Sentences with phrase «than a desire for»

It's a reflex that speaks to more than a desire for good press.

As carnal, embodied creatures, our desire to eat meat works in us at a more elemental level than desires for cognitive pleasures.

The point Grenz was trying to make is that sexuality is much bigger than a desire for sex and therefore single people can live and flourish as sexual beings apart from marriage.

And lately, I've had several conversations with 20 - somethings of both genders who have a longing to be parents, sometimes more unrelenting than their desires for marriage.

Though the books and film adaptations continue remain popular in certain circles, other evangelicals criticize the rapture mindset for fostering an escapist mentality toward the world rather than a desire for its redemption.

But there is nothing in the universe that points to any of the gods of ancient myth as anything other than the desire for self - acknowledgement within a narrative structure.

Their religion was like a dried flower pressed in a Bible, and often seemed to consist of nothing more than a desire for peaceful feelings, a vague longing to be connected with something that transcends the self and a sense of obligation to be decent to their fellows — all positive stirrings, but hardly the vigorous plant that could flourish in a nurturing religious community.

Fasting creates a space where I can acknowledge spiritual freedom as my greatest desire, greater even than my desire for chocolate.

Because more than their desire for some uninterrupted sleep, they feel compelled to respond to their child's cries.

What campaign stunt would you pull in an election?The few proper «stunts» I've done have been pretty gruelling and I have done them more out of obligation than any desire for mass attention.

You still provide your résumé, but you put the focus on something other than your desire for a job.

Your date's desire to have questions answered isn't any more important than your desire for the same.

Thankfully, the capable supporting cast - including Sarah Silverman's heavy - smoking promoter and Alan Cumming's designer Ted - provide the heft not so much necessary than desired for a film based on a story of this calibre.

Not sure if this is still the case, but for years viagra was a reimbursed drug while contraceptives were not, despite the fact there is no other reason for taking viagra than to achieve an erection (not a medical necessity) while contraceptives are taken for many reasons other than the desire for family planning.

Yet this judgment is clearly not fair, carbon taxes were tried in Europe at a time when people had not understood the gravity of the climate issue and resistance to ceding any sovereignty in matters of taxation was stronger than the desire for climate policy.

Those who point out the problems of making arguments for policy on the back of PR stunts and junk science are labelled as «sceptics» or «deniers», motivated by profit, «ideology» or simple bad - mindedness rather than the desire for a sensible debate about our relationship with the natural environment and concern about development.

You can assume that — you have no way of actually knowing or proving that other than a desire for it to be so since it supports the premise of the outcome, and a non-Gaussian distribution pretty much blows the whole calculation out of the water.

If the desire for convenient shopping is stronger than the desire for security, the risk properly falls on the consumer.

It takes more than a desire for a big paycheck to succeed in medical sales though.

It's hard for couples to approach this any other way: even the diagnostic manuals used by physicians and therapists conceptualize sexual desire as eagerness for sexual behavior rather than desire for your partner.

But since fear of loss is a much stronger motivator than the desire for gain, that's a trade most of us are willing to make.

Not exact matches

While few career paths, or should I say titles, are as desired than that of an entrepreneur, often people turn to freelancing for their first attempt at being in charge of their own destiny.

My prediction is that small businesses will continue to challenge and at times beat the large enterprises (perhaps sooner rather than later), simply because they will appeal to the consumers desire to support the up and comers, the dreamers and the entrepreneurs that are often much easier for people to relate to.

Removing the insurance coverage seemed like a move that was driven more by an emotional desire to ruin the company than by any desire for restitution.

If you can rent in your desired area for much cheaper than a mortgage and other housing costs would set you back, you may benefit from renting a while longer and saving or investing the difference in monthly expenses.

But again, since this is linked to a desire for high performance, I want to point out that there's no better performance enhancer than sleep.

Among those basic desires is for the phone to just feel good when held, an aspect HTC has mastered perhaps better than any other manufacturer.

During her talk at Soho House, Roth cautions the audience on pursuing writing for anything other than the sheer desire for storytelling - suggesting that to do otherwise, leads to defeat.

West gave the character a squeaky - clean persona that was perfect for the kid - friendly show, but his fighting was less than desired.

Greed, after all, is the unseemly and excessive love of money, a desire for more than your share.

As I've argued before, when you are as massive a media entity as Facebook (despite its desire to avoid that label), it is incumbent on you to address your responsibilities directly, and possibly even ask for help, rather than just waving at the algorithm behind the curtain.

Don't lock into a term for the lease that's years longer than initially desired just for free rent or better tenant improvement dollars.

