Sentences with phrase «almost as a rule»

But wait: The conveyer belts, the prices, the smart salespeople, the fact that they recommend cheaper products almost as a rule — none of these is actually the most amazing thing about B&H.

Almost as a rule, they use soybean or peanut oil.

In fact, his fields of blazing color are deeply nuanced and almost as a rule moderated by subtle countering complexities applied in complements, neutrals and composite grays.

b) almost as a rule, jurisdictions have measures that constrain most exploitation of specific scarce resources — this is the very basis of Capitalism — and so are familiar with how well this generally works, for instance with mobile telecommunications and the regulated auction of bandwidth, or laws against kidnap or extortion for ransom;

Not exact matches

I wrote a separate article on the topic of delegation where the simple rule is that if someone can do a job 70 % as good as you can, you should delegate it because you get 70 % of the output using almost none of your time.

As a rule, humans almost always believe they deserve more credit for a job well done than they would be willing to dish out to a co-worker who completed the same task.

As a rule of thumb, mobile app clicks almost never provide good quality leads because most people accidentally click the ads or are not in the right frame of mind to take commercial offers seriously.

The move comes as almost 30 states have considered imposing privacy rules on Internet service providers similar to the now - revoked federal rules, which, among other mandates, required that companies get permission from customers before collecting sensitive data.

Amazon's Echo, a virtual assistant that users talk to and address as «Alexa,» has been the exception to the rule that the company almost never runs out of products, The New York Times reports.

As cash rules almost every decision we make, it can be tough to swallow when we haven't held ourselves to the best standard.

And he is seen as unlikely to move forward with a special immigration rule for foreign - born entrepreneurs, who founded almost 45 % of startups in 2012.

Instead of being reduced to such desperate measures as almost - hopeless appeals of its failed «extraordinary challenges» of past NAFTA panel rulings, the US and its lumber coalition are back in the driver's seat.

There are many theories for the almost blind adherence to a «best interest is best» mentality without any consideration if the rule actually gets us there or if, as we believe, in its biased and uninformed understanding of the annuity marketplace, it actually gets us to the annuity consumer's worst interest — high cost advice for high risk investments or go it alone without the expertise of an annuity advisor.

«As a general rule, it is foolish to do just what other people are doing, because there are almost sure to be too many people doing the same thing.»

Ongoing holders of Lloyds preference shares — such as its 9.75 % prefs (with the ticker LLPD)-- have seen their dividends almost certainly suspended until 2012, as a result of an EU ruling concerning state aid for the banks.

As is well known, under Muslim rule the Jews of Spain enjoyed a bloom the like of which the Jews did not enjoy anywhere else until almost our time.

«51 Since a world, in which God reveals Godself as an eschatological event, is of almost apocalyptic nature, no one can claim to know any given rule or any world - law that God has to follow.

It's easier (and I find the tendency in myself almost every day) to fall back onto the black and white rules that we're often offered as answer to our struggles instead of doing the hard work of encountering our own desires and longings in relationship with God and others.

His own pet proof of «why there almost certainly is no God» (a proof in which he takes much evident pride) is one that a usually mild - spoken friend of mine (a friend who has devoted too much of his life to teaching undergraduates the basic rules of logic and the elementary language of philosophy) has described as «possibly the single most incompetent logical argument ever made for or against anything in the whole history of the human race.»

During the Ming dynasty — which ruled almost three centuries, from 770 to 1054 (A.D. 1368 - 644)-- the Muslims made many great contributions to the life of China, and Islam gained its rightful place as a popular religion.

That Jesus was aware with every breath he drew of the eternal kingship of God everyone will agree; that he believed men could come even now in some real sense and measure under the righteous and loving rule of God is almost equally clear; and only by the most tortuous methods of interpreting the Gospels can one escape the conclusion that Jesus expected the kingdom of God as a future supernatural order.

Since the atheist does not believe in «right» or «wrong» but that morality is simply the product of culture and genetics - It is fascinating to see how angry they become at rulings like this... almost as if they believed the ruling «wrong» or something...

«Since the atheist does not believe in objective «right» or «wrong» (received divinely) but that morality is simply the product of culture and genetics - It is fascinating to see how angry they become at rulings like this... almost as if they believed the ruling objectively «wrong» (divinely received) or something...»

As Wilson writes, «It would be astonishing if many of the rules by which men lived were everywhere the same, since almost all rules reflect the indeterminate intersection of sentiment and circumstance.»

Martin also asks some telling questions about Rahner's remarkably optimistic vision of human nature — an optimism all the more astonishing since, as Martin notes, he spent almost his entire priestly life (1932 — 84) first under Nazi rule and then, after the Second World War, with half of Germany under Soviet Communism.

