Sentences with phrase «point in conversations on»

Dog, a twin - channel video, takes the tragic death of Aleksandr Dolmatov as a starting point in conversations on European policies of refugees and asylum.

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So from a single conversation he can create a video published on YouTube and SlideShare; a blog post; a podcast (published on iTunes); a syndicated podcast (published on a PR network); social messages (posted on Facebook, Twitter, Google + and LinkedIn); a series of tweets (Twitter); and a collection of key points or messages in the form of a curated e-book.

To emphasize this point, in the past year I've published a book, spoken at Google, maintained one of the most popular business podcasts on iTunes, and am having serious conversations about creating a television show about my life.

Well, research shows that on average, people tend to talk about themselves during 60 percent of a conversation — and when there's something being sold by one person in the conversation, a less experienced salesperson could be tempted to fill a void of silence with a laundry list of more selling points and value propositions.

«Flynn had been forced to resign the day before, and the controversy around Gen. Flynn at that point in time was centered on whether he had lied to the vice president about the nature of his conversations with the Russians,» Comey said.

Is it so wrong of me to have faith that only one person believes in the drivel that he's posting rather than think that another person a) actually thinks that chad is making good points and good enough points to post and b) go to the 62nd page of an almost defunct article for a conversation that has nothing to do with themselves other than to cheer on a stupid post?

And I think so often in our work for justice, we lack patience for those who are on different points of the journey, we want to leap them from Point A to Point Z. Sometimes I want to make that leap myself or leapfrog someone else to where I am already — forgetting that it took a lot of pipelines, bridges, prayers and conversations for me to end up where I am.

The presence of other divergences too (David Moss's luminous piece on friendship stands very well alone), the dispersal of the group on both sides of the Atlantic, and the fact that some members are already deep into other conversations all suggest that as a movement it will (at least in Britain) either fragment or at best fare like feminist, liberation and nonrealist theologies, and have its main influence as a point of reference and interrogation.

Ancient orthodoxy has provided a starting point on which all parties in the ecumenical conversation could agree, and current Orthodoxy (of the Orthodox churches) has presented an incarnation of the ancient church from which all parties could learn.

Whether in private conversation, group discussion, a sermon or a speech, or in the interaction within the community, the question is whether there is, on the one side, conviction about what the gospel means and, on the other side, unqualified readiness to hear the other people and see the world from their point of view.

At the same time, constitutional scholars from all points on the political spectrum acknowledge an escalating irrationality in the constitutional conversation.

I'm going to make this my last comment on this thread, not because talking about this in the way this conversation has gone is upsetting for me but I just don't see the point of talking any more with the way it has gone.

I call this bullet - point summary to your attention today so that you'll be able to dominate your friends and relatives in conversation on Christmas....

Based on the comments I received from my blog posts on the science and religion debate, I want to point Evangel readers in the direction of some resources that would inform the conversation because ---- with the exception of a few interlocutors ---- pervasive ignorance and fear seem to....

I was tempted at first to give maybe a 10 point list of advice for parents going through deconstruction in front of their kids... things like let them see the books you read and answer their curiosities about them; teach your kids how to think, not how to believe; tell them everything you're going through and let them deal with what it means for them; ask them what they believe and listen objectively and engage in conversation about it; openly share your struggles with what you're going through with the church and let them process it themselves, and so on.

While I don't agree with every point in every one of these comments, articles, and quotes — I've included thoughts from Christians, Jews, and even atheists — I think they provide great fodder for conversation and may help you as you work through all this on your own.

I've done a TON of reading on both sides of the issue, I'm more than a little familiar with the talking points, and in a one - on - one conversation I'll tend to take the opposite side from whoever I talk to.

Even though I might disagree with some emphases, I believe we can learn from the ideas of others in the missional conversation without having to agree with them on every point.

The form of argument in this presentation has emphasized several specific points: first, that the Asian values argument, as a challenge to the implementation of constitutional democracy, is exaggerated and fails to account for the richness of values discourse in the East Asian region - local values do not provide a justification for harsh authoritarian practices; second, that the cultural prerequisites arguments fail because they ignore the discursive processes for value development and they are tautological, excessively deterministic and ignore the importance of human agency it, therefore, makes little sense to take an entry test for constitutional democracy; third, the difficulties of importing Western communitarian ideas into an East Asian authoritarian environment without adequate liberal constitutional safeguards; fourth, the positive role of constitutionalism in constructing empowering conversations in modern democratic development and as a venue for values discourse; fifth, the importance, especially in a cross-cultural context, of indigenization of constitutionalism through local institutional embodiment; and sixth, the value of extending research focused on the positive engendering or enabling function of constitutionalism to the developmental context in general and East Asia in particular.

Based on the comments I received from my blog posts on the science and religion debate, I want to point Evangel readers in the direction of some resources that would inform the conversation because ---- with the exception of a few interlocutors ---- pervasive ignorance and fear seem to prevail instead of knowledge and faith.

Just wanted to compliment you on your excellent, detailed 20 - point rebuttal to that apologist's video in a conversation from last night.

Its a shame for what happen to the people in France, my heart goes out to you, but i would like to point out this has been going on in other countries for years now and everyone else treats it like a morning greeting, we say morning then goodbye until another morning, not a conversation.

