Sentences with phrase «handing over a few»

He ordered a 40 of Pabst Blue Ribbon, handed over a few bucks, then climbed back on his scooter, bottle tucked under his arm — no helmet — and zipped down the sidewalk before veering into the street.

One potential pitfall of Tinder is that swiping becomes so reflexive that it is easy to accidentally swipe left on someone because you're going too fast, and Tinder's Rewind function is invaluable in those cases: hand over a few bucks, and you can recover the woman of your dreams who you accidentally swiped left on (free users will simply need to slow down and pay attention to what they're doing).

The authors give a copy of their book, hand over a few bucks, and fill out a form.

And how often have you felt compelled to hand over a few bucks?

Even though you may be handing over a few large bills to take home your new pet, you're likely saving money.

Not exact matches

That looks to change over the next few weeks as Dyson — the company that upended the vacuum, fan and hand dryer businesses — globally launches its own robo - vac, the 360 Eye.

On the other hand, if the Fed decides to delay raising rates, as the stock market is clearly hoping for, then it will give U.S. investors a chance to assess China's moves to solve its economic problems over the next few months, and respond accordingly later on.

Corporate venture - capital firms that benefit from high cash flows might be willing to spread out their investments over a few similar companies and take a back seat in terms of driving their growth, while a venture - capital firm is typically motivated to take a more focused and hands - on approach for its portfolio companies.

Legere has generally held the upper hand in the competition between the two companies performance in the market, as T - Mobile has added by far the most new subscribers over the past few years and surpassed Sprint last year to become the third - largest U.S. carrier.

Around the stainless steel rectangular bar — a place that owner Dave «Wiggie» Wiganowsky says once was filled with workers handing over their paychecks in exchange for cash and a few drinks — the news still stings.

Still, it does have a few things going for it: The «fast delete» button lets you quickly scrap whole words at a time; there's a one - handed mode that lets you crunch the keys over to one side of the screen; and, when your phone is in landscape mode, it splits apart like an ergonomic keyboard, making it feel a little more natural for your thumbs.

There's been a lot of hand - wringing over the past few years about the declining rates of entrepreneurship in the United States.

On one hand, Apple has made it abundantly clear over the last few years that it's keenly interested in health.

So, while Hilton says HHonors's changes match those made by competitors over the past few years, customers who see loyalty points as cash in hand are still indignant.

Merger agreement in hand (and the money in escrow), Cline spent the next five months on the road trying to win over CEA's investors, who were looking for a growth company that was well - positioned to go public, preferably with a strong management team and a few years of audited financials.

But he also said he believes a few large players and young consumers already buying online and over mobile devices will force companies» hands.

child porn, to use a popular boogeyman of censors and civil liberties activists complaining about censors alike), and then expand the apparatus over time until eventually it gets into the hands of some enterprising young hotshots that promptly decide they can make a few billion dollars through the cryptoeconomic equivalent of LIBOR manipulation.

In view of the fact that the stock market action has gotten a bit out of hand again this week, we are providing a brief update of charts we have discussed in these pages over the past few weeks (see e.g. «The Flight to Fantasy»).

In a surprise all - hands meeting at the Inspire Theater a few weeks ago, Hsieh, whose $ 350 million in funding and vision turned 60 acres of Downtown Las Vegas into a growing tech city, told his staff he was stepping down and handing the reins over to his lawyer, Millie Chou.

But over the last few years (since 2008), I think there's been a pretty dramatic growth in what we'd call Tea Party politics in that set — extreme conservatism that goes beyond hands off fiscal and regulatory policy, the kind of feverish mindset in which you could write with a straight face that progressives might be building toward some sort of mass wealth confiscation or internment or even extermination for the likes of Tom Perkins.

The CEOs far outstayed their welcome as they were unable to realize (As few CEOS do) that there comes a time to hand over the reins to real enterprise managers, always long before they know, in order to grow and mature the company.

All told, a «generational transfer» of $ 30 trillion in financial and non-financial assets is expected to change hands from U.S. baby boomers to their children over the next few decades.

