Sentences with phrase «show than substance»

The evening debates which sometimes drag on as late as midnight are more about show than substance, Mr. Bryant said in an interview yesterday, so changes are needed to attract more people to public life by modernizing the hours of legislative business.

Not to be a perpetual pessimist, but I think this idea is more show than substance.

And Tory MP Mike Freer, who claimed he was outed to religious voters by Labour canvassers during last year's general election, said: «It is not surprising that the commitment to equality is sometimes more show than substance in elements of the Labour Party.

His cheers of vindication Friday appeared to be more show than substance: The administration still harbors deep worries about the direction of Mueller's nine - month probe, which has shown no signs of abating and has expanded to explore potential obstruction of justice on the part of the president and his top aides.

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Here's the thing: Research shows that we get more than enough of these substances from what we eat, so no need for a pill!

Here's the thing: Research shows we get more than enough of these substances from what we eat, so no need for a pill!

As far as the substance, Davidoff tells us that research shows that the tax will increase rather than decrease volatility.

Later Jesus shows Jared's brother his whole body, which, it turns out, is a pre-mortal spirit body, comprised of a finer material substance than anything known on earth.

Yet since the account of substance offered is of a route of occasions or a personally ordered society of selves rather than of, say, a changing continuant, the objection may be raised that this atomization of substance involves an enormous multiplication of entities which in the case of selves at least goes well beyond necessity — though this would have to be shown.

Numerous studies show that privileged adolescents are experiencing epidemic rates of depression, anxiety disorders, and substance abuse — rates that are higher than those of any other socioeconomic group of young people in this country.

In recent years, numerous studies have shown that bright, charming, seemingly confident and socially skilled teenagers from affluent, loving families are experiencing epidemic rates of depression, substance abuse, and anxiety disorders - rates higher than in any other socioeconomic group of American adolescents.

News that David Cameron used drugs after he left university or experimented with substances more serious than cannabis would hurt his popularity, new figures show.

If the turbulent year of 2016 showed anything about the technology we use, it's about its role as a catalyst in driving «identity» based politics — a type of discourse where substance is less important than overall ideological positioning.

It has been shown to save government money and provide better outcomes than the array of government services homeless individuals use without supportive housing, including homeless shelters, substance abuse treatment, psychiatric hospitals, hospital emergency rooms, jail and prisons.

The ability of the inorganic component of sea spray particles to take up water has been the focus of this international study where a large suite of well - controlled laboratory experiments have shown, for the first time, that the hygroscopicity of the inorganic component of sea spray is significantly lower than pure sodium chloride, a substance routinely used to describe their hygroscopicity in climate models.

This mysterious substance that makes up much more of the universe than regular matter may have the right «interaction strength» to show up in LHC experiments.

Astronomers are back in the dark about what dark matter might be, after new observations showed the mysterious substance may not be interacting with forces other than gravity after all.

Results showed that respondents who were registered users of the state's PDMP were more frequent prescribers of controlled substances than non-users.

Likewise, field tests by Lintern's group at a site in southern Australia showed that eucalyptus trees growing above a deposit lying 35 meters underground had 20 times more gold in the gummy substances coating their leaves than did trees that grew 800 meters away.

The results, published in the journal Science on 27 March 2015, show that dark matter interacts with itself even less than previously thought, and narrows down the options for what this mysterious substance might be.

The results reveal that, after a comparison at national level, the vast number of substances tested show a clearly higher average consumption — thus more contaminant emissions — by private households than health care facilities.

And women veterans with substance use disorders have an even higher rate of suicide — more than five times that of their peers, the research shows.

Studies show that a substance known as C - reactive protein (CRP), one of the so - called markers released by cells during the inflammation process, may be more effective than cholesterol in gauging the risk of heart attack and other cardiovascular events.

Research has shown that sustained work periods longer than 12 hours, often involving sleep loss and fatigue can reduce levels of substances called catecholamines (such as dopamine and norepinephrine), leading to stress, anxiety, mood deterioration, and decreased performance.

A 2008 study that followed a group of adolescent women with ADHD for five years found that the participants who had been treated with stimulants were nearly 75 % less likely to develop a substance - use disorder than those who were not, while other research has shown that the use of ADHD medication in young men reduces the risk of later substance - use disorders by 85 %.

What I wish we'd get more of here is aroma - therapy type oils and other «simple» plant substances that have been clinically shown (by our standards) to work (or not) as well or better than name - brand chemical pills.

Though the effects of swishing oil in the mouth have shown a decrease in mouth bacteria and plaque, this may also be due to the mechanism of swishing for a long period of time, rather than the substance itself.

Your molecular clock is ticking faster 22.11.2009 High vitamin D level lengthens life expectancy of elderly Dutch 21.11.2009 Constant fight against appetite reduces life expectancy 09.11.2009 Stress reduces life expectancy at molecular level 07.11.2009 Animal study: melatonin extends lifespan 25.10.2009 Fish fatty acids reduce age - related physical performance decline 24.10.2009 Old muscles weaker, but tire less quickly than young ones 23.10.2009 How creatine lengthens your lifespan 20.10.2009 Melatonin keeps brain cells young 03.10.2009 Long marriage adds years to your life 18.09.2009 Drink three cups of tea a day and add five years to your life 11.09.2009 Life extending bacteria found in gut of Chinese centenarians 08.08.2009 Your initials determine how old you get 30.07.2009 Lecithin anti-aging supplement keeps hearing sharp 18.06.2009 Live ten years longer with just one multivitamin pill per day 06.06.2009 Life - extending effect of virgin olive oil shown in fat rats 22.05.2009 Daily dose of Echinacea lengthens life expectancy 24.04.2009 The less you sit, the older you'll get 21.04.2009 Animal study: nori contains life prolonging substance 06.04.2009 Vegetarianism is healthy, but not because of lack of animal protein 27.03.2009 Meditation lengthens lifespan 20.02.2009 Live longer with healthy fats 30.12.2008 Vitamin D delays aging at genetic level 28.12.2008 Physical exercise delays molecular aging by ten years 25.12.2008 How a low - carb diet helps against aging 23.12.2008 Vitamin D extends your life expectancy 22.12.2008 Too much growth hormone reduces life expectancy 07.11.2008 S - Words extend lifespan of writers and psychologists 11.10.2008 Creatine extends lifespan of mice 08.10.2008 Slim - waisted rats live longer 23.09.2008 Gingko lengthens rats» lifespan 12.09.2008 Strong men live longer 31.08.2008 Male orgasm prolongs life 23.08.2008 Ginkgo prolongs life 17.08.2008 Ginkgo protects the elderly against the first signs of Alzheimer's 16.08.2008

