Sentences with phrase «more than platitudes»

But the 1970s were a time when few researchers and clinicians were starting to get curious about how to help couples with more than platitudes or arm - chair theorizing.

That's because the spirit of collaborative innovation Musk so admires amounts to little more than a platitude in the business environment in which most people operate.

Early - April optimism is more than a platitude this year.

To lawyers especially, respect for the law should be more than a platitude.»

While the expression may seem nothing more than a platitude, it is actually sound, straightforward advice, particularly in terms of certain career decisions and circumstances.

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This takes a lot more than clichés and platitudes.

«Shooting for the stars» is more than just an inspirational platitude these days.

But adages, aphorisms and platitudes sell better than the analytic approach that I am suggesting may be more productive and direct.

Most of us know that these kinds of statements do more harm than good, so we play it safe and refrain from offering any encouragement at all because we don't want it to come out like a robotic and unsympathetic platitude.

So all you have is more empty platitudes, assertions, and reiterations rather than actually demonstrating anything you say is even likely to be true.

Witness we must, by word and deed, if the gospel is to mean anything more to the world around us than an inherited body of moral platitudes, eminently respectable but of doubtful practicality.

The preacher inside is spouting liberal platitudes: «We know more than the Bible did about science,» «We can't make an idol of scripture,» and «We have to see beyond the letter to the meaning!»

Our defender did at least admit that the team was hugely disappointed to have missed the chances on offer throughout the season so far, but the rest of his comments sounded like just more empty platitudes to me, the sort of thing he thinks he should be saying rather than the truth, that the Gunners are in a bad way and are starting to really worry about losing our place in the top four.

Certainly something far more cautionary and downbeat than the usual platitudes would be in order — for example: «I promise to be disappointed by you and you alone.

British workers need more than «platitudes» from politicians if a national living wage is to be achieved, the Archbishop of York has said.

Barak Obama was the most disappointing by this measure, since I would have preferred to see him loosen up and talk more WITH the crowd than AT it, but Chris Dodd was saved only by my low expectations — and he definitely beat everyone on the political - platitudes front.

Connecting with the ordinary voter takes more than just uttering platitudes on a high street.

Either Mr Pickles or Lord Forsyth could get the Tories a landslide - we are doing well despite Mrs Spelman not because of her or because of Mr Letwin's confused platitudes that appeal to The Guardian editorial more than swing voters in marginal seats.

In a Valley of Violence begins like many oaters we've seen in the past and the archetypal characters that therein show all the hallmarks of cowboy picture platitudes; Paul (Ethan Hawke) is a self - effacing drifter who appears more like a peacenik than the dangerous army deserter we suspect him to be; Gilly (James Ransone) is a murderous intimidator; Mary - Anne (Tessa Farmiga) is a virginal ingenue; Marshal Clyde Martin (John Travolta) is the conflicted reprobate law man; and so on.

One of the elements setting «Infinity War» apart from far too many superhero movies is the introduction of a villain who's more than just another fire - breathing, multi-tongued monster - god hell - bent on destroying everything in its way while mouthing platitudes through some kind of filter that makes him sound like he watched «Star Wars» a thousand times and was always rooting for Darth Vader.

The only thing more predictable than the action beats is the mountain of platitudes from the lips of the cast.

At one point, in an attempt to justify killing his father, Cayden remarks, «Life is complicated,» which is a barebones worldview more appropriately matched to Wolves's overstuffed absurdity than the murky platitudes the movie ultimately lands on.

Each time union leaders speak, they show themselves to be nothing more than rigid and clueless — clinging to stale clichés, shopworn platitudes and empty rhetoric that doesn't fool anyone any more.

Teachers and students are more inclined to achieve great things when positive culture is more than just a platitude.

Those who make hiring decisions are frustrated with the limitations of interviews, which often become nothing more than sterile exercises in exchanging platitudes.

We feared that the dot - com arriviste and the bastion of traditional Japanese publishing would do little more than exchange platitudes.

For the uninitiated, think of it as the place in British Columbia where you go to realize your skiing dreams, where the terms steep and deep are more than just platitudes on a brochure or website — they're real, very real.

Nowhere is it more apparent that Sonic fits into these dynamics than Naka's note itself, where vague platitudes of coolness and «challenging the norm» weave between videogame content announcements and McDonalds cross-promotions.

The President offered up nothing more than the usual incorrect global warming platitudes during his speech.

The result is Acorn House in London's King's Cross, a restaurant that does much more than just mouth platitudes about seasonality and locality on its menu.»

Using platitudes in your summary or anywhere else in the document is «basically like saying, «I'm not more valuable than anyone else,»» explains Lees.

The bride and groom, Susan and Josh, are the most talented and amazing couple, and I wanted something more for them than bland platitudes.

Readily provide references with names and addresses, not just hollow platitudes (though we certainly don't want to overlook those more than 100 five - star reviews on Zillow).