Sentences with phrase «turns at acting»

Consider: for the average middle - aged North American, it's a conflict that has been making headlines for literally our entire lives, with both sides apparently taking turns at acting badly and no end in sight.

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We've turned it into a medical act, sterilized it and separated it from it from life,» said Hebb, speaking at Fortune's Brainstorm Health conference in Laguna Niguel, Calif. on Tuesday.

A simple gratitude practice, it seems, acts like a supercharged version of journaling, helping calm anxious thoughts that can keep us tossing and turning at night.

From his Grammy - nominated rap persona, Childish Gambino, to an impressive array of acting roles, Glover has defied expectations at every turn.

It could be just enough to «turn off the sequester,» the second tranche of across - the - board cuts that will take effect in mid-January if Congress doesn't act, says Steve Bell, a former staff director of the Senate Budget Committee now at the Bipartisan Policy Center.

And then we will look to public banking options, and perhaps to Dennis Kucinich's American Monetary Act to turn you commercial banks back into savings banks to stem your wild speculation at the economy's expense.»

It turned out that CalPERS had acted at the behest of Sean Harrigan, Executive Director of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, who was then also serving as president of CalPERS board.

At the end of the day, in turn, while one can argue about the prescience and necessity of the Dodd - Frank Act, there's simply no doubt that it has fundamentally transformed the banking and financial services industry.

Don't be fooled, this was not an act of respect — this was an act of fear, and I, for one, am sick of turning tale at the slightest hint of retaliation.

Your going to end up sick if you keep letting it eat away at you so much, and quit being a hypocrite by accusing others for not acting Christian and then turn around and talk against them the way you do.

Repentance is at best only an incentive to this turning, and it may even stand in the way of it if a man tortures himself with the idea that his acts of penance are not sufficient and thereby withholds his best energies from the work of reversal.

I do understand why the sight of two homosexuals holding hands at a concert might have turned the stomach of a hardworking, dedicated churchwoman I know who has never in her life committed an act or espoused a position that her family, church, and society at large couldn't warmly approve; still, it's hard to forgive a human revulsion that won't question itself.

I turn then to look at the purpose or intention which the one who proclaims the «good news» will have in view as he or she prepares what is to be said and who then goes on to say it in the context of an act of worship.

Let us look in turn at these two processes which so pervade the human atmosphere that, like light and air, we tend to ignore them, although they envelop us so closely that no act of ours can escape them.

Turning water into wine at a party almost seemed a frivolous action until I realized that here is Jesus» acting out» if you like, His identity as the Lord of Creation.

At Ecclesiastes 4:1; 8:9 it says: «Again I turned my attention to all the acts of oppression that go on under the sun.

The enactment, however, must still at some point include a «speech act» pointing out the meaning of the action, and here once more Shakespeare is able to exploit the resources of folk wisdom, to turn it into music, and to place it in the mouth of one of his characters, who at that moment becomes the chorus commenting on the meaning of the play.

It would have been a better story if this act of kindness convinced the Europeans to turn back, or at least to treat the indians as equals.

So when we turn those few texts that mention same gender sexual acts to hurt people we have become the Pharisees who use the law and tradition to make their own comfort at the expense of the very ones God's heart is turned towards.

The precise nature of this acting we shall presently turn to, but it should be clear at this point that Leclerc's opinion that a composite substance literally consists of the acting of the minima that compose it, is a very novel view of substance, to say the least, and one which, intuitively, seems fraught with difficulties, since the traditional view of substance is that it is that which acts, not activity or action itself

Rather, behaviors for which there is more frequent opportunity will be displayed more often and this will in turn reinforce these acts at the expense of others.

At Wittenberg the Augustinians, the castle church Chapter, and the university men turned instead to the man who had set them all thinking and now acting, the man who had been disowned by Pope and Emperor.

Persons who attribute the acts of God to the devil can not hope to be saved because they are incapable of distinguishing between good and evil and thwart the overtures of the Holy Spirit toward them at every turn.

At which point everyone in the room turned to see Lynne turn bright red, caught in the act.

Bananas are also a good source of dietary fiber, including water - soluble pectins, which act to slow the rate at which carbohydrates are digested, which in turn prevents blood sugar spikes.