It shows the substances used to create the products, in some cases more than one.

He's shown pursuant status through this work on than he had a list visitant sales, substance, commerce and human action skillfulness of a western style to this football group.

In moments that count, the show can seem more interested in style than substance.

Aaron Paul plays a familiar role of the out of control substance abuser as he does in the excellent TV show Breaking Bad but is in the film less than you may imagine.

In a few more, Wasted On The Young is an ardent revenge film that shows substance and style in some areas, but appears to have bitten off more than it can chew in others.

An appealing blend of style and substance, this action flick shows Edgar Wright is capable of more than just British spoofs and is one of the most talented filmmakers working today.

For anyone with Avengers fatigue that's tired of the endless build - up towards the MCU's next big thing while crossovers and cameos distract us from any genuine substance, Deadpool 2 is the perfect antidote, ironically showing us an alternate Brolin villain that's so much simpler than Thanos while being inherently more watchable.

Some research has shown that rates of depression, anxiety, and substance abuse are higher among affluent teens than any other group of young people, and achievement pressure is a significant contributor.

Nearly 20 years of Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior (MA - YRB) data show that lesbian, gay, and bisexual students have remained at disproportionate health risk in many dimensions (e.g., victimization, violence, substance use, and unprotected sex) than their heterosexual peers.

The survey by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University in New York City shows that, compared with teenagers who have never seen a parent inebriated, teenagers who have seen one or more parents drunk are more than...

Like most vehicles of this ilk, though, the UX is more about style than substance, taking its design inspiration from the extroverted UX Concept that Lexus presented at the 2016 Paris motor show.

Here's what did work: Glenn Kaino's glittering mass of arrows in flight at Honor Fraser's booth, a demure suite of gelatin silver prints showing Carrie Mae Weems dancing in a nearly transparent white nightgown, Galerie Brandstrup's laser - focus on young painters (including Michael Kvium and Christer Glein), and Chris Wiley's quirky photographs mimicking and framed with quotidian substances (never has Astro - Turf served a better purpose than a picture frame) as part of Nicelle Beauchene Gallery's entry into Armory Presents.

True, it could be hard to do this for methodological reasons, but I have a suspicion (and only a suspicion) that it would show more substance to the MWP and LIA events than some credit them (although I'd be happy to be proved wrong).

So per my comment addendum to your comment above, man up, show you've done something of substance (like install alternate energy you preach about) other than lecture to other people about how they should conduct their lives and their affairs.

They simply accept that the University of East Anglia's computers were hacked, on the word of people who are shown by what was hacked to be liars and charlatans and who have an interest in making the story be something other than the substance of the material.

A review of twenty studies on the adult lives of antisocial adolescent girls found higher mortality rates, a variety of psychiatric problems, dysfunctional and violent relationships, poor educational achievement, and less stable work histories than among non-delinquent girls.23 Chronic problem behavior during childhood has been linked with alcohol and drug abuse in adulthood, as well as with other mental health problems and disorders, such as emotional disturbance and depression.24 David Hawkins, Richard Catalano, and Janet Miller have shown a similar link between conduct disorder among girls and adult substance abuse.25 Terrie Moffitt and several colleagues found that girls diagnosed with conduct disorder were more likely as adults to suffer from a wide variety of problems than girls without such a diagnosis.26 Among the problems were poorer physical health and more symptoms of mental illness, reliance on social assistance, and victimization by, as well as violence toward, partners.

Victims have been shown to experience more post-traumatic stress and dissociation symptoms than non-abused children, 8 as well as more depression and conduct problems.9 They engage more often in at - risk sexual behaviours.10 Victims are also more prone to abusing substances, 11 and to suicide attempts.12 These mental health problems are likely to continue into adulthood.13 CSA victims are also more at risk than non-CSA youth to experience violence in their early romantic relationships; 14 women exposed to CSA have a two to three-fold risk of being sexually revictimized in adulthood compared with women without a history of CSA exposure.15

For more than 25 years, multiple studies have shown that participation in BCT by married or co-habitating partners results in significant reductions in substance abuse and marital distress, and also improves relationship satisfaction.

Results showed lower reported substance use in intervention groups than in the control group.

Results indicate that girls in MSS showed significantly lower levels of substance use than did girls in the control condition at 36 - month postbaseline.

One may show more parental traits than the other; another might show more emotional vulnerability; one partner might have more challenges with transitions; another might deal with substance abuse.

In order to identify those at risk for developing a mental illness, this study will target personality risk factors, including hopelessness, anxiety sensitivity, impulsivity and sensation seeking, which have been shown to reliably predict substance misuse, anxiety, emotional and behavioural disorders in young people.23 24 It is hypothesised that the intervention cognitive training programme (focusing on executive functioning) will be more effective than the active control cognitive training programme (focusing on cognitive abilities other than executive functioning) in reducing psychopathology.