Sentences with phrase «long scheme of things»

That doesn't make you friends all the time, but in the long scheme of things it was very important.

Manchester United do view Turner as a prospect who has the potential to take over from David De Gea as the first - choice at Old Trafford in the long scheme of things.

Not exact matches

Not everything is critical at this very moment; not all things are urgent or important in the scheme of our lives; and in a lot of cases if we're offered a reasonable choice and some (financial) incentives, we're perfectly willing to wait for stuff as long as (a) the choice is ours and (b) the choice isn't irrevocable.

In the grand scheme of things, eight seconds doesn't sound like much, especially in the context of a long documentary about a complex issue like gun control.

Pascal longed to build a home for human beings in the world he inherited, he burned «with desire to find solid ground and an ultimate sure foundation whereon to build a tower reaching to the Infinite» — that is, to construct a poem like that of Dante which would locate human being in the new scheme of things.

Anyone who believes that sex only belongs in life - long monogamous relationships (gay or straight) is conservative in the grand scheme of things.

This is not to be understood as a guarantee of perfection, but only as a promise of a new personal orientation in which the self is no longer dominated by the ceaseless but ultimately hopeless struggle to secure his own position in the scheme of things.

But there is little consideration of any point of view other than the human one even though the goal is so to change human perception that it will no longer attribute to itself a special position in the scheme of things.

The traditional scheme of the last things will no longer serve us, I have said; yet that scheme did confront men with the Christian faith and it did make them face «reality» with honesty and humility.

My parent's beach house was destroyed, but in the grand scheme of things as long as they're safe that's all that matters.

But in the grand scheme of things, I think having a stable franchise without revolving coaches or executives goes a long way.

As long as the prognosis on the injury problem to the Arsenal and Spain international star is right and we have Hector Bellerin back in action again for the match next weekend then I think his absence should not turn out to be a problem for Arsenal in the grand scheme of things.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

Well it might not have been a massive victory for Arsenal fans in the grand scheme of things, but I must admit that I was surprised as well as delighted to see that some pressure from us long suffering supporters has actually paid off for once.

In the grand scheme of things, one of the most important things that happened to Arsenal Football Club this season may well turn out to be the medical staff at the club getting to the bottom of the reason why Aaron Ramsey kept picking up little muscle injuries that recurred and kept him out of the Arsenal team for a lot longer than they should have.

But in the large scheme of things it's been quite brilliant and long may it continue.

18 years doesn't sound like a long time in the grand scheme of things, but when you consider what they achieved and the advances they pioneered, Audi managed to pack an awful lot in.

Then when you consider that Juventus really has nothing to play for in the grand scheme of things — Scudetto was locked up weeks ago, the club record for points in a season is no longer obtainable — it's even tougher to tell yourself «YEAH!

Twenty four hours is not a long time in the overall scheme of things and you can easily get rid of a day in your life without doing pretty much anything worthwhile, but why would you want to do that when you could actually learn a new skill in just one day.

it is not long in the scheme of things.

We have not been domesticated all that long in the grand scheme of things.

In the grand scheme of things, consuming a small amount of these ingredients in a single dose during a glucose test is probably not going to cause long - term health problems and may just result in a mom not feeling well for several hours.

But in the grand scheme of things that is not a long time at all.

It's not that long in the big scheme of things.

It won't take fans of the TV show long to figure out his place in the scheme of things.

(Though really in the grand Oscar scheme of things he hasn't had to wait that long — just ask Burton, O'Toole, Pacino, Bridges, Newman, and the like)

I've been writing fiction for a little over a year — not long, in the scheme of things.

Ephemeral (The Countenance) by Addison Moore 4.8 stars — 88 Reviews Kindle Price: $ 3.99 Text - to - Speech and Lending: Enabled ** Addison Moore's Celestra Series has been optioned for film by 20th Century Fox ** Here's the set - up: Young Adult / Mature Situations In the grand scheme of things, you'll be dead a lot longer than you'll ever be -LSB-...]

And in the grand scheme of things, I don't know if long term they're going to see it as a viable opportunity.

Crisis On Infinite Midlives hasn't been around all that long in the greater scheme of things, but almost since our first day, we've been skeptical about digital comics, at least in the formats and forms of distribution in which they currently exist.

In the big scheme of things, this will benefit you in the long run and help them in the short run.

If so, maybe you are best to focus on debt repayment, as a near - term move might be more important in the grand scheme of things than your long - term retirement plans.

Whether your opinion is of an efficient or inefficient market, the entry point over the long term may only add 1 - 2 % to your overall success in the grand scheme of things.

And a wide spread means little in the scheme of things, if you have a long - term perspective & holding period.

This will probably leave them multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars worse off in retirement someday because they spent so much time stroking their ego trying to achieve big gains on small amounts of capital that in the big scheme of things will leave them worse off in the long term.

Advisors with a long - term perspective won't make predictions about what any of the gyrations mean or will lead to because these fluctuations don't genuinely matter in the grand scheme of things.

Puppyhood doesn't last very long in the grand scheme of things, so make the most of it.

I don't know what happened in the overall scheme of things today, but we had a super long show today!

There may be special types of bombs and different character specialties (like longer range bombs, or higher health), but these attributes make very little difference in the grand scheme of things.

And in the grand scheme of things, said blueprints are a lot more essential in the long run.

However, the tipping points are approaching and once they are passed it may take a long time (in our layperson's scheme of things) for bad things to happen, but we will have very likely ensured that they will happen — if not to us, then to our progeny.

«Long term, it doesn't matter in the big scheme of things.»

These cars have not been on the market for very long in the grand scheme of things, so the companies do not have a lot of data to work with when it comes to how risky a certain type of automobile will be on the road.

Long term holders will see this as a price blip in the grand scheme of things, whereas risk - averse traders would do better staying out of the market for now, until BU, SegWit, or both are activated.

Authenticity goes a long way in the grand scheme of things.

Three years is not a long time to be together in the total scheme of things — especially since you love each other and have a child.

In the big scheme of things, a long fringe is of utterly no consequence.

The tea lights are a small touch in the grand scheme of things, but the scale and placement in a long line on the porch mantle creates a beautiful effect with just a few small glittering flames in tiny glass containers.