Sentences with phrase «as whittling»

As you whittle away at the principal, you eliminate the interest expense you would have otherwise paid.»

This tart, with its whipped cream - cream cheese filling and and dark purple blueberry and sweet corn topping, sounded like maybe it wouldn't take well to four days in the fridge as we whittled down a large version.

I like fit and flare dresses as they whittle my waist and hide my hips so this dress was exactly what I was looking for.

«The first night [of the SEMA Show], I had to sit down with the judges till 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning as they whittled down more than 100 of SEMA Battle of the Builders applications to the top 10.»

Later, there are the grand towering Elder Dragons that'll knock you this way and that as you whittle away at their generous pools of health on hunts that sap up the best part of an hour, all before you pick yourself up from the forest floor, dust yourself off and, like a kid stepping off a rollercoaster, say to yourself let's do that again.

It does ditch one of the cooler moments of the Game Boy game though, as you whittle the Metroid counter down to zero and expect a final encounter, only for an egg to hatch and for you to fight nine more of them.

It's simple button mashing and power - usage, as you whittle the enemy's five coloured health bars down with the help of three friends or three computer - controlled Turtles.

We may be finding out, species by species, as we whittle away in that slow - drip style.

Not exact matches

«The bottom line, the company has become a stranded asset that's likely to see continued erosion in value as restructuring (s) whittle away at its assets, including US $ 2.6 [billion] in cash and investments.»

Those who bankrolled the Korean War didn't get hit quite as badly, but the resulting rise in inflation nevertheless whittled away at their returns as well.

A steady drop in the quality of the oil Venezuela exports, as well as default on payments to various refineries, have whittled away at whatever confidence was left in the Venezuelan government.

The share of Americans in collections has remained relatively constant, even as the country as a whole has whittled down the size of its credit card debt since the official end of the Great Recession in the middle of 2009.

As the underlying economy and baseline earnings level grew, the market slowly whittled its P / E back to levels associated with typical secular bull ends and secular bear starts.

Once we begin to whittle away at the Word as the absolute authority, the whole thing becomes worthless.

Here is a passage from the diary of Cotton Mather's brother: «Of the manifold sins which then I was guilty of, none so sticks upon me, as that, being very young, I was whittling on the Sabbath - Day; and for fear of being seen, I did it behind the door.

It came as a huge shock to find a memorial to Frank Whittle, somebody I remember from having had Sunday lunch with, at the far end of the Henry VII Chapel.

If the proposal by the EU for an MIA within the framework of the WTO or the proposal for an MAI by the OECD is adopted, then the Right to Development, so far as countries of the South are concerned, will be further whittled away.

They freeze well, but once thawed I inevitably wind up using them as many ways as possible before wrapping and returning the whittled - down stack to the freezer.

Regardless of the economic pressures of the day, Eichfeld says Plastic Suppliers will continue to be a valuable partner to Brook & Whittle as well as the many other companies it serves, thanks to its innovative products and just - in - time focus.

Anyways as the second half began to whittle down both Teams» PTPers came out in full force.

It can be a process to whittle your thoughts down from a conversation such as, «When you get the ball, look up, get up the field quickly and make a strong pass» to «look, go, pass.»

He whittled away at the lead, turning some laps as fast as 2 minutes 53 seconds — more than 83 mph.

He and Peyton Manning combined for 920 yards passing, as the Broncos chased down a double - digit lead, took a 15 - point advantage of their own, then allowed the Cowboys to whittle it away.

Colson is just so damn good and Whittle is the perfect compliment... they are really coming together as a unit..

As such, their lead at the top of the table has been steadily whittled away, and after Los Blancos» resounding 5 - 1 win at Getafe, Real sit only one point behind Barca, having played a game more.

There were some changes in that time, such as when there was an extra pre-qualifying session to whittle down the field before the main session, but it was largely the same: two sessions, one on Friday, one on Saturday, low fuel, sticky tyres, fastest driver on pole.

As tournaments whittle down the play obviously usually will improve.

As the half whittled down to just about a dozen minutes Team ZBT began to drive..

Seventy - two thousand players qualified for the initial pool of draftees, and that number was whittled down to 102 through increasingly difficult to reach benchmarks, as well as the help of a third - party analytics firm.

