Sentences with phrase «balk at such»

Sure, if we were offering on a deal on the MLS, the seller's real estate agent would balk at such a low earnest money.

Someone looking at, say, an Oculus Rift, an HTC Vive Pro and a Magic Leap is going balk at such as massive difference in price.

A competent listing agent who is skilled at short sales should not balk at such a tactic.

Personally, you might balk at such a «big bet «on currencies... except, by not making it, you do know you're simply making another bet instead?!

A streaming network might balk at such success, because it cuts into the viewership one might hope for at home.

Needless to say, the well intentioned cast and crew would balk at such accusations, but why no one (at least at a decision making level) seems to ponder the connotations inherent in their output is exactly probably why it seems appropriate to revive a problematic character like Tarzan without bothering to directly acknowledge these concerns.

Any self - respecting government would balk at such inanity.

I think the agrarians would balk at such a concept.

But the GOP - controlled Senate has so far balked at such an extension.

Not exact matches

Fortunately, thanks to new offerings, business owners who balk at the idea of letting their businesses influence their personal credit ratings now have other options, such as debit cards or secured cards.

Such devices, like the $ 199 Aplio / Phone (from Aplio, in San Mateo, Calif.), eliminate the need for a computer altogether for folks who might balk at talking to their beige desktops all day.

Smartphone sales fell 3 percent in the March quarter compared with a year earlier, as consumers in developed countries such as the U.S. and China balk at upgrading to more expense phones.

While some may balk at the idea of getting into bed with a corporate partner of such size, and one whose fortunes depend on people eating meat, Memphis Meats explained that the move would «help us advance clean meat and achieve our ultimate vision: a world that is better for humans, animals and the planet.»

If your child balks at slugging down a tall drink, try offering extra-juicy fruit (such as watermelon or oranges) or even a frozen juice pop.

Cuomo initially wanted the corporation to be able to terminate the contracts of projects but lawmakers balked at giving the new agency such sweeping powers.

Law enforcement agencies and retailers such as Walmart and Best Buy balk at Apple's operating system and payment app privacy efforts.

You may, at first, balk at the notion of murder as comedy, but Kind Hearts and Coronets carries out its grim duties with such cheer that you surrender morality to Hamer's comedy and guffaw at the film's dry British wit and gallows humor.

However, his mother Gail Harris (Michelle Williams) had divorced John Paul Getty II (Andrew Buchan) years prior, and the man holding the purse strings was the notoriously prudent J. Paul Getty (Christopher Plummer), who balked at the prospect of such extortion.

Such thinking shows why most of us aren't rich because those who have a conscious balk at this kind of cruelty.

I agree that giving low - income students just 12 percent more funding in an ESA program is not enough, but it's important to note that few people balk at students in communities such as Incline Village receiving some 60 percent more funding than average.

Americans balk at some market - based reforms, such as paying more for teachers who work in fields like math and science, where quality teachers are in scarce supply.

However, make sure you get the right type, as laptops» larger SD cards won't fit into MicroSD slots, and some tablets will balk at the newest, largest MicroSD cards (such as 64 GB models).

Denying Ghirlandaio's role in launching Michelangelo's career was such a transparent deception that even the usually accommodating Vasari balked, going to great lengths in the second edition of his Lives (1568) to rebut Condivi's claims by quoting at length from the actual contract.

As a result, in my line of thinking, I believe that is where new entrants to the ETF market may lay... For example, stock pickers like me balk at the bid / ask spreads (sometimes 10 % of the value of the security) and low volumes (some trading days, 0 shares change hands) of some perfectly good securities, such as the preferred shares of banks & insurance companies — as a perfect example.

If the salesperson balks at providing such information — or gives you a line that suggests none of your money goes toward commissions or marketing expenses — I'd move on to someone willing to be more upfront where your investment dollars are going.

Though new owners may balk at the idea of confining their new furry friend to such a small space, housing a puppy in a crate is actually an essential element of house training.

The explosion of smartphone titles such as Flick Kick Football and New Star Soccer have made football games more accessible than ever, opening the genre to audiences likely to balk at the convoluted menus and realistic gameplay of Fifa.

Doig, as the cliché commonly runs, has been painting for years and would balk at the thought of working in such an instrumental manner.

Many balked at the EPA regulating such a pervasive gas, but if the legislation proves unsuccessful for whatever reason, it's dangerous to have the law prohibit the EPA from doing so.

Such thoughts come from single moms and senior citizens, who balk at the current price of

But Xcel Energy balked at the scope of such proposals, lamenting that they were not what the power company or the Legislature envisioned.

Such thoughts come from single moms and senior citizens, who balk at the current price of a canvass bag.

The mother in that scenario might well have balked at doing such had she received true independent legal advice.

Oh, by the way: I had insisted he bring me a letter from his bank, confirming he had access to funds or to borrow (if we should find him the right place) and he balked at that saying no agent and specifically «his» agent had never requested such.