Sentences with phrase «at arms length about»

Such is Garland's restrained approach, we are kept very much at arms length about what exactly is going on as each of these chapters make little sense.

Such is Garland's restrained approach, we are kept very much at arms length about what exactly is going as each of these chapters make little sense.

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The plan would be publicly administered at arm's length from the government and be responsible for managing investments associated with annual contributions of about $ 3.5 billion.

Mr. Trump also spoke at length about the standoff with armed protesters who last Saturday seized the headquarters at a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, suggesting that he would have called the leader of the group to try to make a deal to end it — and would have acted against them if negotiations failed because «you can not let people take over federal property.»

Too often we keep people at arm's length because we fear what might happen if we find out too much about them.

It was a two possession game with about six minutes left when these guys went on a run and kept Team Nemetz at arm's length.

Any «slow playing» after that is about making sure a recruits commit is solid and not to keep them at arms length until they here about another kid.

She may keep the issues of pregnancy and a baby at arm's length to maintain some notion of control over her life, and may be reluctant to talk about it.

He said he opposed recreational marijuana, and spoke at length about his approach to curbing urban gun violence, which would include investments in mental health treatment and «deterrence» of rational criminals who would realize their marks could be armed.

By being outspoken about the tactics and requirements in his new role, he implicitly keeps the Tories at arm's length and reassures his own party that any sacrifices being made are for concrete, clearly - understood reasons - not because they're being played by superior tacticians in Downing Street.

Under the law, public authorities are required to operate at arms - length from the executive branch, raising questions about such dual roles.

Regarding baseballs, the problem is that the fovea can focus on only a very small area — only about 2 degrees of the visual field (or an area smaller than your thumbnail held at arm's length)-- so as a pitched ball moves closer it can easily slip into your peripheral vision as it becomes larger.

At first, it appeared about the size of a basketball held at arm's length, but as Apollo 8 sped moonward it dwindled rapidly; 11 hours into the mission it looked no bigger than a basebalAt first, it appeared about the size of a basketball held at arm's length, but as Apollo 8 sped moonward it dwindled rapidly; 11 hours into the mission it looked no bigger than a basebalat arm's length, but as Apollo 8 sped moonward it dwindled rapidly; 11 hours into the mission it looked no bigger than a baseball.

• Drop the meteorite from about two feet above the flour into flour by holding the object out at arm's length over the box and letting go.

If you were on the ground looking up, the Moon in the image below would be about half the width of your finger held at arm's length.

Stand about an arm's length away from a sturdy wall, holding a medicine ball in both hands, supported at your chest.

Arnold spoke at length about the importance of visualization when training arms but he also spoke about the importance of «shocking» the muscles into growth.

Lie on the floor face down and place your hands about 36 inches apart while holding your torso up at arms length.

Now, for the past six years, I have had seven dresses that I always wear for formal events (black - tie, weddings): (1) a long sleeved, high - necked, knee length black lace dress by Lover, whose darts I removed entirely so that it falls straight from my shoulders to hips to knees in a very loose, comfortable cut (no need to pull any waists in, and I can eat as much as I like) that I made an underskirt for, so it can also be calf length (2) an ivory version of the same above, with the optional lace underskirt (3) an amazingly intricate ivory leather macrame flapper dress uner which I wear a dark brown long, stretch singlet dress (so comfortable again)(4) a vermillion small V - neck, long bell sleeved, straight cut, long, widens - at - the -(just above ankle) hemline dress I sewed in the most gorgeous lace for twenty dollars (5) a burgundy lace version of the vermillion lace dress in (4)-- for the same price (6) a knee length, Romance Was Born silk shift three sizes up so it sits away from the waist — again — its all about «a'll the better to eat dinner with, my dear», in a huge, wild sunflower graphic print before graphic prints were trendy: it's giant sunflowers against an intense turquoise background (7) a calf length caftan cut dress that I made from Japanese printed silk my mother had bought and kept for sixty years (it's just a giant square with a hole fro my neck and two for my arms, and has the best drape EVER owing to its being silk)

An off - kilter and slyly funny character study about Derek, a thirty - something loner who tries to keep the world at arm's length.

Cardasis keeps his characters and actors at arm's length here, as if he's a little scared of them or worried about seeming like a tourist.

Instead of doing that, we're always kept at arm's length since we never get to find out more about the actual world, people and planets that exist within this fictional universe.

At 37 minutes, this story of an arms developer (Gary Sinise) accused of being an alien impostor, is fairly taut and suspenseful, if a bit Twilight Zone / Outer Limits in its resolution — which comes off that much more hackneyed in its ridiculously padded - out feature length form, which may be longer but is about a third as entertaining.

I was certainly going to compose some sort of informal ode to Wednesday, and talk about what a great atmosphere this film had, but then I realized that the movie really does keep me at arm's length the whole time, and I can't be the only one.

Some critics see this as a weakness; they write about the coldness of Miller's films, and how he keeps the audience at arm's length.

From the cold and calculating would - be philanderer of a main character, a man who has worked his entire life to keep his wife and children at arm's length due to the fact that they are women, to the spoiled adult children of this stereotypical New England family of privilege whose mistakes get swept under the rug of propriety, there isn't a single person in this story that I would hold a door open for, let alone care about.

The plan would be publicly administered at arm's length from the government and be responsible for managing investments associated with annual contributions of about $ 3.5 billion.

I've already written at length about how much I love Thumper's insistence on feeling awful: «I've been waiting for a game to bend my arm past my elbow for years now.

Asked about scale Halvorson notes that «with this new body of paintings, the different surfaces of various objects that I am painting are pretty much always at an arm's length away; I mean I could reach out and touch them if I wanted to.

It is clear that the EAT did not regard its conclusion as representing a satisfactory state of affairs, particularly where the joint or concurrent tortfeasors are at arms» length, eg as in Bullimore v Porthecary Witham Weld [2011] IRLR 18 where an ex-employer gave a damaging reference about the claimant to a prospective employer because the ex-employee had presented a sex discrimination claim against them and the prospective employer withdrew the offer for the same reason, and in circumstances where CLIA 1978 applies to discrimination claims brought in the ordinary courts.

What is most striking about the two men who will meet at arm's length, the Lincoln Bible between them, is the difference in the paths that brought them to this moment.

It's all about at - arm's - length theory for the Phd.

Conduct your activities ethically, in complaince with laws, at arm's length, showing good intentions, protect yourself by keeping properties in good condition, act prudently and use insurance as mentioned, deal fairly and you should never end up in court or ever worry about how much equity you have established.