Sentences with phrase «take each other for granted as»

But what really surprised me was Sarandon's comment about her perceived difference between marriage and cohabitation: «I thought that if you didn't get married you wouldn't take each other for granted as easily.

Not exact matches

This pattern, practiced by modern superconnectors, unfolds exactly as Wharton professor Adam Grant's soon - to - be-released book, Give and Take, suggests: Helping others increases net productivity and success for both helper and helped.

Outside of one's immediate family, responsibilities for others that were once taken for granted are abandoned, unless they are narrowly defined as part of a job and legally insulated from onerous rights claims.

Its common idiomatic use by him, as by other Aramaic speaking people, may be taken for granted.

Our churches, whose steeples dot every cityscape and small town in the land, are exempt from paying taxes, and unlike many people of other faiths, we don't have to worry about fighting with our employers to take time off to celebrate our religious holidays as they are largely taken for granted.

But as long as the basic self - centeredness of feeling was taken for granted, man's primary attention could be directed away from himself toward others and toward his relations to them.

On the other hand, perhaps as a recent arrival I can point to some things that others with a longer tenure simply ignore because they have become familiar and taken for granted.

For can I, as a Christian, simply take it for granted that others are not in the grace of GoFor can I, as a Christian, simply take it for granted that others are not in the grace of Gofor granted that others are not in the grace of God?)

I mean only that the basic Christian teaching that we should be concerned for others as well as for ourselves was taken for granted as normative.

The «overwhelming evidence for naturalistic evolution» no longer overwhelms when the naturalistic worldview is itself called into question, and that worldview is as problematical as any other set of metaphysical assumptions when it is placed on the table for examination rather than being taken for granted as «the way we think today.»

Jesus» teaching was not «social,» in our modern sense of sociological utopianism; but it was something vastly profounder, a religious ethic which involved a social as well as a personal application, but within the framework of the beloved society of the Kingdom of God; and in its relations to the pagan world outside it was determined wholly from within that beloved society — as the rest of the New Testament and most of the other early Christian literature takes for granted.

Again the other day, one runs across an article that observes in passing, as though it is taken - for - granted knowledge, that the conservative trend in our political culture reflects Americans» rejection of the civil rights movement of three decades ago.

Most of these lectures aim at bringing the insights of Hinduism and Buddhism closer to Indian and Western Christians as well as philosophers, to deepen their understanding of faith and expand it to other forms of belief.43 His anthology «The Vedic Experience» which has been accepted and respected by many Hindus, tries to present texts from the Veda and the Upanishads in such a way that they become open towards other beliefs and transparent for the depth of faith.44 An important aspect of his literary production, already central at the beginning, but gaining prominence again lately, has been to address a Western public that faces the challenge of having to seek its religious identity and not being able to take it for granted.

In this particular instance it is not very difficult to imagine scenarios in the not - too - distant future in which there might occur resurgences of socialist policies and ideals: the failure of neo-capitalist regimes in developing societies and / or the formerly Communist countries in Europe to achieve economic take - off; the insight granted to sundry dictators and despots that, while socialism invariably immiserates the masses, it is a very good recipe for enriching those who claim to hold power as the vanguard of the masses; the «creeping socialism» (still an aptly descriptive term) brought on by massive government intervention in the economy in the name of some societal good, e.g., there could be an environmentalist road to socialism, or a feminist one, or one constructed (perhaps inadvertently) with some other building blocks of politically managed regulations and entitlements; or, last but not least, the actual restoration of socialism, by coup or by voting, in a number of countries, beginning with Russia.

On the other side there are certainly many passages which run counter to O'Connor's theory in that they take for granted the centrality of signification for St Thomas's view of the Mass as the representation of Calvary, as anyone reading the Summa on the Eucharist will quickly discover.

Taking each other for granted is not part of a marriage vow as far as I know, thankfully.

Taking each other for granted is not part of any marriage vow as far as I know.

In other words, as I have written repeatedly since for NCB / homebirth advocates outcome is taken for granted, the focus has shifted entirely to process.

While I often tout Cuba as a fabulous family vacation destination, I will grant that there are a few shortcomings when it comes to amenities that we take for granted at other destinations.

On the other hand, it can be just as valuable for your teen to spend time with an elderly grandparent in frail health, since this teaches them empathy and appreciation for all the many skills teens may take for granted.

In the midst of all the day - to - day hustle and bustle, I have taken the blessing of motherhood for granted, as so many other moms do.

In theories of protest and revolution, the question whether violence is justified is premissed on the idea that it is probable.On the other hand, as is often observed, much modern social and political theory more or less eclipsed war within or between states, taking the socialising and civilising forces of historical progress for granted.

