Sentences with phrase «about fixing things»

I think you are right about fixing things properly so there will be less repairs.

Josh also made sure to follow up with a phone call to go over any questions that we had and went into detail about how we could go about fixing things and prioritized each issue for us.

Not that any of this will affect the amount of bacon you bring home from the butchers, but there's something appealing about absolutes, about fixed things — about constancy.

Not exact matches

Some of them got jobs, and a lot of them went successfully into treatment because if you're not spending all your time thinking about how you're going to pay for your next fix, you do have time to think about other things.

«This funds the wall, fixes the military, fights opioids and does the things that we said,» Ryan said Thursday on Fox News» «Fox & Friends,» a show Trump frequently watches and tweets about.

I can't fix things I don't know about.»

The awesome thing about this platform is that it doesn't just detect and alert problems, it also diagnoses what needs to be done to fix them, and impressively, actively implements the necessary solutions without human intervention.

«Given that that was one of the major complaints about the last remote, it's a good thing Apple came up with some sort of fix.

The complete article is chock full of other suggestions, including specifying what type of feedback you're after (so as to avoid your team telling you about things you don't have the time or power to fix) and most importantly, actually acting on at least some of what they tell you.

Steve Bass writes PC World's monthly «Hassle - Free PC» column and is the author of «PC Annoyances, 2nd Edition: How to Fix the Most Annoying Things About Your Personal Computer,» available from O'Reilly.

Nothing I did for the rest of the trip was nearly as difficult — not hooking up or draining the waste tanks, not fixing a bad connection on the water hose, not even pulling into a crowded gas station (the thing about having a really big car towing a really big, shiny trailer is that people tend to see you, and maybe take pity, and certainly get out of your way)-- and nothing left me with such a giddy glow in the aftermath, even after I learned I'd pulled in a little bit catawampus, and our trailer listed slightly to the left.

Kids who develop growth mindsets set higher goals, had a healthier attitude toward effort and failure, and were less likely to complain about being «bored» (which fixed - mindset kids use as a cover or excuse to explain why they don't try difficult things).

Anything that the U.S. wants to add to the deal after the fact won't be acceptable to Iran, so talking about a «fix» is just a way to deflect criticism from the U.S. for unnecessarily and irrationally scrapping an agreement that achieves the thing that the Trump administration claims to want.

It's not just about having one issue fixed, like establishing better parental leave policies or solving for the wage gap, it's addressing all of these small things that add up to a bigger problem.

Pressed on why he didn't inform users, in 2015, when Facebook says it found out about this policy breach, Zuckerberg avoided a direct answer — instead fixing on what the company did (asked Cambridge Analytica and the developer whose app was used to suck out data to delete the data)-- rather than explaining the thinking behind the thing it did not do (tell affected Facebook users their personal information had been misappropriated).

Bill Bernstein was interviewed by Index Universe and had some interesting things to say about fixed income investing.

One of the things I'm most excited about is the work we are doing in fixed income smart beta.

So, now that you know a little more about ARMs and fixed - rate mortgages here are a few things you should consider when making a decision about which mortgage will best suit your needs:

What Lasch described in 1972 as «the familiar materials of popular discontent, quietly persisting through three decades of «affluence,»» are once again on the rise: «distrust of officials and official pronouncements; cynicism about the good faith of those in positions of great power; resentment of the rich; a conviction that most things in life are «fixed.

You make things better by doing something about them, by taking your life into your own hands — not by asking an invisible, unprovable, and non-existent fairy «god» father to fix your issues.

Now, fix those things immedately and stop complaining about religion.

The thing that interests me about this article as that the author is expecting someone to fix the church for Millenials so they will return.

First off, the idiotic pastor Owens need to fix his drooling and wobbly mouth before saying all those stupid things about the president.

And I really wish Christians would make up their minds about Jesus's place in the big scheme of things: is he a co-equal third of a trinity of ent.ities who somehow make up one large god, or is he a lesser god sent by his greater father god to suffer in order to straighten out the weird sin situation he created and didn't get around to fixing for thousands of years (the whole John 3:16 thing people are so fond of quoting only makes any sort of sense in the second situation).

Though he recognizes that what justice requires changes with changing circumstances, his thought about justice is so dominated by a «sense of things fixed» that little if any place is left for personal adaptation in its exercise.

I don't care very much to debate the nature of the Iranian revolution then and now but one thing that seems to be a hard fact is that their revolution of 1979 has left the west disoriented, delusional, and in a fixed state of constant fantasy about its nature and eventual collapse.

It feels as if the world is burning down and we feel powerless to help and so we grieve and we get angry and we post things on Facebook, we march and we protest and we gather and we tell politicians what the problem really is, we watch the news and we cry and yell about things and then we look around our daily lives and wonder, am I doing enough to fix it?

