Sentences with phrase «taking each other for granted in»

Once the biological fireworks stop, we're predestined to start taking each other for granted in this way.

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By converting «wasted» presidential votes into «none of the above» or support for third - party candidates in Oklahoma, Arizona and other deep red states in the South — the Confederacy, essentially — black voters would exert pressure on party leaders to not take black voters and their issues for granted.

Unlike most other Indian entrepreneurs who take social media growth for granted, Mahesh is actually quite sceptical of social media growth in India.

Richard Dawkins merely states in unvarnished form doctrines that other scientific metaphysicians take for granted: In the beginning were the particles and the impersonal laws of physics; life evolved by a mindless, non-teleological process in which God played no part; and human beings are just another animal speciein unvarnished form doctrines that other scientific metaphysicians take for granted: In the beginning were the particles and the impersonal laws of physics; life evolved by a mindless, non-teleological process in which God played no part; and human beings are just another animal specieIn the beginning were the particles and the impersonal laws of physics; life evolved by a mindless, non-teleological process in which God played no part; and human beings are just another animal speciein which God played no part; and human beings are just another animal species.

No, in that no general formulation would take the place of hearing the special insights that come from those who suffer in varied ways and who are pressed by suffering to reexamine much that others take for granted.

And that's not even getting into the idea that not all Christians believe in an irrevocable Hell (or that even those that do don't believe in second chances), or other things we take for granted that are essentially untestable (a painting can be prooven to exist, but is it «Art?»)

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.

A child delights in seeing animals, meeting new people, reading familiar books over and over, and a million other little pleasures that we adults take for granted.

It is taken for granted that, whatever their own religious and other allegiances may be, they will aim at objectivity in their expositions and give adequate representation to viewpoints other than their own both in the articles and» no less important» in the bibliographies.

We have no world taken for granted, no premodern cognitive universe in which nothing other than the given is imaginable.

On the other hand, in most of the conventional ways of understanding resurrection, such a dichotomy is presumably taken for granted.

And third, we give thanks not in order that God will know that we are thankful but precisely in order to make ourselves thankful: to help ourselves realize not only how lucky we are in comparison to so many others (which is part of it), but how fortunate we are just to be in this world; to help us appreciate the many blessings which each and every one of us enjoys; to rekindle in us the sense of wonder and awe and gratitude in response to all that we so often and so cavalierly take for granted.

Some of the comments are shocking, we are taking religious freedom for granted here while others are willing to die for what they believe in.

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?)

These policies won't solve our problems, but they will shift the incentives in our system so that people in the lower - earning segment will become a bit more likely to enjoy the relatively higher family stability and higher employment that other Americans take for granted.

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.

Jesus» teaching is eschatological» in outlook, but it is not necessarily «apocalyptic»; that is, it did not take for granted the visions, dreams, chronological calculations and symbols, the vast array of angelic and other supernatural figures, or the mechanical and deterministic schemes of history which were characteristic of the apocalyptists.

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.

How do we take for granted the unequal treatment of women and the blasphemy of absorbing a woman's life at lesser pay for the convenience of others, moralizing about that kind of institutionalized domestic servitude in the name of God's will?

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.

We recognize, of course, the relatively late emergence in the Old Testament of a positively and precisely articulated belief in Yahweh's universal creation, and that it is not, indeed, until the time of Second Isaiah that such a belief is taken for granted.24 On the other hand, the J story of creation in Gen. 2 reflects an early if imprecise creation faith25 while the eighth - century prophets clearly stand upon a thoroughly practical though untheoretical belief in Yahweh's creative function.

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 RussiIn 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 Russiin 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 Russiin 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 Russiin 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 Russiin 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 Russiin 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 Russiin 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 Russiin a number of countries, beginning with Russia.

Those critics who say that other countries are ahead of us in «guaranteeing quality health care for everyone» overlook the fact that the definition of quality in those countries does not include the panoply of high - tech medicine increasingly taken for granted in America.

I believe there's something I often call tangible grace — the belief that even if my money, food or other resources are taken for granted or used in a way I would not prefer, that somewhere in the exchange grace would be received.

Consider this... a person goes to college, gets a four year degree in archaeology (or some antiquities preservation analog); spends summers sifting through sand and rock and gravel, all the while taking graduate level classes... person eventually obtains the vaunted PhD in archaeology... then works his / her tail off seeking funding for an archeological excavation, with the payoff being more funding, and more opportunities to dig in the dirt... do you think professional archaeologists are looking hard for evidence of the Exodus on a speculative basis... not a chance... they know their PhD buys them nothing more than a job at Tel Aviv Walmart if they don't discover and publish... so they write grants for digs near established sites / communities, and stay employed sifting rock in culturally safe areas... not unless some shepard stumbles upon a rare find in an unexpected place do you get archeological interest and action in remote places... not at all surprising that the pottery and other evidence of the Exodus and other biblical events lie waiting to be discovered... doesn't mean not there... just not found yet...

