Sentences with phrase «little consequence as»

The severity can be of such little consequence as a parent occasionally calling the other parent a derogatory name; or it could be as overwhelming as the parent's campaign of consciously destroying the children's relationship with the other parent.

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Earlier research shows that walking as little as five minutes a few times a day can reverse the negative physical consequences of desk - bound life.

The cult has often been seen as little more than a gross form of flattery, motivated by the political ambitions of provincial elites, or the consequence of crude manipulation or megalomania on the part of emperors, the best of which, it is often remarked, were reticent about its development.

Economists as economists give little thought to the reasons that production in Indiana is more expensive or to the consequences of the closure to the factory town.

As a consequence, Altizer, in the first book of his third period, The Gospel of Christian Atheism, «comes up with a little of both,» and I believe the results are more satisfactory.

As William Johnson suggests, «transcendence has little to do with the nature and attributes of God but has everything to do with the consequence of God's activity in history, that is, to introduce a transcendent dimension to human life.»

Stress on the coming kingdom has led us to devalue the present world as of little ultimate consequence.

In this new democracy of sexual desire the invention of efficient and inexpensive contraceptive devices and of improved drugs for the cure of venereal diseases is regarded as a signal advance toward the goal of the good life, for now it is possible to engage freely and widely in sexual intercourse with little fear of unwanted consequences, in the form of either offspring or infection.

So bountiful hath been the earth and so securely have we drawn from it our substance, that we have taken it all for granted as if it were only a gift, and with little care or conscious thought of the consequences of our [ab] use of it; nor have we very much considered the essential relation that we bear to it as living parts in the vast creation.159

The reception of the Holy Eucharist is the most misunderstood aspect of the Catholic faith, and when the likes of such public policy - makers as Nancy Pelosi make a national mockery of Communion without consequence, there is little wonder why it has become a mere symbol of self - affirmation rather than the efficacious sign of personal transformation through the Cross of Christ and the «renewal of the mind» (Rom.

If what you interpret Paul as saying is that before creating all the myriad galaxies and star systems God decided that They would put some humans on the third planet from an insignificant star on a little arm of a middling galaxy and that the first hominids chosen role would be to perform pretty much to spec and do something silly and rebellious (arguably without sufficient information as to consequences for themselves and their off spring, oh, and for serpents) and cause affront to the tripartite godhead warranting separation of Gods grace from all their offspring; then we are left with people being chosen from way back before the Big Bang to do some terrible things like killing babies or betraying Jesus who was chosen on the same non date (time didn't exist before creation) to die in a fairly nasty fashion and thereby appease the righteous wrath of himself and his fellow Trinitarians by paying a penalty as a substitute for all future sins (of believers?)

There can be little doubt that when Allaah (swt) uses daiivetrons from the root k - f - r in the Qur» an that almost all of the time it does have a highly negative connotation and implication, often with extreme consequences of kufr mentioned.I am not sure what you are getting at with an attempt to at - Tasriyf [othewise known as «ilm as - Sarf].

As a father of two little boys, I sometimes let my boys suffer the consequences of their poor choices; sometimes I even «inflict» consequences in order to keep them from future disaster (think of a toddler running into the road).

This is the natural consequence of the logic of exchange as the foundation of worth and value: if worth is based upon what one has or knows or achieves, those who have little by society's standards become worthless and expendable, objects of scorn, neglect and abuse.

This little academic exercise should help us see that a good deal of talk about education as primarily a «bringing out» of latent knowledge, with consequences for the entire process of instruction, is beside the point.

It is not until the wife realizes that as long as she protects him from the consequences of his behavior, he will have little incentive to accept help, that she may be willing to release him in this way.

As a consequence, (9) and (10) contain little metaphysical or theological power, so to speak, beyond what is contained in (11).

Our God — the one who began his ministry at, of all places, a wedding in Cana of Galilee — entered the flesh, the tackiness and transitoriness of it all and said, strange as it might seem to us of little faith, that our human unions are of divine consequence.

Ultimately to win the competition you need to beat everyone though — so realistically if we continue to improve as we've done this year then the group we're in should be of little consequence and we should be aiming to beat any team we play.

I get the whole revenge thing, as well as always wanting to win, no matter the seeding consequences, but is my position inherently flawed to the extent that it makes little sense?

«If I'm honest, we didn't create anything like as many chances as I would've liked in general play, but maybe that was a consequence of a little bit of apprehension in our defensive work.

I agree that we need to be there for our children, but we also need to know when to let go and realize that EVERY LITTLE THING we do as parents doesn't have to have monumentally detrimental consequences.

I feel that I sew a little piece of my heart into each and every item I create and, as a consequence, some of my bags and necklaces never quite make it into my Folksy shop.

