Sentences with phrase «pointed focus of attention»

Then shift to a more single - pointed focus of attention.

Not exact matches

The amount of attention and focus the other person will pay to your point will be astonishing to you.

With demographic trends pointing to a greater focus on longevity risk and more attention being placed on the downside of short - term investment behavior by governments, regulators and even the financial media, the tide may turn in the coming years.

Podcasts that point me back to Jesus in the midst of a crazy world, music that focuses my attention on Him and sermons that keep my mind grounded in truth — these are the types of things I try to fill gaps of free time with.

We can't relate as directly or intimately to her existence now as we used to, but her corpse (or ashes) gives us some point of contact, some focus for our attention.

George Weigel urges the Church to focus its «primary attention on two key issues: the life issues and religious freedom [because] these are the points of maximum confrontation with the dictatorship of relativism.»

to devin, at this point of our existence or civilization, our consciousness has reach a point of complexity that God in His will, wanted us humans now to implement it through our evolved modern wisdom.that we have to all unite and focus our concern and attention to the greatest challenge of our existence, which is survival, Its not the rituals or praising Him, or outwardly expressing our belief or love for Him, but our positve contribution to the good of humanity.

In particular, the denial that epistemology is wholly prior to ontology; the denial that we can have an absolutely certain starting point; the idea that those elements of experience thought by most people to be primitive givens are in fact physiologically, personally, and socially constructed; the idea that all of our descriptions of our observations involve culturally conditioned interpretations; the idea that our interpretations, and the focus of our conscious attention, are conditioned by our purposes; the idea that the so - called scientific method does not guarantee neutral, purely objective, truths; and the idea that most of our ideas do not correspond to things beyond ourselves in any simple, straightforward way (for example, red as we see it does not exist in the «red brick» itself).

Sherburne's point is then that conscious attention focuses on different aspects of experience successively.

Dharius Daniels, a board member of the National Association of Evangelicals and pastor of the predominantly black Kingdom Church in Ewing, N.J., says the case was «a mirror that could show the country not just how much or how little we've progressed, but where — in terms of now, in terms of this point in history — our efforts and our focus and our attention needs to be.»

As Dewey so well pointed out, there is an affective tone in all things experienced, even those that rarely if ever come to the focus of attention.

/ Focus your whole attention on one point — the slow, rhythmic flow of air in and out of your nostrils.

But whereas the word «truth» in the earlier title focused attention on the more theoretical aspect of such credibility, «freedom» in the present title is intended to point to the underlying human concern in which the concern for truth itself has its basis.

TV conditioning leads to the expectation that there will be a new point of view or focus of interest or even subject matter every few minutes, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for the young to sustain attention in situations where there is a fixed point of view or an extended linear progression.

On Good Shepherd Sunday, which points our attention to John 10, my attention is usually focused on the Shepherd himself, occasionally and less piously so on the sheep and their implications for a theology of the laity.

The role of my Christian point of view has been to focus attention upon certain questions.

Los Blancos are 14 points adrift of La Liga leaders Barcelona, are out of the Copa del Rey and so will surely have to focus their attention on the Champions League as their last hope of silverware.

It was always going to be a big ask for West Brom to take anything from a fixture of this magnitude regardless of when it was, but despite the sizeable gulf in player quality and club stature, West Brom aren't exactly a forlorn hope and the Baggies will focus all their attention on picking ip a valuable point at Stamford Bridge by remaining resolute and resilient at all times.

Birth centre, doula, birth specific body and mind relaxation techniques for preparation, hypnobirthing course, focussing on fear releasing techniques, daily attention on vision of ideal birthing experience, spiritual connection with Mother Earth, using Braxton Hicks to practise techniques for three weeks prior, total focus on deep calm, squatting, massage on sacrum points, serene and gentle, exhilarating

The causes section is pretty good, but I would not pay much attention to the «views» section, which is overly simplistic and focuses on well - known names, rather than doing a good job of explaining over-all view points.

The reason the 1998 tests received more attention and more condemnation was largely because at this point the cold war was long over and the rest of the world could afford to focus on the fight between India and Pakistan, also now you had two nuclear - armed countries that had a long history of going to war.

Inside our heads, instead of making a perfect replica of the world, we focus our attention on tiny snippets, darting our eyes from point to point.

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have shed light onto the cognitive benefits of bilingualism, pointing to an enhanced ability to maintain attention and focus.

