Sentences with phrase «acting as little»

In 2012, the patent system continued to stand in the way of technology's progress, often acting as little more than a tax on innovation.

There are some options to run micro versions of third - party apps on the watch, like Strava, but they're generally pretty limited on smartwatches, acting as little more than remote controls for stopping and starting activities.

On top of this you have to grind with the starting characters to unlock others, a structure intended to make the game more «sticky» but here acting as little more than artificial gates with pointless rewards — a 2 % increase in flamethrower range does not excite on any level.

Acting as a little menu of its own in - game, the calculator could actually be a little fiddly to use at first.

These moments of organic discovery make learning Hallownest's history genuinely exciting, acting as little puzzles that have no bearing on my progress but are still satisfying to solve.

Zeta quickly stole their hearts of the new foster parents and became a permanent fixture inside the Kothe home, acting as a little «big» sister to all of fosters that come through the doors.

Instead of pushing political boundaries a number of titles stood idly by, acting as little more than safely laid stepping - stones for television celebrities to cross over into feature film.

I'd argue that German growth will probably pick up later this year and in 2014, and it will act as a little locomotive of growth.

The romaine remains sturdy and can even act as a little salad boat: arrange family style on a platter and serve each guest their own veggie - stuffed romaine half.

Meanwhile, our baking stone was in an oven set at 475 degrees to act as the little dough rounds baking surface for them to puff up on.

It uses special sterile and disposable milk liners that act as little temporary milk stores as the baby feeds.

Simply put, they act as little computing devices that optimally gather and process information coming into the cell, allowing the cells to adapt and change their function.

The needle itself acts as a little antenna that sends this information back to a detector.

Droplets clinging to the leaves can act as little magnifying glasses, focusing sunlight and causing the plants to burn.

I just started testing this one relatively recently, but I lovelovelove that it has 10 % hydroxy acid + tangerine oil to help act as a little chemical exfoliant WHILE hydrating, too (clearly I have a trend for multi-tasking skincare — ha!).

I love that the tea recipe acts as a little aromatherapy too!

Free of fragrance and non-comedogenic, this cream utilizes vitamin E and coenzyme Q10, both of which act as little soldiers that defend against the aging process.

The first, named D - Horse, acts as little more than a vehicle to transport Big Boss from points A to B to C. Two other buddies, DD the dog and Quiet the bikini - clad, ripped fishnets - wearing sniper, however, drastically alter how one plays The Phantom Pain.

Of course they have the children act as little brats, parents glorifying them, speaking to them with utmost disrespect.

The College Prep English department uses a variety of practices to promote discussion - based teaching, including the Harkness Method, in which the role of the teacher in facilitating discussion is to serve «mostly as an observer,» and act as little as possible.

This makes it different from a standard MMO because instead of wandering around a huge crowd of people with coloured names over their heads, your game world acts as a little pocket dimension for you and your small band of friends to run around.

The world map itself acts as little more than a glorified menu.

The puzzles, such as they are, act as little more than excuses to backtrack through a small and restricted environment.

A promoter can act as that little angel on an artist's shoulder, telling him or her that the painting could be better — and then offer advice on how that might happen.

A society where each individual acts as a little tyrant, pursuing his desires with total selfishness at the expense of everyone else becomes collectivist as the little tyrants turn to a series of big tyrants to get what they want no matter who gets hurt by it.

As they see it, Mr. Lipton and his firm acted as little more than emissaries between the family and News Corp..

On Android Wear, it shows you a map as you run or walk, and there are stars nearby that act as little dots to help you keep going and meet your goals.

Not only is this the easiest way to charge any smartwatch out there, the charger also allows the Moto 360 to act as a little bedside clock when it charges.

It's full of wooden food by Melissa and Doug plus some cute post cards we found in Italy act as a little «backsplash.»

This has so much more character, and how it acts as a little shelf, too!

Not exact matches

For example, when one account executive at Synergy was perceived as acting a little too hostile toward her support staff, Gordon sat down with her and her graph.

«Thus, in a preliminary analysis, the chief justice... suspended what he saw as an act apparently little reasonable and proportionate, which, in addition to generating legal uncertainty, would leave millions of Brazilians without this communication tool,» a statement from the supreme court read.

The cost is nothing more than a little bit of lost productivity on the part of the top employees who act as coaches, and even that's partly if not entirely offset by the performance bump in those they train.

While Schnatter has discussed his uniquely homespun hiring process before as well as his employee management strategy, this latest act should serve as a heartrending example of how great leaders, with a little empathy, can transform their companies into communities.

In that context, the Labo could tap into parents» desire to draw kids» attention away from screens, at least a little bit, acting as a kind of bridge from the digital world back into the real one.

Dropping out of Reed College; early encounters with LSD and Indian mysticism; selling, as his first business, the Little Blue Boxes used in the 1960s to make free phone calls, then an act of counterculture rebellion.

There is little evidence that Affordable Care Act has put a damper on hiring or killed jobs, as Texas senator Ted Cruz also suggested.

«Every little bit you can squirrel away in a savings account acts as a buffer.»

«For example, mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers acted as intermediaries who, once the mortgage was sold for the purposes of securitization, had little or no responsibility for ensuring payments.»

The bond market, as represented by the Barclays Aggregate Bond Fund ETF, acts a little differently.

But in our opinion, a strategy of relying on these types of mathematical averages is a little fuzzy, as markets seldom act average.

US considering limits on China's tech investments The US Department of the Treasury is considering deploying a little - used law known as the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to potentially block transactions and seize assets if President Trump declares China's violation of US intellectual property rights a national emergency.

The 1970's saw a rise in the price of commodities generally, and gold acted as a barometer for how little people trusted the new financial system that replaced one of the rarest metals on earth with «made up money».

As long as you're tidying - up the Federal Reserve Act, a little clarification here could go a long waAs long as you're tidying - up the Federal Reserve Act, a little clarification here could go a long waas you're tidying - up the Federal Reserve Act, a little clarification here could go a long way.

When Sparrow Records in Nashville caught wind of Kendall's little - talked - about faith, they decided to partner with their mainstream big brother and sent her out with big named Christian acts such as Third Day, Nichole Nordeman and Delirious.

Granted that a failed policy would also weaken presidential credibility, but it would not do so nearly as much as the spectre of presidency that has little capacity to act.

The lawyers may have as much of an aversion as I've had to Donald Trump, but they are the ones who are sent into court to resist the mandates of Obamacare and to defend the Little Sisters of the Poor, the owners of Hobby Lobby, or the doctors and nurses who are invoking their rights under Hyde - Weldon Act not to be forced to participate in abortions.

Also, I decided to do as little acting as possible.

Wow what an idiot, you have just as little reason to assume that there is nothing as they do to assume that there an afterlife, yet you act as though it were a fact.

So just cause Peter followed Christ doesn't mean he was saved he had to have the Spirit to truly follow him which he didn't get til the book of acts so using him denying Christ as an example that's its ok is completely foolish because he didn't have the holy spirit because the spirit is truth and why would it deny itself as being Christ think about that a little bit