Sentences with phrase «together on common ground»

I've been wondering about these same things, and I think that if our different faiths can't come together on common ground, is will spell our certain demise.

Not exact matches

Engaging constructively with governments is central to advancing BlackRock's mission, and, in the United States, we desperately need to find common ground on which Americans of different views and from different parties can come together to move the nation forward.

From machetes to maps: How a red line eased conflict in Bolivias Amazon After years of dispute on the edge of a national park, CI and government partners helped competing land users find common ground through a map they drew together.

Similarly, the Rally to Restore Unity certainly won't restore Christian unity on a global scale... but for a few hours this week it made us laugh together and look for common ground.

For it is in working together to liberate the oppressed masses through critical social intervention, and to oppose tyrannical oppression like Nazism, that mutual trust and appreciation is engendered, and a common ground founded on our basic humanness opened.»

Though the church historian, as a person of like faith, must walk on common ground with all the pilgrim people of God, perhaps he or she may see just a bit more clearly as together they strain toward their first glimpse of that eternal «city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God» (Heb.11: 10).»

Any witnessing together on public square issues must be grounded in a common faith in the Holy Trinity, in Jesus Christ, the Eternal Word made flesh, and in the Bible, the written word of God which norms Christian life, thought and action.

The former has drawn Christians together to understand through discussion the positions on which churches have traditionally divided and to attempt to find common ground.

«The Liberal Democrats will continue to work with other parties on issues where we have common ground and can work together in the national interest,» he said.

Last week, officials from virtually every sector from across the Adirondack Park gathered in Long Lake for the Common Ground Alliance, the ninth installment of the forum designed to overlook philosophical differences and come together to try to move the needle forward on sustainable public policy.

Jointly published by Soundings, Social Liberal Forum and Compass, After the Crash is a call to arms for a coalition of ideas and action on the centre left, working together to find common ground for change.

It fired the starting pistol on an extraordinary few days, as former bitter rivals in the three main parties sat down together to explore common ground in «the national interest».

I was wondering if there are any NYC sugar babies on here willing to meet for tea to see if we can build a common platonic ground and possibly go to the event together.

And the pair, likely split ideologically on many issues, come together here in a powerful way, but you won't find much about how their work over five years on this case perhaps found them on new common ground, or with a newfound respect.

Bringing together the young - at - heart with the just plain young, giving them common ground to play on.

As Henry Ford once said, «Coming together is the beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success,» and this is now the challenge for schools in MATs as we all seek to keep our individuality and individual school ethos on one hand whilst finding common ground and adopting shared approaches where they make sense.

We came together because we realized there are things we find common ground on.

She made a plea for unity on Wednesday, her first full day in office, saying in a speech to Education Department employees that «while we may have disagreements, we can - and must - come together, find common ground and put the needs of our students first.»

Exactly what it means will depend on the two of you separately and together, but I would encourage you to start with a few basics that make it likely you'll find a common ground:

Andersen's invites them to finally come together and rest on common ground, in a new city.

The exhibition proposes several elements to establish a common ground on which alterities could develop together and in regard to one another.

We then try to look for sweet spots of common ground where we can try to work together on climate change.

The goal of CCL meetings with Congressional offices is to find common ground on energy, economic and environmental issues so we can work together.

The two sides of this particular debate will continue to argue that their solution is best; neither has all the answers, and there isn't much common ground where they can come together, forget their differences, and shake hands on an amenable solution for everyone.

The association brings together 189 local governments from around BC and six First Nations communities to form common ground and opinions on the complex issues

Dr. Gottman found that the following were examples of repair attempts: «using humor; stroking your partner with a caring remark («I understand that this is hard for you»); making it clear you're on common ground («We'll tackle this problem together»); backing down (in marriage, as in the martial art Aikido, you often have to yield to win); and, in general, offering signs of appreciation for your partner and his or her feelings along the way.»

Examples of repair attempts: using humor; offering a caring remark («I understand that this is hard for you»); making it clear you're on common ground («We'll tackle this problem together»); backing down (in marriage, as in the martial art Aikido, you often have to yield to win); and, in general, offering signs of appreciation for your partner and their feelings along the way.

Create a «we» — Reconstruct a shared meaning in your relationship based on friendship, common ground, similar goals, working together, and commitment.

Not only does this help establish common ground in your relationship, but it can also give the two of you a sense of working together on something larger than yourselves.

AREA says there are no immediate issues bringing the two groups together, but common concerns such as the environment, affordable housing and social sustainability «set a strong common ground for future discussions on issues of importance to all Albertans,» says AREA.

But if you always repeat one element on everything — be it a colour (black is a great anchor) or scale, then you can, quite literally, go to town with everything else and the common ground will help them hang together nicely.