Sentences with phrase «much by personality»

I know I'm an adult (technically, by age, perhaps not so much by personality)-- but I hold a grudge against apples.

Arnold Mandell, who for two years held the unique office of psychiatrist to a professional football team, has found that the position a player fills on a squad is dictated as much by his personality as by his physical endowments.

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Still, this much is clear: the socially responsible companies of today, unlike their forebears, aren't driven by a cult of personality (read: Ben Cohen, Yvon Chouinard, Paul Hawken, Anita Roddick).

After all, your personality is pretty much fixed by the time you've hit the prime of your working life, right?

«Considering that «histrionic personality disorder» is still in the DSM - 5, and that women in general are more likely to be diagnosed with anxiety, depression, and some other mental illnesses by clinicians, I'd say he's stoking the flames of a much larger problem about how our society seems to view women — as having excessive emotional needs that need to nearly constantly be managed or controlled rather than taken seriously.

The concept was probably started by people who like to analyze the introverted personality type, but it makes about as much sense as trying to turn a Toyota Corolla into a Chevy Corvette.

And as the president increasingly recognizes how much Congress controls his fate, Marc Short, the legislative affairs director, has sought to educate him by appealing to Mr. Trump's tendency to view issues in terms of personality, compiling one - page profiles of legislators for him, the congressional equivalent of baseball cards.

To cite the famous analogy of William James, which has been reinforced since his time by much more knowledge of depth psychology than was then available, personality is like an iceberg of which about one tenth is visible while the rest lies beneath the surface.

We begin to formally educate a child at the age of six, and twelve years later frequently find we have failed, not because school material is intrinsically difficult (the task of learning a new language is much more so, yet the child masters it in thee years); we find failure because we have ignored the fact that the developing personality has a natural sway, to and fro, which Whitehead says results in a «craving» to be continually refreshed by the experience of starting anew.

At this point there always arise a number of traditionalist movements, attempts by those with rigid personalities or with much at stake in the old order to insist that the solution to the current disorder is to adhere more strictly to the old beliefs, values, and behavior patterns.

Just as much as we root for an underdog, we are entertained by the extreme personality traits of the narcissist.

It means that all that I have lived, experienced, and done «in my body» — and that is everything I do, experience, and live — is so much a part of my total self that in the re-creation of that self by God there is some continuing instrument or organ of experience which makes possible for me both personal existence and also participation with other men and life in a world which is more than just personality.

There wasn't much of a logic behind my thinking, but this never - ending race to meet society's expectations and constant comparison made any inkling of my own personality fade away, little by little.

Are you really naive enough to believe that Wenger would bring anyone into this current locker room that is going to be given a strong voice... have you not been watching, listening or reading about our club for years... Lehman is a blind Wenger follower, which is the only reason he was even considered... just for a second think of all the strong personalities that have played for this club that have never been seriously considered even though they have expressed legitimate interest in participating in the coaching process... even worse, think of all the former greats who aren't even allowed on the same pitch as Wenger because they have offered their advice and / or criticism to the infallible one... I dare you to find a manager that has distanced himself from his former players as much as this man... it's the very reason why only one player I can think of has ever returned to play for Wenger and that was Flamini, which was hilarious considering we were desperately looking for a top quality defensive midfielder but Wenger could somehow find no one better than Flamini in the whole wide world... let's face it this club was simply trying to appease it's disgruntled fans by declaring that Wenger would no longer be given Ca rte Blanche when it came to the backroom staff so they probably asked him to give them a list of those who he would allow in the locker room... on that list he wrote Lehman, Pires and Bergkamp, likely because the first two are the only former players who haven't publicly questioned his horrible decision - making and the last one because he won't get in an airplane

By infusing warmth and personality in the dining atmosphere the entire meal is so much more palatable.

According to postgenderism — the belief that «men and women should use advanced biotechnologies to reduce the gender gap and create entirely new opport - unities for sexual expression» — we'd be much freer to explore both our masculine and feminine sides if our bodies and personalities were no longer constrained and limited by gendered traits.

A child is supposed to have a pretty much set personality by age 5, long before the enter school.

Once personality emerges, it doesn't shift much: a 2010 study found that personality traits first observed by elementary school teachers could predict adult behavior.

He is a well - known and much - liked doyen of the sector, a former president of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and this year's Personality of the Year as voted by readers of Public Affairs News.

Much like political attitudes, the strength of someone's national identity is heavily influenced by personality.

For the past few decades, the leading paradigm in personality psychology has been the «Big Five» approach, which has shown that much of the variation in personality traits between people can be captured by five dimensions — agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability (sometimes labelled «neuroticism»), extraversion, and openness to experience.

The conclusion most readers will come to from reading Keynes Hayek is that much of the debate was driven by personality and the worst kind of academic rivalry, especially between their respective adherents.

