Sentences with phrase «in whittling»

Matt Browning chisels away at open wood grids, as exercises less in geometry than in whittling.

This means that you can go through an entire major boss fight, where an Astral's help in whittling down a health bar would have been heartily welcomed, without ever having the option of calling upon them, but then later they'll make an appearance during some small - fry skirmish with a handful of imperial soldiers out on the open - world map.

But as the airwaves resound with the haranguing of preachers and pundits, who speaks for the millions who find no joy in whittling the wonder of existence to a simple yes / no choice?

I expect it will help a great deal in whittling down my Enormous Reading List of Enormousness.

Not exact matches

Armed with that viewpoint, she whittled her management team down to a well - chosen few, parted company with her partner, and bid her existing business farewell, and — in what amounts to overnight in company - evolution terms — McCann's new company, International Product Options, was born.

The selection of the new BOJ leadership comes at a crucial time for Japanese and global markets, which have been rattled in recent weeks on expectations major central banks will whittle down their crisis - mode stimulus.

Among the financial commentariat, there's quite a bit of worry that the most important post-crisis regulations will be whittled away in the coming years, setting us up for another meltdown.

In 2011, while whittling through $ 500,000 from a silent seed investor, he went after several dozen potential backers in New York City, Boston and Silicon ValleIn 2011, while whittling through $ 500,000 from a silent seed investor, he went after several dozen potential backers in New York City, Boston and Silicon Vallein New York City, Boston and Silicon Valley.

Ever since Apple introduced Touch ID in 2013, privacy law experts have been sounding the alarm about the way biometrics can whittle away at your right against self - incrimination.

Indeed, by analyzing a roster of competitive runners, Kilduff found that competitors running in a race with a rival whittled down their time by an average of five seconds per kilometers.

But you know what happens to bids in negotiations: They get whittled away, the terms get changed, and, sometimes, the whole negotiation breaks down under the force of an ultimatum from one of the parties involved.

The Conservatives came to office in 2006 with a $ 13 - billion surplus but had whittled that down to a structural deficit even before the global recession struck in late 2008, according to the Parliamentary Budget Office.

Both suits have since been whittled down to workers in California.

'' [Private insurers] are willing to retain more of the risk when you have federal NFIP coverage in place,» Whittle says.

It's similar to sculpture: Start with a material — in this case, steel — then whittle it down into the shape you need.

This could mean that the gap in the price of oil between two markets may rise to 0.4 percent rather than 0.3 percent before arbitragers whittle it down again.

«The bottom line, the company has become a stranded asset that's likely to see continued erosion in value as restructuring (s) whittle away at its assets, including US $ 2.6 [billion] in cash and investments.»

A judge has ordered Alphabet to whittle down its trade secret claims even further in its landmark lawsuit against Uber.

When it took weeks for the campaign to vet volunteers in Texas who wanted to canvass in nearby states, Brady proposed a streamlined online interview format that the campaign adopted, whittling the approval process to a few days.

Those who bankrolled the Korean War didn't get hit quite as badly, but the resulting rise in inflation nevertheless whittled away at their returns as well.

In his classic book The Elements of Style, Professor William Strunk Jr. whittled down the art of powerful writing to a few basic rules.

It's also trying to whittle down «non-customer» facing costs in sourcing, distribution, warehousing, and corporate and support functions.

A steady drop in the quality of the oil Venezuela exports, as well as default on payments to various refineries, have whittled away at whatever confidence was left in the Venezuelan government.

The share of Americans in collections has remained relatively constant, even as the country as a whole has whittled down the size of its credit card debt since the official end of the Great Recession in the middle of 2009.

Some manage to whittle down their outstanding balances slowly over time and can repay the debt in full on their own.

We pay $ 2500 each month in loans plus we add about 1/3 of any bonus money towards the loans, and have slowly started the whittle them down over the last 2 years.

Uber is whittling down the international markets it operates in so it can focus on core regions it feels like it can win.

You can read about Oakmark Select's new co-managers in its shareholder report, and Clyde will discuss his decision at some point after he whittles down his list.

Eventually the group was whittled down to the pair, who later married and settled in an old farmhouse outside of Cincinnati, affectionately dubbed «Nowhere Farm,» where they spend their time when they aren't touring.

