Sentences with phrase «less than destructive»

The cord running through Western theology, from Ambrose to Anselm and beyond, that only the violent sacrifice of a perfect and sinless Jesus could appease a God whose honor has been affronted and whose anger has been aroused is, as Michael Welker says, «nothing less than destructive of faith.»

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And, according to public relations manager Lisa Conklin, these animals are less destructive than their owners.

Irma, at this point, is looking to be much less destructive than many had feared.

Obviously, panics will still occur, as they must, but there's a basis for them to be less chaotic, less extreme, less destructive than they were in market antiquity.

Anything less than God will be destructive the minute we elevate it to the level of ultimacy.

But when my desire fastens on anything less than God, it immediately becomes destructive, for that is where desire turns into covetousness, and covetousness will rob my life of its potential because it will narrow my vision, depress my limits, bring me to the edge of death, violate my purpose in creation, and starve my life to death.

Personally, I think these people are less destructive and dangerous as drunks than they are wallowing in religious fantasy.

This use of power may appear more bloody, but it is less coercive and less destructive than the power to prevent change.

We pride ourselves on being less ruthless than the Communists, but actually our threats seem to presuppose that any violent action is permitted, no matter how destructive, if it serves our political purposes.

Yet, contrary to common assumptions, workaholics are generally less productive than others and are destructive to their organizations.

Rather than using heat, HPP uses pressure to kill pathogens and microorganisms in foods and is less destructive to elements such as vitamins, flavor compounds and pigments.

«Meanwhile, agriculture contributes 10 % of our GDP, therefore farming is far more significant in our economy and is way less destructive than mining.»

Besides several teams who have questions surrounding one or possibly two players, there is no squad that has so many issues heading into the final week of the transfer window... even Monaco, who have lost numerous players from their starting 11 have less controversy swirling in and around their club and they have champion's league play to contend with this season... just think of how ridiculous this situation is especially considering that we have had the same manager for over 20 years... no team should be better organized than ours... if nothing else, that should be the one advantage this team holds over all others, yet the exact opposite has occurred... this fact is even more disturbing considering the main argument against removing Wenger from his managerial position was that there was no suitable replacement and that people feared some sort of perceived drop - off if a new manager was brought into the mix... based on what we've witnessed since the time of his contract renewal a monkey with a magic eight ball could have done an adequate job... I hate to make jokes, in light of our current dilemma, but this team is so screwed up if I don't laugh about it, the only plausible response is to either cry or do something incredibly destructive... just look around this squad and try to see what our delusional manager sees that allow him to make such positive statements about our current team

Empathy with the overwhelming feelings of your child will get you a lot further when it comes to connecting with your child, building your child's self - worth and helping them handle their emotions in less destructive ways than telling your child off or letting your self - esteem be hurt by the harsh words.

But it could not be less folly to abolish liberty, which is essential to political life, because it nourishes faction, than it would be to wish the annihilation of air, which is essential to animal life, because it imparts to fire its destructive agency.

Casualties include hundreds of websites hacked down in the prime of life, plus the dignity of a number of religious leaders — far less destructive than some other uses of the «net in sectarian war in Iraq in darker days past.

Says Dale, «I find that the triggering is much less important than the destructive effects, which looks to be true in Balfour's simulations, too.»

Their method is simpler and less destructive than others.

It runs a refreshingly unbloated 104 minutes, and the action scenes are less frequent and less destructive than we're used to in our late - Michael Bay era.

The same can be said, but to a greater degree, about Montenegro (who has been named Best Actress of the year by both the National Board of Review and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association); she rightfully sees Dora's bitter anger as less a weariness with the world than with herself, a desperate, self - destructive mechanism to keep the world even more distant than it already is.

After all, indiscriminate, high - profile charges of «white supremacism» seem far less «intellectually generous» and far more destructive to coalition - building and racial comity than anything Pondiscio wrote.

There's a unique aero duct for the ZL1's transmission cooler, and indeed there are no less than 11 special coolers for various mechanical bits in this car (notably the differential), a little reminder that heat is a potentially destructive byproduct of extreme power and speed.

