Sentences with phrase «be less than perfect in»

But as economists, we know that credit provision will always be less than perfect in a financial system such as our own.

Women are particularly susceptible, of course — just look at the cover of magazines on display near any supermarket checkout counter and you can see the punishment for being less than perfect in public.

And as mentioned above, it's a little tricky when you want to write messages that are less than perfect in form.

To completely prohibit potential new means of providing legal services on the grounds of that self ownership is the way we've always done it and it sounds scary to allow third parties, and the third parties might result in new services that are less than perfect in some cases... seems to be a bit of a disservice to those with legal needs not currently being met by the legal market.

Or, if the problem is that things have been less than perfect in the bedroom, spend a little extra effort on fun non-sexual activities you can do together, or pick up a new hobby together.

Not exact matches

In the today's marketplace, so many companies are going out of business that this may be the perfect time to get startup equipment like computers for less than ever.

If the steps from the first stage resulted in anything less than perfect, then your options are either to start fixing the situation or choose a whole new name.

When it comes to preparing for the long term, women face a «perfect storm» financially: They are paid less than men are on average, typically have more gaps in employment, engage in more part - time employment and are often more risk - averse investors.

If your business has sufficient cash flow to support a loan payment, you haven't declared bankruptcy in the last 12 - 24 months, and you're current with your personal credit obligations like rent or a mortgage for the last year, you may be able to qualify for a loan with a non-profit lender even if you have a less - than - perfect credit profile.

It should be noted, however, that this relationship is not perfect; in certain environments, gold miner stocks and physical gold prices can move in opposite directions, and correlation between the two can be less than perfect.

If you've been in business for at least a year, have a healthy business with annual revenues of at least $ 100,000, and a good personal and business credit profile (even it it's less than perfect), an OnDeck loan could make sense.

Generally speaking, if your business can demonstrate an ability to make the periodic payments, you haven't declared bankruptcy in the last 12 - 24 months, and are current with your personal debt obligations, you may be able to qualify for a micro-loan from a non-profit lender even if you have a less - than - perfect personal credit score.

The reality is that except in a limited number of highly liquid corridors — corridors that are likely already well - served by incumbent money transfer services — Bitcoin remains a less - than - perfect solution for cross-border payments.

Odd, in the OT, they would separate those who had poor eyesight as being less than perfect.

Without such a means of assessing Catholic practice the Vaughan school has been left with a less than perfect system of giving extra credits to families based on the participation in the life of the parish.

«The canonization of scripture,» he writes, «both Jewish and Christian, was no doubt complicated by all kinds of less - than - perfect human motivations, as indeed in the writing of scripture in the first place.

The highest cause may be (1) in every sense or aspect «uncaused,» in no sense or aspect the effect of anything else; or it may be (2) in some aspects uncaused, and in others causally influenced, but its manner of both acting and receiving influences may be the highest conceivable, hence absolutely «perfect,» although even so its whole being may not in every sense be perfect, because the influences as coming from other causes, say human beings, may be less admirable than they might be; or the supreme cause may be (3) in no sense or aspect uncaused, independent of other powers, hence in no way wholly exempt from the imperfections of the latter...

Myth and fact are inextricably entangled, and a person is not necessarily a more authentic Christian by being more firmly grasped by the one or the other: «For this is the marriage of heaven and earth: Perfect Myth and Perfect Fact: claiming not only our love and our obedience, but also our wonder and delight, addressed to the savage, the child, and the poet in each one of us no less than to the moralist, the scholar, and the philosopher.»

Unlike in the RC system where only perfect people get in (so the less than perfect have to be cleansed in purgatory, nobody is perfect and nobody is expected to be perfect.

For process thinkers, this insistence most emphatically does not mean that God is less than perfect, not in control, or totally determined by what happens in the world.

We would probably not survive for very long, certainly would have little quality of life, if we did not draw and defend reasonable boundaries in this less - than - perfect, upside down, disordered world that has, in many ways, only begun the process of being healed and repaired by Grace.

I should not have used the word «strong»; I should have said, ``... less than perfect, invincible, having all the answers, etc.» I believe people can overcome being stuck in the past.

I doubt that wars are «God's Will» but soldiers do not incur God's wrath for serving in the military, since, in this «less than perfect world», nationalistic aggression must be kept in check.

This is the marriage of heaven and earth: Perfect Myth and Perfect Fact: claiming not only our love and our obedience, but also our wonder and delight, addressed to the savage, the child, and the poet in each one of us no less than to the moralist, the scholar, and the philosopher.

