Sentences with phrase «living up to my end»

Louisa is done with the first grade (still getting used to that one), and Hiro has lived up to his end of the deal and quit diapers forever.

He buys the dogs as a fence, as a moat, as a line drawn between him and the incursions of the world... and yet his dogs, because they are dogs, can do nothing but live up to their end of the original contract: They preserve his innocence, if only because they are innocent, they are pure, and as long as they are around, the boy — now hero, now icon, now goat, now bum — must remain a boy, close to his boyhood heart.

While this case only names one of its member schools, the NCAA should hope that no more allegations arise from the proceedings and that McAdoo is not ultimately successful in proving that UNC did not live up to its end of the deal in giving him an education.

But Mahoney disputed Miner's reasons for opposing the deal, which stem in part from Miner's contention that Destiny never lived up to its end of the current 30 - year tax break granted by former Mayor Roy Bernardi.

I did not live up to my end of the bargain today,» King said.

«I would question whether or not Standard is living up to their end of the bargain.»

Make sure you're always on time, dressed well, and living up to your end of the agreement, so that you don't give your Sugar Daddy reason to find someone else.

You can't be remiss in living up to your end of the bargain and expect your sugar baby to simply put up with it.

The site has also been the subject of criticism due to sugar babies that make unfair or improper demands or those that didn't live up to their end of the bargain.

Will is not cut out for this work, but Simon and his colleagues insist he live up to his end of their agreement.

However, there are a few considerations that can help you determine whether your eLearning authoring tool is living up to its end of the bargain and giving you the functionality you really need when designing and developing your eLearning deliverables.

In July 2002, Newsweek reported that a raft of recent charter «reports find that too often, charters haven't lived up to their end of the bargain.»

We lived up to our end.

When you moved out of state, you promised your parents you'd be home for every holiday and send the kids to stay with her during the summers — and she'll never let you forget that you haven't lived up to your end of the bargain!

In rare cases, such as a failure of the lender or school to live up to their end of the bargain, borrowers can potentially fight the loan and request a discharge.

If you put a deposit down on the home make sure that the paperwork says that your deposit is refundable in the case that there is a problem with your financing or the seller or builder does not live up to their end of your agreement.

When you agree to a lender's terms and conditions, it is your responsibility to live up to your end of the deal.

If renters live up to their end of the bargain and act responsibly, then landlords will be more likely to rent to pet owners in the future.

Irresponsible breeders fail to live up to their end of the bargain, don't care what happens to their puppies once they are sold, and will normally sell a puppy to anyone who has the money to pay for the puppy... little or no questions asked.

Abramović claimed that Jay - Z didn't live up to his end of the deal, describing the performance as a «one - way transaction.»

Should this happen, you are likely to sever ties with both the contractor and client as you have been unable to live up to your end of the deal.

Not exact matches

Since Kardashian and Chyna both post on social media frequently and openly share their lives with fans, fans probably knew they wouldn't have to wait long to see what Dream looks like, and that ended up being just the case.

But the public good doesn't end up helping as many people is it should, since the residents who live just outside the city center — who would use the roads — aren't able to commute in.

But the jobs that require math skills and social skills — communication, working with others, all of these things you're supposed to learn in kindergarten, those end up being valuable because they're very hard to reduce to code or assign on a spec sheet to people living overseas.

It's a lot easier from Day One to live up to 100 % of your values than 99 % because there's no end to that slippery slope once you begin to move in that direction.

While it may be pragmatic to stay in the job you're in and stick with the status quo, «you'll end up living a life of mediocrity, unfulfilled and bored.»

Since the fundamental idea was so important to them, we ended up using it twice: «Customers for Life: Turning That One - Time Buyer Into a Lifetime Customer.»

If they lose their case, which Alphonso said happens often, they end up with a massive lawyer's bill, no equity to cover it and no place to live.

«My brain ended up deciding that instead of trying to avenge my son's life, I wanted to give life as a result,» says Gawdat, who published his book Solve for Happy in January of this year and has given several talks on the subject through a campaign he launched to make 10 million people happy.

From a value perspective, if the young adults with leukemia who respond to therapy end up with more years of life — an outcome that is quite likely — then Kymriah will be cost - effective for society as well.

I know I have a few friends who talk a big game about things they're going to do with their lives, but they never end up following through.

Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh also agrees by saying «I think everyone should get a little exposure to computer science because it really forces you to think in a slightly different way, and it's a skill that you can apply in life in general, whether you end up in computer science or not.»

The concern some people have is that children will end up living for years in a local community, where they'll be entitled to education and other government services paid for with tax dollars.

Salary plus bonuses for a job well done, the ability to work from home if your child is sick or something comes up in your personal life, consistent celebrations throughout the year, and free snack bar during year end so you don't have to worry about food and can save some money over the holidays.

By renting and investing, you can end up with enough money to buy a home in cash by the end of your life — and you will never pay a penny of interest, or property taxes, or buy a new sump pump along the way.

We all know people who somehow manage to insinuate themselves into your life and end up slowing sucking you dry of your energy, your enthusiasm, even your happiness.

We are gonna live through situations where some people get embarrassed, some people end up going to jail, some other people have other problems as a consequence of some of these experiences.»

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«We wanted to cash out,» Mushet says, adding that they may end up living in her parents» basement for a while as they wait out the downturn in the Vancouver market.

In addition to spending time in Spain, he ended up living all over the world, enjoying extended stays in Buenos Aires, Toronto and New York all while growing Treehugger.com remotely.

Most industries are much smaller than you'd think, so treating everyone — even your opponents — with respect is a good rule to live by, especially since you might end up working together one day.

«Because, at the end of the day, as Woody Allen used to say,»80 percent of life is just showing up.»»

Think of your life dream as analogous to your destination — if you find a boulder in the road, you're more likely to quickly find a way around this obstacle and successfully re-orientate yourself if you have a clear picture of where you're trying to end up, rather than if you are simply putting one foot in front of another on the path immediately in front of you.

As carbon dioxide is burned to fuel our lives, a percentage of that carbon ends up in the world's oceans.

«You end up talking to people from different walks of life, different religions, different races.»

One of the nice things about living in Silicon Valley is that I end up at all these conferences and things, and I get to listen in on the zeitgeist.

Although the United States has suggested that Cuba have failed to live up to its responsibilities to protect foreign diplomats under the Vienna Conventions, Cuban officials have emphasized that Washington has not cited any specific actions the Cuban government has failed to take toward that end.

It leads to a more collaborative and less hierarchical society, since a CEO in civilian life may end up taking orders from a taxi driver in the service, as well as future business partnerships.

«Normally, one of the great disadvantages of investment - oriented life insurance is that front - end commissions are so high that it takes a few years to start building up any type of cash value.

At the other end of the scale, veterans with hefty salaries will find themselves prematurely retired if they can't live up to their fat paycheques.