Sentences with phrase «rather than a participant»

The women appeared as spectators, rather than participants, Sandberg noted.

The directive applies to products rather than participants, which could be where problems start

In the first stage, he tried to stand outside the life process as a spectator rather than a participant.

The people became passive observers rather than participants in worship, and movement and gesture became the sole property of the priests.

A third party country that uses force in territory controlled by another sovereign state, without the express or implied consent of a sovereign state with a legitimate claim to that territory, is an illegal aggressor under international law, rather than a participant in a collective security effort which international law recognizes as a legitimate reason to use military force.

The ARIC data were especially useful to study because unlike most previous research linking gum disease and cancer risk, periodontitis cases were determined from dental examinations performed as part of the ARIC study rather than participants» self - reports of the disease.

Future studies will also need to test the yoga program against other types of interventions, rather than the participants» existing treatment.

Speaking of which, the showstopping «Be Our Guest» extravaganza falls very flat, due in no small way to Belle looking added in as a design element rather than a participant.

As head of the international division, Gianopulos forged close relationships with notable directors such as James Cameron, Bobby and Peter Farrelly and Baz Luhrmann but admittedly was just an «observer» of the filmmaking process rather than a participant.

Seeing the film again 20 years on, I was irritated by the way Orlando addresses remarks to camera (pictured right) as though s / he were an observer of the story rather than a participant.

Johnson has returned to the music festivals of her youth that she now visits as an observer rather than a participant.

The copy of West's painting is an obvious reference to the Indian's role as an observer rather than participant in history, and the whole painting takes the configuration of a flag, that trademark of conquest.

If we have a precise meaning for Heat then if we want a scientific discussion about the climate its better that we use it rather than each participant using their own.

I mean just walk us through that experience trying to look at this through the eyes of just trying to learn rather than a participant in the court system.

Not exact matches

Amazon.com, though, is part of a pilot program to provide accepted items to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants in some states, and people with an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card can join Amazon Prime for $ 5.99 a month rather than the usual $ 12.99 a month.

When this idea was tested by Johnson et al. (2010), the results showed that participants who smiled performed better on attentional tasks which required seeing the whole forest rather than just the trees.

Out of the 8,000 participants, only around 400 people actually chose to bike to work rather than drive.

«Rather than offering people one or two rides, the goal of this program is to give participants access to our fleet every day, at any time, to go anywhere within an area that's about twice the size of San Francisco.»

In another experiment, rather than prime participants for particular roles, testosterone levels were used as a marker of which study subjects were inclined towards dominating power structures and which less interested in leading.

The meta - analysis, published online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, concluded that teaching approaches that turned students into active participants rather than passive listeners reduced failure rates and boosted scores on exams by almost one - half a standard deviation.

For awards of stock grants, the participant will not have taxable income upon the receipt of the award, unless the participant elects to be taxed at the time of the stock is granted rather than when it becomes vested.

Rather than relying on major banks — or a municipal taxi service or hotel chain — an open marketplace for liquidity would allow a plethora of new participants to participate, similar to the impact Uber has had on taxis and Airbnb has had on places to stay.

Second, we had objective measures of Facebook use, pulled directly from participants» Facebook accounts, rather than measures based on a person's self - report.

Half of the consultants surveyed recommended an income focused multi-sector strategy given that income during retirement, rather than just the size of the portfolio, becomes relatively more important for participants.

Scaling becomes possible because participants will monitor the chains they are economically impacted by, rather than every chain; one watches the chain wherein they wish to reinforce proper behavior and punish malicious actors.

While 80 percent of plan participants are interested in putting some money into annuities, those who have a pension rather than a 401 (k) or other DC plan aren't quite so ready to jump in.

Is the team distributing the token in a fair and equitable manner, considering all market participants and optimizing for long - term usage of the product rather than short - term fundraising?

