Sentences with phrase «predisposed against»

«It's hard though for someone who is predisposed against climate science, whether they're a denier, a sceptic, a contrarian by nature or have their own political motives, to say «you're right things aren't the same as they used to be».

They've changed my life completely, but I'm a bit like you, kind of predisposed against exclusivity.

Not because the ads were bad or poorly designed, but the brick - and - mortar bookseller audience that reads them are predisposed against self - published books, especially POD like mine, due to the inability to return unsold copies and the inconvenience of dealing with an individual publisher.

Animated features are not common in Hong Kong, but this is very successful, even for those viewers predisposed against animation.

De Blasio was asked whether it was a mistake for him to campaign on behalf of, and raise money for, the Senate Democrats in their failed effort to re-take the majority, given the fact that it angered the Republicans and made them predisposed against his Albany agenda.

It is not primarily political; indeed, everything in our politics and in our culture seems predisposed against it.

Just to let you know in advance, I am predisposed against preterism.

Not exact matches

They may be able to choose how to react to that fact, though, just as people who are predisposed to eat too much can try to struggle against that issue.

Dr. William Sears in The Baby Book recommends against soy formula as a first choice for many reasons including that «30 - 50 percent of infants who are allergic to cow's milk protein are also allergic to soy protein,» and that «giving an infant soy at a young age, when intestines are more permeable to allergens, may predispose the child to soy allergies later on, even as an adult.»

I think another reason modern Jewish women are predisposed to breastfeed is that Jews in the Diaspora are used to going against the grain of popular culture.

Evidence for ADGRL3 in ADHD risk had already been stacked against it — common variants of the gene predispose people to ADHD and predict severity of the disorder.

Medical analysis of your genome could tell you what diseases you were genetically predisposed to; in some cases that knowledge would be actionable, meaning that you could take steps against contracting those diseases.

Identification of family environmental factors that are protective against developing schizophrenia offers significant hope for those predisposed to this brain disorder.

Whether normal variations between people in the sleep - wake cycle during mid-life and during aging actually predispose or even protect against brain diseases such as AD is not clear.

SLAVE MARKET FOODS: Studies, and a bit of common sense, show that classifications on the socio - economical scale such as low income, inner city and / or ethnic minority [Hispanic / Black] predisposes consumers (who are equal under the law to protections against harm) to diabetes, obesity and other health risks as grocery stores in their area tend to sell lower qualities foods while food producers price high quality (or even halfway decent) foods out of reach.

It is easy to assume that because they were fighting against other dogs, pit bulls must be genetically predisposed to be aggressive towards dogs.

Veterinarians recommend against dog sweaters for long - haired larger breeds because these dogs are naturally predisposed to survive cold temperatures.

This means helping fight against several conditions they are genetically predisposed to.

Loose facial skin predisposes dogs toward these defects and is against breed type.

So dogs predisposed to arthritis, for instance, might eat a diet containing ingredients that protect against the progression of the disease, Cruz says.

If there's one thing you have to guard against, that is bloating as Boxers are known to be quite predisposed to it.

By identifying the chromosomal regions associated with HOD, we hope to assist breeders to select against the disease in predisposed breeds.

John Carter August 8, 2014 at 12:58 am chooses to state his position on the greenhouse effect in the following 134 word sentence: «But given the [1] basics of the greenhouse effect, the fact that with just a very small percentage of greenhouse gas molecules in the air this effect keeps the earth about 55 - 60 degrees warmer than it would otherwise be, and the fact that through easily recognizable if [2] inadvertent growing patterns we have at this point probably at least [3] doubled the total collective amount in heat absorption and re-radiation capacity of long lived atmospheric greenhouse gases (nearly doubling total that of the [4] leading one, carbon dioxide, in the modern era), to [5] levels not collectively seen on earth in several million years — levels that well predated the present ice age and extensive earth surface ice conditions — it goes [6] against basic physics and basic geologic science to not be «predisposed» to the idea that this would ultimately impact climate.»

This literature review seeks to highlight specific policy interventions against risk factors that predispose communities towards gangs, organized crime, and electoral violence; and interventions that attack each of those types of violence directly.

And some counselors may be predisposed to have a bias either for or against marriage.