Sentences with phrase «mean taking sides»

Equally widespread, however, is the belief that doing right doesn't mean taking sides.

Among Baptists, for reasons that will later be evident, it meant taking both sides in an argument; among the Methodists it meant not living up to one's promise to work.

Other circuits such as Death Wind saw the player being blown; this meant taking the side wind straights in a zig - zagging motion while turning into the headwind or vice versa had the appropriate effect on handling.

Not exact matches

It means deciding what one believes not by conforming to fashionable opinions, but by taking the trouble to learn and honestly consider the strongest arguments to be advanced on both or all sides of questions — including arguments for positions that others revile and want to stigmatize and against positions others seek to immunize from critical scrutiny.»

Working longer can mean lower costs on the health - care side, according to McClanahan, as many individuals are able to take advantage of company health plans.

This means that you'll have to be controversial, have opinions and take sides.

It means the culture supports people in doing the best possible work and, on the flip side, every person is expected to take ownership and responsibility for that culture.

While tough times can often mean taking on more work, it's important to remember that too many responsibilities can lead to you burning out, especially if your side job isn't personally rewarding.

However, for those who insist on trying to find some meaning from it, they are forced to decide which side of the contradictions to take and since much of it is untrue, they also must guess as to what part of the bible they should accept and what they should ignore as just a fable.

What will it mean for both sides in this debate — at least as it takes place among believers, in and for the church — to move beyond political ideologies and culture wars and stand together under God's word of law and gospel?

He is certainly on the side of every shop keeper, which I take to mean every small business person out there.

it means being vulnerable, it takes courage and this side of heaven means facing all kinds of difficulty discomfort and harm.

To sustain the very meaning of virtue and sin, must Christians change sides and take up the cause of worldly honor and shame?

So I'm sending out an alert: even though this seems difficult for some people to understand, when space is given for a person to share their experiences and be heard and even believed, this does not necessarily mean I am taking sides.

In the extreme case of blood vengeance, which takes place between families or clans or villages in many «backward» parts of the world still today, we all agree that such a thing can only harm both sides and hence is to be gotten rid of by any means possible.

This means, he continues, that «we can not avoid the conflicts of human interests or evade the demand always to take sides with the oppressed against all who oppress them.»

I mean, it takes a whole lot more effort to sit on a fence than stand firmly on either side of it, right?

People think that if you take the time to understand where the opposite side is coming from that must mean you sympathize with them which is utterly wrong.

often times (as an ancient teaching method), positives & negatives are laid side by side purposefully so that the meaning is clear... in other words, so people won't take it OUT OF CONTEXT.

And when this limit, which is God's honor, is reached by man, there is a twofold temptation, either on the one side to pass the limit, to take up God's cause, to try to avenge God's honor oneself, to use political means in the service of the living God in order to do this, or on the other side to remain within the limit but to continue political action as though it did not exist, in other words, to separate the two kingdoms, to argue that while God's honor is there at the limit of politics, and I can do nothing about it, nevertheless in my own sphere I can still act like a shrewd and effective man, pursuing politics to save what can be saved by human means.

Bodies is unquestionably about scientia ¯ it doesn't fiddle with what humanity means and it doesn't take life (leaving Chinese political prisoners to the side).

Hi Ella, just had another go at making these with the correct amount of bicarb and smaller chocolate chips and they came out perfectly this time (still didn't take as long as 20 minutes to cook but maybe my oven runs a little on the hot side if you know what I mean).

A score of young talent in key positions means this year's Blues side to take on Queensland will be vastly different to any we've seen before.

We took the scenic route to Land's End, which meant that at some points the hedges on either side of the road were brushing Pat's Audi at the same time.

For now, we must take Southampton very seriously and play our strongest side and that means Alexis in from the start.

I imagine it was because Wenger decided to attack the weaker Spurs defender, but it meant that Danny Rose could take it passed Campbell on the outside more easily asit was his weaker side and run at a rusty Debuchy.

but, im ok with this vardy transfer... it shows us many things: 1) wenger is changing, something some of us have been demanding for a long time; 2) it shows that wenger is taking risks: think about it, he is buying a men for a not cheap price, knowing he could not getting anything after, with a future sell i mean... this is an act that shows wengers intentions to win something, the buy is not motivated by any financial or economic reason but only for a «get the f epl once again» reason... this is an act that shows us hungry, even if we fail, we could said we try... first ever, we really try; 3) finally but very important... vardy is the kind of player we need... he is a warrior, a fighter... he has character... look at how he celebrate his goals... full of energy... he, like alexis, can motivate the team when the things are not going in our way (something wenger cant do because of his age and because he has never been an active coach on the pitch)... the vardy transfer, if it finish well, is a demostration of a change, and a good one... lets take care of winning things and do nt look the economic side for once... vardy is a bit old, but we can give a chance to welbeck after maybe, or akpom... u are not thinking about the future when we talk about ibra... guys: u complain when wenger do nt spend or because he is always looking for the bargain when u are the guys who has to pay the very expensive tickets... u complain when wenger buy the always for the future guy... like morata... stop to complain for everything and be consequent with yourself... i would love auba, but it is not going to happen... lukaku is awesome but the asking price is stupid... lets try with vardy, give us the throphy..

