Sentences with phrase «as sticking points»

The fireworks, as always, come in the final hours, as sticking points that can only be addressed at the highest levels emerge.

Griffin cited «fit» as the sticking point in negotiations, and his announcement came hours after owner Dan Gilbert said the two jointly agreed to part ways.

It also calls for the union and administration to continue working on ways to contain health care costs, which were previously described as a sticking point between the two parties.

This notion also highlights the artwork as node where attention is both re-routed and utilized as sticking point where the contemplation of former commodity items are repurposed as pure form.

Songwriter and publisher royalties have appeared once again as a sticking point for the Spotify streaming service.

It is, however, a crucial element of its overall ecosystem, soon to add a feature that is often pointed to by iOS users as a sticking point that would stop them from leaving to Android.

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Cost has been a huge sticking point for the F - 35, as numerous delays and cost overruns have spurred criticism over the years.

Cost has been a huge sticking point for the F - 35, as numerous delays and costs overruns have spurred criticism over the years.

«A major sticking point is that we are not getting the type of support here [in Australia and WA] as we're getting in other countries.»

«A major sticking point is that we are not getting the type of support here [in Australia and WA] as we're getting in other countries,» he said.

A particular sticking point was a requirement that all drivers be fingerprinted, a rule which applies to other professional drivers in the city, but which Uber and Lyft described as burdensome.

The biggest sticking point often relates to when the marriage began, which can dictate how assets are divided and whether a spouse receives alimony (also known as spousal support).

One sticking point was the decision to name Garth Ritchie as head of the investment bank, one person said.

Too many of the also - rans are already stuck in the proof - point pudding (moving sideways instead of forward) and finding that they can no longer sell the same old «just wait and see» story as easily to the guys that totally fell for it the last time.

The unravelling of the German talks came as a surprise since the main sticking points - immigration and climate policy - were not seen as FDP signature issues.

She suggests sticking with funds that have expense ratios below 1 percent, and preferably below 0.5 percent, as well as steering clear of so - called «load» funds, which charge extra at the point of sale.

Although the Council's stance on this element of the incoming data protection regulation won't become official until member states agree on the whole thing — an event that will trigger negotiations with the European Parliament — it does represent a major step forward, as the nature of the one - stop - shop mechanism has been the major sticking point in reaching overall agreement.

Of course, in a perfect world, people would have thoroughly washed their hands before sticking them into the maw of a superpowered air jet — as Dyson has pointed out in response to previous similar findings.

And this is the most important point: When we talk about the qualities of a great leader or read their words on paper without truly understanding the enormous challenges they face and the rare strength it takes to overcome them, we may as well be two - dimensional stick figures trying to imagine a three - dimensional world.

One of his views that always stuck with me on that subject, at least as a starting point for thinking about it, was that it was somewhat nonsensical to talk about what «equilibrium exchange rates» should be in a world of fiat currencies and fractional reserve banking.

I've spoken to a lot of friends over the past 3 months, and one of the common points they made was the difficulty in sticking to plans as markets go backwards.

While she's probably not wrong in that it's likely hovering near the end - point, I would like to just take a moment to point out that most of this whole affair has been fuelled by weak - sauce allegations and conflated facts, and this particular air of desperation as people keep flinging the equivalent of spaghetti against a wall in the hope that something inevitably sticks.

As economist Jack Mintz has pointed out, the Trump tax reforms mean U.S. taxation on new investment will soon encounter the third - best rate among OECD countries (a dramatic improvement from the 14th position), besting Canada, stuck in 12th place.

The details are still a bit fuzzy, and there are sure to be more sticking points, such as how long the theaters would be entitled to receive these commissions.

But my point is that link building, as a term, is evocative of a slow, repetitive grind, of slogging up a hill, of a lack of scale, and that's an ideology I, as an SEO (not a link builder), can't stick with.

Bringing more attention to Regulation Crowdfunding as well as addressing some of the sticking points in the law will help further expand capital access and opportunity for entrepreneurs in every corner of the country.»

I think that whatever you're trying to play here just isn't going to work — so I'm going to stick to the original point I was making and probably David was as well.

