Sentences with phrase «of burying its head in the sand»

Yes, lets keep doing that P.C. liberal thing of burying our heads in the sand.

The MP for Bognor Regis came under fire last July for telling the TES that he didn't believe there was a crisis relating to teacher numbers, and has previously been accused, along with other ministers, of burying his head in the sand over the issue.

But, if what RealClimate has posted here is true, it would be unfortunate that by completely ignoring this recent blog exchange, RealClimate has given the impression of burying its head in the sand and throwing inconvenient analyses under the rug.

The ostrich - like tactic of burying your head in the sand never works in a divorce situation.

Instead of burying our heads in the sand, we need to invest in helping give struggling parents the chance to prove their worth, and we need to support, rather than squeeze out, those relatives who could offer children stability, love, security and continuity.

Not exact matches

Being able to roll up our own sleeves and help out certainly creates a narrative of optimism, where climate change isn't such a big problem that we just want to run and hide from it, burying our heads in the sand (as the sea level rises).

As Karl Bode at DSL Reports put it in his brief analysis of the latest MoffettNathanson numbers: «The bad news for cable is the majority of them continue the slow trickling loss of subscribers that, unless you work somewhere in the cable ecosystem with your head buried in the sand, nobody believes is going to stop any time soon.»

They do not in fact bury their heads in the sand as the old wives» tale tells it, but the fact that most of us believe that myth to be true only makes a stronger point: if the move you choose is to burrow in deeper to protect the current nest on which you rest, the odds are high that you're leaving yourself a sitting duck (or ostrich, as it were).

«Isn't the simplest touch of a child's arm on the face more important, isn't the good meal, the brush against a thigh, a hand held during a movie, a swim in the sea, aren't those things of equal importance as the sands of time come rushing down on our heads burying ambition and love, good and evil, breath, blood, brains, waste, memory, alike in the oblivion?»

He is a typical «ugly american» who buries his head in the sand and proclaims the overblown virtues of our country while failing to see that, yes, other countries do things radically different than us and they also have a phenomenal standard of living.

Myanmar has been accused by Amnesty International of «burying its head in the sand» over the Rohingya crisis but the country's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi insists most Rohingya Muslim villages have not been affected by violence.

But, there's plenty of sand to bury your head in if you support the six day model.

We are feeling the first affects of it now, and many churches, preachers and members are burying their heads in the sands not wanting to believe it.

We can not bury our head in the proverbial sand about where the collective evolution of consciousness has brought us thus far.

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And there's the key... some of us accept reality and some bury their heads in the sand because the results don't fit previous beliefs and may be uncomfortable.

I hope Gary shocked some sense into a few people by telling his story, but most will probably bury their heads in the sand and pretend that he and Len Bias were just a couple of wayward boys.

Henry's is a perfect example of an insider coming out to explain to us that there is indeed a huge problem in the club at the moment... And then Arsene Wenger chooses to bury his own head in the sand!

Instead he burys he head in the sand and preys on the fanatics of his philosophy no different than those who are fanatics of Michael Jackson.

That is a triumph of hope over experience and a clear case of ostrich like, burying their heads in the sand.

If we are waiting on the sale of Sanchez I expect it to be dragged out the entire window, instead of taking the bull by the horns and making a decision, I feel Wenger will once again bury his head in the sand hoping that Sanchez will one day sign a new contract.

If you've had your head buried in the sand for the last week, you will probably still be aware of the incident — where it appeared Vettel deliberately clashed wheels with Hamilton.

You don't move mountains on forums, but at the same time is it so hard to have a conversation and exchange of views about a common interest with people who can do better than bury their heads in the sand and blame luck, karma, star sign alignment?

«If they bury their heads in the sand and pretend that it is only a small minority who want change across many levels of the club's structure, we will only see an escalation of the in - fighting we have witnessed in recent seasons.

Last week's shoddy performance left the Chairman calling for improvements, the fans calling for changes, the manager burying his head in the sand and the captain accusing the fans of knowing nothing about football.

This is no reflection on the actor but of my head buried in the sand status.

The leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Annabel Goldie, added that the first minister was «acting like a political ostrich, with his head buried in the sand».

We should be digging our way out of our fiscal hole and economic doldrums, instead of burying our heads in the (oil) sand.

«Today's bills are just further proof that the Republican party is so terrified of dealing with this country's gun problem that they are willing to bury their heads in the sand,» said Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins.

Instead, Chris Grayling wants to bury his head in the sand and ignore it, probably because it doesn't fit his right - wing agenda of throwing red meat to his restless backbenchers.

But what none of us can afford to do is bury our heads in the sand and ignore the problem.

«For too long the Welsh Labour Government has buried its head in the sand and ignored the catalogue of concerns and warnings that have been raised.

Instead of sticking our heads in the sand and burying Britain in more and more debt, I am proud that Liberal Democrats in Government remain committed to an agenda that is reducing the deficit, supporting those who work hard and want to get on in life and ensuring that we can deliver a stronger economy in a fairer society.»

Shapps told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the solution to the leadership crisis is not «to bury our heads in the sand» and claimed to have the support of about 30 MPs including five former cabinet ministers.

«Albany has been rocked by scandal after scandal, and yet the Senate continues to bury their heads in the sand and refuses to take action,» Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said of the need for stronger ethics law changes in the wake of the latest round of corruption cases in Albany.

Labour will not win the next election if it buries its head in the sand and denies that it will be decided in the centre ground, Lord Mandelson says on Monday in an interview ahead of the 20th anniversary of Tony Blair's election as Labour leader.

McGovern, who co-chairs the group with Alexander, said Labour should not «bury its head in the sand» and should present a coherent vision of a post-Brexit future.

Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said the bills that passed «are just further proof that the Republican Party is so terrified of dealing with this country's gun problem that they are willing to bury their heads in the sand.»

Call me Pollyanna, but I still have hope for us if we stop burying our heads in the sand thinking any agency or group, gov. or otherwise, will take care of things.

And the vegans seem to be the most aligned with environmental demands, while the Paleo folks bury their heads in the sand and try to pretend we're not living in the 21st century on a planet of 7 billion people.

Wreckage of the doomed cruise ship MV Lyubov Orlova which went missing at sea in 2013 and was plagued by rats may have been found buried in sand on a beach Accused Genovese mob boss Eugene «Rooster» O'Nofrio has given up on plea talks and is headed to trial for racketeering, his lawyer confirmed on Thursday.

Throughout the film, Sorrentino packs in numerous surrealistic touches, from the sight of a nun buried up to her neck in sand (accompanied by an aural assault on the soundtrack) to a grotesque glimpse of Rizzo with a potato poultice around his head to the jarring sight of Geremia's village, built by Mussolini on an Italian swampland.

Cargo has novel interpretations of the popular zombie myth, from the infected literally burying their heads in the sand to grotesque pus smearing over their eyes, making them flail about wildly.

Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, said: «The government can not keep burying its head in the sand about the issue of workload.

The Committee published a report in July which highlighted that careers guidance is poor in many schools and, with no sign of the long - promised strategy for careers education, the Co-Chairs of the Committee Neil Carmichael and Iain Wright, accused Ministers of «burying their heads in the sand» in a way that «smacks of complacency».

The Prime Minister needs to stop burying her head in the sand and introduce a levelling up of funding for all schools.

«The Government can not keep burying its head in the sand about the issue of workload.

Theresa May needs to stop burying her head in the sand, get a grip of what is happening at the DfE, and start fully funding our education system.

This is not the first time Mr Gibb has said this so he will continue to deny there is a crisis.Even if he was correct the solution is not to train as many teachers as possible because they would still be inexperienced and a great number of these will leave in the first 5 years after they have qualified.Mr Gibb needs to do some serious talking to teachers which is something I suspect he is reluctant to do and so the government will keep burying its head in the sand and the problem just will not go away.I take my hat off to all the teachers who ply their craft under very trying circumstances.

The word is enough to send many of us to the nearest patch of sand in which to bury our heads.