Sentences with phrase «grains one of»

So it's perfectly reasonable to ask detailed questions about a resume and to take everything on it with at least a grain of salt.

Wireless powered implants, each smaller than a grain of rice, could serve as «neural dust» that can one day scan and stimulate brain cells.

While 176,000 jobs were added in August, according to the ADP National Employment Report, take that number with a grain of salt.

While it's impossible to turn off your reactions to what others think of you, you don't have to compare yourself to others, and you can always take people's opinions with a grain of salt.

Now, it goes without saying that this report should be taken with a grain of salt since it's based on an anonymous source and the real reason will only be confirmed if it comes from Faris and Pratt themselves.

Days later, The Sun also reported that the basement of Kensington Palace would be remodeled for the two to move in permanently, but papers were later drawn up showing the renovation was actually for «office space for palace staff and also house a ceremonial dress collection,» so you can take The Sun's report with a grain of salt.

But as with most humor there's a grain of truth to the joke.

There are some grains of hope for the optimists: Almost 20 % of those who don't currently subscribe to a news source say that they are inclined to do so in the future, if the price was right.

Which gets right to the heart of why you should take the next online personality quiz you come across with a grain of salt (and also why you should avoid pigeonholing others as «introverted» or «neurotic»).

While there is a grain of truth in this statement, unlike oil, having lots of data won't make you rich.

Even when things completely derail, emotionally intelligent people are able to take the toxic person with a grain of salt to avoid letting him or her bring them down.

While it's impossible to turn off your reactions to what others think, you don't have to compare yourself to others, and you can always take people's opinions with a grain of salt.

These deals in general should be taken with a grain of salt.

Tinier than a single grain of rice (2 mm x 12 mm) and encased in a glass cylinder, the radio frequency identification - enabled (RFID) chips are a bit like the implants pet owners have veterinarians insert into their furry friends to follow their whereabouts.

There is of course a grain of truth in each point of view.

So if their motivation is to garner attention for themselves as apart from advancing your idea anything which emanates from their mouth must be taken with a grain of salt the size of Gibraltar.

Many of these posts were written anonymously, so take them with a grain of salt, but we've only included sentiments that seemed to be reoccurring or that we have heard from our own sources.

Any Apple prediction, in other words, should be taken with the proverbial grain of salt.

And, as with all other Apple rumors, take this latest one with the proverbial grain of salt until Apple makes a move.

Until that day comes (or doesn't), take anything they say with a grain of salt.

So, like anything else, the labels must be taken with a grain of salt — kosher or otherwise.

So next time you hear some trader blame «blackout periods» for why the market dropped, take it with a grain of salt.

A pearl is created by the irritation of a grain of sand.

The company offers to implant its workers and startup members with microchips the size of grains of rice that function as swipe cards: to open doors, operate printers, or buy smoothies with a wave of the hand.

As with any projection of future costs in cyberspace however, such studies come with grains of salt by the silo - full.

«Exposure to an amount equivalent to a few grains of sand can kill you.

The devices are no larger than a grain of rice and are inserted painlessly.

No matter how boring or insignificant you think yours might be, there's always a grain of greatness to be found in every legitimate Signature Story.

Slash Leaks says the photo comes from an anonymous «screen protector manufacturer» — that usually isn't the most reliable source of info, so take this with a grain of salt, but in this case the shot appears to square with the many rumors that've surrounded the phones over the past few months.

A first - party study like this obviously has to be taken with a few grains of salt, but the Nest does make it easier to keep your thermostat at less wasteful temperatures when you're away (whether it's automatically or manually from your smartphone), and it gives you useful info on how much energy you're regularly chewing up.

Once a grain of pollen, or other allergen, enters an allergic person's nose, mouth, or eyes that person's immune system overreacts to the harmless particles.

«Be fearless in breaking new boundaries and don't be afraid to go against the grain of criticism along the way,» she said.

He prefers even the smallest grain of an idea to be on the page first, rather than starting entirely from scratch.

For example, a large national clothing retailer with thousands of stores would have the employment levels at each of their stores reported in the small business segment numbers, so you'll need to take their definition of «small business» with a grain of salt.

While it's funny, there is a grain of truth in it.

Business Insider in particular took this news with a grain of salt.

Even taken with a grain of salt, it's clear the United States is not the world's king of porn consumption, although it is one of the biggest.

«I got a half a star from Businessweek on my book, so I just want you to take everything I say with a grain of salt,» he jokes.

Don't get me wrong, there are some people who will complain no matter what, so sometimes you need to read feedback with a grain of salt... but usually there is something valid in every piece of feedback.

This might sound wacky — plus, the study size is very small and so should be taken with a grain of salt — but the idea actually jives with the advice of other experts on mindfulness.

The new study again relied on people's self - reported alcohol habits, so they need to be taken with a grain of salt.

The more they understand your position, the less likely they'll take your position with a grain of salt.

Still, Apple is notoriously vague about product release dates, and as Mashable puts it: Take it «with a grain of salt as Apple has been monolithically silent about the matter, as always.»

Just take it with a big ol' grain of sodium chloride.

Put another way, roughly 100 Earth - like planets exist for every grain of sand on Earth.

If you can push against the grain of traditional thinking in your organization, all the better.

So when you hear these sentiments from Hastings, it's good to take them with a grain of salt.

There are other ways to reinvent yourself, so take what I say with a grain of salt.

New York Fed economist Gauti Eggertsson contends that while the Fed of the 1930s was apt to overreact to commodity price shocks, nowadays we know how to take the occasional commodity price surge with the appropriate grain of salt.

Again, take this (and any other prediction) with a grain of salt.