But questions remain: Should athletes be permitted to gain an advantage over their competitors by artificial means, and, further, should they be permitted to take drugs that have demonstrably harmful side effects?

I certainly don't think that Wenger is going to take any chances and will stick to (what he thinks is) his best team, which means the same side that played Barca but without Oxlade - Chamberlain who I, for one, am not going to miss!

I really hope that Slaven Bilic and his West Ham side do us a big favour tonight and take something from their clash with United, because that would mean that they could no longer catch us and even though City could still finish in third, the pressure would be off.

Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund are claimed to be taking their asking price off the table at the end of July, meaning Arsenal must meet the required fee by July 31 or miss out on star striker Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang.

That means Arsenal was pretty much crap passing the ball mostly to the sides, no vertical action, no takes one on one.

Last Saturday's 1 - 0 victory against Millwall meant that Neil Redfearn's Leeds side have lost only one of their last seven games, taking them near the top half of the table, and slightly easing their relegation fears.

The Reds must be increasingly worried about the future of their top scorer, with Salah's sensational form this season meaning it's impossible for elite European sides not to take a strong look at him.

The result now means that the Blues are level on points with rivals Man United, however Conte's side have played a game more than the Red Devils, who take on Stoke at Old Trafford on Sunday.

I don't mean that in an arrogant way either, the opposite in fact — it's likely our top stars may take this game a bit less seriously seeing as it isn't a premier league side we're up against, whereas players that don't normally start will have more hunger and will take the game more seriously ss they'll see it as their chance to impress and get played more as a result.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

Because of the fact that Arsenal and Man City are tied at the top on points with just a single point in goal difference keeping us in second, combined with the fixture list that sees us take on Middlesborough on Saturday and City facing Southampton on Sunday, any kind of win for us over the league's 17th placed side would be enough to see us top the table on Saturday night, but to still be there next week means we would have to better Man City's result, in terms of goals if not points.

Either that, or the Blues ace could take his spot on the left - hand side while Ronaldo moves into a more central striker role, which could mean Real are forced to abandon their pursuit of Tottenham striker Harry Kane.

I'm not certain how it would play out but it would have been interesting to see Perez playing in a front 3 with Sanchez and Lacazette, with Perez on the right, but in order to do that we would need a true defensive midfielder so that we could still have Ozil in the middle, playing behind the front 3, and Sead and Ox / Bellerin taking turns making wide side runs... unfortunately Wenger has made sure that could never happen because it would require buying the proper back 3 to handle this situation and he would have to bench his beloved Walcott and Ramsey on a regular basis... like I said before, I'm very concerned that Wenger will play Lacazette out wide on the left with Giroud in the middle, which means Sead will likely be in the back 3 and Ox will be played in the left wing - back position, which makes absolutely no sense whatsoever... God, I hope I'm wrong

Gibbs is apparently earning over # 60k per week; is injury prone; and has absolutely no positional sense meaning that his ability to defend somewhat lacking.Arenal should have taken the # 10m from WBA as quickly as it was offered.He has never been good enough to play any worthwhile part in the Arsenal first team.If he does ever make it to another Premier League side I predict that he will be offloaded rather than renew a contract.

This doesn't necessarily mean that sharp money has taken a side, but we would have preferred to see a higher dollar figure on Ole Miss to confirm our sharp money indicators.

Rather, it means that certain situations present opportunities where there is value in taking one side over another based on historical data and precedence.

But whether he would like to admit it or not (our guess is not), having a centre - back who play, who is prepared to take risks with his passes, and who can do so with dynamic confidence is transformative for his Manchester United side because it means they begin attacks higher up the field and with the opponent in a more disoriented state of being.

Herrera's performances which included a 89 % pass completion in the Premier League last season should have meant that any new arrivals would have to come in and take the Spaniard's starting spot from him, a spot he worked hard to regain having being left out of the side.

They had chances and couldn't convert, we had fewer and took 2 of it, Sanogo had a good game, needs a lil more run in the side, could be a great alternative to giroud, loved his diagonal runs, which i haven't seen us do for a while, drew defenders away from our midfielders, probablythe reason ozil had a good game, i mean, Giroud loves to come in deep to get the ball, i don't see the need for that, his link up play is not so good, neither can he dribble, like say a suarez or sturridge, so playing to ones strenght is better atimes, just stick to what you do best!

Derek (below) joined Jon pitch side at half - time against Tottenham Hotspur and won the # 1,750 cash rollover from the Take Your Pick board, meaning he walked from the match with # 2,750!

Klopp's side are second in Group B behind runaway leaders Sion, but this result probably means Klopp has to take his best players to Russia for the return fixture in two weeks» time.

They have failed to take a clean sheet in any of their last eight away games in the top flight which means that they will be vulnerable in this one, even against an unconvincing Stoke side.

United took the lead in the 36th minute of the match in Belgium, but Leander Dendoncker equalised in the 86th minute, meaning United had the away goal, but there was still a chance the Belgian side could claim a victory to the Theatre of Dreams.