Sentences with phrase «comes close to home»

The cigar scene in Judging Cicely comes close to home for our dear author.

What I did not realize was how little we human beings really believe this when it comes close to home.

But his most significant charitable commitments have come closer to home, at the Saskatoon school where Edwards studied.

Surely the question can not come closer to home than this.

However, it is hardly surprising that he heard best what came closest to home.

But the problem goes far deeper and comes closer to home.

When you feed or shelter feral cats, they will come closer to your home and stay.

I am a diving instructor and after working in South America for the past couple of years, I decided to come closer to home, so I joined the diving team at Latchi for the 2017 season.

This gravitational discussion should come closer to home, there is a strange tidal anomaly which occurs uniquely during the full or new moon on Arctic Ocean ice.

It's no surprise there was a good deal of questioning in this one; the reference came close to home and was politically super-charged.

Not exact matches

In the coming months, owners of the Google Home smart speaker will be able to ask Google Assistant — the AI system embedded in Google's devices — to find the closest store with a particular item in stock.

The days of taking out a home equity line of credit to pay for college, a new car or for someone's silence — and take a tax break on the interest — are coming to a close.

Last year there was a string of serial rapes and we are speaking with some of the local advocacy groups and developing a plan to keep the space open and staffed Friday and Saturday nights until an hour after the bars close so that if there is anyone feeling uncomfortable or threatened by a situation can come and use the space as a safe haven and have the option of being walked home at the end of the evening.

Some of those fortunes derive from international businesses portfolios, while some of those come from sources closer to home.

Among homes valued at $ 5 million or more, Trulia says the median price is close to $ 7.4 million and comes with 5,663 square feet of living space on nearly an acre of land.

Only the company's acquisition of Pixar — which the company bought in 2006 for about $ 8 billion — even comes close and that's mostly thanks to home video sales.

Across North America, gasoline demand decreased 1 % this summer from last as vacationers stayed closer to home, meaning stores are not drawn down as they usually are when the season comes to a close.

That sounds much faster than the 2.5 % to 3 % growth expected here at home, but many economists doubt the accuracy of Chinese government numbers, estimating that growth will be closer to 3 % to 4 % in the years to come.

Q: Sticking closer to home, Canadians have come to trust the Bank of Canada to keep inflation low, but you've referred, in recent weeks, to the need for «flexibility» in inflation targeting.

It's not all doom and gloom for Canadian stocks / Financial Post «It has been a tough run for Canadian investors, especially those who have stayed closer to home when it comes to their equity portfolios.

It's important to keep in mind that refinancing comes with costs, such as closing fees, and may require you to present many of the same documents during the application process as you did with your original home purchase.

Close to home the business is performing well and more work will come from a flood of infrastructure projects on the east coast of Australia over the next few years.

Closer to home, it may come down to pepperoncini versus battery packs as Chicago - area companies take sides in the escalating tariff debate.

Frances wanted her closest friends to come to her home, to tell her how much she meant to us, and to hold her hand as she committed suicide.

The closest he came was stating that «a» man will leave his home and be united to his wife — and that was only in reference to the possibility of divorce.

The members of today's intense religious groups and not a few members of the larger public like to get even closer to home, rubbing texts like these into contemporary Christian consciousness: «Now great multitudes accompanied Jesus; and he turned and said to them, «If any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he can not be my disciple»» (Luke 14:25 f.).

Confusion never stops Closing walls and ticking clocks Gon na come back and take you home I could not stop that you now know singing

I came a bit too close to God down by the equator, and I feel safer here, in my nice home with my stocked freezer, listening to the rain falling steady.

Lots to see and hear, and I always come home feeling better, closer to the good side of things.

