Sentences with phrase «rather than attacking»

Rather than attacking all four areas each and every day, focus on working on at least one.

Mental health professionals act as facilitators to assist the parties with issues involving the couple's children (custody, parenting plans) and to help them stay focused on resolving their differences rather than attacking each other.

Rather than attacking the early childhood classroom, we view it as a missed opportunity to do more for children, particularly with those from families with low incomes and high risk circumstances.

You will learn to solve problems with a problem solving approach rather than attacking one another in a blame / defend / withdrawal approach.

Own your own feelings (e.g., «I'm really disappointed and angry about this mess») rather than attacking others (e.g., «You're always so selfish»).

For example, to talk about how hurt they are about the issue rather than attacking their partner.

Although it may sound like the last thing to do in the middle of a fight, they could try this: When one partner becomes upset, the other can start by asking questions about where the feelings are coming from, rather than attacking the partner or defending against the perceived attack.

Public media attention on Bitcoin is very much positive, and rather than attacking Bitcoin as they would have in 2011 many journalists actually praised the Bitcoin development team on their rapid response.

Ad hominem (Latin for «to the man» or «to the person» [1]-RRB-, short for argumentum ad hominem, is a logical fallacy in which an argument is rebutted by attacking the character, motive, or other attribute of the person making the argument, or persons associated with the argument, rather than attacking the substance of the argument itself.

Why don't you try challenging the contents of the NIPCC report rather than attacking the credibility of the NIPCC.

Rather than attacking the painting from the outside, it was more of an entering into or inhabiting the painting.»

A longtime director at Reena Spaulings Fine Art, a Lower East Side font of artistic talent and branding magic, she's expertly surveying and surfing art world power dynamics, rather than attacking them directly in her solo gallery debut in New York, which follows an impressive run of sterling group show appearances in the city, and superb - looking outings abroad.

Rather than attacking them directly, the idea is to latch onto them, and climb up their huge frames in a more platforming style — finding and smashing circular weak points, which allow the fight to progress to the next step, before finally ending the creature.

The dog generally holds intruders at bay rather than attacking.

Rather than attacking puppy mills, the Best Friends» strategy to combat mills is to eliminate the market and distribution outlets for commercially bred puppies through local public education and local ordinances.

Celiac disease, spelled Coeliac outside of North America, is an autoimmune disorder, which means the body attacks itself, rather than attacking a foreign substance as in an allergy.

This is a car that will flow nicely from bend to bend, rewarding a smooth driving style rather than an attacking one.

Rather than attacking people personally, making up then attacking straw men (basals?

Rather than attacking the obvious bigots, Peele's «I Am Not Your Negro» thriller goes after those who consider themselves liberal, launching a daring direct attack on so many cultural codes long enforced by Hollywood: the white male gaze, the mixed - race couple taboo, the hapless wide - eyed African - American stereotype and the myth that we are somehow living in a post-racial society.

Helen Mirren believes that rather than attacking the Academy over lack of diversity people should look at the way films are made.

Curating the purest organic ingredients nature has to offer, Fern Olivia began to nourish her body with the most powerful bio-available elements on the planet rather than attacking it with harsh, toxic chemicals, parabens, and synthetics found in commercial products.

Rather than attacking your discomfort with drugs and medications that can cause side effects and may not even work, consider a natural approach.

This means rather than attacking an injury directly — by poking and prodding and manipulating an injured area head - on — surround the affected area with warmth, from your ankle and calf, up through your knee, and into your thigh and hip.

His findings could help generate a new class of anti-HIV medicines that target how our bodies respond to HIV infection, rather than attacking the virus itself.

Most huntingtin - lowering attempts so far have tried to «shoot the messenger» rather than attacking the source of the message - the DNA itself.

The findings pave the way for a new wave of drugs that kill superbugs by bringing down their defensive walls rather than attacking the bacteria itself.

By taking away materials viruses need to survive rather than attacking them from the outside, the technique might be more useful against a wider range of viruses, and for a longer time, than any one drug.

Rather than attacking taxpayers by undermining the property tax cap, NYSUT and its members should be working with school districts and families to ensure that our children receive a world class education that is affordable.»

However, supporting parents rather than attacking them has to be the long term approach if we are to tackle the fundamental causes of truancy.»

In an interview on 3FM's News Hour on Wednesday, Dr. Asare, said sitting presidents normally tell electorates more about their achievements, rather than attacking opponents.

Maybe if you approach the subject in a different manner people would actually be able to look at your points in an educational view rather than attacking one type of parenting style and making them feel bad in their beliefs.

Express your upset by talking about what you feel under the anger, and what you need, rather than attacking your partner: «Getting the kids ready and out of the house always feels stressful to me... I would like to brainstorm about how we can make the whole thing easier... right now I feel very alone with it, like I have to make it all happen... I would love to feel like we are equal partners in this.»

Jordon Ibe and Lazar Markovic were asked to play full back roles rather than attacking ones, which saw Markovic withdrawn at half time for Alberto Moreno, for whom the left - back position is more familiar.

The approach reminds me of my Sunday League playing days where most goals are the result of defensive error rather than attacking craft.

One of my main issues with Per is that he doesn't win nearly as many aerial balls as he should... He seems to always be waiting for the ball to come to him rather than attacking crosses... The same ball watching that all of our defenders are prone to and the cause of many dropped points this season...

Both sides need to try opening their minds and accepting rather than attacking.

Effective conflict - resolution communication focuses on issues rather than attacking personalities.

Rather than attacking with your talking points, fed to you by people adamantly opposed to evolution, why don't you sit down with a book by an expert who LIKES evolution and read their perspective?

Rather than attacking constitutional «originalism» and its highest - profile proponent - Justice Antonin Scalia - by name, Souter aimed his jabs at what he called the «fair reading model» of constitutional jurisprudence.

But if prayer helps then don't get in the way please and just do your own thing rather than attack people whether they are evangelical or catholic, whether they are atheist or Buddhist.

That's one reason I'm so thankful for David's blog where, most of the time, the consequence for speaking «freely» is discussion rather than attack.

It's more of an attack because it was Obama's plan (which he stole from Romney truth be told), rather than an attack against whether or not this approach makes sense.

By playing defensive minded players in these positions rather than attack minded ones has caused Arsenal to invite too many mistakes in their own backyard leading to them getting punished severely this season.

Its imperative that Wenger is calm rather than attack him directly.

He looked at Nevada and wanted to freeze high - caliber SEC defensive ends by forcing them to read rather than attack, thus freeing up the run game, but has concerns about the system long - term because of the situation it places his favorite player, the quarterback, in.

I think the midfield is the priority, rather than the attack.

Rather than attack stains with harsh toxins and chemicals, it alters the molecular structure of a stain to lift it.

Campaigners for sex workers» rights say that by focusing on the prosecution and deportation of the worker rather than the attack against her, police were discouraging other women from coming to them for help.

Oyinlola said, «Rather than attack current efforts at rebuilding Nigeria, I will advise Chief Bode George to retrace his steps and queue up in the CNM.

Obviously, this is a single - purpose website, rather than an attack - on - all - fronts platform like the Texas Democratic Party's new MeetRickPerry.com, but it still has some room for growth.