Sentences with phrase «positions of power which»

The nightly news has become a flood of narratives of sexual harassment and the rape of women and young girls by men in positions of power which lends a decided appeal to Naomi Alderman's tale of young girls suddenly getting «the power» — an ability to zap others with their own self - generated electrical charges.

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This position has the opposite effect of touching your neck, which suggests anxiety or lack of control and is considered the lowest power pose of all.

His emphasis on hard power and intelligence - gathering as the primary means of pursuing Canada's interests is now echoed by the current administration in Washington, which has gutted the State Department, allocated record amounts of funding to the military and appointed military - minded men in key foreign policy positions.

With an ROIC twice as high as the closest competitor, per Figure 2, VZ has significant pricing power over its competitors and is well positioned to withstand the aggressive pricing of Sprint and T - Mobile, which include tactics such as paying consumers to switch carriers.

«While Wang has lost his power, his position and his freedom, the real losers here are investors who play by the rules, and our nation's financial system, which is diminished with every one of these schemes.»

Less obvious, but perhaps, arguable would be older and younger siblings where the older sibling has more perceived power, however it could take many forms, and might be argued that any close familial relationship is likely to develop a hierarchy of power, or pecking order, that invalidates any equal position in which to make a valid consent.

Because the assemblies and committees of the World Council are peopled by denominational power elites, there is a minimum of the kind of influence from grass - roots evangelicals which tends to moderate the positions and actions of the denominations themselves.

You may start out with well reasoned and good - intentioned theology, but once in a position of power, the system goes to closure and the creative power goes to inertia, which brings corruption and corrosion to the system.

After all, money is power; having a reason to get up and go out the door is power (power of purpose); being in a position in which people are dependent on the services one renders is power (the power to influence).

If by the power of God's grace we are in a position to accept ourselves as pilgrims, as mortal men seeking their way with difficulty through the darkness, as failing again and again and yet bound in duty to an earthly task; if the Church effects that acceptance by celebrating the death of the Lord, and makes us men of prayer who are really conscious of the future judgment of God, if the Church sends its children strengthened with God's grace out into their own maturity which burdens them but sets them free, then the Church by its official ministry has done what it alone can and must do.

We all know of instances in which racial minorities, women, and colonized countries — as soon as they have gotten into a position of independence and power — have become more oppressive than those who had oppressed them.

At least one of them, that suggested by Tillich, depends to a considerable degree upon the Tillichian «system» in which there is much talk about «existential» and «essential» manhood, not to mention the more general philosophical position which he adopts with its talk about «the ground of being», «the power of being», and «the new being in Christ» — the last of these constituting in fact what «restitution» is all about.

There have always been lots of people who knew that the institutional Christianity was not the only way of following Jesus, but those who were in positions of power never gave these people a platform or a pulpit from which to speak.

The esteem in which such a man or god may be held may express itself in a position of influence, of power, or of wealth or, inversely, in the complete absence of these qualities: weakness, poverty, and persecution.

And if the academy acknowledged that religious intolerance is systemic and involves abuse of power, then its leaders would also have to acknowledge their tenuous position in relationship to the First Amendment, which says that the government will not use its power to «establish religion.»

So before we let loose our thoughts about the intentions of God which are good, lets us ask ourselves what we have done to demonstrate the awesome power of God and his love for us and especially those young «somali muslims» mathew 25:35 it is God himself behind these faces, that means we'll have to give up our usual sitting position for a more unfamiliar one if we are men and women of faith... stay blessed.

The power of Ramsey's discourse arises as much from his illustrations as from his analyses of religious language, which makes it difficult to summarize his position without repeating his examples.

The fact that we lived in ignorance for millenia and allowed religion to get a position of power in society should not mean that we persist with that which was born of ignorance.

The Sadducees came out of the priestly cast in ancient Israel, and over time gained control over the rituals in the Jerusalem temple, a position which also made them power brokers in affairs of state.

Chambers said that Exodus International - which promotes «freedom from homosexuality through the power of Jesus Christ,» according to its website - has not changed its position on homosexuality but has reevaluated how best to communicate its message.

Moral Realism inherent in this approach is to avoid two absolutist positions of utopianism - one, the approach of political religions which seek to bring perfect community on earth through political action, which ends in tyranny because it asks the impossible from power - politics; and the other, a withdrawal from politics because it can not bring perfect community on earth, which ends by tolerating the worst tyranny and oppression without resistance.

In this view, when the primitive idea of God, which was based on the personification of powers of nature, vanishes gradually behind the infinitude of the causal sequence, the concept of God gains in coherence and consistency in proportion as it achieves a firm position in connection with the claims and needs of the human spirit, and becomes the «irreducible coefficient of the achievement of moral processes in self - consciousness.»

