Sentences with phrase «perceived as challenging»

Prolonged eye contact between your toddler could be curiosity on the part of your baby, but can be perceived as a challenge by your dog (if you ride the NYC subway, you'll inherently understand that).

The ASPCA reports that dogs don't necessarily establish dominant or submissive roles with their humans, but according to the theory that they do, hugging could be a behavior that your dog perceives as a challenge.

Not exact matches

Blackburn conducted research focused on mothers caring for children with autism and other chronic conditions, and found that moms who were more resilient to stress — perceiving their situation as a challenge, rather than something hopeless or overwhelming — kept their telomeres longer.

Finances aside, Target's bigger challenges are stubbornly centred on unhappy customers whose loyalty has been stretched thin by a series of supply - chain snafus and prices that many perceived to be out - of - whack with both big - box competitors and the company's own reputation as a quality discounter.

ZBB can also raise communication and PR challenges, by sending the wrong signal to employees and markets; as it may be perceived as a recessionary action rather than an investment and marketing strategy.

The proposition of gambling by New York's most high profile progressives as a solution to economic challenges would be vexing to an earlier generation of progressives who, rather than seeing it as a solution to economic woes, perceived gambling as a primary cause of them.

Our individual and communal wellbeing requires us to make use of nature prudentially, to understand nature well, and to tinker with nature cautiously, just as our too - often - too - dimly - perceived vocation as stewards also challenges us to act upon nature generously.

So for me personally, since I accepted the view without question, I defended it with zeal perceiving any challenge to it as an attack on the church, the moral fabric of my country, and on God Himself.

I'll take a «laudatory commentator» any day over a «derogatory commentator» who is always carping on others» faults and failings that s / he perceives as annoying or challenging to a comfortably familiar worldview.

[1] The Pope sees his proposal in the context of his whole pontificate as a commitment by the Church to «lead people out of the desert» [2] of «a profound crisis of faith» (Porta Fidei, 2), but there is also a sceptical challenge from those who perceive an intent to impose a backward - looking theology, a «hermeneutic of retrenchment».

None (that I am aware of) envisions returning to the conditions of the 18th or 19th centuries (as is sometimes alleged), but all find aspects of earlier Methodist experience that challenge what they perceive as the current deteriorating state of Methodism.

Some people challenged what was perceived as the reigning theology.

Paradoxically, the first creates an atmosphere of fear — if someone challenges my doctrine, they're challenging my perceived position with God — my sense of security; while the second creates a state of not caring so much about others individual beliefs as just being real with God.

And when it comes to discussing gender issues in particular, things get extra challenging because where outspoken men are often described as «passionate,» «convicted,» and «strong,» outspoken women are often perceived as «shrill,» «emotional,» «whiney,» and «bitchy.»

«One of my biggest challenges was to get Chuck E. Cheese's back into operating the way guests perceived it as a pizzeria and back up to industry standards.»

However, the challenge for companies lies in the fact that salt reduction should not affect flavour or texture, as consumers would shift to alternative products if they perceive a change.

We might well end up with another FA cup trophy as well but something has changed, at least in the way the Gunners and our ability to really challenge the top of the table is perceived by the football media.

Yet for all Lesnar's perceived faults as a fighter - i.e. advanced age, a below - average standup striking offense, and an inability to recover after taking one on the chin — the former NCAA champion and UFC heavyweight champ relishes a challenge.

Besides the 2013 University of Washington study, a number of other recent studies have found education ineffective in improving self - reporting by athletes, adding to a growing body of evidence challenging the conventional wisdom that inadequate athlete concussion knowledge is the principal barrier to increased reporting, and suggesting that one of the best ways to combat underreporting by athletes of concussion symptoms may be to shift the focus of educational efforts towards helping coaches facilitate concussion reporting, the theory being that athletes will be more likely to report concussion symptoms if they no longer think that they will be punished by the coach for reporting, such as by losing playing time or their starting position, perceived by their teammates as letting them down, or viewed by their coach as «weak,» all of which have been documented in numerous studies over the past decade as reasons athletes are reluctant to report concussion symptoms.

Their answers reflect what we've previously reported, that many Rockaway residents are deeply disaffected by what they perceive as the mayor's lack of interest or engagement in their community and it's post-Sandy challenges.

The challenge for Albany reformers is that the most important reforms are almost impossible to win because they are perceived by the powers that be as an existential threat.

«If taking press conferences is leading the region, I guess that's the case,» Walter said when asked about the challenge of running against an incumbent perceived as a leader during last November's blizzard.

The John Mahama surrogates or faction in the NDC continue their attacks on my person and character any - time I assert my birth - right as a citizen of Ghana to challenge the Mills, and Mahama Governments on what I perceive to be actions and conduct undermining or that have undermined the 1992 Constitution, for being inconsistent with or in contravention of the Constitution.

