Unfortunately, many second language students seem to perceive language learning as something that can be achieved in a few months, whereas in reality, it is a life-long process.
Children do not always perceive the relationship between success and effort in the things they do.
Cigarette
smoking is widely perceived as being the most serious health issue in society today.
The young man gave a barely perceptible nod when asked if he had stolen the car.
He didn't speak much English, but he was able to perceive what I was trying to say.
When they awoke, they
could just perceive the first rays of the sun as it rose behind the mountains.
We could perceive the shape of a man standing in the fog under a street lamp.
I thought I could perceive a bit of jealousy in my girlfriend's voice when she asked me who the woman was that I was talking
to.
When you spank your child, he or she may perceive that it's okay to hit someone who does something you don't like.
Perceiving that my boss was angry about something, I decided not to talk to him about a raise just yet.
Many animals perceive their environment largely through their sense of smell.
Men are often perceived as being less sensitive than women.
Ultra-violet light waves cannot be perceived by the human eye.
Dogs can perceive certain sounds which the human ear cannot hear.
People generally obey the law because they believe it is right and perceive that it is in the best interests of society for everyone to do so.
The human brain perceives depth by looking at something with both eyes, creating a three-dimensional image.
The governor is perceived as being somewhat of an economic conservative and a social liberal.
Immigration policy in this country is perceived by the ethnic community as being discriminatory towards visible minorities.
Humans are born with the ability to perceive a wide range of smells.
Children who are constantly criticized by their parents will begin to perceive themselves as bad.
It is important for bosses to avoid any perception of unfairness when dealing with employees.
Even factually incorrect beliefs can shape the perceptions and behavior of people who hold them.
The most important process in socialization is learning to perceive one's acts from the standpoint of other people.
Kareem's wife is a very sensitive and perceptive person who can always tell how he feels about something.
Edward Craig once said that an artist is someone who perceives more than his fellows, and who records more than he has seen.
Singer Kenny Rogers once remarked that growing older is not upsetting, but being perceived as old is.
Ludwig Wittgenstein once observed that if we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world.
Actress Anouk Aimee once stated that you can only perceive real beauty in a person as they get older.
Leonardo da Vinci observed that all our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.
Someone once said that happiness is 90% perception, and ten percent reality.
The human eyes can perceive more than 1 million simultaneous visual impressions, and are able to discriminate among nearly 8 million gradations of color.
Sight accounts for 90 to 95 percent of all sensory perceptions.
The human eye is continuously, but imperceptibly moving.
Arvind Ganeson once noted that governments ignore human rights in favor of perceived trade advantages.
Conversations have a normal speed, and people are not always tolerant of what they perceive to be long pauses made by second language learners.
Alcohol reduces one's depth perception, which is one of the reasons why it is so dangerous to drink and drive.
Research suggests that there is a strong, subjective component to the perception of beauty.
The perception of beauty is influenced to some degree by subjective components which are culturally dependent.
Sensation and perception allow us to create our immediate experience of the environment around us.
High-tech industries are perceived to be of importance to our nation's economic growth.
Many people perceive that green issues are important to our country.
Every day you work on your English, you make progress, however imperceptible that progress may be to you.
Perceiving that the woman was very angry, I tried to find out what had happened.
Cato the Elder once remarked that anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.