Sentences with phrase «longer than a paragraph»

Tweets only allow for 140 characters per post, and Facebook updates that are longer than a paragraph are a rarity.

Not exact matches

I still went longer than a few paragraphs, but also left out how Ferriss outsourced his dating life, using virtual assistants to craft his profile, respond to inquiries, and even make dates on his behalf.

If an email is longer than three paragraphs I will not read it.

In fact, and even worse, I will forward all emails longer than three paragraphs to you and ask you to read and summarize them for me into relevant bullet points so that I can digest them.

KnowledgePoint's description of conversion rights was two paragraphs long, including a detailed requirement that investors notify the company of conversion plans in writing, not earlier than November 1, 1988, and not later than six months before final payment of the debentures was due.

I've been a huge fan of tomatoes for longer than I can remember, so the fried green tomatoes that were part of the meal get their own paragraph.

That's a final paper that's a paragraph long, is riddled with spelling / grammatical mistakes, and doesn't say anything insightful... and got a grade higher than pretty much anything I submitted in four years of college.

Don't be afraid — the answers to these FAQs are no more than a paragraph long — just small, digestible bites to give you the basics.

-- One to two paragraphs: There's probably mixed thoughts on this, however I personally don't think a intro message needs to longer than one or two reasonably short paragraphs.

I encourage you to provide as much information as possible about yourself but use short bursts of information, sectioned by paragraphs, rather than writing a long essay so whoever is reading it is intrigued to find out more about you.

On a mobile screen your textual content will be best displayed in short, easily digestible paragraphs of no more than 4 or 5 lines long.

Rather than using one or two long paragraphs, break the content into smaller chunks of one to three sentences or use bullets to emphasize key learning points.

The roughly hour - long course explains the importance of plain language and introduces employees to basic concepts, including the importance of using active rather than passive voice, using short sentences and paragraphs, and structuring documents for easier understanding.

Hint: Short blurbs tend to work better than long paragraphs.

People are much more likely to take notice of a funny meme than a paragraph - long posting about your latest novel.

I can't read more than a few paragraphs in a long story before starting to skip ahead on a glowing light emitting screen.

Usually, introduction and conclusion paragraphs are no longer than half a page while the body paragraphs» length can vary.

If the academic assignment is longer than 10 pages, make sure you provide the background information on the topic in the introductory paragraph.

While it wasn't all that long ago, not decades, it was long enough that I just don't really have anything helpful to offer, other than the two paragraphs above.

«Don't write blog posts longer than 300 to 400 words, or about four paragraphs,» he says.

Each artist must include a brief artist statement (no longer than two paragraphs) and resume as Word documents or PDF.

This brief paragraph tells us much more on «integrity in science» than Peter Gleick's much longer testimony to Congress.

Rule # 78 — It is impossible to send an e-mail longer than two paragraphs without a typo.

If your e-mail gets to be more than a paragraph or two (about the length of one screen on the computer), it is likely too long and you may want to consider editing or creating two e-mails.

Although HG Wells opening paragraph is more than twice as long.

Perhaps that means they happen to have twitter or FB presences... Where an article is too long (more than a couple paragraphs), Flipbook links out to the site via the browser.

A paragraph or two, with a recent link to something interesting and relevant to your practice, will get you the same amount of traffic — if not more — than longer posts.

53 By contrast, although the aim of Directive 2004/38 is to facilitate and strengthen the exercise of the primary and individual right — conferred directly on all Union citizens by the Treaty — to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States (see Case C ‑ 127 / 08 Metock and Others [2008] ECR I ‑ 6241, paragraphs 82 and 59; Case C ‑ 162 / 09 Lassal [2010] ECR I ‑ 9217, paragraph 30; and Case C ‑ 434 / 09 McCarthy [2011] ECR I ‑ 3375, paragraph 28), it is also intended, as is apparent from Article 1 (a) thereof, to set out the conditions governing the exercise of that right (see, to that effect, McCarthy, paragraph 33, and Joined Cases C ‑ 424 / 10 and C ‑ 425 / 10 Ziolkowski and Szeja [2011] ECR I ‑ 14035, paragraphs 36 and 40), which include, where residence is desired for a period of longer than three months, the condition laid down in Article 7 (1)(b) of the directive that Union citizens who do not or no longer have worker status must have sufficient resources.

