Sentences with phrase «less than grateful»

Most parents whose children I have looked after have been nothing less than grateful, as my care has provided them with an opportunity to carry out their work duties without being worried of their young ones.

Whenever I'm feeling less than grateful about my role as a television producer, I pull this trick out of my back pocket.

Older members of my parish reported their sense that the standards by which they had struggled to live their lives had been betrayed, and parents were less than grateful.

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We're willing to say we're sinners — not evil, mind you, but habitually self - preoccupied and far less grateful than we should be as people who, although often and deeply hurt, have escaped untold catastrophes.

«And although he is still having to gain back some weight, he looks great, he looks strong and we are incredibly grateful to him and his family for the service he has rendered to people who are a lot less lucky than all of us.»

Mine was nothing less than incredible and although it's been over for a few days already, I still feel immensely grateful for every second of it.

But as for critics, there are no less grateful persons in football than fans and ex-players.

Liverpool were the grateful beneficiaries of no less than three own goals as they hammered Brighton and Hove Albion 6 - 1 at Anfield to reach the quarter - finals of the FA Cup.

I am often grateful that my children are almost always far less emotional about endings than I am.

Based on questionnaires using psychological scale measures, the researchers looked at whether or not overindulged children were more likely to become adults who are materialistic, unhappy, unable to delay gratification, and less grateful than other adults.

Hanna said he was grateful to those who turned out to vote on a day when less than 10 percent of the state's Republicans were expected to head to the polls.

Less than a month later, Rubio sits with me in a St. Luke's waiting area, 23 pounds lighter and grateful for what surgery can already achieve.

One study published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research confirmed that individuals who had a more grateful outlook got better quality shut eye, stayed asleep longer and required less time to fall asleep than their less grateful peers.

If you know where I can find a top like this for much less than $ 60 I would be very grateful.

How to Raise More Grateful Children (Wall Street Journal) «In some communities, specifically among the white middle and upper - middle class, there's good reason to believe that kids are less grateful than in the past,» says psychologist Richard Weissbourd, faculty director of the Making Caring Common initiative at Harvard's Graduate School of Education.

We are all grateful to all the truckers who brave less than ideal and sometimes downright dangerous conditions to get their cargo to communities in dire need.

On tortuous Welsh roads, we're grateful for a steering setup that is light and quick — a Ferrari - ism to go along with huge gearshift paddles worthy of any supercar — and plays a good part in making this car feel far less substantial than it actually is.

My membership has more than returned my investment in less than 6 months and i am very grateful to NFAA and to Stephanie for such amazing content and how to guides.

We were able to reach 16 seniors in less than 2 hours, all of which were extremely grateful for their meals.

Now, with Inhofe four decades into a national anti-environmental career for the ages; Pruitt trying to outdo him in little more than a year, and Bridenstine quitting Congress to oversee NASA's space and earth science, a less - than - grateful environmental community says, «Thanks, Tulsa.»

However, Heggs was no less grateful then for each opportunity and high - profile invitation than she had been starting out in the profession as a young student.

At first glance our situation may seem less than ideal, but I am grateful for our sometimes - LDR because it has equipped us with the skills we need to go the distance — to get to marriage.

You call this «like sexual assault» and predict that I should feel almost resentful, instead of happy (but less happy than I could be if she'd been «in the mood») and grateful.

I don't think there is anything that makes you feel grateful for what you have and where you live than serving others less fortunate.