Sentences with phrase «of local differences»

• Communications and Culture: Perhaps the most elusive issue plaguing the global GC or her leadership team is the need to encourage a common culture and interaction, while simultaneously respecting the value of local differences.

These microclimates occur because of local differences in the landscape and existing vegetation that control temperature, wind patterns, humidity, and available water.

Not exact matches

Your local employees can help advise your marketing strategies, informing you of cultural differences that will inform how you approach the market — and through which medium.

However, the House bill contains key differences from that of the Senate, especially on how to treat state and local tax deductions.

While the similarities between Sears and Amazon are striking — the railroad and the Internet, the elimination of the middle man with the Sears catalog and Amazon's self - publishing platform and content creation, the creation of an urban distribution network through local railroad agents and the 400 points of distribution that Whole Foods delivers to Amazon — there are also some game changing differences.

A reviewer named Earl compared the accuracy of this scale to three balance beam scales at a local hospital and found that any difference between these scales and the Taylor device were not measurable.

A big difference is that we're local, and I think we're coming to a point where a conversation is starting — and it's going to be a long conversation — about the role of companies in the communities where they work and their responsibilities to those communities.

Half of the board of Southern Cross Electrical Engineering, including its chairman John Cooper, has quit citing a difference in opinion over strategic direction as the company announced a number of redundancies and cost - saving initiatives in response to the tough climate for local contractors.

«If we substitute a tax on marijuana cigarettes equal to the difference between the local production cost and the street price people currently pay — that is, transfer the revenue from the current producers and marketers (many of whom work with organized crime) to the government, leaving all other marketing and transportation issues aside we would have revenue of (say) $ 7 per [unit].

But it's hard to know whether those efforts — or those of local boosters in St. Louis — are what's making a difference.

CMIT Solutions prides itself on making a difference in the lives of the small - and medium - sized business owners in its local communities.

But, Holmes offered, through APIs and a tie - in with Ripple, it's possible to move money between far - flung banks without the messaging and delays that stem from working within the traditional T +2 FX markets, which demand forecasting for local currency needs — creating differences in price between time of trade and time of use.

With hard work, we will make a difference in the lives of many, especially, the local shelter residents.

According to the promises of its enthusiasts, 3 - D printing will reduce the need for industrial manufacturers and empower local artisan producers (see «The Difference Between Makers and Manufacturers,»).

In order for currency on a scale such as local community currencies or loyalty points to be linked to other currencies, there is a need for a method to provide a medium of exchange that allows for the difference in scale.

If you aren't a part of a local church and you claim Christ as important in your life, you need to follow his teaching and add your gifts and abilities to those of others who are trying to make a positive difference in this world and the next.

Contemporary warfare has in fact taken the form of local conflicts, more often than not civil wars, in which no great alliances of nations are involved; these have been wars fought for reasons based in local rivalries, typically inflamed by historical animosities, ethnic disparity, or religious difference, rather than for reasons of global Realpolitik; they have been fought not with nuclear weapons (or, indeed, other types of weapons of mass - destructive capability) or the latest in military technology, but instead with conventional weaponry, often of old design, and often limited to rifles, knives, grenades, and light, crew - served weapons which individual soldiers can carry on their persons.

However, a redeeming feature of the descriptions is that missionaries such as H. Baker, Jr., and A. F. Painter, who were acquainted with the people and local language for several decades, had also an anthropological approach which makes a difference.

We have learned that the great weakness of localism is that it fails to address the injustices that are part of local custom, and that face - to - face communities are often intolerant of difference.

This week, we talk with Teresa Goines about Old School Cafe, how it's making a difference in the lives of young people and to actually effect change in local communities.

The same difference in response holds true for making contributions to the local church, for participating in nonworship activities at a church, and for social attitudes such as upholding the traditional role of women, being dissatisfied with today «s moral climate and holding traditional and more restrictive sexual values.

This «othering» takes various facets, including the «othering» through difference, difference in terms of local and external culture, difference in terms of acceptable and unacceptable food and drink, and difference in terms of debased sexual attitudes.

Let me illustrate the difference of this theology from contextual theology, with reference to the issue of the local church.

View 3, Hiebert's «critical contextualization,» highlights the difference between «universal Christianity» and local forms of it; between God - given revelation and humanly devised theologies; and between the everlasting gospel and contextualized / uncontextualized versions of it.

