Sentences with phrase «if by osmosis»

Yet in 2015 teachers, principals, governments, technology companies and journals globally perpetuate the myth that one simply has to acquire the latest digital kit and - as if by osmosis - school learning will be enhanced.

And what the press writes becomes part of the political mood music of the broadcasters, as if by osmosis.

While you can't completely shield your children from whatever crises you face (even if they're not directly involved, kids are notorious for picking up on stressful situations their parents face, as if by osmosis), you can do other things to minimize their exposure to the stress.

Not exact matches

So if not breastfeeding, use water that has been purified, deionized, demineralized, distilled, or filtered by reverse osmosis to get rid of fluoride to prepare formula.

Because autonomous learning is so wonderful when it does work, it's easy when reading about families who follow this philosophy, to assume that it's the only way and that something's going wrong if the children aren't learning by osmosis, asking questions, and intrinsically motivated.

At the same time, if too much saltcollects in the soil around the plant, a pressure differential arises, and water is sucked from the roots by osmosis.

If there's one thing I've learned about vikings through years of pop culture osmosis, it's their dearly held belief that any obstacle can be overcome by beating the ever - loving tar out of it.

THE DVD by Bill Chambers Osmosis Jones will be the hit on video that it wasn't in theatres, just you wait; and if the film never was the most enticing prospect, the Osmosis Jones DVD surely is, in terms of picture and sound.

Many things in this business have no «for sure» answers, leaving much to be interpreted by osmosis, when if just a few extra minutes spent before the signings on the dotted line were employed, much of the less than desirable paperwork would be the order of the day.