Sentences with phrase «rather than supporting»

There's something deeply insidious (and destructive to community) about the media's interest in seeking to create conflict amongst mothers, rather than supporting them in their various challenges.

Rather than supporting the status quo, we should be kicking the barriers down.

The decision has saved the company a lot of money and has allowed the IT team to focus on issues more important to the company rather than supporting individual mobile device issues.

That is why we have focused on increasing the number of people attending mediation sessions rather than supporting the call for free MIAMs, which I know some have suggested.

Rather than supporting and connecting with other green minded people, you compete with them.

Promoting divestment rather than supporting the search for meaningful solutions is morally problematic.

Rather than supporting the new service with, you know, loads of great games, Microsoft dropped the ball and failed to capitalise on its potential.

Just like the handheld Pokemon games, the graphics seem to be underdeveloped and the gameplay focus is really on catching, raising, and battling with the assorted critters, overshadowing the characters and story rather than supporting them.

I will support their upcoming games for vita rather than supporting sony's morpheus.

Rather than supporting an industry that produces unhealthy and tortured dogs, try to investigate other means of bringing a new dog in to your life.

«When I decide to bring a companion animal into my home I pledge to save a life by adopting a needy animal from a shelter, rather than supporting the overbreeding crisis by buying from a pet store or breeder.»

The video has plenty of potential for encouraging people to rescue pets rather than supporting breeders, but Meinert has an even simpler message in mind.

We promote the adoption of animals as pets from pounds, shelters and animal rescue groups rather than supporting inhumane puppy and kitten mills, and breeders which contribute to the problem of overpopulation of domestic animals.

However, you will be supporting the shelter in adopting the dog rather than supporting the puppy mill in which it was bred.

Most psychologists are now interested in investigating how nature and nurture move with each other to develop character and attribute rather than supporting nativists or empiricists.

Not to mention the only player involved in shaping the market (e.g. creating rather than supporting trends), controlling discoverability, determining review methodology, which is already in question.

Rather than supporting handling, this system seems more focused on providing icy road traction.

Rather than supporting and partnering with people like Canada, who make their name known by attacking public education, MMSD should be looking for real solutions for our students.

Coleman's arguments lamenting students of color score worse on the tests than their white peers — without acknowledging the ways in which systematic underfunding of schools, poverty, and institutional racism have disfigured our school system — end up pathologizing communities of color rather than supporting them.

The Pre-school Learning Alliance also expressed concerns about «any early assessments that are focused on gathering data, rather than supporting learning».

In his remarks, Fletcher criticized Deasy for «scolding, scapegoating and demeaning teachers» rather than supporting or listening to them but would not say whether the union would seek his ouster.

They tend to focus on small, individual research projects rather than supporting large - scale development and evaluations of alternative techniques and programs for helping all children to succeed in school.

Because the technology eliminated the ability to handwrite and draw, it put my students at a further disadvantage rather than supporting their learning.

I haven't seen McAdams but the other four are all really good (even if, really, Vikander and Mara should be vying for Best Actress rather than Supporting Actress).

As in Inglourious Basterds (2009), Waltz was really a costar rather than supporting player.

While it's easy to bemoan his involvement in Marvel — which tends to strip directors over their individualized voices rather than supporting them — seeing how Coogler, with Creed, fought the Hollywood machine to make one of the best films of 2015, we can only hope he does the same with Black Panther.

Studi's long silences are the rock, rather than the supporting role, to Bale's self - destructive fury.

It has some sparkly rivets and the neckline has a dramatic shape so it looks like it's made to be the star of the outfit, rather than a supporting actor.

Yes, I'm also trying to get more creative in my own closet rather than supporting yet another retail giant.

This places much of the tension of the exercise directly on the connective tissue and bones of the spinal column rather than the supporting muscles, which are stabilizing the spine.

It was the birth of my son that made me question the medical model of treating symptoms in the body rather than supporting our bodies so they in turn are able to take care of us.

Rather than supporting the timber industry's lies, they concluded that the status of the northern spotted owl is MUCH WORSE than stated by the USF&W.

Rather than supporting a genome duplication event at the time when yeast evolved to have twice the number of chromosomes, their data indicated that the duplicated genes had begun to diverge long before.

And the shadow housing minister, John Healey, said: «The Tories have talked of little else but HIPs over the past few years, and this announcement merely highlights the limits of their ambition and concern - pleasing estate agents rather than supporting first time buyers.

Dan - Ali statement came just the Nigerian Army claimed that General Danjuma's accusation that the Army was colluding with the herdsmen to kill the people was occasioned by the refusal of the army to remain neutral in the crises rather than supporting one side against the other.

The likelihood of a non-partisan redistricting process has dimmed, however, given the Senate GOP's decision to go the constitutional amendment route rather than supporting Gov. Andrew Cuomo's independent commission program bill.

Tory Eurosceptic rebels are stating that Labour MPs are supporting their motion rather than them supporting Labour opportunism.

-- Vote against the finance bill after listening to the people's concerns over issues like the 10p tax rate (assuming the bill remains talking about retrospective taxation)-- Recognise the much bulkier and more vast argument against 42 days legislation and support the rebellion against this legislation rather than supporting the PR men and the policy writers to the hilt regardless of the realities of the situation.

Rather than supporting homebirth as it currently exists, the AAP is actually condemning it.

My childhood in rural Africa gave me the insight to support children to independence, rather than supporting children to dependency.

This misunderstanding may then lead to responses that focus on providing care for individual children rather than supporting the families and communities that care for orphans and are in need of support.»

With four free badminton sessions available, the badminton club began to feel the heat, as students opted for the free games organised through our Active Campus programme, rather than supporting the competitive club route.

These forces tend to be divisive rather than integrating in their total impact, destructive of civility rather than supporting it.

It is dangerous if being there means controlling rather than supporting.

But rather than supporting the idea that all Canadians should have comfortable retirements — say, by reforming CPP, and protecting private sector employees against company bankruptcy — the authors see public sector pensions as just more «premium.»

As we reduce the small business tax rate to 9 percent from 11 percent, we will ensure that Canadian - Controlled Private Corporation (CCPC) status is not used to reduce personal income tax obligations for high - income earners rather than supporting small businesses.

Moore, their longtime partner, seemed to be competing against them rather than supporting them.

Australian consumers are increasingly spending their money with big businesses rather than supporting local stores, despite professing their affection for small business, a new survey has found.

«The administration's short - sighted decision to implement new tariffs is meant to fulfill a campaign promise rather than support robust, pro-growth trade policy,» said Thom Dammrich, President of the National Marine Manufacturers Association.

The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week to adopt the Senate's budget resolution, rather than support their own budget resolution...