Sentences with phrase «glosses over the reality»

But because I aim neither to exaggerate nor gloss over the realities of real faith, that demands a commitment to reporting the bad as well as the good news.

What they did and what they ate is very significant, yes, but it would not be wise to gloss over the reality that sometimes people are simply gifted with good genes.

It was a bold decision, and one that Chaplin considered an artistic statement, but knowing now as we do the atrocities visited upon the Jews it's difficult to appreciate much of the humour because it appears to gloss over reality when, in fact, it was written in ignorance of the facts.

The text doesn't gloss over the reality of living with a chronic illness like Adam's.

The first group of authors tries to label the climate science community as an army of influential catastrophists, alarmists, and profiteers — glossing over the reality that the vast body of climate science and climate policy analysis is, as in any field, full of gradations (not to mention that there's not much evidence of substantial influence).

However, this model glosses over the reality of how opinions are formed, namely the many factors at work in how people make up their minds about complex issues.

I realize there are cornucopians who gloss over realities, but if we look at the fine print we can discern a future in which fossil fuels will be incredibly expensive.

Not exact matches

Over the years, I've seen many prospects, clients and colleagues gloss over trouble spots and skirt reality to win business, keep the meeting going or avoid confrontatOver the years, I've seen many prospects, clients and colleagues gloss over trouble spots and skirt reality to win business, keep the meeting going or avoid confrontatover trouble spots and skirt reality to win business, keep the meeting going or avoid confrontation.

To do so is to gloss over the ugly reality of slavery — then and now — which, as we will see, actually takes away from the power of these passages.

In a series of posts entitled «Better Conversations About Biblical Womanhood,» I argued that this approaches glosses over some important realities about how we actually engage the biblical text:

All of this leaves us with a Bible that includes fissures and tensions, contradictions and questions, a Bible that invites wrestling, conversation, and a variety of interpretations (which Enns is quick to note is a reality that has long been celebrated, rather than glossed over, in the Jewish community).

This assumption glosses over the fact that in the reality of unequal societies this freedom does not exist for everyone.

I've met a few who described their birth experience as amazing (most of them were homebirths or in birth centers — which are a fringe practice here too, but at least with real, medically trained midwives), but I wasn't there so I can't say how much of that was reality vs. glossing over it, and how the birth REALLY went safety-wise.

But platitudes like this gloss over the harsh reality of welfare reforms.

But I think it's a disservice to gloss over the topic, because in reality it can be a fairly large hurdle for a successful industry transition,» said Andrew Spencer, a research scientist at Alvine Pharmaceuticals who has experience at biotech companies and small start - ups.

As with number one of this list, this one is a reality we tend to gloss over due to the romance - goggles.

We've been discussing the aspect of writing a good profile, but in reality most men and women tend to gloss over the write - up, choosing potential partners based on images, and images alone.

While the film aptly reflects the reality of Chinese people from three disparate political regimes crossing paths, it mostly glosses over the language barriers they encounter while conversing with one another in three dialects.

With laughter and tears — most of it earned — the movie takes us on a satisfying journey that — even with its almost too - perfect conclusion — refuses to gloss over the harsh realities of the world.

While it takes away from the harsh reality of life in this small town, those imbalances, that include crime, impoverishment and domestic abuse, are glossed over in the story making the film more accessible to a much wider and younger audience.

But what if reality is fuzzed up and its implications glossed over?

Yglesias himself links to a piece by Felix Salmon that is admirable in its commitment to the idea that empirical questions need to be answered empirically, and its refusal to gloss over the sad reality of the evidence.

Kickstarters and regular blog posts are in danger of glossing over the public's appreciation of the harsh realities involved in bringing a game to market.

In reality, most execs couldn't analyze data if it was their only pathway to a life preserver, but let's gloss over that for now.