A media commentator told the Tribune that this odd placement probably showed the NRA's desire for broad reach, rather than the targeting of any specific audience.

A person with a backup plan is likely to use it, which results in settling for far less than what he or she desires.

After all, one of the main drivers for the new regulation is the desire to let the companies deal with one unified set of rules across Europe, rather than with varying legal interpretations from 28 different member states.

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It showed enhanced activity in sections of the brain responsible for willfulness and memory — much different patterns than when people were merely fantasizing about a desired future.

Blame society's blasted desire for a more health - conscious diet driving them to freshly made product, as they shun concentrated soups with more salt than water.

But if consumer desire for eco-friendly choices is growing, Rogers argues that many of the options we're given to lessen the environmental impact of our lifestyles are little more than exercises in greenwashing.

Strategically the sales professional must keep the focus off the offer and create an arena of fairness in mediating discussions about the numbers in a mutually beneficial fashion — one where she does not settle for less than what is desired.

They also see their desires as demands rather than requests («My flight was late so I must have a voucher for a first class ticket!»).

A good board leaves its own desires and its selfish concerns at the door and works together to reach the best decisions for the company rather than pushing or promoting choices that serve other outside interests -; including, sometimes, a board member's own investment objectives.

He sometimes creates more spaces than the city requires, because his customers desire a safe place for their precious motors.

For them, there's a lot more at stake than the desire to make a quick buck on a current trend.

For more than 20 years this framework as we have practised it has delivered the desired degree of price stability and has greatly contributed to overall macroeconomic performance.

So, despite our rational desire to get a return for the risks we take, we tend to value something we own higher than the price we'd normally be prepared to pay for it.

Baby boomers seem more likely to have fallen prey to these behavioral factors than other generations, driven in part by their desire for an enhanced retirement income stream in the historically low yield environment.

[01:10] Introduction [02:45] James welcomes Tony to the podcast [03:35] Tony's leap year birthday [04:15] Unshakeable delivers the specific facts you need to know [04:45] What James learned from Unshakeable [05:25] Most people panic when the stock market drops [05:45] Getting rid of your fear of investing [06:15] Last January was the worst opening, but it was a correction [06:45] You are losing money when you sell on corrections [06:55] Bear markets come every 5 years on average [07:10] The greatest opportunity for a millennial [07:40] Waiting for corrections to invest [08:05] Warren Buffet's advice for investors [08:55] If you miss the top 10 trading days a year... [09:25] Three different investor scenarios over a 20 year period [10:40] The best trading days come after the worst [11:45] Investing in the current world [12:05] What Clinton and Bush think of the current situation [12:45] The office is far bigger than the occupant [13:35] Information helps reduce fear [14:25] James's story of the billionaire upset over another's wealth [14:45] What money really is [15:05] The story of Adolphe Merkle [16:05] The story of Chuck Feeney [16:55] The importance of the right mindset [17:15] What fuels Tony [19:15] Find something you care about more than yourself [20:25] Make your mission to surround yourself with the right people [21:25] Suffering made Tony hungry for more [23:25] By feeding his mind, Tony found strength [24:15] Great ideas don't interrupt you, you have to pursue them [25:05] Never - ending hunger is what matters [25:25] Richard Branson is the epitome of hunger and drive [25:40] Hunger is the common denominator [26:30] What you can do starting right now [26:55] Success leaves clues [28:10] What it means to take massive action [28:30] Taking action commits you to following through [29:40] If you do nothing you'll learn nothing [30:20] There must be an emotional purpose behind what you're doing [30:40] How does Tony ignite creativity in his own life [32:00] «How is not as important as «why» [32:40] What and why unleash the psyche [33:25] Breaking the habit of focusing on «how» [35:50] Deep Practice [35:10] Your desired outcome will determine your action [36:00] The difference between «what» and «why» [37:00] Learning how to chunk and group [37:40] Don't mistake movement for achievement [38:30] Tony doesn't negotiate with his mind [39:30] Change your thoughts and change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom for you?

He starts with the EIA estimates of costs of different generation sources, realizes that with those numbers the GEA mix is cheaper than what it replaces according, declares that «it is likely to be the case that the new estimate has been shaped by political pressures within the Obama administration» and therefore dismisses them, and then shops around for a prediction more in keeping with his desired conclusion.

This very low market volatility can lead investors to take on more risk, and in a period of still relatively low interest rates, to «reach for yield» — that is, buy riskier assets than one would otherwise, in order to achieve a desired profit or savings goal.