Sentences with phrase «not as fixed»

This group exhibition approaches the human body «not as a fixed and stable entity, but rather as a fluid, contested site for the creation of meaning».

The work begins with a visual analysis of historical Baroque painting (e.g. Poussin, Vermeer, etc.) as a basis for understanding painting, not as a fixed identity but as a specific spatial construction with a pictorial and spatial vocabulary.

Southwest RR points are not as fixed value as everyone makes them out to be.

This evidence shows that infants have a basic capacity to process numbers, not as a fixed capacity for developing mathematical understanding, but as an early foundation that may provide some direction for children as they grow and develop their numerical skills.

Regardless of how filmmakers like Wes Anderson use translation, the boundaries between languages are not as fixed as they seem.

«The connection between what you do with an instrument and the sound that comes out of it is not as fixed as it used to be,» he says.

Fighting behaviors and the neurons that represent them are not as fixed as previously believed.

Ideological labels were not as fixed in Wollstonecraft's and Godwin's time.

At Barcelona he wasn't happy because he had to play on the right side but Wenger's formation is not as fixed and he has more freedom.»

This thesis of the essential relatedness of all the loves can be defended only if we see the self as a becoming, not as a fixed entity.

Our sense of reality about love will be helped if we see the self not as a fixed object but as becoming, a career.

Sakurai: I would consider the changes that we're making this time around not as fixes, but that we're changing the direction.

Not exact matches

These fixes can help you restore not only your follower count, but also your faith in the social platform as a powerful business promotion tool.

During the recent downturn, many companies found that they couldn't shed costs as fast as they needed to, because many of their staff were on permanent or fixed - term contracts.

He wouldn't speak to Lyft's specific plans with self - driving technology, but said he envisions the first step for mainstream autonomous rides as fixed routes, similar to bus routes, with restrictions for speed and weather conditions under which the vehicles would operate.

While the president's report does not propose any quick fixes for growth, it suggests that large - scale investment in infrastructure improvements, regulations that ensure the internet remains open to all, and protections for the increasing number of workers who wind up as contractors in the gig economy will be essential.

Miners such as Vale, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Fortescue typically don't hedge or fix prices for future sales because that means their earnings can be lower if prices increase.

More defensive securities, such as consumer staples, large caps and fixed income, perform the best on the way down, but they don't rise as fast in a recovery.

But it's not just that your passion is a better determinant of how you'll act in any given situation than your personality, it's also that your personality itself is less fixed than many quizzes suggest, as Rosenfeld's personal experience illustrates.

«Until you try to fix the policy and get health - care providers to care more about quality and cost, people aren't going to move as quickly about it,» he says.

Probably not until government's recognize the gravity of the situation and work towards actually fixing the problems as opposed to papering them over.

Fixed costs are expenses that don't vary with sales volume, such as rent or salaries.

Marc Chandler, head of fixed - income strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman, said he does not see the potential tariffs as the start of a trade war, but the move would be a volley that could have implications for global trade.

But you have to be honest when things aren't going right, and you have to fix them as quickly as you can.

Fix Auto has to make its name known with not just consumers but insurance companies as well, who end up footing most of the repair bills.

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As they point out, there's plenty of room for optimism about the eventual therapeutic applications of stem cells, but clinics offering to cure Parkinson's or to fix broken spinal cords are not just misleading but seriously dangerous.

When Apple announced the fix for the battery issues, the company didn't exactly spell out how the phones would be slowed down automatically as part of the solution, and it didn't give users a way to adjust those settings or even disable the option (and live with the unexpected shutdowns).

But, as The New York Times noted, this might not be so easy a fix as just eating tomatoes in January as soon as you haul them back from the store.

If you want to delight your customers, always look for ways to temporarily fix their problems so as not to inconvenience them, while you look for a more permanent solution.

However, it didn't fix the problem because he'd already positioned himself in the first few paragraphs as a generalist.

What's more, the board would be trading a long - term approach with the 55 - year - old Green for the hope of a short - term fix from the 67 - year - old Harrison, who surely won't stick around for as long.

The book's purpose is twofold: to explain how notions of leadership have changed in recent decades (with flat organizations, a more democratic world and individual - empowering technology, leaders — surprise — are not as powerful as they used to be), and to expose the faults — and propose some fixes — for her own industry.

It's not a fixed set of folks — it's not a gentlemen's game anymore — it's every business for itself and everyone wanting your business as well.

We are ordinary people, living our lives, and trying as civil - rights activist Dorothy Cotton said, to «fix what ain't right» in our society.»

A notably high cost of living is likely the deterrent, as entrepreneurs can't balance sky - high fixed expenses with an unreliable income stream.

Everyone from veteran entrepreneur Noam Brodksy to VC Brad Feld has publicly come out as struggling to draw this line (Feld offers a creative fix for how much email to respond to in the same post) but as Brodsky notes, not taming your connection anxiety not only annoys your traveling companions but can also really hurt your business.

Taken together as a group, Buffett's five largest investments come across as struggling giants with business issues that don't seem to be going away soon, the kind that will be very hard for the companies to fix.

The complete article is chock full of other suggestions, including specifying what type of feedback you're after (so as to avoid your team telling you about things you don't have the time or power to fix) and most importantly, actually acting on at least some of what they tell you.

While he likely got some «if it ain't broke don't fix it» advice from the well - meaning, he did the opposite and enlisted Fiona Apple producer Jon Brion to act as co-producer instead.

Even the return of P&G's prodigal son, A.G. Lafley, as CEO, didn't fix that.

Nothing I did for the rest of the trip was nearly as difficult — not hooking up or draining the waste tanks, not fixing a bad connection on the water hose, not even pulling into a crowded gas station (the thing about having a really big car towing a really big, shiny trailer is that people tend to see you, and maybe take pity, and certainly get out of your way)-- and nothing left me with such a giddy glow in the aftermath, even after I learned I'd pulled in a little bit catawampus, and our trailer listed slightly to the left.

None of the panelists suggested a fix for the problem other than that journalists must continue doing their jobs as if they were not under siege.

The idea is to fix the world's financial woes, but it's not working out exactly as planned.

Kids who develop growth mindsets set higher goals, had a healthier attitude toward effort and failure, and were less likely to complain about being «bored» (which fixed - mindset kids use as a cover or excuse to explain why they don't try difficult things).

More from Balancing Priorities: What to do with your bond portfolio as Fed rates rise Credit scores are set to rise Don't make these money mistakes when you're just starting out «There is no sense in bearing the risk of an adjustable rate when you can lock in a fixed rate at essentially the same level,» he said.

As the graphic below shows, the iPad is the overwhelming platform of choice for ebooks of fixed layout, which is a fancy word for those that don't include any multimedia or other «enhanced» features:

The report itself makes no such claim and, in fact, its marginal - cost approach to parenting (that excludes fixed costs such as housing) reinforces its own stated neutrality on the issue of the decision to have, or not to have, children.

Viewing projects as having a fixed end date doesn't reflect the modern reality of rapid development cycles.

You're not going to fix anything here — not as the crying is happening.