Sentences with phrase «make an example of something»

Not exact matches

For example, the «bandwagon effect» that makes us more likely to believe something that the people around us believe is just an unfortunate consequence of being wired to function socially within a group context.

It's the perfect example of when you step outside of your comfort zone and you do something that makes you more comfortable.

For example, instead of sending an e-mail to congratulate someone for achieving a goal, Kjerulf says, a boss could make a corporate thank - you actually mean something by simply delivering it with a handshake.

This means that we calculate the commonness of something by how quickly we can recall an example, which is what makes plane crashes and child abductions seem like much bigger threats than they realistically are.

«We try to make decisions about things that elevate our brand, and Vice is a quintessential example of something that elevates HBO's brand.»

For example, if you can make top - notch cinnamon rolls, then stick with that instead of trying to bake something that you're not as skilled at.

People look to blame someone else for the collapse, pressing politicians and regulators to make an example of someone and to regulate something.

If it feels like something is inside the envelope that may be of interest (and the teaser copy should make sure prospects know there's something fun or valuable inside — for example, «Free Sample Enclosed»), then that envelope WILL get opened.

Just Google something arbitraty like «how to sell restate» or «how to make money in the stock market» and you'll find a dozen different examples of guru's marketing their products.

Here's an example of something we're doing to make this happen.

For example, if I am making over a 100k a year for research and I am in a lab of 10 people making the same amount... and say we were looking for a cure for something... and one day we find it.

too bad thats not what is says, another example of an idiot making stuff up about something.

If it makes any claim that involves spirits, demons, or other supernatural forces it's an example of someone who believes in supernatural forces wrongly claiming with no evidence that they are responsible for something they aren't.

If you choose, for example, to be an educator or a social worker or an artist, realism demands that you prepare for the possibility that a shrunken job market or the impossibility of making a decent living will force you to abandon your career aspirations in favor of something more «practical.»

And just in case you are one of those people (based on your previous post if I were to make an assumption I would guess you are) that denies all scientific evidence that suggests that sexual orientation is innate and you believe rather that it is a choice we make, let me give you an example of how it still would not be justifiable to hate everyone in a group based on something that isn't innate.

I can see how one can look at this idea and look at the following examples in Hebrews 11 as «Because they were sure they would get this reward, they did this thing» but as the author points out in verse 39 that they didn't get what they imagined they would, so if we understand faith as «being sure» it would turn out that it is «being sure» of something and being totally wrong — instead it makes more sense to understand Hebrews 11:1 as saying that «faith is a realization (or actualization)» of our hopes, a realization that the author points out is greater than we could expect and be sure in.

How much time are people willing to take to consider the historical evidence of the bible, for example, before making a decision, as opposed to boldly voicing a stance against something that interferes with a self - desire, an opinion or relative truth.

I can't speak for David, but perhaps he meant that in as an example of who people can stop themselves from making matters worse by doing something dumb like committing suicide after a tragic event.

And yet he lacks something which the Christian par excellence, the mystic and ascetic saint, for example, has in abundant measure, and which makes of him a human being of an altogether different denomination.

It's just another example of humans anthropomorphising (or something) God; giving Him human characteristics to make Him more understandable, whereas actually we can't really understand Him outside of Jesus.

It's an imperfect example, of course, but something quite similar happens when Christians read Peter and Paul's * household codes from their Bibles, unaware that the apostles were riffing off of common sentiments from the Greco - Roman world in order to make a point.

This is the biblical perspective of creation: that we are born into a world that is given to us and not something of our own making (Genesis 1 - 2, Psalm 8); that humans have a place within it but not the place (Job 34:14 - 15); that the whole of this creation is interconnected and in constant communication with itself in a complex way (Rom 8:29 - 23) and that nature experiences destructive consequences as a result of human disobedience of God (see for example Genesis 3, 1 Kings 17 - 18, Romans 8).

I asked Gracie, «Honey, give me an example of a time when we disagreed about something, and I made the decision, and you had to submit to it.»

These examples and others given elsewhere [3] show that the relationship of matter and form generally is that of constituents to thing constituted or of that out of which something is made to that which is made out of this.

This rustic dish (Amhammar) is a good example of how we make something rich (eggs) or starchy (potatoes) go a long way.

Here is an example of what I will serve my kids on a night that I am making salmon or another fish... it's not much additional effort and to me is a little more reasonable as far as getting them to try something new and something not so new.

My guide to this DIY ribbon backdrop is a perfect example of how to make something simple, elegant and fun.

Peanut Butter Balls are a perfect example of how something that tastes really good can also be easy to make.

So I have made this twice now exactly how the directions are and my sauce is coming out super thick and I mean its delicious but I am wanting more of a thin sauce for example its turning out like jelly or something like that.

