Sentences with phrase «smaller minority when»

Tenants who are adept at exploiting a Tenancy Act are a tiny minority who become an even smaller minority when pitted against a Landlord who takes the time to do their due diligence.

But really, though, these positive aspects are in a small minority when you examine this film as a whole.

Not exact matches

When I used to attend (evangelical christian) church there was always a vocal strain of folks who wanted to think they were persecuted, they told made - up stories about christians being persecuted in various parts of the world (at the time a lot of them were set in the U.S.S.R.)... it was so obvious that they LOVED thinking of themselves as some small group of martyrs, that they NEEDED to imagine themselves to be a persecuted minority... holding on to some secret truth that the rest of the world had turned its back on.

I mean no moral judgment here when I say that, sociologically speaking, these are oddball faith communities: small, distinctive minorities, with decidedly out - of - the - mainstream religious beliefs.

This is the model that a spiritually serious church should seek to recover in a post-Christian age, Lindbeck suggested: «When or if dechristianization reduces Christians to a small minority, they will need for the sake of survival to form communities that strive without traditionalist rigidity to cultivate their native tongue and learn to act accordingly.»

You will condemn the violent jihadists now, while you are a small minority in the country of your residence, but when your numbers get large enough, and you see a possible tipping over to Sharia law over constitutional law, what will you be saying then?

In affirming the thesis involved in my title, I am probably in an even smaller minority than when I call 9/11 a false flag operation.

When Muslims are a small minority in an area, they are «peace loving» «law abiding» people.

Asking for Ozil to be sold is like asking for Wenger to get the sack when his detractors were a minority, a small minority.

There is more than just a small minority of Arsenal fans who think that the Germany international Mesut Ozil is nothing more than a luxury that the Gunners can not really afford to have, apart from when he blows away the doubters with a match winning performance like we saw against Tottenham last weekend.

However, could this problem be exacerbated when children truly are a small minority?

When they target / speak to small segments of the population like gays, minorities and immigrants they can become marginalized.

In some circumstances, such as when one party is totally dominant, it makes sense to tally the small number of voters from the minority party first, because it's quick.

However, overall it's only a small minority of JSA and UC claimants who are sanctioned and that is when they've not met their agreed commitments.»

What happens when you are elected leader of the Labour Party with a massive mandate but a small minority where it most matters?

(A recent study there is a small penalty effect for a minority ethnic candidate when first standing, which disappears when seeking re-election).

«When you talk about having a center that's there not just for women and minority businesses but also for small business that are based in the city of Buffalo, to me that speaks volumes of the direction of this city,» Common Council President Darius Pridgen said.

I did not recognise, at the point that this visit was arranged, a need to disclose to my officials and the High Commission that Abid Hussain and I have a common business interest as minority shareholders in a small food company... I sincerely regret that I did not consider the significance of this relationship with Mr Hussain when the arrangements for the visit were being made... I am sorry.

How is a upstart ultra minority party going to build support when the simple act of making a choice on a candidate is going to upset half of its already small base?

And for the small minority for inexperienced fundamentalist that were able to wring Bonehead Boehner for all that he was worth, it will be bad news for them when they get back to their districts and have to answer to the folks that lost 10 percent of their retirement accounts during the week, and they hear of the stories of seniors that were living their «golden days» in fear of whether or not their Soc Sec check would be arriving next week or their health care insurance program cut to shreds.

«It is highly unfortunate that a small minority of union members are now encouraging a day of strike action that will see their members lose a day's wage, when the stark financial reality is that there is simply no money available to allow employers to improve the offer that has already been tabled.»

It is particularly significant to note that still only a small minority of 16 - year - olds seek professional help when experiencing serious emotional health problems.

But now with a diet where animal stuff is in the small minority, I noticeably feel good when i might have an egg or some pieces of steak.

For example, it's not as easy to meet potential romantic partners at work or in the supermarket when you live in an area with a small minority population.

When you stop to think about that, it's truly beautiful to know that something such as multicultural relationships has grown from a small minority and become common and socially recognized.

