Sentences with phrase «[ultimate indulgence»

Being trendy seemed like an indulgence in a time of depressed wages and underemployment.

If you struggle to make time to maintain your friendships in the crush of middle age mid-career craziness, just remind yourself that socializing isn't an indulgence.

For someone who enjoys Downton Abbey — style tea parties and whose idea of indulgence is a cup of Earl Grey every morning — no milk, no sugar — Jahshan is far from boring.

But a word of warning here: it's probably no longer sufficient to cut modest indulgences, such as a few restaurant meals, to bring spending into line.

Cut the daily indulgences.

So you have to ask your customers for their indulgence while you do that, and eventually you get to a new place.»

If you are expecting an important call, explain the situation in advance and ask your colleagues for indulgence.

Chocolate: Cadbury proved that affordable, bite - sized indulgences are recession - proof, when sales of its chocolate climbed 7 % in the first and third quarters, and 13 % in the second.

Three years ago, Cole, now 35, accepted the role as president of Cinnabon, the sweet - indulgence franchise with 1,100 stores in 56 countries and which is approaching $ 1 billion in annual sales.

Of course, the typical startup can't afford such indulgences, lest they run out of cash before going live.

Self - righteous indignation at the alleged wrongs of those who hold the levers of power can be a delicious indulgence.

Beans in a generous pool of olive oil don't scream «indulgence» in quite the same way.

And for folks like me who might be guilty of such indulgence, I seek comfort in the empirical evidence that taking photos also helps me remember.

Because if you are the boss, and you enjoy table footie and can afford the indulgence, please proceed.

Small indulgences, it seems, are picking up, whereas big purchases such as vacations are not.

«The purpose is to see your indulgence in technology in a way that makes it visual,» writes Sieberg.

For most people, a rental using this service will be a once - in - a-while kind of indulgence, not a regular go - to.

As sophisticated electronic devices make reading onscreen not just convenient but comfortable, paper seems unnecessary, even obsolete, a harmful indulgence like plastic bags or incandescent light bulbs.

«To maintain its target customer base, the Roastery will have to transport them to a new café plane — an opulent environment that can be justified as a personal indulgence,» writes Pearson in Forbes.

Luckily, the patrons were his people — the kind who loved pricey indulgence so long as they think it is healthy, too.

A generation ago, dining out was an indulgence — but today, the average American grabs something off the menu four to five times a week.

Mr. Pruitt's indulgence in this dodge raises the fundamental question of whether he agrees with the precautionary principle reflected in our nation's environmental statutes.

The problem is, while eating out has lost its Friday - night glamour and corner booths have replaced the dining room, restaurants are still stuck on their legacy of indulgence, serving enormous portions and spiking them with more and more fat, salt and sugar.

Once thought of as a West - Coast indulgence, coffee brands have changed our taste in beverages, shifted our culture and succeeded commercially.

If quality beans seem an indulgence too far for your already - cosseted underlings, consider a single - serve machine.

Since I surround myself with adventurous people and feed my brain with a lot of curious indulgences, it only makes sense that I like to travel often, even though I don't possess the sexy - sounding «wanderlust gene.»

Small business owners and entrepreneurs still suffer under - funding as the markets strain under the past indulgences of the easy money boom.

But an examination of what enters the mayoral mouth reveals that Mr. Bloomberg is an omnivore with his own glaring indulgences, many of them at odds with his own policies.

It's going to be challenging and you'll often need to forgo unnecessary indulgences, but delaying gratification in the short term will yield greater rewards.

With the cupcakes, it makes sense that many people may want just a small indulgence for dessert.

«Millennial consumers, in particular, love the idea of self - indulgence, and subscription companies really understand this.»

McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts were providing stiff competition, and customers were abandoning Starbucks as what had been affordable indulgences before the recession became outright luxuries.

For me personally, summer is the season of indulgence, full of page - turners and thought - provoking but propulsive sci - fi (that, or a little Solzhenitsyn to cool off).

Confectioneries have held up in part because there was never any confusion over whether they're an indulgence.

And we are not talking just about the recent rise in lipstick sales at Estée Lauder, which is considered by some to be a hot - red indicator of economic trouble (at least on slow news days) on the horizon because consumers tend to turn to less expensive indulgences when losing confidence in the future.

Whether you are looking for a bite - sized indulgence or a healthy treat for training your dog, our top picks for dog treats will please your pup.

Generally speaking, no more than 10 % of your cat's daily diet should come from treats and they should complement his diet or at least provide some benefit other than pure indulgence.

That means a great deal of turnover among the cast of characters inhabiting the great estates that frame this history, but their pathologies and indulgences have so much in common, they may as well be related.

(The circumstances of board member David Bonderman's resignation even hint at a degree of indulgence for the cultural concerns.)

He has to maintain a strict diet and must forgo many of life's indulgences.

Whether you feed your cat gourmet cat food or buy him a luxury cat bed, there is no harm in a little bit of indulgence.

Most office - folk go out for an unhealthy lunch once in a while — some more than others — but even the occasional indulgence has negative effects.

While that seems like a small percentage, it's still one in 11 households, which means a millionaire could be tucked away in your neighborhood rather than leading an extravagant life peppered with luxuries and indulgences.

While Starbucks coffee can be an everyday indulgence for urbanites in the West, with a price tag of 30 yuan (US$ 4.43) for a medium latte in Shanghai, it is still a brand with plenty of snob appeal — a status symbol for the emerging Chinese middle class and a «liquid luxury» for an average worker.

A simple indulgence of my youth.»

Since Black Friday has morphed into Thanksgiving Thursday, however, and infringed on my once annual Thursday culinary indulgence, nap and football game — not to mention the increased threat of bodily harm at the stores — I have become disenfranchised with the whole idea.

Just try to keep the bar high on your indulgences.

Cinnabon is already one of the most serious indulgences you can enjoy while pretending you are out shopping and not out solely to get a Cinnabon.

Dear Members, I write asking your indulgence on a matter that has little to do with business, per se... other than to note that in absence of it our way of actually conducting business today would almost certainly be fundamentally restricted.

That might mean skipping the last hour of Netflix binging to get some extra rest, or pausing the «treat yo - self» indulgences until your off days to feel tip top, not like you just ate the entire sleeve of Girl Scout Cookies.