Turns out, issues nursing your children don't just stem from an inability to produce or producing too little — producing too much milk can have consequences as well.

Allergies to any food or formula can lead to consequences for your little one, such as diarrhea, constipation, serious gas and bloating, pain in the abdomen, and sleeplessness.

For those with fractured relations with the GoR, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, this was of little consequence.

«Paying as little tax as possible, regardless of the social consequences, has for many become an acceptable way of doing business,» said Dr David McNair, Christian Aid's senior economic justice adviser.

But it is as simplistic to accept the inevitability of cuts to arts funding as it is to make those cuts as the coalition has done - too deeply, too quickly and with little consultation, care or consideration for the consequences.

But little by little, as the researchers investigated additional features and consequences of the model, they became persuaded.

Little coverage has raised public health consequences of climate change such as higher incidence of asthma, allergies, disease and heat stroke amongst many.

Impact on Evolution Debates over whether to label viruses as living lead naturally to another question: Is pondering the status of viruses as living or nonliving more than a philosophical exercise, the basis of a lively and heated rhetorical debate but with little real consequence?

Two decades ago, the technological promise of high - temperature superconductivity (HTS) seemed endless; but so far little of that promise has been realized, and as a consequence, employment opportunities are still few.

These two competing effects cancel each other out, meaning little change in the average temperature of European winters as a consequence of sea - ice loss».

► In a policy forum in this week's STM, four physician scientists expressed concern that a recent «shift toward new models of medical education in which research plays a minimal role... threatens the quality of education received by our future biomedical workforce as well as the pipeline of physician - scientists — important consequences that have received little attention.»

Whether the consequences were the result of an accident as in the manslaughter situation, or bad intentions as in the attempted murder, mattered little.

«Little research has looked at this severely impaired population — most is aimed at improving relatively mild movement impairments — and, as a consequence, no validated treatment is available to help those with the most severe disabilities,» says Rachael Harrington, a fourth - year PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) who will present the study.

There may however be very little of the agent left in these areas in any case which is perhaps why no - one has become ill as a consequence.

As a consequence, very little is known about gender - specific functional connectivity differences associated with the disorder.

That means more fat and calories, less chewing, quicker eating, little attention paid and as a consequence — much more of a chance that you'll eventually be significantly overweight or obese — all because of that regular soap, hospital drama, DVD or criminal series you just can't live without.

Although conventional medicine has demonized cholesterol and many healthy foods as a consequence, too little cholesterol can be harmful in a variety of ways.

But The Intervention feels bland and without consequence, as it's not possible to invest in characters about whom we're offered so little.

When blended together however, these vastly different filmmaking ideas are a little disorientating, and you may find yourself emotionally detached from the film as a consequence.

We learn very little about the community, colleagues or friends of Perry, Stier, Zarrillo and Katami, and as a consequence, the impact of this very public case on their personal lives is only perfunctorily explored.

Though the script comes across as being a little too busy at times — a likely consequence of Anderson forgoing his customary writing partner and the added discipline that comes with one — he makes up for that lack of focus with the pitch - perfect casting of Ralph Fiennes as Gustave H., by far one of the most memorable characters that Anderson has ever created.

These changes are not huge in themselves, but as the coda that plays over the closing credits reminds us, even the smallest things can have the most unpredictable of consequences — and although the scenes involving mysterious sneeze guru and failed Presidential contender Humma Kavula (John Malkovich), an entirely new character, seem to have little point here, there is no doubt that his rôle is destined to become more pronounced in the inevitable sequels (note the many verbal references to a certain «Restaurant at the End of the Universe» towards the film's close).

The issue here, as with last season, is that The Crown seems to acknowledge Elizabeth's royal position as a largely passive object, sprinkled with a few references to her never speaking her mind, but forgoes actually examining the personal consequences of that inactivity; of the idea of a monarch in a democratic society being so purposefully left such little feeling of control over their own destiny.

That seemed to be of little consequence to millennial nominees such as Daniel Kaluuya, Saoirse Ronan and Chalamet, who huddled together on the bleachers after the class photo like the coolest clique in the room.

Carrey's less - screen - time - than - you'd - think Colonel take is amusing, though ultimately without much consequence to the film as a whole except to give the production a little bit of star power.

With three rather more spacious rear seats as a consequence of being a little longer than the three - door, it makes a stylish if pricey alternative to the Ford Fiesta, Volkswagen Polo, Peugeot 208 and SEAT Ibiza, as well as rivalling the Audi A1 directly.

Practical considerations such as boot space and legroom are of little consequence, though, if a car is too uncomfortable to travel in, and the limited - run CS model is firm enough to make you think twice before tackling a long journey.