«Across the globe, Christians are under attack almost as if we lived in the Middle Ages or we lived under early pagan Roman rule,» Sen. Rand Paul

«Across the globe, Christians are under attack almost as if we lived in the Middle Ages or we lived under early pagan Roman rule,»

The Roman Canon Law, still in force, had all sorts of superstitious regulations about the consecrated bread, that it was not to be touched by anyone other than a priest, that if one of the breads was dropped various purificatory rules had to be performed; now instead of simply lifting the rules, on the contrary, they almost compel everyone to touch the Sacrament, with a kind of compulsive hysteria, as far removed from the Gospel as the Roman rules themselves, though in the opposite direction.

Sure, we have a million flavors as well - things like straciatella, chocolate, coffee — and they come in these awesome jars that make you think it's almost homemade — but I'm thinking (hoping) plain yogurt will always rule in Germany.

I haven't eaten other meat for almost four years now, but the rule was originally that I had to eat fish as long as I lived at home for my studies and convenience with cooking.

According to England Santa Claus has broken almost every rule in the book and violated numerous food, drug, facility registration and import laws, regulations and standards over the years as he has illegally imported millions of dollars worth of merchandise to children in the United States, albeit as gifts.

The rules have been changed slightly this year, and drivers now have almost half the amount of time as in previous years to complete reconnaissance laps on the way to the grid.

He has publicly failed to rule out an exit, and it's understandable when he's largely regarded as one of the top centre - backs in the world - and his rise and progression was so sharply stunted almost by design, by his club.

Pat reports the violation, but Michelle, stubborn as fungus, calls her again, and... well, almost everything between this lady and this girl is going to be complicated and racked with labor pains, so let's jump forward a year and a half, leap over Michelle's transfer to Tennessee and the season that, in keeping with NCAA rules, she has to sit out as penance for the switch.

As a result of the strict enforcement of this rule this year, almost no punts are being blocked and kickers in the NFL are averaging about five yards farther per punt than they did last year.

This year the Arsenal fans are in almost exactly the same situation as we were in the same time last year, with the transfer deadline approaching and the Gunners looking worryingly short of fire power and options for Arsene Wenger up front.We had signed Alexis Sanchez earlier in the summer but then Giroud was ruled out for a few months and we were in trouble.

Rose wouldn't sign his scorecard for almost another hour, however, as he and a cadre of rules officials looked over multiple replays in four different TV trucks.

Whatever it takes could mean a lot more than we previously thought, though, as the Daily Mail is reporting that Premier League rules on wages and the limit of how much they can rise from one season to the next will almost certainly force Arsene Wenger to sell at least two of the club's other big earners in order to offer Alexis and Ozil the wages they want.

Almost 40 % of JJ's strike to the legs which would not score high as significant strikes under MMA rules.

Here are some other reasons officiating isn't as good as it could be: Know - nothing fans, emotional players and coaches who have never read a rule book (and there are many) heap abuse on officials that is almost always undeserved.

Yaya Sanogo may have had a slow start to his Arsenal career after being ruled out with a back injury almost as soon as he joined the club last summer.

It has been reported today that Arsenal are being charged by the English FA as we have apparently breached some transfer rules when signing the young England international Calum Chambers from Southampton almost a year ago.

In Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where the deep thinkers of the committee saw the error of their ways and came, at last, almost full circle to the free - substitution rule of the late»40s, in the background, as insistent as ever, was the voice of Fritz Crisler.

With Shatov almost certainly ruled out, Dmitry Poloz will relish the chance to record a third goal in as many matches, after notching against Dynamo St. Petersburg in last mid-week's cup derby alongside Zenit's weekend win in Krasnodar.

On Friday, the NCAA implemented what will almost certainly come to be known as «The Harbaugh Rule,» which will prevent colleges from holding off - campus satellite camps.

Arsenal, a team many had almost ruled out as possible contenders for the title at the start of the 2016 - 17 campaign.

When those rules go into effect in the 2014 - 15 school year, sales of FMNV will certainly be barred, as will almost all of the competitive food currently sold in high school «food courts.»

You could almost hear the sigh of relief that spread across the state as this ruling was handed down.

You and your child can eat all this set of fish, but if you are not familiar with the fish, you can use a simple rule — all fatty fish is rich in omega - 3 fatty acids, such as salmon and mackerel, and freshwater fish does not almost has DHA.

A smaller framed, slim woman will almost always start showing any pregnancy sooner than a larger or heavier woman as a general rule.