Sentences with phrase «rather than a point»

Rather than point readers to another weighty tome on a serious issue of the day, Gates used his latest post to suggest a book that's quite out of character.

Rather than pointing a finger at a co-worker, in 2015, acknowledge your part and then communicate your message in a clear, nonjudgmental way.

It has also proved its decentralized nature is inherent rather than a point of debate.

With the victims of lung cancer we have the good sense to respond at the point of human suffering rather than the point of moral judgment.

Rather than pointing the accusatory finger at the churches and their vast wealth, I need to take a hard look at my budget, and my possessions, and where my money is going.

Rather than point out what I believe to be his sins, I will look for what I can find of God's image in him, and will honor him in every way I can.

Since human existence is a direction taken, rather than a point at which we have already arrived, further movement (together with an awareness of our human identity) will depend largely upon how we respond both to the past and to the impact of the present upon us.

Consider the pro-abortion slogan «if men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament», which takes for granted that Catholic teaching on abortion is simply areflection of male social dominance rather than a point of principle.

Argumentum ad hominem is an attempt to refute an argument by pointing out flaws in the person delivering the argument, rather than pointing out flaws in the argument itself.

It's also more profitable to simply take the moneyline on +2.5 or +3 rather than the points.

Rather than pointing fingers at players its better we focus on the next game or access the season so far as a whole and the chances we have missed to run away with the league.

Finally, build your child's confidence by praising his or her strengths rather than pointing out any flaws.

For example, at snack time a child must verbalize what she wants, rather than pointing or grunting, in order to receive the snack.

The key here is to share your vision for what you'd like to see (rather than pointing to all of the problems).

Encourage and praise their efforts rather than point out mistakes

Give her extra time to warm up without pushing, and praise her when she's sociable rather than pointing out times when she's reserved.

Look out for others rather than point them out.

«Hospitals across England are on a knife - edge and they need a government that provides support rather than points the finger,» he said.

But rather than pointing to state issues — like abortion rights or campaign finance — that Democrats typically highlight when arguing why Republican control of the chamber is bad, the governor kept his focus on the GOP in Washington.

Your time might better be spent actually helping flood victims rather than pointing fingers at such inconsequential (that means unimportant, just in case you didn't make it past the 4th grade, as noted from your spelling of «reason».)

At this election we are offering voters a chance to back a party which has consistently held those at the top of society to account, rather than pointing the finger of blame, and aiming to divide, those at the bottom.

Rather than point fingers and promote divisiveness, I have built my career and this campaign on finding common sense solutions to the problems facing Ramapo.

He continued: «There will be calls for a «government - of national unity», to get political adversaries round a table working - together rather than pointing fingers at each other.

According to quantum theory, particles act as waves rather than point masses on very small scales.

For example, if a black hole is modelled according to string theory — in which the universe is made of tiny, vibrating strings rather than point - like particles — there are pretty convincing arguments that say information can get out, according to Joseph Polchinski from the University of California in Santa Barbara, US.

Since we commanded the Hubble Space Telescope to track Pluto during the imaging, objects not moving with Pluto (like stars and asteroids) appear as streaks in the images, rather than a point - like source moving with Pluto.

Every argument becomes a meta - discussion about the argument itself rather than the point you're actually trying to make.

But, rather than pointing out the flaws in a particular place to meet women and men, I started to think about «outside the box» methods to meet others.

You can click on the overview of your potential matches chemistry results, but they're a long read and more like personality survey results rather than the point by point matchup of sites like Match.com.

By focusing on the needs of students and the quality of education they receive rather than pointing fingers over where they are served, we will do more to ensure that our most vulnerable children have access to the education they need and deserve.

Having too many moves on your presentation might be irritating for your audience, or they will be more enthusiastic about the effects rather than the points you want to make.

Our culture of «the tall poppy» means we tend to avoid rather than point out obvious success, and feel uncomfortable pointing out obvious under performance, because we don't like to be seen as «dobbers».

Citizens can vote to elect representatives from the school board to the state house that vow to make educational equity a personal mission rather than Point 12 on their 14 - point plan for America.

One rule is that we should examine confidence intervals rather than point estimates of teacher - specific value - added scores.

Thank you for standing up for our dying grammar conventions, but I would have to argue that helpful advice like this — which is only meant to make the article better and to maintain the integrity of the piece and of the site as a whole — might be better shared in a private email, rather than pointing it out in the comments» section.

And I'd like to focus on certain limited aspects of it, rather than points of law.

Rather than pointing the finger at a community that you believe doesn't value your hard work, ask yourself why what you're offering doesn't seem worth paying for.

You might prefer a card which offers simple cash back, rather than points which can only be used for certain purchases.

Rather than pointing finger at one's home pet cats straight away, it is necessary for asthma patient to request the Ear - Nose - Throat Specialist to help perform an allergy test.

If it doesn't, I do have an upcoming Marriott stay which I can pay for with the gift card, rather than the points I was planning to use.

Booking travel with cash rather than points can save you more The Chase travel portal offers some awesome deals — but that doesn't mean they're always the best deal out there.

I believe that based on the Canadian credit card market in 2015, most Canadians would be best to earn cash back, or some sort of fixed value return, rather than points, for their credit card spend.

We've discussed which Hilton hotels you're better off booking on cash rather than points.

Some of the reduced properties do look appealing until you realize that in most cases you're still better off paying with cash rather than points.

Over the last year I've been getting better, but I still find it difficult to use cash rather than points, even when it -LSB-...]

While no doubt neither program would describe it this way, since MGM's M Life is a recognition program rather than a points program and you can earn both M Life credit and Gold Passport points for stays at MGM's M Life properties in Las Vegas, in some ways Gold Passport points become the currency of MGM's hotels.

Sun Country changed its loyalty program in 2013 to earn Ufly Rewards points based on revenue rather than points based on segments traveled.

The control scheme also follows that of retro games — rather than pointing the analog stick in the direction that you wish to move, you can only rotate left or right and thrust forward.

Much like Alan Wake's flashlight - weak enemies or Halo's Hunters, Dead Space features combat that is about managing threats rather than pointing at enemies with a gun and clicking until they die.

Whilst she's not really one for the shows and exhibitions crowd, she always comes up with active projects and startling stories that tread the fine line of alegality — responding to issues through making and doing some rather than pointing a finger at them.