Sentences with phrase «house of cards because»

The Soviet Union collapsed like a house of cards because it was a house of cards.

Netflix makes money leaning on data to produce things it knows its customers want — i.e., the now famous story about them producing House of Cards because the numbers already showed that it might work.

Not exact matches

That's because many of the so - called nonbank banks — some of the big credit - card companies and brokerage houses, for instance — have based their own business plans on growth within the entrepreneurial marketplace, in large part because that segment of the economy has been ignored by much of the banking community for years.

If its design sounds familiar, it might be because the bottle has made a few TV appearances most notably in season 3 of House of Cards when a bottle was gifted by Russian President Victor Petrov to President Frank Underwood at a state dinner.

Democrats are corrupt because they could win this game with public pressure by saying if the Fed raises rates, your credit card payments go up, your car payments go up, the value of your house declines, bankers profits increase (not that they aren't too high already).

He noted that because growth has been mediocre, few of the boom - time excesses have built up in housing markets, corporate balance sheets or household credit card statements.

It has to because the minute you start seriously investigating those doubts the whole house of cards falls down.

Walking away from God has nothing to do with your thoughts that the house of cards falls because of some scientific discovery or lack of arm twisting by the church.

That is because, for many of us, we intuitively know that if we allow one heresy, the whole house of god - cards will probably fall.

I am sure my day is going to shape up to be similar to yours, except Brent wants to see the new lego movie and I want to stay at home and watch House of Cards, because lately I can't seem to find any energy to leave the hHouse of Cards, because lately I can't seem to find any energy to leave the househouse.

We have a ton of books in our house because my family and friends all gave us books in place of greeting cards at my baby shower.

«As I have stated previously, the Governor really needs to dedicate way more of his time getting his own house in order, because it's a house of cards right now that is filling Albany's swamp rather than draining it,» Zeldin said.

«It's a little bit of a house of cards, because these techniques are all built on one filter made by one manufacturer,» says environmental microbiologist Eric Wommack of the University of Delaware in Newark.

For all my yet to be Marvelous Mrs. Maisel fans, trust me, you won't regret signing up for Amazon Prime for this — Rachel Brosnahan is so delightful to watch (once you forget about her as the prostitute in House of Cards), the writing is on point (the pace is akin to Gilmore Girls of yesteryear mainly because, well, it's from the same husband and wife producer duo!)

I have to say I'm surprised we haven't finished house of cards yet... but thankful because I'd have the same «now what» feeling lol!!

I'm always stopping in because of its convenience (there is a Walgreens about 3 minutes from my house) for anything from milk to shampoo to greeting cards so now that they are carrying the new Orbit White gum I can throw that in my bag as well!

Actually, Netflix's business model proves the outdatedness of the network system, because in addition to the cast of «Orange,» Netflix knocked it out of the park with «House of Cards,» where even the good guys oozed moral ambiguity and made questionable decisions all while holding our attention (for some of us, holding our attention for 12 straight hours).

Still, «House of Cards» is Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright's show, and they never let you forget it, because even when they're saddled with mediocre material, the two actors command the screen like no other couple on television.

That might be because McKay asks him, and others, to speak directly to the camera, an annoying distraction that might work for Kevin Spacey on «House of Cards,» but not here.

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You can't face the truth because if it were known, the house of cards that legitimizes local public education would collapse... and we can't have that... even if it means we have to sacrifice our youth on the alter of special education.»

For some, choosing a video streaming service comes down to pricing; others won't (can't) stray from their first choice because of the growing library of original content being produced (any other Netflix subscribers completely addicted to House of Cards?).

It's interesting because for example, this evening before we got on the phone with dinner House of Cards just dropped and we'll be binge - watching House of Cards.

BeBook comes with 512 MB of memory, enough for several hundred books, but many people like copying their books and documents to an SD memory card because it's faster than the USB 1.1 cable, and with a 4 GB memory card you can house several thousand books in your BeBook, pretty amazing when you consider the device is slightly smaller than a standard DVD case.

Lenders actually want you have a few different types of loans, called a credit mix, because it shows them that you're able to successfully handle various types of payments like a house payment, credit card payment, and a car payment.

Did new users sign up just because of House of Cards, or are they signing up because of House of Cards and its thousands of other movies and TV shows?

