Sentences with phrase «often abuse their power»

Not only where they symbolic of Roman rule, they often abused their power and took unjust liberties.

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The institutional church is so often like Satan... longing to be worshipped and obeyed; teaching that obedience to one scripture is more important than balancing them all; luring us to abuse our power to make a difficult path chosen by God into a simple solution of no new spiritual growth (Matt 4).

The culture of consumerism and the chase for material symbols of wealth and security have sometimes come to be dominant; the pursuit of spiritual fulfillment in many has slowly begun to degenerate into empty and sterile ritualism; the legitimate thirst for education has often become perverted into an obsessive drive to acquire with the greatest speed the formal diplomas necessary to gain entry to jobs offering the easiest opportunities to make the quickest rupees; political statesmanship in some areas has begun to depreciate into an opportunities race for power and position; the spirit of SEVA (Service) to the nation has intermittently begun to be suffocated in many, by the abuse of discretions, sometimes mediated by a bloated bureaucracy itself enmeshed in a vast network of multiplying paper and self - proliferating regulations; menacingly many good and decent people even in public life, have come to be corroded by a culture of demanding corruption; and some potentially creative lawyers, have begun to take perverted pride in mere «cleverness», rendering themselves vulnerable to the prejudice that they are a parasitic obstruction in the pursuit of substantive justice.

While there is a certain amount of authority inherent within the pastoral position, it is, like any other form of power, easy to abuse, and while pastors are spiritual leaders, this does not make us immune to the lust for power, but to the contrary, often seems to amplify it.

While helping to establish a moral foundation for society, it was just as often abused by the powers that be to keep the populace under control.

This authority structure is typically described as a series of «coverings» or «protections» but unfortunately, the effect is often the opposite, as abused women and children find they have no recourse or power, as every decision in their lives must be made by a series of men, many of whom are more invested in protecting the reputation of the ministry than the people in it.

They often pretend those they have abused have power over them because they dared respond — casting themselves as victims.

Power imbalances do often lead to abuse, but to assume something isn't abusive because there doesn't appear to be a power imbalance is grossly nPower imbalances do often lead to abuse, but to assume something isn't abusive because there doesn't appear to be a power imbalance is grossly npower imbalance is grossly naive.

Quite to the contrary, God used His immense power to give genuine and real freedom to humans, and often, the evil things that happen are a result of our misuse and abuse of that freedom.

This is beginning to happen, but, paradoxically, the interfaith movement which draws together people of all faiths in the search for justice and peace at the same time often makes its members very critical of the compromises that many faith communities have made with the abuse of power and social injustice.

Unfortunately, it is the nature of power to corrupt, which often leads to abuse of said power.

Functionaries around the leader monopolise the execution of power, which often leads to abuse and corruption with a subsequent growth in public discontent.

How often do we find that when people get into a position of power, that they then start to abuse it, both in politics and business.

When ordinary citizens complain about the titans of media abusing their power to shape public opinion, the complaint often revolves around the placement of a news item, not the story's content.

I did 20 years of research for this book and women — as a general rule — have psychological power over men they very often abuse... and also cause violence.

tate law requires every county in Ohio to have a dog warden, but their scope is often limited only to dog issues, and not all of them have animal abuse investigation powers; if they do enforce cruelty laws it may only be for dogs.

Animal Abuse or Neglect: NOTE: State law requires every county in Ohio to have a dog warden, but their scope is often limited only to dog issues, and not all of them have animal abuse investigation powers; if they do enforce cruelty laws it may only be for Abuse or Neglect: NOTE: State law requires every county in Ohio to have a dog warden, but their scope is often limited only to dog issues, and not all of them have animal abuse investigation powers; if they do enforce cruelty laws it may only be for abuse investigation powers; if they do enforce cruelty laws it may only be for dogs.

Critic Samito Jalbuena has written that the artist's public use of language and ideas often creates shocking juxtapositions — commenting on sexual identity and gender relations («Sex Differences Are Here To Stay») on an unassuming New York movie theater marquee, for example — and sometimes extends to flights of formal outrage (such as «Abuse Of Power Comes As No Surprise» in lights over Times Square).

Employer - specific work permits tying migrant workers to one employer often lead to a power imbalance that is conducive to abuse.

Decisions of the courts on the abuse of discretionary powers, he says, «are based far more often than the courts have admitted on a judgment about what it is thought right for Parliament to wish to do.»

Federal antitrust enforcers are scrutinizing whether Google, often accused of abusing its Web search power, is facing an unfair coalition of companies that could block its popular Android mobile phone software, according to a source close to the matter.

However, I wonder: how often will that power actually be abused?

By working with a therapist, people can learn the positive and negative aspects of power and can often learn how to rebuild and strengthen relationships that have been destroyed or negatively impacted by the abuse of power.

Psychologists say high - powered men accused of abusing women have different motivations but often share some personality traits