Sentences with phrase «seeking sympathy with»

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Despite my general sympathy with what Dreher seeks to do in this book, I am less enthusiastic about other facets of his argument.

Wesley defended himself and his movement with the press, seeking both to dispel misunderstandings and to generate sympathy.

O'Malley seeks to produce an even - handed introduction to the Council and its work but it is obvious his sympathies lie with «progressive» teaching rather than with those papal or curial interventions that seem unduly influenced by traditional approaches.

If God had sympathy for the people of Admah and Zeboiim the way He had sympathy for the people of Ephraim and Israel, then God is starting to look a little bit more like Jesus, for a sympathetic God does not destroy people with fire and brimstone, but seeks to rescue them instead.

And we Christians stood by, awe - stricken, as though we were in the presence of something formidable and assured; we gave anxious promises of sympathy and collaboration, when the thing sought and needed was escape; we showed our fellow - feeling for the drowning man by jumping into the water along with him.

They can not join with those vociferous persons, often associated with conservative religious groups, who seek to go back to what are often styled «the good old days»: on the other hand, they do not have much sympathy for the wildly radical people who assume that there must be a total destruction of our inheritance, in the naive confidence that surely «something» will then appear that is entirely good and sound and right.

In writing this biography Cannadine sought to be as even - handed as possible, viewing her with what he regarded as a necessary and deserving combination of sympathy and detachment.

Seeking sympathy and insight, I posted a photo of the chewed - up $ 20 bill on Facebook and soon learned my black Lab mix was not the only canine with a chewing obsession.

Despite his memorable description of the worst possible outcome of the Anthropocene as being «a Frankenstein planet stitched together by geological resurrection men» (p258), Morton's sympathies seem to lie closer to the Promethean scientists who seek to manage an unavoidable (and potentially even «good») Anthropocene, than with more precautionary scientists and environmentalists who use the term as a warning — a reason for humanity to pull back from scientifically identified «planetary boundaries» and lessen our interference.

Concluding that Experian had breached the agreement with BDC, Hainey therefore allowed BDC's claim for damages arising from Experian's fraudulent misrepresentations and assessed damages in the amount of $ 44,447,416 plus pre-judgment and post-judgment interest, signaling that Ontario courts have no sympathy for fraudulent vendors that seek to abuse fair procurement processes.

Prior to freelancing, I worked in - house at two large law firms, and I have immense sympathy for overworked marketers and PR folk who have to triage the daily deluge of requests from a myriad of organizations seeking to have law firms firm engage with their survey, ranking, supplement, or article.

• Friendly, energetic individual seeking a position as a Caregiver with Sava Senior Care using inborn compassion and the ability to exercise sympathy in order to assist residents with leading a regular life.

Unhealthy families breed the classic «white knight» and «damsel in distress» — those who feel they need to rescue the weak, often confusing sympathy with love, and those who seek affection by acting out or taking a martyr's role.