The word
"nonthreatening" means something or someone that does not cause harm or danger.
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Co-founded in 2001 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) alum Peter Mui and UCSF's K.T. Moortgat, and now directed by Mui and myself, EDG provides an informal,
nonthreatening environment where ultraearly - stage entrepreneurs can pitch their ideas and get useful feedback from both the scientific community and industry professionals.
So he makes his debut
as nonthreatening as possible by meeting prospects at Starbucks.
Anxiety disorders are diagnosed when fear and dread of
nonthreatening situations, events, places, or objects become excessive and are uncontrollable.
Using peer coaches (teacher pairs who observe in each other's classrooms) is one way to provide frequent job - embedded professional development that uses
nonthreatening feedback.
Math coaches need to work
on nonthreatening ways to do a lot of math with the teachers they work with.
Whether the topic is diet, exercise or yoga and balance, these employees can serve as an internal and
nonthreatening resource for team members.
The first step is to have them reveal themselves by asking them for
basic nonthreatening information like their first names and their email addresses.
As I reflect on the wisdom dispensed in these nugget - size units, I wonder whether such signs fairly represent the teaching that goes on in their churches, or whether they are evangelistic ploys based on the principle that you begin by giving people something
helpfully nonthreatening and then, once you've caught their interest, hit them with the gospel.
In any kind of counseling and consciousness raising it is well to begin with
relatively nonthreatening fantasies such as the «Box and Meadow» before moving into the fantasies detailed below.
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Other nonthreatening species foraging near these animals do not trigger alert or aggressive behavior like humans do.»
Project Blue Book was shut down in 1969 after a rigorous study led by the physicist Edward Condon concluded that UFO sightings all had mundane,
nonthreatening explanations.
The mockingbirds ignored the approach of other,
nonthreatening students, but every time the intruder student swung by, the birds quickly and sneakily left the nest and eventually dive - bombed the malefactor.
«Conversely, as their likelihood of taking offense decreased, the details became more memorable due to the emotionally conditioned but
nonthreatening taboo word.
They found that more physician assistants performed unsupervised medical procedures and saw a marked increase in invasive treatment of
nonthreatening diseases on people near the end of life.
That mom, Gwen Koh (Kim), is an underpaid public face for the Center for Advanced Health and Living, one of those big companies with an
aggressively nonthreatening name that so much S - F plotting depends upon.
The idea originates with Jo Cannoott (Stef Aerts), a soft - spoken dreamer with delicate features, mussy blond hair and a drooping eyelid (the result of a childhood infection), all of which combine to give him a
thoroughly nonthreatening sensibility — adorable, yes, but hardly the sort of Alpha - male persona one imagines running a bar full of chandelier - swinging drunkards.
Sue constantly reminds Steve that what they do is just a job, and getting to see Dustin employ the same methods, adopt the
same nonthreatening but pushy behavior, even chase the same woman (an inexcusably wasted Rosemarie DeWitt), shows the truth in her words.
It's like he has forgotten about Ginny, and his moments with Hermione, when Ron is getting jealous, are
so nonthreatening.
While the bill may
seem nonthreatening at first, 80 percent of military - connected students currently attend public schools, and many of those schools rely on Impact Aid funding.
This remains a friendly,
nonthreatening SUV, no matter how big Saturn makes the tailpipes.
It's also where the reader must decide whether or not to join what is perhaps the world's
most nonthreatening and lucrative cult.
Instead, ignore the behaviors when they happen, and work to build your dog's confidence in relationships by being
consistently nonthreatening and insisting others do the same.
The IRS sends out several different types of notices to taxpayers, and most are
nonthreatening if handled correctly.
Episodes of unexplained irritability, sadness, or fearfulness that are evident even
during nonthreatening interactions with adult caregivers.
Especially when stress reactions continue over time, they cause children to feel threatened even
in nonthreatening situations.
When we have a secure emotional connection with our loved one, this temporary feeling is experienced
as nonthreatening.
You know there is something you can eat and share and it might be an opening for discussing your choice to be a vegan in a
very nonthreatening and delicious way.
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