Others will take the existence of community largely for granted and immerse themselves in their scholarship or art.

«When you take concern for helping others and add that to intrinsic motivation, people actually become more creative,» said organizational psychologist Adam Grant, author of the best - selling Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World, in an interview with Christianity Today.

Americans are the most kind, generous and caring people in the world, and we want to help others, but too many people take Americans for granted and take us to the cleaners while we have serious needs of our own that need to be addressed.

And this is just the sort of way in which cardinal philosophic advances are in fact made; by being more perceptive and more realistic than others are about something which is always taken for granted.

Third, all but one of Niebuhr's options take for granted that Christians have a common identity with the surrounding culture, that church and culture will mutually support each other, and if there are problems in the culture, Christians are responsible to fix them.

In fact many of us do not believe in many far right issues but do believe in religious freedom, freedom of speech and other freedoms that we take so for granted, and what was fought for us future generations to havIn fact many of us do not believe in many far right issues but do believe in religious freedom, freedom of speech and other freedoms that we take so for granted, and what was fought for us future generations to havin many far right issues but do believe in religious freedom, freedom of speech and other freedoms that we take so for granted, and what was fought for us future generations to havin religious freedom, freedom of speech and other freedoms that we take so for granted, and what was fought for us future generations to have.

This was its linking belief in God with belief in posthumous careers for human persons, in spite of the fact that, in the Book of Job for instance, although the divine existence is there taken for granted, there is not a whisper about Heaven or Hell, or about posthumous rewards or punishments, or any other prolongations of a person's experiencing after death.

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.

It will be a blessing in disguise... we've been to complacent qualifying for UCL and going on to the last 16 for so long... maybe we take it for granted... I think everybody has to look at themselves but I do agree... losing so early could actually help us injury wise, fitness and preparation for EPL... certainly there'll be no excuses to explain why we lose other than players and manager being poor

No other topflight team or manager has managed to keep a financially poor SELLING team like we were, relevant and in the champions league like it was our god given right and like gooners take for granted now.

If you're somehow wondering why Indians fans might not take this lead for granted, please recall: in addition to the franchise's streak of not winning a World Series since 1948, the last two times the Red Sox and Indians faced each other in the playoffs, Boston pulled out victories following 2 - 0 and 3 - 1 Cleveland leads.

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.

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.

While I grant that the acknowledgement of the failure of the War on Drugs is an important first step, security will not be achieved in the Americas until we take seriously the issues that create the environment suitable for insecurity — a weak rule of law, punitive judiciary systems and the inability of many members of society to achieve a dignified standard of living, among others.

«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.

The Alabama gubernatorial primary will probably get more analysis than any of Tuesday night's other votes (save, perhaps, Dale Peterson's devastating defeat), for the fact that Artur Davis appears to have been punished by African - American voters for taking their traditional leadership for granted — and even at times running openly against the older generation — in a way Obama never did.

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.

To help our readers — especially the younger, less established lot — deal with that uncertainty, we gave longtime contributor Beryl Lieff Benderly her own column, «Taken for Granted,» in which she dissects the challenges faced by postdocs and other researchers «who deserve better.»

«Every day, most of us take for granted that when we will to move, we can move any part of our body with precision and control in multiple directions and those with traumatic spinal cord injury or any other form of paralysis can not,» said Benjamin Walter, associate professor of Neurology at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Clinical PI of the Cleveland BrainGate2 trial and medical director of the Deep Brain Stimulation Program at UH Cleveland Medical Center.

So one other thing that I kind of like in this column is everybody walks around this three pound organ in our heads called the brain and we use this thing every [day,] but we don't really understand how it produces the consciousness that we all take for granted.

Of course, we will continue to publish columns by Dave Jensen (Tooling Up) on working in industry, Beryl Lieff Benderly (Taken for Granted) on postdocs and other underappreciated scientific workers, and Adam Ruben (Experimental Error) on the lighter side of working in science.

In my research (which consists of Socratic - style questioning of hundreds of friends, acquaintances, coworkers, clients, and strangers) I've seen how the whole relationship lockdown breeds an almost viral tendency to take the other person for granted, to have huge expectations, and to deliver this all from a sense of duty and obligation — without a thank you!

«They were advanced in years,» he said, «and didn't want to take for granted the time they had left with each other!»