Sentences with phrase «less active role»

«I had to sit back and play a less active role in moving the case forward because almost everyone had lawyers.»

During this time female associates will be able to take a less active role in client work in an effort to make hours worked more consistent and to avoid unsociable hours on transactions.

But Gov. Jerry Brown has said he wants the state to play a less active role in providing facility funding for schools and is expected in January to unveil a new approach centered around a «pay - as - you - go» system.

Garcetti has been criticized for taking a less active role in LA Unified school board politics than previous mayors.

So students who are lying down are playing a less active role in their learning than those who are sitting up.

In November, Fortune magazine reported that Fonstad would be «transitioning out» of her firm as part of a larger shift that's seen founding partners Tim Draper and Steve Fisher take a less active role.

Newhouse is 85 years old, and has been playing a less active role and shifting company decision - making to the board since 2009.

Two other partners took on less active roles as leadership centralized into one position.

Not exact matches

It does n`t matter if they try to take an active, parental role or a less directive, friend - type role.

Dads with lower testosterone are less aggressive, more likely to respond to a crying child, will generally be more in - tune with their kids, and take a more active role in parenting.

You may also decide to take more or less of an active role in the transition process depending on what you learn.

This is not true, though it is true that they have a little less of an active role in assisted births.

Considering that this was less than two decades ago, it is remarkable that the EU now plays an active role in the area of security and defence.

Tools are not causes of social actions, but parts of socio - technical action, things that help us do some things, hinder others, and are integral to how we live, act, and see ourselves — this is also how I hope people will think of the role of social networking sites and other technologies in the popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, not as causes, or as irrelevant, but as tools (for protesters, though sometimes also for security forces)-- in North Africa, even with a less than open internet, some of those involved in recent events certainly seemed to produce their own role as active citizens partially through the use of everyday tools and technologies.

By combining each mouse's genome, phenome, proteome and metabolome, the scientists were able to identify a particular gene, located on their chromosome 2, and whose presence plays an important role in the development of type 2 diabetes «The mice with a high - fat diet are more or less likely to develop diabetes depending on whether this gene is active or not,» said Evan Williams, LISP PhD student and the article's co-first author.

Academics have long played active roles in industry, mostly in the fields of engineering and, to a lesser extent, chemistry.

To their surprise, a gene called 3beta - HSD, which plays a role in synthesis of steroid hormones, was less active in the experimental cells.

Pettersson and his colleagues also found that exposing germ - free mice to gut microbes during pregnancy made the resulting offspring less active and more anxious, further showing a role for the microbiome in shaping behavior.

This argues for a more active but less programmatic federal role in education.

Middle school was described as the time when history became more of the focus of social studies, and their roles as students became less active as they learned how to take notes and started taking tests.

Gender roles are less strict now and I am glad to see girls / women more active and boys / men taking on more roles in the family.

Acupuncture's role in «balancing» the body as a whole and its effects on internal organs is less understood, but continues to be an area of active human and veterinary research.

In Mario Party 6, Thwomp becomes even less recurring by losing active roles in game boards or background elements.

Interestingly, some of the less effective sprays contained many of the same active ingredients as the effective ones, which means that some of the inactive ingredients may play an important role or create synergistic effects with the essential oils.

(04/17/2014) The Malaysian state should play a more active role in supporting the transition toward less environmentally destructive palm oil production, says a coalition of Malaysian NGO's.

Fading of memories and loss of institutional knowledge is less of a factor when the defendants take such an active and aggressive role in litigation.

I had more control and therefore less stress and anxiety because I had an active role.»

Fathers who resist active participation may indeed be less skilled, less comfortable, or less interested in the parenting role, and mothers» protective attitudes — particularly with respect to fathers» direct interaction with their children — may emerge as a result.