Sentences with phrase «on concrete ways»

I have a long list of improvements I want to make to this blog, both to foster productive discourse and tighten the focus on concrete ways to forge progress on a finite planet and avoid the «nerd loop» that, like most circular entities, leads nowhere.

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Read on for three concrete ways to incorporate long - term thinking into your strategy in the year ahead.

Founded in 1942 as Burns and Dutton Concrete and Construction Company Ltd., the firm now describes itself on its website in a way that is as blunt as it is charming: It promises a «think straight, talk straight, do - it - right - once approach with no surprises.»

A way to drive an acquisition forward with concrete metrics for lifetime value is to focus on paid media metrics.

As Navillus makes its way through bankruptcy, the concrete company is going after one of its general contractors for allegedly stiffing its workers on one of the biggest construction projects in Times Square.

Either way, you are leaving behind that physical life and the people in it so it would make sense to focus on that, on the things in your life that are concrete.

Then donate the money you save on groceries to a charity or project that serves the poor in concrete ways.

True agreement comes, for example, not only when we state that we agree on the gift of salvation but when we then work out in concrete terms the profound implications of that for the way we think and live as churches and as individual Christians.

Concrete signs of the success of the Pembury project are the explosion of young families that have joined the congregation in the last four years and the fact that no fewer than five former Anglican clergymen have presented themselves at St Anselm's for reception into the Catholic Church, on their way to becoming Catholic priests.

In our reflection on the notion of a social practice in chapter 6 we noted that all practices are inherently and inescapably concrete in this way, that is, institutionalized, materially based, and socioculturally located.

On the other hand, if the concrete way this school does «have to do with God» is ordered to education for ministerial functions, is it not then in practice using «having to do with God» for a further, ulterior purpose («educating for ministerial functions»), thus corrupting its proper theological character («having to do with God for God's own sake»)?

Even where the Church is still only on the way with its own doctrine, it draws its formulas each time out of its own enduring basic convictions, which always recognizably and unchangeably shine through the attitudes and concrete formulations, which at first sight by their merely literal tenor appear different or contradictory.

But the Church can not offer a concrete model of the economy as it might be today and as in certain circumstances it ought to be, in such a way that to realize this model would be a binding moral duty on those in charge of economic life.

It moves from concrete experiences of death through theological reflection on them in order to enter new experiences in a more integrated, faith - filled way.

There is no sufficient way to experiment and hypothesize to gain concrete information on God, so for now nobody can tell anyone else they're flat out wrong.

A symbol is not a concrete medium for the knowledge of some universal, if not directly knowable reality — though this is the way in which most writers on symbolism from Plato and Plotinus to Urban, Coomaraswamy, and Jung have treated it.

Stressing the endeavor for social justice as a complement to the task of evangelism, recognizing the inadequacy of benevolences to meet the challenge, and therefore seeking concrete, structural, political involvement based on a Biblically informed concept of «social justice,» editor Smedes argues that the church's action will «find its way on the ridge between harmless generalities and divisive particularities.

On the other hand, we have seen that a person with whom we can interact and whose concrete presence we enjoy is able to be genuinely other, and in a positive way, rather than just as a victim or as suffering.

At any rate, among such people as David Burrell, Stephen Crites, Samuel McClendon, Donald and Walter Capps, James Wiggins, John Dunne and, in a different way, Richard R. Niebuhr and William Lynch, it is a concern with concrete, ordinary experience that for some has meant a renewed interest in religious autobiography — Paul's letters, Augustine's Confessions, John Woolman's Journal, Kierkegaard's writings, the theological work of Teilhard de Chardin, Bonhoeffer's Letters and Papers, Dorothy Day's autobiography and so on.

As we then said, such moments have their «importance» in that they illuminate what has gone before, are in themselves a kind of concentration of what is actually present, and provide new opportunities and possibilities both for understanding (which is the «subjective» side) and for that emergence of novelty in concrete experience (which guarantees «objectivity») which is the occasion for further creative advance as the process continues on its way.

Even for the Catholic the road from the general principles of Christian ethics to concrete decision has become considerably longer than formerly, even when he is determined unconditionally to respect all those principles, and for a good part of the way, in the last decisive stages of the formation of the concrete moral imperative, he is therefore inevitably left by the Church's teaching and pastoral authority more than formerly to his own conscience, to form the concrete decision independently on his own responsibility.

