Sentences with phrase «than individual action»

Obviously, this is going to take more than individual action.

i. To demonstrate to young people that togetherness, affiliation and partnerships are powerful responses to threats that require more than individual action.

We may, by such reasoning, justify our use of any means to achieve what we think are good ends on the assumption that — since history is a perennial tragedy, and collective actions are always on a lower ethical level than individual actions — we are not obligated to strive for the highest ideals possible, or to present an alternative to the usual way of the world.

A state ban is far better than individual actions taken by Suffolk and other counties.

DiAngelo correctly points out that racial discrimination is maintained through social systems rather than individual actions.

Not exact matches

Class action cases can lead to larger damages or broader remedies than individual lawsuits.

Consumers are far more likely to impugn a brand or company for actions directly related to the brand than they are for an individual's personal life choices.

Because these big lists of stocks are bought and sold simultaneously, they cause the action of all of the individuals stocks to become much more correlated than it had been in the past.»

In 2010, Russ Shay, the Alliance's public policy director, privately urged IRS officials to crack down on the syndicators through more aggressive action than individual audits — perhaps by issuing a public advisory.

Climate Action Network International: Climate Action Network International (CAN) is a worldwide network of over 850 Non-Governmental Organizations in more than 100 countries, working to promote government and individual action to limit human - induced climate change to ecologically sustainable lAction Network International: Climate Action Network International (CAN) is a worldwide network of over 850 Non-Governmental Organizations in more than 100 countries, working to promote government and individual action to limit human - induced climate change to ecologically sustainable lAction Network International (CAN) is a worldwide network of over 850 Non-Governmental Organizations in more than 100 countries, working to promote government and individual action to limit human - induced climate change to ecologically sustainable laction to limit human - induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels.

«Responsibility remains so diffuse, and top executives so insulated,» Holder said in 2014, «that any misconduct could again be considered more a symptom of the institution's culture than a result of the willful actions of any single individual.»

This is why, in strongly uptrending markets, we find it much easier and more profitable to focus on the price action and technical patterns of individual leadership stocks and ETFs, rather than paying much attention to whether or not the charts of the S&P, Nasdaq, and Dow are «overbought» (we hate that useless term).

For example, in the case of the Action for Children «s Television call for a ban on commercials for children too young to discriminate, or the church «s protest against excessive and gratuitous violence, the criticism was aimed at a class of programming rather than against an individual program.

The sooner we do, the sooner «the system» will quit producing some of its bad results which are after all nothing other than the cumulative effect of individual actions.6

Primitive man understood himself as constituted by his participation in a larger whole, rather than conceiving of the whole as composed of individual men who are the final agents of action, decision, and real individuality.

What started as an emergency action, however, has now become a way of life: the role of government in the economy is infinitely more important than that of the entrepreneur, whether corporate or individual.

Have the courage to judge actions, rather than the presumption to judge the individual.

What is deeply troubling about tragedy is that it involves more than our individual will to action, or our intellects; it involves character flaws so grave that they permeate the actions of complete families and whole communities.

He developed a practical solution, one that appeared not to be based on any piece of knowledge, and one that required that he believe what almost none of his contemporaries (except, possibly, his father) believed: that beliefs are founded largely on individual actions and interests rather than on evidence, reason, or worldviews.

Atheism is as justifiable a belief system and perhaps more so than the Abrahmaic religions in general and the rights of an individual to express themselves must not be allowed to be infringed upon by anyone lest their actions create the very environment they sought to escape.

The bottom line here is that the Republicans» fascination with an unfettered free market and their lack of faith in the government's ability to provide any benefits to our common life (except to assist business in making money) is no more consistent with Catholic teaching than the Democrats» emphasis on individual freedom in social questions and their faith in human perfectibility through government action.

The survey bears out that the caliber of leadership is a far more determinative factor in church growth than questions of liberal - versus - conservative positions, or social action versus personal - individual religious experience and expression.

The individual is left with few other resources than his or her mind and emotions, the moral justification for various actions.

Not only do such actions represent a radical departure from past times in America, when government refused to legitimate ethnic - group rights and claims, but they also encourage a polarization rather than unification of our diverse population — a trend that can result only in the eventual creation of de jure ethnic and racial geographic enclaves and political parties, with the appointment and election of individuals mandated along racial, religious and ethnic lines.

The process theory of sequential societies of actualities, each of which is created and then persists thereafter as an objectified datum of prehension in later actualities, seems calculated to take the complexities into account more definitely and naturally than any talk about a rigorous continuity of action defining a single, identical, yet changing individual.

Within such a paradigm we would begin to analyse an issue such as media and violence in terms of its effects first on the broader symbolic environment that is needed for constructive social life, rather than just on isolated and selected individual actions.

A great many different motives may lead to an action of this kind; indeed in cases where it is an act of despair, performed in circumstances of extreme human or economic destitution and misery, the guilt may often lie rather with the community than with the individual.

As a rule, totalitarianism endeavors to do away with the individual subject: his thought is replaced by ideology, his speech is replaced by some dialectical variety of Newspeak, his actions are replaced by the automatic development of Progress, History, or class struggle, supervised by the State or the Party» which, thanks to its «hundreds of eyes» (Brecht, Die Massnahme), is supposed to be wiser and more farsighted than any one of us.

