Sentences with phrase «while doing a little»

On the other hand, critics have blamed the Aussie rules for contributing to a boom in unsightly condo towers aimed at foreign investors while doing little to bring sky - high house prices in cities like Sydney and Melbourne back down to Earth.

While doing little to hinder oilsands development, a rejection would prolong price distortions in oil markets.

These critics say tariffs will raise prices and invite foreign countries» retaliation while doing little or nothing to bring back the glory days of bountiful middle - class manufacturing jobs.

It has been really disheartening to see our media gang up on the workers and their unions with this disinformation, while doing little to criticize exorbitant finance sector and executive compensation, which even Bank of Canada governor Carney acknowledged were one of causes of the financial crisis.

A tit - for - tat trade war would leave all parties worse off, they say, while doing little to address the underlying causes of the United States» big trade deficits.

They hang around togther, have bingo nights, and one in a while do a little charity.

Ryan thinks that people don't care about «distributional tables» that show that his tax policies directly benefit the highest earners while doing little or nothing for wage - earners.

People mock those who think that Christianity is all about saying certain words, carrying big Bibles, and wearing Christian t - shirts, while doing little to tangibly help people around us.

In response to the petition, the White House added its voice to a growing chorus of opposition to such therapies while doing little to clarify the petition's confusion: «We share your concern about its potentially devastating effects on the lives of transgender as well as gay, lesbian, bisexual and queer youth,» wrote Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to Obama.

I just had one of the best panna cotta ever last Saturday while doing a little trip to the countryside....

Italy — the land that gave the world Parma ham, mozzarella and deep - fried rice balls — has reacted with anger to a UK food labelling system that aims to highlight sugar, salt and fat content, warning that it risks penalising top - quality traditional delicacies of the Mediterranean while doing little to help tackle Britain's obesity problem.

While doing a little Q&A last night on Twitter during his flight from Washington, DC back to Sacramento, Nic Stauskas announced...

It's amazing what can be found while doing a little bit of Googling!

To me, they are just as convenient as disposables: while I do a little extra laundry, I don't have to run to the store to get more diapers.

«These laws criminalise the law - abiding majority and are sterilising public spaces, while doing little or nothing to tackle criminal or genuinely nuisance behaviour,» she added.

Lawyers for Shaun McCutcheon, an Alabama electrical engineer and conservative political activist, argued that the per - donor caps — which currently stand at $ 48,600 to candidate committees and $ 74,600 in contributions to PACs and party committees in each two - year cycle — burden his First Amendment rights while doing little to protect public officials from corruption.

Advocates opposed to strict sentencing guidelines have long criticized the drug laws for overcrowding prisons, making for a heavy expense on state government in the process, while doing little to curtail crime.

But critics worry that such trials too often exploit desperate patients, offering them false hope of restored health while doing little or nothing to advance scientific research.

He said he gave them a great interview, but because he didn't talk in sound bites, they only took one part, something about him saying stars wobble — while doing a little dance.

Kelly Rowland carried this black mystery tote with her initials on it recently while doing a little shopping with her son in Beverly Hills.

I stumbled upon them while doing a little virtual window shopping and instantly fell in love.

Chrissy Teigen recently carried this adorable blue suede Chloé Inez Shoulder Bag while doing a little shopping with John and baby Luna in Beverly Hills.

This morning, while doing a little fantasy internet shopping (you know, when you fill up your baskets with oodles of fun goodies that you will never really pull the trigger on?!)

Some do it in a light manner, while some do it a little aggressively.

Some do it in light manner, while some do it a little aggressively.

It seems as though he's gotten Letts to adapt his play, collected some of the strongest actors he could find, and let them all do the heavy lifting while he does little to transform the theater experience into a cinematic one.

Through Luke's eyes, Sally's entire outlook on life begins to transform, as the sees firsthand the government's sending of young men to die or suffer permanent injury, while they do little to help them out when they can no longer fight.

The reform amounts to a substantial increase in public financing for private K - 12 schooling, while doing little to meaningfully increase school choice.

Eliciting incremental improvement while doing little or no harm is about as good as it gets in the world of social policy.

Bill Griffeth, an award - winning CNBC financial journalist, did, when he rediscovered American history while doing a little genealogical research along the way.

Those against raised the specter of abuse (there are several questionable agents in Writer Beware's files who soak their clients for billable hours while doing little or nothing to place manuscripts with reputable publishers), the loss of agents» entrepreneurial edge if they got paid no matter what (the fact that the agent profits only when the writer does is at the heart of the traditional author - agent relationship); and, of course, the possibility that only wealthy writers could afford to have agents.

That could mean going to a local lake or a nearby river and letting them splash around while you do a little fishing.

If you're not big on firing in controlled bursts, you'll want to find another game, because going full - auto here is a quick way to expend all of your ammo while doing little - to - no damage to your enemy.

All the while you are building their brand, while doing little to raise awareness of who you are as an artist.

The other extreme of rapid and drastic cuts to consumption proposed by the guru Killian, will simply increase hardship and mortality rates, while doing little to actually improve anything.

``... warned that using outdated programs under the CAA as a tool for regulating GHG emissions will further burden an ailing economy while doing little or nothing to improve the environment.

But the Bush administration, which maintained that restrictions on emissions would raise the price of energy and so hurt the economy while doing little to help the climate, managed to prevaricate for almost two years before passing the buck to Barack Obama and Ms Jackson.

The combined effect of this decision is to make the sex trade industry significantly safer and lawful for those fortunate enough to be operating in the «higher - end» fringes while doing little to protect the drug / alcohol - addicted women who turn to street prostitution in desperation.

The Supreme Court's latest decision pays lip service to the constitution while doing little to improve the pace of Canadian justice.

While doing a little farming work with his kids last year, including the less than stimulating task of picking up big rocks and throwing them in a tractor - trailer, it occurred to him that this was precisely the kind of thing that an automated platform would be good at.

Don't mind me while I do a little jig over it right here in my living room.

While doing a little research, I found some holiday inspiration for those of you pulling out all your decorations this weekend!

While doing a little refresh on my daughters» shared sister room, I knew I wanted a something flowery and fun above their iron twin beds to add a feminine touch.

Anyway, we let the seven children of ours run wild while we did a little bit of Autumn crafting.

Not exact matches

While «counting cents» forces prioritization and discipline in founders, The Muse's Minshew says investors don't necessarily give credit for being able to grow on little cash.

«While your business likely has major goals to get to in the next six months to two years, don't ignore the little things that make experiences for your customers more awesome in the meantime.

Only 45 percent of those surveyed said they trusted their leadership, while a little more than half said they were not happy at work, and one in every two employees did not expect to be with their organization for more than a year more.

The first part of the suggestion comprises of obliging the financial sector to write off a certain (not huge) amount of their bad debt, while also driving down the costs of doing business a little more at the same time.

But while there was little Jones could do back home in Santa Monica, another major creditor took it upon himself to ensure the Bitcoins would be fully divvied up among Mt. Gox victims.

While she did have $ 1.6 million in freshly raised equity capital, a cash - flow crisis that only a little more than a year before had forced her to cut salaries and staff was still fresh in everyone's mind.