Sentences with phrase «rather than a triumph»

This has been hailed as a major achievement of the new legislation, but, as education activist Jeff Bryant noted: «It's a sign of dysfunction, rather than a triumph of bipartisanship, to see officials in Washington, D.C. celebrating legislation that significantly curtails the influence of officials in Washington, D.C.»

Not exact matches

But rather than give up, he keeps trying and ultimately triumphs with his gadget.

The Narcissism Epidemic traces the root causes of narcissism to the triumph of the therapeutic mentality, beginning in the 1970s; to changes in parenting styles (parents wanting their kids» approval rather than children striving for parental approval); to celebrities who are «famous for being famous» and the media that transmit their endless, self - absorbed chatter; to the MySpace / Facebook / YouTube phenomenon (dubbed Web 2.0); and to easy consumer credit (which recently came crashing down).

An opening prayer of confession sometimes does little more than suggest that worship is primarily about our failures rather than God's triumphs.

However, the mystery of the Cross tells us that in God's Wisdom, which is the ultimate wisdom, evil and suffering are conquered in a way that goes against our natural instincts and expectations - not by miraculous intervention, but by humble acceptance; or at least, that the miraculous triumph follows on from sacrifice rather than preceding it.

Ireland had just had an election then, and the newly elected Prime Minister, Enda Kenny (now triumphing over his referendum result) in one of his first speeches in the Parliamentary chamber, blamed the Vatican for everything whilst the visitation was underway, thus undermining it completely — as though it were Italian or French priests and Cardinals who were guilty of the Irish abuses, conveniently letting the locals off the hook, and redirecting the anger towards Church discipline and teaching rather than criminal individuals.

Consequently when in the life of the church cultural forms triumph over religious content and faith disappears, and when in the course of time men begin to wonder what content these forms were originally intended to symbolize, the historic explanations which they will advance will be given in terms of national or racial destiny rather than in terms of a rediscovered religious truth.

But action flicks typically end on a note of triumph or at least gritty perseverance, rather than the humiliated acceptance with which even relatively hopeful horror films often close.

The triumph of Catholicism works from within rather than against the spirit of the age.

A story which revolves around the kind of choice that every individual must make to be on the side of life rather than death, and which understands that the seeming triumph of the evil one must in the end be endured in love and obedience, can not be dismissed as a neopagan rave - up.

It has been hailed as a tactical triumph for Wenger over his rival and it was, but it was also a triumph of Wenger's philosophy with Arsenal to play attacking football and try to win games rather than hold out and nick a goal.

Even Aston Villa, although camped in their own half for the majority of their triumph at Anfield, pressed with two strikers to force Liverpool to go through the sides rather than through the centre.

It would be hugely positive if this group of players tasted success in the form of a trophy to «confirm» their achievements, So too would be the respect they get for triumphing rather than mocked with tedious quips about how you don't receive a trophy for «putting on the pressure» or about being typically «Spursy.»

While Liverpool's major triumph under Rafa, winning the European Cup in Istanbul, arguably came despite him rather than because of him.

«I congratulate and thank Borough President Katz for creating a beautiful space at Borough Hall where people can relax and women will now be celebrated rather than denigrated,» said former Queens Borough President CLAIRE SHULMAN, who called for the removal of the original «Triumph of Civic Virtue» statue during her tenure as Borough President.

Some loyalists are trying to offset it with the fact that Labour staved off defeat in Stoke — as if retaining a rock - solid seat against a carpetbagging, tweed - wearing fantasist counts as some kind of triumph rather than the minimum ask of an opposition party in midterm.

BRAN FERREN: The triumph of the Internet was that the authors were smart enough to work only on the lowest level protocols rather than anticipate things higher up the food chain, which permitted interoperability to an extent that no one ever expected.

Consequently, there's less a sense of custom than of cruelty: the inevitable triumph of Western values doesn't play as an ethical one or even a human one, but rather the victory of a pouting princess.

Yet if Disney is distributing The English Patient and Sling Blade, and studio - controlled rather than independent theaters are showing all the best - picture nominees, calling these multimillion - dollar productions independent is merely an attempt to rationalize a process of upper - class decision making into something resembling a populist triumph.

The film starts with a rousing show of the American spirit through the ultimate triumph of Hope Annabelle Greggory (Melissa Rauch), who at the 2004 Olympics in Rome (rather than Athens) overcame a devastating ankle injury to take home a bronze medal in gymnastics.

Though Tonya's fall - from - grace story is relatively conventional, its telling is foxier and more slippery than either the quickie TV - movie treatment Harding received back in the»90s or the hagiography she might have received had her story ended in Olympic triumph rather than violence and a lifetime ban from figure skating.

I was also rooting real heavy for «Quiet City» to triumph for the John Cassavettes Award at the Indy Spirits this year, but I need to get to Nichols» film sooner rather than later.

Its triumph, however, proved more of a surprise than that suggests: Peter gave this four stars, rather than the five dished out to four other contenders, and there was some sense in Cannes of anti-climax, after the credits finally rolled.

Rather than wait to be defined by others, it's important that students learn to create understanding by sharing their story, their worldview, their concerns, and their triumphs with others.

One of the triumphs of the Asus Transformer Book T100 is that it runs full Windows 8.1 rather than the cut - down RT version.

The game's triumph is that it somehow manages to offer up a rich, compelling and most importantly fun experience, bolstered by its self - imposed limitations rather than hindered by them.

Screenshots and videos of CosmicBreak are a bit deceptive, as while the game mechanics look very much «MMO» in nature where tweaked stats triumph over good gameplay and the player merely targets an enemy to attack, the controls are very similar to most mecha games, albeit a tad simplified, and rather than equipment being the deciding factor, it's the pilot that makes the real difference.

«The speculators have finally succeeded in commodifying art,» Frances Beatty, of Richard Feigen & Co., told A.i.A. after the sale, «which is a triumph for them and a disaster for the artists and for the culture, because it has made the speculators the leaders rather than the artists.»

In this view, population growth represents economic success and human triumph, rather than social failure.»

For many lawyers, the problem of adoption stems from a culture that nurtures the image of the «ingenious lawyer who triumphs by intellect rather than by procedural discipline.»