Sentences with phrase «away at»

They keep whitteling away at our rights one at a time.

The religious among us keep trying to chip away at the separation of church and state by making people recite the pledge of allegiance with the God clause, installing religious symbols and displays on public property, holding prayer breakfasts for politicians, berating the removal of prayer in public schools, trying to pass laws limiting women's access to birth control, and trying to get an amendment passed outlawing abortion (since in their view God creates a soul the moment a sperm enters an egg).

By the way, using your logic, churches and pastors that turn gays away at the door would not be showing or bearing fruit of the spirit, but many are.

Gossip about any and everyone, then Amen it away at church.

After persistently chipping away at Chile's amnesty law, human - rights lawyers secured over 250 convictions for human - rights violators of the Pinochet period.

It's a way out of the confining grip of all - consuming anxiety, that will slowly eat away at us if we allow it to stay.

So when we left an 80 - degree Florida on Black Friday and arrived in Seattle a week later to find a foot of snow settling 20 minutes away at the base of the mountains, my world was rocked.

I agree with Trey on this issue — which for me has been quite the road to discovery... I didn't land at this some years ago... a slow chipping away at the stone of disbelief and becoming more open to the dialogue helped.

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has raised more than twice as much money from Wall Street as Obama — an edge gained in part by luring away at least 100 donors, mostly investors, who backed the president in 2008, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Since PSMA's limited on normal cells, the therapy should hammer away at tumors while letting healthy tissues do their job.

We give away at our expense the initial consultation, and that's it!

We've been busy beavering away at Wirex HQ on many things; brand new accounts for everybody, brand new contactless cards for our customers and now new landing pages and banners for our amazing affiliates.

Hacking away at your debt as quickly as possible — before it becomes an even heavier weight on your shoulders.

I think this coin should just go away at this stage, but the passion behind this project is currently trumping my rationale.

The reality is we're going to plug away at it and take a much more traditional route to go from A to B.»

Almost as soon as the Conservatives won their first election in 2006, they've hacked away at gender equality.

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If your personas are wasting away at the bottom of a desk drawer, gathering dust up on the wall of your office, or sitting ignored on the company intranet, it's time to reimagine their potential.

You take that away at the same time the Fed is raising interest rates, the US economy is mediocre at best, and the yield curve keeps flattening?

«For as long as I can remember, veteran businessmen and investors - I among them - have been warning about the dangers of irrational stock speculation and hammering away at the theme that stock certificates are deeds of ownership and not betting slips.

In this particular book, the mention how freelancers should sock away at least 15 percent for federal taxes, but the tax situation varies greatly by individual situation, business, and state.

Hacking away at government pensions only makes a bad situation worse.

King would also look at «edge opportunities» where some elements of banking are being «picked away at.»

With our amazing 50 Mbps up & 50 Mbps down internet connectivity over a high quality international backbone, you'll be blown away at what you can get done.

My memory is not good enough to remember every single job I've had as a teenager or as a college student, and my pay slips are neatly stored an ocean away at my mum's in Paris, so I have had to guess, and added only my main jobs.

I don't see the point in slowly eating away at my capital in retirement.

If you want to aggressively chip away at debt, you can use the same system.

While it looked as if the NDP might form the official opposition in that election, over the course of the election Notley chipped away at Jim Prentice's campaign, gaining momentum through a positive and hopeful campaign that contrasted to the uninspiring institutional campaign presented by the PCs.

Taxes eat away at savings, so it's important to save in a way that offers a tax advantage, either initially through a 401 (k) plan or Traditional IRA or on the distribution side through a Roth - type account.

But don't let bank fees and ATM charges eat away at your hard - earned savings.

Even though inflation has dropped to historical lows, it can eat away at your income over a long period.

In the same way that inflation eats away at the value of your Social Security income, the purchasing power of your savings and investments are also constantly being eroded.

Survey: potential caregiving expenses can chip away at retirement nest eggs and should be emphasized by advisors during planning stages.

The severe winter across much of the U.S. has eaten away at stockpiles and pushed futures up 29 % for the year so far.

They are now currently chipping away at the establishment of these new workplaces, and are selecting staff.

Comcast reader feedback 133 Share this story As streaming video continues to chip away at cable television subscriber numbers, Comcast is making a few of its information superhighway pace increases available simplest to customers that pay for each information superhighway and video carrier.

With potentially 20 or more years in retirement, inflation can eat away at lower returning assets.

In particular, a global supply chain creates logistical challenges that can cost companies time and money, and erode away at the financial gains made by sourcing or shipping globally.

Although these companies only make up a small portion of the trillion dollar - plus lending market, they are effectively chipping away at the incumbents.

These are items that may be difficult to sell and could be given away at deep discounts.

As you whittle away at the principal, you eliminate the interest expense you would have otherwise paid.»

«Not yet,» he says, «but with so much systemic and technological change chipping away at the incumbents» models, from the exodus of young customers to ad blocking, it's not inconceivable that a tipping point can be reached that pushes centralised platforms into extinction.»

And finally, it was a difficult week for the Canadian business community — Peter Munk, founder of Barrick Gold, passed away at the age of 90.

For years we have watched incredulously as the FOMC along with other central bank committees pump away at markets.

That's because fees eat away at the amount of money you make investing.

Many works are seeing huge returns through standing desks which work to help them focus: on the flip side, perhaps a comfier, high quality desk and chair combination is in order for maximum comfort while you chip away at your workload.

We've already seen the Harper government chipping away at our members» pensions, raising the eligibility age for young workers and increasing the contribution rate.

President Donald Trump used the power of the pen to chip away at the ACA.

On the question of the right timing for philanthropy, Munger has said that whether you give your money away all at once when you die or as you go along is a personal choice.