Sentences with phrase «quasi-adults unaccustomed»

It's a sensitive topic that even managers sensitive to the cause find tricky to navigate — especially if they operated in non-union environments and are unaccustomed to labour disruptions.

But this executive was unaccustomed to such setbacks, where all his efforts seemed futile.

Or, both partners might be pure «idea people» unaccustomed to telling others what to do and unable to step up to the plate, or they might both be highly disciplined control - freaks.

After all the frenetic deal - making of the past few years, Canada's oilpatch is now finding itself in the grip of an unaccustomed drought of mergers and acquisitions.

His retreat from the investing world brought a merciful close to a humbling chapter for a man unaccustomed to failure.

The results were predictable: unaccustomed to being Bob, I stopped responding when called upon in class.

But I could sense little difference in affect between him and my Russian analysis professor, both of whom would shock anyone unaccustomed to such behavior, but neither of whom are really crazy.

But they also fall back to earth at a speed we are unaccustomed to.

Unaccustomed working outside of an office, the fold - out table seemed like a good idea.

And some who have recently seen Tillerson say the former ExxonMobil chief executive — unaccustomed to taking orders from a superior, let alone one as capricious as Trump — also seems to be ready to end his State Department tenure.

Unpretentious is an unaccustomed aspiration for many Episcopalians.

The war in Vietnam forced us to look from unaccustomed perspectives at the role played by the United States in international affairs.

With each gift we are offered a way to shift the weight of our heart in an unaccustomed direction.

But I «ve been slow to make peace with my lunar spirituality, unaccustomed to walking in the dark with patience.

Readers unaccustomed to think of the Biblical literature in terms of its chronological development are advised to consult the approximate dating of the documents presented in the Appendix.

Mornings in Bodley, drowsing among the worn browns and tarnished gilding of Duke Humphrey, snuffing the faint, musty odor of slowly perishing leather...; long afternoons, taking an outrigger up the Cher, feeling the rough kiss of the sculls on unaccustomed palms, listening to the rhythmical and satisfying kerklunk of the rowlocks, watching the play of muscles on the Bursar's sturdy shoulders at stroke, as the sharp spring wind flattened the thin silk shirt against them; or, if the day were warmer, flicking swiftly in a canoe under Magdalen walls and so by the twisting race at King's Mill by Mesopotamia to Parson's Pleasure; then back, with mind relaxed and body stretched and vigorous, to make toast by the fire.

Unaccustomed to saying such a word ourselves, we can hear from the world a cry that should sound familiar to us: «Who will rescue me from this body of death?»

We have been conditioned to look for God in «the beyond;» we are unaccustomed to looking for «the beyond in the midst of life» (to use Bonhoeffer's memorable expression).

New and unaccustomed ways of communication are sought and found.

Even the village cranks at Prometheus Books are getting unaccustomed attention.

«narration», for it achieved its aim very often by telling a story).9 Since the Semitic mind was quite unaccustomed to our kind of philosophical and abstract thought, midrash haggadah fulfilled a very important function in Jewish education.

It was, then, not merely from personal ambition, which doubtless functioned, nor because of an exaggerated self - importance induced through unaccustomed flattery, that these kings moved steadily in the direction of arrogation of absolute powers.

And, although the five classical proofs may seem abstract and arid in these days, when we have grown unaccustomed to the language of metaphysics, they are neverthelessa reasoned statement of the conviction most men either hold, or wish they could hold; namely that things seen are the work of an invisible Creator.

So, no organized slavery, just herding Hebrews unaccustomed to hard labor.

A powerful church, unaccustomed in its own history and tradition to the American ideal of separation of church and state, but flourishing under the religious liberty provided by our [I am allowed one sic?]

Unemployed husbands unaccustomed to spending full days with boisterous children have been taking out their frustration on their families.

Such men frequently found it necessary to develop new methods of ministration and to occupy unaccustomed roles.

Unaccustomed as they are to this challenge, still some do respond.

