Sentences with phrase «more of a vicious cycle»

But Bloomberg Industries» media analyst Paul Sweeney recently told Advertising Age that the disappointing number of U.S. sign - ups casts doubt on that theory and, «if sub growth slows or worse, this virtuous cycle can become more of a vicious cycle.»

Not exact matches

That makes it all the more difficult for a direct - seller reliant on «word - of - mouth» to make consumers aware of its products and for reps to make money, resulting in a vicious cycle of declining sales for Avon.

«So it creates a vicious cycle of a lot of value, more attacks and a bigger attack surface.

If the answer is «no,» it's time to sell; otherwise, the result is regret of buying a losing stock and the regret of not selling when it became clear that a poor investment decision was made — and a vicious cycle ensues where avoiding regret leads to more regret.

The minute you chase money for the sake of it, you enter a vicious cycle where more money doesn't necessarily means more happiness.

Speaking in abstract terms about blank, amorphous «innocent lives» keeps us from confronting the reality that if most of these children are born at or near the poverty line, then the lives we are saving are more likely to be troubled ones, and if nothing changes, those lives will get caught in vicious cycles powered by poverty and systemic racism.

I propose that this mentality led to the initial militaristic overreaction of the police to the Ferguson protesters — overreactions that provoked more waves of anger that became its own vicious cycle.

Once broadcast preachers buy into commercial broadcasting, they have to follow the rules of the system: get more money to purchase more air time to reach more people to get more money — a never - ending cycle that is truly vicious.

I'm trapped in a bit of a vicious cycle because I realise that the more I wash my hair, the more greasy it becomes.

Given that players with a history of major injuries are often more prone to connected problems, there is the clear danger that Arsenal have become stuck in a vicious cycle.

For example, one of the main reasons that many smokers begin smoking is due to stress; nicotine can help you to feel more relaxed, however, once the addiction starts, the withdrawal symptoms start to cause even more stress and a craving for another cigarette, causing a vicious cycle to begin.

When babies bawl like this, they take in a lot of air, which creates gas and more pain, making them cry even more — fueling a vicious cycle that many parents struggle with on a daily basis.

If progress stalls, an economy shrinks and prices go up (which would probably lead to something of a vicious cycle, as the UBI would have to increase, resulting in hitting progress even more)

This might even turn into a vicious cycle of more and more people voting for «money for nothing» until the government goes bust.

Repeated use of bulk fertilizers and chemicals over the years have depleted the soils and caused other environmental damage, creating a vicious cycle that makes the current model of industrial agriculture potentially unsustainable — and increasingly expensive as more and more chemical and bulk salt - based fertilizer additives are required each year.

This monocyte production created a vicious cycle whereby high blood sugar levels boosted neutrophil numbers, leading to excess secretion of S100A8 / S100A9, which in turn stimulated bone marrow cells to produce more monocytes.

Increasing levels of ozone, in turn, trap more heat, exacerbating the urban heat island effect: Cities are normally about five to 10 degrees hotter than surrounding suburbs because asphalt and cement absorb sunlight, generating a vicious cycle of escalating pollution and heat.

There is concern in the scientific community that forest fires may set in motion a vicious cycle, where the burning of forests releases more carbon into the atmosphere, thus aggravating the effects of climate change.

«Our findings suggest that if the pursuit of self - interest goes unchecked, it may result in a vicious cycle: self - interest leads people to behave unethically, which raises their status, which leads to more unethical behavior and inequality.»

When the jet stream does that, it transports more heat and moisture up into the Arctic, which heats the Arctic more, which make the jet stream even wavier — another vicious cycle related to disappearance of sea ice.

Since so much of the ice sheet is grounded underwater, rising sea levels may have the effect of lifting the sheets, allowing more - and increasingly warmer - water underneath it, leading to further bottom melting, more ice shelf disintegration, accelerated glacial flow, and further sea level rise, and so on and on, another vicious cycle.

More exposure leads to a faster rate of retreat, causing a vicious cycle that stops only when the depth of the bowl stops growing.

«It's a vicious cycle of feedback where warming causes the release of carbon from permafrost, which causes more warming, which causes more release from permafrost,» Field said.

Even one night of missed sleep starts a vicious cycle of unwellness that makes infections, irritability, fatigue, and pain more likely.

Pests improve in their ability to resist pesticides every time the chemicals are sprayed, creating a vicious cycle of increased spraying and more resistance.

«So we end up in a vicious cycle of stress, leading to rapid breathing, leading to even more stress,» says Adler.

