Sentences with phrase «becoming anything close to»

It is certainly not a surprise to hear experts say that mobile payments are at least a few years away from becoming anything close to the norm among payment channels.

Water vapor does not become anything close to well mixed.

Not exact matches

If the current Senate GOP budget — or anything close to it — becomes our fiscal roadmap, no person supporting it will be able to claim to be a fiscal conservative or supporter of fiscal responsibility.

But, if you feel there is never a wrong reason for becoming a christian, even if an individual does it for no other reason than playing it safe, never believed in god, will go their whole never never truly bielving, does the minimum (paying lip service), and to really point a cherry on top, doesn't live anything close to a «christian lifestyle outside of the few hours on Sundays (just a rotten to the core person, thief, liar, cheater... rappist, murderer...) Is there STILL no wrong reason for becoming religeous?

Yet Jungian theory threatens to become a subtle version of secularity that closes the person off from anything beyond the self.

If you said anything close to scrambled eggs, jalapeno poppers or kale chips then we should become BFF (Best Foodie Friends) right now!

Organic certifications are not easy to come by, and it takes even more paperwork to become certified biodynamic (meaning that the pesticide - free produce is grown via a closed - loop system, so anything that would be considered waste is repurposed on the farm).

When it became clear last winter that Desmond would not be receiving anything close to an equivalent offer, it was viewed by some as a financial blunder.

If he becomes the player he was on course to become at the end of 2013 - 14, or anything close, then # 49m will look like a perfectly reasonable amount of money.

Walker doesn't want to leave Boston again when he becomes a free agent this summer, but he also doesn't want to accept anything close to a $ 10 million cut in his current $ 14.6 million salary.»

Corbyn is already closer to becoming Prime Minister than any other Labour MP (a terrifying thought) and if the past twelve months have taught us anything it is that things will only get worse without immediate and concerted action.

In response to other online dating scams, Tony said, «even if you feel you have become closer to someone via email or phone, this person is still largely a stranger to you, so if you feel ready to meet them in person, whether it is your first or fifth date, keep on high alert and report anything suspicious.

Feeling helpless with the boys in her life facing danger, Brittain drops out of university to become as a nurse, but in the face of so much carnage, do her beau, her brother, and her admirer stand anything close to a chance?

Being on set was entirely different experience from anything Giedroyc had ever worked on: «It was very much an atmosphere of trust,» she explained, noting that the actresses had all become incredibly close, even starting a WhatsApp group to stay in touch.

«If Facing History has taught me anything, it's that you can't just label an event as a tragedy and walk away; you have to confront it, strip away the complex layers of motives and causes in the hopes that you will become closer to understanding what lies at the core of humanity,» Afzal wrote in her essay «One Word at a Time.»

As Ted gets closer to the solution, it becomes apparent that there are people willing to do anything to prevent him from solving the puzzle and finding the final reward.

Preparing to Become an Author by: Paying Close Attention to ANYTHING Related to Book Publishing

«Cheaper almost always wins the volume race, and competitors were quick to adjust pricing when it became clear that it was impossible to achieve anything close to Apple's unit growth at the same price level.

Sounds easy enough... until he insists I become part of the show.Caleb: I only agreed to compete on the dating show to get closer to Sydney — the redhead pixie I'd do anything to see again.

The socialization window closes around 18 weeks, and then their built - in software tells puppies and the adult dogs they become to be wary of anything new or different.

When it comes to sight though, guards are limited to seeing things that fall into their white, triangular field of vision and nothing else, except for when they enter conversation with each other in which case, they become so entranced by the person they're talking to that they fail to see anything around them, no matter how close (respect for clearly being fantastic listeners though).

As the battle over garbage heats up, and it becomes harder to site new landfills either due to NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) or the latest BANANA (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything), and as more and more landfills are closing, reuse and recycling will play a bigger role.

Very few Alexa skills have become widely popular — none of them have enjoyed anything close to the success of a phenomenon like «Candy Crush Saga.»

As the closer you look the more the differences start to become clear and while they are subtle differences they do highlight how this is more of a refinement process than anything else.