But if you read in between the lines in the conversation and his critique then it points out that he's hinting at Wenger being responsible and to blame in terms of player management and all that is going on at the club.

At this point, many of the next steps in the process — while so seemingly complicated from the outside — will boil down to a few conversations they planned to have after Malik returned home from Las Vegas on July 26.

I wonder if this conversation would be a little different if he hadn't funked the pitching changed and incurred a warning from MLB, 2) The bullpen has all it's high - priced talent available, 3) It's not still snowing (living in WI which might make this point moot, but I know there have been many storms on the east coast), 4) There are more grumblings from the players.

In preseason conversations with several oddsmakers, I found that Kevin Durant and Jimmy Butler are both worth roughly 2 - 3 points to the spread, depending on the matchup.

im really gutted about falcao to the point of feeling sick i wasnt that hopefull when city / madrid were involved i thought it would come down to money i can accept that / sort off / but united for 6 mill and wages we could have been in with a chance and surley he meets the bill wenger bandgs on about,,, but welbeck im not as upset with as many of you i think in our system with ozil carzola ect feeding him maybe could do a good job i was having this conversation yesterday with my mate when i saw he was up for loan also just seen the repot on sky sports were in negotiations with a midfilder who can play cb aswell

The conversation is as fluid as ever, taking in topics as diverse as goal celebrations and the moral etiquette around showboating whilst still faithfully focussing on the individual performances of Jürgen Klopp's men and the major talking points of the game.

At one point in their conversation, El Ghazi has a confession to make: he's never been on a night out.

A straightforward, elegantly written, concise, and well - organized 215 pages, Back in the Game stands out in a crowded field, not just as a primer on concussions for a parent, coach, or athletes, but for its incisive and often pointed criticism of the way our national conversation about concussions and the long - term effects of playing contact and collision sports has been shaped - some would say warped - by a media that too often eschews fact - based reporting in favor of sensationalism and fear - mongering.

Dr. Stapleton and I had a very delightful conversation and true to all those with whom I genuinely adore, she challenged me to deepen my understanding on one particular point: the appropriateness of homebirth attendants in extending vaginal breech birth services.

Teachers are overworked like everyone else, but as one teacher at Emerson Elementary pointed out that breakfast - in - the - classroom time can be valuable — learning how to do hygiene, table manners, using breakfast time to talk about how to eat properly, how to carry on a conversation while eating, even something as simple as handwashing!

I enjoyed considering names but at some point in the conversation I'd always say something about all names on the table until we know.

Unicef UK's Baby Friendly Initiative has made a real difference in giving our staff the skills and confidence to change the conversation about breastfeeding and early relationship building with parents... Together we can ensure that every single mother and baby receives the very best possible care, at a point in their lives where the information and support we provide will have a profound effect on their future health and development.

I think right now we can get away with not asking these hard questions because enough people on earth still live in relative poverty and are not creating the waste that we as a country create, but when that changes (and it will), or when we have created so much waste ourselves as to arrive at that critical tipping point, we will need to have difficult conversations about these things.

I didn't realize it was depression until Lauren from Hobo Mama pointed int out in a conversation on Facebook.

Jose's overview story in today's Post hits on a couple of points frequently missing from the conversation when TV pundits talk about the lefty blogosphere:

She and her husband do not always see eye to eye on everything, Trump suggested at another point, when the real - estate mogul's use of profanity came up in the conversation.

Conversations on two separate occasions with town board members have had fingers pointed in opposite directions, shoulders shrugged, as they denied the town board approved any routes.

The point of the conversation was to show how difficult it was for a minimum wage worker to get on in life.

Lazio won the suburban districts of Nassau and Suffolk in the Republican primary over Paladino (I erred and reversed their tallies on NY1's «Reporters» Roundtable» in a conversation about the Erie County developer showing he can get suburban votes; a hat - tip to informal media critic Jerry Skurnik for emailing me to point that out).

«If (de Blasio's) elected and if he comes to Albany, he can make his case and we will hear him out and let's have a fulsome discussion, but this is a conversation we just had,» Cuomo told the Daily News editorial board, explaining his intention to see that the «arrow is pointed down» on taxes in New York.

Earlier in our conversation you pointed out the dramatic difference in the power requirements for the brain on the one hand, and something like a large computer, a classical computer, such as the IBM Blue Gene computer on the other hand.

Have a conversation with a friend in which you take on your employer's point of view.

But, besides from «pushing» 2 of my blackheads out it has just made me get so much more blackheads to the point where I have about 8 deeply embedded blackheads (not just the black dots, the bumpy black ones) and I have persevered but I am tired of it as it makes me feel completely awkward in face to face conversations as I know people can see them and have said things like «looks like you have a mountain on your nose» and me just feeling like utter garbage.

A non-educated person always talks loudly when in a conversation he or she wants to prove the point of him or her so he or she raises his or her voice so that other person could get the point but it is a bad manner and leaves a bad impact on other person.

The results are points of information and curiosity that might spark good conversations — they're not a truth... In fact it's a pretty cheesy dating sim on...

Your spouse is going to come up in conversation at some point when communicating with the person you have decided to take out on a date.

Look for smiling, look for actual interest in the conversation, look for eye contact, look for touching (ya know maybe he's trying to make a point and he puts his hand on your shoulder to do so.)

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