Sentences with phrase «lost causes because»

Researcher Andrew Hafenbrack and his team at INSEAD in Singapore, as well as the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, have concluded that 15 minutes of mindfulness meditation daily can reduce people's tendency to persist with lost causes because of past investment.

Is it a lost cause because of something I don't know about?

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Because so much of its business is tied up in a few particular styles, a single manufacturing error — like the one that forced executives to recall the near - seethrough women's pants in March — can cause millions of dollars in lost sales.

Even if these families had the means, suing wouldn't be worth the legal fees because state legislators passed a law barring citizens from winning compensation for damages related to health, quality of life, enjoyment of property, or lost income caused by factory farms.

If you think of the switch to daylight saving time at all, you probably just consider it an annoyance that causes you to lose some sleep or be late for lunch because you forgot to reset the clock in your living room.

Best Quote: «It is much more profitable for salespeople to present the expensive item first, not only because to fail to do so will lose the influence of the contrast principle; to fail to do so will also cause the principle to work actively against them.

The company recently raised the prices of its products in the U.K. because the pound has lost value after the Brexit vote, which caused consternation among supermarket chains and consumers.

The last thing I'll say is third, what I'm going to call «volatility navel - gazing,» because it can cause us to lose focus on what's most powerful for investors, and that's the persistent and unrelenting force of technological change in the future.

Fluctuations in the market price of our Class A common stock could cause you to lose all or part of your investment because you may not be able to sell your shares at or above the price you paid in this offering.

This matters because «time decay» causes all options to lose their entire time premium by expiration.Figure 3 — USO price and implied volatility (IV) history

Their «religious oppression» is purely emotional and thin - skinned, much akin to Lex Luthor becoming Superman's arch-enemy because he caused him to lose his hair.

Personally, the fear of God's judgement could cause someone to seek God, but if you say you believe and even fill a church pew the rest of your life, because of fear, but you really don't believe, I think you're just as lost as those who deny his existence.

If you lose your job because you cant work with others with a different view than yours without constantly causing them problems you need to learn how to Love your neighbor.

Religion makes me sad and lose all hope because of the damage it causes.

When it was suggested whether hardship in her life might cause her to lose her faith, Mrs May answered: «No, because, it's difficult to explain in simple words but actually the faith was there and did provide support for me through those difficult times.»

The truth is that the mixing of church and state taints BOTH the church and the state, in doing so, because BOTH lose the purity of their cause and effect, and BOTH are consequently corrupted.

And, because Waugh's nostalgia is «a yearning for an irretrievably lost cause... as social criticism [his work] is therefore merely frivolous and petulant.»

Just because the demoniac is consistent in himself and in the consistency of evil, just for this cause he also has a totality to lose.

at one point I realized that my calling is to have faith like John the Baptist or the virgin Mary, to believe in God in a way that would cause every religious person to reject me as a lost cause for the rest of my life, for them to speculate and gossip about my breakdown or my backsliding, and to never defend myself because i am right where I should be and when you are right where you should be, you do nt defend yourself.....

People looking to lose weight often eat Chia seeds, because research suggests that when this gel is formed in the stomach, it causes the body to absorb calories more slowly and makes people feel fuller faster.

It wasn't because I lost faith that a hefty guy could slide down a still fiery chimney (and then get by a light - sleeping English Bulldog named Ben) without causing a commotion.

and I for one believe — only because if he was a lost cause..

Unfortunately, our own defense is caused as many problems as the others because he loses the ball in poor areas just as often as the risks pay off on the other end.

I did mainly because he wasn't expensive and has shown talent in the past, but that was before he went to Liverpool and showed he really is a lost cause.

@RSH what I was trying to say is that it takes more than world class players to win you the league.In many instances the mentality factor far outweighs the quality when the team is playing on the Wenger.With Wenger I don't see us having a strong mentality.We might have even lost the battle before it is fought.Trust me there's a higher chance w» ell not win the EPL if even Wenger made all the right signings.You know why?It's not because of the so called quality of other teams but we will be the cause of our own downfall this season again.

I don't know if he's the type that will help Alexis chase down defenders and lost causes, I hope he's willing to try though, because that's what I meant about surrounding Alexis with the right type of players.

Wenger can bid for these guys but won't because he's too afraid of managing star players and causing unhappiness cause he lost his balls 10 years ago.

In other news — they lost cause they sucked this game, not because of Kevin.

In his lawsuit Ganis charges that LeFevre and Kokusai Green caused his company, Tampa Coliseum Inc. (TCI), to lose a $ 60 million financing pledge for the Ice Palace project because they failed to provide routine information to his lender, Fuji Bank.

