Sentences with phrase «of superiority over»

Other signs not as commonly associated with low self - esteem include exaggerated bragging, engaging in attention - seeking behaviors, verbal and physical aggression, displays of arrogance, conceit, narcissism and egotism, and displaying a sense of superiority over others, referred to as «pseudo self - esteem.»

Bath and McCamley make assertions of superiority over horizontal - axis turbines: the turbine, they say, starts up in lighter winds, handles variations in wind direction better and can continue operating at very high wind speeds.

I think the issue I had with the post was that you seemed to have some kind of superiority over travellers who visited «popular» places.

Some of that is in director Todd Strauss - Schulson's approach, which, with its camera gymnastics and overly bold palette, is too polished by half for the movie - within - the - movie to come across as the brand of schlock he's trying to recreate (again adding to a feeling of superiority over material that the movie claims to respect — or at least like).

Naturopath William Vayda advised readers to discard their usual aversion to pharmaceutical drugs in the case of Nystatin, in view of its superiority over natural treatments for the systemic elimination Candida albicans.

I felt a sense of control by limiting my diet to only raw fruits, vegetables nuts and seeds and even a sense of superiority over those who ate «dead» aka cooked foods.

She has to constantly move the goal posts and make up ever more outrageous stunts and ever more stringent «standards» to maintain that fragile sense of superiority over other mothers.

Breeds a veiw of superiority over entire races of people of just a select group of people!

A sustained argument against attributing any uniqueness to Jesus Christ that leads to claims of superiority over others.

This approach is often used to gain power, control and a feeling of superiority over others, either in the church or in personal relationships, especially the family.

The Oxford dictionary echoes, noting nationalism's «feeling of superiority over other countries.»

Get over yourselves and your smug feeling of superiority over people that have religious convictions.

I found each with a sense of superiority over the other either because it possessed, or had discarded, the Christian faith.

Until very recently most Yankees and Rebels spoke openly of their superiority over the other in terms of quality of life and moral responsibility.

That no religion or non religion should have a place of superiority over any others.

Atheists seem to think that not believing gives them some sort of superiority over the believers and their lives would be better to not believe.

This explains our attitude which while hopeful of achieving a striking margin of superiority over average investment results, nevertheless, regards every percentage point of investment return above average as having real meaning.

My students who jumped ahead of the AdWords curve enjoyed years of superiority over everyone else — and still do.

What separates these people is their decision to not allow their financial situations to dictate their emotions, define their worth or give them a sense of superiority over others.

Not exact matches

The prevailing wisdom for much of the internet age has been that digital, owing to its many superiorities over analog, will replace it wherever the two meet.

And there is also no doubt that Apple's devices have benefited from group infatuation, a phenomenon that has often favored a product or a class of designs based on an allegiance that the devotees themselves have difficulty defining in coherent terms, as by people willing to pay high premiums for German engineering even after decades of Consumer Reports evaluations have failed to demonstrate any stunning superiority of German cars over Hondas and Toyotas.

His questioning of the presumed superiority of prestigious schools — students may fare better at less - elite institutions where their self - esteem takes less of a beating — adds a provocative wrinkle to the hot debate over education.

Considering all the guff women have bravely endured over the years, it seems to me that any man who feels threatened by a powerful woman, can't take criticism from a woman, or can't tolerate the merest suggestion of female superiority is just being wussy.

This research led him to discover the inherent value of gold and silver, and their lasting superiority over currency and paper assets — sparking a passion for precious metals.

Which is, buyers are commonly subjected to information about the superiority of one product or service over another.

It works great and shows off the Echo family's superiority over Google Home in terms of how many more skills and services work with Alexa.

Jesus» point was to show the superiority of God's over man - made tradition, and the difference between ceremonial and true moral defilement.

Given the similarities between some of the major themes of the Philippians hymn and the chief characteristics of the emperor cult (the divine origin or pre-existence of the subject, his apotheosis by acclamation at death, his ubiquitous rule and receipt of universal homage) which have long been noted, and have received thorough attention, it is likely that the original composer of these lines, whoever they were, intended to assert the superiority of Christ over Caesar.

On this basis Griffin argues for the superiority of process theism over traditional theism.

there was a period of comparative peace; and the northern kingdom, under its king, Jeroboam II, was enjoying the unwonted luxuries of military superiority over its immediate neighbours and of commercial prosperity.

Occasionally, in conversations about God and gender, someone will attempt to conclude the matter by noting that Jesus was a man, as though the incarnation proves something about the gender of God or the ultimate superiority of maleness over femaleness.

After establishing that, he could rather easily argue for the superiority of monotheism over polytheism and of Christianity over Judaism and Islam.

The dynamics of a free and open society, in which the individual has full range for creative capacities, have shown their superiority over tyranny built upon a 19th - century ideology.

The point of the incident is to give prominence to this theological affirmation and also to give prominence to the superiority of the people of Israel over all other peoples.

Her scenes establish Wakanda's technological superiority over the rest of the world and amplify the film's examination of how and when to share prosperity.

whilst arguing the absolute superiority of Judaism over Christianity and Islam, regarded both the other religions as having a role in preparing for the Messiah, because they helped to spread monotheism.11

As for the «ugly» child, Mary Grace, she listens for a while as Ruby chatters outloud about the superiority of poor blacks over «white trash.»

Thus, certain uniqueness is claimed for al - Khidr and it is easier to speak of the superiority of sainthood over prophecy.

The National Council of Churches (NCC) sent forth a statement, solemnly opining that «it is blasphemy to invoke the infinite and holy God to assert the moral superiority of one people over another or one political party over another.»

And observe straightway the superiority of Habit over Rule!

One of the goals of Manifest Destiny was to demonstrate the superiority of the English language over Spanish.

The Qur» anic account of Moses and his mysterious companion is undoubtedly, the source of Muslim traditions about Moses and al - Khidr.49 Traditionally the mysterious teacher has been identified with one al - Khidr.50 The accounts of al - Khidr, the hidden saint - instructor abounds in Uwaysi hagiography as well.51 Ibn «Arabi includes this tradition of Moses - al - Khidr to support the idea of the superiority of the knowledge of the saints over the prophets.

I could hear in it the echo of youthful Sunday school lessons on the superiority of the New Testament's law of love over the Old Testament's rule of vengeance.

Ingrained perceptions of cultural superiority of one group over others have led to conflicts such as the European invasion of the rest of the world to «civilize» them, and of Hitler Germany's attitude of ethnic purification towards Jews.

There are all sorts of reasons one might want to condemn such behavior, which represented at least one common pattern of male homosexual behavior Paul would have encountered in his culture — that it involved young boys, that it was not a matter of mutual pleasure, that it was a way of expressing one partner's superiority over the other, and soon — while perhaps not condemning some of the different forms homosexual activity takes in our culture.

This moral superiority of the liberalized Western nation over «third - world» nations and their ability to self - govern was seen this weekend when President Obama lectured the president of Kenya on gay rights.

The superiority of a living over an inanimate nexus of occasions is that it does not refuse so much of the novelty in its environment, but adapts it to itself by a massive imposition of new conceptual feeling, thus transforming threatened incompatibilities into contrasts.

Apartheid is a system or social order in which there is an imposition of superiority of one group over others, as of the white race over the blacks in South Africa.

The point is simply that unless we clearly see the superiority of what we receive as his students over every other thing that might be valued, we can not succeed in our discipleship to him.

And even at later stages there is seldom anything approaching a conclusive proof of the superiority of one paradigm over another.22 This question of criteria for choice of paradigms is perhaps the most important issue in the controversy over Kuhn's book.