Sentences with phrase «prods people»

In this way, it subtly prods people to make sure they're offering constructive, useful feedback, rather than simply raining on everyone's parade.

By David using a half - thought, he prods people into a response.

Taxpayers who qualify as real estate professionals generally have been able to get a bigger tax break for those losses, which could prod some people to try passing as one for tax purposes.

Prodding your people to be less conflict adverse can lead to real benefits, according to Thompson who cites recent research that shows, «brainstorming groups that engage in open debate, challenging each other in benevolent ways, perform better than groups that don't have any debate at all.

I want you to know that I sense a very keenmind here, but to me you seem to use it to prod people rather than resolve things.

Evgeny Morozov, well - known for his pessimism with respect to the internet, has an interesting concept of «algorithmic regulation» — whereby Silicon Valley tech companies offer technical solutions to political problems, essentially through using data to try and craft individual behaviours, create certain incentives in order to prod people in certain directions.

Nudging, also known as libertarian paternalism, is a way for public and private institutions to prod people to make certain decisions (SN: 3/18/17, p. 18).

«The ideal study to show [a causal effect] would be to go around with a cattle prod, prodding some people to exercise more,» but leaving others alone, Aral says.

The other major university town in Colorado, Boulder, has used a climate tax and smart meters to prod people into reducing emissions (ClimateWire, Oct. 20, 2009).

Gentle push reminders can prod people into awareness so that even if they don't individually react to the stimulus, they still have the experience of immersion in an environment that is continually engaging with the subject.

«The carrot and stick may, on occasion, prod people to meet minimum standards, but only high - trust connections can inspire greatness.»

There's been discussion of ways to prod people to save more by encouraging or requiring company - based pensions or private savings.

If the animal takes a defensive posture or strikes at the glass, it only seems to prod people on.

These days more and more games are arriving full of problems that need to be patched, all while publishers push the pre-order culture, prodding people into pre-ordering while also restricting reviews until launch or even slightly after.

The roll call initiative is a PR wake up call to prod people into re-thinking how many people the Earth can carry well:

It's a PR initiative to prod people to re-think how many people the Earth can carry well.

Mr. Bloom told me his intent was to conduct a thought experiment that might prod people out of their comfort zone on climate — which remains, for many, a someday, somewhere issue.

Brad Allenby is at it again, and thank goodness for him and for his ability to prod people out of their cognitive comfort zones in a time of astonishing change.

Not exact matches

Still, it didn't take much prodding to get dozens of people of all generations to email me and let me know what speaking habits they think Millennials need to stop using now — at least at work.

This becomes infectious, even outsiders begin to take notice and soon people will be prodding you for an opportunity to join the team.

The Trump administration plans to argue the weaker rules will lead to cheaper vehicles, boost sales and employment and improve safety by prodding faster turnover of older vehicles, people briefed on the matter and Carper's letter said.

If people prod, s / he can tell them that s / he thinks such things should be private.

During the poking and prodding he'll say, for example, «I don't know how you preachers do it — the politics, the congregational complaining, the expectations of the people.

The only trouble with the people at that church was that no one had ever before believed in them, pushed them, prodded them, loved them as Bessie did.

Here the symbols, rites, devotions of people can prod relational thinkers to explore their own views in a more usable way.

You can't just approach people using the word of God like a cattle prod.

But doubting other people: Often that's the Holy Spirit prodding you to doubt them lest they lead you astray.»

My seminars have indicated to me that the religious organizations that address the issue of alcohol and drug abuse usually are prodded to do so by one person who is convinced of the need and will not take No for an answer.

Most people believe that we need to be driving, pushing, pulling and prodding ourselves for the kingdom in order to improve ourselves and this world.

But they are relatively expensive to raise, especially when people need to be coerced and prodded into buying this non-poultry-looking red meat.

Being in hospital with «helpful» people prodding her body was an experience we had discussed, but until you actually have somebody grabbing your breast and shoving your baby's head into it, it can be difficult to realise how hard it can be to speak up and how easily this realisation can further undermine your confidence.

TOTENBERG: Prodded by Chief Justice John Roberts, Kagan said repeatedly that Congress was justified in banning corporate spending in candidate elections because corporate money is other people's money.

The battle to create progressive change goes well beyond any one candidate or campaign, and it demands the development of institutional and independent power to the left of the Democratic Party — power that can prod politicians like Cuomo to govern on behalf of the people who elect them.

But for people who do have a faith, their faith can be a helpful prod in the right direction.

This is a strong column, and Pitts is prodding the GOP House caucus to do it; show the American people how to deal with «the enemy within.»

And while you're at it tell the people how, only at our prodding, you have successfully convinced your soul mate Andrew Cuomo to release to Niagara County and the City of Niagara Falls the $ 58,000,000 in casino revenue sharing that he was otherwise holding up.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Schumer prodded President - elect Donald Trump and said Democrats will hold him and the Republican majority «accountable» to the American people and the law as the New Yorker made his first speech Tuesday as Senate minority leader.

Dean Skelos is charged with prodding several people, including Bonomo, into making payments to his son in exchange for government favors.

You mean to tell me that people borrowed precious money, people paid for and got paid to research for countless hours, to poke, prod and engorge humans with various foods — some with whole grains, others with soy by - products, others with pork dogs and who knows what else?

It seems that kefir is very beneficial, but when these claims are made and people are given the opportunity to post questions with no replies of any type for months then one starts to wonder many things - your commitment, the benefits of this prod uct, is it legitimate or hype?

Every few years, some stray artistic impulse prods Adam Sandler to bring out the sad clown lurking underneath his normal angry clown, loud clown, and vacation clown performances, producing critically acclaimed films like Funny People or Punch - Drunk Love.

In its barest form, Fathom appears to be a rape fantasy involving a helpless, screaming, occasionally castrating Welch (though, tellingly, the only person she kills is another woman), who plays a variation on her standard cocktease and — naturally — deserves getting prodded about by a bull while a collection of bad guys poke at her with phallic shunts.

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Three hundred police and a group of ferries were at the ditched plane within minutes rescuing all 155 people and, of course, both Sully and Skiles were the last out — personally prodding the folks in the cabin to evacuate.

But consequences are what really get people's attention and prod them to make real - time changes that they might not otherwise be willing to make: The kid working on homework instead of playing an electronic game, studying for the end - of - course exam rather than partying, going to summer school rather than being held back.

Reactions to the nascent EV (electric vehicle) movement range from evangelists speaking of getting off oil in our lifetimes, to people who fear they'll be forced at the end of a cattle prod to give up their muscle car and buy electric instead.

There are quite a few people on this magazine, myself included, who like a lairy rear - drive car, but there is a difference between being able to give the accelerator a decent prod to easily unhook the grip of the rear tyres and feeling like you're treading on gossamer - thin eggshells through a turn because you're tryng not to break traction every time you press the throttle pedal.

People come here to respond to this trash you're writing just to prod you a bit and see what the monkey does.