Sentences with phrase «society at large makes»

The crippling toll of the disease on patients, family and society at large makes it a global health crisis of frightening proportions.

You see billboards all over our streets saying to men to take time out to be a dad, but why does society at large make involved dads look like freaks??

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Making the case that greater openness is good for both company culture and society at large was Ijeoma Oluo, a Seattle - based writer, and Dan Price, CEO of Gravity Payments.

Thurman says that as people in business, «we should take heart because, although a lot of people who consider themselves progressive and spiritual feel like business is something very lowly, that it's about just making money, the vocation of business can be extraordinarily honorable and has the ability to make a long - lasting positive impact on our society and world at large.»

The idea of order was made more difficult by wealthy families asserting their economic interests at the expense of society at large.

Maggie Gallagher has been making eloquent, sophisticated arguments proving simple (some would say self - evident) truths for years now: Marriage is good for spouses, children, and society at large; or, in her words, married people are happier, healthier, and better off financially.

When such a claim is made and when homosexual activity is consequently condoned, or when civil legislation is introduced to protect behaviour to which no one has any conceivable right, neither the Church nor society at large should be surprised when other distorted notions and practices gain ground, and irrational eruptions increase.»

These include: the feeling of deep trust and at - homeness inside oneself, with others, and in the universe; a fundamental respect for self, others, and nature; the ability and the inclination to give and receive love; a lively awareness of the wonder of the commonplace — awe in the presence of a new baby, a sunset, a friendship; a philosophy of life that makes sense and guides decisions toward responsible behavior; a dedication with enthusiasm to the larger good of persons and society.

In the same book Pope John Paul wrote that «a determination on the part of husband and wife to have as few children as possible, to make their own lives easy, is bound to inflict moral damage both on their family and on society at large.»

In After Strange Gods he hinted darkly at the kind of oppression his society might lead to: «What is still more important [than homogeneity of culture] is unity of religious background; and reasons of race and religion combine to make any large number of freethinking Jews undesirable.»

Larger societies should make decisions only in cases where the decision can not be made at the local leve.

But people seem to want Timberlake to make things right in a more public way, a way that challenges his own privileges as a white male and thus — at least symbolically — contends with those power imbalances in society at large: perhaps by bringing Jackson on stage to perform with him as a special guest at this year's Super Bowl.

Projecting one's own beliefs to society at large, even going so far as to make up false resons that can not be backed up by fact, «women are seen as objects», as to why others should do the same, is just plain odd.

In India, the movement into the inner depths of the individual psyche radically relativized the question of the taboo, leaving the taboo system largely effective in society at large but making it quite irrelevant to the enlightened man.

Make life intolerable for the society at large so as to compel it to attend to a grievance that a minority finds unbearable?

In Canada, the debate in society at large is over, and great strides have been made in the US and elsewhere.

Therefore, for someone to make the kind of claims Bob makes here, we can only view those claims as self - centered and self - serving, and not helpful to society at large.

The judges at the appeal court in Porto, Portugal's second - largest city, wrote that they were making reference to the Bible and an old law «to stress that a woman's adultery amounts to conduct which society has always condemned and condemned very strongly».

It is natural and appropriate to be scandalized that such claims should be made of just these all - too - well - known groups, faithless to their self - descriptions, thoroughly assimilated to the value system of the larger culture in which they live, complacent and at ease, often trivial and banal, subtly using the rhetoric of the faith to sanction their privileges and to obscure society's injustices.

Nevertheless, there is now a growing willingness - as long as it is made clear that this is no excuse for the existence of this appalling crime within an organisation which ought to be an example to society at large rather than a reflection of it - to think seriously about what that implies for our relationship to a society which, because of our bishops» gross mishandling of the problem, we now have small hope of influencing in this matter.

The man pretty clearly believes deeply about trying to make improvements to society at large, whether people want to agree with his methods or not.

Yet, because same - sex couples who married became more accepted by society at large, there was a decrease in a need for a LGBQ community — they no longer feel like they have to make an effort to seek out others who are «like them.»

Of course, I think there's also a larger issue at play here — which is that society shouldn't stigmatize those who can't afford breakfast or lunch at school and students certainly shouldn't make fun of those purchasing free or reduced lunches.

There is a strong argument that the cultural resources made available online should be treated as a global cultural «commons» that supports the self - development of the individual and the artistic and intellectual development of human society at large.

I'm of the strong conviction that with preserverence, good intention, prayers, fairness and firmness of purpose in the pursuit of good deeds preserverence Allah swt will make us benefit from the rewards and blessings inherent in the Holy month I enjoin Muslim Ummah and scholars to pray and preach in order that all Muslims will in this month accord Ramadan as an important pillar of Islam with the needed devotion for the good of the religion, humanity and the society at large.

Mr Batidam said NACAP had become even more relevant in view of the government's commitment to making corruption unattractive to public officials and the society at large.

Land by itself is almost worthless; land being made use of benefits society at large.

In Zatko's case, she says the support did produce a finding that could benefit society at large: She concluded that chemical reactions in snow were making only a minimal contribution to the region's ozone pollution, compared with emissions coming from natural gas drilling.