I still kept a round of duties, and would not suffer myself to run into any open vices, and so got along very well in time of health and prosperity, but when I was distressed or threatened by sickness, death, or heavy storms of thunder, my religion would not do, and I found there was something wanting, and would begin to repent my going so much to frolics, but when the distress was over, the devil and my own wicked heart, with the solicitations of my associates, and my fondness for young company, were such strong allurements, I would again give way, and thus I got to be very wild and rude, at the same time kept up my rounds of secret prayer and reading; but God, not willing I should destroy myself, still followed me with his calls, and moved with such power upon my conscience, that I could not satisfy myself with my diversions, and in the midst of my mirth sometimes would have such a sense of my lost and undone condition, that I would wish myself from the company, and after it was over, when I went home, would make many promises that I would attend no more on these frolics, and would beg forgiveness for hours and hours; but when I came to have the temptation again, I would give way: no sooner would I hear the music and drink a glass of wine, but I would find my mind elevated and soon proceed to any sort of merriment or diversion, that I thought was not debauched or openly vicious; but when I returned from my carnal mirth I felt as guilty as ever, and could sometimes not close my eyes for some hours after I had gone to my bed.

The pastoral counseling movement has come of age and is living closer to home.

Perhaps because I came from a similar background that Steve and Brigette do, it hits more close to home for me.

But something came out one Sunday evening in the academic year 1932 - 33.6 It was near the close of an «at home» for his Harvard students; the circle that was talking to him and the circle talking to his wife had become one.

In those efforts we come «close to the kingdom of God,» but there most of us stop, just short of actively pursuing for others all we want for ourselves: a home, a car, insurance, clean water, schooling, warm clothes, health care.

I have tried to make this at home, and it came out alright, but nothing close to the real thing.

My son (21) called to say he would like to come for supper and we discussed what we should have as he was on his way out to our home (we live just outside a major Canadian city and he just moved into the city to be closer to school but likes to come home once in awhile for a meal).

You can see him reaching for another slice in the first photo up top... On a scale of 1 to Trader Joe's Cornbread (my Dad's FAVORITE breakfast item) this banana bread came in at a very close second, which is really saying something since there's been times I've flown home with half my suitcase filled with that dang cornbread.

I come from small country called Armenia which is close to Russia and having this bread just takes me back home and satisfies my cravings.

I wrote about Matcha tea powder once and nothing I made at home ever came close to the deliciousness of the Starbucks drink.

When they returned home, Losey and Kiefer could not find anything on the market that came close to the Limoncello they tasted in Italy.

The ones you've been trying, but coming no where close to recreating at home?

After a trip into the city to see the river, countless drunks in the streets, and a quick lunch at Fox & Obel Cafe (update: Fox and Obel closed in October 2013), I came home to bake some soda bread.

That is, unless your trying to impress your hunky new man (or woman), or trying to prove to your kids that you are indeed the best cook ever and nobody will ever come close to Mama's home cooking.

It is as close as I come to home - brewed remedies, but if this doesn't cure you, I don't know what will.

As cereal goes, nothing from a box comes even close to the taste and texture of home - toasted grains, nuts, seeds and dried fruit.

It's been going» round and» round in my head ever since and I've finally come up with something that feels closer to home and even more decadent with stringy chihuahua cheese, Pacifico, and thick slices of cornbread as the base.

She told me on the way home that she came up with a plan for a tasty vegetarian dinner during our final Shavasana - who ever said you can't meditate over food to close out a yoga practice?!

It's not espresso, but it may be the closest you'll come to drinking one at home without buying a fancy, cafe - caliber espresso machine: Get acquainted with the Aeropress, the easiest and most affordable way to brew coffee with serious, espresso - level caffeine in your own kitchen.

We also had a great boost last night seeing Man United (and Alexis) get beaten by Tottenham, and Chelsea's crazy 3 - 0 home defeat to Bournemouth, giving Arsenal a chance to close the gap in the coming weeks.

The Horned Frogs have played Oklahoma well under Patterson — a 20 - 17 road loss in 2013, a 24 - 17 home loss in 2012, a 35 - 10 loss in 2008 (which was closer than just about anybody else came to slowing down Oklahoma that year), a 17 - 10 win in 2005 — and should have the athletes to match up with Oklahoma's offense.