Sentences with phrase «in face of the reality»

I'd rather be sober and (relatively) unhappy in the face of reality, living my life in this natural world, than to lie to myself and live in a fantasy world.

I believe my task as a theologian is to theologize responsibly, not for the marginalized or the «convertible,» but rather for those who, like me, want to know «what time it is» and, in the face of that reality, how we can live most faithfully.

And, if the truth be told, there are some theologians who, in the face of the reality of suffering, would just rather do theology for its own sake.

This author in my opinion deep inside is questioning her faith but like a security blanket to a child does not want to get rid of it and is looking for any explanation she can come up with to hold onto it even in the face of the reality that the text that faith is based upon is highly flawed and frankly quite silly.

In the face of that reality, the Court imposed the regime of Roe.

The ideology calls for a movement to win the world and all is subservient to that ideology no matter how much it flies in the face of reality — of factuality.

In the face of a reality that matters deeply to us, and with full recognition of its horrible moral evil, we find ourselves impotent, and we can not even take satisfaction in the purity of our own motives and acts.

It's so true I've found that everything I just knew I would do or be, was morphed in the face of reality.

«Coming as it does, against the background of the widely acclaimed electoral reforms undertaken by the Jonathan Administration, the claim by Prof. Achebe clearly flies in the face of the reality of Nigeria's current political situation.

Lydia Parnes, acting director of the FTC's bureau of consumer protection says, The defendant's claims fly in the face of reality.

Lydia Parnes, acting director of the FTC bureau of consumer protection says, the defendant claims fly in the face of reality.

She's been moved from foster home to foster home over the years, and her eternal optimism flies in the face of reality, but things look up when she bumps into a very important man.

Such expectations fly in the face of reality.

The core problem would become, How can I find energy to move ahead in the face of the reality this crisis presents?

In the face of this reality, educators put up a valiant fight, and some succeed.

We might despair in the face of this reality.

Birnbach wrote The Official Preppy Handbook 30 years ago, and now True Prep is a guidebook for prepsters not sure what to do «in the face of reality TV, Facebook and the Martha Stewart and Bernie Madoff scandals,» writes BookPage contributor Linda Castellitto.

Several pieces by the artist Trixia Lara combine the mournful and celebratory tones of other works in the exhibition with a marked defiance in the face of the reality of gendered violence.

Might as well choose to have some hope in the face of the reality of uncertainty: despair is not adaptive.

Ah, the devil is indeed in the detail... Assuming the ratio's are somehow effected by a single source in a complex multi million year old climatic system is surely a sign of madness in the face of reality.

As someone who has actually removed plastic bags from the bodies of endangered animals, I can tell you that the rhetoric of the plastics industry falls apart in the face of reality,» says Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, research associate at the California Academy of Sciences «A 2009 report showed that almost half of the remaining leatherback turtles carry plastic in them, the most common item being plastic bags.

In the face of this reality, what does genuine economic progress look like?

A good write - up of the economic challenges facing cellulosic biofuels can be found here, and the numbers in the nearby chart are the modern - day equivalent of the waves lapping at King Canute's feet — proof that a government order is meaningless if it flies in the face of reality.

Increasingly losing the battle for public opinion as UN «climate» theories self - destruct in the face of reality, the man - made global - warming theorists are quickly revealing their true colors.

In the face of this reality, common reasons expressed for not belonging to professional associations or financially supporting members of their team to do so include «I don't have the budget,» «I don't have the time» or «I am too busy.»

In the face of this reality, a number of scholars — including Semple and Engstrom — suggest that regulators should require lawyers to disclose objective information about fees and certain case outcomes which could then, in turn, be made available to the public.

Adaptation in the face of reality completes the plan.»

But then again, maybe the pyramid would be turned on its head because there would not be nearly the current need for them to endlessly proclaim to the public how professional their peons are in the face of reality that speaks to the contrary.

Not exact matches

At Wolfprint 3D's white egg - shaped pod in a suburban shopping mall in Estonia's capital city Tallinn, six cameras and a touch screen allow people to create a high - resolution 3D face and enter the increasingly personalized world of virtual reality.

The reality is that all but a very select group of cities are struggling to figure out how to create jobs in a time when companies are less dependent on human beings and traditional industries face technology - and trade - driven disruption.

Passionate protests against Donald Trump's presidency have swelled the ranks of Democratic activists, but their new enthusiasm faces a hard reality: Republicans remain well - positioned to retain their grip on power in the 2018 elections.

Yes, there are some pretty cool features on the iPhone X: the high definition OLED screen, infrared facial recognition to map the 3D surface of the face rather than a flat image like a photo, and improved cameras with image stabilization, and built - in capabilities to support augmented reality apps.

While CEIBS pitches opportunity to the boot campers, it also puts forward some of the challenging realities facing international MBAs, even graduates of respected Chinese schools, should they wish to work in China.

If you thought you were going to make $ 100,000 and drive a Porsche immediately out of college, then your standards of success were skewed and superficial, you confused your pleasure for happiness, and the painful smack of reality hitting you in the face will be one of the best lessons life ever gives you.

If your standard of happiness is that you're always happy, no matter what, then you've been watching way too much Leave It To Beaver and need a reality check (but don't worry, I promise not to punch you in the face).

It's an attitude that fits well with the need for change, of which there will be plenty in the face of the new reality.

But beginning in 2008, when executives started examining the kind of workforce skills AT&T would need to thrive in this new mobile - and software - centric world, they faced a stark reality: The company just didn't have enough of the talent it needed.

Stuck between rigid 20th Century employment classifications and the more complex realities of modern work, many gig employers have found themselves facing «former employees» in court that they never hired, fired, met, or even worked with in a traditional capacity.

Carley's book offers readers an abundance of clever trading strategy and risk management techniques in that easy - to - read format, but she doesn't leave out the harsh realities and heartbreak many overzealous speculators face.

To make this an even bigger challenge, popular media would have us believe that capital is the answer to every problem business owners face; and many business owners who aren't, or lack, a «profit expert» make decisions that seemingly make a lot of sense, but in reality makes it more difficult to be profitable by further burdening their business» cash flow with debt they can't support.

«The reality is that those who are risking arrest have a much broader interest: the survival of humanity on Earth in the face of rapidly rising greenhouse gas emissions.»

Wharton professor Jonah Berger says negative publicity is like playing Russian roulette, so unless Amy's Baking Company plans to take the «reality show» idea all the way, it's safe to say that this example of bad press definitely blew up in the company's face.

Battlezone — the original 1980 arcade classic from Atari, not Activision's 1998 strategy game — is considered by some to be the first virtual reality arcade game, thanks to its use of pseudo-3D graphics in a first - person perspective, as well as viewing «goggles» that the player put their face into.

In spite of highly public commitments by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama to speed the flow of goods across the border, many companies are facing a very different reality on the ground, he said.

For how much longer can the reality of an acknowledged shortage for physical gold and silver go on in the face of an unprecedented and growing supply of worthless fiat, where the former have a historic intrinsic value and the latter has no value, whatsoever, except in the mindless minds of the users?

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg faced criticism for «exploiting disaster» after demonstrating new virtual reality technology in the wake of Hurricane Maria.

President Trump's agenda faces the reality that Washington moves slowly in the best of times and not at all in the worst.

In reality, Tesla's technological advantage is slim or even nonexistent, and it's facing a growing stable of competitors with more resources and more expertise.

I pray that followers of Christ would face the reality of the growing atheism in this country.

It is in facing the realities of embedded disorders, pathologies, deformities, and evil that the «natural» can best be understood.