Sentences with phrase «like turn off»

The Intel HD graphics might sound like a turn off, but Valve has placed its bets on those even in the early days of its high - profile gaming thrust.

I think Sony either needs to let people like me turn off the trophy system (Please Sony?)

the store is not far away... i cant eat eggs or much other dairy stuff and generally things like this turn me off because the thought of all that egg and milk makes me feel ill just thinking about it.

For the above example, add sub-goals, like turning off mobile devices during work hours, practicing meditation techniques and setting reminders for upcoming deadlines.

Kirsten: For a Catholic to be unable to take communion seems to me it's like turning off oxygen.

Pull that plug, and the patterns all flicker out, just like turning off your computer.

Once the eggs are cooked to your liking turn off the heat and gently transfer each egg to your bowls.

Pledge an act of green, like turning off your computer when it is not in use (my favorite) by choosing one of your beloved Facebook friends.

Doctors often encourage teens who have sleep problems to make lifestyle changes — like turning off the cellphone or computer before bed, cutting down on caffeine, or avoiding violent video games or movies at night — to promote good sleeping habits.

With increasing numbers of children succumbing to the lure of computer games and fast - food diets, and mums like me turned off by the idea of a sweaty gym, I realised that more needed to be done to promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.

The multimeter turns off automatically after 15 minutes of non-use — great if you tend to forget little things like turning off your multimeter!

Or there are always our go - to sleep tips, like turning off your phone at least an hour before bedtime, creating a tranquil environment in your bedroom, or being smart about eating sleep - promoting foods for dinner.

Taking a statin is basically like turning off the «check engine» light when it comes on in your car rather than looking under the hood to determine the problem.

Turns out, we all like turning off.

If you feel like turning off your brain and just enjoying a summer blockbuster, I recommend this movie.

First off, the audio in our screening room was screwed up and it sounded like they turned off the surround sound so all we heard was mono audio from the center.

Bowers's students spent a morning planting trees in a city park, and they made and distributed several hundred bookmarks that list steps even children can take to protect the environment — things like turning off the lights or taking the school bus instead of getting a ride from Mom or Dad.

It's not like turning off a light switch; if Xbox One scraps this policy, then there's a massive hole in its revenue projections.

It's like turning off the grinding wheel on your workbench.

In the past, leaving on vacation was like turning off a light switch because there simply was no alternative; now, it's more like dimming the lights because employees will slow their work efforts, but not entirely stop.

Excluding those drives is basically like turning off antivirus protection.

Swiping to the right will lead you to general settings where one can fiddle around with options like turning off the shutter sound, saving locations of the photos, changing shutter type amongst others; while swiping right to the left will take you to the gallery app of the phone, showing you recently captured snaps.

While Play Protect's app scanning feature works automatically, you can customize its settings — like turning off regular security threat checks (though I don't recommend this)-- by visiting Google > Security > Verify Apps in your phone's settings.

There is a Power Saver mode in the settings menu, but it mostly consists of rather obvious things, like turning off Wi - Fi, turning down screen brightness, and turning off Sync.

On a Pixel, the Assistant can manipulate on - device settings (like turning off Wi - Fi) as well as answer internet - based questions.

The Aorus Command and Control utility program lets you customize a plethora of functions, like disabling SLI to save power, controlling the keyboard lights, switching the fan to quieter Stealth mode, locking the Windows key, and other functions, like turning off wireless, the touchpad, and the USB charging port.

Not exact matches

Nothing turns people off like a mid-conversation text message or even a quick glance at your phone.

Just like a marriage that starts off all hearts, roses and dreams, a partnership can quickly turn into heartbreak, anger, lawsuits and bankruptcy.

(I've left off obvious items like not using your turn signals, or texting while driving, or not clearing ice or snow off your car... hopefully avoiding any items that make you think, «Well, duh.»)

Today, Uber and Deliveroo turn their drivers on and off like a light switch.

IT people — long wise to the ATS — are famous for this, and even the most obvious stretch doesn't turn off an HR person like you might think.

I am not kidding here, I'm probably forced to turn off my laptop and read a book (or write a blog like this one) at least 50 percent of the time.

«Any attempt to turn off the flows of capital and people around the world will be like trying to divert a river into lakes and creeks,» said Xi.

First things first: If you come off like a snake - oil salesman desperate to get his hands on capital, you'll immediately turn investors away.

Although it's generally understood they don't like «hockey stick» projections — sales projections that start off pretty level, then make a very quick, sharp, almost 90 - degree turn straight up into the stratosphere — what is it they're looking for that would convince them to invest?

Routines turn your Hue bulbs on and off at different times, so if you'd like your downstairs lights to turn off at 11 p.m. even if you head upstairs to bed at 10:30 p.m., you can.

Learning to turn off the business from time to time is simple, but the truth is that the business is like your family — there will always be an inclination to worry about it.

For example you could say, «Our competitor with similar metrics recently got financed at a $ 20 million pre-money valuation, here is why I think we're better...» Setting terms to the investor by saying something like, «I won't take less than this valuation» is the surest way to turn off a potential investor.

While some companies like Tesla already offer semi-autonomous technology — where the driver can take their hands off the wheel for brief periods of time — it is likely to be several years before people can turn over the majority of the driving to the «brains» in their vehicle.

The sanctions have also accelerated «the problems that PDVSA and Venezuela were already having at accessing the international payments system» because of issues like corruption and misdealing that had turned off banks and other business partners, according to Palacios.

Then again, some simple ideas turn out to be devilishly difficult to pull off — like flying cars.

A mass mail that feels like a mass mail is a major turn - off.

Users will still be able to control the temperature when they're away using the Nest app, it can still be controlled with voice assistants like Google Home or Amazon Alexa, it will automatically turn off when it notices no one at home, and homeowners can get a rebate for installing it.

As the labor market in the U.S. tightens, employers have turned to perks like paid time off, maternity leave, and signing bonuses — rather than higher wages in some instances — as the carrots they dangle to attract new talent.

What would seem like a logical conclusion — as companies slashed costs and laid off staff, they would turn increasingly to temp solutions until the economy rebounded — was not, in fact, the case.

Make sure your phone has plenty of battery life, turn off auto - lock, secure it with a tripod or something solid and then set a time - lapse app like Lapse It (iOS, Android).

Of course, what may turn some people off may be attractive to others, and it's impossible to make everyone like you.

Governments can not turn economies on and off like a light switch.

The move also comes as a number of retailers stake a claim in the growing «smart home» industry which centers on tech that does things like let people turn off the air conditioning remotely: Best Buy (bby) recently announced it was giving more floor space at 700 of its stores to better showcase Amazon's Echo as well as Google Home.

I want him to feel like I'm the person next door that can say, «Hey, can you help me really quick,»» she added, «I try to stay away from all the things that make people turn off from MLM, and because we were able to do that, we became really accessible to a lot of people that would have never said yes to it.»