«If so, our findings highlight a point of entry, where future interventions can focus their attention to help reduce the effects of maternal depression on children's psychosocial development.»

It's the process of repeatedly ushering the attention back to a single point of focus, or concentration.

Focusing on both mental health and nutrition, I quickly realized how one's diet influenced brain health and overall well - being — my attention shifted and this connection has been the focal point of my research ever since.

Meditation, the practice of focusing your attention on your breath, a fixed point, or a phrase (called a mantra), helps...

Also, in paying so much attention to my own body — am naturally keeping a diary of reactions during challenge phase — it has been snidely pointed out to me that I may in fact have more of a reaction if I am focusing so much on it, which is a sort of catch 22 situation as you need to note the reaction!

The real trick of the film, though, is the way Legrand subtly shifts perspective from this outsider point - of - view of Antoine to a more subjective one, first by focusing attention on Julien's interactions with his father, then by letting us see him through Miriam's un-blinkered eyes.

While attention was being focused on Senator Joseph McCarthy and his finger pointing of anyone he felt might be guilty of promoting communism, Clooney asks us to step back for a moment and recognize how that «focus» was accomplished.

The discussion question might support the curriculum, focusing attention on the climax, or the author's point of view, or some other element of literature that the teacher has introduced in class.

The research pointed at Australia's decentralised education system and said increasing the clarity of policies and finding within it needs attention, and added that the country's high education performance can be complemented with further focus on reducing inequities by tackling system - level policies hindering equity in education.

As he points out, «attention is a limited resource: Every time you focus your attention you use a measurable amount of glucose and other metabolic resources.

Scholars recently have focused considerable attention on the properties and complexities of leadership distribution in schools and districts — sources, focal points, functions, interactions, contexts, and outcomes.106 We know that leadership may be distributed in various patterns, though consensus on a typology and terms remains elusive.

9 Dots» innovative approach focusing on providing teachable moments that could «engineer brighter futures» in a career pathway that has emerged as the fastest growing and highest paying of all fields has caught the attention of All Points North Foundation, a small private foundation dedicated to middle school education and teacher training.

Telling students to aim for the mid-point of where they are likely to achieve and then focusing attention on those that fall short (and away from those who reach that point but could go further) makes no sense.

As time went by, the condition of school facilities continued to worsen to the point that national attention was focused on the problem.

Based upon our research, our reading of the literature, and our own practice as teachers and teacher educators, we have focused our attention on pedagogy as the most promising starting point for considering technology use in social studies.

Only patience and endurance may draw us out of the quagmire of numbness and allow us to tear open the cloudy screen that is hiding our points of «interest» and «attention», so long as we focus on the «singular moments» and the «appealing details» in our life.

Now it was his turn to hop - it without smudging the chalk lines on the flags, and his attention was utterly focused on the movement of his feet — until Libby made him miss the longest hop by suddenly pointing skyward in astonishment.

However, this article is focused on good thesis paper writing with the special attention paid to the thesis statement, the key sentence of your thesis paper, which presents the key idea of your assignment and states your main point right away.

We are focused on the fastest - growth segments within the treat category and will leverage our points of difference and brand equity to gain quick distribution with our customers and attention at the shelf level from consumers.

Key Point: Far too many practices focus (almost) exclusively on one of these areas of practice, never or rarely paying attention to the other three parameters.

With prey drive to the point of recklessness, Mazy needs work on building focus and attention.

«The speed at which these subspecies have recovered points to the strength of the ESA in focusing conservation attention and catalyzing recovery actions, and demonstrates what we can achieve together.»

I usually focus on bonus points but one card that has caught my attention as of late is the SimplyCash Preferred Card from American Express.

Double Fine's attention was focused on its new point - and - click adventure Broken Age and the release of Massive Chalice, but ten years ago it was Psychonauts that was blowing minds...

Double Fine's attention was focused on its new point - and - click adventure Broken Age and the release of Massive Chalice, but ten years ago it was Psychonauts that was blowing minds... So you left LucasArts in 2000 to create Double Fine Productions.

The game is rewarding in the way in which you earn experience points (or cyber points, as the game calls them) for pretty much everything you do, whether it's completing one of the seven main missions or forgetting about the story for a bit and focusing your attentions elsewhere.

Rogue initially came out for last generation consoles in November 2014 (PS3 and Xbox 360) and came out the same day as Unity, the game was typically overlooked then as the attention of the media at that point was focused on Assassins Creed Unity and it's launch problems.