Sentences with phrase «not as a vanity»

She runs to work for us and not as a vanity candidacy for the entertainment of the idle rich.

Not exact matches

You should be cautious not to put too much emphasis on vanity metrics, as they are not the tell tale sign of success that many companies can mistake them to be.

Not because you've hit a quota for unique pieces of content created, or impressions garnered or social shares achieved, as those are vanity metrics.

Outbound marketing tactics can help push vanity metrics such as total traffic, but these tactics do not convert to real customers.

There is no such thing as a «liberal» Christian, it does not exist, except in the vanity of their minds.

The circumstances surrounding his birth enable both Abraham and Sarah to see the permanent truth about parenthood: Children are not man's products or creatures, and thus the pride that human beings naturally take in their own children as their own children is vanity and self - delusion.

If you really enquire about God, not with mere curiosity, not, as it were, like a spiritual stamp - collector, but as an anxious seeker, distressed in heart, anguished by the possibility that God might not exist and hence all life be vanity and one great madness — if you ask in such a mood as the man who asks the doctor, «Tell me, will my wife live or will she die?»

As Ezra Pound wrote in Pisan Cantos, «Put down thy vanity... it was not man made grace or nature.»

Despite the withering contempt of experts and allies alike — even the architectural critic Lewis Mumford, letting his unfortunate susceptibility to vanity get the better of him, could not resist dismissing Death and Life as a «preposterous mass of historic misinformation and contemporary misinterpretation» assembled by «a sloppy novice» — this unaccredited journalist - mother, with no college education, no training in planning, and no institutional support, wrote a book that would change the way the world thinks about cities.

As an athiest, I am comforted that there is a leader who believes love, support and community are the reasons for church and not worship, idolatry, narcissism and vanity.

Eph 4:17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind...

Whatever his failings and vanities, Lincoln, as Ferguson writes in his final chapter, preserved not just «the Union» but a nation daringly pledged to the highest governmental ideals.

He outlasted and outlived them all, and his own sense of humour and not a little vanity can be summed up in one of his occasional verses written when he was enrolled as a Knight of the Garter in June 1956: Few thought he was even a starter, There were many who thoughtthemselves smarter.But he ended PM, CH and CM, An Earl and a Knight of the Garter

At a basic level, campaigns should note how many people are following their Twitter feeds and Facebook pages, but these two numbers won't tell you much in isolation (in fact, they're frequently referred - to as «vanity metrics,» because people try to drive them higher»cause it looks good).

The Denim Tester: Alex Apatoff, Deputy Style Director The Style: «Good Legs» destroyed skinny jeans, $ 189 The Verdict: I am opposed to vanity sizing in theory but not in principle, as I easily wiggled into a size down from my normal one.

In fact, it's often seen as a sign of vanity or selfishness if you don't join in on verbally bashing your own body.

Slowing down the aging process in your face is important not just for vanity's sake — it affects our actual moods as well.

Their only concern was to be capable, not vanity such as «look how big my Bicep is».

In preparation for the cooler temps, I've not only started updating my closet, but my bathroom vanity as well.

Naturally we want the best for our skin, but our second priority is for our complexions to stay as youthful as possible (sorry not sorry for that little dose of vanity).

When asked how this squared with the environmentalist message of the Vivienne Westwood label, he suggested that people should only buy the things they really want, waiting a day between the initial impulse and the actual purchase (This made sense as it isn't vanity per se that is the root of fashion's environmental problem, but overconsumption.)

This skirt however is back from when the vanity sizing wasn't as ridiculous and fits the way it should.

Maybe as a bathroom vanity mirror,, I haven't decided yet.

As of now, Google is not allowing custom or vanity URL's for their new social networking site, leaving us with a series of numbers that even most mathematician's wouldn't remember.

As vanity projects go, this earnest telling of an extraordinary teacher and her second chance pupils isn't «Battlefield Earth» - bad, but it's close.

«You can't stop what's coming,» as someone once said in another movie starring Josh Brolin, and I rather doubt that the filmmakers» aim in making this picture was to excite the vanity of its audience.

