NOUN | complacency | complacencies | |
SYNO | complacence | complacency | self-complacency | ... |
NOUN article.ind sg | pl
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- According to Miller, success seduces companies into failure through fostering overconfidence, complacency, specialisation, exaggeration, dogma and ritual.
- This ended British complacency about submarines.
- The American philosopher Robert Bruce Raup wrote a book "Complacency: The Foundation of Human Behavior" (1925) in which he claimed that the human need for complacency ("i.e.
- Both Americans and British were presented as figures of fun, resulting in serious weakness when complacency induced by propaganda met the actual enemy strength.
- She said "There was a sort of complacency before Fukushima and I don't think we can afford to have that complacency now".
- Early members were Christians in Northern Ireland from diverse backgrounds who wanted to begin a new community which could counter apathy and complacency and open up new possibilities.
- Actor Amitabh Bachchan volunteered with the campaign, filming TV and radio spots urging against complacency and personally vaccinating children.
- Islam called out the complacency of the European Union with Viktor Orbán’s undemocratic tendencies, which undermines the credibility of Europe on the international stage.
- The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned against 'complacency' as countries continue to battle COVID-19 and citizens grew weary of stay-at-home measures.
- He participated in a TV debate with Gilles Lipovetsky, along with Juan José Sebreli, criticizing the complacency of the French philosopher regarding market economy.
- In March 2021, "Quotidien" was criticized for complacency during an interview of the journalist Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, accused of sexual harassment and rape.
- Continental critics see Suttie's work as reflecting a very British complacency about sexuality, and a downplaying of its problematics.
- The indicator views sentiment as a continuum with anxiety and complacency representing less extreme and nuanced forms of fear and greed, respectively.
- Automation complacency has been defined as "poorer detection of system malfunctions under automation compared with under manual control."
- As a satire, the story aims mostly at the transcendentalists and the apparent moral complacency of their teachings.
- According to author Simon Reynolds, with its stop-start rhythms and angular arrangement, "Be Stiff" exemplified Devo's stance against soft rock complacency.
- O’ Brennan has been a frequent critic of the complacency of much of Ireland’s political class on European Union issues.
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