Sentences with phrase «from keeping up the appearance»

«The debt also prevented the chain from keeping up the appearance of its stores and ensuring its employees were well - paid.»

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And even if you don't see a single tree on your jaunt out of the office, getting away from the need to think about work, keep up appearances, and make small talk with colleagues will make your break hugely more refreshing, Jarrett reports.

Forbes reports nearly half of her 2015 earnings came from her video game, but her other past income sources range from paid appearances to her role on «Keeping Up With the Kardashians.»

Vox's Jen Kirby on Friday wrapped up the latest in Stormy Daniels news, which beyond the $ 20 million lawsuit includes the Trump Organization's ties to efforts to keep Daniels from talking, efforts by BuzzFeed to leverage a separate lawsuit against it to get Daniels to talk, and her tentative impending appearance on 60 Minutes on March 25.

They have to keep up appearances but we haven't heard from Jah's side.

It's also meant to ensure it doesn't «give the appearance of compromising judicial impartiality and independence (including independence from the political process)» while keeping a judge from taking a position on issues that might ultimately wind up before the courts, he argues in the memo.

In «The Lovers,» Debra Winger and Tracy Letts play wife and husband on the brink of divorce, keeping up appearances for the sake of a visit from their son and his girlfriend.

Apart from Contact, which borrows from an Apollo 17 broadcast, samples are kept to a minimum, and free space filled by funk - drenched songs and guest appearances; a crooning Pharrell Williams pitches up on Get Lucky, to which disco - funk guitar licks are supplied by Nile Rogers.

Suitably fired up from the drive, I was ready to make a triumphant, snarling appearance at my destination — a friend's weekend - long neighborhood block party - type event — rolling in a gear or two lower than necessary just to keep the V8 vocal.

However, this game of keeping up appearances becomes too difficult after a trip to the nurse, and Ash is exposed to her superiors: Her mesmerizing, heart - rending journey from her jail cell back to her beloved Bartholomew is sure to absolutely captivate readers.

The success of the game prompted Nintendo to release two arcade follow - ups: Donkey Kong Jr. in 1982, where the gorilla's son Donkey Kong Jr. goes on a similar quest to free Donkey Kong from the cage Mario (in his only «villainous» appearance ever in a video game) keeps him trapped inside, and Donkey Kong 3 in 1983, where Donkey Kong invades a greenhouse to eat vegetables and stirs up flower - devouring insects in the process, and a one - time character and protagonist, Stanley the Bugman, must shoot bug spray both at the bugs and Donkey Kong to keep both the flowers and vegetables intact.

His survey of 8,000 gallerists was published in his 2015 «Management of Art Galleries» book, from which data was paraphrased by Bloomberg Business: «It turns out that the upbeat world of biennials and art fairs and parties is in fact a cutthroat, antiquated, deeply flawed industry hampered by an obsession with keeping up appearances and an often misguided aversion to making money.»

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Apply touch - up paint both to prevent rust and keep up appearances (you can get it from your car's manufacturer or an auto body shop).

• Took food and beverage orders from patrons • Entered orders in POS and delivered orders quickly • Checked back after delivery of food to ensure maximum guest satisfaction • Observed guests to reply to any additional needs • Presented check for payment and provided change • Kept station clean • Properly set up station tables and arranged napkins • Maintained table appearance by pre-bussing, checked drink levels, removed clutter and provided sufficient napkins

Welcome customers upon arrival and answer inquiries while suggesting items for sale, insure customer service satisfaction while engaging in friendly conversations to persuade customer into purchase Prepare invoices for online orders, phone orders, and bulk orders, while maintaining sales using cash registers and accepting all methods of payment Work with other associates and managers to achieve and increase product sales, maintain in - stock products organized and keep record of inventory, and picking - up and delivering items to drop - off locations Maintain a well store appearance and responsible for opening / closing of the store, while reconciling cash earnings and credit earnings from sales.