Sentences with phrase «uncomfortable fact for»

Even so, it's a slightly uncomfortable fact for Audi — and worth thinking about for potential buyers — that the Polo and its Skoda Fabia and SEAT Ibiza sister cars are more closely matched to the A1 in real quality terms than you might think.

This is an uncomfortable fact for some because this means that good teacher training requires teachers to look at their feelings, not just their attainment of cognitive knowledge or methods.

With all the talk of the female body clock, and the ticking that gets ever louder after the age of 30, an uncomfortable fact for men too often gets overlooked.

Not exact matches

I am sorely tempted to say that it runs, in fact, in the other direction: If you're a Christian, you ought to be made uncomfortable by the shedding of blood, even for the best of reasons.

You really were of zero help to her cause when it came for an observer like me, and in fact you made it harder for me to do the very thing you want all of us to do, which is to be open to hard and uncomfortable truths about people we either know, or used to admire.

But there is another, more uncomfortable assertion we should also be willing to make: that humanity could not have passed from the devotions of antiquity to those of modernity but for the force of Christianity in history, and so — as a matter of historical fact — Christianity, with its cry of «no other god,» is in part responsible for the nihilism of our culture.

I think that the theory of evolution is all the more solid for continually routing out fossil hoaxes, accounting for uncomfortable facts, and withholding rash speculation as the genetic map adds the proof of gene tracking through the species.

There are people who place great significance on the fact that he plays for a team that has been built around him, others that look significantly towards his relatively disappointing international career, and doubtless there are those who are uncomfortable with his childhood use of human growth hormone.

In fact, haggling makes some people so uncomfortable they'll hire professional hagglers such as car shopper Phil Landers of NoMoreHaggling.com or jewelry shopper Nina Johansson of Shangby.com, to do the dirty work for them.

In fact, if you feel uncomfortable talking to your lactation consultant, that might be a sign that you should start looking for a different one.

Our society and culture do not make it easy for you to feel this way — in fact, on the contrary, in the US, our general population views breastfeeding as awkward, uncomfortable, shameful or worse.

(This is aside from the fact that nobody present complaining about the comments means little - for one, it is not clear from the video that Ahmed could hear Harry calling him a «little Paki»; nor is it straightforward that an Asian man would feel confident in a very white environment to say he was uncomfortable being called a «Paki», especially to a prince).

The problem is that the overlapping causes of Soft Brexit and No Brexit command the support of a comfortable majority of peers - and short of a Tony Benn - style mass creation of new Brexiteer peers, that is going to remain an uncomfortable fact of life for ministers.

And yet, the simple fact that the «akiapola`au's song can still be heard suggests that much can be gained by intervening, no matter how uncomfortable that might be for ecologists accustomed to observing the world dispassionately.

And he admits that the libertarians who backed his candidacy for an open seat, including former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul and his son, Senator Rand Paul (R - KY), would probably be uncomfortable with the fact that he receives a check every year from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for royalties from licensing a patent based on work for his undergraduate thesis.

Christy was in fact included; the ensuing period must have been uncomfortable for him, as it included a major correction to his UAH troposhere temperature record, and the ascendant credibility of the competing tropospheric analysis from RSS.

Fact: life is too short for uncomfortable bras.

So far out of the habit, in fact, that they find squatting extremely uncomfortable for their hips and feet.

«Puberty is a really vulnerable time for a young woman, and the fact that it's not talked about enough can make you feel uncomfortable being the one to bring it up in conversation,» she says.

The antidepressant Lexapro (escitalopram) may reduce the frequency and severity of hot flashes, the bouts of sweating and overheating that are an uncomfortable fact of life for many menopausal women, a new government - funded study suggests.

They include Jo Flanagan (Nebraska's June Squibb), a sassy old lady who long ago was nanny to the bride and Teddy; the Kepps (Lisa Kudrow and Craig Robinson), a diner - owning Ohio couple for whom Love's flame has flickered out; a gangly Brit (Stephen Merchant) who is uncomfortably determined to hide the fact that he's an ex-con; and a teenager (Tony Revolori, The Grand Budapest Hotel's Lobby Boy) who's just plain uncomfortable in all social situations.

These reports, coupled with the fact that most job openings in the United States are for low - skilled workers, expose the uncomfortable truth that education is not the great equalizer.

But the fact that the Obama administration granted Virginia a waiver in the first place in spite of its record of obstinacy on systemic reform, along with the fact that many of the 32 other states granted waivers (along with the District of Columbia) have also set low expectations for districts and schools to improve the achievement of the poor and minority kids in their care, has put President Obama in the uncomfortable position of supporting the soft bigotry of low expectations for children — especially those who share his race and skin color.

I had been to several dealerships and had found a model car I liked but I had felt uncomfortable w my sales person, which is why I cam to Park Place Lexus Grapevine, really I could have got a car from any dealer, but I was looking for the sales person who could be a professional and handle the fact that even if my husband was there, it was my car and my decision at all times.

