Sentences with phrase «than the status quo in»

«Rather than presenting people with tradeoffs, we should focus on making new products that are better than the status quo in every way,» says Kyle Vogt.

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Jobs believed more in his own talent, in his ability to learn and persevere and overcome obstacles, than he did in conventional wisdom, the status quo, and what other people thought.

The status quo for hundreds of thousands of people, meanwhile, is untenable: More than 333,000 Americans will be diagnosed this year in any of four cancer types in which the five - year survival rate remains lower than 20 %, and in all, nearly 600,000 U.S. deaths are expected from cancer in 2016.

There have been more than enough articles written that have proven that anyone who is blazing a trail, disrupting the status quo or making rain, is going to attract criticism — in all shapes and sizes.

«There are some improvements that can be made in this agreement, but understand that status quo is a far better deal than getting bad changes to this agreement.»

The same types of people who push for more than the status quo are also more likely to be invested in the financial markets.

Boards are empowered to protect shareholders, but many shareholders have become sympathetic to activists because they believe the system has inherent conflicts of interest; that directors are more interested in collecting paychecks and preserving their status quo than in exercising their fiduciary duty to shareholders.

If your company is in the business of excitement and innovation, there's nothing worse than relying on the customer's love of the status quo to provide your business with feedback.

The Gigafactory is designed to reduce cell costs much faster than the status quo and, by 2020, produce more lithium ion batteries annually than were produced worldwide in 2013.

However, the slower - than - expected economic growth in 2013 and the accompanying lower level of nominal income in 2013 - 14 results in a «status quo» (before budget actions) deficit of $ 18.7 billion Subsequently, the status quo budgetary balance is actually lower that forecast in the November 2012 November Update.

In Brazil, the country with more Catholics than any other in the world, status quo has largely gone unchallenged until recently: Abortion is illegal in this country, except in cases where the life of the mother is in dangeIn Brazil, the country with more Catholics than any other in the world, status quo has largely gone unchallenged until recently: Abortion is illegal in this country, except in cases where the life of the mother is in dangein the world, status quo has largely gone unchallenged until recently: Abortion is illegal in this country, except in cases where the life of the mother is in dangein this country, except in cases where the life of the mother is in dangein cases where the life of the mother is in dangein danger.

To do this, adopting blockchain technology in large institutions that benefit from status quo is more about leadership and a frame of mind, than it is about technology or digital transformation.

As such, status quo positioning and thus performance is ALL about ongoing strong data trend, more than any other quarter in recent memory.

The final audited status quo deficit outcome for 2008 - 09 was $ 7.6 billion higher than that forecast in the January 2009 Budget (Table 1).

That type of immediate change (in the face of immediate rejection by the power structure — pharisees and Rome) reflects something more than simple discontent with the status quo.

I was just thinking over the last couple of days that one's integrity speaks for itself and I would much rather be able to hold my head high knowing that I fought for what was right than to have given in to the status quo that harms.

You guys have reminded me that we have more power than we think, that writers in this industry need not accept the status quo, especially when their readers really care about their work.

In seeking to enable parish based ministries (rather than do ministry in the parish's behalf), we may end up managing and not leading, enablers of an uncreative status quIn seeking to enable parish based ministries (rather than do ministry in the parish's behalf), we may end up managing and not leading, enablers of an uncreative status quin the parish's behalf), we may end up managing and not leading, enablers of an uncreative status quo.

I suppose when going against the status quo at the same time the challenge exist for one to do so in truth and love, for the right reasons lest one should slip into conduct that is no better than the unhealthy authorised norms one is up against?

For Christian climate skeptics, a sort of Pascal's Wager is the very least that could be considered on the issue of climate change: If your skepticism is right — and despite evidence from countless sources — and climate change is not caused by man in any way, than a lack of action will maintain the status quo.

Semety, I think what David is saying is that we more apt to «fall in step» with the status quo rather than «stepping out».

At this level, relevance quickly becomes irrelevant, and the pastor becomes a defender or offender of the status quo — in either case no more than a pawn among parishioners.

Who would have imagined, fifty years ago, that much of American liberalism, rather than making the moral and political case for deposing a genocidal maniac, would find itself in de facto alliance with the status - quo forces in world politics?

Of course it would be silly to suggest that winning any game, cup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let's remember just how problematic FA Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerting

While other EPL clubs play Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich in pre-season in order to gauge themselves against the very best, to see what needs to be added to their squad, Arsenal plays Singapore 11, Lyon, Everton etc. to see where we are, this my friend serves two purposes, 1) Maybe our aspiration is no higher than Lyon, Everton and Singapore level and also to pull the wool over our eyes by dominating much lesser teams to generate massive support for the status quo.

Rhinos Rugby was started in 2013 as a local Orange County rugby club by passionate rugby players and dads who dreamed to do better than the status quo for their kids and the game, and teach them life skills and provide college opportunities through the sport.

