Sentences with phrase «bucks the system of»

At the heart of this telling of Alice is a young woman who, through the guidance of her mostly absent, adventurous father, continuously bucks the system of what's expected to make her own decisions in life — whether good or bad, they are hers to make.

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Till that kind of ledger system is technologically possible, would it be a good thing if we all got used to paying 100 bucks a year for a social network?

General Motors believes that autonomous vehicles may be the next big thing to happen to ride - hailing services, and is putting up major bucks behind one of the companies to help develop a system.

To buck the system and engage in sex outside of the institution of marriage challenges the system and the religious system needs derogatory terms for such people.

Bucking the system by making my first Instagram photo a picture of actual life.

Young adult should buck the system and get married earlier... despite the fact that that early marriage is the number one predictor of divorce.

These buck the system and replace the usual vehicles of fat with healthier mono - and polyunsaturated fats from the nuts.

The opposition health spokeswoman, Catherine King, said: «The buck stops with Senator Nash... the resignation of her chief of staff... does not absolve her of her responsibility to fully explain her knowledge of the conflict and her decision to delay the rollout of the health star rating system.»

The players he has trusted to fight against the system, players he counted on to buck the ugly trend of disloyalty in the modern game, have deserted him.

I know this sell as you buy system is a bit irritating and seems out of place in the age where PSG just spent 40 million on a Brazilian I have never even heard of a month or so earlier, but Arsenal are a self - sustaining club and we must remember that it is this system which has provided us with the sexiest stadium in England and a world class training facility without selling the club out to some tycoon who just wants to make a few bucks with some popularity for his business.

Besides the fact that custom software typically costs big bucks, that vendor usually soon moved on, or went out of business, or got hit by a bus, leaving the client with a system that no one else knew how to update or even keep running.

Full disclosure: I live in this District and have been inundated with mailers and cold calls for the Working Families Party candidate Yuh - Line Niou, who bucked the system when she dropped out of contention for the Democratic nod claiming unfairness in the selection process (what does she mean?!! It's perfectly fair that Silver choose his own successor!

The question there is whether the rank - and - file activists, who are unhappy with Cuomo for his fiscal conservatism and lack of movement on progressive issues — mainly creation of a public campaign finance system — will buck party and labor leaders who are more pragmatic and want to endorse the governor for re-election.

One of its main goals is attracting independent voters, bucking the two - party system.

As he said the key to undoing a culture of corruption in any institution is the good actors taking action rather than enabling the bad actors, the U.S. attorney said he expects more legislators will soon buck the closed leadership system.

In her 53 years, many spent bucking a system that impeded her pursuit of mathematics, Noether had an extraordinary impact on both algebra and physics.

Stars and their planets all grow out of the same spinning disc, which means that a system needs something extra — such as interstellar gas, a bucking planet - forming disc or magnetic fields — to explain the mismatch.

It gets done because a misaligned system has lost track of priorities, making it possible for someone to make big bucks tinkering with high - tech toys instead of channeling those resources toward more useful endeavors.

Well, it basically means that if you understand the functional anatomy of your body, i.e. the way your body systems cooperate to perform certain physical tasks, you can alter muscle recruitment patterns and get more bang for your buck by changing your position accordingly.

Now, seeing as it cost 2 grand to put the exercise videos together, and just over $ 500 for the Hypnosis Audio Series, not to mention the many years of testing and tweaking to come up with the life - changing principles in the Chest Sculpting Blueprint, I really do think that Garry was being overly generous when he sold me his entire system for just 97 bucks.

But I agree that you really have to do all the other things ahead of time so you have the best bang for your bucks when it is time to put the probiotics back in the system.

But, if finding that support system, that special person to be your rock, the person that makes you get excited to get out of bed in the morning IS important, then the idea of spending a few bucks to find them should not freak you out.

We buck the traditional dating app system in favor of a smart — and truly fun — way to determine compatibility.

However their unique approach takes a bit of getting used to, and some tweaks and waiting time is needed to get the most out of the system and bang for your buck.

But he, together with his brilliant editor Peter Hunt (like Bond stalwarts Saltzmann and composer John Barry, invaluable, we'll discuss his contribution later) shook up the language of film to a mad degree to make us, the viewer, step firmly into Harry's irreverent shoes as an outsider, bucking the system, and off - kilter in a paranoid world.

