Sentences with phrase «did little for»

Living in the commune did not help Linda at all, and did little for Linda's parents.

It is starting to mirror the opt - out movement, which was mostly driven by well - off white parents concluding that the «poor kids» tests meant to spark more accountability in poor neighborhoods did little for their kids.

The stimulus package did little for the nation's GDP, and it has had a negative impact on its education GDP.

The initial 2007 effects - heavy live - action movie did little for me.

He made a minor comeback with 1989's Look Who's Talking, which fared well at the box office, but the movie did little for Travolta's reputation, and the performer was all but completely washed up by the beginning of the»90s.

Things like dandelion tea / extract / supplement or nettle leaf tea did little for me.

As a community leader, I know Mr. Weprin did little for our community when he was our councilman.

Former Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan MP has told MPs that it was wrong to claim that Margaret Thatcher did little for other women.

Costa was widely expected to be missing here, which did little for pre-match optimism.

Over the years, more than a few have referred to his reported habit of needing to be the best on the training ground, which did little for morale.

The reason why the minimum wage does little for poverty is very simple — there is an incredibly weak correlation between a person's hourly wage and their family's monthly after - tax income.

He also believes that just putting a passive logo within the game does little for your brand.

Your social mission will do little for your business if you don't have a product or service that people can become passionate about.

But that does little for the Colonial Pipeline, which depends on refineries further up the coast along the Texas - Louisiana border, an area that was dealing with catastrophic flooding mid-week.

For all are ordered together to one end, but it is as in a house, where the freemen are least at liberty to act at random, but all things or most things are already ordained for them, while the slaves and the animals do little for the common good, and for the most part live at random... (1075a16 - 23)

You spewing bile actually does little for your cause especially when you have no evidence.

In other words, the things that most thrill us in one particular season tend to be short - lived and do little for us in the next.

None of it is a good look and does little for franchising.

A dozen leading researchers have issued an urgent call to action for the Murray - Darling Basin, arguing that the billions spent on water - efficient irrigation have done little for the rivers» health.

Cream adds richness but does little for flavor.

Signed on a free but still a big disappointment, Mauro Zarate left West Ham for a loan move to Queens Park Rangers in January and has done little for either club this season.

Don't let Alexis» epic transition cloud the fact the other 3 have done little for us at a combind total of 60mil.

Best of luck but has done little for the club yet.

It does little for me to offset 2 years of sketchy tape and bad numbers.

Getting cash would do little for us if we don't invest it in a player of world class.

Southampton halted their losing run but a goalless draw at Leicester does little for their Premier League survival hopes

That was a big win for them, but it does little for their survival chances as they are still well adrift at the foot of the table.

The Blues remain in 10th place, but this display does little for morale ahead of next term, when City are expected to come back even stronger.

Informative books are great for reading, but do little for parents if practical how - tos are missing.

I could do little for myself and holding my baby was still near impossible.

This agenda does little for children.

«The measures will help to protect young children from accessing such material, but they will do little for the people sharing these images which is being done through private peer - to - peer networks.

«The increase in personal tax allowances will actually do little for the working poor - who will see the majority of any gains taken away as benefits are clawed back - and they will make higher earners even better off.

That would do little for the prospects of reaching consensus on the vexed question of party finance reform.

«With NPP because they know Kumasi people will always vote for them they do little for the region and you can go into history of development in Kumasi — you will realize that major projects were done by NDC» he claimed.

«Ghana is at crossroads and must now decide whether to continue existing policies that will further enrich the wealthy and do little for the poor or to make fiscal adjustments that would lift millions out of poverty and bring them into the agricultural economy in ways that will contribute significantly to economic growth,» Philip Alston said.

They were also told the proposed state budget does little for the continuing fiscal problem.

As someone who wanted to represent Northeast Queens in Albany, I hope that Elio Forcina understands that Joseph Lhota is a man that has done little for the area that he lives in and has done little for the area that he wanted to represent.

What I am critical of in Elio Forcina's letter is that he seems to offer wholehearted support to Lhota despite the fact that Lhota has done little for Northeast Queens, especially when it comes to Express Bus service which many in Northeast Queens rely on.

I do not think that someone such as Joseph Lhota who does little for Northeast Queens and refuses to work with Express Bus riders / advocates like myself and our elected officials should be our mayor.

Opponents say the figures add up to racial profiling that does little for public safety.

However this plays out, it will have done little for Labour unity or the opposition's reputation for competence.

In the absence of effective treatments, Donabedian could do little for his patients medically; for awhile he was losing three to four patients a month.

Although these new diagnostic methods may help prevent CJD from spreading, they can do little for patients themselves, Caughey says.

«WWI surgeons could do little for amputees» pain; treatment remains a challenge.»

Of course, this growth is unnatural, and does little for the strength of the users.

Of course it's OK — great, in fact — to love and support our children through every phase of their lives, but our fear and anxiety do little for them.

That's why presses and dips will give you great triceps development, while triceps kickbacks will do little for triceps development and even less for the metabolism.

Thus, their advice will do little for your natural physique and goals.

There is a seam below the bust but it does little for the shape of the dress.