That's what makes higher housing costs as a percentage of income in Glendale so concerning, because all it takes is one delayed paycheck to send the whole house of cards crashing down for more and more American families.

Don't assume you can't buy a house because of a few late payments on a credit card.

Because mortgages are traditionally the least expensive form of borrowing (because the loan is secured by your house), you might be able to borrow at a low interest rate to repay your higher interest rate credit card and otherBecause mortgages are traditionally the least expensive form of borrowing (because the loan is secured by your house), you might be able to borrow at a low interest rate to repay your higher interest rate credit card and otherbecause the loan is secured by your house), you might be able to borrow at a low interest rate to repay your higher interest rate credit card and other debts.

Because those 3 - digits are the gateway to you securing a low - interest rate on all sorts of consumer products, including financing a car, buying a house, getting credit cards, securing personal loans, and more.

I am incredibly frustrated because this is an excellent time to buy, but I don't have a down payment saved and I have too many credit card bills, my condo is not fixed up enough to rent out yet, and I can't figure out what kind of house to buy.

My «goal of the moment» is to refinance the house, but it needs repairs first, which I don't have anything saved for, because of the $ 1600 per month minimum card payments.

Because a HELOC is secured by the value of your house, it has a much lower interest rate than a credit card.

At the end of the day, a person is more likely to pay his mortgage then his credit card bill, because if he doesn't pay his mortgage he loses his house but when he doesn't pay his credit card bill he does not lose anything (except his credit).

Any such deflation would occur, either because the Fed were unable or unwilling to monetize assets fast enough to head off cascading cross defaults and massive bonk failures; or because the Fed decided to let the house of cards collapse, in some future recession - panic, because it became obvious to a plurality of Fed governors that to prop up the house of cards would guarantee hyper inflation in short order.

Your score may drop initially because of the inquiry when first opening cards, but as long as you are not buying a house or making another large purchase such as a car in the near future, you don't have to worry about this.

You could open about 2 - 3 credit cards at the same time every 6 or so months (and this has been how we have earned most of our points up until last year when we stopped because we are building a house and need to wait until closing to open any new accounts).

Maybe it's because we're addicted to Netflix's House of Cards here at Dealspwn, or maybe it's because everything's better with Spacey, but seeing Frank Underwood's face here is kind of a big deal.

If this is correct, the entire house of cards falls, because the contribution from low wind speeds is overestimated drastically.

But now they find it's a double edged sword, because it also allows anyone who is interested to find out that the so - called science underpinning their agenda is a house of cards — so goes the law of unintended consequences: unintended from the eco-fanatic point of view, of course.

Because if they do that, they open the door for the whole house of cards they have built up to come crashing down on them.

Because eChecks go through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) system instead of the credit - card processing system, they are also simpler and cost less to process than credit cards.

Watching Kevin Spacey being dressed down in House of Cards is exhausting, not because we agree with his character's cause, but because the actor Spacey is at work, acting out a scene that calls upon him to think about his response, and to communicate this activity.

The mortgage was only $ 300,000 (in Los Angeles that's considered cheap, since the median house sales price is now around $ 700,000), but I decided on a $ 500,000 term life insurance policy because I had additional debts like student loans and credit cards that I wanted to make sure would be taken care of.

That's what makes higher housing costs as a percentage of income in Glendale so concerning, because all it takes is one delayed paycheck to send the whole house of cards crashing down for more and more American families.

David Hogg says he understands politics because of Netflix's «House of Cards,» claims it's «real life.»

My friend's wife works at one and she's said pretty bluntly that they all still stock ASAP because they know it's a house of cards.

Here's how it works: • A member of the real estate community pays $ 50 a month to become a Giveback Homes member • When they sell a house they can donate any portion of their commission to Giveback Homes • 100 percent of their donation goes to the build of a home • Once someone is a member, they receive a digital package so they can use the Giveback Homes logo in advertising and on business cards as a way to differentiate themselves from other REALTORS ® • REALTORS ® are testifying that homebuyers and sellers have chosen to work with them over other Realtors ® because of they are a Giveback Homes member.

But once the economic downturn stripped houses of half their value, the one - time happy abode became the hot potato that no one wanted in a divorce because it came with a mountain of mortgage debt — «worse than credit cards,» Sigman said.

Research by credit card company Capital One has found that frazzled UK house movers are throwing away items worth around # 280 million because of poor planning and time management.