Sentences with phrase «irony of spending»

The great irony of spending days immersed in a Biennale built on accumulated pools of information is being cut off from the Internet and any other source of English - language news, except notoriously interpretive word - of - mouth.

The irony of spending years in high school and college before getting a job is that what employers want most isn't any specific (or even highly specialized) body of knowledge; they want employees who can learn on the job.

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The irony is that I spent the first 10 years of my business constantly raising money.»

Given how the state had spent time building up a new middle class,» [a] ny deviation from the mainstream, or irony, is seen as a threat to the credibility and legitimacy of the [Chinese Communist] Party in bringing [an] idealized way of life to reality,» Arsene told CNBC in an email.

Of course, this would be a rather unfortunate irony: higher education is supposed to enhance a nation's growth, but with such an enormous debt burden, graduates might not be able to spend and invest enough to allow that growth to occur.

To me, there is a certain irony in the fact that the dogs of old who were punished until they became obedient never entered a cage, roaming free through the house and the yard, while the modern dog is trained through treats, and spends most of his life inside a cage («crate»).

A nation that spends billions on sophisticated military hardware and computerized weapons only to be rendered impotent by a mob of poor, screaming Islamic students ought to appreciate the irony of how powerless the powerful can be.

I know u do luv sarcasm and irony a lot, and I'm sure you do know that I'm not really a Wenger fan (my old Arsene seems to be coming back though), but I like Wenger for one thing: he's very mindful of how much he spends (in most cases).

Its funny how there is a direct link between general ability... in terms of how much faster and stronger his got and physical apperance, also the irony being during the earlier days of bales tottenham career he and walcott had virtually similar time stints spent on the treatment table.

The irony of Rooney bagging a hat - trick is that he spent much of the game playing in a deep - lying role and, in the early exchanges, it looked as though he was falling back into bad habits.

There is a certain irony in the fact that during his final years in the Commons, he was one of the few people warning of the dangers of both the excessive increase in public spending and in consumer and mortgage borrowing and house prices.

With a trace of irony given the government's spending cuts programme, government and other services showed the strongest expansion, with output rising 0.4 %.

Asked about the irony of a party called the Reform Party funding its spending through an anonymous donation, Garvey emphasized via email that the donation «is not anonymous.»

We spend so much time depriving and judging ourselves, and one of the ironies of this is that even if you don't struggle with your weight, food judgments are a constant yet ever - changing part of our culture.

I realize the irony of what I'm about to say, given I wrote this article for a website, but it's no secret that men spend far too much time online Stressing over a relationship can ruin the relationship and your self - esteem.

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Stop Dating Non-Black People Who Are Silent About Our Struggle [Opinion] When it comes to dating, this writer argues Black people can't afford to date I realize the irony of what I'm about to say, given I wrote this article for a website, but it's no secret that men spend far too much time online

Amid all the spent bullets and criticisms of our current president, there still is room for irony in «Lord of War.»

The only thing to say about Hidden Figures, really, is that if you spend time praising it, you're being patronizing — and that is the very definition of irony.

Naoko's struggle with tuberculosis informs one of the story's deep - set ironies: in her devotion, Naoko insists upon Jiro achieving his dreams of flight, but in the process, the couple loses valuable time to spend with each other.

It's a bitter irony, then, that Sir Ridley and his vast array of technical wizards spend the next two hours committing an act of plodding and ponderous recreation.

«The irony here is that the amount of money is so small compared to the amount of money that states spend educating a student.»

The irony, of course, is that's where you'd spend most of your time: flushing money down the toilet.

In this industry, one of the greatest ironies is that after a week spent evaluating some of the finest vehicles on the planet, your average auto writer then clambers into a scabrous, twenty - something pile, and then prays to the automotive gods that it actually starts.

In this industry, one of the greatest ironies is that after a week spent evaluating some of the finest vehicles on the planet, your average auto writer then clambers into a...

The irony, of course, is that readers spend far more time than money on books, and their time is more precious.

(I love the irony of this one: Spend more money and we'll help you eat less).

To me, one of the huge ironies of modern society is that so many people spend so much time to accumulate so much Stuff — yet never manage to set aside anything for the future.

When they age, it is usually suddenly, and the irony is that you often rue the many years you spent wishing they would finally grow up and stop using the back of your sofa as a spring board, your children as stand - in sheep and your kitchen counters as their personal buffet.

The irony is that if you actually look at the amount of money that's been spent on feed - in tariffs and you properly account for it — tax credits, feed - in credits in Spain, solar photovoltaic stuff in Germany — the world has spent a massive amount of money which, in terms of creating both jobs and knowledge, would have been far better spent on energy research.

«The irony is state governments and the federal government are spending millions of dollars to preserve species and then... (you have) Wildlife Services out there killing the same animals,» says the president of the American Society of Mammalogists, Michael Mares.

With more than a touch of irony, a motorcyclist who spent about 20 years as an off - shore oil driller is demonstrating that there are alternatives to fossil fuels.

He, too, was a lawyer who graduated from Yale Law School and, according to Wikipedia, may have spent time on the faculty there teaching — irony of ironies — trusts and estates.

The irony is that while Path suffered a moment of outrage, Facebook is only facing a major privacy backlash now — after it's spent so many years calmly sucking up people's contacts data, also without them being aware because Facebook nudged them to think they needed to tap that big blue «turn on» button.

The irony of job search advice: There's so much available that you don't have to spend more than four seconds Googling about before you land on some nugget of wisdom or another.

Ryan discusses the death of Osama Bin Laden; Ryan reviews the economic news of the week; Ryan notices the correlation between increased home sales and interest rate drops; Louis notes we can't expect the housing market to be supported by further decreases in rates as they are already near historic lows; Ryan explains that interest rates change once every four hours; Ryan notes the difference between getting a quote and being locked in to an interest rate; Ryan advises the importance of keeping in touch with your mortgage lender; Louis notes that interest rates change a lot faster than home prices; Ryan notes that the consumer confidence was up, Ryan and Louis discuss the Fed's decision to keep interest rates where they are and to continue the $ 600 billion QE2 program; Ryan and Louis discuss the Fed's view that inflation is nascent; Louis notes that not only does the Fed not see inflation that exists but disclaims any responsibility for it; Louis asserts that there is a correlation between oil prices and Fed policy; Louis discusses Ben Bernanke's assertion that the Fed can't control oil prices but that they somehow can control the impact of higher oil prices on the rest of the economy; Louis also remarks on Bernanke's view of the dollar - the claim that a strong dollar can be achieved through the Fed's current policy as it is their belief that they are creating a sound economy and therefore a sound dollar; Louis notes the irony of the Fed chastising Congress» spendthrift ways — if the Fed did not monetize the debt, Congress could» nt spend; Louis noted that as Bernanke spoke the prices of gold and silver rose as it seemed that the Fed has no interest in cutting off the easy money; the current Fed policy will keep interest rates low; Ryan notes that the Fed knows that they can't let interest rates rise because of the housing mess; Louis notes that the Fed has a Hobson's Choice - either keep rates low or let interest rates rise and cut off the recovery.