Jesus, pondering how best to describe the depth of God's love, surveyed the crowd before him, fixed on the ordinary objects held in their hands, and told a pair of stories about how we look for things that are lost.

The interesting thing about this opera is that its ethos is fatalistic (Jesus: «Everything is fixed and you can't change it») and it would therefore be easy to call it anti-Christian and dismiss it.

There's no fixed rule about the amount of kale or quinoa you have to eat in a week, and there's no ban on things that aren't green either!

All I hear is a bunch of whining about one thing that you possibly can fix if you werent too busy searching for attention..

haha I'm on a 60 day no dairy thing (to be sure it's what's causing some issues — sad face) and I am all about creative ways to get my fix!!

This keeps for awhile in the fridge, so it's a good idea to fix it a few days before a holiday so you have one thing less to worry about.

i'm pretty sure i've spoken about my affinity for peanut butter, but when i looked in my blog archive and found only a single recipe highlighting one of my favorite things to enjoy, i knew i needed to fix that!

Whilst match - fixing is one of those things you hear about once in a blue moon, everyone knows it's still out there.

I just get very weary of prospects who are talked about like «he's got the perfect size and physicals, if we can just get him to fix his accuracy / footwork / poise / throwing motion...» those are all pretty important things and usually if they haven't done it by now, chances are they aren't going to improve that much.

Marchionne said he's still serious about leaving the sport, though he admitted that he was talking with Liberty to try and fix things.

Although I've found it very cathartic to speak, vent and end occasionally rant about all things Arsenal, we need to act carefully and intelligently right now or we're going to get played by this club even worse than at present... the pro-Wengerites and the suits, who represent a considerable proportion of the season ticket holders, don't want to believe that there is no plan and that Wenger has mailed it in for several years now or that things are going to get much worse before they get better... why would they... many have spent a considerable sum buying some of the highest priced tickets in the World... they want to have a front row seat to see something special and to be seen doing so, which simply provides ample justification for the expense and the time invested... to many of them, Wenger is the sun in their soccer universe... his awkward disposition, misplaced arrogance and his utter lack of balls makes him a rather unusual cult figure, but the cerebral narrative seemed to embolden those who already felt pretty highly of themselves... many might not even of really liked football that much before his arrival and rarely games they weren't attending... as such, they desperately believe that Wenger, and only Wenger, can supply them with their required fix... if he goes, they were wrong and that's a tough pill to swallow... they would have to admit that they were duped... they will definitely resent whoever made them feel this way, but of course it will be too late by then... so when we go overboard with ridiculous comments bordering of anarchy, it scares the shit out of them and they shift their blame towards us rather than at those who really perpetrated this act of treason... we aren't the enemy... we simply woke much earlier and the reason our comments have gotten more vile in recent years is out of utter frustration... in order for any real change to occur at this club we need to bring as many supporters as possible with us or the big money interests will fade and our ultimate objective will be lost... so it's time to focus on the head instead of the heart for now

«But this thing about Van Dijk coming in and fixing the problems, I've said from day one, it's absolute nonsense that one player comes in and fixes the whole thing.

Anyway sorry about being a Debbie downer but there are a lot of things that need to be fixed moving forward.

I do, and it's less about expecting anyone or anything to help me or fix things, but more a desire to express my pain or need out loud.

, and they tend to try really hard to blame others for their own problems and unhappinesses, or want other people (like a nice lady) to fix things for them and make them feel good about themselves.

Now, it would be nice to nurse just one, but I think about the blocked ducts to come (they say if you had with one, high chance with the other too) and how only one thing can really fix them quick: — RRB -... And how many times did this come in handy with my older, when there was an illness, or pain....

Hi Annie, thought you'd be interested to know about our upcoming documentary The Allergy Fix which will air Feb 27 on CBC's The Nature of Things.

There are fixes for the overnight issue but... When I contacted the diaper service about my problem, they mentioned that there were a few things I could try.

I've never heard about this «Stitch fix box» thing.

Both couples appear to subscribe to the belief that nothing can go wrong at home that they can't make it to hospital in time to fix, with one couple being particularly convinced about the existence of «the cascade of interventions» and the notion that bad things mostly happen as a product of OB interference.

The Fix: Approach things from a more positive perspective by talking about what can be done better.

What follows is a cautionary tale that, I am sad to report, highlights so many of the things that need fixing in youth sports; issues I have been writing about (or would banging my head against the wall in frustration be more apt?)

MARTIN: Let's talk, though, in the time that we have left - and we have about five minutes left, which is clearly not enough time - but let's start with, what would fix this thing?