Sentences with phrase «to retreat from something»

It's a funny thing, but we tend to want to pursue that which retreats from us.

Although Goldsmith does not repeat the phrases, which were perceived by many as a bid to draw attention to Khan's Muslim faith, he does not retreat from them.

But I assure you, if you can manage to work through the angst instead of forestalling it with your superficial fixation, you will find yourself on much more solid ground because you will develop some vital resources that will increase your capacity to cope with life instead of retreat from it.

But if Fallon, who all but disappeared after that monologue, set an unexpected tone, the Globes themselves seemed intent on retreating from it.

When my husband retreated from me, I had zero communication skills — at least none that fostered connection.

And so the Lord retreated from them.

Astorino, who is the favored standard - bearer of state G.O.P. leaders, cited several attack points that play well here, related to Cuomo's indecision about natural gas hydrofracking, Cuomo's tough gun control bill, and, even as the governor retreats from it, «Cuomo's Common Core.»

«That was a cheap stunt by the comptroller, and he had to retreat from it very quickly.

B&N has, if not withdrawn from the e-reader business, has substantially retreated from it.

The lagoons are wonderful for SUP and kayaking, and the town is a quiet and gentle retreat from it all.

Nestled in 15 acres of tranquil rainforest just 35 kilometres north - west of Brisbane, Turkey's Nest Rainforest Cottage is a perfect retreat from the

His early paintings of contemporary life depict the diversity and everyday activities of people living in late 19th and early 20th century Paris and New York City, and retreating from them at beaches and lake fronts.

The intent of the trip was to understand how the heavy use of digital devices and electronic technology changes how we think and behave — and also how retreating from them can reverse the (often negative) effects.

• Shape the charter school issue; don't retreat from it.

As Walter McElroy so eloquently states «What is important is that Resika returns to nature equipped with the formal discipline and the self - awareness learned in the years of retreat from it.»

Perhaps it's our evolutionary inclination towards predation, but whatever the root cause, we are a species that invariably pursues that which retreats from us.

I was taken aback when my husband retreated from me.

Embrace free trade, not retreat from it,» Turnbull said on day one of the three - day summit.

«But viewed correctly, sensible safeguards are part of freedom, not a retreat from it,» he said.

The critical and decisive stage comes when he either accepts the new judgment as benevolent or retreats from it.

William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, was a man whose figure looms the larger the longer we know it, as mountains look greater when we retreat from them.

To interpret the story: we respond to the unknown by trying to retreat from it, by trying to comprehend it or by trying to control it.

But, conversely, to believe that one can draw people from and feed into the liberal culture without offering a retreat from it, without filling the gaps it necessarily leaves, is an assured way to lose the congregation.

Sabbaticals are good thing, to withdraw or retreat from something, enabling you to take stock of where one has been and where one is going.

T'Challa learns, over the course of Black Panther, that Wakanda should perhaps be using its resources and help save the rest of the world — not retreat from it.

Cage - busters don't just accept the world, complain about it, or retreat from it; they reshape it into a place where they and their colleagues can do their best work.

As states navigate implementation, I encourage them to use their expanded authority to strengthen accountability rather than retreat from it.

States that are serious about college and career readiness need to build on the best of what's been done before, rather than retreat from it.

In this week's roundup, we take a look at interesting data from the US that seems to show that there might be more DIY investors willing to venture into the market rather than retreat from it.

Loud noises could scare your bird and cause them to retreat from you.

They will retreat from you and never trust you.

Located between ARIA Resort & Casino and Bellagio, Vdara offers access to all of the entertainment, gaming, shopping, dining and nightlife of Las Vegas, while providing a retreat from it all.

For example, the basic soldiers in the game slowly pace around until you get near them, then they go into combat mode, retreat from you, and take shots from afar.

London is great but it's good to be able to retreat from it and experience the elements.

And while others flocked to the political debates of the day, he retreated from them, eventually to a studio in Connecticut.

I look for balance between engaging with the world around me and retreating from it.

We must protect it, not retreat from it.

Communities must weigh the costs and risks of accommodating the rising seas, retreating from them, or trying to defend coastal properties and infrastructure with protective measures.

The most significant factor is the degree to which America embraces the global economy or retreats from it.

It seems like he goes on the retreat from me any time that something goes wrong, and I want to help and reach out to him, but this turns me off so much that then I want to retaliate and turn away from him too.

It was the fist room I put together when we moved in and when the rest of the house was boxes of chaos, our bedroom was our retreat from it all.