However, this negative publicity is not something to make us feel proud of Olympic athletes and it is certainly not a good example for all the young fans.

There are also reasons that a mother might not be able to make enough because of something physically going on with her (some examples: PCOS, thyroid issues, hormonal reasons etc.) It's important to figure out if the challenges are happening because of your ability to make enough, your babies ability to remove enough, or a combination of both!

Whenever we find something that both of them really like (spaghetti is one example), we make note of it and get that food into the rotation!

For example, if your child likes to cook, ask them to do something that truly makes your job of making dinner easier.

I am mom of a 3 month old and I am agaist of letting my child cry it out and the example of the knife does not make any sense a knife can not be compared at all with a sleep pattern and here is why a knife is an object a baby may find suddenly and can be taken away and be given a toy or do something that will make him forget and a sleep pattern is something baby does everynight, I have done this with my nephews and they totally forget I have never had to leave a kid sitting in the floor criying it out for a knife!!!

You think that your weird sense of humor is not something that would be a good example for your kids, so you hold back on making the funny, peculiar observations that your friends and family consider your trademark.

Farrell, who was elected in 1974, was unusually candid (although he's making that something of a habit these days), revealing, for example, that he believes Gov. Andrew Cuomo knew all along he would eventually give in on the so - called millionaire's tax — despite his repeated claims to the contrary.

Some great work has been done over the last few days to find out the details of the case and their legal ramifications, it is a good example of activists pulling together via the internet to make something happen.

They can also tell us some things about people's first impressions of the candidates, something that shouldn't be underestimated (people probably made their minds up pretty quickly that Ed Miliband didn't look Prime Ministerial, for example, or that there was «something of the night» about Michael Howard.

While the title makes it sound like the question is about whether any countries use a «territorial» system of international taxation rather than a «worldwide income» system of international taxation (the U.S. at least until 2018, and a couple of other countries), the actual question is getting at a different issue, as demonstrated by the example given, which proposed something different than a territorial system of taxation.

Might have something to do with: 1) knowing that there is less chance of being caught than years ago: 2) you will be dealt with leniently, unless of course you are a former Tory minister, in which case our lefty justice system tries to make an example of you.

ANDREW LANSLEY: Yes, I think he was right because the authority of parliament frankly has been brought in to crisis point and that authority needs to be re-established not just in relation to the Speaker, but in so many other ways, which is why tomorrow for example, the scrutiny panel that David Cameron has established, that is going to be looking not only at making sure that everything we do is transparent and reasonable in the future on clear, unambiguous rules, but we are going to look back, as indeed we've done in the Shadow Cabinet and said, it's not about whether we were within the rules, it's not about whether it was legitimate, it's actually about whether we have done something which is unreasonable, which the public would not regard as acceptable and that, that test, that tougher test is one we've applied to ourselves and we will apply throughout the Conservative Parliamentary Party.

In your particular example, least of all others would know that those «novel compounds» were either not promising, or had to have that little bit of a «different something needed to them», and whoever will find that, will recognise the importance of the contribution his / her predecessors made.

He felt that this man was violating the ethics of his profession and so, he wrote a letter that eventually made its way to the foreign press and, you know, almost overnight, you know, really within a matter of weeks, the government backed down and ended the cover - up, fired the minister of health, fired the mayor of Beijing and it was really to me an inspiring example of how one person, you know, who had something to believe in can really change the course of events and the course of history really.

Watling: It will sort of, possibly, there are some sort of frameworks out there that make it very easy to write a program that links against [a] particular, if you've got an RSS feed, for example, that like, you have a news service that might provide headlines and stories; you can set up an application that — a custom application — that might do something peculiar.

«This effect is something they should consider when designing the interface for the robots to make sure, for example, that the robot includes some type of parental controls.»

For example, by carving up an image of a cat and feeding a neural net the pieces one at a time, a programmer can get a good idea of which parts — tail, paws, fur patterns or something unexpected — lead the computer to make a correct classification.

The original stuff is botanical and then in the making of The Origin, you know, [the] making of his theory, plants are interwoven with other organisms, obviously something — you know, he would take as examples where they are important, but there are certain botanical issues that are of key importance and one of them has to do with reproduction.

Observational studies of this type have several limitations, the main one being that it is difficult to establish causation — for example, was it the electronic cigarettes that caused people to stop smoking or was it something else about the e-cigarette users that made them more likely to quit?

The skeptical blogosphere is all abuzz with examples of ships making (or attempting to make) the journey, but there is always something fishy about them.

But, if you are truly hungry, take a moment to decide what type of food you are craving, is it salty or something crunchy, as an example, and then make your food choice accordingly.