Sentences with phrase «ultimate focus of»

Since the ultimate focus of the study was going to be on dog behavior they did not want to contaminate the sample by using dogs who had been targeted for castration because of behavior problems.

At Western Governors University, a nonprofit private university, your competence is the ultimate focus of every degree program.

DeFilippis explains elsewhere that he thinks it should not be the sole or ultimate focus of the gay movement, and that the struggle for it should not absorb all the movement's resources.

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It places the customer at the center of business, and it focuses on the ultimate endgame, which is leveraging blockchain to prevent disruption as well as ensure that both parties benefit from such a secured transaction.

Convenience retail is the ultimate discipline game, and few of Couche - Tard's competitors share its laser - like focus on «the box,» what's inside it and how it's run — particularly at its more than 4,700 gas station outlets.

The key to maintaining logical decision - making is to keep everyone's efforts coordinated and «focused on the ultimate good of the enterprise.»

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While stock prices may be the ultimate barometer of the success or failure of a given investment choice, Buffett does not focus on this metric.

«While spotty U.S. tracking has been much of the focus recently, we continue to believe international trends are significantly more important for the ultimate success of Netflix (if NFLX wins int «l, we believe it will win globally, including in the U.S.),» the analyst wrote in a note to clients.

The FBI remains focused on efforts to counter transnational criminal threats originating from the western hemisphere — in particular, in three critical areas of criminal activity known as the source zone (where the activity originates), the transit zone (the areas through which the activity passes), and the retail zone (the activity's ultimate destination).

«With an increased investor focus on proxy voting, it's clear that many fiduciaries will want to be informed of such risks, which can have an impact on their ultimate vote decision.»

The gospel of John sees the passion as the ultimate revelation of the Son's glory, while Matthew focuses more on Jesus's human suffering.

They use David Bebbington's scheme of marks that identify evangelicalism: conversionism (an emphasis on the new birth as a life - changing experience), biblicism (reliance on the Bible as ultimate authority), activism (a commitment to evangelizing), and crucicentrism (a focus on Christ's redeeming work on the cross, usually pictured as the only way of salvation).

But since the 1960s a quite different project, focusing attention again on the classical quest for ultimate truth in the midst of contemporary, post-Enlightenment culture, has been developing as...

The function of worship is to make us more sensitive to these depths; to focus, sharpen and deepen our response to the world and to other people beyond the point of proximate concern (of liking, self - interest, limited commitment, etc.) to that of ultimate concern; to purify and correct our loves in the light of Christ's love; and in him to find the grace and power to be the reconciled and reconciling community.

Buddhism is actually I think the ultimate example of a person having to try and focus solely on him / herself and no one else to do this.

In its focus on Jesus Christ as the revelation of God, Christianity claims that the ultimate mystery of reality becomes incarnate in the life of a particular human being at a particular time in the history of the world.

Historian David Bebbington suggests a respected paradigm for those who identify as an evangelical: a transformed life through following Jesus, faith demonstrated through missionary and social reform efforts, a regard for the Bible as ultimate authority, and a central focus on the sacrificial death of Jesus.

The central focus of the church's message is on the ultimate issues of life and death.

The structure of the sung liturgy, while giving prominence to instruction, rightly places ultimate focus upon this contemplative element, and it does so through its music.

Polkinghorne's discussion of the resurrection focuses, in contrast, on general philosophical arguments to the effect that «in order to confirm... the claim that the integrity of personal experience itself, based as it is in the significance and value of individual men and women and the ultimate and total intelligibility of the universe, requires that there be an eternal ground of hope who is the giver and preserver of human individuality and the eternally faithful Carer for creation.»

Wherever Tillich is now, his theological solution to the problem of «afterlife» was to redefine eschatology existentially, so that «last things» became «most ultimate things,» without necessarily focusing on personal death.

The human species currently consists of some six billion individuals spread around the globe in millions of groups large and small, all focused on their own affairs without much concept of any ultimate goal, or the value of their contribution.

I've been tinkering away in the kitchen to make the perfect mac salad, the ultimate pickled mango, and the best maki sushi in town (#cookbooklife) instead of focusing on the stars of autumn, fall produce.

Last year I focused on the main focus of the meal, but this year I thought I'd let the side dishes have their chance to shine too, and I've put together my ultimate vegetarian Christmas dinner, with a bit of help from some of my favourite bloggers.

The award - winning lineup of innovative vodkas continues its focus on «true - to - fruit» flavors, providing consumers with an authentic premium product made from natural ingredients for the ultimate cocktail experience.

The French manufacturer has decided to focus on reliability over ultimate power for the start of this season, although there is apparently some special quali modes in the pipeline.

Although I've found it very cathartic to speak, vent and end occasionally rant about all things Arsenal, we need to act carefully and intelligently right now or we're going to get played by this club even worse than at present... the pro-Wengerites and the suits, who represent a considerable proportion of the season ticket holders, don't want to believe that there is no plan and that Wenger has mailed it in for several years now or that things are going to get much worse before they get better... why would they... many have spent a considerable sum buying some of the highest priced tickets in the World... they want to have a front row seat to see something special and to be seen doing so, which simply provides ample justification for the expense and the time invested... to many of them, Wenger is the sun in their soccer universe... his awkward disposition, misplaced arrogance and his utter lack of balls makes him a rather unusual cult figure, but the cerebral narrative seemed to embolden those who already felt pretty highly of themselves... many might not even of really liked football that much before his arrival and rarely games they weren't attending... as such, they desperately believe that Wenger, and only Wenger, can supply them with their required fix... if he goes, they were wrong and that's a tough pill to swallow... they would have to admit that they were duped... they will definitely resent whoever made them feel this way, but of course it will be too late by then... so when we go overboard with ridiculous comments bordering of anarchy, it scares the shit out of them and they shift their blame towards us rather than at those who really perpetrated this act of treason... we aren't the enemy... we simply woke much earlier and the reason our comments have gotten more vile in recent years is out of utter frustration... in order for any real change to occur at this club we need to bring as many supporters as possible with us or the big money interests will fade and our ultimate objective will be lost... so it's time to focus on the head instead of the heart for now

