Sentences with phrase «important than the struggle»

I speak up regardless of the risk because I am considerably less important than the struggle.

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Few things are more important to a growing business's success than healthy cash flow, yet many struggle to strike the right balance.

Brian McLaren, author of «The Naked Spirituality,» says Rohr's book touches on an important paradox that you probably won't hear in a Sunday morning sermon: «Imperfect people» are sometimes more equipped than «perfect people» to help those who are struggling.

What about the fact that there were «more important lines of differentiation within any of the recognized Protestant denominations than between them,» as the then - current fundamentalist - modernist struggles made all too vividly clear.

If we are unable to affirm important enough meanings in the stories of our civic communities to be shared and celebrated in our churches, we will always stand in a secondary rather than a primary relationship to the struggle for eco-justice.

It is certainly more difficult now than when I was a pastor, but the struggle to «fit it in» is helping me learn just how difficult (and important) Bible reading is for the «working Joe.»

It's hard to think about anything other than the current political climate and all of the horror that is being inflicted upon people, from this ban to the struggle of so many other people in this country, but it's important to rest and stay focused and spend some time re-energizing yourself.

It'll keep you on a more even keel, which is much more important for the baby and for your family than having you struggle through it just because you can.

My mother took it more seriously than I, in the sense that for her and her generation, toileting was an important benchmark of progress - one to be struggled for and achieved.

So it's important to find ways to nurture and guide a sensitive child who may be struggling to thrive in a less than sensitive world.

It wasn't until I broke down crying in front of my midwife with my second child, my second bout of severe PPD, and my second struggle to breastfeed (26 months into my parenting journey) that a medical professional or breastfeeding support person told me that my mental health was more important for my child than my milk.

Easier said than done, I know, but it's important not to leave small children alone with a child who is struggling with physical aggression.

Rather than editorializing about minuscule amounts of fraud and abuse affecting the food stamp program, the Tribune should focus on the more important issue: Millions of Americans are currently struggling to feed themselves and their families, and would be facing hunger without the SNAP program (Supplemental Nutrition...

For the US, the fight against al - Qaeda in the Yemen is more important than the internal struggles for power in the country.

More important than his legacy of helping to spare us the Jamesport nuclear plant, and likely the others which were sure to dot the eastern Long Island landscape, was his inspiration for all of us, especially young people who seek role models for public service: that when you hold on to what you know is right and work hard, even struggle, to make the world a better place, you're more than just an idealist, you're someone who can make a real and lasting difference.

Possibly riding high on the relief — rather than out - and - out joy — of winning an important symbolic vote this morning when a motion was put to the conference hall on continuing the coalition's economic policies was carried, a debate where the Lib Dem leader himself summed up, he continued to push coalition strength and struggle over capitulating to his party's leftwing.

We need a comprehensive strategy to fix rather than abandon struggling schools, and we need to give parents — who have for years been ignored by the city's Department of Education — a real role in important decisions about their local schools.

Many Ph.D. advisers think it's better to let a graduate student struggle over an important new skill than to train their students properly; somehow the struggle is supposed to reinforce the lesson.

«And when I heard that I thought, «I think it's more important that people learn from my struggles than to keep it to myself.»»

If you're struggling with depression, it's important not to overschedule your time and take on more than you can manage.

It is more important to perform 30 minutes a day of exercises you like than struggling to do 15 minutes a week exercises you hate.

Everyone struggles with something in life, and it is important to look for these similarities, more than our differences.

Unfortunately, Rodolfo proves to be less than he appears, and for the rest of the film Gloria must struggle to determine what is more important: her dignity and sense of self, or her fear of being alone.

If you're struggling to settle down yourself, maybe it's a sign that you're a superhero destined for bigger, more important things than love.

Now more than ever, with Common Core emphasis on critical thinking and problem solving in an ever - changing world of information and technology, there are even many educators who struggle to identify content that is important and relevant.

This very important skill will teach students to learn the words the struggle with rather than skimming past them and not understanding.

