Sentences with phrase «than the reality of»

I think there is recognition that pre-election rhetoric is probably different than the realities of implementing policy.

But can we ever convince the key moderates that «economic individualism» was more of a bogeyman than a reality of American history?

The crowd scenes are from the worst Hollywood tradition — the participants not untrained, but trained in a manner that suggests the lavishness of the production more than the reality of the historical moment.

After interviewing some former Irish terrorists and seeing the carnage they wrought, Burleigh can not understand why so many clergymen came to their aid, why so many Irish Americans toasted and financed their activities for years, and why movie scriptwriters continue to mislead the public: «Hollywood contributes its quotient of surreal movies about nobly moody Irish terrorists allegedly facing agonizing moral dilemmas, rather than the reality of intimidating drunks cutting people's throats....

It means that the culture of this and other nations rather than the reality of Christendom is becoming the conditioning frame of reference for the Protestant church.

If you are happy with one of the parties that presently exist, you can be a bore and say why — though I would hope people could be a bit more imaginative, because let's face it, the Democrats are a 1930s paradigm that fits in about as well as a zoot suit, and the Republicans are so splintered they seem to be an illusion of a viewpoint rather than the reality of it.

There are some people who will obviously believe a PR stunt rather than the reality of their corporate practices.

wenger is a legend in his own mind so other peoples opinions... fans, ex players, journalists, etc... have no bearing on his greatness or the righteousness of his own decisions... from end of last season it was clear we needed two quality attacking options to put up a serious challenge (getting rid of walcott and campbell or ox and bringing in a serious upgrade over giroud) instead he brought in another midfield option (having done the same in the winter window) which only makes sense in his own delusional world rather than the reality of facing up to serious and strengthening competitors and which defines the job at hand....

The possibilities for the future looked far nicer to Ainge than the reality of the present.

A lot of this gets blown up over politics and more PC than the reality of ability to maintain sports that have nobody watching plus don't bring revs..

At the same time, the majority of women (well, 56 percent) say they would rather be at home — although their reasons may be less about the blissfulness of being at home than the realities of the juggle and struggle working women face.

How many women have been advised to or have even stopped vital medication because «breast is best», rather than the reality of «breast might be a little better in an ideal situation but certainly is not always best»?

«Often the concept of the start of a school year brings much greater anxiety than the reality of going back to class,» says Susan Bartell, Psy.D., a parenting psychologist and author of The Top 50 Questions Kids Ask.

City Planning Director Christopher Spencer said the existing rules appear to have been based on industry standards rather than the reality of lot sizes in Albany.

And scientists themselves need to improve the art of communication in a world where research can be spun, within hours, into a story of past failure, rather than the reality of continuous improvement.

«You can't convince a kid to feel differently than the reality of their experience.»

Sometimes the idea of something is better than the reality of it.

How are their views of each other influenced by each other's perception, rather than the reality of their feelings?

a genre I graduated from years ago.I credit her with being one of the better writers in this category and Mrs. Hockaday proves that her skills as a story teller have not diminished.Having said that I also feel that the discriminatory practices of the mid to late 19th century in America dictate the motivations of each character in a relatively predictable way... so while the entertainment value is indisputable the «mystery» is no more than the reality of life at the time... nothing memorable or instructive here for me... simply a reminder that the mores of the past rarely survive the scrutiny of the present without some readjustment.

The now of games is relentlessly enticing, much better than the reality of sitting in front of your computer or your TV clicking some buttons.

Matt: I am still of the opinion that the idea of a David Cage game is always better than the reality of a David Cage game, a bit like KFC really, and just like a dodgy chicken joint his games give the impression of being satisfying and fulfilling but end up leaving you feeling hollow inside.

They believe that if you fictionalize the input power of the Sun to -18 oC, on average, on a flat Earth, and then create a greenhouse effect to explain why it is so much warmer than this on the ground, that this is a more valid way of thinking about the planet Earth than its reality of actually being spherical with +49 oC of heating input.

That says more about US politics than the reality of the threat from AGW.

