Sentences with phrase «roles as agents»

By claiming their roles as agents of protective factors, educators (and all caring adults in schools) can create schools that are havens in which resilience can flourish.

It requires ordained ministers to renounce their long - established role as agents of the state with the legal power to sign marriage certificates.

Thus disencumbered from its role as an agent of the state, the Church would be free to teach, encourage, and set an example for the rest of the world.

It will not be enough for the Church simply to surrender its role as an agent of the state in marriage; the bishops of the Church must also provide visible and courageous leadership, including setting their own house in order, regardless of the cost to their popularity and standing with the cultural elites.

«What we're talking about here is not just our tendency to lurch and stumble and screw up by accident, our passive role as agents of entropy.

Sheryl Lee gives an award - worthy performance as the demonized Laura Palmer, while there's great (if even too brief) turns from the likes of Kyle MacLachlan (briefly reprising his role as agent Dale Cooper ---- who, quite frankly, the film needed more of), Harry Dean Stanton, crooner Chris Isaak, Gary Bullock and a twitchy Kiefer Sutherland.

Children, youth and students have played an important role as agents of change, participating actively in discussions that affect their future, advocating for a transformation in their learning environments and bringing the messages of sustainability and global citizenship home to parents and communities.

My degree in instructional technology definitely prepared me for the role as an agent of change; experience taught me it would be a slow and delicate process.

Whether it be language around growth or fixed mindset, a better understanding of intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation, or strategies for deliberate practice or improved focus, we have found that students respond very positively to this work because they better understand their role as agents in their own learning.»

Shannon Hassan brings a depth of business and editorial experience to her role as agent, having worked in publishing and law for more than a decade.

What do you see as your role as an agent, what with Amazon and self publishing?

This art piece in the form of a looping video will explore the elements of fire, earth, metal, water, and wood and their role as agents of process, change and the earthy seasons.

In 1937, on a trip to Paris he sees Picasso's Guernica which moves him to perceive an artist's role as an agent of change.

At the same time, the mediator can set a neutral and safe atmosphere while playing a more jarring role as agent of reality, testing the parties» positions and trying to gain movement toward consensus and a result that both parties can live with.29

What is your role as my agent if I were to get into a car accident?

Speaking to a standing room only audience of more than 100 pre-registered participants from six continents, Howell stated that while many see women as integral to creating peace, yet «women can and do fail miserably in this role as agents of peace, and the results of this can be and often are, devastating

Not exact matches

Instead of performing the role of helping to shape policy, as they have in the past, regardless of the political party in power, diplomats are increasingly becoming mere agents of policy implementation.

Since his last re-election, Clarke has openly supported Republican causes on local and national right - wing media outlets; proudly trumpets on official Milwaukee County letterhead his 2013 award from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, whose leader suggested using women and children as human shields during Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's standoff with federal agents; accused Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele of having «penis envy» and being on heroin when crafting the county budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announcements.

WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. agents who raided the office of President Trump's personal lawyer on Monday were looking for records about payments to two women who claim they had affairs with Mr. Trump as well as information related to the role of the publisher of The National Enquirer in silencing one of the women, according to several people briefed on the investigation.

I propose that the concept of relational power is an important contribution because (as Loomer points out) it blends the best of these traditional roles into a unified theory of power in which agents are sensitive and nurturing as well as effective.

Case in point: As the time draws near for Daniel Craig to graduate from his role as debonair and distraught secret agent James Bond, people have been betting on future 007 hopefulAs the time draws near for Daniel Craig to graduate from his role as debonair and distraught secret agent James Bond, people have been betting on future 007 hopefulas debonair and distraught secret agent James Bond, people have been betting on future 007 hopefuls.

To do so, both clergy and lay members must look beyond parochial institutional concerns and deliberately develop a broader view of the world and the role of the Church as a transforming agent.

The true alternative to the traditional role of the masculine as the active agent who influences is not the traditional conception of the feminine as the passive recipient of the influence.

He became part of a conspiracy against Hitler at the highest levels of the German government, using his role as a civilian agent in military intelligence as a cover for ecumenical contacts that allowed the conspirators to make tentative overtures toward a peace settlement with the British government.

Can we make a case for seeing the angels in God's initial plan of creation not just as messengers but as in some way active agents with a specific role in the development of the evolutionary process, a role which he did not withdraw from those who rebelled, in the same way that he does not always or instantly remove bad rulers who affect the development of the historical process?

During the nineteenth century, the spiritual power attributed to parents — especially mothers — gradually undermined the priestly role of the Protestant pastor as an agent of God's grace.

