Sentences with phrase «likely than the idea»

9 Today the old western assumption that Christendom would eventually envelop the world is no more likely than the idea of global Islam or Buddhism.

Much more likely than the idea Dimitroff forced anything on Quinn.

Not exact matches

Your coworkers will likely focus more on your lack of enthusiasm than the ideas you present.

SpaceX is looking to launch several small satellites into a lower orbit than Viasat in order to cut down on latency errors, with the idea being the closer a satellite is to Earth, the less likely there will be hiccups.

It's very likely you'll need more money than you think to fund your business idea.

«No matter how open you are as a manager, our research shows, many of your people are more likely to keep mum than to question initiatives or suggest new ideas at work,» wrote James Detert of Cornell and Ethan Burris of University of Texas as Austin on HBR recently.

In the process of buying a mattress, you'll likely be pitched all kinds of different accessories to get, and if you don't go in with a clear idea of what you want, it's easy to fall victim to those pitches and spend way more money than you thought you would.

Krinzman says the entrepreneurs who pitched the idea of a «Boogie Box» workout DVD likely would have gotten some capital if they'd asked for only enough money «to get to a milestone that would let them prove they can sell DVDs,» rather than asking for full funding for an unproven idea.

What matters, in these cases, is that someone on your team is brave enough, vulnerable enough, to use a sentence that starts with, «The story I'm making up right now is...» The idea is to reach the truth as quickly possible, instead of wandering around with your made - up explanation, which more than likely consists of your own shame triggers, and has little relation to reality.

That doesn't mean supervisors have to implement every idea a millennial worker suggests, but giving these younger workers a voice — rather than making them wait years to «pay their dues» to be heard — will increase engagement and make them more likely to stay put.

'' [A] s technological progress allows the exchange of goods and ideas over longer distances and among larger groups of trading partners, other people become more valuable alive than dead, and they are less likely to become targets of demonization and dehumanization,» Pinker wrote.

Big Idea: Likely to be looking for a new role now that she will be stepping down from Shine, the independent TV production company she founded after a successful but tempestuous spell as No. 2 at her father's U.K. satellite broadcaster BSkyB and then sold to 21st Century Fox in 2011; now being merged with Big Brother - maker Endemol and American Idol producer Core Media; seen as more business - proven than Lachlan and not phone hacking - tainted like James.

But it's out there in a newish guise and the idea that it's going to Davos seems more likely to generate «piste - off» feelings than off - piste.

Yeah you might strike gold once in a while, but it's much more likely that a bunch of mildly effective little ideas are going to grow your business rather than one giant one.

It is a hard concept to explain precisely and to quantify, but the idea of differing levels of social capital helps explain why, for example, French entrepreneurs (not to mention Indian, Chinese, Mexican and Nigerian) are more likely to create successful tech startups in the US or the UK than at home, or why it is easier to start a business in Sidney than in Beijing, or why technological innovation is not evenly spread out among countries, even among countries at similar development levels, but rather tends to cluster in a few areas in a few countries where tech entrepreneurs seem to believe that their work is made easier and the rewards greater.

For example, some content pieces (like videos or podcasts) may require more production resources than you have available; others may be well within your team's capabilities but might not be the best fit for your target audience; and some ideas might be brilliantly creative but just aren't likely to have the bottom - line impact you are looking to achieve.

Indeed, while international diversification is a sensible idea for most U.S. investors, its benefits may be even more likely to accrue in the coming years, given that U.S. stocks are more expensive than their international counterparts and the United States» relative share of the global economy is declining.

Jesus» original disciples likely never thought of him as anything more than a great rabbi, and some might have thought him a good rallying point for a revolt, they could have even whispered that he was anointed by God, but the idea of his being divine only seems to enter into the gospels around the time many Greek educated folks had converted, bringing their own views of what a «son of God» means into the faith.

Someone who believes he has seen Bigfoot out behind his house will most likely find the idea of Bigfoot more compelling than you do.

The questionnaire data supported our idea — the traditionalist clergy were generally much more silent, but when we looked closer at them we found that the ones who rejected Other - worldly ideals were much more likely to speak out than traditionalists who embraced Otherworldliness.

Strangely, I find this idea far more likely than the Hebrew creation story.

But still, I'd say it is a LOT more likely and a heck of a lot more attractive than supressing ideas.

In seeking to explain the commencement of armed conflicts among nations, writings from our century are far more likely to emphasize «environmental» causes, such as, of course, economics, than the freewill decisions of various leaders or the power of ideas.

Why waste valuable time you could be spending doing something else or being with those you love instead of following around false ideas and imaginary beings... Your chances of being abducted by an alien are 100 % more likely to happen than meeting something called «god».

Actually, this idea is far more likely than the traditional view of God.

I sent him my own response and after I hit send realized all of you would likely have many more ideas than I could come up with off the top of my head (and a much broader perspective).