When you start interracial dating, that takes you into being an even smaller minority of our small population.

Nope, not worth it and I personally have a problem with being divorced or never married when there are small kids except in very small minorities.

He uses still shots of street life as the visual connective tissue between capturing meetings held by various minority groups: Columbians celebrating a World Cup victory and then taking their party to the pavement; a mature LGBT community circle discussing the venue for future meetings; a Halal butcher blessing chickens prior to slicing their throats and having their still - twiching bodies dragged through various grubby processing machines; a group of Hispanic activists gathering stories of small business being forced out of their premises due to unfair rent hikes; and even a group of Christian urban beautifiers who are seen descending into intense prayer when one of their number explains that her father is dying.

Partisan polarization has given special interests and small minorities the power to twist public sentiment along partisan lines, even when bipartisan majorities support the substance of what is being proposed.

To Hramiec's point, this fuels a vicious cycle when it comes to competency models spreading: if a small minority of fully competency - based schools can not spur a supply of integrated competency - based technology solutions, it is unlikely that larger systems, whose demand ultimately drives the edtech market, will move away from time - based practices.

When present - day critics refer to what they assume was a better past, they look back to a time when a large proportion of American youths did not complete high school and only a small minority completed four years of collWhen present - day critics refer to what they assume was a better past, they look back to a time when a large proportion of American youths did not complete high school and only a small minority completed four years of collwhen a large proportion of American youths did not complete high school and only a small minority completed four years of college.

But when researchers took into account the high achieving nature of the very small minority of disadvantaged pupils who reach grammar schools, most of this difference disappeared.

There's a small minority out there, however, who want to drive the best handling SUV they can find when life won't let them park a sports car in the driveway.

We thought we were in a minority of one when we proclaimed the Bertone B99 — Bertone's take on a new Small Jaguar — to be the wrong direction for Jaguar.

I think when it comes down to it, there is a small minority of customers who want a bigger e-reader, but it far outweighs the hundreds of thousands that will buy another six inch.

But when they become men, all but a small minority give up their big league dreams, and instead enjoy their sport as a hobby.

Throughout our 61 - year history, we have provided thousands of small businesses — including start - ups, mature businesses, and minority - and women - owned businesses — with access to loans when they do not meet the requirements for traditional financing.

They all seem to have this shallow discourse about «finding freedom by selling everything to travel permanently» when, well, if you have an «everything» to sell at your 20's, that makes you a pretty small minority.

Just in our small group I realized that I am in a minority (I think) when it comes to how I view satisfying work.

So, let's see, when we (those defending the AGW theory) note that, of the small minority of scientists on the skeptic side making discredited arguments, many if not most seem to have quite direct connections to right - wing or libertarian organizations like the Cato Institute or the George C. Marshall Fund or with the fossil fuel (especially coal) industry, we are derided as engaging in «ad hominem» attacks and so forth.

I'm open minded enough to listen to someone else's view about anything, but when it comes to a small minority that feels their point is more important than the majority than it is an arguement I don't mind having, especially when the other side isn't as open minded as they expect everyone else to be.

Of course, it isn't possible to keep everyone happy, so what happens when small but vocal minorities start complaining that they have been shut out of the process, their views marginalised and the «establishment» is somehow persecuting them?

A minority stockholder of a small corporation in North Alabama was fired when he objected to mismanagement by a majority stockholder.

For example, when a minority house elected by a relatively tiny fraction (i.e. comprising an even smaller minority) of voters can implement legislative changes in part because the majority senses the weariness of voters regarding elections, I prefer that there remain an opportunity for earlier defeat.

The number of «no» votes was a minority, but it was not small, when placed in historical context.

Given the small number of minorities in the practice and in law school, law firms must be proactive when seeking minorities.

While not as diverse as many other Georgia cities when it comes to the make - up of business ownership, the number of Savannah's small business that are owned by minority groups is growing.

Although those affected are a small minority of users, when they installed the official 8.1 update, it caused the phone to lockup.

The light came on for me when I was talking with a guy who had been a minority owner in successful smaller firm and he was now working for a small community as their civil engineer.