But because of television «s inherent characteristics as a mass medium — one - way, resistant to feedback, incapable of dialog — and its acquired social characteristic as society «s sales agent — simplistic, gratifying, trivial — it is best suited to the role of preparation for the gospel, or pre-evangelism.

In particular, quantum mechanics posits a role for the observer in physical reality that has fundamental implications for the Newtonian view of physical reality as existing and developing independently of any freely acting agent.

If the church is understood as «an agent to implement the mission of God,» [47] then what is the role of those who claim to be members of the church through baptism?

If we had a Christian President, with strong morals who understood his role as a leader of the nation and not as an agent of «the lord», that would be the best of both worlds.

From June 5 — 7, 2018, more than 200 leading personalities from the cocoa and chocolate industry, governments and civil society will gather in Davos / Switzerland to discuss how technology is spurring innovation in our sector, explore how we can ensure a sustainable chocolate future and highlight the role of business as a change agent.

He was to be forever cast in the role of devil's agent, and never more so than in his two stunning, ignominious losses to Cassius Clay, then beginning to be known as Muhammad Ali.

We signed [infielder - outfielder] Rex Hudler and [outfielder] Otis Nixon as minor league free agents, and they've become two of the best role players in the game.»

They have a shelf life of 8/10 years at the very top if they are lucky so who can begrudge them the opportunity to make hay whilst the sun is shining... am not saying Sanchez is not money driven but the way the guy plays i can mortgage my life he actually enjoys the game, enjoys wining first and foremost then money comes 2nd... like the author of the article rightly pointed out, he was in Messi's shadow at Barca and could not express himself fully, now he is at a club where he is the main man and given a free role and license to express himself and i very much doubt if he will want to go to a club like Madrid (as been rumoured in the dailies today) to relieve the bad experience he suffered at Barca because let us face facts, he is never going to displace CR7 as the main man, so even if Madrid sells Benzema or Bale to make room for him he will be back to the same position he was at Barca, this time he will be playing 2nd fiddle to CR7 so my guess is all the Madrid talks is been fed the press by his agents to drive a hard bargain when contract extension talks resumes.....

The veteran midfielder has enjoyed a fine, if diminished role with the Blues this season, and upon the release of the Premier League's free agent list Lampard has yet to be offered an extension at Stamford Bridge, and as it stands he is up for grabs.

Long is an intriguing free agent, as after being considered one of the top left tackles in the NFL, he struggled last season, with injuries playing a major role in the decline.

Best known for his role on Homeland, Lewis was dominating the books for a while as the favorite to become the next secret agent.

Pro Bowl left tackle Gary Zimmerman retired; right guard Brian Habib signed with the Seattle Seahawks as a free agent; and David Diaz - Infante, slated to replace Habib, tore the ACL in his right knee on Aug. 19 and didn't return until Sunday, albeit in a backup role.

Adding Chapman with him around does come off as a little odd, but Chapman is a free agent after 2016, and so is Jansen, so it's not as if Los Angeles needs to displace their current closer for a year then place him back in the role for 2017.

The Czech Republic shot - stopper has lost his starting role to Thibaut Courtois this season, and while his agent Viktor Kolar says a January move is unlikely, he suggests the Gunners could already have had Cech as their first - choice had Wenger been quicker in the summer.

His agent Jorge Mendes might be playing a huge role in the background as he is bound to make a substantial fee if there is a transfer.

As with virtually every free agent, money and role are said to be at the top of Allen's list of priorities.

The role of milk - derived antimicrobial lipids as antiviral and antibacterial agents.

Triclosan: Its efficacy as an antimicrobial agent, the risk of bacterial resistance and its possible role in disrupted hormonal development remain controversial.

In this way, the supervising agent has a stake in the total benefits created by the regime, plus the special role as a hegemon, sanctioning members that do not cooperate.

A feminist analysis of women's roles enables us to view women's contributions during and post-conflict as active agents.

They also discuss how the roles of men, as active agents, and women, as passive victims, in war have been buttressed by current understandings of the use of rape in conflict zones and how this gendered understanding of conflict roles has negative consequences for the movement towards gender equality and the goal of eradicating rape in war.

CBC's Executive Committee will now form a search committee to begin identifying candidates who can further advance CBC's mission and role as New York's leading agent of fiscal accountability.

Some of the objectives of the training as highlighted by the organizers include; to enlighten participants on the legal framework for international human right laws and humanitarian principles, to improve the capacity of law enforcement agents in identification, protection issues in Nigerian human right context, to build the capacity of participants to appreciate their roles in protecting the rights of the civilians.

Clegg was so busy justifying the Lib Dems» role as a restraining agent that he forgot to tell the public they were in power.