Sentences with phrase «does whittle»

You seem to want to do whittle down each instance of «violence» to one and only one reason.

How did you whittle down the 720?

But they do whittle down the amount of home equity that will be left for you or your heirs when you eventually die or move out.

In the article, the author recounts a recent conversation he had with a proponent of the screening approach: «I still can't see how it's possible to whittle down your opportunity set to the one or two stocks that you might buy in a year [without screening]» He's married, so I retorted: how did you whittle down all the potential girls in the world and end up with your wife?

Not exact matches

NASA whittles its total applicant pool down by filtering out people who don't meet those criteria and by relying on the input of a panel of experts, mostly active astronauts.

Although the McKeons did eventually whittle the number of stores down to nine, it was too little too late.

Those who bankrolled the Korean War didn't get hit quite as badly, but the resulting rise in inflation nevertheless whittled away at their returns as well.

And when I finally got a pocketknife, the first thing I set out to do was whittle a whole army of disciples carved out of soap.

The doctrine produces outward Christian activity - an informal code on what is «Christian» life - style (the agreed points of which are nevertheless being whittled down with each passing year), Christian activity in and out of church, and a Christian empire with organs of entertainment, education, and political influence - but it does not necessarily produce Christians who are, at the roots of their being, Christian.

Here is a passage from the diary of Cotton Mather's brother: «Of the manifold sins which then I was guilty of, none so sticks upon me, as that, being very young, I was whittling on the Sabbath - Day; and for fear of being seen, I did it behind the door.

I finally managed to whittle down my out - of - control nut butter stash to just 2 jars — 1 peanut, 1 almond (coconut butter and tahini don't count) but then my cupboard was looking a little bare so I had to restock again -LRB-!)

I wanted to make something that wouldn't require a trip to the grocery store, which made whittling down my options easy: no Buttermilk Pie or Bars because I didn't have cream to make a custard, no cakes because I don't own an electric mixer (no way I'm going to cream the butter and sugar by hand!)

I do a ton of planning and brainstorming for recipes, and I make long lists, then whittle them down, then I short - list things, and whittle that down.

My parents did NOT make a «decision for me,» lawsuits had to be filed against hospitals to stop them whittling on little boys without parental consent!

I think one of the greatest things you do for people (one of your greatest gifts, to be sure) is how you whittle down all of the huge anxiety - filled, scary unknowns of adoption and open adoption and bring them to a human, person - to - person, one - on - one level that people feel they can not only understand but handle.

The whittling away of a Unionist majority at Stormont following March's Assembly elections arguably acts as a profound disincentive to do so.

But what he will do, just as his deficit - cutting machine will choke off growth, his welfare cuts machine will whittle away most of the employment gains of the last 20 years.

The former president said he had restrained himself from commenting on governance issues after losing the presidential seat to the NPP's Nana Akufo - Addo, because he believed that every new government needed time to settle in office, but «it looks like NPP is whittling away its honeymoon period with the mistakes that it is doing.»

What we do is whittle out the relative likelihood of each of these outcomes so we can make a value judgment about whether or not the risks are adequate to move forward.

Early designs for the Titanic did in fact call for 64 lifeboats, but by the time the ship was launched, the company had whittled that complement down to 20.

Fair enough, but how do you tell how high a mountain used to be, before wind and rain whittled it down?

«It takes time for the warming to whittle down the ice sheets,» added Carlson, who is in OSU's College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, «but it doesn't take forever.

Rich in heart - healthy fats, protein, fiber, and antioxidants, nuts can help reduce risk for chronic diseases and may help you whittle your waistline: Studies show that people who eat a handful of nuts everyday are leaner that those who don't.

And avocados can also help whittle your middle: according to one study, people who regularly consume them weigh less and have smaller waists than those who do not.

Don't allow yourself to get pulled into «tricks» or «hacks» for weight loss, because there is no secret to whittling your waist.

It only takes 20 minutes to get through this waist - whittling workout you can do anywhere.

Whether they were canned or fresh, you probably snuck them under the table to your dog in the hopes that your mom didn't notice you weren't the one whittling away at that little green pile.

Swap the tube to the gym for YouTube with these waist - whittling workouts that you can do from the comfort of your own home >> >

that vest would do some serious waist - whittling.

I know Katrina does... I can't believe it's already whittled down to the final two girls.

Sigh — not until I whittle down my long list of to - do's though.

In summary: Don't focus on whittling down your wardrobe to a fixed number of pieces.

If you're planning a date in this city you'll not be short of things to do, we've tried to whittle down the results, so you can make the most of your time here.

Dating sites have search functions of varying capability, allowing you to whittle down potential matches by weeding out those that don't fit your qualifications.

If you don't subscribe to the notion that attraction can be whittled down into a formula, join Match Me Happy to find a different perspective on what a dating site should be.

While you don't want to be too specific about the finer details and miss out on somebody great, if you know something just isn't your cup of tea, it's better to avoid it and speed up whittling down your search.

San Andreas doesn't follow the playbook used by the likes of Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure (or more recently, Into The Storm), the cast - attrition disaster movies where a group of survivors is whittled away one by one, often via heroic sacrifice or cowardly mistakes.

Hammer bro is fine, Goomba, mmm i do nt think is good (same to Wiggler) DryBones has 2 options: boss or playable and i'd love they included Toadette and Fire Bro and Rosalina and Pianta and Bandit and Whittle

They make their way to a ravaged, now nearly forest - like, and, obviously, zombie - infested London (after a stop in a forest — another solid action sequence, punctuated by Parks showing what he's willing to do — that whittles down the number of ancillary characters accompanying the party).

Unlike other awards groups, AFI does not whittle down its lists and pick a winner.

Oh well...:) But I plan to buy all 5 of these at some point over the years which is really the best part of GOTY awards for me... I don't have time to play a lot of different games so these awards whittle down the selection process for me quite a bit.

Burt, in particular, is excited about the baby's arrival and takes up whittling because he believes that that is what good fathers do.

The race for Best Picture will broaden this list some, since they don't need to whittle it down to five.

What cutting - edge, flavor du jour will have us whittling away our time at the next professional development stint?

Jenny Whittle, chairman of the council's grammar schools and social mobility select committee, said: «We can't impose our recommendations, but I really do believe that there is a spirit of co-operation and a real willingness to see more children from poorer backgrounds benefit from a selective education.»

Whittle School & Studios is building a global system of schools — launching Fall 2019 in Washington DC, USA, and Shenzhen, China, and expanding to other countries in subsequent years — that will incorporate learning by doing, creating and making, student choice and voice, collaboration and teamwork, and global connections with local roots.

«Most people that look at us don't understand one thing: the great, great bulk of all our schools are profitable and they are generating cash, some of which comes back here,» said Edison CEO Chris Whittle, according to PBS's Frontline.

As NCLB slowly dies from a combination of Congressional inattention, regulatory whittling, and the sheer weight of public rejection, it's worth asking why so much of the optimism surrounding the law proved unfounded, and what those who still believe in federal intervention on behalf of disadvantaged students should do next.

Also, the schools get less per - student state aid than do public schools, and the money can easily be whittled during times of fiscal stress or by political whim.

I do enjoy the M button on the steering wheel which quickly recalls the setting of the driver's choosing but I also wish the system was whittled down to comfort, sport and M (ad).