Sentences with phrase «people in this position assume»

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When you're in an unfamiliar setting or an uncomfortable position, it's a lot easier to assume people won't like you — which research shows creates a self - fulfilling prophecy all its own.

Fisman and his colleagues rightly assume that these students represent the new liberal meritocrats, the people likely to occupy important positions in government, exercise influence over public policy, and set the tone for establishment institutions.

There are many additional «color of authority» situations, where the person, under the «color» of their position in the church (be it pastor, elder, staff member, Bible study teacher, the «I've been a Christian for X years» people, the «I've studied the Bible for X years and know what it says» people, or whatever), attempts to impose their opinions and wishes on those over whom they somehow attempt to assume «authority» and control.

I had once thought that I could employ a bipolar scale in characterizing belief, one that assumed that the views of persons might be located at some position between orthodoxy (or conservatism) and modernism (or liberalism).

I think some uninformed people commenting here assume that all of Christianity agree with creationism and that our position is that it should be taught in the public schools and that is not correct.

Testimony as story is thus found in an intermediary position between a statement made by a person and a belief assumed by another on the faith of the testimony of the first.

The people who built liberal Protestant institutions such as national mission agencies, local churches, colleges, universities, social reform agencies and public libraries in the rural heartland were people secure in their social position who assumed a leadership role in society and whose sense of social responsibility was born of religious conviction.

In other words, we do not want our people to assume that once they have attended the parish adult school they are then in the position of having learned all there is to learIn other words, we do not want our people to assume that once they have attended the parish adult school they are then in the position of having learned all there is to learin the position of having learned all there is to learn.

This constituency includes persons now repelled by organized religion because they can not accept certain positions (such as opposition to evolutionary theory or to birth - control practice) which they have been exposed to in some churches and which they assume characterize all churches.

I believe the harm done to people in churches the world over is the natural result of men and women assuming positions God never intended in a system made by men and not by Christ.

Everyone was injured, their pitching was either out of commission or straight up bad, and in a season where people assumed they would be buyers at the deadline, they were once again in a position to hold a fire sale in July and August.

Just about the whole summer has been taken up with the will - he - won't - he saga concerning Alexis Sanchez and his Arsenal future, but although Mesut Ozil is in exactly the same position, most people have just assumed that he will stay and run down his contract this season.

It has been a very historic library in the State and with the transformation that has been done, I have no doubt that this library will be assuming a landmark position where all kinds of people can come here to enjoy the benefit.

(4) The independent panel shall report as approved for each judicial position all highly qualified persons who make application to the panel, provided that if the number of highly qualified applicants exceeds three times the number of existing vacancies to be filled in such position (determined as of the time the panel renders its report), the independent panel shall report as approved the most highly qualified applicants in a number equal to three times the number of vacancies to be filled in such position, provided further that if the number of highly qualified applicants is less than three times the number of vacancies to be filled in such position the independent panel shall report as approved the most highly qualified applicants in a number equal to not less than two times the number of such vacancies, provided further that the following categories of applicants who are eligible for reelection or reappointment shall be reported as approved if their performance during their term of office merits continuation in office, and no other applicants shall be reported as approved for their vacancies: (a) a judge or justice completing a full term of office seeking re-election to that office, or (b) an interim Supreme Court justice who has been appointed by the Governor to fill an existing vacancy no later than the previous June 1 after approval of the Governor's screening panel, who has been confirmed by the State Senate and has assumed office no later than the date the panel renders its report, and who otherwise would not be required to make application to the independent screening panel pursuant to the provisions of sub-paragraph (3).

According to him, when he assumed the position of presidential candidate, he tried to revive the party but had an opposition from people who did not believe in the PNC and people who had one leg in the PNC and one other leg in other political parties.

«If we assume that a person has an average follicular density of 27 follicles per cm2 (for instance, on areas such as the arms and thighs), an active area of 2 — 6 mm2 maximizes the probability of hitting a single follicle in a randomly positioned, untargeted measurement,» say the researchers.