If someone acts as if they have the final say about you «getting to heaven,» remember first that «getting to heaven» isn't even the point of Christian faith, and second, that anybody using a carrot on a stick to manipulate your behaviors doesn't follow the God who gives grace with crazy generosity.

There is in general an undertone of lamentation when people speak of manipulation which points to idealistic expectations — as if the class enemy had ever stuck to the promises of fair play it occasionally utters.

I think I know what you mean as I've stuck around here for awhile, but I think people could easily misunderstand you as well =) I think, the point of your post is to say (I might be wrong!)

When I was learning about Catholicism, as an Anglican in the process of converting, Mary was a sticking point.

The sticking point is not that God is «vengeful» and we should therefore call into question His commands as such, but that God is «just» and we should view His commands as such.

And this can be something of a sticking point when you're sitting in a meeting room, desperate for almost any route out of hell, and someone cites «the blood of Jesus» as the only way to go.

Finally, it should be pointed out that Whitehead himself is unable to stick with the postulated uniform character of an actual entity as resolutely and univocally as he alleges: God as an actual entity is more than just specifically different from the other actual entities.

As a writer, this is a sticking point for me.

The respect for culutral relativism is important up to the point when it offends OUR cultural relativism... no American Bald Eagle should ever be sacrificed these Native American tribes should no better... maybe their religion needs to go through a period of modernization instead of being stuck in stupid traditions of the past... this extremely offends me as an American... why do not the Native Americans respect our culture?

Even as the reviewer urges the writer of the teleplay to stick to The Script, however, the point is again being made: John and Jesus are purely literary presences.

From the point of view of dual - aspect monism, these realities exist at the extreme mental pole of the complementary duality involved, just as sticks and stones exist at the far physical pole.

However, I think when we stick to the trusty usual every time, the kids reach a point where it's no longer as popular.

As Prueitt points out in her cookbook, most granola gets its clusters thanks to plenty of sugar and oil, which helps the oats and nuts stick together.

Since 2012, the two men have been together, crafting blades ranging in style from paring and hunting knives to cleavers and machetes — as a general rule, the price point sticks within the $ 350 to $ 700 bracket — ever since Van Wyk commissioned knives from Snyder.

Annoying as Duncan Castles may be for his relentlessly pro-Mourinho agenda, he has a point here in that Wenger probably won't get the same kind of stick as the Special One here despite clearly also «parking the bus» in a big game.

The old diesel motor of the Sancta Maria would tonk away as he brought us out of the harbor on the last of the tide; he'd stick his head out of the wheelhouse coming round the point, mutter, «God send the fish,» and look around wildly to the east and the west for inspiration.

That past with Espanyol could be a sticking point in terms of taking charge of their rivals, but ultimately, as reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport, it is considered a possibility that he will leave White Hart Lane in favour of joining the Catalan giants.

However, his price - tag is undoubtedly the sticking point for many supporters, as while Sky Sport Italia reiterate that the 29 - year - old wants to join Milan, he's likely to cost them $ 25m.

Nance in particularly has served as a «sweetener» in talks involving Clarkson, whose contract has been a sticking point.

And when you look back at the last decade, none of those youngsters have progressed in the way that they were hyped up to and yes I'm talking about the likes of Ramsey, Walcott, Jack Wheelchair and the Ox who all had a one season wonder of some sort, during one point in their Arsenal careers, thus far and We can't keep using this excuse for not buying ready made quality, which would instantly improve our chances of winning a major trophy or two, but No, Wenger wants to stick with a theory which clearly isn't working for us on the pitch, but he doesn't really care, as long as it works out well for saving the penny's and the pounds, in the place where it matters most for Arsenal fc, in the bank.

Sticking point is Wenger knew how to be a proper winner 15 years back, but the game is different today and as of now it's uncertain if he's learned how to be a winner in 2015 and beyond (don't quote the FA cup to me, please... just don't).

That appears to ultimately be the sticking point now as it remains to be seen whether or not Arsenal are willing to spend that much on acquiring one of the most dangerous forwards in Europe.

Naturally, it will still all depend on the ability of the two clubs to reach an agreement on a transfer fee as that remains the main sticking point in negotiations, but it looks as though both parties could be edging ever closer to making a deal.