Ford, by contrast, has focused on a genetic analysis, similar in impact to the introduction of German «higher criticism,» in which we are to recognize early or preliminary formulations, superseded by later revisions and insertions in the text; forcing choices among alternative and incompatible doctrines, and producing a theory of Whitehead's own historical development of his «final» ideas or positions (in which, for example, concrescence gradually supersedes transition, and the power of causal efficacy is reduced to the status of the past as material cause, with the future or «final» cause dominating the process of concrescence).

What has come out of all of these considerations is often called Christian political realism, a position that recognizes the limits of rationality, the fact of finiteness and sin, and the reality of power that can not be wished away but which must be checked and used.

Or maybe early leaders in the positions of power did eactly what was done «eventually» in Christianity, which is to adopt certain practices which makes its easier to attract converts, especially when you tell them its all the same thing?

Which when it comes to his ecclesia Jesus clearly taught against hierarchy, position titles, and using spiritual gifts to make money his teaching on those topics was the antithesis of power and commercialization of relationship with God.

I am not sure which is more shameful, the existence of Rick Perry or a populace that allows him into a position of power.

To many Christianity seemed a possible key to the power which was the envy of non-Europeans and a vehicle by which the desired techniques of the Occident might be acquired by those who hoped through them to attain the position and the wealth which the West possessed.

It's something that's done from a position of power, from a position of superiority to that which is tolerated.

Among them were pantheism and the positions that human reason is the sole arbiter of truth and falsehood and good and evil; that Christian faith contradicts reason; that Christ is a myth; that philosophy must be treated without reference to supernatural revelation; that every man is free to embrace the religion which, guided by the light of reason, he believes to be true; that Protestantism is another form of the Christian religion in which it is possible to be as pleasing to God as in the Catholic Church; that the civil power can determine the limits within which the Catholic Church may exercise authority; that Roman Pontiffs and Ecumenical Councils have erred in defining matters of faith and morals; that the Church does not have direct or indirect temporal power or the right to invoke force; that in a conflict between Church and State the civil law should prevail; that the civil power has the right to appoint and depose bishops; that the entire direction of public schools in which the youth of Christian states are educated must be by the civil power; that the Church should be separated from the State and the State from the Church; that moral laws do not need divine sanction; that it is permissible to rebel against legitimate princes; that a civil contract may among Christians constitute true marriage; that the Catholic religion should no longer be the religion of the State to the exclusion of all other forms of worship; and «that the Roman Pontiff can and should reconcile himself to and agree with progress, liberalism and modern civilization.»

Queens and princesses, abbesses and prioresses held positions of wealth, power and influence in Church and State which they were solemnly adjured to use for the benefit of the common good.

We have a game in hand this season was tough because we failed in games we should have won from winning positions which is a fact and decline we are at the bottom of our fall we have already taken steps for next year and with the players who just arrived laca Used to england and cazorla coming back hopefully jack resigns and a few new summer signings shows me were turning on the power to arise from where were at now this is the low next year we will be back to our right fulk place where wenger kept us for 20 straight years were in the dark now but headed towards the light now for next year

I can only hope that this attempt is taken more seriously than the largely muted and clearly unsuccessful protests of late last season... although the plane writing escapade brought some much - needed attention to the matter, it failed to resonate with fence - sitters and those who had just recently fell off the Wenger truck... without a big enough showing of support the whole endeavor appeared relatively weak and poorly organized, especially to the major media outlets, whose involvement could have significantly changed what was to follow... but I get it, few wanted to turn on their club, let alone make a public display of their discord... problem is, they are preying on that vulnerability, in fact, their counting on you to keep your thoughts to yourself... who are you to tell these fat cats how to steal your money... they have worked long and hard to pull the wool over your eyes... they even went so far as to pay enormous sums of cash to your once beloved professor to be their corporate spokesmodel so that the whole thing would be more palatable... eventually the club made it appear as if this was simply a relatively small fringe group of highly radicalized supporters, which allowed the pro-Wenger element inside the club hierarchy to claim victory following the FA Cup win... unfortunately what has happened to this club can't be solved by FA Cups or a few players coming in, the very culture of this club needs to be changed and that starts at the top... in order to change the unhealthy and dysfunctional narrative that has absorbed this club we need to remove everyone who presently occupies a position of power... only then can we get back to the business of playing championship caliber football, which should always be the number one priority of this organization... on an important side note, one of the most devastating mistakes made in the final days of this hectic and poorly planned transfer window didn't have to do with the big name players like Sanchez or Lemar, but the fact that they failed to secure Jadon Sancho, who might even start for Dortmund this season... I think they might seriously regret this oversight... instead of spending so much time, energy and manpower pretending that they were desperately trying to make big moves, they once again lost the plot due to their all too familiar tunnel vision

There's also improved fan involvement and accessibility, with LED lighting on the wheels showing lap and position information and a system similar to Formula E's FanBoost where fan interaction on social media determines which driver gets a boost of power.