Most people assume this is the best position to fall asleep in.

If I'm working with someone in person, I'll hold my hands out in front of me (palms up), ask them to place their hands on top of mine (palms down), assume a squat stance, and «groove» their squat pattern (sit back with the hips, push the knees out), and «pull» themselves down into the bottom position of the squat.

But she comes to be won over by his generous spirit and his chivalrous streak, as he assumes the position of her chauffeur, knows the quickest routes, and values in - person communication and acknowledging others.

But she comes to be won over by his generous spirit and his chivalrous streak, as he assumes the position of her chauffeur, knows the quickest routes, and demonstrates the value of in - person communication and acknowledging others.

It seems as though so many of the people who hold positions of authority and prestige in the education sector (i.e., Arne Duncan, Michelle Rhee, Eva Moskowitz, Bill and Melinda Gates, David Coleman, Peter Cunningham) have had little to no actual experience in education before assuming leadership posts in the field.

Multi-trick pony It's astoundingly clever (and, to have worked yourself into a position to afford it, most people will assume you are, too) and it will do all of that while cossetting you in a gorgeous interior.

The Rook, Daniel O'Malley's debut, starts off with a Matrix - like scenario: A woman wake ups in another person's body, and she can choose to either a) have a low - profile and well - off life in the new body or b) assume the identity of the new body and attempt to figure out what the heck happened to put her in this crazy position.

Many people think that it was indeed too cocky of Hopkins to position herself as wholly unique and to assume everyone else in her path are mere copycats and that she has the right to demand everyone else to adjust for her.

Some people like to start with 1/2 or 1 / 3rd of their normal position size so that if the stock falls they can buy more at a lower basis (assuming the reasons for the drop haven't eliminated their thesis for owning the stock in the first place).

In order for your home to be a safe and happy place for pets and people, it's best that the humans in the household assume the highest positions in the dominance hierarchIn order for your home to be a safe and happy place for pets and people, it's best that the humans in the household assume the highest positions in the dominance hierarchin the household assume the highest positions in the dominance hierarchin the dominance hierarchy.

When framing questions for people with climate claims, in fact, I often find it useful to assume the position of the atmosphere, asking how they would «convince» the sky that their proposals would have a meaningful impact on human - generated emissions.

Even assuming that there are still 210,000 people working in the UK's ailing motor industry (which seems unlikely), can we really assume that half of these positions are in the LCEGS sector?

Assumed here is the idea that hardworking people can improve the world through positive action, a position made famous in early Christian debates by the 5th century theologian Pelagius.

It is patronizing and fatalistic to assume that people in positions of relative but not absolute powerlessness, who nevertheless benefit from a high carbon - emitting society, are entirely bereft of the ability to chose and therefore of power.

Assuming that they will be the ones to call you back might be assigning too much initiative to a person — especially one who may be in a vulnerable position and needs a little push across the finish line.

With that in mind, Acquisition International would like to offer you the opportunity to nominate the people and firms you believe to be the key figures who have, through the quality services they provide and their commitment to moving the sector forward, established themselves as thought leaders and assumed their position at the head of the legal pack.

This proposal draws from my thinking on the changes in perception that can flow from conceiving of family law dispute resolution as «family restructuring», assumes that family wellbeing is a basic social good which should be fostered whether the family lives under one roof or two, and assumes the people best positioned to address the consequences of separation are the family members themselves.

Stadlen J said the allegations against Bonhoeffer: «Could hardly be more serious... If proved, they would have a potentially devastating effect on his career, reputation and financial position... not only is this a classic case of one person's word against another but because the other alleged victims live in Kenya, neither the claimant nor the FTPP nor the GMC has any legal power to compel their attendance... It is hard to imagine circumstances in which the ability to cross-examine the uncorroborated allegations of a single witness would assume a greater importance to a professional man faced with such serious allegations.»

Obviously, there will be a bit of difference between the regimes — though, you'd assume that having a stable chairperson position would give the company some consistency in vision — and plenty of difference in opinions between people.