Blood sugar swings, much like food sensitivities, cause a vicious cycle of inflammation and more cravings.

Saturated fat causes more of those toxic breakdown products and mitochondrial dysfunction, and increases oxidative stress, free radicals, and inflammation, establishing a vicious cycle of events in which saturated fat - induced free radicals cause dysfunction in the little power plants within our muscle cells, which causes an increase in free radical production and the impairment of insulin signaling.

Essentially, the sugar being consumed perpetuates the vicious cycle of more intense sugar cravings.

Instead of nourishing the body, added refined sugars encourage our taste for even more sugary foods and start a vicious cycle.

This kind of breakfast usually ignites a vicious cycle of «hunger» and snacking on even more carbs.

These include altered and / or decreased immune system function (possibly linked to infections and allergies), collagen loss (think wrinkles), decreased muscle synthesis, increased abdominal fat, bone breakdown, decreased intestinal immunity (possibly leading to GI infections), damage to the lining of the intestines (or leaky gut syndrome), increased stomach acid secretion (think heartburn and ulcers), hippoacampus destruction (leading to problems with circadian rhythm, memory, and causing a feed - forward vicious stress cycle), increased blood pressure, thyroid hormone imbalances, «shutdown» of the reproductive system (possibly leading to miscarriage or infertility), and more.

In addition, by eating that muffin or couple of cookies, the resulting insulin response triggers our appetite — causing us to crave more and more of these types of carbohydrates, resulting in a vicious cycle of overeating.

High levels of estrogen also causes more fatty tissue growth, and your fat cells in turn make more estrogen; so it's a vicious cycle.

The more we feed them, the more we can be led into a vicious cycle of craving and wanting more breads, more pastas, and more sugar.

SIDE EFFECTS: Skin becomes dryer with the use of SA and reacts by producing more oil, which then will create more acne, requiring the use of more salicylic acid, which then creates more dryness, setting you up for a vicious cycle that only causes the condition of your skin to deteriorate.

This «vicious cycle» can create excessive amounts of insulin in the bloodstream, a condition known as hyperinsulinemia plus much more serious conditions like, cancer.

Insulin also increases the body's reliance on sugar for energy, maintaining the vicious cycle of hunger, eating more carbs, increasing insulin production, reductions in blood sugar, more hunger, and additional fat storage.

It is not simply a problem that individuals are taking in more calories than they are consuming or lack of exercise or willpower, but rather it is a complex vicious - cycle of endocrinological and metabolic dysfunction.

It's a vicious cycle of trying to control what we eat, feeling like a failure because the scale doesn't move, punishing ourselves for not being «more in control,» and then manifesting a huge amount of bodily stress that causes further havoc in our bodies.

And, as my lips get more chapped, the skin gets dry (gross, I know) and it becomes a vicious cycle of... I don't even know.

Developer Vicious Cycle should've spent less time making fun of superior shooters and more time making Eat Lead play like one.

Even more often, though, those who find themselves caught up in the vicious cycle because of circumstances beyond their control are destroyed by it.

Whereas Ruin played out through a more slow - paced approach and focused on the vicious cycle of a long - lasting blood feud, Green Room goes full genre, putting characters in a situation that's seemingly impossible to get out of while gleefully letting everything to go hell in a handbasket.

If this effect is sustained, it will increase the number of graduates, make pathways (including teaching) seem more attractive and possibly break what is currently a vicious cycle to decline.

Given that much of the funding redistribution goes toward recruitment, it might well generate a vicious downward cycle, as recruitment efforts become increasingly more difficult.

Far too many students around the world are trapped in a vicious cycle of poor performance and demotivation that leads only to more bad marks and further disengagement from school.

This practice, diametrically opposed to that in Singapore, which outperforms the United States in reading in English in spite of the fact that nearly everyone in that city - state speaks a different language at home, has no chance of narrowing the gap in academic literacy with native English speakers; instead it will exacerbate it, to be followed by more civil rights pressure on our universities to lower their academic standards still further in an attempt to achieve equal outcomes, in a vicious cycle that will continue the degradation of America's civil and academic life.

The study, which also surveyed over 1,500 pupils, has prompted more calls for new guidance and training after it found a «vicious cycle of under - reporting of sexism in schools».

This is the start of a vicious cycle where credit scores drop significantly and as a result consumers find they not only have no resources for financial assistance such as a personal consolidation loan, they also have to pay even more money for their insurance premiums, utilities, and other services.