Sentences with phrase «than platitudes about»

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Too often, Klaff sees small - business owners speak in platitudes rather than specifics when talking about their competitive edge.

The preacher inside is spouting liberal platitudes: «We know more than the Bible did about science,» «We can't make an idol of scripture,» and «We have to see beyond the letter to the meaning!»

Our defender did at least admit that the team was hugely disappointed to have missed the chances on offer throughout the season so far, but the rest of his comments sounded like just more empty platitudes to me, the sort of thing he thinks he should be saying rather than the truth, that the Gunners are in a bad way and are starting to really worry about losing our place in the top four.

A close ally of County Executive Mike Hein — she mouths Heinian platitudes better than he does — Dr. Nolan trounced the incumbent, with about 20 percent of eligibles turning out.

Digging For Fire opens with a familiar Swanberg platitude; stressed out adults talk about stressed out adult problems; strong women trying to gain the reins on their less - than - model husband; secret undertones of dreaming about the highlife of the young freewheeler.

The Hillary Clinton campaign privately argued that «platitudes» would better serve its defense of forced unionism than details about «fees.»

The result is Acorn House in London's King's Cross, a restaurant that does much more than just mouth platitudes about seasonality and locality on its menu.»

But the 1970s were a time when few researchers and clinicians were starting to get curious about how to help couples with more than platitudes or arm - chair theorizing.