Sentences with phrase «turning point toward»

I believe that tapping into your own creativity can be a turning point toward self - improvement and healing.

In a widely shared story in The New Yorker, Adam Davidson argued that Trump's presidency has reached a turning point toward a broad consensus that the president has been a disaster for the United States.

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The great expectations among many U.S. residential real estate watchers is that, at some point, growth will turn away from condos and toward single - family housing, the traditional choice of America's families, which accounts for a far larger share of the market.

Russia thus presented itself as a new metamorphosis of the Holy Roman Empire, as a distinct form of Europe, which nevertheless remained tied to the West and was increasingly oriented toward it, even to the point that Peter the Great sought to turn Russia into a Western country.

Wormwood points out in letter 17 that they have been effective because they turned people toward the gluttony of delicacy rather than excess.

This incident marked a major turning point in Buber's theological understanding, a turning away from otherworldly ecstasy and a turning toward the concrete other whom God has sent.

One could point out, quite accurately, that Whitehead talks about God and the world in such a way that it is very clear that while God proffers a subjective aim which, if accepted, would result in the greatest good possible under the circumstances, actual entities sophisticated enough to entertain complex contrasts of feeling also thereby have genuine freedom of choice with the result that they are free to reject the aim proffered by God, free to turn their backs on God's lure toward the best possible tomorrow.

Hidden in Panikkar's agenda is a post-Kantian restatement of the ontological argument: God finds us in the myth that contains our absolute aspirations, at the point where our longing is turned toward the infinite.

The confidence has many roots: the steady decline of models of theology in which «critical appraisal» is the dominant task; receptiveness toward and fresh engagement with classical thinkers, patristic, medieval and Reformation; a sense that the Enlightenment is only one episode in the history of one (Western) culture and not a turning point in the history of humankind; the work of a number of gifted and independent - minded theologians now at the height of their powers who have shown the potency of constructive doctrinal work.

A thoughtful chapter on the twists and turns of Betty Friedan's attitudes toward work gives Muirhead a way to develop this point insightfully.

How is it that some congregations turn their concerns away from their own survival toward the needs of their local situation, mount credible programs of education and retain an ecumenical spirit to the point of dialogue with Jewish and other faiths?

My point is that rather than look for the most correctly indoctrinated, we shld appreciate the heart that is correctly turned toward the good, regardless of the doctrines they may confess.We don't know the doctrines of the Roman Centurion or if he even had any, but the story suggests his heart and will were in the right place.I don't read that Jesus took credit for it.Don't let the Pauline «sub-narrative» blind you to the «grand narrative.»

That event may have been a turning point in his attitude toward religion.

Recap culture bends toward the same talking points, and a critique of this season will certainly be «fan service» — i.e., by delivering what viewers want (Jon resurrected, Ramsay Bolton and Walder Frey killed, etc.), George R.R. Martin and the showrunners have moved away from the ruthless plot turns that made Game of Thrones stand out in the first place.

What I do is open the club face slightly (right) and grip the club with the left hand turned even farther to the left than before, so that its V now points toward my left shoulder (below).

At which point JJ placed his 2 little hands flat on either of my cheeks and turned my face toward his so he could look right into my eyes and our noses were not quite touching.

However, since Clinton's 16 - point victory over Sanders in last week's New York primary, Clinton has turned her focus toward GOP front - runner Donald Trump and the Republican field.

«If you're going to be in a budget battle, you want to be with someone who can make points, who has relationships with legislators and can change minds and turn people toward public education.»

Turner's biggest turning point came when former New York City Mayor Ed Koch crossed party lines to endorse him, hoping a Republican win in the district would send a message to Obama on the president's policies toward Israel.

The spot sits in a right - turn only lane that is clearly marked with an arrow painted on the pavement and a pair of bright red sidewalk signs that say «NO STANDING ANYTIME» and have arrows pointing toward each other.

Turning to the Senate race in Florida, incumbent Republican Senator Marco Rubio, 51 %, now has an 8 - point lead over Democrat Patrick Murphy, 43 %, among likely voters including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate or who have already voted.

If astronomers act quickly, they can turn other instruments toward the point of origin and record a rapidly fading afterglow of x-rays, visible light and radio waves.

An arm turns horizontally from a central hub, and if a person lies on the arm with his head toward the pivot point, the outward - pushing force translates into a downward push from the head toward the feet that challenges the heart, muscles, and bones much as standing on Earth does.