80 In the light of all of the foregoing, the answer to the question referred is that EU law — in particular, as it results from Article 7 (1)(b), Article 8 (4) and Article 24 (1) and (2) of Directive 2004/38 — must be interpreted as precluding national legislation, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which, even as regards the period following the first three months of residence, automatically — whatever the circumstances — bars the grant of a benefit, such as the compensatory supplement provided for in Paragraph 292 (1) of the ASVG, to a national of another Member State who is not economically active, on the grounds that, despite having been issued with a certificate of residence, he does not meet the necessary requirements for obtaining the legal right to reside on the territory of the first Member State for a period of longer than three months, since obtaining that right of residence is conditional upon that national having sufficient resources not to apply for the benefit.

EEA citizens who enjoy a right of residence under European Union law (Paragraphs 51 and 52) must, if they are residing in Austria for longer than three months, notify the authority within four months of their entry.

47 By way of such limitations and conditions, Article 7 (1)(b) of Directive 2004/38 provides that a Member State may require nationals of another Member State wishing to have the right of residence on its territory for a period of longer than three months without being economically active to have comprehensive sickness insurance cover in the host Member State and sufficient resources for themselves and their family members not to become a burden on the social assistance system of that Member State during their period of residence (see, to that effect, Case C ‑ 480 / 08 Teixeira [2010] ECR I ‑ 1107, paragraph 42).

(C) Limit the temporary suspension to no longer than 30 days from the date of the oral statement, unless a written statement pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section is submitted during that time.

7... (a) if the person to whom it relates is subsequently convicted of an offence referred to in paragraph 4 (1)(b), other than an offence referred to in subparagraph 7.2 (a)(ii); (b) on evidence establishing to the satisfaction of the Board that the person to whom it relates is no longer of good conduct; or (c) on evidence establishing to the satisfaction of the Board that the person to whom it relates knowingly made a false or deceptive statement in relation to the application for the record suspension, or knowingly concealed some material particular in relation to that application.

If your resume is more than two pages long and loaded with dense paragraphs, they're likely not to read it all the way through.

At the end of the day, your emails should rarely be more than a quick intro to the topic, one short paragraph, and a call to action at their longest.

Rather than seeing the highlights of your internship experience, a hiring manager sees a long list that offers only slightly more appeal than if it were presented in a paragraph.

My own rule of thumb is to break all paragraphs longer than three lines into two or more shorter, bulleted sections.

Add bullet points to your LinkedIn profile to jazz it up and break up the monotony of shorter - than - long paragraphs: ♦ ► ◘ ✔ ✰ ✉ ☎

A cover letter should not be longer than a page (three to four paragraphs at most).

: As the items in this middle paragraph are of significant importance to the company and hiring manager, don't afraid to make this one longer than the rest.

We recommend that it's no longer than a page — stick to 3 - 4 paragraphs.

Letter Length A cover letter should be three or four paragraphs at most, and shouldn't be longer than one page.

Pro Tip: As the items in this middle paragraph are of significant importance to the company and hiring manager, don't afraid to make this one longer than the rest.

You can still address the same points; it's just that long paragraphs can be harder to read on a screen than on paper.

The bullet points are mostly short phrases instead of full sentences, which makes this simpler to read than long paragraphs.

Keep each paragraph no longer than 4 - 5 lines.

Ideally, your covering letter should be no more than one page long and with short and clearly themed paragraphs.

A few paragraphs are plenty, and your letter should never be longer than a single page.

Although you want to write an impressive email that details every piece of your work experience, most people don't have time to read emails that are more than two paragraphs long.

Also, your entire cover letter should not be more than three to five paragraphs long - on the shorter side if you include the cover letter in the body of an email.