Sentences with phrase «time figures of authority»

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He is disobedient, willful, at times deceitful (at least in front of figures of authority), and he carries a huge burden of anger in the face of the tragedy at the heart of his young life.

Secondary to limit setting or attempts by authority figures to control their excessive behavior, can last for extended periods of time; overt, assaultive

You can be a close, loving, devoted parent and a figure of authority at the same time.

The figures are based on reports from two - thirds of local authorities in England, compiled by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) for the Times and Radio 4's Today programme.

Her alliance with a CIA agent, a figure of authority, a white British man she had called «colonizer» just minutes before, is both inconsistent with the characterization and at the same time understandable; her naiveté stemming from having been raised in a literal bubble of privilege and ignorance.

It also exemplified his skill at inhabiting figures of authority, something he would do many more times in his career.

The Hype In a 2013 New York Times review of Andrew Smith's Winger, A.J. Jacobs coined the term «GreenLit» to describe a category of Y.A. books that have «sharp dialogue, defective authority figures, occasional boozing, unrequited crushes and one or more heartbreaking twists.»

Yes, both Jade and her mother, Anne (Joely Richardson), eventually throw off the shackles of Greenwood's overbearing authority figure, but the fact that it takes the entirety of the running time to get there is frustrating.

Carla Gugino, who worked with Snyder in Watchmen doesn't waste any of her screen time as Dr. Vera Gorski, a sympathetic authority figure who it would appear is just s trapped as any of the girls at Lennox.

Not only is she constantly trying to learn and get more out of her life, but she most times does so by going against what the authority figures in her life tell her she should: her school superiors, her best friends, her mother.

Jimmy hands over evidence to the authorities, knowing full well that it's just a matter of time before his former colleagues figure out that he was the snitch.

Work to become an authority figure in your niche and a go - to source of quality information and your tribe will come together in no time.

The figures, just released by Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), make July the ninth consecutive month of double - digit guests growth for the emirate with, for the first time, international market growth of 29 % outstripping domestic growth, which turned in a 4 % increase.

Flybe, Europe's largest regional airline, has maintained an above average level of on - time performance for many of its key Scottish business routes as reported in the most recently released Civil Aviation Authority Punctuality figures for May 2013.

If the paintings conjured a massive presence, I thought at the time, the language of modeling would operate as an authority figure attempting to bind the more wildly associative or grotesque imagery, usually referring to the human body.

It also boasts of women as authority figures from the beginning of time.

By the time Twombly died in 2011, he had become a figure of unique mystery and authority in modern art — an American who chose to live in Italy, an abstract artist fascinated by myth and history, a man who never spoke to the press, and when all is said and done, the most intelligent and emotionally eloquent artist of our age.

At the time of his death, Goodrich was considered a preeminent figure in the American art world, and one of the foremost authorities on Eakins, Ryder, and Homer, artists on which he kept extensive research files throughout his life.

It's an appeal to authority but it helps the average person not waste time with a bunch of numbers and figures they can't make sense of.

Not - so - smart lawyers... well, they spend a lot of time trying to convince the ethics authorities that it was reasonable for the lawyer to charge a 5 - figure fee for very little work.

Because Ripple Effects has found that students tend to talk to adults about issues less than 20 % of the time, the SEL skills that are taught in the program are delivered by an avatar that has the appearance and voice of a peer; not an authority figure or a therapist.

Everyone can relate to the pain of Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp, who, despite having fallen on hard times, tries to maintain his gentlemanly dignity while dealing with bullying authority figures.