We humans are called to be involved in the use of imperfect means to realize less than perfect ends of justice which alone history offers.

And when we're inevitably less than perfect, less than victorious on my own terms, I feel as though we're failing in our call to be prophetic signs of contradiction for our culture and instead affirming less than flattering images people have of couples with small children and big families.

It is so easy to criticise the Church in being less than perfect as it tries to enfold all that enter it's doors.

I assure you that in spite of how things may appear, I am somewhat less than perfect

Of course, there's no perfect way to engage in conflict, but there are some ways that are significantly less perfect than others.

No words were spoken to me; my soul seemed to see my Saviour in the spirit, and from that hour to this, nearly nine years now, there has never been in my life one doubt that the Lord Jesus Christ and God the Father both worked upon me that afternoon in July, both differently, and both in the most perfect love conceivable, and I rejoiced there and then in a conversion so astounding that the whole village heard of it in less than twenty - four hours.

The less than perfect relationship reminds us societal complexity is an enormously involved phenomenon and therefore subject to a multitude of forces in addition to legal development.

(Clearly talking serpents / Lucifer / Satan / Beelzebub / etc in the Garden is less than perfect.)

For Talbot, Whitehead's call to preserve less - than - perfect marriages for the sake of social and child stability (a common view in Japan, for example) verges on being un-American.

Thus: «Hence the idea of the sun will be the sun itself existing in the mind, not indeed formally, as it exists in the sky, but objectively, i.e., in the way in which objects are wont to exist in the mind; and this mode of being is truly much less perfect than that in which things exist outside the mind, but it is not on that account mere nothing, as I have already said.»

After landing a part in the four - season ABC sitcom Less Than Perfect when he was 21, Levi knew finding a home base was an urgent matter.

This is something less than perfect «unity in Christ.»

In fact, the role of the family loomed so important with most of the respondents that, as Dr. Albert Solnit of Yale's Child Study Center put it, people cherish their families and family history «even when their experience has been less than perfect.»

Those less than perfect are processed immediately right at the FDA - HAACP - certified tank house or shipped live to other processors to be used in value - added seafood products.

In partnership with Culinary Nutritionist Stefanie Sacks, Figueiredo is petitioning Whole Foods and Walmart to stop massive food waste by agreeing to sell cosmetically «less than perfect» produce.

I can throw the ingredients in a blender and have them into the pan in less than 1 minute, so they're perfect for our real...

Meyer lemons are less acidic and slightly sweeter than the standard lemons found in the grocery store, and provide a perfect balance against the tart lemon curd swirled into this silky batter.

Fried pickles are a quick and easy addition that you can whip up in less than 10 minutes, and take it from me that you'll want to make a double batch because these are perfect for snacking.

The dough was quite delicate to work with and tore easily after I folded the fruit in (probably too much moisture), so the shape is less than perfect, but that's immaterial once you take a bite!

I really struggled to photograph these — I picked up a super cheap collapsible reflector from Amazon that's helping to fight the awful British glum lighting that we are currently blessed with — which was great but holding a crumpet steady in one hand, a remote in another, and a reflector between your knees to get the perfect shot of crumpet - y goodness was less than enjoyable.

Made in one pan and ready in less than 20 minutes, this meal is perfect for busy weeknights!

Our meals aren't perfect, but we eat a lot less processed food than in the past!

3 / 4C Light spelt flour (or other flour of your choice) 1 / 4C Cocoa 1 / 8t Salt 3 / 4t Baking powder 1 / 2C Coconut sugar (I like to use coconut sugar in my baking as it's less processed than other sweeteners, it's also less sweet than refined sugar so these are more chocolatey than super sweet, perfect for this chocolate lover) 2T Tahini 2T Oil (I used rapeseed, but any neutral oil is fine) 1T Ground flaxseed 1 / 4C Non-dairy milk (You might need 1 or 2 extra tablespoons of milk if your tahini is very thick.

The batter is ready in less than 10 minutes and the cupcakes are perfect for any frosting.

It's inexpensive to make and comes together in less than an hour, making it a perfect weekday meal that you can even make up early in the morning or a couple days in advance.

This also marked the first baking challenge of the ratio rally — I felt this was a perfect baked good to start with — in general I feel that quick breads tend to be less fussy than other baked goods, and of course the possibilities for flavor combinations are endless.