Sentence examples for avoid reinforcing from inspiring English sources

Not only does it avoid reinforcing prejudices, it actively challenges them.

The Bush administration should work hard to dispel that mistaken notion and should bend over backward to avoid reinforcing it.

Most fundamentally, an EU whose democratic credentials are under populist assault from Britain to Budapest needs to avoid reinforcing a damaging caricature.

Aides said Mrs. Clinton was determined to walk the parade as other politicians have, as opposed to riding in some sort of armored car, to avoid reinforcing impressions that she is aloof.

Interculturalism aims to avoid reinforcing this us/them distinction by relying exclusively on mainstreaming policies, that is, on measures that do not specifically target immigrant groups but rather the whole population (p. 15 16 .1.

13 15 30 While culturally sensitive adaptations are essential and were achieved within this trial 16 they should avoid reinforcing stereotypes, for example by focusing on traditional dishes.

"However, his smartest ad, I think, avoids reinforcing the sometimes negative, uncaring side of Romney by once again turning the opposition back on themselves — in this instance, undermining Obama with the words of one of his strongest advocates, Bill Clinton.

I personally prefer "marriage equality," which puts the focus on equal rights and avoids reinforcing the idea that there are different kinds of marriage (gay vs. straight, or same-sex vs. opposite-sex).

In addition, enrichment may be more effective if animal care staff avoid continuously reinforcing behaviors after they are established, enriching immediately after feeding, and exposing animals to enrichment when reinforcement is no longer available.

He writes that he decided to avoid using reinforced concrete in Reich buildings in order not to leave a rusty legacy of twisted metal bars.

Avoid damaging reinforcing bars and mats if possible, so the patch will have similar strength to the adjacent concrete.