«For too long, same - sex couples have been denied the freedom to marry, as well as hundreds of rights that other New Yorkers take for granted,» the governor said in a statemeFor too long, same - sex couples have been denied the freedom to marry, as well as hundreds of rights that other New Yorkers take for granted,» the governor said in a statemefor granted,» the governor said in a statement.

While other communities take such services for granted, their re-introduction here will have a profound positive impact and will serve as a learning model for a new public health system of delivery.

Several of the Democrats interviewed said that they've hardly had a chance to weigh the possibility of supporting someone other than Clinton because, as one put it, «until the revelations involving her emails last week, Hillary's nomination was just taken for granted, seen as a fait accompli.»

Moreover, such an outcome is in the national interest too: these voters are disadvantaged if one party believes they could be taken for granted, and the others that they are out - of - reach, so the convergence of majority and minority voting patterns over time should be seen as a positive indicator of integration.

I realize now some mistakes I made, such as taking everyone's time for granted and letting class run over, and hope to share my advice with other teachers.

It really is amazing that something we take for granted and treat as a necessity, is something that others would see as luxury.

Indeed, today's younger adults have come of age in an era in which Internet dating and online personals ads exist as reasonably well - accepted, rather taken - for - granted means of meeting others (Madden & Lenhart, 2006; Pasha, 2005).

I do not take anyone for granted and appreciate kindness and never look at others kindness as being a fool.

Some leaders do this well as they understand appreciation brings out the best in people, while others, sadly, take teachers for granted and fail to excel in this area.

«The FdSc Foundation Degree was recently granted full - time status and can now be applied for through UCAS, plus successful 2014 cadets will be able to drawn down on student loans to assist them further — as well as taking advantage of all the other associated benefits that full - time students enjoy.

Although certain forms of school choice (tax credits, some voucher programs) abjure state academic standards and tests, others (such as charter schools and public school choice) normally take them for granted.

So much is this set of attitudes - the priority of «liberation» or «emancipation» as the central metaphor for the teacher's work - taken for granted among American educators that the higher performance of pupils in other countries on international tests in math and science is often dismissed as reflecting other countries» inappropriate stress on drill and memorization.

Sinquefield's taxation proposals would necessitate cuts in the state's provision of services many people take for granted as part of living in a modern, civil society: public education, public libraries, and other public goods.

(b) In determining whether to make a grant, and in fixing the amount thereof and the terms and conditions on which it will be made, the Commissioner shall take into consideration the amount available for grants under this section and the other applications which are pending before him; the financial condition of the applicant and the other resources available to it; the nature, extent, and gravity of its problems incident to desegregation; and such other factors as he finds relevant.

The trick is to focus that passion on providing things of value that other people appreciate enough to pay for (this is the step most authors and artists neglect, and most entrepreneurs take for granted as the necessary foundation).

Langrish approaches her fantasies as «history with the beliefs put back in» — incorporating the beliefs of people of the past who took for granted the existence of trolls, ghosts, and other spirits.

It happens because some people take writing tasks for granted or as a burden that needs to be completed, while others can perceive it as a piece of art.

Goodbrey took great care to walk the audience through the development and research aspects of the Electricomics project, explaining that research papers will be produced along the way as tools are developed for the app so that the experiment process can benefit others as part of their grant requirements, making this a significant project from an academic perspective as well.

In addition, US Bank does business in many Western and Midwestern states that aren't covered as heavily by major banks that consumers in other areas take for granted.

But while it hasn't been opposed, the Senate Committee on Education did point out that the bill would take money away from other programs, such as the Cal Grant which provides money for everything from tuition and books to food and housing for qualifying students.

Other retailers need to be as creative as possible and not take the pet market for granted.»

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Perhaps something we take more for granted the series days, but the voice acting of the characters in the Uncharted games is just as important as the other elements of Naughty Dog's creation.

I thought, wow, a lot of girls take for granted that there are other girls out there working as hard as we are but have other circumstances we may not have.»

The themes addressed in Soleil Double are not just about the proposed phenomena of two suns in axis around the earth but on a more symbolic level, about the concepts of duplicity and ubiquity, the idea that reality could be something other than what it appears to be at first glance, than what we take for granted as «true» and «right».

But in this sense, anyone seeking to identify themselves as «lukewarm» needs to take for granted the categories that others designate for themselves and each other, to triangulate their own coordinates.

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F. Award to Petitioner * reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred herein; OR Order that each party shall be solely responsible for their own attorney fees and costs except that if Respondent takes any unreasonable positions in this matter, Petitioner shall be entitled to an award of his / her attorney fees and costs; and G. Grant other such relief as the Court deems just and proper under the circumstances.