Sentences with phrase «just maintain the status quo»

In fact, given the limited supply of high quality content and talent, growing competition means that the cost to just maintain the status quo will only go up.

All AKBs rejoicing on this great signing, we are not strengthening our squad we are just maintaining status quo to compete for fourth position and fa cup.

They've been famous for just maintaining status quo.

«I feel somewhat hopeful that things may gradually continue to improve, but many indicators seem to suggest that we'll be lucky to just maintain the status quo for a while.»

Ballard's tech team didn't just maintain the status quo in the school's technology program; the students also worked to expand the program.

The results indicate that a mentoring program can push the envelope in encouraging effective teaching practices, not just maintain the status quo.

(Calif.) As Gov. Jerry Brown's administration continues to mull adding restrictions on how schools spend billions in new money, the state's top educator, Superintendent Tom Torlakson, said Tuesday the additional funding needs to increase services — not just maintain the status quo.

Most have found, though, that it's easier to just maintain the status quo than it is to unleash features that their readers would like and help distinguish themselves from a crowded market.

The few shows where she participated were devoted specifically to Latin American artists, categorisations (like female art) that sadly just maintain the status quo.

There are also rules and regulations that must be followed and sometimes it is easier to just maintain the status quo.

Not exact matches

Or are we just contributing to the problem, maintaining the status quo.

Calling it anything else is just an effort to maintain the status quo and free pass that religion, especially christianity, undeservedly enjoys.

When those who have won the day on this issue (and by «the day» I mean every denominational vote on the issue since 1972) and are gaining more and more power in the denomination offer the possibility of a just separation, why do those who claim to be on the side of the oppressed want to maintain the oppressive status quo?

Of course it would be silly to suggest that winning any game, cup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let's remember just how problematic FA Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerting

if every body holds such shortsighted and myopic views on managerial appointments then some of the best young managers we have around now will still be on the sidelines watching anachronistic dinosaurs managing teams just to maintain the status quo.....

David was also the producer of «An Inconvenient Truth,» and just as that film served as a wake - up call for climate change, «Fed Up» hopes to similarly educate the public about the serious flaws in our food system and how the food and beverage industries have a vested interest in maintaining a status quo that puts profits over our collective health — and often with the assistance of the federal government.

Businesses in the UK will face increasing pressure on their margins as they will find themselves paying for a higher customs duty just to maintain the status quo.

Brad Lander's performance wasn't just about Prospect Park, however, even though he clearly has a strong interest in maintaining the status quo regarding financing.

Organizations interested in actually accomplishing anything instead of just comfortably maintaining the status quo should keep this in mind.

Maintaining the status quo doesn't just happen by accident, you know.

Obama has maintained the status quo (for the well off) just as effectively as Bush did.

I think sometimes, we get stuck in routine of maintaining the status quo, and you have to push past the fear and just go for it.

The men stand to gain nothing but must risk their lives just to maintain the status quo.

Apple was just helping them maintain the status quo a bit longer.

Players who find equipment in the field are better off for it, instead of just maintaining the status - quo in terms of difficulty.

And yet, just as Trump conned voters by swaying attention towards his antics, Pierce's vulgar performance disclosed a fact that can be applied to the contemporary media landscape: in a 24 - hour news cycle that needs constant fodder, influence is peddled through an affinity for the obscene, not by maintaining the status - quo.

We need road taxes that charge us by the mile for what it actually costs to build and maintain those roads (my state of Massachusetts is currently underfunded by $ 1 billion a year just to maintain the status quo, thats $ 155 / person / year).

Don't trust or listen to your own colleagues; they're the ignorant and stupid enemy within, just trying to maintain the status quo

In the past, the company has met such scandals with a mixture of outright denials and promises to change, while mostly maintaining the status quo — and its bottom line just kept growing.

«Without portable computing, I would probably have had to hire a personal assistant by now just to maintain the status quo.»