Sentences with phrase «idea of the kind of person»

Once you fill the questionnaire you get a fair idea of the kind of person you are searching for and who you can be comfortable with.

[List a few of your principal leisure activities so an employer can get an idea of the kind of person you are and judge your character.]

Not exact matches

When the only people giving and receiving venture funding belong to a small, homogenous group, society misses out on all kinds of breakthrough ideas and financial opportunities.

You have no idea what kind of knowledge might be there, and you never know how that person could help you or vice versa.

So as the idea developed, about 6 months after doing this kind of exploration where we'd meet continually with a whole bunch of different people, industry thinkers and stuff, it became clear that we could actually start a company around this and we could build the world's first social magazine.

«At the heart of this is the idea that people of all kinds care about status and it effects the decisions they make,» says Savor.

I thought, «wow maybe we could actually build this sort of social magazine idea where we could make it far easier to see the content that people are sharing with you, kind of scan through it flip through it and then when you actually view the content.»

It's easy to discriminate against the minority cobbler down the street by traveling a few extra blocks to buy from «your own kind»; it's much harder to act out your racist biases when buying shoes at a big department store because, well, you have no idea what colour or sex or sexual orientation of the person who made those shoes is.

Looking into a crystal ball isn't exactly a scientific thing to do, but if you ask the right kinds of smart people you can get a pretty good idea what's likely to come down the pike.

People who worked in trucking, railways, and docks had all kinds of ideas on how to solve the problem.

People start businesses for all kinds of reasons — because they love the idea, they want to prove something, they like the product, and so on.

«You can add all kinds of elements to give people an idea what the content is all about,» she says.

To avoid bad but vaguely plausible start - up ideas — what the Y Combinator team calls sitcom ideas, i.e., the kind of ideas TV writers would make up if a character on a show had a start - up — choose something that some people want a lot rather than something lots of people might sort of want a little.

When Flipboard first appeared on the scene, a dedicated news app for tablets seemed like a great idea, but now many people find their news in all kinds of ways, rather than a single app.

Innovation is about a very open kind of system — it's an ecosystem connecting different people, different ideas and so forth.

«Yes, interpersonal interactions are needed to stimulate certain kinds of creativity and generativity, so isolating people in offices is clearly not a good idea,» he asserts.

Surprisingly, many people have no idea what kind of retirement benefits they will receive.

If you measure up to that person's or organization's idea of what kind of person goes to Heaven then you don't have to go to Hell.

I'm not going to say perfection is impossible, though it seems to be ruled out by 1 John 1:8, but the idea of a whole church of people thinking they are perfect kind of blows my mind.

I do believe spiritual abuse is rampant, that systems perpetually pull towards inhumane policies and treatment of people, and that all kinds of harmful ideas, attitudes and behaviours run rampant inside systems, including the church.

So when I encountered these situations as adults, my faith had to grow quickly to accommodate these ideas and these people, and that kind of growth can be painful.

Both describe a kind of isolated individualism that is a human construction that would require constant technological maintenance against the real impulses of nature — a world so unnatural or unerotic that people would even be repulsed by the idea of natural reproduction.

These kinds of ugly theories have existed for far too long now and the people who perpetuate such ideas need to be called out and and seen for what they are; ignorant racists and hate - mongers.

The rationalization of southern baptists is truly mind boggling — the idea that each church is «autonomous» as justification for outright racism is pitiful in this day and age — if the Southern Baptist convention had come out strongly and adamantly against this kind of behavior, I'd have at least a measure of respect for them — but to shrug off a blatant act of discrimination as the «work of the devil» and ignore the deacon's cowardice in wanting to avoid «controversy» is laughable — if it weren't for people having the courage to fan the flames of controversy, women and african american would not have the right to vote today — more evidence of the ignorance of most bible thumpers, and Mississippi in particular

Abstract ideas take on meanings within specific contexts that then motivate people to engage in one kind of action or another.

And this brings us to another problem that is a hindrance to many people, not just in regard to a particular kind of prayer but in regard to the whole idea of prayer in general.

It is refusing admission to new kinds of people, ideas and ways.

I'm not opposed to shows depicting sexual violence, but rape - as - prop is always distressing, particularly in a show like this, where that disregard echoes the kinds of ideas that foster rape culture in the first place: that women's feelings don't matter, that sexual agency isn't a big deal, that rape is something that just kind of happens and that healthy people simply move on.

Here, the idea is not that the person in authority knows better than other people, but that certain kinds of human activity require the coordinated action of many human beings, and the easiest way (often the only practical way) to get such coordination is to set up one person to give directions to others.

This popular notion is the ancient Greek idea that in the moment of inspiration the human personality was put into a kind of cold storage; or, to use the Greeks» own example, the person became as a flute, passively ready to play whatever was breathed into it.

