Sentences with phrase «balk at what»

A new director might expect that rescuers will automatically support a No Kill effort, but rescuers who are not familiar with how No Kill actually works and who have no experience with innovative programs may balk at what we in the shelter world know are lifesaving techniques.

The really scary thing is that I've pitched to companies that pay their employees darn good money and balk at what I charge because they know they can go to Craigslist and get someone to write their content or ad copy for five bucks.

While you recently decided to pursue a more low - carb diet, you may balk at what you believe to be the limited food choices that come with it.

Will the Right balk at what he has to say about climate change, or immigration?

Plenty of progressive evangelicals will balk at what Campolo is implying.

Although some hiring managers balk at what they perceive to be a mechanistic approach, a well - designed process requires creativity and flexibility.

When the younger Lee moved to have one part of the family empire buy the construction unit for $ 8 billion, Elliott balked at what it considered an absurdly low price and began lobbying other shareholders to reject it.

As it spread to include pupil attitudes, actions, and ideologies, however, many people balked at what they saw as government imposing patterns of behavior and thought on children under the guise of mandatory academic standards.

He didn't take school seriously when he arrived at Sturgis as a freshman, and at first he balked at what he viewed as the school's touchy - feely practices.

DiLeva balked at what he called «a revolving door» of temporary elementary physical education teachers.

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A coalition of adverse forces seemed allied against Foster's determination and high hopes: (1) there was potential for a strike, should Foster balk at union demands; (2) 1983 might have proved not even close to the bottom of the recession for heavy machinery; (3) who knew what EPA standards the former owner had let slide, that the new one might be called on to correct?

What the Republicans balking at a hasty Obamacare repeal have in common.

If one blatantly lives out their sin, balks at it being categorized as sin, well, then, the body needs to do what it has to do in order to deal with the publicity of it.

Interestingly, however, Hartshorne himself balks at the absoluteness of his own principle of relativity: «God knows fully and feels fully... what our unhappy fears are like for us, and this without being afraid for himself» (CSPM 263, original italics).

Priced at $ 4.79 for a 3.1 ounce bag, it seems like a fair price and one I have never balked at... until I came across what seemed to be a super easy recipe with three ingredients — coconut strips, maple syrup and salt.

Anderson, who didn't return SI's phone calls, apparently balked at going to Toronto for the same reasons Gill threatened to retire if he was dealt to the Raptors — players don't want to play for a floundering franchise and deal with what they perceive to be an unfavorable tax situation (page 118).

He gets 130 grand a week and for this what does he do????? We wont ever be rid of him and we have to pay his wages its a despicable situation for a club that Balks at offering the asking price for players it really needs.

But trainers have balked at the idea of an international draft and might exercise what leverage they do have by holding their players out of the event, per Ben Badler of Baseball America:

What if sometimes dad uses a diaper bag he may balk at carrying a feminine diaper bag with a bright floral pattern.

However, from my personal experience and from what I've heard from many parents in different school districts, it's not uncommon for food service to balk at changes of any kind.

What happens to Kul and Golge could hinge on tensions between Turkey and the United States, which has supported Kurdish rebels in Syria and has balked at extraditing Gülen.

just wondering, heard so much about the gelatin that I went out and purchased a little bag of it at the balk barn, she said it is edible, now I was reading an article that said use 1/4 cup of cold water and 2 teaspoons in a cup stir good and dissolve, place in fridge, and just before you are ready to go to bed take it out of the fridge and set it aside, in the morning mix it with some juice and drink it, well my husband says the crystals never really dissolve, so not sure what kinda of gelatin it is, should we be mixing it with warm water, and also on the article it shows like squares of jello, so we were thinking that the mixture we mix at night should be thicker, is it safe to drink the kind from the Balk Barn...balk barn, she said it is edible, now I was reading an article that said use 1/4 cup of cold water and 2 teaspoons in a cup stir good and dissolve, place in fridge, and just before you are ready to go to bed take it out of the fridge and set it aside, in the morning mix it with some juice and drink it, well my husband says the crystals never really dissolve, so not sure what kinda of gelatin it is, should we be mixing it with warm water, and also on the article it shows like squares of jello, so we were thinking that the mixture we mix at night should be thicker, is it safe to drink the kind from the Balk Barn...Balk Barn... thx

Blush tones are usually something I balk at, but I have been seeing them all over the blogosphere — and what can I say, I am persuaded.

I used to balk at browning meats for using in the slow cooker too but over time, I've realized what an incredible difference in flavor it makes.

Some people may balk at the price, but I figure for what I am getting and subjecting my skin to, it is well worth it!

For those purists that balk at the idea of leaving what they know behind there is also History Mode, which enables you to play through pivotal moments from the previous games, tying the whole thing nicely together while messing with the Warriors formula in different ways.

Some teachers still balk at this job, as if students should just trust that what we do in school has value to what happens outside of school.

While some readers may balk at the fact that it takes nearly as much time to download as it takes to read the piece, it clearly demonstrates the author's tech - minded appreciation for ebooks and is intended to only be a sample of what's in store.

The fact that he provides this information has made a difference in my own editing business, because now it's the rare author who balks at the price — and I charge less than what Gaughran calls the «industry standard.»

Some of you may balk at the price but guess what folks, it has been that price for quite some time now.

There will be some Night Trap purists who'll balk at the idea of being able to see what's going on in all eight rooms at once, but I like it.

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

In fact, as Dan Hull suggests at What About Clients, clients should be celebrating, not balking about bonuses, because they provide incentive for firms to retain the cream of the crop.

We may have been balking at that $ 400 price tag from afar, but every sent of that sum is paid back with what the speaker can do to rock a party.

With Project Fi, Google uses a blend of Wi - Fi and the networks of three carriers to keep you covered, and its pay - only - for - what - you - use approach may appeal to smartphone owners who balk at paying for one unused megabyte of data — provided they're using an accepted device.

Knowing your expertise and remembering the work and strategy behind my resume, I balked at the idea of changing what I knew was already perfect.