Sentences with phrase «rather than the norm»

But high - profile rookies like Winston are the exception, rather than the norm.

But I believe these are the exceptions, rather than the norm.

Berger's answer is that religion has no monopoly on morality, as morality is grounded in human perception rather than norms (i.e., good and bad).

And why do city dwellers develop these norms — what might be called norms of rudeness rather than norms of civility?

But many people think this is the ideal rather than the norm.

This profound change from our previous order of government is often hidden by political and judicial rhetoric that gives honor to and even cites the written Constitution; yet, in contemporary theory and in practice, the document is really an authoritative occasion for, rather than a norm of, judicial interpretation.

I do indulge in a pizza or normal wheat bread every once in a while, but it's the exception rather than the norm.

Always a bit dodgy to build an argument off the exceptional rather than norm.

Sadly, making last year look like an exception rather than the norm.

In a way it's a shame that stories of this nature are something of a surprise rather than the norm, but the Greek side still deserve a great deal of credit for such a move.

While the media and case studies all like to glorify celebrity CEOs and executives, they are the exception rather than the norm.

But this is becoming the exception rather than the norm.

Just make sure that extensions are the exceptions to the rule, rather than the norm.

Greece is a good counter-example, but it was an exception rather than a norm.

It's long been a popular stereotype: Men are hugely competitive, meaning cooperative effort is the exception rather than the norm, while women have a tendency to nurture relationships with others, making them much more likely to cooperate with one another.

To create hypoxia, they placed pregnant rats in a chamber that kept their oxygen levels at 13 %, rather than the norm of 21 %, for the majority of their pregnancy.

Only a small subset of agencies are not affected by OMB's approval lever: those that are largely self - funded and obtain their budgets from non-governmental sources rather than the annual appropriations process.172 But these agencies are exceptions rather than the norm.173 The approval lever is generally applicable to and influential in both independent and executive agencies.

However, these observations have been seen as the exception rather than the norm because of the low - level contribution observed.

Given that our bodies are built to deal with sugary foods as a rarity rather than the norm, a condition called insulin resistance develops when we consistently eat foods high in glucose.

This was released at a time where modern shooters were uncommon rather than the norm, so people remember this one relatively fondly.

However, great films are always exceptions rather than the norm.

Yet for all the promise of learning across distances, these wonderful flat - world projects still seem to be the exception rather than the norm.

Our system is criteria - based rather than norm - based.

Of course, there are cases where you may want to re-read certain passages... but those occasions are the exception rather than the norm.

Some of the best cash back cards can sometimes offer 5 % back or more, though these are the exception rather than the norm.

Of course it's easy to produce simplified scenarios where this still gives a price range to choose from, but in reality this is the exception rather than the norm.

Of course, dividend payments are still the exception rather than the norm among tech companies.

A Pit Bull that bites is an exception to the rule rather than the norm.

Thumping beach parties till the early hours are the exceptional rather than the norm — a fresh change from many other beaches in the area.

Unusually, the pack will cost 1000 Microsoft Points ($ 12.50) rather than the norm at 800 Microsoft Points.

It's an unfortunate state of affairs when such a critical darling is contemporarily perceived as the exception, rather than the norm it used to be during the last generation of consoles.

And although the 2017 Biennial may have more balance in gender and race, this still feels precarious, like a potential anomaly rather than the norm.

This is not unlike experiments in other scientific disciplines, where conclusive results from individual experiments are the exception rather than the norm.

It is the exception, rather than the norm, for revenue from a tax to be directly linked to the source of taxation.

Government intervention in the market should be the exception rather than the norm.

California does sometimes experience major storminess this time of year due to transient, temporary shifts in the jet, but in general sustained wet periods are the exception rather than the norm.

Despite their best intentions, real communication — the type that Vladislav Zabrodin envisions — becomes the exception rather than the norm.

But far too often, these professionals are the exception rather than the norm.

These cases are the exception, rather than the norm.

As Binnie J. stated in Neil, these cases are the exception, rather than the norm.

But they have been the exception rather than the norm.

In other jurisdictions, it is the exception rather than the norm that women should be supported after divorce, and there is a presumption that women will work towards early self - sufficiency.»

It also found that the majority of those surveyed expected that partnership will become the exception rather than the norm for law firms within the next ten years.

Costs at that level are certainly the exception rather than the norm but for many separating couples, a lack of information or clarity in how much there legal costs are likely to be only adds to the stress of separation.

Busier periods are apparently eased by «real appreciation that you are working late», and a mindset that dictates that «it should be an exception rather than the norm».

However, while an explanatory memorandum might be examined by a court when interpreting legislation, this is the exception rather than the norm.

«Virtual hearings in criminal cases should remain the exception rather than the norm.

Although it is the exception rather than the norm, when a motorist is rear - ended they can sometimes be found partly if not fully at fault for a collision.

Your squeaky clean record is a strong indicator that you DUI conviction may have been the exception rather than the norm.

We're guessing that's going to be an exception rather than the norm, though, or Samsung may just have to pull the update and make J5 (2016) owners wait even longer for a version of the operating system that's more than a year old at this point.