Sentences with phrase «more than an act»

Doing far more than acting as a data guru, the chief marketing technologist must also define strategies and set priorities for leveraging opportunities within the digital economy, as well as survey, assess and put in place emerging technologies crucial for growth.

Faith is more than an act of will, though it involves a decision of will.

To pray is nothing more than an act which has been taught to you by another who does not see or have understanding.

The action produced by the interactings of A and B will be other than A or B, more than they are, and also more than the acting of either A on B, or B on A, taken individually.

The mechanics of diminutive Tim Lincecum — looks 18, throws 98 — are more than an act of violence, they're a marvel of modern science.

Sex is more than the act itself.

I have a really hard time believing that breastfeeding into the toddler years is anything more than an act to fulfill some need of the mother.

His job will be to ensure David Cameron and his ministers do no more than act as a «caretaker government» and to offer support to cross-party talks to form a government.

Getting dressed is more than the act of putting on clothes.

It does little more than act as a setting for the various action scenes, and those usually don't disappoint.

Caine and Kietel do fine work, as do Paul Dano and Rachel Weisz in supporting turns as the one - hit - wonder actor and Fred's daughter, yet they speak more than they act.

This medieval mish - mosh attempts to incorporate Ritchie's wearing - thin shtick of quick - edits, jagged cuts and seizure - inducing visuals with the legend of the Round Table, complete with massive battle elephants (think «300,» but on boatloads of HGH), African warriors (who no doubt dotted the ancient British landscape), Asian kung - fu masters (the film even uses the term, «kung - fu,» believe it or not), exploding arrows and, of course, the famed sword Excalibur which, after being removed from its stone prison, begins to take on a life its own (certainly much more than those acting in this film).

All of Crowe's ticks and mannerisms add up to nothing more than an acting class exercise.

«That helps them out a lot with getting the representatives to understand that they're more than their ACT and GPA,» says Cole.

Unfortunately, a lot of systems used in schools today are not much more than an act compliance.

Anti-seize does a lot more than act as a lubricant.

And in the Hachette dust up, that's not more than acting like any good business, ever, and not letting their hands get tied in such a way that they can't continue to do what they do best — innovate excellent customer service.

And while much of this might seem like nothing more than petty playground behavior between children who honestly do not have a clear good guy or bad guy, keep in mind that several ebook retailers incorporate the Goodreads» API into their sales pages, effectively posting book reviews that many in the Goodreads community knew to be false, and nothing more than an act of revenge against an author; real - world sales decisions have been made by consumers based on these reviews.

Always on the charming side of irreverent and an engaging narrator, Bard does a lot more than act as a tour guide.

These pyrotechnic prognostics can make fights go on for entirely too long, making each win feel like little more than an act of luck than a hard - fought victory.

But while the Focus Attack had that appeal at first, the game's huge competitive scene didn't have to push it far to realize it could do much more than act as more accessible parry.

That would build his credibility more than acting like the wronged party — an odd stance for affluent industry!

Therefore mitigation is nothing more than an act of faith.

That is certainly praiseworthy but nothing more than an act of not paying which could be reversed by him or someone else else in the future.

We of sound mind can see the writing on the wall and the reality that from an economic standpoint not acting will cost much more than acting on this issue.

... we are literally in the fog, and assuming that the anthro emissions have negligible impact would be no more than an act of faith.

Honour is more than acting lawfully... It is also how you behave even when you can do as you please, especially then.

The good news is that an acting resume reveals more than your acting experience.

Not exact matches

He saw that this espresso bar was more than just about caffeine; it acted as a social hub.

Meanwhile, immigration agents conducted audits and inspections of more than 100 7 - Eleven franchises across the country earlier this year and ICE's acting director has vowed to quadruple worksite enforcement in 2018.

Congress must act by Sept. 29 in order to raise the debt ceiling, a more contentious vote than the one for Harvey aid.

The Hill reports that a possible Senate provision would actually gut Medicaid even more than the House - passed American Health Care Act does (and that legislation hacks some $ 830 billion from the health program for the poor).

What's more, conglomerates often subsidize struggling brands rather than act decisively to fix them.

They act as more than just outside accounting help,» says Koziel.

A large 2014 study of more than 25,000 people with heart disease found that putting people on long - acting doses of vitamin B3 to raise their levels of «good,» or HDL, cholesterol didn't reduce the incidence of heart attacks, strokes, or deaths.

Not only does it lack a catchy acronym, but its reforms to the Fed are far more modest than the FORM Act.

What could improve the PRPP proposal is allowing more than just financial institutions to act as pension administrators.

More than 100 heavyweight angel investors and venture capitalists are backing the act, including LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and Mobius Venture Capital's Brad Feld.

You might not manage your workplace like Blake, but we can act the bully in ways more subtle than a barrage of cuss words.

Obama had used the Antiquities Act more than any other president, his White House said in December, when he designated over 1.6 million acres of land in Utah and Nevada as national monuments, protecting two areas rich in Native American artifacts from mining, oil and gas drilling.

Rather than aiming for longer - term global order and common values, Trump believes the US should act on near - term national interests and should be more flexible in dealing with rapid shifts on the global stage.

A summary of the forthcoming orders, seen by Reuters, say past administrations «overused» the Antiquities Act, putting more federal areas under protection than necessary.

«The solo row houses became more than monuments to dying neighborhoods; they had become an act of defiance,» he said.

Before a bell rung 42 times to commemorate the dead, Giordano and other officials praised the ordinary and extraordinary acts of heroism by first responders and community members as the firefight raged on for more than a week.

There's no indication that James Alex Fields, the driver of the car that killed Heyer and injured more than a dozen others, was part of the Discord discussion, but his act was celebrated and defended by users, including some who edited images of the carnage into memes that were intended to be humorous.

The cost is nothing more than a little bit of lost productivity on the part of the top employees who act as coaches, and even that's partly if not entirely offset by the performance bump in those they train.

Act like the people around you have more urgent needs than yours and you will never go wrong — and you will definitely be liked.

The very act of seeking new experiences also happens to be great for your mood, and people who are happy are magnetic and far more interesting to be around than downers.

How you act is more important than your degrees, accolades and past accomplishments combined.

For larger families with more than one generation of siblings and spouses, the office often acts as the boardroom from which clients direct investing decisions and other financial endeavours such as philanthropy.