Sentences with phrase «long for things»

When I do a big shopping trip I clean out the fridge and put things away organized but it doesn't take long for things to be out of order.

I think I had heard about the LLNL report, but 300 years seemed far too long for the things they are describing.

Unfortunately it doesn't take long for things to slow down significantly.

Example # 2: The more benign type of book promotion «lust» comes in the form of letting success change who you are, and make you long for things which you never envisioned before.

While the story in Whiplash seems rather straightforward at first - a young musical prodigy is noticed by a prestigious jazz band teacher, who brings him in to improve and hone him - it doesn't take long for things to start twisting and turning.

But here's the thing: whilst the first chunk of Soul Sacrifice is hardly the stuff of dreams (it's a little clunky to navigate the oddly inconsistent menus and UI, and it's resolutely ugly in plenty of places) it doesn't take long for things to start to take hold.

With its relatively deliberate pace and uneventful opening hour, Hostel Part II suffers from precisely the same sort of problems as the original (ie it simply takes far too long for things to get going).

Your preschooler might not grasp that this change is permanent and may long for things to return to normal.

Do not wait, it doesn't take long for things to become very serious in a baby.

I took my punishment and have waited so long for things to be right and I finally thought it was.

It's time to feed those long repressed longings for all things pumpkin.

Sprinkle on vegetables, fish, steak, anything... then put it in the oven (have to experiment or look up how long for each thing) but that's it!

I also don't have time any longer for things like manicures and facials — I dropped those things in favor of exercise and keeping the grays out of my hair!

It's far easier for us to keep tabs on our exes and we spend more time longing for things that we can't have.

«Is it worth getting into a huge fist fight when he's probably not long for the thing,» the county chairman said.

I longed for that thing but now I rarely wear blazers.

I'm so small, I've grown quite accustomed to longing for things I can't have... because they won't fit me.

I often find myself longing for the things that aren't quite so practical but that I want for personal style reasons.

They all project both the sad longing for things they can't have and the resolute determination to change fate — though Paul may be the only one who doesn't have a chip on his shoulder about it.

In the next scene, two kids find the dead bodies, and the piano coda from «Layla» comes up, suggesting sadness, regret, and a longing for things past, before we knew such horrors existed.

It just takes too long for the thing to get going.

Suddenly, I smelled a bittersweet longing for things in the atmosphere.

Sometimes it's nice to be listened to, even if it means that we have to wait a little longer for the things that we want.

Its often lonesome or neglected appearance can induce a powerful sense of longing for things lost or never realized.

My life - long love of the outdoors and gardening creates this longing for things to return to their natural state.

Not exact matches

Reaching out for help is a good thing, as long as you remember to respect other people's time, relationships and expertise.

«A lady who escaped from North Korea and applied and one artist [a painter] still living in Syria in war were stories that stood out, because these women live or lived in danger and still longed for the same things we all do,» she adds.

One thing Jeff Bezos has said that resonated with our experience is that if you want to innovate you have to be willing to be misunderstood for a long time.

«The first thing to keep in mind is that, in some long run equilibrium, wage inflation should be equal to what the growth rate of productivity is — so how much workers can produce — and the increase in prices for the goods they produce,» he said at the UBS Greater China conference in Shanghai.

And some of the players to watch out for are the same big guys from 10 or 20 years ago (Microsoft, Oracle, AT&T, etc.) who are the long - entrenched stakeholders and «powers - who - be» in your space — not because they're great innovators or disruptors, but because: (a) they're increasingly well - informed about who's doing what very well (damn those demo days); (b) they're fairly fast followers with great gobs of money; and (c) they have the people, resources, and patience to hang around and keep buying and trying until they eventually get things right in the long run.

The thing is, two or three days of (really excessive) excess isn't necessarily a make - or - break for long - term health unless you already suffer from a serious medical condition.

That often doesn't leave a lot of mental bandwidth for thinking things through or making thoughtful long - term plans.

A company's name is usually the first thing we learn about it, and it can color our judgment for a long time.

Bethy Hardeman, Credit Karma's chief consumer advocate, says the same thing, almost verbatim — specifically because they stick around for a long time.

The interesting thing about the market is... we've been building cloud technology and infrastructure for a long, long time, but we've just started commercializing it.

Additionally, now there are fantastic apps for handling our bank accounts from our smartphones (via the Internet, of course), so waiting in a long line at the bank just to make a small transfer is pretty much a thing of the past.

In just the two weeks I have changed this one thing, I have seen things moving forward much faster (no longer waiting for them to email me back; partial messages; no personality involved; etc., etc.) and I feel more connected to them when we are done.

«The other thing I recommend,» he added, «is invest for the long - term — at least 10 years or more — as long - term valuations generally increase with the overall portfolio market value.»

You can do all of these things for free, but the value of what you learn will be worth so much more in the long run.

Long for new things, constantly discovering new interests, escaping from boring routines.

The area has a sophisticated and passionate crypto community... plus a long time appreciation for cute things,» says Mack Flavelle, another of the game's co-founders.

Finally, having a clear and realistic idea of how long things take, setting intermediate milestones for every 12 to 18 months, and raising just enough money it to get to the next set of key milestones, is not only important to capital efficiency, it is also important for success.

Once the creation cap is reached and there are just a bunch of morons passing these digital chits around, it's hard to imagine why anyone would pay up for these things any longer.

At the office, this means working harder and longer, and being the first to take a hit if things go south for a spell.

Since no manager or consultant is smart enough to foresee everything when setting up an incentive plan, I sometimes did things that were great for my commission but not so good for customer satisfaction or the company's long - term goals.

Given the natural skepticism of leaders who have been doing things one way for a long time, your success or failure will come down to the relationships you build.

It just won't expand and develop in the way that it needs to for things like pharmaceuticals and long - term care.

From my perspective, SUVs have exuded rough - and - tumble cred for so long that the arrival of panache with the Stelvio and the Maserati Levante is a good thing.

As for costs, Pizza Hut spokesperson Doug Terfehr says, «While I can't share specifics of the investment, I can tell you this is biggest thing we've done in a very long time.»

There are all kinds of things you can negotiate that can actually have longer term benefits for you.»