Sentences with phrase «with narrow interests»

Previously, people with narrow interests might be considered strange, and they might have felt isolated because they didn't know anyone else who liked what they did.

The results might raise eyebrows, such as her use of John Bowlby's infant attachment theory to explain the behaviour of grizzly bears, or the observation that white sharks are «individuals who are conventional with narrow interests».

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Still, while those with less gold - plated resumes need to think more carefully, Kalt's piece is a refreshing reminder that talent generally shows through — and generally the best way to develop your talent is to follow you interests instead of trying to stick to a narrow, pre-described career path.

Sure, Twitter and Facebook can tell you what's trending, but I'm really liking this new app called Read It For Me, which will match you with a person who has read the top 100 articles, blogs, and listicles and narrowed down everything to three must - reads based on your interests, plus a bonus longread for the commute home.

Asking them to spend a bunch of time with investors may not be in the best interest of your company, so I would limit that activity to once you've narrowed your search down to the firm you want to work with.

In addition, these low ownership thresholds would make it easier for stockholders with a special interest to use the company's proxy materials to publicize and campaign for their narrow agenda rather than the long - term best interests of all our stockholders.

The OCC's findings are consistent with more recent surveys: The Fed's October survey of senior U.S. loan officers found a growing number loosening standards for commercial and industrial loans, often by narrowing the spread between the interest rate on the loan and the cost of funds to the bank.

As such, the most effective approach to building public support is to craft a trade agenda that aligns with the economic interests of the general public and the long - term economic prosperity of Canada as a whole, rather than focusing on the narrow interests of some business groups.

For them the critical rhetoric may simply reinforce the narrow individualism and concern with self - interest that is the underside of the old American tradition, but now with few ethical restraints, because the older social justifications have lost their legitimacy.

But self - interest that is not held in tension with wider commitments tends to become narrower and narrower.

Many of them are divided among themselves and preoccupied with narrow communal or group interests.

I am speaking generally, of course, but I think Christian women wrestle with these questions most of all, perhaps because in a religious culture that often puts forth narrow and contested definitions of womanhood, young women whose interests and personalities might lead them away from the list of acceptable rules and roles are subtly punished for not exhibiting a more «gentle and quiet spirit,» for not reigning in some of that ambition and drive.

In Charles Dickens» perennial classic, A Christmas Carol, the central character, Ebenezer Scrooge — «a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner» — is redeemed only when he is drawn away from his narrow self - interest and obsession with money.

As in the presence model, the networking / resourcing model ends up serving a narrow population with rather distinct interests.

The narrowing of interest (care) and relation would result as the individual became increasingly unprepared to cope with environmental novelty.

It has given way to a narrow economism, which is less concerned with societal norms and more interested in restoring growth.

But, with Pandora's box having been opened for narrow - minded party political interests, the question now has to be how can our political representatives extricate themselves from the mess they created with at least a modicum of dignity?

So having wiped out a massive part of the support for electoral reform — Clegg has left those who want reform for more high - minded reasons (which is a small constituent remember, most support the system that suits their narrow party interest) with a mountain to climb to rebuild widespread support.

Despite the promise a constitutional convention holds, opponents are emerging — a puzzling collection of narrow interests that have banded together out of fear — with the ironic argument that special interests will co-opt the convention.

By continuing to focus on these niche issues, Labour and the Tories continue to give the impression that they are only concerned with topics which affect their own narrow party interest.

Why would Congress listen to the electorate when the obscene amount of money they need to get elected comes mainly from groups whose narrow interests conflict with what is best for the Country.

With de Blasio and the UFT - financed Working Families Party as allies, the union is hijacking the very language of movement politics, annexing left journalism to defend its narrowest interests and even recruiting progressives to join its war against charter schools that work for kids.

Maine House and Senate Maine House is a narrow 74 - 73 margin of Democratic control with 3 independents who make things interesting at times.

My clients support effective regulation and are willing to pay a permit fee that establishes parity with traditional hotels and B&B s. Sadly, however, some Town Board members instead seem interested only in evicting a narrow but valuable slice of the tourists, er, «strangers» from our neighborhoods.

Among the most interesting developments Tuesday was that Carl P. Paladino maintained his seat by a narrow margin of 107 out of nearly 3,000 votes cast, with 18 - year - old Austin Harig taking 48 percent of the vote.

The shadow chancellor will acknowledge the need for reform of the EU but will hit out at David Cameron's policy of offering an in / out referendum, warning the Tories are «flirting with exit» for narrow political party interests.