David Dein caused us to lose Cashley after offering him a low wage on a new deal and I hope we don't lose another graduate that we want to keep because we insulted them with a wage offer.

There have been a few games where we should have won, but because of a lapse of concentration, taking the foot off the pedal and basically goals against the run of play have caused us to lose points.

Actually Ozil has been over hiped and arsen wenger is not helping matters for allowing him to over stay in the pitch even when its clear that he has gased out, I pitty joel campbell who does every exploit on for Olympiacos last year but found himself not even closer to arsenal bench even Rosisky, because they are not from France, is a pitty that FA cup that we worn last is causing us all these, because if not because we worn AW would have resigned or become more pro-active and serious with the team because for me he has lost all and can not wiin any major tophy even if he will win at all, he should live now or be disgraced out.

But he also has a history of brushes with the law and recklessness with firearms, and according to former teammate Dwayne Schintzius, he once shot his rottweiler in the head because the dog caused him to lose a bet.

INSHAA ALLAH this season we will the win the league of we just keep focus, treat one game at a time, don't be afraid of man city, man utd, tottenham, Liverpool, Everton when we we play them away just be patient and respect them at their home grounds sit deep and work hard and we wil get the important results in our favour in these games and also don't underestimate small sides because these games can give you points and if we you lose or draw against these sides then it can cause huge dent in our title ambitions... COYG!!!

30 years old of course causes a bit of concern when it comes to Arsenal because as we have seen in the debates about Jamie Vardy, players who approach 30 or are in their 30's will soon start to lose their form and as a defender in the current game, you need to keep up with the pace.

Because as much as people would proclaim how good he is at holdup play, sometimes his lack of mobility upfront leaves him isolated in games where he faces the good defenders, The John Terry's and The Kompany's its obcious Giroud's not stronger than them, and the fact he is not the most skillful or fastest taking on defenders means more than often in those games having him on in a lost cause.

The Dolphins have played only two games so far because of the Week 1 hurricane - caused bye — but they looked bad in Week 3, losing to the Jets in epic fashion.

Even if we're exhausted, depressed, in constant pain, our babies are losing weight, we resent our child, or breastfeeding is causing emotional flashbacks to previous abuse... none of that matters because our baby is getting breastmilk and we're avoiding evil disgusting formula.

Because a female's body needs estrogen to absorb calcium for strong bones, not enough estrogen can cause bones to lose thickness and strength, resulting in a greater risk of stress fractures and osteoporosis.

Losing weight while breast feeding is completely different than losing it any other time, your metabolism will all but shut down if you eat low fat low calorie sources because it will go into starvation mode, and will actually cause you to gain weight and or hold on to wLosing weight while breast feeding is completely different than losing it any other time, your metabolism will all but shut down if you eat low fat low calorie sources because it will go into starvation mode, and will actually cause you to gain weight and or hold on to wlosing it any other time, your metabolism will all but shut down if you eat low fat low calorie sources because it will go into starvation mode, and will actually cause you to gain weight and or hold on to weight.

But anti-hunger advocates worry these changes will cause some eligible kids (particularly those who are homeless, migrant or for whom English is not their family's primary language) to lose access to free or reduced price meals [because their parents or guardians will fail to respond to follow - up requests for information].

If you have never had any children, you really can not imagine the amount of sleep these parents end up losing because the baby only sleeps in short intervals, and then even when the child is asleep, the slightest thing can cause them to wake up.

In fact, a study at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center found that non-breastfeeding women actually lost more body fat than lactating women in the six - month postpartum period, possibly because prolactin can act like an appetite stimulant in nursing moms, causing them to overeat.

The things that would be really important like household products that might cause harm, it gets lost in the shuffle because there's almost too much information... \ [Biotech foods \] have been used for 20 years in 29 countries and consumed by millions and millions of people including pregnant women and children over nearly two decades.»

Dehydration can be a serious problem for babies because vomiting causes your child to lose precious fluids.

The SNA maintains that its position is justified because kids just aren't eating the healthier school meals, causing districts to waste food and lose revenue.

Mainly because bleach can break down the elastic in your cloth diapers - causing them to lose their shape and fit.

The district said it is «relatively certain» that Smart Snacks will cause it to lose more than the subsidy is worth because it only gets reimbursed for meals served.

It has been used, for several years, in small infants who spit up and lose weight, but was replaced until a few years ago by cisapride (Prepulsid ™)(Cisapride has since been taken off the market because it can cause serious cardiac problems).

This happens because rapid weight loss can cause you to lose too much fat tissue in the breast area that gives breasts their volume.