Sentences with phrase «sympathetic ears»

Brothers, sisters, husbands, wives, sons, daughters, fathers, and mothers offer us sympathetic ears when we experience loss, enthusiastic praise during a victory, and guidance through personal growth.

Given that we are dealing with rational people the leader's argument reaches sympathetic ears and after some months, the compensation adjustment is finally executed.

Others take to Twitter or Facebook to join communities of teachers that help each other troubleshoot issues or provide sympathetic ears for stories of their own classrooms.

He noted that the talks have so far been fruitful and that his appeals have «fallen on very, very sympathetic ears.

The appeal we are making are falling on very sympathetic ears.

They can lend sympathetic ears, help take household chores off your shoulders, and care for older siblings.

PAL moms may not want to talk RIGHT NOW, but it's comforting to know where the sympathetic ears are.

Those who have suffered at the hands of the church, its leaders and its members, must be allowed to tell their story to believing and sympathetic ears or the possibility of healing is almost closed to them.

It is no consolation (and surely a backhanded compliment) that Richard Rorty claimed that had he emigrated to the U.S., the «schwarzwald redneck» Heidegger would have found sympathetic ears amongst the agrarians.

He'll get a sympathetic ear in the short - term, and it's likely you'll benefit in the long run.

Activists seeing divestment in the gun industry get a sympathetic ear, but in practice, it hasn't been so easy for Wall Street to get out.

Listen to your gut and ask yourself if you want advice or just a sympathetic ear.

The coordinated European effort to alleviate the impact the sanctions could have on their own companies includes France, Germany, Italy and Ireland, French sources said on Monday, adding that American officials had offered a sympathetic ear.

They consistently emphasize and over index on people's titles and credentials and forget that -; unless you're only concerned with window dressing and PR -; the object of the board - building exercise is to get some regular help, a sympathetic ear or two, and some people on your team who've been there before, who will tell you the truth when necessary, and who share your vision for the business.

Although they can get a sympathetic ear from European Commission trade officials, the environment commissioner Stavro Dimas is proving to be a major headache for them.

So it's just as important to meet other entrepreneurs who can understand what you're going through, be a sympathetic ear, offer tips and share your successes.

Those companies — which usually complain anonymously, fearing Chinese retribution — have found a sympathetic ear in the Trump administration.

So will any minority faiths that become socially accepted, or somehow get the sympathetic ear of enough legislators.

I was new to the area, had just joined the local Mormon church, and here were these women at my house with a gift, a meal for my husband, a smile, a hug and a sympathetic ear.

At best it is a sympathetic ear.

Yes, you get more people to listen to you and discuss their beliefs rationally when you turn a sympathetic ear rather than smear them right off the bat, but it's also dangerous to start respecting certain beliefs and giving them more power than they deserve.

People mistake my leaving Rothesay Vineyard as a disgruntled flight and that if they've left Rothesay Vineyard disgruntled they will find in me a sympathetic ear.

If you want to vote for Vizquel, I'm a sympathetic ear.

Maybe not though, because at Ajax we and more specifically Arsene Wenger will have a sympathetic ear.

He attended Knicks games and went out to dinner in the city, but mostly Thomas hung out at Crawford's house, which provided a familiar oasis and a sympathetic ear.

The child who is older than three can retrieve memory of difficult experiences and with the help of a sympathetic ear, resolve and mitigate these stressful experiences.

The School Nutrition Association (SNA), the nation's largest organization of school food workers, has been leading the charge for school meal roll - backs and, so far, it seems to be getting a sympathetic ear on Capitol Hill.

Also, let your tween know that you're available to help or talk whenever your tween needs a sympathetic ear.

Armed with experience, patience and a sympathetic ear, a postpartum doula will hold your hand, hand you a cup of tea and help you embrace your new role.

«Being able to have someone in Congress who's saying, I'm fighting for you, and actually just listening to people's stories and having a sympathetic ear and giving folks a platform to be heard I think is an important thing for the folks in this room tonight to have that,» Reidy says.

With the leadership of New York's aggressive financial regulator in turmoil, Wall Street firms are going over the agency's head with increasing frequency, seeking a more sympathetic ear in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office.

Assemblyman Kolb may have a sympathetic ear from the governor.

It followed on from the infamous «lasagne plot» where Labour's power couple served up a sympathetic ear and a home - cooked meal to demoralised party colleagues.

Looks like Mayor Bloomberg will indeed find a sympathetic ear in Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the issue of the «last in, first out» requirement for firing public school teachers, although the governor so far isn't willing to publicly commit to the full repeal the mayor is seeking.

Reichert - Powell and these other parents found a sympathetic ear — and voice — in Naomi Quinn, a now - retired professor in cultural anthropology who, with other women faculty, was an advocate for an inclusive parental leave policy back in 1986.

He also became a national celebrity and a sympathetic ear for the growing frustrations over Egypt's failing educational system.

Or do they just flow from the purchased presence of a dependable ally, who is always there to lend a sympathetic ear when the rest of the world appears hostile or simply doesn't seem to care?

It often includes the care of volunteers who run lab errands, provide music therapy or offer a sympathetic ear or a bit of advice.

And it always helps to call a good friend if you need a sympathetic ear.

But when you make a commitment to eat slowly and consciously, you give your body the sympathetic ear that it always needs.

As a side note on healing protocols, I have always had a bit of a sympathetic ear for Matt Stone.

When you love someone, you naturally want to take care of them, whether it's through cooking, massages, lending a sympathetic ear or helping out financially.

Friends have discovered that I do not have the most sympathetic ear when it comes to complaining about their husband's faults.

Sometimes a sympathetic ear and an encouraging push is all you need to feel strong enough to start dating again.

With a sympathetic ear, Ronnie seeks to get to the core of who a person is to help them feel centered, confident, and loved.

I am great if you need a sympathetic ear or advice.

Thankfully, in between his assignments, Tony offers a sympathetic ear and the two men form a bond that will ultimately help them to readjust to «normal» life.

Nobody would listen to them until they found a sympathetic ear at PolyGram, in part because of their insanely low budget: just 2.7 million Australian dollars — or about $ 2.1 million in American currency.

When their heated viewpoints boil over, the reprimanded teenager swims off to look for a more sympathetic ear.

Jeremy Irons gives his Alfred Pennyworth an even drier sense of humor and less sympathetic ear than Michael Caine did.