Sentences with phrase «of unnecessary effort»

Lawyers often are particularly prone to spending more time than necessary doing our work, as we reinvent the wheel, fail to delegate, and overlawyer... and yes, some of this unnecessary effort is a direct result of billable hour pressures.

As a single parent you do want to find that special someone, but you don't have time to waste with a lot of unnecessary effort.

If the body can be passive and let go of unnecessary effort, then the mind can remain equanimous and clear.

Seriously now, the unintended consequences of unnecessary efforts toward carbon sequestration are dangerous.

Not exact matches

These included wasted time, wasted movement, wasted inventory due to overproduction, customer delays, waits for approvals, delays due to batching of work, unnecessary steps, duplication of effort and errors and rework.

These commenters asserted that unless the Department took such an approach, it could be forced to grant a series of short extensions, which would produce serious frictional costs, protracted uncertainty (for advisers, financial institutions, and retirement investors), wasted expenses on interim and conditional compliance efforts, and unnecessary market disruption.

In an effort to help the company maintain the productivity and security of its preexisting technology infrastructure without adding unnecessary complexity or expenses, CMIT Solutions of South Charlotte provided Poterack Capital Advisory with a responsive Help Desk and proactive network support through CMIT Solutions Marathon Ultra program.

In general, the roth accounts are pretty great and you'll be relieved to have a decent balance in there if tax rates ever skyrocket in an effort to close the deficit or fund some sort of unnecessary govt program.

The insistence on the value of other creatures seems to many liberation theologians to be an effort to impose on poor people unnecessary limits to the way they go about meeting their urgent needs.

Has the minister thought that the loftiness of his theme, the eternal significance of his message, has rendered unnecessary such efforts toward gaining the involvement and participation of the hearers?

It is not until persons experience a sense of indignation (which arises when they realize that their suffering is unnecessary) that they are aroused not only to take Marxism seriously, but also to join together in a common effort against the enemies of freedom.

Current efforts at energy conservation are inadequate; while the need for more appropriate patterns of individual and corporate energy consumption is clear, the statement also recognizes the necessity of avoiding unnecessary economic and social dislocations in the transition to energy efficiency (e.g., unemployment or increased costs due to lowered volume).

In ancient civilisations there were plenty of slaves to carry out laborious work, and so there was no incentive to build machines, but in the Middle Ages Catholic theology taught that unnecessary work was unworthy of the dignity of man, and so great efforts were made to develop labour - saving machinery.

Because of the company's efforts to eliminate unnecessary ingredients that are known to affect consumers» taste and smell sensitivities, they are an ideal, convenient solution for people undergoing cancer treatment.

A lot of the time supplement companies will try to target our youth in an effort to sell expensive and unnecessary supplements.

Efforts to minimize risk of unnecessary cesarean birth can be promoted given the large body of evidence published on various aspects of labor management over the past decade.

Reducing unnecessary C - sections is ultimately the responsibility of hospitals and providers, and although there are efforts underway at medical institutions across the U.S, it can take a long time for hospitals to change their approach to childbirth.

«We are proud to be part of the effort to close Rikers through our policy advocacy and through our programs to prevent recidivism and unnecessary incarceration through services at Rikers and post-release, supportive housing, mental health and substance abuse treatment, and alternatives to incarceration and detention,» Page said.

Executive Director Lillian Roberts says members were impressed by Liu's efforts as comptroller to curtail unnecessary spending and the hiring of private contractors for city work.

This new state imposed mandate was burdensome and unnecessary — a duplication of existing efforts — however, we are grateful to our local and school district leaders who came together to develop this plan.

While it may seem like an unnecessary effort, a more diverse workforce of teachers can significantly improve the learning environment.

«The appearance of Governor Cuomo in the Adirondacks today unfortunately reminds us of the unnecessary destruction that was done to untold streams following Hurricane Irene due to Governor Cuomo's unwise waiving of environmental protections in the recovery effort,» Hawkins wrote.

Common themes include concerns about suffocating bureaucracy, unnecessary duplication of effort, management problems that have contributed to massive cost overruns in some projects, and a perceived failure to maximize commercialization of lab discoveries and technologies.

«More efforts, such as clinical decision support, are needed to reduce unnecessary cardiac stress testing,» Dr. Ladapo concludes, suggesting greater use of stress testing without radiological imaging, such as regular exercise treadmill tests or stress testing with ultrasound imaging as opposed to CT imaging.

