Sentences with phrase «as a cautionary tale about»

The Streisand Effect, named for its namesake Barbra and an ill - fated lawsuit, should serve as a cautionary tale about bad press.

But it's also nothing to be commended as a model for others, except as a cautionary tale about the effects of surrendering to the spirit of the age.

Easter is coming soon, so we figured now would be a good time to post this classic video as a cautionary tale about the dangers of using pyrotechnics at church.

Of course there was great deal of «well, if you had the baby at home none of this would have happened» from many friends an acquaintances... and complete strangers who had heard my story second hand as a cautionary tale about hospital birth.

The film will likely end up as much of a true story drama as a cautionary tale about privacy, data mining and more.

That it simultaneously spawned a genre of crap in a devolution chart from its already low bar to the bonding - over-cannibalism flick Fried Green Tomatoes to the bonding - over-coprophagia flick The Help functions as a cautionary tale about what happens when you, Titanic - like, find a new field to strip - mine.

A person has to evenly split their time between, house, career, and family, and The Paper works best as cautionary tale about finding that balance in one's life.

The book is intended as a cautionary tale about the perils of acquiescing to an authoritarian state.

There is nothing inspirational or touching about the story in Florence Foster Jenkins, but it instead serves as a cautionary tale about privilege, the effects of money, and the cruelty of men.

And the 1987 thriller «Fatal Attraction» served as a cautionary tale about casual sex in the age of AIDS.

Louisiana serves as a cautionary tale about the adverse effects of a uniform testing mandate.

The story of Polly Williams serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of partnering with school choice donors, politicians, and think tanks.

When reform leaders point to New York now, it serves as a cautionary tale about how sweeping reforms can dissipate seemingly overnight.

While there's not much self - publishers can do to influence the outcome of the Hachette - Amazon dispute, this affair should serve as a cautionary tale about placing too much power in the hands of a single retail outlet.

I don't usually review movies, and this isn't so much a review as a cautionary tale about how the most brilliant idea can be destroyed by a lack of good worldbuilding and attention to detail.

The information contained in your credit report can serve as a cautionary tale about your past spending habits, and as motivation for getting your finances back on track.

Carmichael argues that the continued oppression of African Americans is rooted in economic and educational inequality, while de Falla's opera serves as a cautionary tale about the polarizing social implications of class distinctions.

Though it's sad to hear about such stories and the losses these people suffered, many times they'll serve as cautionary tales about how not to live in North San Jose.

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Suddenly, a book about pigs taking over a farm begins to serve as a cautionary tale on how political dogma can be turned into malleable propaganda.

It is a hamfisted cautionary tale about global warming (which, via the film's scientific hand - waving, produces an ice age), but it also functions as a powerful 9/11 allegory, celebrating the ability of New Yorkers to unify in the face of tragedy.

We've always been told to be careful about what we post on the Internet, with cautionary tales stretching as far back as the «Numa Numa Guy.»

What starts as a standard «follow your dream» story arc slowly becomes a perplexing cautionary tale about the potential dangers of ambition, even when it appears to be totally innocent.

It serves as a cautionary tale that we parents must take care to be intentional about promoting secure attachment in our relationships with our children and in guarding our children's hearts while we guide them through how we discipline.

Bermudez, who speaks in America and abroad about the power of persistence and the need for justice reform, calls his story «a cautionary tale against this happening to others as a public safety problem that allows true perpetrators to escape punishment while families are ripped apart.»

I think just about everybody has something valuable to teach me... even if it's just as a cautionary tale.

Once upon a time, a movie about the Pentagon Papers could have been framed as a cautionary tale, but now it only makes sense as an unabashed crowdpleaser.

Since they remain the same while the characters age, the play's events are seen all the more clearly as a story, a cautionary tale that has already happened, rather than as something we should drum up suspense about.

It's a cautionary tale of collective malpractice and personal greed all converging at a moment which helped set about the global economic downturn, and the production design (by regular Wong Kar - wai collaborator William Chang) opts to remove all walls from the aesthetic equation as a way to emphasise that, even though it's a culture which thrives on secrets and subterfuge, there really is nowhere to hide your dirty laundry.

A sprawling cautionary tale about the evils of the internet, Men, Women & Children examines the ways in which the internet affects the way we connect as human beings.

