Sentences with phrase «make points like»

Instead answers that make points like this should be summarized into a small comment on the question.

I feel Szczesny is trying to force a move and might use the Final to make a point like Overmars did in the UEFA Cup Final before he was sold.

Revkin complains above that he is getting «reamed» when «making points like those.»

Not exact matches

Then there are the scenes when plot points are achingly hand - fed to us, like a scene in which Ellsberg is making copies of the volumes of files that make up the Pentagon Papers (which also drags on a few beats too long).

But the British control over strategic points like Gibraltar, Malta, and the Suez Canal made that impossible.

The study also found that, «humorous complainers are better liked than non-humorous complainers,» meaning Dufu's method could be a way to make a point without damaging a professional relationship.

Naysayers make some good points, but the fact is people like reading about the world's most valuable company.

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Over at AllThingsD, in outlining her three big takeaways from Nintendo's announcement, Tricia Duryee makes a great point that the new portable screen will almost certainly compete with Apple's iPad for face time, given its forward - facing camera, ability to browse the Internet, draw on the screen with a stylus, play standalone games like Othello, view photos and video chat.

In one sense, he points out, the characteristics that make people like him successful in business really do translate easily to their charitable lives.

Not only do all these channels constantly point to each other and give customers reason to engage with the company, Eat24 social media manager Patty Jordan says they make customers feel like they're talking with people, not a robot or business.

«That doesn't mean you shouldn't work on yourself and develop yourself and learn to make people more comfortable, but at a certain point it's like, what are you trying to accomplish?»

He makes a point of sharing the type of information that will help others avoid mistakes that he made when he was just starting out, and of taking complex ideas (like big data or digital marketing technologies) and explaining them in a way that beginners can understand.

Other services have made that pitch, of course, but too often they've felt like handicapped versions of cable at a lower price point.

Although each Hilton point isn't as valuable as one point from another currency, like Chase Ultimate Rewards, the card's high earning rate makes up for it.

But no matter how long it has been since I was at the helm, if I see something that I don't like, I'm not at all shy about making my thoughts known and asking some very pointed questions.

You can also go analog here and make Small Business Saturday an event in your neighborhood by hanging balloons, giving away treats and pointing customers to other businesses they might like.

«It may make sense to hire a president or operational person to handle business decisions like payroll and benefits at a certain growth point,» she says.

I like to tell people I've made so many mistakes as an entrepreneur that I can't help but succeed from this point on.

At one point, in March, it looked like there would be an opportunity for Hari to visit the headquarters and speak about changes Starbucks could make.

More transparency, by simplifying communications and the flow of information, can make your organization more open and connected because people will feel like they have all of the information they need, at all points in time, to make the right decisions for the company.

«Before she (Agosta) came down, I just looked over at the bench and saw my teammates like pointing at me, just one more and to have their support made it a whole lot easier,» Rooney said.

But senior State Department officials expressed concerns about those talking points, arguing that they made it seem like the State Department had ignored CIA warnings.

At some point, you need to be chosen as a leader, both for the people you're leading — so they can feel like they made a choice — but also so you know that you're wanted, and that people feel confident in you and will follow your guidance.

The point is that by making a small up front investment in time, energy, and resources, you can determine quickly whether this project is worth further investment in things like marketing and publicity.

Not only that, but the broadcast networks could be so weak by that point that they will be unable to pay enough to lock up future Super bowl rights — making it even more likely that the chance to air the big game will be snapped up by a digital giant like Apple or Google.

Now, of course it's up to both the entrepreneur and the spouse to determine how that support plays out, but, «Asking pointed questions like, «When you're stressed out because of the business, what can I do to make you feel supported?»

Pointing to examples such as seeing «moral equivalence in Charlottesville» and treating women «like they're pieces of meat,» Comey explained that Trump's inability to «respect and adhere to the values that are at the core of this country,» most notably the truth, make him unfit to be president «on moral grounds.»

What Lazy CEOs like my friend do is figure out the key point of constraint to success as quickly as possible as a way to make the best possible decisions.

At that point, I was making something like 10 percent profit on my sales.

The app lets you earn «Sweatcoins,» or points based on the number of steps you take in a day, which you can then use to buy a limited number of specific goods that Sweatcoin has made available — like a Fitbit tracker, fitness classes, or subscriptions to apps designed to help you eat healthier.

Case in point: they will remember what kind of pillow you prefer and make you feel like you just arrived home with their friendly service!

We couldn't make anything like the display in the current Kindle, and it took years for the technology to get to that point.

Mars will operate Kind's international operations and make use of Mars's own enormous worldwide distribution network to make and market Kind products in countries like China, where Mars has over 2.3 million distribution points.

While not all gossip is bad — one can share secrets about wonderful things like a suspected pregnancy or job promotion — Epstein points out that «useful gossip is, in the minds of most people, not what gossip is really about,» and so the majority of the book focuses on the more naughty kind of tattling, the kind that makes your heart beat faster when the subject of ridicule comes around the corner.

I'm at a point in my life where «wedding season» is about to become a very real thing, and I wanted something fun that would make me feel like the life of the party, even when awkwardly sitting to the side of the dance floor.

Several protesters, like 39 - year - old Mario Quintero, outed themselves as being in the country illegally to help make their point.

Their goal is to streamline the process to the point where Apple - quality work filters down to cash - strapped tech entrepreneurs who have an idea for a product but no idea of how to make it or what it could look like.

A lot of people like to make the point that the actual unemployment rate should be 10 % - plus.

Valleywag points out that this whole situation is really weird: «So, our elected officials, in their effort to find a scapegoat for crimes against sex workers like the murder of Julissa Brisman, have taken a site that never made a dime from the hookups it helped set up, and turned it into a full - time, for - profit sex money machine.»

Making the point that everything a user sees in his or her feed is there because another user shared it, Stamos wrote that Facebook is «like a pot luck... where everybody brings their own food from the outside, and the host decides how to arrange the buffet table based upon a model of what people like to eat.»

«A company like Mattel or Hasbro isn't making a non-pink Easy Bake Oven to make a social point, they are doing it to reach a new segment of the market,» he says.

More than a quarter of the list is made up of families like the Aquilinis, and while it may be hard to feel sympathy for the pecadilloes of the rich, it's worth pointing out that being a member of a dynasty comes with its own set of burdens.

He was able to keep the discussion largely on the topics he likes to focus on, and he made a number of points that will resonate with progressives, not a small voting group in New York.

These qualities often make for great leaders, and proud introverts like to point to certain famous examples.

Halvorson points out that the «Goal Looms Larger Effect» — the mechanism that makes imminent goals feel all - consuming, like when you're finishing a race or closing a sale, is the same effect that helps people hit deadlines.

The idea goes something like this: Build a product to the point at which it's good enough, launch it quickly into the marketplace, and then make iterations as you go while learning from your customers.

It does not make picks against the spread, though we like to include the point spread (in parentheses, courtesy of Vegas Insider) for comparison.

Peele, BuzzFeed, and Monkeypaw Productions used a controversial but widely available software to make the video, in an effort to demonstrate the dangers of «deepfakes,» aka digitally manipulated videos that have the power to «make it look like anyone is saying [or doing] anything at any point in time,» that didn't actually happen.

Finally, you should make a point to talk with existing business owners — ideally in the industry you'd like to enter — who can speak from experience and offer invaluable advice on how to approach a purchase for the best results.