The whirlwind travel itinerary provided an opportunity to further explore options as he attempts to whittle a widespread process down to legitimate contenders.

As if there was any doubt, Megan Whittle tied Jen Adams» program scoring record.

Antonio Di Natale was this week named in Italy's provisional 30 - man World Cup squad and if, as expected, he retains his place when Marcello Lippi whittles his group down to 23, it will be the first time that the 32 - year - old Udinese captain has been selected for football's showpiece event.

While thing got a bit nervy towards the end as Anfield watched a three - goal lead whittle down to one in a matter of minutes, Klopp chose not to focus on the negatives and to instead highlight just how exciting his rock «n» roll team was on the day:

As it is, their lead could be whittled down to as little as four - points by the end of Wednesday night, that is providing Arsenal win only their second league game in a disastrous six - game spell away at arch rivals TottenhaAs it is, their lead could be whittled down to as little as four - points by the end of Wednesday night, that is providing Arsenal win only their second league game in a disastrous six - game spell away at arch rivals Tottenhaas little as four - points by the end of Wednesday night, that is providing Arsenal win only their second league game in a disastrous six - game spell away at arch rivals Tottenhaas four - points by the end of Wednesday night, that is providing Arsenal win only their second league game in a disastrous six - game spell away at arch rivals Tottenham.

As players advance and age, tryouts and scouts typically whittle down the numbers of soccer players, picking the most skilled kids for Olympic Development or other elite travel teams or school teams.

This can whittle away any confidence in your child and you can take it as your parenting fault.

Martin Whittle, professor of fetal medicine and chair of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists» working party on ultrasound was quoted in The Sunday Times as saying:

As Mr. Rangel's lead whittled down to just 802 votes over the weekend, the Espaillat campaign hired election law guru Marty Connor and promoted a hotline available for voters to register complaints about Election Day shenanigans.

The whittling away of a Unionist majority at Stormont following March's Assembly elections arguably acts as a profound disincentive to do so.

As things stand, current holders of power will come down heavy on all contending tendencies, appropriate all the power to themselves, alienate the disgruntled and unwittingly whittle down the chances of their party to come to war as a single fronAs things stand, current holders of power will come down heavy on all contending tendencies, appropriate all the power to themselves, alienate the disgruntled and unwittingly whittle down the chances of their party to come to war as a single fronas a single front.

But what he will do, just as his deficit - cutting machine will choke off growth, his welfare cuts machine will whittle away most of the employment gains of the last 20 years.

«Initially when I started reading about the referendum it seemed very clear that we as a host community were going to have a yay or nay vote about whether or not a casino would be sited here, and as I just heard the answers in this meeting this evening, that's clearly not the case,» said Whittle.

What government watchdog groups viewed as the centerpiece of the governor's proposals was also whittled down: The state would set up a public financing system for one office, state comptroller, as a test case in the 2014 election.

Sure there is a chunk of the Conservative Party which is deeply unpleasant and certainly deserves the label «nasty party» but they are vey much a minority and a shrinking minority at that as the grim reaper whittles down their numbers year upon year.

Using clinical, genetic, and gene expression data as filters to distinguish genes whose copy number alteration causes cancer from those for whom copy number changes are incidental, the team whittled down their list from 14,000 to a more manageable number, each of which they systematically tested using genetic experiments in animals.

It's also been one of three agencies targeted for major increases as part of a proposed 10 - year doubling of federal support for the physical sciences, although Congress has whittled down the generous requests from the White House.

Many of Bali's other subaks (there are 1,200 in all) have been whittled down as land and water get sold for hotels or other real estate development.

On the basis of the time that Earth's detectors received the signal, the teams triangulated the likely location of the source, whittling it down to a patch of sky that, as seen from Earth, appears about 300 times the size of the full Moon.

Dieters who consumed 1,200 to 1,300 milligrams of calcium every day experienced three times the middle - whittling as those getting the same number of calories but less calcium, a University of Tennessee study found.

While you might pay attention to fiber for its waist - whittling and fulfilling effects, this nutrient is also extremely important in its struggle against cellulite, as it helps squeeze toxins out of fat cells.