The Trumbo star cuts loose about why the case of the Hollywood Ten should be viewed as a cautionary tale.

In retrospect, all seem to understand that Never Say Never Again is perhaps best regarded as a cautionary tale: When a movie like this is produced as a simple prerogative of copyright, no one's going to feel terribly passionate about it.

Source Code is not only a gripping thriller, but a cautionary tale about the dark side of scientific advances and human decency as a counterbalance.

Perhaps no other show on the air has experienced such whiplash - inducing extremes of praise and criticism as «Homeland,» a program that's become a cautionary tale about the dangers of creating ambitious television in an era of relentless scrutiny and ever - increasing expectations.

Perhaps no other show on the air has experienced such whiplash - inducing extremes of praise and criticism as «Homeland,» a program that's become a cautionary tale about the dangers of creating ambitious television in an era of relentless scrutiny and...

I wish Stoller had been more willing to simply throw us full bore into the train wreck that is Aldous's life — you know, like This Is Spinal Tap did with its horrifying rock star idiots we couldn't look away from — but I'm struck with a terrible certainty that Greek believes that it needs to spell out, in no uncertain terms, a cautionary tale about how the «glamorous life» ain't so glamorous and «ordinary life» as lived by us mere mortals is far better.

For educators and education policymakers Cohen's lengthy misadventure should be read as a cautionary tale: If anything, the controversy about Moynihan's 40 - year - old report — and the subsequent «comeback» — is less a story about political correctness than it is about intellectual lethargy.

Using these recent examples as cautionary tales, what should we be talking about when we talk about «universal pre-K»?

I have described this book to people as a «cautionary tale» about what could happen to our country (and our world) if we allow a small but powerful group of people gain too much control.

A: Yours is a cautionary tale about using the RRSP over-contribution as a tax strategy, instead of as the wiggle room it was designed for.

Market timing may sound like a good idea, but as a cautionary tale I know a guy who did that about 1 year ago with his 401k and is kicking himself today because it was never the «right time» to buy back in.

In this week's roundup, we look at the actions that landed another Canadian discount broker in the IIROC penalty box, a report by TD on Canadian investors as well as a review of the chatter on stock forums about brokerages and some useful cautionary investing tales.

Ultimately, the story was presented as a cautionary tale that informed pet owners about how common the issue truly is and how sometimes it can be overlooked.

While I certainly don't suggest forgetting about credit card points transfers, the Aeroplan saga should act as a cautionary tale.

If that means 8 - foot long snakes in the toilet, maybe they can serve as a cautionary tale and we can start thinking twice about ravishing every last wild place left on the planet.

Hari's little story is intended to be a cautionary tale about which kind of expertise is pertinent, but it fails, as so many dumbed - down analogies fail.

To my mind, this is a cautionary tale for lawyers about using startup technology, particularly for something such as practice management that involves client information.

It has been used in political rhetoric and popular literature as a vivid cautionary tale about the dangers of isolationism, religious extremism, false accusations, and lapses in due process.»

As difficult as the subject matter of the memos may be to read about, this is an important analysis and a cautionary tale for those who might imagine that legal training and high legal office are somehow proof against cynical and unjust conducAs difficult as the subject matter of the memos may be to read about, this is an important analysis and a cautionary tale for those who might imagine that legal training and high legal office are somehow proof against cynical and unjust conducas the subject matter of the memos may be to read about, this is an important analysis and a cautionary tale for those who might imagine that legal training and high legal office are somehow proof against cynical and unjust conduct.

However, the problems at SNC - Lavalin have likely served as a cautionary tale for other large companies — especially those with operations in multiple countries, about the need to be able to conduct cross-border internal investigations that are effective and independent.

While Middle - earth: Shadow of War mostly escaped the intense scrutiny and anger directed at two of 2017's biggest loot box / microtransaction cautionary tales, those being the much - maligned Destiny 2 and the even - more - widely - detested Star Wars: Battlefront II, the game was nonetheless «review bombed» on platforms such as Steam and Metacritic by gamers who were unhappy about Middle - earth: Shadow of War's monetization system, and it thus went on to become a popular example among pundits of the dangers behind poor implementation of microtransactions and loot box economies in triple - A video game releases.