Sentence examples for be perceived as weakness from inspiring English sources

There are parallels in the workplace, where sex differences can easily be perceived as weakness.

He said that officials in Riyadh probably are concerned that relenting could be perceived as weakness, especially by Iran.

No one expects that kind of breakthrough in this round, especially with Iranian presidential elections coming in June and any major concession likely to be perceived as weakness.

But Mr. Sharon and other right-wing members of his government, as well as senior army officers, say any peace talks with the Palestinians would be perceived as weakness and retreat as long as Mr. Arafat and the Palestinian Authority are even nominally in charge.

"Our rational response should not be perceived as weakness, our mild manners do not mean we are a tame lamb," he told a meeting of his parliamentary party.

Being kind may be perceived as weakness or vulnerability by others, but you know that kindness is one of your strongest influences.

Too easily, caution is perceived as weakness.

Too often in sports, any sign of humanity is perceived as weakness.

"In high-pressured professions, particularly the financial sector and law, it is perceived as weakness to be anything less than healthy," he says.

"Attempts by American officials to talk with them in a civilized manner are perceived as weakness," Grigol Vashadze, Georgia's foreign minister, said, comparing Mr. Putin to a bandit.

He did not tell anyone at Charlton what had happened in that hotel room, confiding in almost no one, a trait programmed into him as a young player in an environment where vulnerability is perceived as weakness.