Christine Brown [Alison Lohman] works in a bank, where she's attempting to buck the system and gain a promotion to assistant manager — ahead of new guy Ray [Reggie Lee], who routinely butters up their boss, Mr. Jacks [David Paymer] with Lakers tickets.

There's something comical about his perpetual justifications of Ain't It Cool News as a strictly «personal» endeavor, an unapologetic reflection of his own interests and idiosyncracies Knowles seems to lack the wherewithal to notice that his renegade e-fanzine is already a part of the system it was originally trying to buck.

The story of a young man bucking the class system is a sure bet for gaining empathy and support from all (not just middle) ages, and A Knight's Tale also provides good examples of facing your challenges, having the resolve to admit your mistakes, and the positive influence of a father on a son.

In the world of Youtube and Soundcloud and Band Camp, the idea that an artist would buck the system and operate without a label behind her as she starts out being some shocking alien concept does not pass the smell test.

Continuing to buck player expectations, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater was not only a prequel that took place 40 years prior, but also introduced a number of new gameplay systems.

These are just a few of the many strategies schools are experimenting with, across the country, as they try to buck an absurdly outdated system.

This essay is a result of Astle's search for inspiring «mission - led» schools that are bucking a growing trend of schools hollowing out their teaching in a bid to meet the constantly shifting demands of the government's accountability system.

It's too bad that it wasn't around when Jobs went to school, but fortunately an increasing number of programs are bucking the system and working on doing the same.

But President Barack Obama and his secretary of education, Arne Duncan, are clearly in the reform wing of the party, and they bucked the unions in 2009 — 10 with their Race to the Top, a competition for funds that induced states to pursue system - bending reforms.

The story also shows that charter schools are much more than a right - wing hobbyhorse — that Democrats, too, are capable of using them to buck the system.

Those matter more than a little in contemporary American K — 12 education as she is (a) close to the Obama administration, (b) the intellectual and spiritual leader of one of the two major «consortia» of states that are going to develop new assessment systems to accompany the new «common core» standards, and (c) she is at the epicenter of much work on multiple fronts — with big bucks from major foundations — to transform how the country views assessment and how states engage in it.

Bucking a national trend, the new system will not use standardized test scores as a direct measure of performance.

Some districts have taken smaller steps to buck the old system — deciding, for instance, that the act of teaching in a struggling school can serve as a «tiebreaker» in deciding whom to lay off.

As the state continues to decrease its support of public schools (the State now only covers about 38 percent of the cost), it's important for communities to know how much bang they are getting for their buck from Texas's school finance system.

The main theme of this paper has to do with the finding that every nation that tops the list of global education performers has an agency of government at either the state or national level where the education buck stops — an agency that has the responsibility for the health of the education system and the authority and legitimacy needed to provide the effective leadership that results in a coherent, powerful education program.

A + Colorado's latest report highlights Colorado's «outliers»: school districts that «buck the trend either by getting notable results for students compared to other school systems in the state, or where the promise of an excellent education remains too distant.»

highlights Colorado's «outliers»: school districts that «buck the trend either by getting notable results for students compared to other school systems in the state, or where the promise of an excellent education remains too distant.»

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Vintage Camaros ordered with 427 big blocks or other rare options under GM's Central Office Production Order (COPO) system demand the biggest of bucks at auction these days, so who can blame Chevrolet for trying to get in on some of those big bucks selling new cars?

It will cost you few bucks for the job and for some of the refrigerant as not everything can be recovered from the system.

There's a lot of travel in the suspension, the approach angles are generous, the steering is precise but doesn't buck much when pounding into rocks, the five - cylinder engine's throttle is progressive just off idle, and the four - wheel - drive and traction - control systems work seamlessly together under most conditions.

It sits on Volvo's new scalable product architecture or SPA, has a slew of safety and driver assistance systems, and looks like a million bucks!

Being among the most affordable cars sold in the U.S., it's understandable that the Fit doesn't have an over-abundance of tech features on hand, but the seven - inch touchscreen infotainment system offers solid bang for the buck.

we bought it a month before the birth of our first child and i have not had any problems until recently, when you go from reverse to drive the engine light comes on and it says service park assist system and then all the gear letters light up and it «bucks» a little.

Instead of an all - electric steering - assist system, Nissan bucked the trend and chose electromechanical assist for the Altima, where an electric pump provides hydraulic pressure when needed.