As I explained in «Yes, School Meal Standards Just Got Weaker — But Not As Much As You Think,» Secretary Perdue's May 1st announcement did little more than lock in the status quo on school food.

It illustrates that people are hungry for an alternative to the status quo where content is increasingly brought through computers rather than teachers, academic learning is being pushed down to younger and younger children, and the focus in the classroom is «teaching to the test.»

Even diving into a fraction of this list will have you feeling empowered and prepared for conception, pregnancy, postpartum and parenting... It includes resources on improving and even ensuring ensuring healthier pregnancy and birth outcomes than the status quo, and preventing and healing from birth trauma so prevalent in the modern world!

In the past, proponents of midwifery have shrugged off such attacks, saying doctors are more interested in maintaining the status quo (including revenues from hospital births) than in improving the quality of treatmenIn the past, proponents of midwifery have shrugged off such attacks, saying doctors are more interested in maintaining the status quo (including revenues from hospital births) than in improving the quality of treatmenin maintaining the status quo (including revenues from hospital births) than in improving the quality of treatmenin improving the quality of treatment.

The directive given to breastfeeding mothers to «give no food or water other than breast milk» in combination with no education on the signs of infant starvation is leading to an epidemic of infant feeding complications, hospitalizations and injuries that is well - documented, a status quo that took the life of Landon Johnson five years ago.

Implementation of the International Code into national level legislation provides opportunity to move towards comprehensive breastfeeding legislation that is pro-active in removing all obstacles; and holds social and economic actors accountable rather than the reactive status quo.

It's a flash game (to be played in browser) that tasks you with redistricting given populations to achieve specific goals, for example depriving a surefire opposition candidate of votes, consolidating opposition in one area leaving one opposition candidate with almost all their voters and all the rest with less than enough to win, or just assuring status quo between the two parties by marginalizing uncertainty coming from undecided voters.

Although its arguments were in many ways much more intellectually significant (and radical) than many in the party initially appreciated, it was resisted by strong counter-ideological headwinds that wanted to defend the social - democratic status quo.

So, usually, the outcomes of local government elections are judged relative to the status quo, rather than in absolute terms.

But in truth, no - deal is much, much worse than the status quo.

In the most recent election, as the original post notes, neither of the major parties changed their share of seats in local government offices by more than 0.3 %, which rounds down to 0 %, so it is fair to say that there was «no clear winner» judged relative to the status quIn the most recent election, as the original post notes, neither of the major parties changed their share of seats in local government offices by more than 0.3 %, which rounds down to 0 %, so it is fair to say that there was «no clear winner» judged relative to the status quin local government offices by more than 0.3 %, which rounds down to 0 %, so it is fair to say that there was «no clear winner» judged relative to the status quo.

Once the LD's «settled» for what the Tories were prepared to offer in the referendum, rather than a truly proportional system, ther eis little point splitting the vote: that only plays into the hands of those in favour of the status quo.

That was a message, the campaign said, that resonated among small - town residents who had backed President Barack Obama and Democratic Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin in 2012, but who, even more than most, were fed up with the political status quo.

If anyone is not satisfied, they should write to the courts as an independent arbiter for an interpretation of «maintaining status quo»: rather than spread misinformation in the court of public opinion,»

His re-election would do more to shake the status quo at the MTA than anything — perhaps encouraging the do - nothings in Albany to move aside and give Bloomberg more control over the sclerotic regional agency.

The court has maintained that Status Quo be maintained (This includes BUA's current ownership of our mines in Edo State) but the management of Dangote Group Dangote, as has been their strategy in the past to other companies in competition with them, is still seeking to out - muscle competition through backdoor means rather than let the court decide.

When there is more than one amendment under consideration, it looks like a maximally unbalanced single - elimination tournament, in which the original proposal is competing from the first round and the status quo gets byes all the way to the final.

«When they feel let down, which I believe many people have begun to feel, we must address it by doing something more than maintain the status quo and reconnect the police with the people in their communities,» she argued.

Even though libertarian rank and file voters are probably more likely to be familiar with what insider trading is than Dems or Republicans, I doubt that even 20 % of libertarian rank and file voters could accurately define what insider trading is, and that fewer than 10 % could accurately describe its legal status in the status quo.

After Mayor Bill de Blasio swept up more than 70 percent of the vote in a Democratic primary many anticipated he would win — bringing him one step closer to re-election — he said he had made progress in his first term but would not «accept the status quo» and keep pressing for change.

In the Downing Street rose garden they promised a new politics, but less than one year on Cameron chooses to stand with the status quo against political change, and Clegg can not credibly stand for change because of his broken promises.

The «kind of murky status quo» that exists now for regulating stem cell clinics «is quite different than there being laws on the books that explicitly say that what the clinics are doing is legal at the state level,» Knoepfler wrote in an email.

The group criticized the RES, saying it «will not result in more clean energy and clean energy jobs than the status quo.»

For nearly two decades, I've been challenging the status quo of nutrition and medicine to feel better and have more energy in my 40s than I did when I was in my teens or 20s.