It's difficult because we've had to spend an enormous amount of effort fighting what I consider an unnecessary fight to preserve the programs that are doing the right thing.

Mar. 12, 2015 — A committee of physician leaders has embarked on a multi-year effort to take a close look at all types of lab work ordered at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), and in the process do away with unnecessary or obsolete tests.

For example, unhealthy hip strength while squatting or running can lead to unnecessary strain on the knee because of the compensation of effort they're required to produce.

While the addition of some condiments provides flavor and little else, some can actually ramp up the health factor of your meal, while some of your favorites may be heaping hundreds of calories and unnecessary sugar, fat, and salt onto your already healthy meals, sabotaging your efforts to eat lighter and cleaner.

Having made the effort to become steady, the practitioner must begin to shed every unnecessary action, every extraneous movement of body, breath, and mind, so that his effort becomes effortless, and the posture becomes comfortable.

They elaborate that you should cultivate the appropriate amount of «looseness» and effort so that there is no unnecessary tension in the posture.

He also unfortunately burdens it with the follies that have plagued his previous efforts when it comes to storytelling, with the 135 - minute film becoming an utter chore to get through in its second half due to the director's poor pacing, unnecessary structural chinks, and some faults in depicting the passage of time.

by Sarah Ward «As another unnecessary extra-terrestrial end of the world effort, The Darkest Hour is immediately familiar.»

Eckhart's articulation of righteous indignation is no more compelling than his efforts to convey that same anger repressed, while the movie's decision to even include this condemnation of the company feels both dramatically unnecessary and too heavily invested in its thinly explored geopolitics.

As another unnecessary extra-terrestrial end of the world effort, The Darkest Hour is immediately familiar.

A former preschool teacher and school board member, Murray went on to address areas of the law that are not effective for many of our nation's students, suggesting greater efforts to close the achievement gap, especially among students in underserved communities; to reduce redundant and unnecessary testing; focus on preparing students for college and their career; ensure accountability; and also expand access to preschool programs.

The DOT developed this paperwork reduction plan as part of an aggressive, Administration - wide effort to reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens on American businesses.

«And this year, with the release of our model guidelines for ignition interlock programs, we're helping states improve their efforts to enforce safe driving among convicted offenders, which is crucial to ending these unnecessary deaths.»

Who knows, I may have already spent weeks to months of my life in such unnecessary efforts.

We work to create a future that ends the unnecessary killing of animals, by staying in touch with our efforts and taking any action you can, you can help us in this vital work and advocacy.

Rescue, adoption, and transport efforts can certainly be part of a successful plan for ending unnecessary shelter euthanasia, and can make significant short - term reductions in shelter intake and euthanasia.

This ordinance plainly discourages TNR, adding unnecessary cost and effort and creating a risk of liability few people can afford.

While, of course, our primary means of accomplishing this is by making and delivering healthy raw pet food to our customers, we also believe strongly in being part of the effort to end the homelessness and unnecessary euthanasia of companion animals.

A collaboration that prioritizes lifesaving can implement a coordinated effort to end the unnecessary euthanasia of healthy and treatable shelter dogs and cats community - wide.

In the past, radiology education was largely provided to the veterinary community in an effort to sell imaging equipment; our founders noticed that these attempts at imaging education fell short of the mark, resulting in missed diagnoses, inappropriate patient care, and unnecessary expenses to the pet owner.

With a little effort, patience, and time, one or more of these alternatives will work for any cat; making it unnecessary and inhumane to use a radical, irreversible surgery to solve a behavior problem.

The OHS supports efforts to abolish cosmetic surgical practices and improve elective surgical practices for domestic animals in order to maintain the highest level of welfare and to minimize any unnecessary pain or distress.

In our organization, we are pursuing an effort to remove unnecessary sources of fear and anxiety from how we approach our work.

Instead of mandating the use of helmets, it was argued that efforts should be focussed on preventing the collision (through strategies such as improved infrastructure and expanded public awareness and education programs)-- in other words, if one prevents the collision, helmets become unnecessary.

«The requested report is unnecessary, redundant to our current practices and initiatives, and has the potential for a diversion of resources with no corresponding benefit to the company, our customers, and our shareholders, particularly in light of our ongoing packaging sustainability efforts.»

All of this effort would be unnecessary if the folks at NASA had spent more time making sure that things were done right in the first place.