| Submission to the fundamental contrariety of human nature amounts to an acceptance of the fact that the psyche is at cross purposes with itself. |
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| So to a large extent, his critics and defenders have always talked at cross purposes. |
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| Well, i don't think this's going anywhere, but it's a shame, as I still get the impression we're talking at cross purposes. |
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| I think we're talking at cross purposes here pal, that's the one I bought a few weeks ago, hence the fifteen quid well spent. |
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| Well, it looks like the sheriff and the DA are at cross purposes with one another. |
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| I suspect the opposing sides may be at cross purposes at times, and that a solid working definition could clarify the debate. |
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| In the past such people were disorganized and often at cross purposes, in both political parties and no political party. |
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| Such a vision will also reduce the likelihood of duplication of effort and organizations working at cross purposes. |
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| If different ministries or agencies end up working at cross purposes, development will be hindered and public resources will be wasted. |
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| This is still the land of the gas guzzler and we were at cross purposes. |
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| Call me crazy, but I think that the two initiatives might be at cross purposes. |
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| And freewheeling contractors can be at cross purposes with the armed forces. |
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| The involvement of Mr. Ovitz in Scour.com would seem to be at cross purposes with his role in Artists Management. |
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| Too often, the well-meaning efforts of the international community tend to be at cross purposes, thereby undermining the collective effort. |
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| In effect, that is working at cross purposes to the idea of having a pension. |
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| The ICC expresses special concern over taxes which appear to work at cross purposes to the objectives they are supposed to achieve. |
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| In fact, the various organizations listed above often work at cross purposes. |
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| It is important to note that income tax planning and estate and gift tax planning are often at cross purposes. |
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| The second reason no global leader has emerged: The geopolitics of the world are running at cross purposes with the geoeconomics of the world. |
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| He was genuinely concerned that the Spurs affair might re-open the wounds that were patched up last season when he and the player were at cross purposes for a time. |
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| The script is a series of vignettes, short dialogues in which people often talk at cross purposes to each other, sometimes to comic effect, sometimes not. |
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| Without that knowledge, it is difficult to ensure that the initiatives are working together effectively rather than at cross purposes. |
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| I thank the Minister for his reply, but I wonder if the institutions are to some extent at cross purposes here. |
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| Yet the central bank's efforts sometimes seem to be at cross purposes. |
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| All relevant arms of the federal government need to work together on the professionalization file to ensure that they are not inadvertently working at cross purposes. |
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| Sometimes these two roles work at cross purposes. |
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| Moreover, some older policies work at cross purposes. |
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| Learning to listen effectively in order to understand how another person sees the situation, instead of assuming they have the same perspective that we hold, may avoid misunderstanding and working at cross purposes. |
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| Absolutely, cost is an issue, but together with the supplier's team, all efforts are made to work towards a common goal, rather than working at cross purposes. |
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| In a tragicomic duet he and Ms. Gunstone talk at cross purposes. |
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| For some people it is a way of life to be at cross purposes and oppose everything. That is fine, and I accept that, as I also accept them as very good colleagues. |
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| Management continuity is especially important in chronic or complex clinical diseases that require management from several providers who could potentially work at cross purposes. |
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| Given that the number of donor agencies worldwide has mushroomed in recent decades, there is no way systematically to ensure that they do not duplicate each other's efforts or work at cross purposes. |
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| Canada really cannot effectively negotiate internationally if our approaches are being second-guessed at home or if sub-national jurisdictions are competing at cross purposes with each other. |
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| While many of the proposals to reform the bank and the fund appear to be at cross purposes, there is rough agreement that both have strayed from their main missions. |
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