He insists that he does not have a «system,» but all kinds of people persist in trying to systematically fit everything under the sun into his key ideas about «mimetic desire» and «sacred violence.»

We know, of course, that conspiracy ideas are floating around in American society and that about ten percent of all Americans believe there is some kind of conspiracy of the government against the people.

* shrugs *... I have a suspicion that god / dess / es don't exist, but, I'm kind of fond of the idea of a «one god» in a somewhat weird»em manent / transcendent» way (yah, I know, they don't really go together, but that is kind of what I ses as... miraculous... in my little paradigm) that is not personal, but is intimate (I know, I know, another paradox)... and that most religions are some attempt at people trying to get their head around expressing that «one god»...

Moreover, once the political function of marriage is understood to be central for the meaning and institution of marriage, we have a better idea of what kinds of people we ought to be to deal with marriage.

When I meet someone who identifies himself as Reformed, I make all kinds of assumptions — that he is stuck up, that he thinks Calvin must sit on the right hand of the Father, that he delights in the idea of people being predestined for hell, that he will call me «uninformed» and «unenlightened» when he finds out that I've explored Open Theism.

I love Godin's perspective on fundamentalism and curiosity, and I'd like to think that I'm the kind of person who «embraces the tension between [her] religion and something new, wrestles with it and through it, and then decides whether to embrace the new idea or reject it.»

«It had been kind of hard coming up with an idea for something and then I attended the Fiery Foods Show and saw how many people had come up with their own salsa recipes and thought, Wow, I make pretty good salsa, and why not do it at school with the kids and send it home for Father's Day?»

As a favor (and probably a good idea too for most people who visit your blog and willing to embark on the health cooking) i'd like to ask you if you possess / own all the blenders you sell on your website and if so... it would be very nice & useful for you to perhaps make a kind of review and give an honest advice on what they can and can not do and the kind of performance to expect... Not everyone can afford every piece of the ideal raw foodist equipment like the Magimix food processor and a Vitamix or Sage blender.

I've been thinking about this French Apple Tart ever since I saw Ina make it — I'm usually not a tart kind of person because lining a pastry tin is not my idea of fun, but this recipe is SO simple, there's no faffing around.

I know it's late in the month for a recap, but I'm going to do it anyway, because my little top 10 list post-it note has been stuck to my laptop for 2 weeks now, ever since I researched it using Analytics on New Year's Day... and I'm not the kind of person who could just throw that away and move on with another idea.

I'm very excited about this giveaway; it's the first one of its kind here, and I love the idea of getting more people into baking sourdough with fresh milled flour.

I didn't came across this kind of posts earlier, but as I see, the whole idea behind it is to introduce people to some of the blogs you love to visit, and to share some of your quirky, personal things.

Pinch of Yum shares yummy recipes with other food lovers, offering practical food ideas that are approachable for any kind of cook and helping people enjoy healthy eating.

«So what we're doing with Meat Free Monday is urging people to just try it one day, because it will make some kind of a difference, if enough people do it or if the idea spreads.

This video tribute gives some kind of idea why people loved Gilles so much, so enjoy four minutes of wheel - banging, power - sliding and driving on three wheels.

not really making the news, the atmosphere on last wednesday was really strange, silent, step by step to normal football, but you can't throw away your thoughts immediately, I just got a glimpse of Enkes personality during a film of him shown before the match, I can't realize how hard it must be for his wife to lose him, tomorrow the players of Germans first Bundesliga will wear a black ribbon again, but I think it won't affect the atmosphere like it has with the national team despite of Hannover of course, people will be enthousiastic again, but there is the idea of an «Enke donation» which I like, will keep his name alive, will take some positive emotions on this tragedy and a kind of appeal for everyone to reflect the important things of life and control your own behaviour, I hope so at least, and I hope his wife will cope with that situation, and again: it was really hard for the German nationl team to play under these circumstances, to lose someone close in this way is hard to deal with, on the other hand it causes a close solidarity feeling I think, but of course the world will not change, things are returning to the old soon, but nonetheless for me this tragedy is a kind of human wake - up call, at least a call and then you continue

I am kind of enchanted by the idea of someone explaining that they were traumatised by not being treated like the most important person in the room, and that it caused PPD.

A good idea is to pack small goodie bags for the people who will be seated around you, as a token of your appreciation for them dealing with any kind of negative experience they're having due to your child.

I personally post horror stories to raise awareness, because seriously, 99 % of people have no idea what kind of fire they are playing with by neglecting proper medical care.

If you are a more vulnerable to this sort of thing kind of person, it's really easy to get over your head before you have any idea what is off and detoxing takes time in all but some of the most extreme cases.