Sentences with phrase «acted like they»

And yet Republicans haven't acted like conviction politicians when defending this bill.

(If the limited partners of these VC's acted like real fiduciaries rather than waiting for the end of life of the fund, more than half of old - line venture firms would have shut themselves down today.)

«But they remain the top because they've acted like the top.

Speaking from my own experience growing up as a closeted gay man, male role models that acted like me and aspired to work in areas that interested me were few and far between.

When I asked her and another girlfriend if they'd like to test it out with me that night, my friend acted like she didn't hear me while my roommate hesitantly said she'd consider letting her work phone sleep there.

But even though the face characters still make only $ 11 an hour, they acted like they were Britney freaking Spears.

Rather than an activator of T cells, the molecule acted like a brake, stopping the immune system from its attack.

Acted like an owner.

The beverage giant Coca - Cola certainly acted like a One Trial Learner in the wake of its disastrous introduction of New Coke back in 1985.

I started a new venture and acted like I was «the bomb» and nothing could stop me.

Until then investors and entrepreneurs acted like startups were simply smaller versions of large companies.

«They acted like we're Apple and have no need to respect other people's intellectual property.»

She acted like she had run out of time and didn't have a choice to really do what she loved.

the failure rate of new ventures (startups had no formal rules and acted like smaller versions of large companies),

Riggs acted like a chauvinist pig leading up to the game, making the match about gender instead of skill.

«I don't believe your son is a monster, but he acted like one and that needs to be accounted for.

That submission also acted like a job application for the companies including Mashery, Flurry, New Relic and Glassdoor.

Justin echoed those comments in an interview with Complex, saying that they acted like they were married, but that it was too much for how young they were.

She acted like it was her house, because it was.

For BlackBerry, tackling this problem is partly a question of whether it can think and act like a startup again.

The Surface Pro acts like a computer, and has a full - fledged OS that supports it.

Like if you think Pat is a great person, when Pat acts great, you think «Pat sure is great» and when Pat acts like a jerk you think «That's odd, Pat is normally great but just acted like a jerk.

«Ben Nelson is under the illusion he can get reelected in 2012,» McConnell told Henrikson, adding that Nelson would have to act like a Republican in order to win — and that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D - Nev.)

The club quickly emerged as the epicenter of the Los Angeles rock»n' roll scene, presenting local acts like The Byrds, The Doors and Buffalo Springfield, and later showcasing some of the earliest headlining U.S. performances by British bands Cream, The Kinks and Led Zeppelin.

Instead of a cream, which tends to just sit on top of your face and act like a barrier, Neutrogena's moisturizer is in gel form.

Other reasons are cited, too: Toronto is becoming a «world class» city and «acts like a magnet for thousands of migrants from elsewhere in Canada and overseas.»

If you act like the world revolves around you, you'd better have the talent to back it up.

You're going to have to act like an investor and ask them to put together a business plan detailing how they would lead the company.

In 1997, Moore linked the theory of evolution to violent crime: «They're acting like animals because we've taught them they come from animals,» Moore said.

Because the IUD is actually acting like your period — it's thinning out the lining,» Millheiser said.

Apple may have lost its best advocate just as it faces increased criticism for acting like, well, a large company.

The lesson for other business leaders is pretty clear: there's huge value in not just saying you support work - life balance and flexibility in your employee manual or company values, but in actually acting like that's true.

For now, MacMillan seems to be enjoying his second lease on professional life: he may be pursuing a grand vision of the future of digital media, but he doesn't act like a guy in a hurry.

They act like they're above it.

I hate when people tell me to «just be yourself» — but in remote interviews, dialing back the corporate speak and acting like yourself makes you more trustworthy.

It starts as false bravado — you're acting like you're cool and confident even when you're not — but if you're convincing enough, people start to believe it.

Does your boss ever act like a jerk one day, and nice the next?

Instead, it acts like a beauty consultant by helping clients find the right products for building a personalized skin care regimen.

Even if you're not in the customer service business, there's one clear way to please your customers: act like serving them is your first priority.

Don't act like you are BFF's.

And it doesn't act like a startup.

Throughout the changes, Newell tried to make employees think and act like owners of the business.

Act like a great journalist: Great journalists have excellent active listening techniques to get people to talk.

«By following the U.S. suit, Canada is acting like a crafty merchant.

If your content is outstanding it will earn social shares and links that act like votes of confidence which will help boost your rank.

I hate it when accountants act like they're an extension of the IRS.

It is time for Daniel Snyder to act like a leader, to do the hard thing — the honourable thing — and change that name.

They also want to work for bosses who show their vulnerability and don't act like they know everything.

For many small - business owners, standard property insurance doesn't cover acts like flooding, earthquakes and terrorism.

That's not to say you should start dressing and acting like that person.