He points his cane toward Niagara Falls and beckons bystanders to turn their gaze to the future.

Andrews says the team's research marks an important turning point in the field because it represents a significant advance toward solving the cathode problem while also highlighting the inherent advantages of using much more imaginative, metastable materials like this new form of vanadium pentoxide.

A few nerve - wracking hours will follow for scientists and controllers on the ground, as the spacecraft's heaters warm up its systems, its startrackers get a fix, it turns its solar arrays towards the sun, and, finally, points its communications antenna toward Earth.

After the failure of federal climate legislation in Congress this year, the fate of California's law was viewed as a US turning point — either away from addressing global warming or toward stronger action to curb greenhouse gases.

In this article, Science's Next Wave points you toward three Dutch initiatives which may help you to turn your scientific results into business.

Rotate your arm inwardly; the thumb will turn first toward the floor, then point toward the wall behind you, with the palm facing the ceiling.

Exhale and turn the fingers, first toward your back, then upward, so they point toward the ceiling.

Lean forward and press your palms on the floor with your fingers turned back toward your torso (thumbs pointing out to the sides).

It's exactly what it sounds like: get in the plank position with hands flat on the floor, only turn them so that your fingers are pointing toward your feet and the inside of your wrists face in front of you.

Rotate your arms externally so your palms turn toward the wall behind you and your thumbs point down.

Despite protestations from his wife and the ever - present suspense generated by his interactions with the Germans and Nazi sympathizers (particularly from the weaselly Bortnik, an old prison buddy turned Nazi thug), Poldek, a historical antihero, finds his moral compass pointing toward some semblance of a conscience.

And yet the scene, which also marks a turning point in the central relationship, falters when some of Emma's supposedly sophisticated friends make eager remarks about art and female sexuality that seem to mirror the director's problematic approach toward the representation of women.

And so there is something refreshing even within «Bad Moms» for its attempt to turn an eye toward stories that have often been overlooked and flipping the focus to a female point - of - view.

Before going any further, before my bias toward the Kiwi's new movie renders me a totally unreliable resource, I should point out that this is the same director who made Vertical Limit, the face - palming result of woefully apparent and inadequate research that turned the rock climbing community into the laughingstock of audiences everywhere.

«When all — or nearly all — is said and done, toward the end of the 2 1/4 - hour final film in «The Hunger Games» saga, Woody Harrelson, as the cynical Haymitch Abernathy, turns to Jennifer Lawrence «s arrow - slinging heroine Katniss Everdeen and voices what, at that point, is probably what everyone in the audience is thinking.

Gillan is particularly funny in how she turns the generically bad - ass video - game heroine on its head, providing the movie's most pointed criticism toward some of the medium's sexist trends within her performance.

«We are at a turning point in the history of education, and our goal is to bend that history toward greater opportunities and outcomes for all,» Ryan said.

It's better for teachers to say, «Point your eyes toward me» and wait for compliance, instead of saying, «Stop talking, turn around, turn to page 237, take out a pencil, and head your paper with «Geology Frame.»»

It will steer us toward measurable pain points that we can turn into opportunities for professional learning so that little by little, gain by gain, we will make a tremendous difference in student learning.

After giving feedback and monitoring to the point of automaticity, have teacher (s) turn toward a wall in the room to practice the skill 10 - 20 more times (primarily used for multi-teacher PD sessions).

Lift the gas in a turn and the rear end would step out, but get the input right and the bantamweight machine would pirouette through the bend with all four tires slipping neatly toward the exit point.

I pulled off to take a photo at a very rural intersection and planned to execute a three - point turn to get pointed back toward the main road.

Handling has one nick: if you do a lot of urban driving and need to spin the wheel for three - point turns toward opposite - lane parking spaces, then you'll notice that the steering loads up with a gummy feel in the first turn - and - a-half as you aim for those spots.

An inner lamp flashes on, and then an outer lamp lights up, sequentially pointing toward the direction of the turn.

The most effective technique for a slow turn seems to be to wait late, brake hard, shift down, point the nose toward the apex and push it around with the throttle.

But, up to this point none of the book specialists (ehem, Barnes and Noble, cough, cough) have been able to pull their heads out of the sand long enough to lure readers from Amazon's shiny online warehouse of discounts and free shipping in order to turn them back toward odiferous, eye - hazing book shelves.

While it's a bit hard to gauge at this point — both for effectiveness and for an idea of what authors and agents can do with such data — it's a welcome blip on the scope of the industry's slow turn toward authors.