Sentences with phrase «guard against it changing»

The model supports stereotyped notions of what masculine and feminine are by adding mystification to guard against change in the social sphere, where women are at a huge disadvantage.»

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«We stressed the need for enforceable, bright - line rules to protect the open internet and guard against anti-consumer and anti-competitive activities,» he wrote, adding that Amazon opposed the commission's proposed change.

But how, without history, can we understand these events, discriminate their significance, sift out the large from the small, see the basic currents underlying surface movements and changes, and foresee the result sufficiently to guard against fatal error or the souring of unreasonable hopes?

Citigroup said Wednesday it had «acted quickly upon becoming aware of issues in our foreign exchange business» and has changed its systems and monitoring «to better guard against improper behavior.»

It aims to drive a wedge between Christians and the world which is so close to them that they fail to see it and keep their guard up against it, And so Kierkegaard's program is exactly the opposite of Bultmann's: it is not to change the gospel to conform it to the spirit of the age, but to help individuals who desire a relationship with God to arm themselves against the spirit of the age.

While some of the old guard has left the club and when City take the field on Saturday against Brighton they might very well be unrecognizable with so many changes in the summer.

In Howe, Ciminelli had a politically powerful insider who could guard against state personnel changes that might hurt its project.

Last month, the group reported that Foxconn addressed several workplace concerns, such as enforcing ergonomic breaks, changing the design of workers» equipment to guard against repetitive stress injuries, and updating maintenance policies to ensure equipment is working properly.

Be Observant Check your skin once a month for changes or new growths to help guard against skin cancer.

Indeed, South Africa, as an economic power house in Africa, has also changed its refugee - immigration policy in order to guard against insecurity and instability, which may be generated by national resources competition.

Driver assistance options will also include Audi side assist, which uses sensors to warn of vehicles approaching in mirror blind spots, and Audi lane assist, which guards against unintentional lane changes by activating steering wheel vibrations to alert the driver.

It sounds a heck of a lot like the original Xoom on paper, but the biggest changes comes with form factor — the Xoom 2 measures just 8.8 mm and the Media Edition 8.9 mm, the edges have been «designed to make the tablet more comfortable to hold,» and it's covered in a «splash - guard» coating to protect against spills and bumps.

Most companies hedge against changes in the exchange rate, but it's hard to guard against shifts as rapid as what's happened to the Canadian dollar in recent weeks.

Investing in simple, cheap businesses, and diversifying appropriately, may be the two best ways to guard against «falling knives» and surprise stock losses due to disruption or regulatory changes.

«We are attentive to the implications of changes in the value of the dollar and will continue to formulate policy to guard against risks to our dual mandate to foster both maximum employment and price stability.»

The analyst must seek to guard himself against this danger as best he can: in part, by dealing with those situations preferably which are not subject to sudden change; in part, by favoring securities in which the popular interest is keen enough to promise a fairly swift response to value elements which he is the first to recognize; in part, by tempering his activities to the general financial situation — laying more emphasis on the discovery of undervalued securities when business and market conditions are on a fairly even keel, and proceeding with greater caution in times of abnormal stress and uncertainty.»

i'll embrace my choices, guard against envying morally bankrupt attorneys» loot, and live to see these criminals tried for funding disinformation on climate change in the same way big tobacco was rightly tarred and feathered for their inexcusable practices.

According to de Boer, the fund is intended to finance climate change projects including sea walls to guard against expanding oceans, early warning systems for extreme events, improved water supplies for drought areas, training in new agricultural techniques and the conservation and restoration of mangroves to protect people from storms.

Realising that you find any «scientist» who dares to do anything at all political to be repugnant, I am sure that you will be shocked to the core and deeply disappointed to know that Dessler (he of the superquick paper guarding orthodoxy against the barbarian hordes) counts «climate change policy» as a major part of his research interests.

The public and policymakers need to be on guard against being steamrollered into accepting dangerous and immoral interventions with our planet, which are a false solution to climate change.

As the 1990s progressed and the rear - guard action against restrictions on smoking faded, The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition started receiving funds from Exxon (among other oil companies) and its «junk science» website began to carry material attacking climate change science.

Perhaps anticipating that eventuality, before this court the appellant changed tack somewhat and submitted that he was duped by his clients and should, consequently, have at most been found guilty of the lesser offence of failing to be on guard against being so duped instead of the more serious offence of participating or knowingly assisting in dishonest or fraudulent conduct.

Just because an injured person didn't do what they should have to safe - guard against someone else's bad driving, that doesn't change the fact that the bad driving caused the accident and the injuries.

A new proposal could make it easier for bitcoin exchanges to guard against hacks, but key challenges around enacting the change are slowing advances.

Lawmakers in Washington have been pushing for EB - 5 changes for several years, calling for stricter oversight to guard against fraud and provide better access to economically strapped regions.

As part of the alliance with the banks, the property management firms are dispatched to guard against the problems endemic to vacant properties, like weather damage, mold and vandalism, by winterizing the properties, changing the locks and performing other critical maintenance tasks.