I'm going to repeat what I said earlier... this team actively pursued a policy to undermine the relationship between the fans and the best player on this team... for all intent and purposes this is a traitorous act... so instead of spending money, which all pundits and fans agreed was necessary in order to compete at the highest levels, this club was wasting time and money trying to turn fans against Sanchez long before the end of the season (the real concerted effort started around the time that Wenger benched him for the start of the Liverpool game)... for a team that pertains to be different, like a FAMILY, and constantly questions the tactics of it's opponents, to engage in such a treasonous act is deplorable

May turn out to be the game where Le Fraud is shown up for what he really is once and for all and a game that acts as a catalyst for change at Arsenal Foootball club.

BFG and Koss have not acted as captains while wearing the arm band, IMO Feel like you could cut line on them at Disney and they would just bow their head and turn away.

the team that deserve to win is the one that want it the most over two legs and put there full effort in to both legs and puts there bodies on the line to win, (good example the c / h who put his body in the way of welbecks shot he knew what was at stake for his team and acted accordingly) we only wanted to win and turn up when it suited us, not in both games very typical of this team under wenger lately.

It wasn't until Newcastle hit rock bottom that he decided to act, but then at least Mike Ashley had some love for football — he did turn up to every game.

Was that she was leaning on the table with both hands — they BOTH were «chirping» at each other — he then turned and started to walk away (a VERY significant fact legally and not the act of a «badass» trying to intimidate someone)-- she then came off the table and shoved him (aggressor move # 1)-- he feinted at her to back her off (but STILL hadn't touched her)-- she then lunged with both hands at his throat (aggressor move # 2)-- THEN he hit her (ONCE, did not try to repeatedly hit or kick her when she went down) and then walked away.

He might turn into our new Leman (his not at his level yet definitely) but he might also turn out to be a good golie for us but has some acts of insanity on the pictch sometimes.

Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!

Mingle with New England's master puppeteers in the halls of a stately mansion while you discover inspiring acts of creativity at every turn.

So, do remember that if your child seems totally sane at one moment, they can just completely turn around and act crazy the next moment.

Julia Walsh of Frack Action, says while the groups are focusing their anger at Cuomo, that would quickly turn to praise if he were to act to ban fracking.

Fact that West at almost every turn acts against Russia coupled with troubled history makes current Russian POV understandable.

Those officials, she argued, acted at the direction of Venditto, who, in turn, was being pressured by Mangano.

The NMA President, whose letter was read by the Plateau State Chairman of the Association, Dr. Daniel Menshak at the Plateau State Assembly complex, explained that when implemented, the National Health Act is capable of turning around a better healthcare delivery to the citizenry.

Grammy - nomiated comedian Steven Wright talks about his upcoming stand - up act at Turning Stone Casino, and how he maintains that perfect deadpan delivery.

The wage board's recommendation must still be approved by Acting Labor Commissioner Mario Musolino, but there is little doubt that he would turn the proposal down after it was embraced by Cuomo at a rally following the announcement earlier this month.

Fellow Democrats who oppose the acting Erie County district attorney's ethics proposals are turning the argument around him, aiming their own ethical challenges at him.

«How can you ensure privacy and at the same time get the department the information it needs to act on enforcing the law with the goal of safety — not the goal of turning people in?»

He argued that President Barack Obama «tried very hard on so many fronts» but the Congress was «blocking him at every turn» — he even called the passage of the Affordable Care Act a miracle.

Meanwhile, a U.S. appeals court in New York is set to take its turn today at considering the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law restricting the recognition of same - sex unions that has already been struck down in several other places.

«In my own view, this plot is an act of desperation, blackmail, intimidation, abuse of office and crude tactics aimed at turning our country into a Police State where top officials can not be made to obey the law, follow due process and subject themselves to constituted authorities,» the Senate President told Senators.

Expressing happiness at the development, the Inspector General of Police, Acting IGP Ibrahim Idris noted that «this rating is a clear testimony of his determination to turn around the Nigeria Police Force for more efficient service delivery by ensuring that the Force carried out its statutory duties based on international core values of Policing with integrity for a safer Nigeria.

«The goal is to halt the rate of photoreceptor loss,» says Robert Lanza, chief scientist at Advanced Cell Technology (ACT) of Worcester, Massachusetts, the company that has been developing the treatment since first turning hESCs into RPEs in 2004.

Dr Golam Khandaker from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge, who led the study, says: «Our immune system acts like a thermostat, turned down low most of the time, but cranked up when we have an infection.

When the conversation turned to Youngís famous double slit experiment, performed with a beam so feeble that only one particle passes through the apparatus at a time but acts as if it is going through both slits simultaneously, Hurst mumbled: «I just donít understand that!»