They took it upon themselves to punish sinners here and now and to manifest God's judgment on the world in concrete ways.

And if Christianity rises to the present challenge from the postwar paganism, the appearance on earth of another batch of saints will no doubt be one of the practical concrete ways in which the church will be given the strength to deal with its present adversary.

The small batch microclimate way is to dry coffee beans while sitting on concrete slab or patio; raking over them in full sunlight with accelerated rake use at night to prevent the beans from over fermenting.

Grab a seat at the bar in this soaring industrial space — all exposed brick, concrete floors, and sculptural ductwork — and go deep on the creative, seasonal cocktail list while simultaneously working your way through the small plates and larger, shareable entrées.

Only after some concrete action we can say that wenger has effect on arsenal transfers in a good way or else it's just rumours.

Perhaps more worrying is that there seems to be little going on in the way of squad trimming, with apparently no concrete offers for the excess fat of the squad.

They are great for picnics, grabbing for the car on the way out the door, and on our porch or backyard where there are concrete surfaces and I worry about glass breaking around bare little toes.

In this interview, you'll learn concrete ways to help transition your family to a real food based diet, how to eat real food while on the road, how to prioritize self - care even for moms and a few tips for breastfeeding moms.

In part two of this series on anger and hostility in kids, James Lehman discusses concrete ways for you to break through your child's force field of anger and defuse his hostility.

When it comes to going to bed on time, brushing his teeth, or being patient while you care for a sibling, a reward is a concrete and visible way to tell your child you appreciate his efforts.

-- Bobbi Conner, Host, The Parent's Journal, heard nationwide on Public Radio «Shows us concrete ways to use positive language and productive actions to direct our children towards more successful futures.»

The contributors to this series will focus on the concrete, empirical ways in which people make meaning of citizenship and the manner in which they forge and imagine membership in the political community.

Allen, she said, was upset because a five - gallon paint container being used to cover graffiti on nearby concrete barriers was blocking his way.

Columbia Development plans to implode the brick - and - concrete Wellington Annex in Albany on Thursday to make way for a $ 66.5 million downtown convention center.

In London, Labour is in the grip of the far left and further from power than for a generation, while across the rest of Europe the centre - left is in tatters, assailed by populist anti-immigrant politics on the right or under assault from leftists who channel popular anger but offer little by way of concrete solutions.

He added that the party organs would meet soon and take concrete steps and decisions on the way forward.

The fourth tactic means creating a way for job hunters to get specific, concrete advice on the documents they are sending to prospective employers.

The 12 feature articles provide concrete examples of programs that are working effectively on the ground, reflect on global progress madeand define a way forward.

Whether it is through pairing schemes, a short - term internship, or by embracing a new career full time, being a part of the policy debate is a fine, concrete way to have an impact on science.

On April Fools» Day the agency took over from the Department of Transport the heavy responsibility of covering the remnants of the English countryside with concrete, tearing down the houses in the way of the M11 and turning the M25 into a 12 - lane hyperway.

(Science Careers» myIDP, by the way, is a great way to explore the career landscape and settle in on a couple of concrete alternatives.)

And Reiss was moving on in an opposite way, trading in her keyboard for more concrete means of exploring the dolphin mind.

Working on real - work problem solving gives students immediate and concrete ways to work on projects that have meaning.

If adopted, the Paris agreement will become the first concrete step on our collective way towards avoiding dangerous climate change.

«A blood biomarker for MS would provide a more concrete and convenient way to measure how much the disease has advanced or improved with treatment, and it could also shed light on how this progression occurs.»

Voters in California will be the first in the country to cast ballots on an initiative that supports human stem cell research in a concrete way: by providing funding.

To get new healthy habits to stick — forever — make your goals specific and concrete, focus on the positive behaviors you're going to start rather than the negative ones you want to stop, and enlist close friends and family members to help support you and keep you accountable along the way.

In this interview, you'll learn concrete ways to help transition your family to a real food based diet, how to eat real food while on the road, how to prioritize self - care even for moms and a few tips for breastfeeding... More # 012 ~ Interview with Stacy Toth from the Paleo Parents

Is it me or do you find that the sales start earlier and earlier each year and can become a little bit overwhelming and I must confess I hate going into stores, I steer well clear of Oxford Circus, I don't fancy being in that concrete jungle anytime soon, elbowing my way through childless and with the right footwear on to run and nab those pair of vinyl trousers i've been lusting over!