Sentences with phrase «get greedy about»

Smart firms, Furlong opines, will buck the trend of «sacrificing the pawns and protecting the king,» and get greedy about talent when everyone else is fearful of keeping it.
I often find color more difficult to work with — you start to get greedy about what you think you can do.
Like the Phillies, the Rockies get to look at a young pitching staff and get greedy about their plans for next year.

Not exact matches

Wanted to share an interesting story published in the Vancouver Sun about a West End unit assembly and what can happen when the last few holdouts can get greedy.
I just can't watch the team that I love get run to the ground in the hands of greedy bastards that doesn't care about us, peace out all you gooners!
I get the point about strikers being greedy but there should be a club prohibition on front men claiming that sort of goal until the final whistle.
If protests are systematic, well - organized, and get media attention and the greedy bosses start worrying about their cash flow, then maybe.
The what I like to call Royal Arsenal Family all had Arsenal as a part of their legacy and then they got greedy or whatever and sold their stake to Silent Stan and now he only cares about generating revenue.
It's about time someone at the club not Wenger did an internal investigation as to why we get all these injuries and why the players stay out longer than those of other clubs, rather give our greedy yank a 3 million pound bonus we should use the money for this.
Lets get this straight united are paying falco 300 + a week so if any one thinks that wenger had a chance or even thought about paying that are deluded he just a greedy c# nt who only cares about money we will never pay that sort of money just for a player on loan while the rest of the team get half of that COYG
Sell Walcott and the Ox and (he'd get about 35 million for the two) and also perhaps Ramsey (possibly 30 million to Barca) and that in itself would be added to the 70 million we have left over from last years non spending spree to buy in the key men we need, BUT the greedy greedy board use Wengers finacial prudence to line thier own pockets.
For most families, there will be a point when the kids get overtired and cranky, or greedy about presents, or would rather play a video game than talk to Grandma.
In her case she's especially gauling in that she's a greedy, mean spirted, crook, that could not care less about this country, only what she can get from it.
The tree we picked out for our main tree (we also get a smaller one, because I am a greedy tree decorator) ended up being about nine feet tall, but was marked 7 - 8 and the guy gave it to us for that price.
Women have to worry about coming off as «greedy» or «difficult,» knowing if those words get attached to them it could be the end of their careers.
After she complains about her greedy brother trying to get her to sell her house, Claudette bemoans the general state of her life.
It's dark and tragic, and lets the business of the greedy talent agents get in the way of saying something meaningful about facing death
To be honest, I'm sick and tired of getting an email or message every month about an author who lost thousands (and I mean, thousands) of dollars to these deceptive, greedy people.
So, much more real info needed before I (greedy reader but not illegally free - loading reader) will get excited about this all - you - can - eat deal.
The only problem I see: EC's contention that this was about greedy authors trying to get their rights back to self - publish for more money gains a teensy bit of traction now that we know Jane Litte self - published as Jen Frederick.
«Producing animals for sale is a greedy and callous business in a world where there is a critical and chronic shortage of good homes for dogs, cats, and other animals, and the only «responsible breeders» are ones who, upon learning about their contribution to the overpopulation crisis, spay or neuter their animals, and get out of the business all together.»
Never get greedy with your hits, even if you're about to strike an enemy down with a final slash.
If the editors of the Times were truly smart and forward thinking, they would repeatedly condemn the greedy oil and coal industry as well as the rightwing naysayers like the moron in the oval office, and get real about climate change.
I can not be the only one getting pretty sick of hearing about compensation culture, increasing motor insurance premiums caused by greedy Solicitors in «grubby offices», and the fact that society as we know it is sagging to its collective knees under the weight of personal injury claims.
They addressed absolutely nothing and avoided all questions, they are a greedy disrespectful company that only care about getting as much money off there customers as they can
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