Sentences with phrase «n't maintain the status quo»

The Thunder can't maintain the status quo and they know that.

Not exact matches

Simply innovating doesn't guarantee success, but you'll learn far more from the risks you take than by maintaining the status quo.

Leaders aren't focused on trying to maintain the status quo.

If not, then the status quo can be maintained.

It's hard to believe the status quo will remain: While Uber maintains that it's merely a technology company connecting passengers with drivers, the reality is that it controls the rates the drivers charge, maintains performance standards, and can fire drivers if its standards aren't met.

«It's not about maintaining the status quo,» she says.

«There's not a single person on the leadership team that says we need to maintain the status quo,» he says.

The roles of technology and access to information has greatly changed our lives in the past few years, but we can't afford to maintain the status quo into the future.

$ 50 a barrel oil won't solve the glut or idle capacity, but it will maintain the status quo which isn't all that bad.

It whittles down your spirit, a little at a time, until one day you realize it's not you going to church anymore, but some ghost of you, some cardboard cutout you send out to maintain the status quo, to keep up appearances.

McGovern also points out how U.S. economic interests regularly influence U.S. policy in favor of maintaining the political status quo, whether or not that policy serves the common good of Latin American peoples.

Remember, those who refused to change and were only interested in maintaining the status quo are not the one remembered as saints.

For Christian climate skeptics, a sort of Pascal's Wager is the very least that could be considered on the issue of climate change: If your skepticism is right — and despite evidence from countless sources — and climate change is not caused by man in any way, than a lack of action will maintain the status quo.

«We felt very strongly that we needed to increase our level of service to our clients, not decrease or maintain the status quo.

Of course it would be silly to suggest that winning any game, cup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let's remember just how problematic FA Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerting

Supposed AFC fans that feel the management can't be questioned and the status quo should be maintained.

In Wenger's mind he doesn't see any failings and he will fight to maintain the status quo to prove that.

All AKBs rejoicing on this great signing, we are not strengthening our squad we are just maintaining status quo to compete for fourth position and fa cup.

If you refuse to see this clear truth, you my friend, are deluding yourself and not helping the club you and we all support by maintaining the status quo that is causing us to drift inexorably, further away from our other rivals.

However if reports are correct and fans are genuinely not being allowed to peacefully protest at home matches so as to maintain the status quo, then the propaganda really starts within the emirates.

But this was the beginning of a new way of thinking for me — why did my husband and I have to maintain the status quo if it wasn't working for us?

Often, that doesn't materialise, but in general, a country is much more likely to maintain the status quo as long as the same person remains in power.

It can not be a device for maintaining the status - quo and preserving the interests of those in power.

This is not to say that the increase in regional tension is insignificant, but rather that the involved parties all have a strong interest in maintaining mutual growth and have demonstrated their willingness to make strategic sacrifices to maintain the status quo.

These results prove that everyday New Yorkers are open to a multitude of ways to fix the MTA, but are of clear opinion that the status quo can not be maintained.

Brad Lander's performance wasn't just about Prospect Park, however, even though he clearly has a strong interest in maintaining the status quo regarding financing.

«We are in a global fight to combat climate change, and today's ruling ensures our progress will not be blocked or rolled back by fossil fuel interests and others seeking to maintain the status quo,» Cuomo said in a news release.

«While the referendum will not be on the ballot, the issue is alive this November because voters can choose between legislative candidates who support improving efficiency and those who want to maintain the status quo.»

If anyone is not satisfied, they should write to the courts as an independent arbiter for an interpretation of «maintaining status quo»: rather than spread misinformation in the court of public opinion,»

Conservatives (in the US) oppose gun control because they favor the semi-historical viewpoint of rugged individualism of the Wild West, and they respect the traditions of the Second Amendment of the US Constitution, which guarantees the right to bear arms, and they want to maintain the status quo of not prohibiting / controlling gun ownership.

Maintaining the status quo doesn't just happen by accident, you know.

Saying the case was still in court, Adeyeye said the police must ensure that Sheriff and others «are not allowed to use the secretariat,» adding that the status quo ante must be maintained until the determination of the appeal before the Supreme Court.

«We can not simply maintain the status quo due to the increasing mental health, special education, and ELL [English Language Learner] needs while the fiscal conditions and employment prospects of our communities continue to worsen.»

But this experienced catalyzed a new, productive way of thinking for me, beginning with a series of essential questions: why did my husband and I have to maintain the status quo if it wasn't working for us?

If you can't change you will always be tempted to maintain the status quo.

Funding must be used to improve existing provision: not simply maintaining the status quo, but driving up quality and encouraging more children to take part.

If you don't recognise this fact then the status quo on how people learn is maintained; corralling people by age to achieve curriculum goals without reference to individual learning approaches (despite age) produces unequal outcomes.

Ballard's tech team didn't just maintain the status quo in the school's technology program; the students also worked to expand the program.

The need for broader social and economic changes in our country does not provide an excuse for maintaining the status quo in schools.

The results indicate that a mentoring program can push the envelope in encouraging effective teaching practices, not just maintain the status quo.

The teacher unions» goal is to maintain the failing status quo, and child - centered education reforms are not a part of it.

With the ability to throw this kind of money around, NEA's effect on maintaining the status quo with its attendant failing educational policies can not be exaggerated.

«Reforms are already on the way, and we need to look forward to a system that does not maintain prior status quo but instead provides real opportunity for all students.»

The alternative is to shut down the legislative process and maintain the status quo — which is not acceptable to NSBA.»

We've known for decades that our schools don't provide the opportunities we want for all of our children, so let's stop pretending that maintaining the status quo will fix that.

(Calif.) As Gov. Jerry Brown's administration continues to mull adding restrictions on how schools spend billions in new money, the state's top educator, Superintendent Tom Torlakson, said Tuesday the additional funding needs to increase services — not just maintain the status quo.

a) use poverty as an excuse to maintain the status quo and b) think kids living in poverty can't learn and c) want to spend years solving a problem that needs fixing NOW

Maintaining the status quo is NOT going to get anyone out of their day job.

Companies that look to the past and seek to maintain the status quo don't even notice the innovators (the Amazons and the Googles) as they rush past them and into the future.

Although not entirely without merit — the game pad should help it find a natural home in the Android homebrew and emulator community — there's no denying that in setting out to unify smartphones and dedicated handheld consoles, the Xperia Play makes a compelling case to maintain the status quo.