Sentences with phrase «persistent habit of»

10:37 - You can add to that some really rather odd behaviour, not least the company's persistent habit of paying out massive severance payments (in Rebekah Brooks» case something like # 1.7 million) to former employees who are being interviewed by police and have run the company's reputation into the mud.

The antecedent physical objects... and scientific objects... which occasion the duration to be what it is are another story, and the persistent habit of muddling the two sets of entities in philosophy... is the origin of much confusion.

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At the same time we are held back by what often amounts to nothing more than a buzzing horde of small, persistent habits.

We seem to have a persistent habit, collectively as well as individually, of conceiving a * God * in our own image.

If the England team exists for a reason, as opposed to just out of persistent habit, then it's not for anything so obvious as the winning of trophies, or anything so complicated as the promulgation of national identity and pride, or anything so vulgar as fun.

Here too is another common habit of newborns that can be persistent.

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt squarely blamed the lag on Europe's persistent «pessimism» and its habit of «complaining all the time» rather than fixing things.

Instead, they are persistent and constant in their efforts, which means making a lot of sacrifices and struggling to adopt new habits, and those things pay off in the long run.

Taurus is a creature of habit, and while this can make us wonderfully persistent, it can also reveal where we're stuck in a rut.

Since Crohn's disease can lead to serious complications (including blockage of the intestine, ulcers, nutritional deficiencies, kidney stones, and gallstones), it's extremely important to see a doctor if you experience significant changes in your bowel habits or symptoms such as persistent abdominal pain and / or bloody stool.

1 - lack of relaxation 2 - devitalized food 3 - unfulfilling employment (dead - end jobs) 4 - dead - end relationships (romantic or not) 5 - surgery 6 - junk food 7 - trans fats and rancid fats 8 - financial stress 9 - sedentary lifestyle 10 - excessive exercise 11 - death of a loved one 12 - alcoholism 13 - smoking 14 - illicit drug use 15 - prescription drug use 16 - toxins 17 - poor eating habits 18 - marital stress 19 - repeated traumas 20 - workaholism 21 - nutritional deficiencies 22 - hormonal imbalances 23 - oral contraceptives 24 - stimulants 25 - counterproductive attitudes and beliefs 26 - conventional hormone replacement therapy 27 - non-prescription drugs 28 - psychological stress 29 - persistent fears 30 - emotional stress 31 - lack of sleep 32 - being in denial about feelings 33 - acute or chronic infection 34 - repeated stresses 35 - persistent negative stressors 36 - fun or enjoyment deprivation 37 - allergies 38 - caffeine 39 - white sugar and white flour products 40 - antacids 41 - artificial sweeteners and colors 42 - major life events — even if perceived consciously as «good» (e.g.: graduating high school, moving, etc..)

Addressing that chronic absenteeism was like untangling a rope, loosening knotted - up, long - established habits, cultural issues, and the persistent barriers of poverty that can keep children out of school, leaders in the district of 835 students said.

Persistent scratching, biting and licking by our pets is not a sign of good grooming habits.

- Yellow and brown build - up of tartar along the gum line - Inflamed gums - Persistent bad breath - Sudden change in eating habits - Frequent pawing at the mouth

He then uses these images to create portraits that appear familiar to all, if only because of their persistent presence in our collective unconscious, fed by our daily habit of consuming the large amounts of images we encounter daily.

Now I normally run from anyone who uses words like «ideation», defined as «the formation of ideas or concepts» or what I call «thinking», but others claim that it is different, that it is collaborative thinking, «a technique that involves both the left and right sides of the brain to allow breakthroughs from entrenched habits of thought and persistent difficult problems.