In hot climates, particularly in the West Indies, and in some parts of Spanish America, the Capsicum is eaten both with animal and vegetable food in large quantities, and it enters so abundantly into their sauces, that to a person unaccustomed to eat them, their taste is intolerably hot.

Hemp is also a very good source of fiber, just make sure to stay hydrated when adding additional fiber to your diet if your body is unaccustomed to it.

The Miami fans, unaccustomed to such an atmospheric phenomenon, nonetheless stayed to the end.

«Rush VII» he says with unaccustomed heat of a boat designed by Sweden's Naval Architect Einar Ohlson, «has a strange resemblance to my Pride.

Higher - seeded teams host almost every game on campus, often meaning better fan environments than some March Madness games (unless your fans happen to be unaccustomed to the glories of the lower tourney, of course).

We treat these players like rock stars, when many of them are still just kids who are unaccustomed to the long flights, tough practices and strenuous academics that come with being a student - athlete.

Unaccustomed to the media crush that accompanies such world championship events, Tudor took every inconvenience personally.

He and his three teammates were unaccustomed to racing on a banked track and to the style of international competition — agonizingly slow strategic maneuvering and then a frantic sprint to the finish.

Pretty likely since most young teams and players unaccustomed to playing together normally struggle with TOs.

Antonio looked quite good playing in an unaccustomed attacking role!

Jose is undoubtedly a great coach / manager, just hope if he does become our manager he keeps our traditions of bringing through the kids and playing the united way which is 99 % of the reason the fans have turned on LVG, because he has played in the main a style of football we are unaccustomed to and don't enjoy watching.

Adults have the same need for touch, unless they have grown up unaccustomed to affectionate human touch.

To those people already unaccustomed to seeing breastfeeding in public, a nursing toddler is quite a different sight from a nursing baby and I have been concerned about negative reactions.

A baby's skin is sensitive and unaccustomed to the environmental irritants that adults have built a tolerance to.

For a parent unaccustomed to food allergies, this information can all seem intimidating.

After she was done, though, I felt achy, especially if my bra rubbed against my nipples, which were unaccustomed to frequent use.

(All my older kids nursed well into their toddler years, most tandem nursed, so I wasn't «unaccustomed» when I had another baby!)

Trying to get him unaccustomed to being wet.

Unaccustomed tummy sleeping can increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome or SIDS and thus the right sleep safety habits must be taken care by parents of infants.

Babies who are used to sleeping on their back but are suddenly made to sleep on their tummy are posed to a greater risk of death and this phenomenon is called unaccustomed tummy sleeping.

The prone or side sleep position can increase the risk of rebreathing expired gases, resulting in hypercapnia and hypoxia.54, — , 57 The prone position also increases the risk of overheating by decreasing the rate of heat loss and increasing body temperature compared with infants sleeping supine.58, 59 Recent evidence suggests that prone sleeping alters the autonomic control of the infant cardiovascular system during sleep, particularly at 2 to 3 months of age, 60 and can result in decreased cerebral oxygenation.61 The prone position places infants at high risk of SIDS (odds ratio [OR]: 2.3 — 13.1).62, — , 66 However, recent studies have demonstrated that the SIDS risks associated with side and prone position are similar in magnitude (OR: 2.0 and 2.6, respectively) 63 and that the population - attributable risk reported for side sleep position is higher than that for prone position.65, 67 Furthermore, the risk of SIDS is exceptionally high for infants who are placed on their side and found on their stomach (OR: 8.7).63 The side sleep position is inherently unstable, and the probability of an infant rolling to the prone position from the side sleep position is significantly greater than rolling prone from the back.65, 68 Infants who are unaccustomed to the prone position and are placed prone for sleep are also at greater risk than those usually placed prone (adjusted OR: 8.7 — 45.4).63, 69,70 Therefore, it is critically important that every caregiver use the supine sleep position for every sleep period.

The residents then swaddled the babies in under 15 seconds and provided at least three of the other 5 S's within 30 seconds of the shots (some of the babies calmed down before sucking on a pacifier, the 5th S, or were unaccustomed to using one).