Sentences with phrase «rather than a worthwhile»

If learners» don't understand the benefits of your training they will see it as a chore rather than a worthwhile activity.

Not exact matches

Investors tend to focus on the next turn of the market, because professional investors are paid to follow the pack rather than work out what is a worthwhile investment and what is not.

Rather than giving a summary of the arguments in this letter, it would be worthwhile to focus on the scriptural passages quoted and engage in an analysis as to how and why these passages have been used to construct the argument.

Surely he could've done more of a worthwhile job as a rotation player in our busy schedule, rather than playing for a club where he is struggling to get regular minutes anyway.

Gibbs is apparently earning over # 60k per week; is injury prone; and has absolutely no positional sense meaning that his ability to defend somewhat lacking.Arenal should have taken the # 10m from WBA as quickly as it was offered.He has never been good enough to play any worthwhile part in the Arsenal first team.If he does ever make it to another Premier League side I predict that he will be offloaded rather than renew a contract.

It's okay — and even worthwhile — to set boundaries during mealtime rather than requirements to eat.

Boys» costumes, on the other hand, usually cover most of their bodies (plus add on substantial fake muscles, which is another worthwhile topic to explore) and focus on being cool rather than being cute.

This is a little too big to stuff in an easter basket, but you will feel good knowing that you gave your child something educational and worthwhile, rather than unhealthy candy!

Calmly put them back to bed and tuck them in rather than making staying up worthwhile.

The ongoing research project suggests it may be worthwhile concentrating on the «basics» rather than engaging in the hybrid approach towards primary education currently seen in England.

Early career indecisiveness induced me to choose for a broad biological sciences degree at Oxford, rather than a more specialised degree elsewhere — one of the most worthwhile moments of dithering I have ever had.

And for those who feel talk of dragons has no place in the field of science, Gee has this elegant rebuttal: «Science is not about the known, for that is boring... All science that is enjoyable and worthwhile, rather than routine or directed in pursuit of some unconnected goal, starts when a person of vision looks outwards beyond the wall of what is known and asks the question «What if?

It's okay — and even worthwhile — to set boundaries during mealtime rather than requirements to eat.

But at the end of the day, I think it was more important to her to be herself and do something worthwhile, rather than being remembered as someone who was super stylish.

Fortunately, Chips is more in league with the worthwhile remakes rather than the ones leaving you wondering why they ever bothered.

While certain members of the Avengers (Steve among them) are concerned that conflicting governmental agendas will cause these Accords to impede rather than improve their world - saving efforts, others feel it's a worthwhile compromise - including Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), who supports registration for reasons both practical and personal.

The jokes were definitely funny, but it felt like writers / directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore had taken the time to come up with tangible situations and worthwhile conflicts rather than going generic and loading up on filthy language.

That said, coming back to Horizon for The Frozen Wilds alone is still worthwhile for the fights and sights, but it ultimately feels like a missing chapter, rather than an eye - opening extension of what came before.

While its inclusion is worthwhile, it's best to view it on its own in the Bonus Features section rather than play it along with the rest of the film (that option is presented after selecting «Play» from the main menu).

The Polar Express is a worthwhile view, although this is one of those films that probably stands up better when watching it on a big screen with quality surround sound rather than a small monaural television set.

The first Legally Blonde wasn't really a good film, but it definitely had its moments, enough to make it a worthwhile viewing for those times when you want a dessert rather than a heavy meal.

Difficulty level can make a person respect a game rather than consume and forget it and secrets along the way make it all worthwhile.

In the classroom too, achievement comes from undertaking whatever experiences seem worthwhile, rather than waiting to know all the answers even before the questions are asked.»

Here you can find the latest resources to help teachers and principals progress through the evaluation process and — ideally — make the process a worthwhile professional experience rather than a compliance experience.

Despite what seems to be a welcome shift among some policy makers towards teacher collaboration, I contend we are rarely providing teachers with the support, time, and autonomy to make PLCs worthwhile and effective rather than just one more thing on a list of «what I have to do.»

If that design is important to your book, paying the extra money for the service becomes worthwhile rather than going the free route with companies like Smashwords or Amazon, which only take a percentage of sales.

With so many good books out there, I'd rather pay for something worthwhile than waste my time with something bad just because it's free.

(Or you can order and download to your ereading program of choice — Kindle, B&N, IReader, whatever — maybe the retailers will have some sort of «bonus program» or exclusive store - branded content to make it worthwhile to order from the book retailer rather than Amazon, Kobo or the other online - only retailers).

Even if bond yields top out today and start to drift lower rather than higher, yields just aren't high enough in most traditional income sectors to be worthwhile.

But I wanted to enquire with the dealer about financing rates to see if it would be worthwhile to obtain financing rather than paying cash.

The Centurion ® Card from American Express, sometimes called the Black Card, can be a worthwhile option if you are interested in luxury experiences rather than saving money.

The question for me is whether really worthwhile funds will stubbornly insist on self - destructing because (1) the managers are obsessed about talking about raw performance numbers and (2) firms would rather die on their own terms rather than looking for ways to collaborate with other innovators to redefine the grounds of the debate.

«Customers have gained such an appreciation for this category that we now spend more time explaining customers» options rather than convincing them chews are worthwhile,» Clark said.

We have implemented many green initiatives, however would rather keep our «green» for other worthwhile initiatives at our property, rather than buying a rating.

In those cases, it may be worthwhile to book with cash rather than transferring Ultimate Rewards to Hyatt Gold Passport Program.

Such tradeoffs may be worthwhile if you are already keen on earning airline miles rather than free rentals for each reservation.

It isn't innovative in a traditional sense, but it smacks companies like Ubisoft in the face and screams at them that massive world can be packed with worthwhile stories rather than filler content, that huge games can be launched with relatively few problems, that dark and mature doesn't just mean bloody and shocking, that the audience deserve smart writing and that consumers can be treated with respect instead of ramming pre-order bonuses and other crap down their throat.

It, however, has excellent set pieces and great cinematic quality throughout its play - through that makes it a worthwhile addition to the overall BF4 package, rather than some purposeless tacked - on extra.

Rolling the boss fights into this setup, makes them feel more worthwhile rather than the incongruous approach in the Western version of the last game.

Though one might well see such a project go forward on - line, rather than in print, I feel that the outcome to date has been worthwhile, if only because it has brought together dedicated authors and invaluable empirical research.

My own responses to him, while I work to make them substantive, are as impolite as I can bring myself to be, in hopes he'll seek welcome elsewhere rather than repeatedly disrupting worthwhile discussion here; although thankfully, perhaps, it's not up to me to decide who comments here and who doesn't 8 ^ -RCB-!

Of course, microbatteries create one more challenge for recycling systems and another responsibility for designers to use the technology for worthwhile purposes (think medical or scientific uses rather than disposable consumer gizmos).

We may, after more study, find out (as Girma suggests) that there «is no risk from global warming» or that «the risk is so small that it is insignificant», in which case Jack Hughes is right: let's save our money for more worthwhile endeavors rather than charging off to fight what turns out to be a paper tiger.

I expect that corn can be a worthwhile part of a sustainable energy future, but by making use of the stover as an additional energy supply rather than the grain.

If Facebook went away, you'd still (hopefully) be in touch with those who are the closest to you, and you'd focus more on worthwhile relationships rather than peripheral ones.