In one experiment, Critcher asked 186 undergraduates to evaluate 40 positive personality traits by rating them on two dimensions: 1) how much each trait reflected moral character, and 2) whether the participants would or would not be willing to have a social relationship with someone who lacked that quality.

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Relationship coach, Sam Owen explains that, «We build up an idea of a person's personality by looking at their photo, how they have posed, their facial expression, the clothes they are wearing and much more.

This is where the elitesingles matching process shines: by pairing singles based on our personality test and their shared interests, users are much more likely to strike sparks when.

By letting the client's personality shine through, Lisa's team can narrow down the potential dates that much faster.

Owen explains that, «We build up an idea of a person's personality by looking at their photo, how they have posed, their facial expression, the clothes they are wearing and much more.

Our search feature allows you to search by location, age, faith, denomination, church involvement, kind of relationship you're looking for, personality type, and much more.

Here at this student dating site dating is much more accessible to students by finding suitable matches quickly and easily based on personality and interests.

The action once again takes place in a community that is divided into five factions defined by personality traits, with Abnegation left much depleted after an attempted genocide in the first outing.

Zemeckis, a showman in his own right, seems intoxicated by the artistic ambitions of his subject — so much so that he can't help but gloss over some of the less flattering aspects of Petit's personality.

Surrounded by somber automatons who appear content with their zombied lifestyle, Andreas feels isolated, despite an arranged relationship with a cute, if cold, interior decorator (Petronella Barker) with not much of a personality.

This isn't a film so much as an illustrated screenplay sustained by screen personalities and directorial momentum.

She cares so much for her kid, and that's so obvious from every moment she's on screen, but she's hanging on by a thread, undone by a self - destructive personality destined to keep security and stability at an arm's length.

Winstead's wide - eyed cringing in the lead doesn't give the film much personality — particularly by comparison with Kurt Russell's shaggy swagger in the 1982 version — and the concepts and visuals that don't come from Carpenter instead come from Ridley Scott's Alien, or David Cronenberg's body - horror films.

In Factotum the movie Baker is renamed Jan and played by Lili Taylor, who doesn't register as much of a personality but makes a more convincing boozehound than the elegant Dunaway.

Other than commendable doggedness and a rather skewed value system that insists on honesty but appears to have no problem whatever with torture and murder, Mr Mills doesn't really have much by way of a personality.

Uncle Buck's central appeal is the performance by John Candy, and many who think of the late comedic actor nowadays probably remember much of his onscreen personality as that which he portrays in this film — occasionally overbearing, but with a heart of gold.

Blinkered hostility is as much a mood - killer as uncritical nostalgia, and The Losers never misses an opportunity to remind you that its characters have one - note personalities defined by terse nicknames.

If there's one curiosity to so much of modern horror, it's the tendency to try and connect with audiences by subbing out perspective and personality for...

The new management is ostensibly on a mission to overhaul the legendary landmark into a streamlined, profit - oriented venture by ridding it of the colorful mavericks who have always given it so much personality.

It's a satisfying, addictive loop that feels rewarding thanks to A) varied layers of progression both based on how much money you earn and how accomplished you are at each job; B) the overabundance of Things to collect and use; C) tons and tons of fetch quests given to you not only by your Life teacher, but by random NPCs (all of whom have their own names and personalities, in true Animal Crossing style).

A dynamic, dominating personality, he became one of surfing's central figures despite refusing to compete professionally and he revolutionized the nature of the sport not once but twice by going in directions few people much cared about.

It's not a comedy by any definition — in fact, it's a terrific thriller with as much personality as tension — but Lester weaves some terrific character humor through the picture, notably Roy Kinnear as the hapless Social Director, trying his best to keep spirits through the ordeal.

Not a religious film by any means, it isn't concerned so much with Heaven or the afterlife so much as exploring the comic possibilities of a man transported from one life to another, trying to inject his own personality into the body of another.

Research conducted by Marcus Crede suggests that grit is barely distinct from other personality traits and that standardized test scores, attendance, and study habits are much better predictors of long - term success than grit.

«But handing out uncountable millions to operators who would be given a free hand was also like putting a big sign out by the highway that says «Welcome Charlatans, Grifters, Credential - Fakers, Cherry - Pickers, Stat - Jukers, Cult of Personality Freaks and People Who Have No Business Running a Dairy Queen, Much Less a School.»

Regardless of its authenticity (or lack thereof), the deep frequency sounds are discreet enough to add some much - needed character to the V - 6's repertoire, aiding an otherwise relatively quiet powerplant by lending it an air of personality.

It's a pity, then, that full - throttle runs are dominated by an intake system that sounds like it could suck paint off a house, while the deep exhaust blat has about as much personality as Paris Hilton.