They point to other destructive aspects of television that have been stressed by television researchers and theorists; the privatization of experience at the expense of family and social interaction and rela - tionships; (33) the promotion of fear as the appropriate attitude to life: (34) television's cultural levelling effects which blur local, regional, and national differences and impose a distorted and primarily free - enterprise, competitive and capitalistic picture of events and their significance; (35) television's suppression of social dialogue; (36) its distorted and exploitative presentation of certain social groups: (37) the increasing alienation felt by most viewers in relation to this central means of social communication; (38) and its negative effects on the development of the full range of human potential.

Millennials who are able to distinguish between the body of Christ (church) and the local building / assembly (church) recognize the difference between being the church (Christian) and doing church (adherent).

The most noticeable differences are the mannequins standing behind windows, displaying local designers» latest creations, instead of women selling sexual services.

Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

It reminded me of the difference between the yolks of big farm eggs compared to local, free - range eggs.

THE CALIFORNIA DIFFERENCE: CHEFS AND CUSTOMERS FAVOR LOCAL INGREDIENTS FROM DEDICATED GROWERS Chefs and diners care about the origin of their -LSB-...]

With a mission of, «Making a Difference, One Cup at a Time,» Dutch Bros. donates over $ 1 million annually to nonprofit organizations and local causes selected by local owner - operators.

This means targeted marketing for a very specific message that justifies the specificities of local quality differences, while working to adapt with local experts the usage to local taste buds.

Ponte Winery Ponte Movie Night for a Cause / August 10 / Lawn seating, concession stands and bar open at 6:30 p.m., Movie begins at 8:30 pm / Join us at the winery after - hours for a feature presentation of Disney's Moana to help us make a difference in the lives of local children and families.

According to Jennifer the biggest difference between their coffee and conventional coffee is the quality of organic produce and local blend of their product.

The samples were tasted blind and assessed over the course of one day by price bracket and stylistic difference (still or sparkling and within the still category, oaked or unoaked) to identify the best of Chardonnay in their own price range in the local market.

There was a fantastic variety of speakers: young, old; international, local; research, development; industry or individuals — all of whom were «making a difference».

A: In the 12 years since the launch of our Darden Harvest program, it has been amazing to watch the excitement in our restaurant teams as they interact with the local food banks and work to make a difference in the lives of families in need and to see the ownership of this program take on new heights each year is equally incredible — from volunteerism at the food banks to our culinary teams, not only prepping the food for pick - up, but preparing soups and stews that are ready to serve.

I couldn't find additive - free canned black beans at my local supermarket, so I used cannellinis, but I doubt it would have made much of a difference.

Kicking off on #GivingTuesday, the globally recognized day of giving back, Tropical Smoothie Café will leverage social media to feature a different non-profit, celebrity or volunteer daily who help to make a difference in their local communities.

At a particular location within the product, a local freezing rate can be defined as the ratio of the difference between the initial temperature and desired temperature to the time elapsed in reaching the given final temperature (Persson and Lohndal, 1993).

Through the glory of the time difference, the tournament won't be even happening Saturday until almost prime time, with the first tee times at 11 a.m. local time, which means 4 p.m. Eastern.

Daniel Levy, Chairman, Tottenham Hotspur, said: «Ten years ago, we set about upon a vision of truly making a difference for people living within our local community.

Having done this kind of work myself for many years in San Francisco, I can vouch for how frustrating it can be, and yet, as a parent or guardian who really wants to make a difference in nutrition and health for an enormous number of children, there is really no better opportunity than serving on your local school nutrition parent advisory council.

It all becomes a part of our homeschool days... worms and composting, plant similarities and differences, making manure teas and sowing cover crops, learning local weather lore, and identifying medicinal herbs and knowing when to harvest them.

Participants attend a series of classes that explore big picture issues and local solutions, network with peers and sustainability thought - leaders, and practice community organizing skills that empower Chicagoans to make difference.

As we have suggested previously, 3,39 use of routine data to evaluate the effectiveness of local or national policy changes over time, or between areas, with respect to breastfeeding rates needs to account for differences in ethnic composition and socioeconomic status.

Even showing up at your local API Support Group meetings can make a huge amount of difference in encouraging other fathers to get involved.

It was a challenge to translate a full programme from English to Spanish and make cultural and local adaptations, but all efforts have been worthwhile as hearing from my students in Mexico brightens my days as I know they are making a difference in the lives of many families.

Pick up your jar of coconut oil today at your local grocery store and start seeing the difference in your life.

«If services to tackle alcohol misuse are going to make a bigger difference, Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) need to understand better the scale of the problem in their local communities.»