If we start this season with those two in our starting 11 it will be a clear sign from this organization that nothing has changed and that we will never get it right until both Kroenke and Wenger are gone... neither one of these players should still be with our club at this point because they represent the settling half - measures that have plagued this team for a number of years... this is what I call the «no man's land» of the soccer world, where teams don't have enough talented young players, unlike a Monaco or Dortmund, because they have lost the plot from an organizational standpoint... they are so reliant on one individual to run the whole operation that their once relevant scouting department has become so antiquated that it can no longer find those hidden gems it once had... furthermore, when you leave all decision - making to a manager who despises any dissenting opinions, your management team becomes little more than a stagnant group of «yes men» and no new ideas emerge... so instead of developing a team with the qualities necessary to excel in a particular system, you continually make half - brain purchases year after year to stifle dissent from the ticket - buying public, then try desperately to finagle together a lineup regardless of what would make positional sense... have you ever heard of a team who plays players out of position so often... of course not because that manager would likely be fired and never work for a team of any consequence ever again

Clearly, through this conversation I have not allowed data and facts to dissuade me from my opinion that clutch is more than myth... and it's probably most likely that I just enjoy the idea of clutch and that a player rises to the occasion.

we have become so reliant upon one individual to run the whole operation that our once relevant scouting department has become so stagnant that it can no longer find those hidden gems it once... when this occurs the management team, who by this juncture is little more than a congregation of spefically chosen «yes» men, making it incredibly difficult for new ideas to emerge and / or transfers / contract renegotiations to be dealt with in a timely and effective manner... so instead of developing a team with the qualities necessary to excel in a particular system, you continually make half - brain purchases then try desperately to finagle together a lineup regardless of what would make positional sense... have you ever heard of a team who plays players out of position so often... of course not because that manager would likely be fired and never work for a team of any consequence ever again

I concede there more than likely BS transfer rumors but I do like the idea of both Sissoko and McCarthy joining Arsenal in January.

Sadly, she is wrong in believing that «being a good wife shouldn't be any different than being a good husband»; an overwhelming number of never - married women want a husband who has a steady job (while men say they favor someone who shares their ideas about raising children) and that male - as - provider model most likely perpetuates gendered expectations when it comes to marriage.

In addition, your idea of having a «better attitude» is likely very different than your teen's.

The older generation, whether it be our Mothers, Grandmothers, Great Grandmothers or simply the old lady who you always seem to run into at the bus stop, were more than likely to have been brought up with this lingering idea that babywearing was for the lower classes.

The more he feels you are trying to be a supporting cast member in his life, rather than his director, the more likely he will be to listen to your ideas and input.

The idea is that grasping the hows and whys embedded in human knowledge (in the larger social context) results in a far greater sense of confidence and empowerment than instilling rote responses to likely standardized testing scenarios.

Being in «the zone» means I'm more likely to toss quick ideas out on Twitter rather than write a full post.

He or she will likely embrace the idea of adolescence rather than dread the changes to come.

More than likely, spotting is a normal symptom of the hormones your body is producing, but if it doesn't go away or you're concerned, seeing your OB - GYN is never a bad idea.

Since someone other than you is likely to be feeding your baby while you're away, it's an excellent idea to educate your child's care providers on the best way to feed your breastfed baby.

Studies of employee ownership in the U.S., where this idea is a major part of the economy, show that employee owners are one - third as likely to be laid off as employees in conventional firms and the employee ownership companies add about 2.5 % more jobs per year than would have been expected absent employee ownership while providing 2.5 times the total retirement assets.

Recall that the SNP won 56 of 59 seats in Scotland with a manifesto committed to promoting anti-austerity policies, and that the 45 % who voted Yes to independence were more likely to be driven by left - wing ideas than No voters.

The study also found that older people were more likely than younger people to believe it is OK to allow physicians to prescribe life - ending drugs to terminally ill patients who request them, and that the most religious or spiritual people were the least supportive of this idea.

Although it's still a long shot, the idea that FCEVs could one day replace conventional gasoline cars seems more likely today than ever before.

To paraphrase a spy, scientists often find education - focused conferences and meetings insipid, focused more on the manipulation of vague ideas and ill - defined symbols than on real and meaningful (and measurable) initiatives and outcomes — but these HHMI Professors presented a wide array of well - conceived and - executed (not to mention well - financed) projects that are likely to make a real difference in the education of tomorrow's scientists.

Like it or not, investors are more likely to put their money on engineers with impressive résumés than on a loner with big ideas.

Large institutions tend to develop a momentum that makes them less likely to come up with really radical ideas than those less - fashionable centres may produce.

Black Ph.D. scientists — and not other minorities — were far less likely to receive NIH funding for a research idea than a white scientist from a similar institution with the same research record.

«When emerging ideas are encoded in English, they are more likely to be encoded via extending the meaning of an existing word than through creation of a new word,» says Malt.

Overall, though, analysis suggested that the dark matter idea would be more likely to produce the observed patterns in crater frequency than an even rate of cratering.

Researchers found that social bots were two times more likely than humans to promote both new products and the idea that e-cigarettes empower people to quit smoking.