life, work, and church.

Elements of the church today have fetishized culture in general (and entertainment specifically) to a degree that is unhealthy, not only for the church, but for the culture, too.

The same goes for legalization of marijuana, another development in our political culture that reflects the ascendancy of libertarian sentiments among the general public.

A change in the dominant media of mass communication in the culture creates a radically new situation for communication in general and, in particular, for the transmission and interpretation of the Bible and of God's revelation.

P.S. I do think my Songbook deserves to eventually win for itself a significant place among the works seeking to interpret the overall rock phenomena, but for now it remains a peculiar feature of Postmodern Conservative, and unknown to those who would most benefit from it, the handful of sane pop - culture theorists, and the more general class of intellectually open rock hipsters.

The general position of these writers, whose contributions vary considerably in approach and quality, is that Jesus made no claim of divinity for himself and that the doctrine of the incarnation was developed during the early centuries of the Christian era as an attempt to express the uniqueness of Jesus in the mythological language and thought forms of the Greek culture of the time.While recognizing the validity of the patristic theologians» work, which culminated in the classical christological definitions of Nicea and Chalcedon, the British theologians question whether these definitions are intelligible in the 20th century, and go on to suggest that some concept other than incarnation might better express the divine significance of Jesus today.

The writer, Bill Sakovich, is a professional translator of Japanese to English who's lived in Japan for two decades or so, who married a Japanese woman, and who just loves Japanese culture in general — in many of his cultural posts, for example, he suggests that the more typical Japanese approach to religion, while seemingly shallow, contradictory, and form - obsessed, makes a lot of sense to him, and indeed, is superior to Western ways.

This valuation of the particular provides Buber with another criterion, that of the «historically possible» which leaves room for the unique: «It is a basic law of methodology not to permit the «firm letter» to be broken down by any general hypothesis based on the comparative history of culture; as long as what is said in that text is historically possible.»

Oriental culture in general can represent for Westerners a call to return to the suprarational, presymbolic, timeless and nonserial spiritual realities.

For both Williams and Lovelace, the evidence of contemporary culture is to be: - considered secondarily, if at all, as a general theological statement concerning homosexuality is hammered out.

These six are the president and deputy of the Commission for the Message, Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture; Archbishop Victor Fernandez, rector of the Catholic University of Argentina; the general superior of the Congregation of Jesus, Fr Adolfo Nicolás; Archbishop Carlos Aguiar Retes, president of the Latin American Bishops Conference; Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington; and the bishop of Cheju, South Korea, Peter Kang - U-il.

Once intelligence appears, cultures may develop, varying enormously among themselves, but sharing the common biological inheritance and common general environment for that planet.

«There was a spiritual quest in the general culture,» said Macchia, editor of Pneuma, the journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies.

But the sickness in our political culture is serious and it reflects the pathogens that have been at work for some time in the general culture.

While the SBC is to be commended for going first, it was still an example of the church following the general culture, rather than leading the change.

«Science,» she writes, «is important for exactly the same reason that the study of history or of language is important — because we are beings that need in general to understand the world in which we live, and our culture has chosen a way of life to which that understanding is central.»

And so she set out to write a book that would provide an overview of Byzantine history and culture for the general reader.

For too long now since 9/11, the promoters of fear of a clash of civilizations have monopolized our thinking in their attempt to degrade, dishonor and dehumanize the Muslim people in general and the Islamic culture and heritage in particular.

And as for the general character of thought — patterns peculiar to such groups, a collective or social imagination, or what Castoriadis calls a «social instituting imaginary,» may be needed to explain the differences between cultures and their peculiar destinies (RI 149).

Certainly in the past thirty years there has been a dramatic increase in consideration of the proper status and role of women in the various cultures of the world in general ways, and for Christians a dramatic increase in discussion and debate about the status and role of women in the Church.

As the general quality of public education has declined, at least in public perception, and as the power of the youth culture in public schools has increased, many more parents seek private schools for their children, and many of these schools are connected with churches.

And if the center of our faith is not simply Jesus but Jesus as the Christ — not simply a man trapped within the limitations of his own history, but the creative Word that God speaks throughout his creation — then Christians must be attentive to what God may have to say to them through the general culture and history, regardless of how apparently lacking those may be in credentials for such communication.

