The phrase
"to dial down" means to reduce or decrease something, often in reference to a level of intensity.
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But the basic idea is clearly to
dial down on shares and add more bonds.
However, if you'd like to use salted butter instead,
just dial down the sea salt in this cookie dough recipe from 1 teaspoon to 1/2 teaspoon.
Don't
dial it down for your daughters, instead double down to give them the confidence they will need to kick the butt in the work force.
Parents are going to
dial down in 2016 and take on less activities with their children.
Stir to prevent the ingredients from sticking to the bottom of the pot,
then dial down the heat to low.
This will
help dial down your sweet tooth so things like fresh peaches and blueberries will taste even sweeter to you.
Target date funds are designed to do just that — provide age - appropriate diversification and
dial down risk as you near retirement.
Investors who have decades to save should take more risk early on and gradually
dial it down as retirement approaches.
Here's how it works, and how you can
really dial down and find something specific.
It's also crucial that the
couple dial down their exposure to the Canadian stock market.
But, once you can control your own reactions, you will be able to
seriously dial down the drama in your divorce.
Stir the soup to prevent the ingredients from sticking to the pot,
then dial down the heat to low.
The technical challenge
of dialing down sodium even further in the foods that kids love, whether frozen chicken nuggets or bread sticks, is considered a threat to certain processed food producers, and particularly to makers of frozen pizza, which tends to be high sodium.
«Job creation and a slight
dialing down from current stringent mortgage underwriting standards going into 2014 can help offset the headwind factors,» he says.
OEM's have pretty much conceded this years numbers to the iPad
by dialling down manufacturing estimates, way below the original numbers.
Normally when you listen to digital content in an app, you normally get the chipmunk effect when the speed is turned up to the max or in slow - motion when
dialed down low.
Extremes rarely work,
so dial down your grand plan a little if it's so intense that you won't accomplish anything.
Dr. Davis (Wheat Belly) lists them as the next grain
dial down after wheat, rye and barley, principally due to provocation of blood sugar.
Brightness is ample,
even dialed down a few notches; contrast is excellent; and colors pop like poster paints.
This Slightly Sweet version of our Original blend
dials it down without losing its perfect balance of premium black tea, authentic chai spices, vanilla and honey.
Some are better than others, but you can
dial down into wallpapers, sound icons and boot animations if you're after something specific.
Brabus» tuned version, on the other hand, produces 850 hp and 848 lb - ft of torque, with the torque performance
actually dialed down electronically from 1,049 lb - ft to allow the engine and transmission to go on living.
You'd also be able to play some games — mostly older ones — at 4K resolution if you don't mind
dialing down graphics settings, dipping somewhat below 60 - fps frame rates, or investing in a G - Sync monitor like the $ 600 Acer Predator XB281HK.
It's fun to see Lo Truglio play a
more dialed down character where the comedy comes not from eccentricities but from real - lie humor.
Performance levels for ride - hailing and car - sharing service vehicles could be
dialled down significantly, meaning they would not have to be so aerodynamic.
If anyone sees the sun, could you send him back to SF for a few more days -
perhaps dialed down just a touch?
This Slightly Sweet version of our Original
blend dials it down without losing its perfect balance of premium black tea, authentic c...
But the solidification of Earth's core about 500 million years ago created a stronger magnetic field just about the same time the sun
started dialing down its barrage of radiation, scientists reported recently in Geoscience Frontiers.
«As the real estate market completes a full recovery, we believe that successful investment strategy going forward will
entail dialing down risk through careful market and project selection; increasing the use of structured investments such as mezzanine debt or preferred equity to protect against cost increases; and focusing on existing assets with solid cash flows,» says Ciganik.
Big - muscle movement — stuff like jump squats, walking, lunging, and kickboxing — can
dial down anxiety during the day.
The concern with ketogenic diets is
merely dialing down net carbs to 20g / day or less, without a deliberate effort to keep prebiotic fiber intake near 20, may have long - term consequences that could be avoided.
Critic Consensus:
Wisely dialing down the schmaltz, Dolphin Tale is earnest, sweet, and well - told, a rare family film that both kids and parents can enjoy.
Because absolutely no one — not even Sasha Stone, who's been executing an exhaustive control - group ballot experiment the likes of which would make Nate Silver
suggest dialing it down — is even remotely confident about what they should predict will win the top prize this year.
Bright white trim and
wainscoting dial down the warmth of the red, which is further cooled by the unexpected appearance of aqua.
I dig his confidence, but when the results you boast about are not quite there,
maybe dial it down a bit.
Because BH4 is active all over the body, with important roles in the brain and blood vessels, the goal of any treatment would be to
dial down excessive BH4 production, but not eliminate it entirely.
Turning off eIF2 alpha
dials down production of most proteins, some of which may be needed for memory formation, Walter said.