Sentences with phrase «balked at spending»

Some critics have balked at spending more money on pre-k programs that they say may not have long - term benefits.

But just like At the Mountains of Madness, Universal balked at spending $ 200 million on an R - rated movie.

Sometimes companies balk at spending money on new solutions, or they simply don't have the expertise or understanding to deploy, manage, or monitor barriers to cybercrime.

If you usually just use the pens you steal from the office supply closet, you might balk at spending $ 30 or so.

You can't expect the world from a $ 200 phone, but Moto G phones are usually «good enough» to make budget - conscious buyers balk at spending two or three times as much for a premium phone.

I've known many sales associates who think nothing of dropping everything they're doing so that they can spend $ 20 in gas driving a stranger — whom they met on an ad call — around to houses, but then balk at spending the same amount on a farming program, a book, a seminar, or a tape that can improve their business and give them a return 100 times the cost of the farming program, book, seminar, or tape.

Now he doesn't balk at spending a good chunk of change on furniture and casegoods that we will have for a long time.

Not exact matches

While some consumers balk at blatant upselling, savvy entrepreneurs understand how to persuade clients to spend more in ways that leave everyone satisfied.

The White House later said the president backed the legislation, even as some conservative Republicans balked at the size of the spending increases and the rush to pass the bill.

Yet Republican deficit hawks are balking at an increase in federal spending after the recent passage of the tax reform plan and 2019 fiscal year budget.

Bill Walsh, who came out of retirement to spend the»95 season as an offensive assistant with San Francisco, says he was told the team lost a chance to retain McCaffrey when it balked at paying him $ 350,000 a season.

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Even in more touchy - feely districts, O'Brien said, many administrators balked at trying to spend money on programs for empathy and emotional learning when the district needed to compete in academic arenas.

Cuomo, who was running on a platform of scaling back spending in state government and pension reform, still balked at accepting the WFP line until he was assured they would back his proposals.

Senate Republicans have balked at the disclosure requirements and Cuomo has spent the last several days trying to reach an agreement that meets their concerns.

Senate Republicans are balking at Cuomo's plan to create a competition for upstate development grants, and state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is warning that the $ 1.5 billion fund is being shifted among state agencies — giving the governor «great latitude in spending.»

And while some of you might balk at the $ 69 price tag, think about it in these terms: how much would you spend on several different products to achieve the same results as this single bottle?

The Administration balked at avoiding budget caps by labeling the extension emergency spending.

Lawmakers are also balking at Walker's plan to move toward self - insurance, which he said would produce $ 60 million in savings to help pay for the new school spending.

Districts Face Questions in Spending Long - Term Bonds for Short - Lived Technology Last month, the Bond Oversight Committee for Los Angeles Unified balked at endorsing Superintendent John Deasy's plan to buy tablet computers with bonds intended primarily for building and renovating schools.

While most of your employees will balk at the thought of spending hours each week reading online texts and taking tests, chances are good that they feel very differently about playing games.

If Generation Y balks at visiting dealerships, it apparently loathes time spent in the finance and insurance office.

So it's understandable that someone might initially balk at the idea of buying pet insurance and spending even more on their animal.

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However, they balk at the thought of spending that much on a kitchen remodel when if done correctly, you can recoup around 75 % of the cost IMHO.