Sentences with phrase «rather than defensive»

That statement lets the employee prepare emotionally for what you're about to say; in my experience, it also seems to activate the calm, rational part of the employee's brain rather than the defensive, emotional part.

Try to be clear in your communication and curious rather than defensive in answering.

If you were charged with a serious traffic offense or have accumulated too many driving record points, you may need to complete traffic survival school rather than a defensive driving course.

While the site claimed that doctors can reply, my post was removed although it was more informative and educational rather than defensive.

Nothing wrong with that, but ASFI share prices wdn't be dirt cheap any longer, and you have an investment that's becoming more speculative (rather than defensive) in nature.

Remember, you're asking for help, so be courteous rather than defensive or angry.

Even if the big publishers are as slow to see the wisdom of this bundling model as they have been over the past five years to adapt in business - positive (rather than defensive) ways to the ebook revolution, it's worth noting here that, as is so often the case, Amazon has a secret weapon on this terrain.

One of the most popular RTS games for PC / Mac and iOS is Anomaly Warzone Earth which blends more action elements into the tower defense genre, making it more on the offensive side rather than defensive.

Operating from a foundation of self - confidence gives you the power to be curious and kind rather than defensive and afraid.

These plans were disrupted because of proactive mechanisms put in place to stop terrorism rather than defensive approaches such as screening.

Congress has been pressing the U.S. national security community to turn its attentions to the role of offensive rather than defensive capabilities, even dictating that most of the fiscal year 2015 funding for the Pentagon's Space Security and Defense Program go toward «development of offensive space control and active defense strategies and capabilities.»

Labour should show they are the party to meet the challenge, and somehow their language and thinking must change so that it is positive rather than defensive and reactive.

When you are curious rather than defensive and willing to listen to others at a deeper level, the nanny feels more comfortable opening up and sharing.

There are many full backs who are more famous for the attacking side of their game rather than defensive.

The story of crucifixion and resurrection, judgment and redemption, furnishes the horizon for an ethic of confident responsibility rather than defensive, self - maintenance and survival.

Not exact matches

With a slightly higher price than Netflix and the requirement of having an existing connection, Shomi looks like a defensive effort for now, rather than an aggressive attempt to push back Netflix's encroachment.

If you attack Ukraine, nevertheless, this is somehow a defensive rather than an offensive operation.

So, rather than focus on defensive sectors, investors may want to approach the current turmoil from a different perspective, and focus instead on these three investing strategies.

For investors who take a full - cycle approach rather than a passive one, a more defensive stance is appropriate.

And, ever since stocks and bonds in emerging markets erupted in turmoil in January, investment banks native to Asia, Africa and Latin America have been forced to take a defensive posture to heal themselves rather than an entrepreneurial one to raise money for their clients.

Unlike more defensive sectors (such as utilities), price gains for mature tech stocks have largely been led by earnings growth rather than by multiples expansion.

Henry's argument was unquestionably of major importance in encouraging a new generation of evangelicals to engage society, rather than withdraw into isolated, defensive, and inward «looking enclaves.

Rather than getting defensive, we should calm ourselves down to hear them, while remembering that they love us and just want us to be genuinely happy.

In other words, taking an apologetic and defensive approach accepts the worldview offered by modernity and defends the Bible by a rational standard that, according to Enns, «the Bible itself challenges rather than acknowledges.»

Such a plurality of defensive interpretations is possible, not because the texts are vague, for indeed they are not vague, but because the content of the text is universal in its domain of application and ambivalent — rather than ambiguous — in its language.

It's because it shines a light on the fact that a lot of christians use the bible out of context to support their positions or to degrade the positions of others, and rather than using that lesson to make themselves better people, they get defensive.

I proposed that much of what we say and do these days comes from a place of feeling frightened and defensive for a Jesus who is not afraid and does not need our defense; that this is a time to stand with Jesus rather than to stand up for Him.

When presented with an explanation of the text that challenges our own explanation, our immediate defensive position is to say, «Well, that's wrong because they are importing their own human interpretation into the text rather than letting the text speak for itself the way I do.»