This is true of life in general — questioning is seen as dissension in a culture where the climate for change is restricted.

argued that all humans could really know was their own experience, and that on the basis of some apparently common features of particular experiences, those who had control of a culture could give names to — could «nominalize» — some general phenomena to organize them for the sake of what would make sense to their own experience.

So long as the culture sustained — as it did on the whole through the eighteenth century — a conception of «general education» for all learned men, prospective ministers were exposed to the same basic training as others.

Solomon's rule, for the most part peaceful, with wide international connections, great prosperity, a time of building and a beginning of development of the arts and general culture, rests squarely upon the work of mighty King David.

The Romantic cult of selfhood, then, is in large part responsible not only for the scarcity in our culture of real friendship, considered as a love and as a virtue, but also for our general inability to realize that anything is missing.

The arts are good for diagnosis, both because they offer a controlled experience and because they always anticipate what will come later in the general culture.

Tomas came well - prepared for a presentation of his region's signature peppers, as well as Yucatan culture in general.

Are fermented and cultured foods considered safe for pregnancy in general?

Its purpose is to sponsor health and medical research for yogurt with live and active cultures, and serve as an information source to the trade and the general public.

Italian food that sings with touches of coastal cultures will be a fitting reward for all who dine at Masseria, because Stefanelli and his skillful team — comprised of General Manager and Advanced Sommelier David Kurka, formerly of Brabo and CityZen, and head bartender Julien - Pierre Bourgon of the acclaimed cocktail lounge PX — believe so passionately in both provenance and taste.

This experience of this particular derby was also a new one for Jürgen Klopp, and given the passion he shows on the touchline, his general understanding of football culture, and the importance he places on the players» bond with the fans, you'd hope that the next clash between the two bitter rivals will be one of controlled, clinical, passionate goals.

When Scott Bearby, General Counsel for the NCAA, was asked by yours truly at the NCAA Convention in San Antonio last week about who holds the athletic trainers and medical staff accountible about return - to - play decisions for student athletes, it opened the door to an interesting observation about the culture of concussions.

Our society and culture do not make it easy for you to feel this way — in fact, on the contrary, in the US, our general population views breastfeeding as awkward, uncomfortable, shameful or worse.

In Kenya, there is generally more help from extended family; there are fewer parenting philosophies to pick from, doubt and then be judged by; there's no scheduled sleep times to disrupt; there's a more relaxed free - range parenting style; it's a less tightly wound culture in general; there's not the pressure to be the main source of entertainment for your children.

In general, the bed - sharing practiced in cultures with low SIDS rates is often different from that in the United States and other Western countries (eg, with firm mats on the floor, separate mat for the infant, and / or absence of soft bedding).

As for Sean Coffey, the TU says he «could arguably be cast as the most independent of the bunch,» but added: «His past political contributions to officials who did business with his firm are all too reminiscent of the pay - to - play culture that an attorney general must be unquestionably above.»

Director General, National Broadcasting Commission requesting for a loan of N13, 120,470.00 to cover tickets and travel expenses of a five - memberdelegation being led by the Honourable Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, to Beijing, China, which was mischievously leaked to the social media by staff of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).

Obour commended the outgoing Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Mrs Elizabeth Ofosu - Adjare for her keen support for the Creative Arts in general and the music sector in particular.

The book launch will be chaired by the Secretary General of the AAU, Prof. Etiene Ehile and launched by the president of GUNI Africa Prof. Okebukola, a UNESCO Kalinga Laureatte and Director of the UNESCO Institute for African Culture and International Understanding.

General News of Sunday, 13 May 2018 Source: Paul Yankey Mrs. Catherine Abelema Afeku, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Mrs. Catherine Abelema Afeku has rolled out a package to register two thousand (2,000) people in Axim and its environs onto the National Heath Insurance Scheme (NHIS) as part of the Mother's Day celebration on today Sunday May 13, 2018.

The attorney general's investigation of the pay - to - play culture at the state pension fund during the tenure of DiNapoli's predecessor, Alan Hevesi, led Cuomo to push for reforms to the comptroller's office that would diminish its power.

Peter Whittle, Ukip's culture spokesman, told Good Morning Britain voters «had seen common sense in UKIP» and «60 % of people who voted for us are saying they are considering voting for us at the general election.»

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