If the science is not overwhelmingly conclusive of the problem than the realities of the politics come into play.

Sadly, I've found that most candidates drastically underestimate today's job market — this is unlike anything they have ever experienced and their adviser's suggestions are based on past job markets... rather than the realities of today.

Not exact matches

The reality of business funding for startups and young businesses turns out to be entirely different than most people imagine.

The intuitive notion of harnessing the body's own immune system to fight the enemy within is more than a century old — and seemingly, each time researchers have seemed close to turning that theory into reality, a new stumbling block appears.

«First, because it's a very limited downgrade, only on two out of three banks, and especially since Moody's rates them better than the other two agencies (Standard & Poor's and Fitch), so, in reality, it put them at the same level or even slightly higher than the other agencies.»

But they are also probably experienced enough to know that it's far easier to present a PowerPoint slide that shows how much the value of the startup will grow than it is to generate fast enough sales growth to make that promise a reality.

Companies and institutions often appear monolithic from afar but the reality is that they're nothing more than collections of people trying their best to work together.

The narrative reveals more about today's hyper - partisan discourse than about the reality of the new tax law, which is likely to affect jobs and the economy in important ways that don't fit either party's talking points.

«In order to move autonomous driving toward reality, testing requires more cars, more drivers, and more day - to - day miles traveled than any combination of research facilities could support.»

It grounds your idea in a sense of reality; rather than speculating about how your company could fit into the current market, you'll be proving it.

Are they painting a slightly rosier than reality picture of their workloads and lifestyle for public consumption?

There are several reasons there's no male equivalent yet: part of the problem has been a lack of support from drug makers, but a more scientific challenge has been the mathematical reality that it's tougher to exterminate the millions of sperm that come out of men's bodies than the monthly egg or two that passes through a woman's reproductive system.

The reality is more than three quarters of all millionaires today are first generation millionaires.

When you don't have the luxury of printing your own currency, default is closer to reality than you think.

Hospitals and health insurers are gaining confidence that their nightmare scenario — millions of Americans instantly losing health insurance once President - elect Donald Trump delivers on a promise to «repeal and replace» Obamacare — is looking more like a bad dream than becoming reality.

Research released in September by communications company Digital Bridge said a third of consumers would be more likely to buy something after using mixed / augmented reality to preview products, but more than half think retailers are failing to take full advantage of the technology now available to them.

Virtual reality and augmented reality have been blowing minds in the world of gaming for some time now, but there's a lot more to these cutting - edge technologies than just letting you outrun zombies in a post-apocalyptic world.

What business realities often get less of an entrepreneur's attention than they deserve?

Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal play a pair of teens who head on a road trip with an older woman, but come to learn that there's more in store than getting lucky as they learn about themselves and the realities of life.

While I don't believe the reality is quite as intentionally malicious as that image portrays, the clear business model of every social media company is driven by one fundamental objective; understand your users better than they understand themselves, whatever it takes!

But the current reality is this: While the number of U.S. companies owned by women is increasing faster than those of other groups, those companies are responsible for just 6 percent of the country's employees and 4 percent of revenue, according to a 2012 report commissioned by American Express Open.

Data on users and their preferences and behavior is the Holy Grail for most advertisers, and the reality is that Google and Facebook have orders of magnitude more data than their nearest competitors, and more ways to slice and dice it.

Magic Leap, one of the most hyped yet mysterious players in the nascent augmented reality scene, has pulled in more than half a billion dollars in a Series D equity round.

The reality is such that, if you are under the age of 45, you have grown up in a time in which women have graduated from university at higher rates than men.

I would say probably the most — one of the areas that changed the most is that there was a much more of a hierarchical focus in companies as I was entering the business world than today where we see much more of a flat structure, a more egalitarian structure and the reality is that the employees of today are looking for that.

Virtual reality means more than strapping on a headset and placing virtual blocks in a souped - up version of the video game Minecraft.

«I would rather have relevant messaging than have my privacy protected because the reality is that none of us have privacy anyway,» said Gotlieb, who is considered by some to be the most powerful man in media.