Sentences with phrase «rather little attention»

I also found that even quite serious Christians paid rather little attention to Jesus» teaching.

Not exact matches

If it pays too little attention to its source and goal in the encounter with God in Jesus Christ, it will be led into barren speculations which weaken rather than strengthen the faith that Christian reflection should serve.

In my own moves into «ministry» (btw, ministry literally means service) I am hoping to avoid the big - splash approach and rather concentrate on doing a «little for a few people» rather than getting a lot of attention but not making contact with the people behind the need.

Ahmadinejad's letter received rather little sensible comment in the American media, and almost none that paid attention to the fact that it is framed as an address by one believer in God to another, and that it appeals to Bush to treat the faith he shares with Abmadinejad as more important than what divides them.

The government is charged vociferously with paying too much attention to faith groups (accused by left - liberal secularists of an unprincipled timidity on faith schools, being too open to faith engagement in third sector; and of being generally rather socially conservative; and, alternatively, by the right having a cynical multiculturalist approach to minority faiths as electoral blocs) and also of too little attention to faith (with some «competitive grievance» claims that Muslims are getting too much attention, by some claiming to speak for some other minority faiths and by some Christian voices; and traditionalists who think there is a secret project to do in every institution).

However, in disengaged families (in families where the marital relationship is strained and there is little affection), the children first focused their attention towards the threatening stimuli, but then, unlike the first group, moved their focus away from the stimuli rather than disengaging from them.

I am rather lazy, have the attention span of a gold fish, acts a little retarded, shy in big groups, what else is there... oh i love watching movies and going out at night

The stadiums and the lighting mode is rather nice and the crowd reacts to goals and other match related moments which is a neat little attention to detail.

This portion of the piece is just as enjoyable, it just takes a little time to switch gears and spread your attention to a group rather than just giving it all to our main man.

These are weighty issues, to be sure, but the lawyer in me has been wondering why so little attention has been paid to the legal basis for this claim or to the very fact that these issues are being argued in a courtroom rather than in the legislature.

Many have written about the nature of programs in teacher education: too varied, too theoretical, too much reliance on craft knowledge rather than based on elements of research, too little research on the effects of teacher preparation programs, a lack of attention to determining their effects on student achievement, and so on.

With a little bit of work I was able to create an intriguing self portrait - rather than having the title of the book highly visible I am trying to grab the readers attention to the book with a provocative image.

This doesn't mean writers are required to get degrees in philology or etymology or be grammarians (though a little knowledge of all these fields helps); rather, it is the interest in and attention to words and sentences, to how we communicate by these means, that sets writers apart from, say, train engineers.

With that in mind, it seems a little strange to hear that Acer has scheduled a «global press conference» in New York City for April 23 — not so much because they wouldn't have reason to do so, but it seems like rather advanced notice (perhaps an attempt to pull attention away from Apple and remind folks that «hey, we are still here»).

Financial duties become rather strenuous regarding keeping track and regarding cash flow when a bunch of little bills are constantly demanding attention.

So maybe he interpreted the sale as a vote of no confidence in BBEP management, though if he had been paying just a little bit of attention he would have known that Quicksilver has had a rather rocky relationship with BBEP management over the past several years, including an acrimonious lawsuit.

All kittens are likely to give a little cry now and then, but a new kitten that cries a lot, rather than sleeps or eats, could be sick and need the vet's attention.

This will take a little training as little ones might rather chew on the brush, but she'll soon come to enjoy this special attention from you.

Cassie met a rather energetic young male dog and was a little overwhelmed with his attention and excitement.

They are also rather ineffectual at taking down the Locust (when they actually hit them), although equally, the Locust were often no better, paying me little to no attention as they walked up behind and straight past.

A little sleight of hand in the way it draws attention to such repressive language, whilst opening the broadness of the «coloured people» to become something expansive, rather than stifling.

What I find most curious about this and other studies involving important global warming issues is that some rather indirect methods are used to measure trends with little attention being paid to better understanding the underlying basics principles and processes involved.

In applying the criteria laid out by the Court, the AG pays little attention to the fact that the tribunals are set up by an international agreement rather than through domestic law, to the ad - hoc nature of ISDS, and to the long - held criticism that ISDS arbitrators lack the basic judicial safeguards for judicial independence.

After well over nine months, enough has been said and written about the Jackson reforms but little if any attention has been given to what now seems to be a clear picture of the driving force behind these changes: civil justice for personal injury claimants is to be rationed, based upon the simple value of the claim rather than its substantive merits.

Also, your efforts can draw employer attention toward your academic credentials rather than your professional workplace experience, since you may have plenty of the first and little of the second.

Such discrepancies may have occurred because these measures are more often used in clinical settings rather than in research settings and, therefore, have received little attention in the pediatric psychology research literature.

In one sense, rather than too little attention, many persons with ADHD (ADD) pay too much attention to too many things, leading them to have little focus.

As in the broader family therapy literature, however, treatment approaches have been derived primarily from theories of family functioning and clinical experience, rather independently from research (Bry, 1988), and with little attention to systematic evaluation.

The day after their wedding they became instant tabloid celebrities, but rather than shy away from all the negative media attention, Courtney released several bizarre internet videos and began to appear in public wearing very little clothing.

That is, this anticipated mortgage rate increase has the attention of buyers so it is giving sellers a little extra push now to list rather than wait out the winter.