At times, though, the movie almost makes up for its status as a Tom Cruise vanity vehicle filled with mediocre actors by not taking itself too seriously.

Though it's not quite as strikingly transformative a character as Aileen Wuornos, Marlo comes to life specifically because of how vanity - free Theron is.

You wouldn't think she would need to appear in what comes across as a vanity production, although perhaps she was in the mood expand her depth by showing the public that she can be more than she was as a comic figure in the two episodes of «Horrible Bosses.»

They tap not only into evil as seen by the acts of the day, but by the vanity and hatred of motivation that drove these brothers to not only act but plan to continue their reign.

Even if you don't know the full Edward Snowden dossier, this is a 134 - minute vanity piece disguised as a expose lecture.

Honestly, the movie fails to measure up not only to the best of the genre like the Beatles» Help, but even to similarly superficial vanity enterprises such as the Spice Girls» Spice World.

In other words, the 1974 original starring James Caan isn't exactly holy ground, but there's not much to improve on either, which makes this Mark Wahlberg vanity project feel every bit as irrelevant as the story it's trying to tell.

She and husband Brad Pitt star as the unhappy pair and while most will be quick to prejudge and deem this a vanity project the movie while not perfect is much deeper than its superficial exterior.

It will be very interesting to see how these two films turn out, and whether or not Dano and / or Elba can establish themselves as viable directors and not just vanity - project dabblers.

But that theory doesn't exactly fly in this case, as Watts's career has never been one bound to vanity, nor to the types of projects that would scoff at a grand actress who's simply not 30 anymore.

There are several key aspects here that are often overlooked - the point of an MVP is that you need to put it in front of users as soon as possible in order to get real «actionable» feedback that you can then feed back into your next phase of development (learn)-- thus asking the right questions — to gain «actionable metrics» — actual figures that will help you with your development is vital (rather than «vanity metrics» — numbers that sound good, but can't be used to improve the product).

The government says free schools will drive up standards and give parents more choice of good schools by putting more power in head teachers» hands, while some critics see them as an experimental «vanity project» which has led to schools being built where they are not needed.

Labour say it's not a change in policy, but it is a change of heart for the new shadow education secretary, who as the newly elected MP for Stoke - on - Trent in 2010, described free schools as a «vanity project for yummy mummies».

Although not as much of a stretch as British vanity plates.

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* This Chevrolet Corvette Comes Equipped with These Options * Visors, driver and passenger illuminated vanity mirrors, Universal Home Remote includes garage door opener, 3 - channel programmable, located on driver visor, Traction control, all - speed, Tires, P245 / 35ZR19 front and P285 / 30ZR20 rear, performance, summer - only, run flat (Do not use summer only tires in winter conditions, as it would adversely affect vehicle safety, performance and durability.

They aren't as desirable to people shopping for vanity, people who would rather...

I could do without many features (which are available in expensive cars) like power steering, power windows, rear defogger, rear wiper, ABS, Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Brake - force Distribution (EBD), Brake Assist (BA), speed sensing door lock, parking sensors, vanity mirrors on sun visors and various other luxury features as these were also not available in Maruti 800.

Also — weird small note — there's no vanity mirror for passengers (and this wasn't available as an upgrade).

* This Chevrolet Corvette Comes Equipped with These Options * Visors, driver and passenger illuminated vanity mirrors, Universal Home Remote includes garage door opener, 3 - channel programmable, located on driver visor, Trunk release, push button open, Traction control, all - speed, Tires, front P285 / 30ZR19 and rear P335 / 25ZR20 Michelin Pilot Super Sport summer - only, run - flat (Do not use summer only tires in winter conditions, as it would adversely affect vehicle safety, performance and durability.

As many commenters have already noted in my blog comments section, vanity publishing and self publishing are not the same.

A good example is that many vanity presses have a contract for what can be refunded when, such as you can get editing done, but if you start the process all of your money is non-refundable, even if the writing was not edited.

Just as self - published writers don't like to think of themselves as vanity presses.»

While this isn't going to be one of my rants on the ills of vanity publishers like AuthorHouse and PublishAmerica, as always, it's all related.