Taco Bell has been somewhat cryptic about the test menu and few outsiders have tasted the food, prompting hand - wringing over whether Taco Bell plans to compete head - to - head with companies like Chipotle and Qdoba Mexican Grill (JACK.O).

Over the past few months, Kenney turned his guns on Quebec for allegedly biting the equalization hand that feeds it by not supporting the now - defunct Energy East pipeline.

Seems to me seniors, together with many more Albertans, have finally realized that the PCs squandered the tremendous opportunities handed to them over the last few decades.

And with over $ 66 billion in cash on hand, Microsoft could drop a few billion on the Dell deal and barely notice.

On the other hand, Erin Gibbs of S&P Investment Advisory says that given Wal - Mart's earnings picture over the next few quarters, «there are better options out there.»

Knowing that venture funds have plenty of cash on hand from last year's unprecedented run of fundraising ($ 41.6 billion in 2016) leaves us optimistic about the funding prospects for NYC's seed - stage startups over the next few quarters.

As we look back over the last few decades, it is clear that the foreign sector and the mutual fund complex have played the bulk of the face cards in their hands.

I often meet abortion rights advocates who honestly thought that the national controversy over abortion would simply melt away within a few years of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1973.

Some commentators think that the words with which John records Jesus» death, «He bowed his head and gave up his spirit», were also intended to mean that as he died he handed over the Spirit to the few representative believers who stood at the foot of the cross (John 19:30).10 Luke, in the Acts of the Apostles, separates chronologically what John holds together theologically.

The few Christian pastors out there who understand that the world takes those chunks out of us, too, will hand over Jesus and His healing and regenerative power... without any strings attached.

If I've learned anything over the past few years, it's been that loving God means holding my beliefs about Him with an open hand.

The empirical and historical fact is that the market favors the rich over the poor and tends to concentrate wealth in fewer and fewer hands.

Just don't hand someone a bible with a few words changed and say you wrote it... I don't think that would go over well..

He boxes up truth, turns to leave a few prayers, inconspicuous as seeds, that someone old might read in the folds of a missal, someone young might turn over in her still - holy fingerpainting hands, near that warm corner on the east side of the parish where children congregate to play «This is the church; this is the steeple; open the doors and where are the people?»

Reserve about 1 - 2 tablespoon of the dressing for drizzling and pour the rest over the kale and with your hands massaged it for few minutes until the leaves start to wilt slightly.

I get to do what I love best: bake and take pictures, and then I'll hand off my pictures over to him to play around with a few ideas.

I enjoy working with my hands and have been pushing myself to learn more DIY skills over the last few months.

Amaranth leaves (chawli ki bhaji) is a regular feature in my kitchen now and I make good use of all the recipes handed over by my mom (west India) and my mother - in - law (south India) with a few changes now and then to suit both, my cooking time and taste.

With some free time on my hands over the holidays, I made an effort to style this humble lentil and bean chili in a few different ways to show off just how gorgeous chili can be.

Pour a few tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil over the bread and garlic and mix it all up with your hands.

Heat oil over medium - high heat (a drop of water should sizzle when it hits the pan), and cook a few minutes without touching; hands - off cooking helps form a crust that adheres.

Just cut in half turn it sees down in your hand over a bowl and snack the skin side over and over with a wooden spoon and all the seeds fall out in a few seconds.

You shuck the corn and remove all the juicy little kernels by holding the corn upright with one hand and carefully sliding your knife down the cob (a few might fall on the floor and then you might step on them and get corn juice all over your feet, it's okay, just let it happen).

Using your hands, fold the dough over onto itself a few times.

My kids were drooling over them and I had to swat a few hands away, until the photoshoot was over.

They're also usually gooey (always a plus), easy to hold in one hand, hopefully leave melty chocolate over your fingers to lick off, and overall a satisfying few bite treat.

I had some coconut milk left over in the fridge, and a few fresh veggies and corn on my hand.

I've been snacking on the dip over the last few days and spreading it on my morning toast with a heavy hand.