Your perception of me being defensive is innacurate as well, I'm simply pointing out that many are attacking people rather than being respectful, i used the examples above to explain my argument.

Even in defensive emergencies the Hebrew people were assiduously to seek God's guidance as the key rather than to rely on human power and agency as central.

And since the power of negation is a part of freedom, indeed a defining ingredient of it, the proposition is that freedom is a prerequisite of truth... the negation first operative in the experience of truth is defensive rather than offensive: it is concerned to parry a thrust of the world, not to harry its reserve....

One pastor told me that he's all for religious liberty, but wishes that we could do something «more proactive» rather than «merely defensive.»

The church said: «Highpoint leadership has come to recognise that it was defensive rather than empathetic in its initial reaction to Ms. Jules Woodson's communication concerning the abuse she experienced, and humbly commits to develop a deeper understanding of an appropriate, more compassionate response to victims of abuse.»

But what if we had chosen to fight the war in North Vietnam» i.e., to invade» rather than stand on the strategic defensive in the South?

Also despite our EXTREMELY SEVERE defensive crisis I read this morning that Wenger is haggling over the asking price for Mustafi from Valencia and, yet again, he seems more concerned with saving the club pennies rather than saving the club's season — and again I ask you, why is this??

With that logic, I am firmly in the camp that I'd rather have a defensive ace center than an offensive one.

After Mikel Arteta's shocking showing in Dortmund, I really hope that Flamini is fit again, while our defensive frailties suggest that Chambers needs to play at right back rather than Bellerin.

I just hope that its mainly his defensive skills Wenger likes rather than seeing him as attacking fullback.

Scoring goals has never been a problem for Klopp's men with the likes of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino firing them towards their objectives, but until they find a balance with the defensive side of their game, perhaps Barton makes a valid point but rather than regressing they could end up stagnating and failing to take that next step needed to win a major trophy.

The other two goals were very good goals most keepers or none would save and caused about by defensive errors rather than the goalkeeper.

But the thing we lack is a leader who can organise his defence as when we show a poor defensive display, our back 5 looks like 5 individual defenders all over the place rather than a compact and disciplined back 5.

They beat up the other opponent on the defensive side and asked Isiah to assert himself fully when they needed him most rather than all the time.

Defensive error rather than a goalkeeping one for me.

It is a risk of course, as is Arsene Wenger telling the world his tactical thoughts ahead of the game, because the home side are fairly competent going forward as well, but I think the reason the boss has gone for this game plan rather than try to be defensive as we did there famously a few years ago, is because of the return to fitness of Sead Kolasinac.

We still have players that ain't got no defensive instincts, they are just reactive rather than proactive.

Both backfield patterns (reciprocals to the left) call for offense to block areas rather than specific defensive players.

I put more of a premium on actually seeing guys pass block well one - on - one, rather than seeing them block a defensive back in space on a screen or get a ton of pancakes.

for me a defensive midfielder is of paramount importance if you think that we have loaned / sold to sporting campbell i guess with a good gesture we can buy w. carvalho rather than lose him like we hav done with similar players and after a couple of years reading that AW was close to sign him as well, but instead he opted for coq

In the midfield, (including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch of tweeners... none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager's current favourite formation, except for Sead on the left and Ox on the right, and all of them have never shown any consistency for more than a heartbeat... Sead, who I'm including in this category because of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up... Ox, who has never played better, which isn't saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft - injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention of staying... Ramsey has relied on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but on the whole he has been a big disappointment (neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)... Wiltshire should be put on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped - out and no one should very be allowed to say his name on club grounds ever again... Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn't make any of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL... both have showed some great energy on the pitch, but neither are top quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq's injury history / discipline concerns and Elheny's headless chicken tendencies... as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming... we know he has some skills to provide the long ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the ball away too cheaply and far too often... finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been more frustrating than uplifting... in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one (much like Wenger's)

It is Flamini, I would suggest, that is more likely to come in for Coquelin, as an away game with Man City will require solidity and defensive strength from Arsenal, rather than the passing and vision of Arteta.