Sentence examples for be supportive rather than from inspiring English sources

Be supportive rather than dismissive.

If you want to de-escalate a conflict, the very first thing out of your mouth needs to be supportive rather than dismissive.

That's a remarkably warm parental welcome, even by Western standards, and a reminder that India's close family structure can at times be supportive, rather than just oppressive.

Nothing to save the world, just something to arrive at the right time and be supportive rather than invasive, productive rather than interruptive.

The ban was overturned following outcry on social media, and the intervention of — among others — Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who stated on Twitter that regulations should be supportive rather than restrictive.

The role of macrophages in this organ, however, appears to be supportive rather than integral to MaSC function, because these mice harbor some MaSCs and limited development can occur in Csf1 op / op mice.

Dr. Caragine said the environment was supportive, rather than competitive.

Parents who are supportive rather than dismissive of a child who injures itself, help to develop coping mechanisms.

Knight is quick to point out that his project is supportive, rather than undermining of the skills of professional planners: "The Big Society's dismissal of planning as a barrier to growth is a recipe for disaster.

Depending on the nature of a problem, certain sources are of great value and are therefore considered of high quality, while other sources, although contributing to the production of intelligence, are supportive rather than critical in nature.

That this method is now being fostered by Bill Gates's foundation satisfies the longstanding demand of professionals — new and experienced — to have access to peer review, in order to improve their teaching in a way that is supportive rather than threatening.