But the temptation is there to buy, he provides a lot of power and directness in the wide right position which could lead to goal scoring opportunities, has good defensive qualities and would add a more physical presence to the squad.

Manchester United have beaten Bayern Munich and Real Madrid to reclaim their position as the biggest brand in world football, becoming the first club to pass the $ 1billion mark.The brand Finance, which measures a team's «brand power» and its ability to monetise its global recognition, shows United as top of the pile despite two trophyless seasons at Old Trafford.I mean how is that even possible?

for me... there's not a snowball's chance in hell of the two working together... CDM position needs physical presence, pace, power, charisma, high defensive work rate, timed tackling, high reaction which neither of them have.

Beyond the obvious need for encouragement of the skills and talents which will allow women to rise to these positions of power and have the ability to make a move for them, we also need to focus on encouraging girls into educational subjects where they previously did not receive a lot of support.

These benefits include but are not limited to the power of the human touch and presence, of being surrounded by supportive people of a family's own choosing, security in birthing in a familiar and comfortable environment of home, feeling less inhibited in expressing unique responses to labor (such as making sounds, moving freely, adopting positions of comfort, being intimate with her partner, nursing a toddler, eating and drinking as needed and desired, expressing or practicing individual cultural, value and faith based rituals that enhance coping)-- all of which can lead to easier labors and births, not having to make a decision about when to go to the hospital during labor (going too early can slow progress and increase use of the cascade of risky interventions, while going too late can be intensely uncomfortable or even lead to a risky unplanned birth en route), being able to choose how and when to include children (who are making their own adjustments and are less challenged by a lengthy absence of their parents and excessive interruptions of family routines), enabling uninterrupted family boding and breastfeeding, huge cost savings for insurance companies and those without insurance, and increasing the likelihood of having a deeply empowering and profoundly positive, life changing pregnancy and birth experience.

This is because we Brits are particularly sensitive to power hierarchies, meaning that people tend to take offence when a speaker adopts a position of superiority to which others feel they are not entitled.

Leaders in positions of power will therefore seek at all costs to maintain those positions, which ensure the dopamine flow and of other neurochemicals and confer them the neurochemical gratification they need; in such instances, political transition is tediously slow.

Hitler's ascent to power took place thanks to this wave of emotional frustration over Germany's position in the world.The advent of neuroscience has slowly revealed new potential avenues to understand and decrypt the mysteries of the human brain, which is the seat of our emotions and our morality.

But, one fundamental obstacle that will prevent this from coming to fruition is the subjective view of the electoral process / positions by the youths as a right which must be given, even in the face of obvious inabilities, and gross absence of planned programs and pragmatic strategies to making a positive impact by the power - seeking youths.

The Labour leader said: «We had a very clear manifesto position, which was for a referendum, a 100 % wholly elected second chamber and proper codification of powers.

He is complicated — a searching intellectual as well as a man of the people — and he has the air of someone who never expected to be in a position of power, which is precisely why you trusted him with that power.

(A hint, perhaps: the passage in his recently published memoir that says, «I am also reconsidering my position on term limits, which while imperfect limit the institutionalization of money and power.

Mr. Cornegy, who issued a public congratulations on Twitter on Friday, told Mr. Johnson that he wanted a position with real power, not just the role of majority leader, which had been offered to him, according to a person briefed on the discussion.

«In the same corollary, the position of Lagos State on restructuring remains the same as stipulated in the manifesto of our great party, the All Progressives Congress, which states that «The APC shall initiate action to amend our Constitution with a view to devolving powers, duties and responsibilities to States and local governments in order to entrench true Federalism and the Federal spirit».

Alhaji Yirimea said amongst others that «The circumstances under which the Director of Finance and Administration and others were relieved of their positions was contrary to Article 10 (6) and Article 9 (F)(ii) of the NPP Constitution which gives the National Executive Committee (NEC), the sole power to appoint and dismiss Directors of the Party.

Krueger noted she voted «no» on the amendment, which she deemed a «sneaky attempt to maintain power, cloaked as reform, by a party afraid of losing its leadership position due to demographic trends throughout our state.»