Sentences with phrase «is good on paper»

Whilst the concept is good on paper, Fuze are entering a market where most still do not want to pay upfront for a console and would rather only play games that appeal to them, that are found on Mobile and PC.

What is good on paper may not be so good for YOUR dog.

Performance is good on paper (0 - 62mph in 10.4 sec) and even better on the road thanks to the wide powerband's ability to mask gaps between the five - speed manual gearbox's ratios.

Her record is good on paper but there are surely some close calls she doesn't advertise.

That sums it up Chelsea are better on paper and showed it in the game we are miles behind them and Wenger is also a problem.

«They're better on paper» sounds great, but it's not reassuring if you keep leaving your stadium bummed out.

Paris Saint - Germain are well - experienced in this competition now, are winning games comfortable and are better on paper in my opinion.

We measure ourselves less by being good on paper and more by being goodness itself, in tune with a kind heart, a fallible but fascinating mind, and a miraculous machine that is our bodies.

Based on a short story inside Stephen King's Different Seasons, it was better on paper, as usual, but the film was really good.

The razor sharp handling and super stiff suspension was good on paper, not on our patchy roads.

The transfer rate is better on paper, as 1 MR point equals 1.5 Honors point.

Even though many of them were better on paper, with high end hardware and advanced features for the time, none of them achieved no where near as much success as Nintendo's system did.

Soft skills are not to be underestimated when interviewing for new talent, they can set the difference between a candidate that's good on paper, and one that's great in practice.

You know as well as we do that your top candidates should not just be good on paper.

Not exact matches

The company wants to know, Do QR codes on toilet paper ads work, or do they just take up space that could be better utilized with coupons or other types of ads?

Putting your ideas on paper as a client will help you solidify your thoughts and if working on a larger project,, like a new website, starting here can help give you a good idea of the UX (user experience) which is a integral part of the design process.

«On paper, things look good — our spoilage is in check, and I don't have a lot of back stock,» he said.

Another insists on «good enough» paper that is high in recycled content.

Now, a new NBER working paper expands on this well - established fact, not just confirming that Americans put in more time at work, but also showing exactly when they're racking up those hours.

«They are judging how well you've done your homework by what you are putting on paper or in a presentation,» Abrams says.

However, it looks reasonably good on paper — especially if you consider the $ 59.99 price tag Amazon is offering Prime members.

He's spent his career lecturing to and on the aerospace industry, having taught for several semesters at George Washington University while publishing countless papers and research reports as well as one book on the industry.

«Unfortunately, there may very well come a time that you hire someone who looks amazing on paper, and seems to hit all the right marks, but just isn't aligned with your core values.

Conversational skills and good chemistry can turn a candidate who was mediocre on paper into a promising new hire.

Getting your ideas on paper is a good practice that will save you valuable time down the road when you need to share your ideas with others.

Ordering on brown paper bags is a gimmick at the sandwich chain — just one good idea from Jeff Sinelli

As you draft your plan, you'll be making lots of decisions on serious matters, such as what strategy you'll pursue, as well as less important ones like what color paper to print it on.

As Washington Post publisher Kay Graham, given the job after her husband died, she isn't taken seriously by the men on her paper's board or very well - respected in the newsroom.

And as for the high - end real estate market, well, most of those Microsoft millionaires you hear about may be rich only on paper, but as far as lenders are concerned, stock options make dandy collateral.

«When one feels writer's block, it's good to just keep putting things down on paper — ideas, knowledge, etc.»» Konnikova reports author Scott Barry Kaufman as recommending.

We had worked hard on the paper and we all thought it was in good shape.

«It's like a flight simulator for leadership,» says Leslie Pratch, a Chicago - based psychologist whose book Looks Good on Paper?

Without naming names, Khosla suggested that too many venture capital firms invest in companies that look good on paper and are likely to succeed.

The best thing you can do when you want to clear your mind is write everything you are thinking down on paper.

It's a good feeling when you can answer your boss's questions on the spot, without shuffling through piles of paper or telling her that you'll have to get back to her.

For instance, on August 1 a Canaccord sales pitch described a block of AAA paper the firm had secured as a product offering better returns and better liquidity than GICs, which are «non-redeemable» and «only insured up to $ 100,000.»

Some of the best ideas sound unbelievably dumb on paper (and may still, in fact, be dumb when you actually do them).

The spread of automatic loan decisions is bad news if, like Sorensen, you feel you are a better risk than you look to be on paper.

Tomatoes, for example, are much better kept out of the fridge in a basket on the counter; herbs and delicate greens will last longer if you gently wrap them in a moist kitchen or paper towel and store inside a ziplock bag or airtight container.

And this is the most important point: When we talk about the qualities of a great leader or read their words on paper without truly understanding the enormous challenges they face and the rare strength it takes to overcome them, we may as well be two - dimensional stick figures trying to imagine a three - dimensional world.

The «Good News» actress posted an adorable throwback photo on Instagram commemorating the day her adoption papers were officially signed.

I started working on a program that I really liked, and was given, on paper, a better job which had a better salary, but I had no mentors, no direction.

«The boards looked good on paper, but it's got to be diversity that's right for the company,» says Dominic Barton, global managing director of McKinsey & Co..

But I'll be honest, the white paper reads like someone went out on the internet and harvested the most ambitious ideas from a dozen projects and said «let's do all of those but better!»

It would have been better if the paper had been released after the Prime Minister's statement in Davos and before budget 2012 to allow for a public discussion on the elderly benefit system, but that was not possible because the paper did not address the issue of the long - term fiscal sustainability of elderly benefits.

In other words, if you have a brokerage account somewhere, your assets are maintained on electronic systems, which are generally backed up in multiple locations with a very well documented «paper trail» indicating who owns those assets.

There's no counterparty to make good on a paper contract.

There are companies that are putting out not very well - written 10 - page white papers, and on the back of that, raising millions of dollars for not very welldefined tokens.

That combination, good on paper, was challenged by the two companies» uneven size and likely job cuts.

However, it's impossible to know every single keyword variation that is going to perform well and many of the keywords that looked great on paper will simply underperform for whatever reason.