Sentences with phrase «make small conflicts»

The purpose of the disaster film is not to make small conflicts bigger but to make big ones smaller - to reduce unthinkable catastrophes to a human scale.

Not exact matches

The first article in this series discussed points made by Julie M. Riewe, Co-Chief of the SEC's Asset Management Unit, on enforcement trends, principal transactions, conflicts raised by side - by - side management, valuation, allocation of expenses and the potential deterrent value of smaller enforcement actions.

What has been called the «small print» of Pastor aeternus (the preamble to the definitions) makes it plain that ex cathedra definitions of doctrine by the pope are intended for situations where the college of bishops is divided — where it finds itself in a condition of irresoluble internal doctrinal conflict.

Work first with the whole group, then with small groups, helping couples handle the conflict and discover the creativity made possible by the emerging, more fulfilling women - men identities.

With time and small habit changes you can make your home more harmonious and less conflict - driven.

To make the Tories a smaller target, minimise the potential for distracting internal conflict and focus the national debate on the two areas where David Cameron is confident he has the beating of Ed Miliband: leadership and the economy.

Adaptation Adaptation is the primary sticking point for most folks - running makes you smaller and weaker, which conflicts with the entire point of your lifting, right?

But there are smaller issues and conflicts that can add up over time and make up for a pretty destructive friendship.

Given that the title character is a Mexican immigrant and that the guest of honor at the small soiree to which she's become a last - minute addition is Doug Strutt (John Lithgow), a billionaire real - estate and resort mogul with Trump - ian characteristics, one might think that this has all the makings of the kind of broad, pained farce where every character is a mouthpiece for over-determined conflicts of sociopolitical opinion.

More neutrally, Larry Cuban and Michael Usdan, in Powerful Reforms with Shallow Roots, noted that «continual conflicts made reforms slower and smaller bore than they could have been and had to be.»

But that won't make Republican lawmakers as happy as you might think, because of the GOP's longstanding internal conflict between pursuing reform from Washington and abiding by its federalist, small - government principles.

Use interpersonal and small - group skills like decision making, conflict resolution, and effective communication

As the day of Mary's debutante ball draws near, the servants are conflicted by instructions from Mary's mother to starve her until she fits into a gown that was made too small.

In regards to this Mass Effect 3 is somewhat conflicted, disappointing me in some respects and impressing me in others., Throughout the series we've been given countless chances to alter the story in small ways, and during the build - up to Mass Effect 3's launch fans have been building the hype, believing that every single little choice made during the past two games would return to either haunt you or help you, each one having a huge impact on your game, changing the way everything plays out in massive ways.

But clearly smaller population makes plenty of sense in many other ways, for example less use of resources overall, less conflict between peoples globally, and pressure on endangered species.

Growth in smaller emerging markets in the region, such as Israel, Lebanon or Oman, is «deeply dependent» on performance of individual wind farms, said MAKE, which notes that achieving political stability in conflict zones including Syria, Iraq and Yemen would support wind development in these countries from 2022.

«The use of Ghanaian and Liberian auditors from a small country office, together with the conflict of interest created by hiring a lead auditor's own private Liberian company to perform some of the work, is indicative of the Liberian government's intent to hide behind the veil of respectability without making any real positive changes (vi).»

A large supply oil source would allow stockpiling on a massive scale and make a medium sized and smaller conflicts more feasible.

Secondly, as a Gottman therapist I see the value in incremental behavior change («small things often»), but where is the friendship, emotional connection, mutually respectful management of conflict, making life dreams come true, and shared meaning in the training of one's partner like an animal in captivity.

In this small, private weekend workshop (7 couples max), you will experience how to identify and change the negative cycles that get in the way of intimacy and romance, make sense of your own and your partner's emotions, discover better ways of handling stress and conflict, and restore trust and safety in your relationship.

When you and your partner can not make any headway in resolving even the smallest of conflicts, a marriage therapist can be beneficial.

It is how you handle the conflicts — large and small — that makes the difference.

While the mandate of parenting coordinators may vary somewhat from case to case, their focus is on the small daily decisions the parents must make about their children — precisely the same small decisions that provide so much conflict and increasing loads on the court system.

Poor communication can make small things become big, hurtful subjects it also can prevent a couple from creating healthy conflict resolutions.

For example, small businesses, family businesses, elder care decision making, employment disputes, estate conflicts and other matters all involve people who may need assistance to solve problems that arise, but do not want the «slash and burn» mentality that so often seems to accompany litigation.