Martel offers a confusing pastiche of devotions brought into unity by the sincerity of individual intention and action, rather than by virtue of the singular truth inherent in any of the religions Pi purports to follow.

Even more so than in individual actions is this evidenced by the great success of science, which is but intellect in macrocosmic proportions.

Social morality is to a large extent viewed as this personal morality writ large: there is little understanding in evangelical ethics of group morality, corporate ethics or social behavior, Christian discipleship has tended therefore to be interpreted mainly in terms of individual morality and witness rather than in action for change in other dimensions such as social structures or political systems.

During Earth Hour, cities, towns and individual families from around the world were encouraged to turn off all non-essential lights from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. People in more than 92 countries participated in a global call to action for, and to demonstrate the urgency of, climate change.

«Our challenge is to sustain and spread forces of individual empowerment more equally while enhancing rather than reducing capacity for collective action to tackle shared risks.»

Mangano fared better than Suozzi in every category of contributions, raising more from individuals ($ 601,000 for Mangano to $ 341,000 for Suozzi), corporations ($ 170,000 to $ 46,000) and political - action committees ($ 220,000 to $ 108,000).

If action is being taken it's for the NEC and the PLP to take a decision rather than individual members.

We mentally invent different «layers» to organize our actions and then think about the higher levels rather than individual steps, according to a Neuron study from members of Google DeepMind and the University of Oxford publishing May 18.

For decades, he has contended that far too much emphasis has been placed on individual neurons and action potentials, for reasons that are less empirical than pedagogical.

Some individual neurons, targeted with millisecond pulses of light, produced more than 3,000 action potentials over the span of thirty minutes, with no reduction in efficacy.

Having said that, I agree that climate scientists have already learned and communicated far more than enough to justify urgent action to end anthropogenic GHG emissions as quickly as possible — which numerous national and international scientific organizations, and many individual climate scientists, have explicitly called for in public statements.

Far more often than not, you'll find that by simply taking all of these individual actions leading up to your actual workout without over-thinking or over-analyzing it, your mindset will shift all on its own and automatically produce the motivation and inspiration you need to tackle your workout with full intensity.

The «natural balance» in a fresh olive leaf provides a more powerful free radical scavenging capacity than when the individual components are isolated — this involves a synergistic action between flavonoids, oleuropeosides and phenols.

Superman (Henry Cavill), the movie submits, is a messianic figure, a giver of hope, floating beatifically midair with his cape flapping around him while supplicants reach out in tears, more important as a symbol than as a man of individual actions.

What makes Magnifique work best as album experience, rather than a collection of individual songs; any shapeless moments are grafted onto the studier elements in the listener's memory, leading to a rewarding overall experience in spite of the lulls in the action.

The main carryover from Woo's Hong Kong thrillers is the elegant sense of craft in his articulation of action sequences, though the degree of stylization is much less: Woo specialties, like slow motion, tend to be restricted to short individual shots rather than taking up whole sequences.

Because sometimes actions really do speak louder than words, Nolan keeps dialogue to a minimum in Dunkirk, allowing the actions taken both by the individual and of the collective to drown out even the bombast of Zimmer's incredible score.

The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) is a growing alliance that brings together trade unions, INGOs, the women's and youth movements, community and faith groups and others to call for action from world leaders in the global North and South to meet their promises to end poverty and inequality.GCAP's main aim is to achieve policy and practice changes that will improve the lives of people living in poverty.GCAP adds to existing campaigning on poverty by forming diverse, inclusive national platforms that are able to open up civil society space and advocate more effectively than individual organisations would be able to do on theiAction Against Poverty (GCAP) is a growing alliance that brings together trade unions, INGOs, the women's and youth movements, community and faith groups and others to call for action from world leaders in the global North and South to meet their promises to end poverty and inequality.GCAP's main aim is to achieve policy and practice changes that will improve the lives of people living in poverty.GCAP adds to existing campaigning on poverty by forming diverse, inclusive national platforms that are able to open up civil society space and advocate more effectively than individual organisations would be able to do on theiaction from world leaders in the global North and South to meet their promises to end poverty and inequality.GCAP's main aim is to achieve policy and practice changes that will improve the lives of people living in poverty.GCAP adds to existing campaigning on poverty by forming diverse, inclusive national platforms that are able to open up civil society space and advocate more effectively than individual organisations would be able to do on their own.

The board unanimously decided at its May meeting to delay action on the state education department's proposal, after receiving testimony from more than 100 individuals and representatives of statewide education lobbies during a two - day public hearing last month.

The emphasis is upon interdependent interaction and practice rather than individual and independent actions associated with those with formal leadership roles or responsibilities.

Federal ADA regulations provide that a public entity, such as a school board, may not provide different benefits or services to individuals with disabilities or to any class of individuals with disabilities than is provided to others unless such action is necessary to provide qualified individuals with disabilities with benefits or services that are as effective as those provided to others.

Rather than suggesting a one - size - fits - all approach, the authors acknowledge the unique context of individual schools and urge readers to engage in self - assessment, reflection, and coordinated action to learn together and lead together, with rubrics and planning templates provided to guide the process.