• A new intergenerational study shows that for 76 % of 15 - 17 year olds, studying hard for good exam results is their biggest priority for the coming year; and they are preparing to sacrifice friendships, family time, hobbies and even sleep to achieve this, • In fact 57 % of 15 - 17 year olds feel school work must come before anything else if they want to do well in the future • And only 39 % of this age group think being happy is more important than good grades • Yet half (51 %) of UK business leaders calls on teens to develop broader life / work skills before leaving education A new report launched today by National Citizen Service (NCS) reveals that the UK ¹ s 15 - 17 year olds feel under significant pressure to excel in exams at the expense of other life skills, experiences, healthy relationships and even their own happiness, suggesting that they are struggling to juggle the demands of young adulthood.

No goal has been more important to this struggle than education.

The professors of education surveyed were convinced, for example, that «the intellectual process of searching and struggling to learn is far more important... than whether or not students ultimately master a particular set of facts.»

«On the problem with extending the tenure beyond two years... It's important that while we want teachers to at some point have due process rights in their career, that that judgment be made relatively soon; and that a floundering teacher who is grossly ineffective is not allowed to continue for many years because a year is a long time in the life of a student... having the two - year mark — which means you're making a decision usually within 19 months of the starting point of that teacher — has the interest of... encouraging districts to make that decision in a reasonable time frame so that students aren't exposed to struggling teachers for long than they might need to be....

Though it struggles a bit when the snow gets deep, the rear - drive 2014 Cadillac CTS Vsport brings home the point that winter tires are far more important than all - wheel drive.

That's an important and healthy dose of realism to remember if you're struggling with a less - than - stellar, especially if it's the first overtly critical review you've gotten.

You realize that you have more important things to do than struggle with boring tasks.

When you are struggling with unmanageable debt, it is important to realize that your creditors would rather work out a solution with you than not be paid at all.

I do hope though that it will allow people to see that getting to a reasoned, dispassionate, independent minded state is a struggle for this investor, at least and that thinking about our meta environment and making good decisions about that is just as, if not more important than the actual investment decisions.

It's also one of the few games to deliver native 1080p visuals running at a smooth 60 fps - an impressive feat rarely seen on the previous generation of consoles, and something which both the PS4 and Xbox One are struggling to achieve in an era where pushing prettier pixels on screen is still considered to be more important than targeting high frame - rates.

Along the way players will learn more than ever before about the rabid Helghan culture, as well as become aware of an internal struggle in their ranks that may prove to be an important weakness.

In this climate of crisis and shifting political winds it is all the more important to keep faith with those who share our values and our visions and who strive and struggle to build that different world created by community rather than privilege.

That struggle about who's going to own the property is less important now than the struggle over what's it all about.

Looking Forward Racial Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion No challenge, no opportunity for growth and improvement, is more important to BayLegal today than aligning the core mission of our field — to break cycles of poverty and ensure that poverty is never a barrier to civil justice — with the ongoing struggle for racial justice and for equity and...

That's why it's more important than ever to have an organization whose mission is to protect the rights of struggling families, to advocate for better laws, and to bring members together for a stronger debtors» bar.

In this increasingly competitive and globalised world, where many countries are struggling with considerable skills shortages, it's important that businesses and countries are making the most of the resources already available to them — in the words of Carolyn Fairbairn, «Where better to look than in the ranks of our own talent?»

The prospect of selling yourself to a board of important strangers isn't one that fills many of us with confidence (except the brave contestants of The Apprentice) and there's nothing worse than the awkward silence after you've struggled to answer a difficult question.

Ms McLean points out that it is important for candidates to speak up if they do not see or hear the interviewer, rather than struggling trying to understand the questions.

If you find yourself struggling to write the «perfect» thank you note, remember that it's more important to send a good thank you note promptly than to send a great thank you note after the interviewer has already eliminated you from the running.

They can use more than they planned, struggle with cutting down or stopping use, or give up important activities in their lives.