Sentences with phrase «like a child on»

The Global Times, an influential tabloid published by the ruling Communist Party's official People's Daily, said in an editorial that Trump was «naive like a child on diplomacy» and that the «one China» policy «could not be bought or sold».

You atheists act like children on a playground.

I'm waiting like a child on Christmas Eve, waiting for dawn to show me that the snowis finally here.

I am literally like a child on Christmas morning.

Since connie decided to act like a child on Thursday youve been at it.

When stars cross the plane they get a little push, like a child on a swing.

Like children on a speeded - up merry - go - round, they ought to be flung off.

In cases of anxiety and headaches, the cells in your brain get too excited and ramp up their activity, almost like a child on a sugar high after Halloween.

I awoke at 3:29 am exactly, just moments before my alarm; like a child on Christmas morning.

Like the children on Johns Hopkins Hospital's diet for epilepsy, these malnourished rats experienced stunted growth.

Hilary's style has definitely improved — she doesn't look like a child on a playdate anymore, and she's beginning to experiment and take risks in her clothing choices!

Last but not least, I found my husband mouth agape staring at these treats inside a local Asian grocery (Super 88), and was like a child on the verge of a tantrum unless we brought them home.

In Florida, Tennessee, and Mississippi, which have excellent, very strong laws — their laws are directed to help children with special needs specifically, like children on the autism spectrum, or children with hearing or vision impairments.

Mark exited the car looking like a child on Christmas morning.

Many of us are eagerly waiting like children on Christmas night to test out the new N - line and hopefully the RM16.

Star players drifted in and out of film projects like children on a sugar high running from room to room.

It doesn't seem choc - full of the more lighthearted elements we see in the likes of Dying Light and Dead Island in which you chop up masses of sluggish zombies with hand - crafted weapons, toying with them like a child on an ant hill with a magnifying glass.

Academic legal writing, some would say, is almost all parenthetical material: a few lines of text (sometimes «idea heavy,» usually, one hopes, closely reasoned) sit atop a swath of footnotes like a child on a horse.

We would also PRAY, like children on Christmas EVE waiting for Santa, to have the Government challenge these new trademark licensing rules by CREA.

«I am very new to all of this but I felt like a child on Christmas morning when I saw all the information here.

However, they act like giant lap dogs and so when we are on the couch, they will come over and plop their butts in our lap as if they are sitting like a child on our lap.

Not exact matches

Like a real babysitter, the pastel - trimmed iPal learns what your child likes and dislikes over time and, unlike a real babysitter, and constantly scrapes the cloud to «increase its knowledge on subjects of interest to your child.»

A 2017 survey from the air travel site Airfwarewatchdog found that a little over half of respondents believe families with children aged 10 and under should have to sit in a designated section apart from other passengers, and the idea of separating children and adults has gained traction on Reddit, where threads with titles like «Would you pay extra for a child - free flight?

You have never in your life seen an email torrent like what happened from the group that are concerned about the health effects on everything from children to animals.

Find opportunities on a range of small business ideas from children's education franchises like Kumon, Huntington Learning Center, and i9 Sports.

Like the child who burns his hand on the stove, we tend not to repeat the actions that cause us pain, most of the time!

All the same, like the value of giving your child U.S. citizenship, it's hard to put a price tag on the benefits of achieving the «American Dream.»

The fact is, many working families are already living on far less than 70 % of their income when you take out non-discretionary expenses like mortgage payments and the feeding and care of children.

Like Amazon, they've learned to execute their strategy on the basis of what won't change over the next 10 years — children playing and learning from compelling block toys — as opposed to what will change.

It's not like child labour, where you can say yeah, it's unfortunate, but on the other hand these kids really do need the income.

But much like having children or going on vacation, there's never «a good time.»

«Say you have a family with children, and you don't want the oven turned on while you're not home,» he said, referring to smart devices or appliances that can do things like that.

If one child decides not to go to school, goes to a cheaper school than expected, gets a full scholarship (more on that in a minute), or for some other reason doesn't use all of the money, you can simply change the beneficiary on the account and give those funds to another child... or even to yourself, if you'd like to go back to school.

Mia still focuses on the cupcake flavors and marketing, although she's branching out into other creative outlets, like children's books.

Once your children are old enough, they can take on work opportunities like babysitting and mowing neighborhood yards, provided you live in a safe neighborhood.

«Child migration will affect certain states and localities differently, based on where costs such as education are incurred but also based on gains in terms of spending for things like shelter and transportation,» said Michelle Mittelstadt of the Migration Policy Institute.

As for teaching growth mindsets, writer Angie Aker summarized Dweck's work and put it like this on Upworthy: «Praise your child explicitly for how capable they are of learning rather than telling them how smart they are.»

For example, if you sell children's toys, consider sharing follower and influencer posts and pins that are of value to parents of young children, like toymaker Melissa and Doug often does on its Facebook page.

To me, that means figuring out the best way to spend time with my husband and children and also run my business without feeling like I'm compromising on either.

Just like a tired or hungry child may act out, there may be a non-work reason someone on your team is being difficult.

Act like a child does on a daily basis, live in wonderment and discover the beauty of life.

The largest carriers seem to be competing for who can treat customers the worst — by taking away perks like free checked luggage (and even carry - ons) and charging you to sit with your children — in an effort to further increase profits.

We don't have hard numbers on this, but we suspect the grown - men - in - positions - of - power demographic is the most likely to act like petulant children.

While there's only a one - in - a-million chance of some random person being able to do this on your phone, Apple said Wednesday that the «statistical probability is different for twins and siblings that look like you and among children under the age of 13, because their distinct facial features may not have fully developed.»

Why she's awesome: Her down - to - earth outfits fly out of stores the moment she's seen wearing them (dubbed the «Kate Middleton effect»), and her philanthropy supports organizations like East Anglia's Children's Hospice and Action on Addiction.

In an address to the nation on Thursday, Trump sought to speak directly to «America's children» and said «it is not enough to simply take actions that make us feel like we are making a difference.

But instead of a «learning center» where children came to a central location for classes — the model then used by chains like Sylvan and Huntington — Lucas provided one - on - one tutoring in the child's home, based on class curriculums and tailored to the family's schedule.

Since the Super Bowl on February 3, NFL players have been arrested for common crimes like DUI and public intoxication, but also for things like street racing, child abuse, and trying to solicit a prostitute.

When a screen is 25 metres high, a happy child jumping on a beach appears to be plummeting like a rock.

Nicknamed the NEBA (its full name is the Neuropsychiatric Interpretive Electroencephalograph Assessment Aid), the device looks like a small cap that gets affixed to a child's head, not altogether unlike the electrodes put on your chest during a trip to the doctor's office.