Sentences with phrase «equivalent of said»

This room is the decorating equivalent of said treasure chest: the textured orange - and - white Chinoiserie wall adds texture, and grounds the many layers of carefully chosen pieces.

So for Berger, saying football is «linked» to CTE is the equivalent of saying «if you play football, you will get CTE.»

In some circles, using the word «feminist» is the equivalent of saying you're an abortion - loving, man - hating, crude, obnoxious radical ready to tear down or mock or destroy everything you hold dear.

In some circles, using the word «Christian» is the equivalent of saying you're a racist, homophobic, climate - change denying ignoramus ready to storm a women's health clinic to murder a doctor.

This is the equivalent of saying drinking and driving is not bad because some people manage to make it to their house without killing anyone in the process.

That, in my opinion, is the theological equivalent of saying that being moved by Francis Pharcellus Church's editorial «Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus» in fact confirms that Santa is actually real.

I find it hard to believe that when I say that «I feel» that something might be true or preface something with «perhaps» that that is the equivalent of me saying I absolutely know something to be true.

On a trip to India, your editor collected the most commonly available varieties in Rajasthan and they were Kashmiri and Lal Mirch (the equivalent of saying «red chile»).

Even for Tampa Bay, a team with an inglorious history of bumbling, this was rich — the equivalent of saying the dog ate my homework.

Believing the Bills made a mistake in selecting him is not the equivalent of saying he has no chance to succeed.

Saying without qualification that «cosleeping causes SIDS» is the equivalent of saying that the mothers body and capacities are inherently deficient, the very body against which everything an infant can or can not do biologically, or needs to do, is explained including infant survival itself.

That's the equivalent of saying that representative democracy today is not representative democracy because those private corporations who run the infrastructure own the source code (which they do).

This is the equivalent of saying that you can turn any metal into gold; don't we wish!

Saying, «I'm really, really attracted to you» is pretty much the male equivalent of saying, «I'm ready to hop in the sack right now, if you are.»

That's the equivalent of saying spending the night at a Motel 6 is the same as staying at The Ritz Carlton because they both offer bed and cable TV.

That's the equivalent of saying a night's stay at Motel 6 is the same as staying at The Ritz Carlton just because they both have beds and TV.

Calling this film a biopic is the equivalent of saying the film «2012» is base on a true story.

The sequel stepped up to the plate as a series game - changer, the equivalent of say The Empire Strikes Back.

This recent outing may not be as mind - numbingly awful as last year's A Million Ways to Die in the West, but that's basically the equivalent of saying getting kicked in the shin isn't as bad as getting poked in the eye.

«If we confirm that fat is a basic taste quality, it's the equivalent of saying chartreuse is a primary color,» Richard Mattes of Purdue University says.

«Everyone says they support the goals of NCLB and if that's real, then he can use his bully pulpit to say that we'll do in education the equivalent of saying we'll put a man on the moon in 10 years.

Jennings thinks he is being respectful of federalism when he concedes that «a state should be able to choose to apply for the United for Students grant or not,» but he doesn't seem to grasp that this is the equivalent of saying that states could choose to pay taxes for large programs that other states would get and they would not.

This was the equivalent of saying, «Fire, ready, aim.»

The first is an example of overfeedbacking, the equivalent of saying «clean up your room» and then doing the work yourself.

Throughout the last century, admitting you were self - published was the equivalent of saying your book was unreadable.

In fact, the term «case closed» is sort of the literary equivalent of saying «end of discussion.»

It's the equivalent of saying, «We're just like Random House, except the decimal points of our bottom line are a few digits to the right.»

Which is the equivalent of saying «submit good books».

Publicly whining that Amazon is hurting authors, which is the equivalent of saying that «Your negotiation tactics are hurting us so your method is working.»

Even the Bank of Canada's latest decision to keep overnight target rates at 0.5 % is the equivalent of saying: We're keeping with the status quo.

Nodding your head is the body language equivalent of saying «uh huh» to show you're listening as someone tells a story.

That's the rough equivalent of saying that nearly 2/3 of households in the US have no emergency savings.

Sony simply papered over the whole thing, and I have absolutely no idea why, it's the equivalent of saying you've not been found in a game of hide and seek.

It's the equivalent of saying, «Sure, let's solve the problem, but not in any way that I find confusing or challenging to my accepted beliefs.»

This is the logical equivalent of saying the only way we can get American's to go to the grocery store is to tax their gardens.

This is the equivalent of saying, «Canis lupus can be used by breeders to create not only chihuahuas, but also wolves.»

«The argument that I am too small to make a difference is the equivalent of saying: Why should I pay my taxes?

Saying that solar activity does not affect temperatures on Earth is the equivalent of saying that the bumblebee can not fly since their calculations prove it can't.

It's the equivalent of saying 2 + 2 = whatever I want it to be at any given time.

If that's all the CA meant, they've said the equivalent of saying that pollis show that 55 million Frenchmen find Jerry Lewis funny.

Or is the advice really the equivalent of saying «here's what an Islamic court would do on an intestacy?»

tinyletter.com/everythingchanges Basically the equivalent of saying «surprise me.»

Terach also warns against stating, for instance, that you completed an intro course in Excel; this is the equivalent of saying that you don't know much about it.

It's the job application equivalent of saying to the employer you simply CBA.

Not exact matches

Facebook also came under renewed scrutiny for maintaining Thiel on its board, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was quoted as saying support of Trump was not equivalent to «accepting sexual assault.»

Microsoft (msft) did not say how much the German data deals cost, but the local news reports said it would cost Microsoft the equivalent of $ 120 million.

«The Duke of Wellington said that the mere appearance of Napoleon Bonaparte at the head of his army translated into the equivalent of an additional forty thousand men,» the book continues.

That day, total electricity consumption in Scotland — including homes, industry and businesses — was 41,866 megawatt hours, WWF Scotland said, meaning that wind power produced the equivalent of 206 percent of the nation's needs.

One person who put money into the project told CNBC that they invested ether that was equivalent to $ 10,000 at the time, and another said they had put in around $ 5,000 worth of ether.

Costa Coffee said Wednesday that the half a billion figure was the equivalent of its total annual sales of takeaway cups and 20 percent of the 2.5 billion takeaway coffee cups used in the U.K. each year.