Sentences with phrase «asked what our point»

That really was an example for idiotmaximus, who asked what the point of praying was.

Democratic Senate candidate Richard Painter sent out a tweet on Wednesday asking what the point of the Revolutionary War with Britain was since the United States now has a president «guilty of treason» and doesn't have a single - payer health care system.

I think Nick and Christopher Hitchens are far from being today's Orwells - but I did feel Nick, albeit incoherently, was onto something here in terms of asking what the point of a prize dedicated to Orwell ought to be about.

It's no wonder people still ask what the point of the Lib Dems is.

After some thought, I asked him what the point was of his going to graduate school.

Indeed, a sex - free, PG - 13 version of «Freed» could be cut without shedding a second of narrative coherence, such as it is; one could ask what the point of that would be, though similar queries might be leveled at the film as it stands.

Although, please don't ask me what point that commentary is making.

When you walk out of the film, it is easy to immediately ask what the point of the whole thing was.

If you overly show a less important scene and extend it to several pages, you might lose your readers» interest as they ask themselves what the point of the passage is and where the story went.

«Most people didn't ask what the points were worth.

Given this, we are often asked what our point of view is, and usually, it's not simple to articulate.

So many people have asked me this, asked me what the point of moving was when I basically swapped one desk for another.

Not exact matches

At a certain point, as a marketer, you have to ask yourself what you're in this for.

Without my directly saying yes or no, I've thus bounced the question back to the customer (s), forcing them to consider what they're asking and to give them a chance to point out something that could be of value to me.

But to stay in compliance with the goal that follows (tell them what's next), I can point you to my blog where I ask, is your content marketing selling before it's helping?

Ask yourself what questions need to be asked and answered in order to prove the point that the subpoint is making?

Invariably, at some point, the interviewer would ask Goldin what brought her to town.

Asking more questions in your attempt to understand their point of view will also help diffuse the situation as you are showing a genuine desire to hear what the other person has to say.

At one point he was asked what Milton Friedman would have said about the Fed's actions these days.

Co-founder and CEO Melanie Perkins points out on OnStartups.com that Canva decidedly did not ask aspiring or actual designers what they wanted, in terms of designing Canva's software.

Ask your customers what would help them, what would reduce a pain point, what would make their lives easier... and then find inexpensive ways to test what you come up with.

Case in point: Birch Coffee's «ignition initiative» in which customers can take a sign from the wall of the store (samples include: «Ask Me What I Ate for Lunch Today» and «Ask Me About the Most Embarrassing Thing in My iTunes Library»), and place it in front of their table if they'd like to encourage random conversations with strangers.

Don't: Ask For Information You Won't Use What's the point in asking your audience for their phone number if you aren't going to call them?

Now you may be asking yourself, what is the point of making sure I comply?

Ask any entrepreneur that's just starting out what the most difficult aspect of their business is and they'll likely point you to the challenge of reaching and retaining customers.

My breaststroke probably looked more like a dog paddle, and my fly probably looked... well, let's just say that at one point the lifeguard asked what stroke I was trying to do.

The point of this call should be you asking final questions on what they expect, and reviewing contract terms.

Now, of course it's up to both the entrepreneur and the spouse to determine how that support plays out, but, «Asking pointed questions like, «When you're stressed out because of the business, what can I do to make you feel supported?»

Another big selling point is that Alexa tends to understand what I'm asking.

Heath points out that, when asked about what motivates wrongdoing, most people say it has a lot to do with greed, or with other deep character flaws.

Or better yet, as Kevin Fleming pointed out «Starting a business is like attempting to climb up a mountain during a hurricane,» which tempts me to ask what he does to relax.

Instead, we asked them what their main pain points were and took their feedback into consideration when designing.

Sessions» recusal is a key point of frustration for Trump, who once reportedly asked why he couldn't order «my guys» at the «Trump Justice Department» to do what he wanted.

This is the man, after all, who when asked in 1997 what he'd do as CEO of Apple, a company then at its low point, said, «What would Iwhat he'd do as CEO of Apple, a company then at its low point, said, «What would IWhat would I do?

And, somewhat clumsily, I ask Repin a question that's been on my mind since attending last year's Open Innovations: If Moscow's tech corridor has already failed to take root on its own, what is the point of all this?

You can look at time points, what people ask for in their first week and what product they are using and what is the nature of the question.

Asked what it does to monitor foreign propaganda or prevent the buying of illegal political ads, Facebook merely pointed out its terms of service, which require advertisers to comply with «all applicable laws and regulations.»

But when you ask what to do about it, that consensus quickly devolves into finger - pointing — at recycling companies like Waste Management for failing to innovate, at the American public for their lazy recycling habits, at producers for creating plastic packaging that is increasingly difficult to recycle, and even at the federal government for not passing strong legislation that encourages better practices.

Asked what he would do if Trump changed course and slapped duties on Canada, Trudeau said, «we'll see when we get to that point.»

He said at some point his grandkids will ask what he did to stop Donald Trump, and he wants to have an answer.

It was at the lowest point in his life («My wife and I got on our knees and asked God what to do,» Mike says) that he decided to start High Ppoint in his life («My wife and I got on our knees and asked God what to do,» Mike says) that he decided to start High PointPoint.

If you were interviewing for an important job, and the CEO of the company asked you this question point blank (which has one right answer for getting you that job offer) what would you say on the spot?

In order to learn your client's pain points, you have to start by asking them what they think they are.

He asked: «At what point is it appropriate to challenge their License?»

If it doesn't, you'll succumb to the inner voice that says «yes, but» and asks, «what's the point?»

But what's the point of asking effective questions if you're not going to listen to the answers?

At this point, I think you need to go back to her, apologize for not giving her the full context earlier, and explaining what your boss has asked you to do.

Beck, one of the highest - rated conservative radio hosts in the country and founder of TheBlaze, said he's sure «there are those who believe» what they say, but pointed to numbers when asked why so many of his colleagues — many of whom he calls friends — have embraced Trump.

Entrepreneurs seeking to win and retain customers must take the time to thoughtfully analyze each point of interaction, including the company website, call center, marketing collateral, product warranty, service guarantee, return policy along with the shipping experience, and ask, «With respect to this touch point, am I delivering what my customer wants and expects from me?»

When asked what incentivized him to do this, Huang points to personal experience.