Regardless, unless feedback is deliberately mean and destructive, it's always a pointer that something is less than ideal for that reader.

When she snaps a pic of popular actor Joon Hoo in a less - than - flattering light, Geunyoung loses her job, sending her into a tailspin of destructive behavior: she builds a website declaring herself to be Joon Hoo's number one «anti-fan,» sends him a blackmail letter, and protests outside his apartment building.

They are far less accountable than the Treasury, and many of us would like to counsel them on their behavior that seemed smart at the time, but will likely prove destructive to the republic.

On the upside, a short sale is far less destructive to your credit rating than a foreclosure, as it is supposed to be listed as a «settled debt» on your credit report.

Most older dogs are already house - trained, know basic commands, and are typically less destructive than puppies (they're well past the «chewing» stage!)

Larger birds like Cockatoos, Pionuses, and Conures are a little less noisy and destructive than other large birds.

Adult cats are usually less destructive than kittens since they have learned to retract their claws and usually prefer napping to climbing!

They're more loving, more in - tune with our moods and activity level, less destructive than a puppy or active young dog, and — if adopted -LSB-...]

For larger birds, Cockatoos, Pionuses and Conures are a little less noisy and destructive than other large birds.

It is less destructive than a puppy or kitten, may be trained to simple commands, and be more tolerant of spending time alone during the day.

And yes they Knows the rules, make less mess, Walks the walk, quickly become one of the family, and less destructive than the younger pets.

A dog past the puppy stage is often house trained, is less fragile than a puppy, is less destructive, and usually sleeps through the night.

Though human impacts here are less severe than elsewhere in Indonesia, Raja Ampat's natural resources are endangered by overfishing and destructive fishing, turtle poaching, and unsustainable logging.

The only thing I will say is vague, but based on what I've played thus far my own review is likely to be a bit less destructive than Edge's.

Mr. Violette's black drum set and satiny black - and - white, X-raylike drawings of Kurt Cobain speak less to the adolescent glamour of rock culture than to the bankruptcy of mass - marketed transgression and to rock's self - destructive side.

We have to look the problem in the eye and make educated decisions as to which is less destructive, rather than put forward pablum like «coal is evil, and wind farms don't do any damage».

In the most destructive of the Black Saturday fires in 2009, our post-event measurements show for the towns of Marysville and Kinglake that the likelihood of home destruction [for structures separated from brush by less than 10 meters] was around 90 percent and that 60 percent of all homes destroyed on that day were within this distance of bushland.

The best - case scenario is that the new «borrowers» would also benefit from previous generations» mistakes, and would have the tools to be far less destructive than their forebears as they find their way out of poverty.

If the departure from scientific method and professional integrity of «The Team» has been hateful and destructive to the physical sciences throughout the Western world, the activities of the mainstream media, our politicians, our financial sector, and our «environmentalist» screaming hysterics have been nothing less than criminal fraud, for which they deserve the harshest punishment imaginable.

Electing a known lying fraud in the hopes that his actual policies will be less destructive than what he claims he would do would be incredibly reckless.

I am sure we agree that, assuming all other things are equal, a hurricane with higher wind speeds is more destructive than a hurricane with lesser wind speeds.

That is, I am not «hacking» nor doing anything destructive) that allows me to register for all 7 ~ 8 classes in less than 1 second.

Market revolutions are less violent and bloody than political ones, but they can be just as destructive.

Paying a fair of amount of notice can be much cheaper and less destructive than publicly litigating a termination.

To this end, the NPR implicitly assumes that a limited nuclear strike could be less destructive than a large scale conventional response.

Sure, divorcing amicably is way less destructive (especially for your kids) than creating an all - out war.

If divorce is in your future, see if your husband would be willing to take a less destructive route than a traditional divorce.

Because Collaborative Divorce is focused on meeting everyone's needs and addressing everyone's concerns the process is much less destructive than a litigated divorce.