Generally, from a tax perspective, it is more favorable for participants to roll over their retirement plan assets to an IRA or new employer - sponsored plan rather than take a lump - sum distribution.

It is likely Keynes would see this mindset reflected in current investment behavior where the focus is often on short - term trading activity in reaction to market noise, i.e., what other market participants are thinking, rather than investment decisions based on the fundamental longer - term value of an enterprise.

However, the counter-argument was given that the banks recognize that these innovations are inevitable, so the banks have an incentive to be active participants, rather than facing challenges from outside, such as from global players like Google and Apple.

The BIS differentiates between wholesale digital currencies, primarily used for clearing and settlement and available to financial market participants, and «general purpose» ones, which allow the general public to effectively «acquire» digital cash at the central bank rather than hold deposits at a commercial bank or hold central bank physical cash.

Consequently, since the SEC report was issued, well - organized ICOs typically have highlighted the utility function of the tokens, rather than investment opportunities — and have required U.S. participants to meet qualified investor requirements.

Beyond reconciling the preferences of these two groups, online viewers must fight the temptation to become passive consumers rather than active participants in the church.

The convergence model represents human communication as a dynamic, cyclical process over time, characterized by (1) mutual causation rather than one - way mechanistic causation, and emphasizing (2) the interdependent relationship of the participants, rather than a bias toward either the gisource» or the «receiver» of «messages.»

But he still insists «that the reader must be prepared to meet the Bible at least halfway and must become an active participant in the process of the text, rather than a passive listener.»

Low - income people who attend churches are often marginalized as «recipients» rather than invited in as «irreplaceable participants.»

He produces in people a drive toward life and action, as they become participants in «God's story,» and are sent out for an open - ended adventure rather than caught up in a repetitive liturgy.

If I also say I am sorry for making you feel like you have been an abuser rather than someone that has been been a participant in abuse and you must admit that you do this when you have not participated in abuse then I insult your intellect.

The participants in this conversational endeavor — this societas — are «persons whose paths through life have fallen together, united by civility rather than by a common goal, much less a common ground.»

From William F. Fore, «Becoming Active Participants Rather Than Passive Receivers,» in Engage / Social Action, December 1981, pp. 22 - 23.

We become active participants rather than passive receivers.

(4) Participants can discover and practice styles of communication that reduce polarization and increase understanding — owning and expressing one's own needs rather than trying to convert the other, listening with understanding, etc. (5) If the group learns these bridge - building skills, it can break out of the win - lose struggle and achieve a degree of difference - respecting, collaborative intergroup relationships.

At the other end, there are costs to the consciences of workers who come to see themselves as passive consumers of paychecks and workplace orders given by others, rather than as active participants in the common enterprise of productive effort.

These were largely voluntary movements made up of individual participants rather than churches, movements such as the Evangelical Alliance, the Student Volunteer Movement for missions, and the World Student Christian Federation.

Participants in most of these studies have consumed blueberries in the form of freeze - dried blueberry beverages rather than blueberries in their fresh form.

excuses aside, who did not know that arsenal were just participants rather than competitors in any of this competitions??? let us not pretend that we are surprised about all that has happened because it has been happening for the last decade including poor decisions of the ref -LCB- do not know whether it is bad luck] the last transfer window will haunt us dearly going forward... most pple here were taking a swipe at manure for buying martial and using it to justify our inactivity!!!

Wednesday's announcement officially confirmed the previously reported news that the Playoff committee will be responsible for choosing the participants in all six games, rather than picking just the four Playoff participants.

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However, noting that even their increased earnings barely took the participants» income above poverty level, the evaluators recommend that an early focus on education and training rather than on income - generation may be a more productive long - term strategy for these young men and their children (Spaulding et al, 2009).

The reasons are as yet unknown but the authors of the study point out that «It is possible that babies fed to a routine become relatively more passive participants in the world: feeding (arguably the most important event in their lives) is something which is done to them, rather than something which their own desires and actions play a part in bringing about.