Sentences with phrase «seek more autonomy»

Like his predecessors, he has sought more autonomy for New York City from the state, and has tangled with the Legislature on issues that range from changing the speed limit on certain city streets to winning a minimum wage increase for the five boroughs.

Last year, seeking more autonomy, Atkins launched Relay and began phasing out Teacher U.

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As a studio owner, we are able to make our own decisions about pricing, scheduling and hiring - which allows you the feeling of autonomy you seek when embarking on a more entrepreneurial route while still having the security of knowing the company is behind you.

Irreligious and idolatrous cultures may take many forms, from the pure self - seeking of irresponsible individualism, through the various types of more or less organized pursuit of advantage, to the collectivistic autonomy of a totalitarian «people's democracy.»

We just have to be more intentional to make time for cuddles, hand - holding, hugs, massage, and other forms of nurturing touch with our walking, talking toddlers, busy school - agers, and autonomy - seeking teenagers.

Teachers should seek collective autonomy to make big - picture school and program level decisions — such as those about budget allocation, selecting colleagues, discipline policy, and more.

Reading this book I found it more than ironic that the Tower's erection (pun intended) took place during a time period where women were seeking greater autonomy and beginning to press for the right to vote - on both sides of the Atlantic.

Amid the many visual arts exhibitions and events this year commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Singapore's independence, an upcoming exhibition at Sundaram Tagore Gallery at Gillman Barracks seeks to explore the more abstract notion of artistic and creative autonomy in the city - state at this momentous juncture in its history.

highly trained, autonomy - seeking issue spotters who will immediately identify the genuine pain of transitioning to a more systematic approach and then cite the inevitable implementation dip as evidence supporting their implicit position that maintaining the status quo is optimal.

In an attempt to gain more freedom and autonomy, like their Western friends, they may have pushed against and sought more distance from their family members, reducing family allocentrism relative to their collectivist counterparts in Study 2.