Together with the numerous partnerships established to further specific aspects of sustainable development, these commitments and those who made them have to be kept honest through scrutiny by civil society and the public at large.

Responsible citizens: Schools trips provide powerful learning outcomes for young people which contribute to a sense of belonging, feeling valued and the ability to make a positive contribution in their community and society at large.

By using standard notice - and - comment rule making, by bringing the agency's policy in line with the Supreme Court's interpretation of Title IX, by getting a better handle on the extent of sexual assault in educational institutions and effective prevention measures, and above all, by focusing regulations on improving the educational opportunities that we provide students rather than upending the sexual mores of society at large, they can demonstrate that not everyone appointed by President Trump need sink to his level.

Curious about the ways in which social structures affect classroom and pedagogical structures and how those in turn affect individuals and society at large, Brohinsky enrolled in the Specialized Studies Program (SSP), quickly making an impression on his cohort.

According to Los Angeles Animal Services (LAAS), the save rate at the six city shelters hit 82.6 percent in 2016, thanks to the leadership of Best Friends Animal Society and its NKLA initiative, coming ever closer to the 90 percent no - kill benchmark that would make Los Angeles the nation's largest no - kill city.

The presentation was very interesting and informative, engaging the students to reflect on the decisions they make as consumers and forcing them to consider the impact that their decisions have on animals and on society at large.

The trips out of Texas to places like Lake County are made possible by the collaborative work of the Humane Society of the United States, GreaterGood.org and Wings of Rescue, which flies large numbers of animals at risk to shelters in the United States and Canada.

Trockel has become best known for her machine - generated «knitted paintings» — knitted woollen material placed on a stretcher — in which she challenges traditional notions of painting, feminine roles in society and culture at large, as well as art making itself.

Eliasson strives to make the concerns of art relevant to society at large.

In this way, Eliasson strives to make the concerns of art relevant to society at large.

Throughout his practice, Ruby has been seeking ways to break from the traps inherent to the history of art making and society at large, a new way out.

He strives to make the concerns of art relevant to society at large.

Technology and modern - day communication are prominent factors that have molded us into who we are today; they made us both disconnected and connected to both our society and the world at large.

A leading voice of portrait photography, Dawoud Bey got his start as a street photographer in Harlem in the 1970s, then made sensitive, large - scale Polaroids in the nineties, and last year had a retrospective held concurrently at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Renaissance Society.

What these two share is a life - long artistic practice with a prodigious production that bears witness of the necessity to express oneself through art — often despite a lack of recognition from society at large or the art establishment, or an ability to make ends meet as an artist.

In 1995, he collaborated with the College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum in Price, Utah, to make replicas of their entire collection of dinosaur track casts, and exhibited these in New York and throughout Europe; in 1997 he collaborated with the International Center for Lightning Research and Testing in Starke, Florida, to trigger lightning with rockets, and worked with a local souvenir manufacturer to create over 10,000 replicas of a fulgurite created by the lightning strike; in 2000 he collaborated with the Pioneers Museum in the desert community of Imperial Valley, California, to reproduce souvenir copies and large models of their local mountain, Mount Signal, and the unique «Sand Spike» sand concretions found at its base; and in 2003, he created 120 topographical models of the states of Missouri and Kansas, which he donated and delivered himself to 120 small historical society museums in both states.

I am not yet in my 40's but was raised in a very alternative community of people in nyc in the 70's and 80's... amidst the depression of the city at that time, there were tons of free - thinking individuals, groups and companies leading the way presenting biofuel - concepts and ideas, or promoting industries based on recycling things rather than being a disposable society... there have always been large numbers of people in the pro-environment movement country and world - wide that cried out about how alternative thinking would lead to newer, more positive and less harmfully - impacting industries and tried to introduce inventions that could have spurred new economies... Had the auto industry not blocked things, we could have had more energy efficient cars decades ago... but they did not want the «expense» of helping foster this new industry... it is so damn sad it took a war to make people «wake up» about alternative fuels and how exciting the options are.

(Personally, I am looking forward to the day we — in the media and society at large — have moved «beyond green,» to where the environmental facets of a choice are simply part of the natural calculation we make in considering options, not a separate added value imposed on the choice.)

They all reflect a commitment by faculty and administrators to break down old walls separating academia from the wider community and make sure the knowledge and inquiry on college campuses benefits society at large.

-- that the problems of society at large can be solved by channelling huge amounts of money not through the decision making processes of the individual whose problems you are trying to solve, but through a vast bureaucracy controlled by a de facto elite who are not necessarily acting in anyone's interests but their own, don't necessarily listen to the real problems of the individual, and even if they do, don't understand enough about the actual situation to make any difference at all?

Perhaps police and society at large might want to thank the defence for making sure the real culprit is identified, subject of course to the Crown and trial Judge's opportunity to fully cross-examine the witness and, if necessary, conduct related investigations?

Embracing this overall openness, AI and technology companies and even educational institutions are taking unprecedented steps towards making legal services the most technologically advanced of all chinese industries — recognising the need for greater advancement not just for those working in the sector, but for society at large.