With Stowell, learning quirky and mundane tidbits about her felt like a refreshing distraction from the elephant in the room: she wrote homework questions, despite wanting to avoid homework in high school; she was part of a lab group that focused on eating competitions; she had a nail polish collection; she loved watching terrible movies; she used to play rugby, realized she wasn't good at it, and then switched to ultimate frisbee.

like I've said before, Wenger is simply stating that Sanchez is staying so that he can regain some leverage when it comes time to make a deal and to shift the focus back squarely on Sanchez... this is 101 tactics in PR management... the very fact that he even mentioned RVP's name speaks to the utterance arrogance of a man that believes he answers to no one... before you harshly judge Sanchez think carefully about what the ultimate intentions of both parties involved... Sanchez wants to win trophies and get paid generously for his efforts, whereas the club wants to pull the wool over our eyes once again so that we blame the player for wanting the very things we told him we wanted when we brought him in... how many times do we have to go down this road before we realize the only common factor in each of these scenarios is the club itself... trust me, if we showed any ambition Sanchez's contract demands would be much different... just like in other major sports players will take a «home town» discount if they see those in charge making a truly honest attempt to fight for the highest honours in their respective fields... that being said, if they see a team trying to make disparaging remarks about them in the press and not following through on their promises, they will likely try to make them pay a premium for their services or seek greener pastures... btw if anyone simply looks at the score versus Bayern today and thinks that even for a second that this was a deserved victory, just watch the game and judge for yourself... actually save yourself the anguish and just know that if it weren't for Cech and Martinez this could have been a repeat of our Champions League flopping or worse

It is the second grand slam of the year and having lost the pace with other major tennis grand slams, French Open authorities has taken a few steps to bring the focus back on ultimate clay court challenge.

You obviously want to maximize your odds, but since luck is part of the deal no matter what, I'm more focused on the ultimate results.

In saying this, he also came boasting the promise that the primary tactical focus was a strong defence first and foremost — of which the ultimate measure has to be to concede less goals across an entire season.

Ginny Lawler, Maternity Consultant from Your Milk Shoppe, Atlanta, GA: For pregnant or new moms, the ultimate holiday gifts should focus on acts of self - care.

I choose to focus my ultimate conclusion of my daughters» vastly different entries into the world as simply what was meant to be for me to prepare for parenting them — and for them.

When my husband was sick we had the ultimate luxury, I was a stay - at - home parent and we could afford for me to focus solely on taking care of him.

While other books suggest a one - size - fits - all method for grief management or focus on understanding specific causes of child loss, Hope for Today, Promises for Tomorrow offers comfort for the reader, whatever her situation, by helping her focus on the light of the ultimate Promise, the hope of a Savior, Jesus Christ.

Preparation — for Ebola, for a grand jury verdict, for policy roll - outs — is a hallmark of the administration, Mr. Ragone said, as is the mayor's focus on the ultimate outcome, the product, the long view.

New York needs a health thinker and leader who can do just that: assume many roles and assess problems from different angles, including upstate and downstate, urban and rural, with an ultimate focus on ensuring and improving the health of all New Yorkers.

I could go on but as I live in Scotland I will be one of the hundreds of thousands of us up here who are fed up watching a party moving inexorably to the right to satisfy its south - east England focus groups; in a couple of years I will have a chance to cast a vote on the ultimate confidence motion and at the moment I am minded to vote for independence.

We must focus on our ultimate goal of a political solution.»

The environmental focus in this kind of scientific enquiry demonstrates the ultimate unity of the subject matter of science.

Today, the analogous debate focuses on superstrings as the ultimate bits of matter, on a scale a trillion trillion times smaller.

Even though what we are doing at the bench seems focused on mouse, the ultimate goal is to improve patient care and quality of life for patients.»

The ultimate dream is to take STEM into three dimensions with confocal electron microscopy, which images a material in slices by changing the focus of the beam.

And for all the focus on functional diversity, it is probably just one step towards finding a truly comprehensive view of biodiversity — the ultimate goal for ecologists and conservationists.

Research focus My research is focused on understanding detailed mechanisms of complex diseases, including Inflammatory Bowel Disease, with the ultimate goal of finding an appropriate treatment for patients.

Our laboratory focuses on understanding gene regulation in the cardiovascular system, skeletal muscle, and other metabolic tissues, with the ultimate goal of finding novel therapeutic strategies to prevent and treat cardio - metabolic and - myopathic diseases.

In identifying and examining these levers, this Article focuses not on the appropriations process but instead on the periods leading up to the annual submission of the President's budget to Congress and following the passage of the budget.15 This is not to say that the congressional appropriations process is irrelevant.16 Rather, OMB's power is rooted more in the system of executive authority that has developed around the budget cycle than in the ultimate appropriation.

Therefore, we examined the feasibility of expressing therapeutic antibodies in tumor - tropic human NSCs, with the ultimate goal of using such NSCs as a platform for delivery of anti-HER2 antibody to otherwise inaccessible tumor foci.