Sentences with phrase «sober reality»

A more sober reality, though, is that whatever slight impact humans might have on the climate, it is too small to measure — a point made in a study just published by Swiss researchers in the journal Quaternary Science Reviews (November 2005).

A study on American homelessness in the shadow of Disney World with stylistic inspiration from The Little Rascals, the film is balanced perfectly between sober reality and optimistic spirit.

But sober reality didn't dawn on him until after the Beagle set out from Plymouth, shortly after Christmas in 1831.

Observing her friends who coupled up — monogamously — as she did, there's a sober reality:

Still, you'd think that sober reality alone would be enough to shape up all that «bad» behavior.

Instead, we use the sober reality of sin to point out the sins of others and decry how ill the world has fallen.

The Church for them is not only the sacramental intermediary of grace and the teaching authority for the true statement of the hidden mysteries of God, but also has a pastoral power by which it can contribute quite considerably to determining the concrete action of its members in the tangible and sober reality of everyday life.

This was a sobering reality.

It worked for a while, but when I finally finished graduate school (yes, it took that long) I was hit with a sobering reality: the system I once mastered to collect all my gold stars no longer existed.

According to the research team the findings offer a sobering reality check: «some normally functioning people may never acquire expert performance in certain domains, regardless of the amount of deliberate practice they accumulate.»

Del, sorry I missed your post earlier... What you wrote is a sobering reality for many people, but many will tuck it in deep within themselves, and refuse to deal with it, thinking that if they leave it alone, it'll go away... People just don't know what playing with things which are supposed to be sacred in our lives and taking them lightly, causes and where it leads to.

But I decided some time ago that I must wake up from my naiveté, relinquish my denial and admit the sobering reality of the deafening silence of God if I desire wisdom at all.

I think there are certain sobering realities which the numbers tend towards, that we have to get to grips with.

The fact of evil is, therefore, a sobering reality which God can mitigate but not eradicate, but neither is its presence God's will or responsibility.

It is a sad revelation in the futbol landscape when I find myself resigned to the sobering reality that Tottenham are simply a better, more talented futbol club at the moment.

It has been a long year for NASCAR's most popular driver, and as soon as he collapsed onto a couch in the cool of his coach, Little E let out a deep sigh and acknowledged a sobering reality: In his last season with Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI), the team that his father founded, he isn't likely to challenge for the Cup.

Here's a sobering reality:

But the sobering reality — acknowledged by Cuomo and several other officials in between promises and platitudes — is that little will be resolved without action by Congress or the Obama administration.

Camille Seaman (above) captures the beauty of polar environments, and the sobering reality of climate change, in her photographs.

Robotic planetary exploration began a half century ago with sobering reality checks: our nearest neighbors — the moon, Mars and Venus — were fairly horrible places for life.

Waiting for severe storms to shift the public's opinions on policy changes might be a sobering reality, but Rudman and her colleagues are more optimistic.

Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines for treating gonorrhea that reflect the sobering reality that this sexually transmitted disease is becoming ever more difficult to treat.

The application has generally received positive feedback from negotiators, but Sawin acknowledges the sobering reality that some delegates are less interested in detailed climate projections than in the next election in their home country.

At the International AIDS Conference held in Durban, South Africa, last week sobering realities confronted the push to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, a goal set by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS).

I know that the sobering reality is that very few people are willing to consume organs and glands on a regular basis and the health consequences are far reaching.

The script exists more in a tonal dead zone, where the broad material and the sobering reality of the situation cancel each other out, leaving a tuneless movie without the direct perspective it needs to succeed.

One sequence juxtaposes the visual embodiment of Thanos» worldview, via a small child balancing a knife on her palm (in the foreground) and the harsh and sobering reality of said idea in practice, which comes from a line of people getting massacred (in the background).

What could be more 2017 than a film that does both simultaneously, letting sobering reality encroach on magic, or maybe vice versa?

However, the research has also documented the sobering reality that children most in need of the nation's best schools are the least likely to attend them.

Yet the sobering reality is that if children are communicating differently to their parents — who are teachers — what does that mean for those same teachers» students who go home and spread the same message?

The location: Chattanooga, TN The car: Passat The sticker price: $ 20,000 (2012) The investment: $ 1 billion The incentives: $ 557.4 million Annual capacity: 150,000 vehicles Ambitious goal: 800,000 brand sales Sobering reality: 256,830 sales in 2010 Employment effect: 85,000 + job applications

The location: New Stanton, PA The car: Rabbit / Golf The sticker price: $ 4220 (1978) The investment: $ 250 million The incentives: $ 100 million Annual capacity: 200,000 vehicles Ambitious goal: 5 percent market share Sobering reality: 3 percent peak in 1980 Employment effect: 2500 laid off at closing

This is an unflinching look that touches upon some of the more sobering realities of nature, so please use discretion before sharing this book with kids.

The brave new world we face is one whose promise of endless bounty has been replaced by sobering reality: selling books is frigging hard even in the best of times, and these are no longer the best of times for indies.

Mike points out the sobering reality facing unknown novelists.

«I don't think that's completely gone,» he said, but added that now people have woken up to a sobering reality that home prices don't always go up and that putting money down might be in their best interest as a homeowner.

It is a sobering reality for speculative investment.

Veterinarians» loss of their AVMA Group Health Insurance delivered the sobering reality that we need to be ready for the changes occurring in our health insurance system.

This is a sobering reality, and you should definitely read my full article, How Long Do Labrador Retrievers Live?

There are few things in life harder than being faced with the sobering reality of our beloved pets» shortened lifespans.

This is a sobering reality, and you should definitely read my full article, How Long Do German Shepherds Live?

This is a sobering reality, and you should definitely read my full article, How Long Do Golden Retrievers Live?

However, we do understand the sobering realities of our profession and are sensitive to the unique and varied needs of our community.

Even the soberest reality check does little to undermine my enthusiasm for the Switch, however.

Of course, that statement contains a potential internal inconsistency that presents a sobering reality check for anyone seeking consensus among a vastly different range of parties — whether they are 192 rich and poor countries tussling over a climate treaty or 50 states, with varied levels of dependence on fossil fuels, pondering a climate bill.

Among other things, he offered a sobering reality check in the face of a big, and largely wishful, push for a carbon tax as a budget fix.

To meet the Obama administration's targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, some researchers say, Americans may have to experience a sobering reality: gas at $ 7 a gallon.

While these developments are to be celebrated, there remains a sobering reality: they still leave a lot of headroom for China to expand its coal power plant capacity between now and 2030, even though its coal fleet is already more than twice the size of the US coal fleet.

are choosing not to grapple with the sobering reality that in the study of climate - change, good science requires moral confidence.

• accept the sobering reality that energy - balance climate - change worldviews are scientifically robust, that the «hockey - stick blade» of climate - change is lengthening without pause or obvious limit, and that the ecological, economic, and social implications of climate - change are of urgent political concern.