I'd spent the week before reworking all my usual talks for a younger audience, whittling them down to their essence, working in more stories and updating my illustrations, taking out any references to menstruation.

The doctrine produces outward Christian activity - an informal code on what is «Christian» life - style (the agreed points of which are nevertheless being whittled down with each passing year), Christian activity in and out of church, and a Christian empire with organs of entertainment, education, and political influence - but it does not necessarily produce Christians who are, at the roots of their being, Christian.

The court has been whittling back on both free - exercise and establishment - clause claims in favor of wider amplitude for the exercise of the powers of government.

We should know by now that almost every major technology introduced in the name of expanded personal choice sooner or later is overtaken by cultural patterns and practices that finally shape everyone's behavior, whittling away almost to nothing the range of the choice.

At this present time, in a period of decline in Christian faith and morals which is still unchecked, still sweeping even lower, it remains true that the teachings given men by Christ, although whittled away and progressively abandoned, still preserve a better level of charity, justice, and chastity in human affairs throughout Christendom than prevails in those regions where the name of Christ has hardly entered, or where it is bitterly persecuted.

Peter Whittle pointed out in the September Standpoint magazine that «If faced with a group of gang members playing music unbearably loud in the car next to them at traffic lights I personally know of nobody - nobody, from Daily Telegraph reader toGuardian reader - who would risk asking them to turn it down... but it's not just the gang culture.»

There are a number of ways in which evangelicals are whittling away at the doctrine of separation, and in effect are «standing the founding fathers on their heads.»

If you try very hard, you might even recall his early evening quiz show, Whittle, which helped launch Channel 5 in 1997.

In working his way toward a resolution of this problem, he whittles away at the stereotyped ways in which we all too often experience the world, superficially identifying ourselves with secular and religious institutions, using memories, legends and songs to order our experienceIn working his way toward a resolution of this problem, he whittles away at the stereotyped ways in which we all too often experience the world, superficially identifying ourselves with secular and religious institutions, using memories, legends and songs to order our experiencein which we all too often experience the world, superficially identifying ourselves with secular and religious institutions, using memories, legends and songs to order our experiences.

Waugh helped Merton prepare his masterpiece, The Seven Storey Mountain, for publication in England, whittling it down by several thousand words and improving the title, and Merton dedicated his historical work Waters of Siloe to Waugh.

That is the question asked in «No Child» Law Whittled Down by White House, by Motoko Rich.

This tart, with its whipped cream - cream cheese filling and and dark purple blueberry and sweet corn topping, sounded like maybe it wouldn't take well to four days in the fridge as we whittled down a large version.

In early February, our team of editors and trend researchers whittled down the nominees to three finalists in each category based on the NEXTY criteria centered around innovation, inspiration and integritIn early February, our team of editors and trend researchers whittled down the nominees to three finalists in each category based on the NEXTY criteria centered around innovation, inspiration and integritin each category based on the NEXTY criteria centered around innovation, inspiration and integrity.

Robert Whittle, UK general manager, explains, «Winning an award for our gluten free range has been the icing on the cake, the award rightly recognises the excellent quality this range has to the «real thing» and also endorses Pidy's unequivocal reputation of being first to market with cutting edge innovation in our sector.

I enjoy your blog, whittling away free time in the office reading about bombastic and amazing cuisine from the US and all over the world.

After the application deadline on January 8, 2016, New Hope editors will whittle the field of products down to three finalists in each of 19 categories, and a panel of industry experts will meet to judge and choose the winners.

«From Packstar's perspective, after having some due diligence performed, we learned the Brook & Whittle culture was very similar to our culture,» he says, adding that both companies» cultures were rooted in the values of customer service and technology - driven business development.

«[The main benefit is] having the access and knowledge that Brook & Whittle had learned over the years in pressure - sensitive [films] and we're using some of that in the shrink - sleeve market,» he says.

Regardless of the economic pressures of the day, Eichfeld says Plastic Suppliers will continue to be a valuable partner to Brook & Whittle as well as the many other companies it serves, thanks to its innovative products and just - in - time focus.

Despite the economy, Brook & Whittle and Packstar have grown in recent years.

Although Brook & Whittle still is in the early stages of implementing it, Sharp says lean has significantly reduced Packstar's waste and time to product in just the short time since the company introduced it.