Sentences with phrase «rather than chance»

If they always get more, rather than the chance to explore and enjoy and create, they may be learning that to get more things = happiness!

There's a danger some firms view pro bono work as a «profile - building» exercise rather than a chance to help the community.

Although the moves are powerful and can make a big difference, they don't feel overpowered so in the end skill is the main deciding factor to who wins the race rather than chance - it just gives a bit of extra fun and a helping hand to whoever falls behind.

The premium matchmaking service is aimed at meeting potential business partners by choice rather than chance.

Sure, most times it's smart to just take what you've got rather than chance losing an entire turn, but every now and then the brave player will calculate the odds, push their luck and manage to snag something better because of it.

Rather than chance, they should also rely on data tracking by tracking first contact and follow - ups and hold recruiting staff accountable for meeting with a target number of students of color.

The researchers were only 91 percent certain (statistically) that the better performance of voucher - program students was due to the program rather than chance, and they had to be 95 percent certain.

This is a set of 10 board games that work on STRATEGY rather than CHANCE.

Changes must also be large enough to indicate meaningful improvements rather than chance fluctuations.

Lawmakers then passed legislation saying it was a game of skill rather than chance.

Rather than chance it, the NFL decided the game will be played under controlled conditions.

We assessed statistical heterogeneity using the I2 statistic, a statistic that quantifies the variability in effect estimates that is due to heterogeneity rather than chance.

You probably have to do them anyway, so why not turn your commute or daily errands into an opportunity to practice mindfulness (rather than a chance to increase your misery)?

And welfare reform was set back by the lazy idea that fairness could be judged by the size of a cheque, rather than the chances you offered.

You want to change a system that assumes that it is better that scores of innocent people be victimized rather than chancing that one guilty person go free and do something worse?

Not exact matches

Rather than leaving this collaboration up to chance, encourage it by adding some bar - height tables and stools where employees can mingle.

If not, there's a good chance it's simply taking up precious space rather than providing any benefit whatsoever.

The retailer devotes so much of its space to toys — rather than the few aisles at Walmart and Target Corp. — it can take chances on new items and smaller suppliers.

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Chances are many people who hear about you will first try to find you online, rather than paying you a visit, which means you need to be ready for them.

Assigning a specific mentor (rather than leaving it up to chance) can help them to feel more comfortable and confident.

«Feel good» is a good strategy for an event watched together as a family over a long period where there's time to build a story and a relationship, rather than the Big Game's single chance to break through the clutter.

And while spam filters might snag certain emails here and there, chances are, you're still better off sending a highly targeted email rather than posting on Facebook without pairing it with an ad budget.

In that sense I may be a fool, but if I am, I'm offering you the chance to be wise and learn from my mistakes rather than repeating them.

If you're like most people, there's a good chance your job is more about the paycheck rather than giving you a sense of purpose.

By going to the Marines for four years prior to Ohio State he is able to enter university with a sense of purpose rather than seeing it as an escape and a chance to party.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation on Wednesday saying that the sites fall under the category of «games of skill,» rather than games of chance that are illegal online.

Rather than marketing to everyone, LeadCrunch enables marketers to focus their effort on leads that have the best chance of closing.

Your tone should always be polite, thanking the hiring manager for considering you for the position, rather than taking the tone that they're lucky to have the chance to speak to you.

Vice watchers say there is also the chance that Smith could decide to sell the company rather than go public, however.

The company would rather grow slowly and selectively than seize every chance at expansion.

If you look more like the parent of someone about to go to the prom rather than the kid in the rented tux, are your chances of finding support for your entrepreneurial ambitions lessened?

Courageous companies invest in R&D and offer incentives to employees who take chances, rather than punishing calculated risks that lead to failure.

I had a chance to try them out, and it really is consistently surprising how Daily Harvest can make such healthy ingredients taste like something I'd buy for flavor rather than for its health benefits (and perhaps in spite of its potential health detriments).

Having a plan for your tax refund increases the chances that you'll put it to good use rather than letting that money bleed into your regular spending.

«A gift card lets the recipient not only choose what they want to buy, but it also gives them a chance to enjoy an experience, rather than figure out how to store things they probably won't even use.»

Rather pay the bank with a chance to build wealth than pay the government.

First, rather than giving workers a true chance to prosper, the companies keep tight reins on key aspects of the business, restricting workers» earning potential while saddling them with hefty lease payments and reducing pay to poverty levels.

You know there's a potential sale, and there's every chance that person will be buying a similar product sooner rather than later.

Rather than sitting back and leaving it to chance that qualified diverse companies would find their way into the company's supply chain, the automaker vowed to create a centralized summit — one where diverse suppliers could connect with real opportunities for business development.

Early on, we had some indication that she would be highly emphasizing the plight of the underemployed, for example, and also there were some chances she would think about approaching the inflation target from above rather than below, essentially delaying rates until it was clear that inflation was above target.

The litigation was still ongoing, so Kobayashi was tasked with the challenge of when to sell the coins to protect creditors from losing their full principal, while also giving them a chance to fight for the rightful ownership of the coins rather than cash at bankruptcy valuations.

It has been described by both U.S. and Chinese officials as a chance for the U.S. to exchange views rather than a negotiation that would produce more tangible results.

As your company goes through your sale transition, you have a much better chance of retaining clients if they are loyal to your company rather than to you personally or other specific employees.

Every startup founder, if given the chance, would rather focus on building the business than having to spend months fundraising for their startup.

The Model S was Tesla's chance to build a car around the electric powertrain, rather than the other way around.

Take away: Chances are these restrictions will be removed sooner rather than later, as China has conceded on the THAAD issue and reluctantly accepted that the THAAD system will not go away anytime soon, given the current tensions on the peninsula.

Although it is controlled by men rather than «time and chance» it still shows how traits and mutations can be selectively enhanced.

They have a chance to see (and to treat) their fellow humans as ends rather than means.

A couple of research papers indicated only a decrease in abortion rates that is statistically insignificant (i.e. it could have been due to chance rather than the change in the law), but these have tended to analyse data on abortion rates for all ages, not specifically teenage abortion rates.