Sentences with phrase «often close the conversation»

This will too often close the conversation before it has even started.

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Too often, these conversations don't happen until they become late - night, closed - door discussions and the employee is thinking he's in trouble.

When churches seem closed to dialogue, young adults often look elsewhere for more palatable conversations about issues that matter most to them.

Sometimes I worry that people of goodwill miss out on important conversations because they are scared off, so fearful of saying something wrong and having their character and motives questioned that they retreat to the safe and familiar — often returning to the privileged, closed - off communities from which they came.

Though he is pithy at times, he is more often than not likely to pursue a thought as if in conversation with the reader, at his best when describing those closest to him — as in doting on his baby son Leo, «a pocket - size piece of benign innocence.»

They also argued that once behind closed doors, the conversations often veer into topics that should be discussed in public under the state's Open Meetings Law.

So often I start conversations with my husband with «Genevieve says» or «Katie says» because you both feel like close friends at this point.

It can be difficult to move the conversation on when you've exhausted a topic and brought a discussion to a close, and this is often when pauses occur.

There's a certain class of low - budget indie filmmaking that's become almost its own recognizable style — full of ordinary people just trying to find happiness in unorthodox ways, hand - held close - up shots, montages of locations (easily recognized if you live in the area where they're shot, but not particularly tied to the story, which could take place anywhere) with light music underneath, a tendency to shift focus amateurishly (though I think often on purpose as part of the style), a lot of contemplative pauses and awkward conversations.

But these nuances are important to highlight — if only because America's indigenous children are so often left out of conversations about closing the «achievement gap.»

This can be a sensitive matter of conversation because co-signing often involves two people who are very close and trust each other enough to risk their credit on behalf of the other.

We do find, however, that families that invite conversations around sexuality into the therapy room often experience a decrease of familial anxiety, a closer connection between parent (specifically father) and teenager, and an increase in relational self - confidence.

Good intimacy often involves the feeling of being emotionally «close», such as with deep conversations, growing familiarity, and self - disclosure.