Our experience is that lay involvement in this field is a challenge as many professionals perceive it to be both contentious and beyond the understanding of the lay public.

Upper Manhattan residents scoffed at the perceived snub, arguing that hailing a cab can be as challenging there as in the outer boroughs.

McDonough, 56, of Lake Katrine will face many of the challenges Quigley perceived, but will be without Quigley's deep pockets and without the gravitas he brought as a reformist town supervisor.

The string of meetings with aspirants is in the wake of what is being perceived as a major challenge to Tinubu's political dominance of the state from within and outside the party.

Droids met the challenge of perceiving their self - image and reflecting on their own thoughts as part an effort to develop robots that are more adaptable in unpredictable situations

Finally, there is the challenge of not only developing products that work but providing those that are desired and that are perceived as being needed by researchers.

Conversely, teachers are more likely to perceive behavioral challenges as disabilities among boys of color than when white boys have the same behavioral difficulties.

Currently, the story of Pheidippides fascinates professional athletes, but, above all, amateur runners who perceive the completing of 42 km as a physical and mental challenge.

As you perceive each, take a deep breath and allow the relaxing and stabilizing qualities of rose to bring ease to that specific challenge.

As soon as we perceive the potential risk involved in opening our mouths, we have the choice to step up to the challenge or step dowAs soon as we perceive the potential risk involved in opening our mouths, we have the choice to step up to the challenge or step dowas we perceive the potential risk involved in opening our mouths, we have the choice to step up to the challenge or step down.

Wearing bold colors to the office can be a challenge as sometimes they can be perceived as unprofessional and distracting.

Beyond that, I think the challenge of perceiving the life of someone who has had such a profound impact on the world, as we know it today, through a different set of lenses, regardless of the amount of literary license given to the writer and director, may do everyone a world of good.

The story finds Day as mild - mannered English teacher Andy Campbell who must man up when his feared colleague, Ron Strickland (Cube), at his less - than - top - notch school challenges him to a good old - fashioned punch - up over a perceived sleight.

Participants» suggestions on how to surmount the identified challenges and barriers to effectively addressing sexual violence against women / girls or rape in general and their area in particular (probe for what they perceive as appropriate individual, community, civil society and government level initiatives)

So it's up to you to perceive it as a nerve - racking threat or view it is as a just another challenge.

Reading the results of Riley's survey and observing the systems, environments and day - to - day challenges faced by those working in our schools, it can be readily interpreted that many of these challenges can easily be perceived by school staff as threats, therefore undermining their wellbeing if they respond with classic survival mechanisms.

Some observers fear, however, that a shift toward career preparation would ease the pressure on schools to provide top - notch academics for every child, reproducing a dynamic that has harmed generations of students: Those perceived to be «college material» are immersed in challenging courses, while those sized up as less capable or motivated get a watered - down education.

Most students that I've spoken with perceive advisories as a time for academic help but not a place where they can go to deal with personal problems and challenges.

Our dance company's commitment to and vision of inclusive dance challenges perceptions and explores the boundaries of what is perceived as disabled and non-disabled.

Charlie Cobb was only 20 years old when he designed the Freedom Schools curriculum to enable students, as he put it, «to stand up in classrooms around the state and ask their teachers a real question» and «make it possible for them to challenge the myths of our society, to perceive more clearly its realities and to find alternatives and ultimately, new directions for action.»

As co-designers, we can fashion a diagram or mind map that illustrates students» thoughts and feelings to help them understand new options and opportunities, and to perceive their challenges as something that can be conquereAs co-designers, we can fashion a diagram or mind map that illustrates students» thoughts and feelings to help them understand new options and opportunities, and to perceive their challenges as something that can be conquereas something that can be conquered.

However, if students see on a rubric - like checklist that they can move up from a 1 out of 5 to a 3 out of 5 in spelling if they drop down to two spelling errors per page, they can perceive that as an achievable challenge.

Interviews were carried out with teachers, headteachers and other stakeholders and concluded that there are four main perceived challenges for schools when considering the introduction of postural health education and ergonomic furniture: There is sometimes a lack of awareness of the issue in general as well as about the ergonomic furniture options available.

Understanding engagement Having developed a stronger understanding of the background context, telephone interviews were undertaken with school and local authority representatives from across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland to gain insights around schools» motivations for engaging with the Co-operative, as well as views on the support received, perceived impacts, challenges experienced and future support needed.

Progressives, she says, wrongly assess choice as an «elitist» movement that threatens public education; they perceive it to be the successor to the previous «right - wing challenge,» vouchers.

A series of 2 - level models revealed that students who perceived their classroom environments as more caring, challenging, and mastery oriented had significantly higher levels of math self - efficacy, and higher levels of math self - efficacy positively predicted math performance.

I was challenged, however, by some of the suggested cognitive dissonance dialogue presented, as it can be perceived by students as sarcastic.