Still, a systematic vetting of policy options, with recognized experts and the public commenting and debating, will vastly improve on our current policy performance, in which we often fly blind or hand the controls over to narrow interests and viewpoints.

Relaxed, thoughtful and highly literate — in a recent academic article he cited Hume, Joyce and Beckett along with Nobel Prize - winning physicists Richard Feynman and Niels Bohr — McEuen is a man of wide - ranging interests who has narrowed his scientific focus to the very, very small.

It seemed like the perfect way to keep involved in science, while addressing my interest in the business aspects of science and my increasing frustration with the narrow focus of research.

It would be an interesting place to explore — but we are probably too far from the narrow end of the horn to examine it with telescopes.

Given the varied cir - cumstances of life throughout the Islamic world, even readers with a special interest in Pakistan are likely to find such a narrow focus frustrating.

They acknowledge that their analyses covered narrow groups with particular types of fertility patterns, and relatively small numbers in the groups of interest, so the results should be interpreted with caution and taken as evidence of cause only for this small group.

People with ASD can have varying levels of impairment across three common areas, which might include: deficits in social interactions and reciprocal understanding, repetitive behaviour and narrow interests, and impairment in language and communication.

To narrow down the number of chemical compounds that could be potential drug candidates, scientists utilize computer models that can predict how a particular chemical compound might interact with a biological target of interest — for example, a key protein that might be involved with a disease process.

The advantages of this style of work are that you can often base yourself at home, work hours that suit you (so sudden emergencies — like the sickly children I had to cope with while writing this column — can be worked around without your employer realising), and focus on a fairly narrow range of tasks that interest you.

After narrowing some 80 candidate stars to 20 «really, really interesting» ones with infrared excess (indicating the presence of orbiting dust), the researchers settled on a particularly appealing star.

With all the interest in excelling at sports, in health and in longevity, why can't we seem to narrow these theories and beliefs down?

With that in mind, if you're interested in trying a pre-workout supplement, we've made it easy for you to narrow down your choices and buy one that will suit you.

We weren't interested in doing white walls in this room, so we went through what felt like 30 dozen paint samples and we've narrowed in on a beautiful soft aqua that will look lovely with the chunky white trim and built - ins we're adding.

The problem with most singles sites today is that finding someone who has the same interests as you is not as easy as it could be, mainly because there are often so many people to browse through and narrowing them down can be all but impossible to do.

Find People with the same Interests Dating services lets your narrow down your criteria of people to find someone that enjoys the same things you do in life.

Let's be realistic — most of us enter zip code and age parameters, and then narrow the criteria with a custom search for a word of interest, such as «brewpub», «warriordash», or «camping» Then, as soon as humanely possible we get to the photos.

Premium members, on the other hand, have access to the entire range of features on the site, among which we can mention: • Advanced search features, allowing you to narrow search results based on physical preferences and even the style of swinging; • The possibility to enjoy live webcams of other members, without any limits; • You can initiate messages, flirts, and send friend requests to the members you like; • You have access to the full profile of a member, not just parts of it, and view full - size photos; • You can watch the videos posted by other members, as well without limits; • You have the possibility to post comments on the videos and photos you view, if you would like to show your appreciation; • There will be no ads on your website page either, which is great relief; • You will enjoy customer care services with priority; • You can find members that have the same sexual interests as you, regardless if we are talking about mere flirts or interests in the BDSM sphere; • Live broadcasting services available on the site take virtual sex to another level; • You can enjoy the so - called «ice breaker messages», which means that the load of finding way to start a conversation with someone will be taken off your shoulders;

I may have conversations with several women but would narrow down to one or two and see how things going for several months if both parties will still be interested in each other and committed then I would go visiting one lady only.

Where else can you narrow down a group of people with similar interests and specific personality types?

Although there is a benefit to helping singles narrow their search to those with similar interests, Schwantes says being hyper - specific in that quest comes with inherent risks.

«It's important for people to have a platform like MissTravel, where they know they're going to meet people who have the same interests and are passionate about the same things, where they can narrow down the field and make sure they're not getting bombarded with interest from people who they have nothing in common with,» Hannah said.

One of the huge benefits to using online dating is that you can weed out the people you have nothing in common with and narrow it down to someone you are both attracted to and share interests with.

Narrow aisles are crammed with some of the most interesting Korean ingredients, all of which enable you to whip up a delicious meal for a superb Asian dating experience.

It allows us to meet fun and interesting people much more easily, gives us a chance to narrow down our likes and dislikes and provides us with more options that we ever thought possible.