Sentences with phrase «to be civilized»

Perhaps the simplest and most apt designation would be: a civilized society is a civilized Society.

I've made it a few weekends in a row and just eat random handfuls instead of being civilized with yogurt.

Make no mistake, this is central to the attack on the price we pay for being the civilized society we like to believe we are.»

There are civilized people in the world who won't reward others for being an asshat.

The German historian of manners Norbert Elias begins his book The Civilizing Process by asking how the «modes of behaviour considered typical of people who are civilized in a Western way» came about.

It was not until approximately 1990 that Canada's legal system was civilized enough to provide some limited form of recognition of the harms done to indigenous children by Canada through the residential schools and some limited compensation for those harms.

Like all puppies, Kairo needs owners with the time, energy and patience to train him to be a civilized adult GSD.

All in all, while direct negotiation is great for couples who can still be civilized with each other, it's not for everyone.

It's this system that enables the 707 - horsepower Hellcat to be civilized on the highway.

Religion is a personal choice and should be treated as such in what I thought was the civilized and «modern» world.

You seem to want to involve in a devbate, but you can't be civilized, so it's no wonder people are ignoring you.

Thus, in a democracy of worth the program of education is conceived not solely or mainly as preparation for successful pursuit of an occupation but as the gateway to a worthy life, in which work has its proper place within the larger vocation of being a civilized human being in a humane society.

This produces a slight mistrust between the narrator and the reader and limits the book's ability to explore the nature of humanity (what is inherent, what is learned, what is civilized, what is savage) to its fullest extent.

Divorce is a civilized institution.

Unlike with China, when there is a trade dispute with a European nation, like illegally subsidizing a specific product, there is a civilized means for resolving it through the WTO court.

All about Jobs Career Career help Empowerment Leadership and Career Management Self - Development Skills Deal with a Bully at Work: See These 7 Tips How to Deal with a Bully at Work Manage Yourself Work Life Balance TipsTweet Written by Catherine Adenle Most adults are civilized at work and they make up the majority of the work population.

In his most recent book, «Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking,» philosopher Daniel Dennett explains that arguments can still be civilized discussions if people don't let their egos get in the way.

Bock, assisted by other actors, reproduces in the video the traumatic experience of this individual who was civilized in a violent manner.

The earliest days of commercial air travel were civilized affairs.

Be civilized when talking to your ex.

Yes micro; Kerry's comment implies how the 21st century is a civilized century of cooperative advancement, an enlightened century.

Conversation by itself is a remedy, and if the talking is civilized, it can lead to the solutions.

But Calvin's service is civilized.»

It is not Homo sapiens and Homo laborans, the clever users of the resources of the world, but Homo ludens, the one engaged in the activities of «play,» who is the civilized one.

Was it a civilized step toward «death with dignity,» or a brutal turn, cloaked in the rhetoric of compassion, toward ridding ourselves of the burdensome among us?

Why can't the United States be a civilized country like, say, the Netherlands and fully affirm women's reproductive rights?

There scarcely ever was a civilized nation [of any other complexion than white], nor even any individual eminent either in action or speculation.

Please correct your behavior first and be civilized so that world does not need to civilize you with bamboo sticks.

In other words, in what sense metaphysically is a civilized society a Society per se?

The pertinent question then becomes: To what extent is a civilized society a real instance of this more technical class of derivative existent?

In sum, for a civilized society the reality of its existence is the social togetherness of many, and its ideality is their civilized perfection as one.

How is a civilized world suppose to react to aldults professing ideas of a child???????

We take the West for granted, the only reason the west is civilized is because of religion.

In my northern European household, meals were civilized affairs.

If you thought that four grown adults could be civilized while searching for plastic eggs filled with prizes, you are very much mistaken.

The scene is civilized (and prime bar seats easy to snag) before 7, but things get clubbier (as in, there's a door guy) as the night progresses.

Buster Brown, thanks for a great comment, I too think that when a homicidal terrorist type is put to death and is no longer a threat, their burial is a good time to show the society they committed their reprehensible acts in is and against, is indeed is civilized and capable of respecting the dead; all the dead no matter how odious their acts in life might have been.

Are we civilized folks becoming nature's cold shower?

Reeling from the tragedy, it doesn't take long for Willis's Kersey to go from being a civilized healer to an anonymous street killer; offing random criminals is his therapy.

Yes, they want their children to get good jobs but they also want to have their children develop good characters, appreciate the good life, and generally be civilized human beings.

If you don't feel like being civilized all the time, you can hammer the throttle of the Hellcat and burn rubber and slide the tail in the turns.

Though their size can make these vehicles unwieldy in tight spots, the GMC Yukon is civilized once on the road.

The Firebird Formula is a civilized sports car.

As raucous as the SL550 is civilized, the 2016 Mercedes - Benz SL65 AMG Roadster is essentially what happens when you turn one of the most talented engineering teams in the world loose and let them build what they'd want to drive for themselves.

The ride is civilized and comfortable, though this Challenger's road manners are best when the adaptive dampers are set to Sport.

While you'll never mistake its on - road behavior for a modern crossover, the 4Runner is civilized enough to be livable as a daily driver.