Sentences with phrase «bear a face value»

If one were to look at silver / gold proof coins that are minted by / for / on behalf of the government, one could see that some coins would bear a face value, such as the 1/2 oz $ 25 American Eagle gold coins.

Both coins are bullion coins minted in specific fraction of Troy ounces (1 oz to 1/10 oz), although they also bear a face value, which is much lower than their metal value.

Not exact matches

People love to quote Buffet and say «price is what you pay value is what you get» but I can assure you that Buffet would slap you in the face with a BigMac if you paid 60 times the earnings for a company that sells a boring (non growth) product such as toilet - paper or tooth - paste.

Even taken at face value, their outcomes have no bearing on whether American boys should be cut.

Scientists are often accused of being boring or negative when they don't want to accept so - called «facts» without seeing the evidence — but cases like the «cane toads in East Timor» and the «toad eating frogs» remind us that popular stories about toads are often inaccurate, and it's worth finding out what's really going on before accepting such stories at face value.

This is borne out by the film's relative lack of interest in anything that happens after Grant dies — the compelling story of the cell phone footage, the trial, the controversial verdict, and the unrest and memorialization that followed is told mostly through curt, pre-credit-roll titles.Yet the film also tries hard for a verite style, as opposed to something more allegorical, and so we have to conclude that we're supposed to accept its less believable moments at face value.

You'll likely recognise Kumail Nanjiani's face, if not his name: with credits on everything from Sex Tape to Broad City, the heavy - browed, Karachi - born supporting player has become increasingly prominent among that repertory of oddballs lending added value to the decade's comedic endeavours.

It sounds repetitive and boring on face value, but in practice it's incredibly rewarding.

Pedro Noguera (2007) articulates the value of tapping the wisdom of students and their families in this way: «Solutions to some of the problems facing our nation's high schools may not be as out of reach as they have seemed, particularly if we have the wisdom and courage to listen to those who bear the brunt of our schools» failures» (p. 206).

The instruments are negotiable and are typically issued at a discount to face value instead of bearing interest.

Also, can retirees really bear another market plunge like 2008, when assets faced almost a 50 percent decrease in value?

You'll get a 1099 - OID if, in a brokerage account, you owned an individual bond (or other interest - bearing investment) that was originally purchased at a discount — meaning that you paid less than face value.

These poems, unbowed in the face of external criticism, are borne of Ono's unwavering determination to question society's standards and fixed values.

Taking these comments on madness by famous intellects at face value only to encounter art born from the tragedy of madness, viewers are confronted with an appalling sense of guilt.

They've also tried to test the greenhouse value of the Endangered Species Act by asserting that wildlife including several sea turtle species and, of course, polar bears faced extinction through global warming.

Who could not form the impression that fat people were more responsible than the rest of us for the demise of the polar bear, if they took the magazine at face value?