Sentences with phrase «for nit picking»

The reason for the nit picking is provide a consistent background for criticizing IPCC for failure to use the best analytical techniques.

Pete W., it's neither here nor there but just for nit picking clarification: tobacco was never addictive until the pols and FDA (and others that smelled money) chose to dumb down the accepted definition in the 90s.

Not exact matches

Picking a nit here, but my favorite polymath, Leibniz, can't take credit for the «Conservation of Energy» — that goes to Mayer and Joule.

But his consistency has been good for a long spell now, so nit picking is a bit weak to be totally real.

There are some nits to pick about his stats as a redshirt sophomore in 2017, including some of concern to NFL scouts, such as his 13 interceptions, mostly in the early part of the season, and 12 fumbles (nine lost) that made for a total of 25 turnovers.

Not all people could / can talk niceties for too long, I honestly believe that some would just nit pick so to have a go rather than being overly flattering.

It is Opening Day in MLB and the Grandmaster has winning picks for that, plus the NIT Final side and total with Penn State - Utah.

For some, this may be unfair, or even nit - picking, but for # 85 million, it's almost expectFor some, this may be unfair, or even nit - picking, but for # 85 million, it's almost expectfor # 85 million, it's almost expected.

The newly revised bedtime routine is now, get in pajamas, brush teeth, get nits picked while watching TV, then off to bed for a story.

Wharton's bill is deliberately short, so the opportunities for nit - picking are inherently limited.

Well - placed sources with knowledge of the transaction say, the review of the agreements for which the contract was given, is intended to nit - pick and find fault with agreements entered into by the Ministry during the eight year tenure of the NDC.

Few nits to pick, If Jinnah wanted to rule an independent nation, why did he spend a lot of years campaigning for Hindu Muslim unity as a member of INC?

Quench your thirst for boozy knowledge or travel back to a real - life thriller pitting scientists against villainous nits and Nazis — just two of our favorite picks for smart and entertaining books worth reading this summer.

«Suffering warthogs seek out nit - picking mongooses for relief.»

Some suggested that when the client fish strikes its «come - hither» pose, with an open mouth or flaring gills, it doubles as an assurance that the client isn't looking for a meal, just a good nit - picking.

It's rather less constructive for climate scientists to spend their time engaging in endless rounds of nit - picking with denialists who are in the end unconvincable.

Our girls are also the most tender - headed children I've ever met, so nit - picking was going to be a difficult or impossible option for us, though it has been found to be effective at removing lice when used consistently.

I'm just finding things to nit - pick over for the sake of a review, but really I'm very happy overall.

There are plenty of nits that can be picked with Fortified such as the lack of split - screen play, the aforementioned issue with not being able to place defenses within a wide range of the base, and the level of difficulty for solo play.

This is not a game for everyone, the serious gamer would not take one look at it but if you are a very casual gamer such as myself you will pretty much play anything if you look at my other reviews you see they are all 10/10 and that is because I do nt nit pick everything I just get down to the enjoyment factor and the factor is high for this game so take the time to check it out you wont regret it.

Some may lament that star Segel, his «brother» Walter (a diehard fan destined for Muppetdom), leading lady Amy Adams, and unexpectedly game foe Chris Cooper get to do as much as or more than any of the core Muppets, that amounts to nit - picking on this colorful production brimming with fun and obvious respect for all things Muppets.

However there is the issue of picking WAY too many nits... (that and; I don't wish for you to block me henceforth from discussions and threads..

Moreover, the book's format - lengthy essays by Krueger and Heckman (who teamed up with fellow economist Pedro Carneiro, now of University College London, for his contribution), followed by commentaries from five scholars, each with a favorite bone (or nit) to pick, then by extended responses and final rejoinders from the lead authors - makes it hard to find the forest for the trees.

Gary: with all due respect for those who post here, thank you for your patience with nit - picking, e.g., we could argue interminably over the use of the terms «validity» and «reliability» and «bias» as they are used generally and as they are used in very specific ways by psychometricians when talking about the construction and administration of standardized tests and the inferences that could be drawn about test scores.

Nit - picking aggravations that you have to live with until it's time to turn the old buggy in for a new one.

A nit to pick: The front seat heat / ventilation knobs offer no indication they're on save for a tiny light you can barely see during the day.

If we're nit picking, the ride at low speed might be a tad too firm for some tastes.

One of the few nits to pick has to do with the trunk — for such a large car, the 462 - litre capacity qualifies as so - so.

It's hard to find fault with the Fusion in any of its various trims, and the 325 - hp, AWD Sport isn't where I'm going to pick nits, especially for $ 35 - 40K.

Couple of nits to pick include a less - than - stellar stereo (Jay - Z would likely not approve), and I would have liked the driver's seat to move back a couple more inches; it felt kind of cramped for my 6 - foot - plus frame.

Those little nits aside, I agree with Hart that if not for the superb Range Rover Evoque, this new ML would be my top pick for truck of the year.

Nits for picking, that's all; the bottom line is that, were I in the market for a mid-level luxury car, the E350 Bluetec would be at the top of a short list.

But when one is shelling out almost Rs 1.5 crore for this car, one must needs nit - pick since the standards expected are far higher.

But you could easily nit - pick your work for years if you allow yourself, so be sure to stop the madness.

Not to nit - pick, but when you say it will make a good «e-reader»... you probably mean strictly for colored material (magazines, manga, comics, etc...) correct?

You can nit - pick my methodology, but it worked for me.

Komodo is obviously well - known for its dragons (gigantic lizards, really, but who's nit - picking?)

If I am going to nit - pick I would say that the game could have done with having a few more coins as we almost ran out on a few occasions and were constantly having to swap five $ 1 coins for a single $ 5.

One more nit - pick, the numbers for the time remaining is spaced WAY too far away from each other.

It's a nit - pick for sure, but pretty much the only time we see any kind of impact on the fluidity of the game.

Any small nit - picking aside, Dragon Quest VI is a must - buy for fans of both the Dragon Quest titles and fans of old - style RPG's, such as myself.

Frame rates can dip from 60 fps down to 30 fps at time when things become a little hectic and demanding for the Switch console to handle, and graphically is marginally less polished compared with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One version, but this is nit - picking at best.

Ask for transparency in pricing (but don't nit - pick): The same way it is vital for you to be upfront about your budget, you are also entitled to know exactly what your money is going toward.

In an orgy of pointless nit - picking he's denied that ENSO can be characterized as a «forcing,» which of course means I'm a hopeless fool for making such an outrageous assumption.

We haven't warmed like the 20 + IPCC models predicted 10 years ago so why are you picking nits with a single paper that didn't get it right for the last 2 years?

This is a pretty serious picking of nits — thermo textbooks regularly state that there is «no heat flow» between reservoirs in thermal equilibrium because there is no net macroscopic flow of heat between the two reservoirs, for the simple reason that thermodynamics averages over molecular (or in the case of radiation, single photon) scale local fluctuations.

As a nit pick, I think you shouldn't lower yourself to Real Climate's level and declare «global warming» for a US study.

Perhaps you think we're nit - picking by pulling Goldenberg up for what might well be the result of an honest misunderstanding married to a slack rewording of the press release.

It's nit - picking ignoramuses that demand everything laid out for their malicious inspection.

Nit picking Eric, but for a global audience you might like to watch that term «fall» (for the season between the (northern) summer and winter).