Lots of little details line up to niggle, stuff like the odd steering wheel (flat - bottomed, apparently comprised of offcuts from five or six other steering wheels), the fact that the wheel obscures the instruments for taller drivers, the uncomfortable seats, the engine's unsophisticated, torque - heavy delivery and the way your left knee bangs on the heater controls.

If it wasn't for the fact the BMW X3 is: A) Not available with proper leather in the UK market - merely leather seat facings (unlike the x5, where you can specify pukka leather) B) Too common a brand on our roads now - a whiff of mass production C) uncomfortable over long journeys... I'd have been tempted to buy one.

But the fact that he had a pen name made things uncomfortable and weird for me, a fan and a client.

Murphy discusses guest posting on blogs, press releases and why they don't work, and the uncomfortable fact that more visibility may only make your book fail faster if it isn't ready for public consumption.

As a Holocaust fable, I guess it gets a message across, but I'm not sure for whom or what exactly that message is: maybe, tell your children the truth, don't try to protect them from uncomfortable facts?

When you swap to the white on black color scheme it isn't even terribly uncomfortable to read for hours at a time, though the fact that you are reading on a screen is never forgotten.

Arthritis and muscle or joint injuries are in fact just as uncomfortable for dogs as they are for us and many illnesses also generate significant pain in dogs.

The fact that this is uncomfortable for many of us doesn't make it less true.

We can inadvertently be the cause of our dog's pain (read more here), their conformation can make certain acts uncomfortable (I've come across many people who consider it a real achievement to convince a greyhound to sit, despite the fact that it is not a position most greyhounds would ever adopt naturally, as they're simply not the right shape for it), or they could have an underlying health issue.

Many factors contribute to making nail trims a dreaded activity, among which is the fact that constant stimulus from long toenails contacting the ground sensitizes the nail bed, making it very uncomfortable for the feet to be handled and predisposing them to the development of arthritis.

In fact, Hyer's story has been mentioned everywhere from People, Huffington Post and The Telegraph, and has likely caused many a very uncomfortable dinner for men around the world when confronted by their fiancées about the planning that went into their own blasé proposals.

Combined with the fact that I have a special talent for finding myself in really uncomfortable situations makes me really NOT look forward to long travel days.

To be perfectly honest, though, I actually wouldn't recommend the 3DS at all unless you grab a screaming deal, due mainly to the fact that its angular chassis can become incredibly uncomfortable to hold for long periods.

I could probably rant for hours about just how much I dislike NSMB and the fact that it became it's own subseries and Nintendo's tenacity to keep «New» in the title and how there still are two unnamed Toads instead of two of the bevy of existing Mario characters or someone new and how all the games look the damn same and how the characters bounce off of each other like they're all trampolines and all the «bah - bah's» in the music which still probably hasn't changed and how I have to hold the Wiimote in that uncomfortable sideways position because even Nintendo realized motion controls don't work so the normal controller designed is screwed beyond belief and gah.

There is the uncomfortable fact that the denialist / delusionist fringe has no body of work of their own for staffers to write position papers.

Hey that's a really cool technique of substituting words for what I say so that you don't have to deal with any facts you find uncomfortable in my original words!

This is big - car country, where concern about personal emissions quickly disintegrates into uncomfortable and passionate debates about one's «right» to drive a big vehicle, and the ever - popular argument about «needing» four - wheel - drive for winter — this despite the fact that my husband has driven a small and low sports car for the past seven winters, proving the 4x4 argument to be false if you live in town.

In addition, careful legal analysis of the facts underlying the charges, supported Joseph Neuberger's position that many of the complained actions were possibly uncomfortable for the complainant, but understandable given the relationship and most importantly were not criminal.

The task force has given the law society an excellent blueprint for doing just that, openly expressing some uncomfortable facts about the bar admission process and all but demanding that the profession's governing body respond with alacrity.

Actually buying life insurance can be uncomfortable for consumers: the thought of life insurance brings with it the fact that death is certain.

Motorola has included some impressive software, too, and it would have got a higher score if it wasn't for the uncomfortable grip and the fact that...

In fact, asking for a wage / salary increase is probably one of the most difficult and uncomfortable things you'll experience at any job (other than being let go, of course).

And while it may be uncomfortable to ask for more money, the fact is 73 percent of employers expect candidates to negotiate salary, according to CareerBuilder data.

Often we marry someone who's love language is not ours and in fact may be uncomfortable for us.

In fact, online and telephone based services have been especially helpful for clients who find that they (1) have few qualified counselors or coaches in their area, (2) feel uncomfortable meeting with a therapist in person and, (3) prefer to connect with a provider from the comfort of their home (or office).

Managers should call the too - strident employee in for a private conversation: «I understand you're passionate about this, but I need you to respect the fact that others disagree and are uncomfortable.