Sentences with phrase «more noble thing»

It would, however, have been a far more noble thing to graciously and appreciatively accept the inaugural award from Booktrust, and then openly donate Amazon's funds to the UK's independent booksellers and their member organization.

Not exact matches

Sure, if a driver flips you off on the freeway, it's a noble and wise thing to «turn the other cheek» - but if a mass murderer is alive and planning more carnage, it would be an insult to all that is good, right, and just in the world to allow him to plan and execute further terrorist plots.

Now, I'm not trying to get into a debate, I just find it interesting, that when things go badly for christians, it is that they are being tested, or told to wait, or that somehow their faith in the face of adversity is more noble.

It is more noble to do good just to do the right thing and help another, than to escape the wrath of a vindictive pr.ick.

All - inclusive, yet simple; noble, clean, luminous, stable, rigorous, true; — what more ideal refuge could there be than such a system would offer to spirits vexed by the muddiness and accidentally of the world of sensible things?

It is a good and noble thing to work, but work can sometimes be used as a way to avoid facing more important aspects of life.

Now, sitting in Westminster Hall, I heard all this challenged, and new and much more interesting vistas opened up: of course we must be allowed to think along large lines, to lift our minds to things that are great and noble, to ponder the things of God, and to connect these with our public life, our common life and the search for the common good.

In fact, I think I was led to believe that the more I gave and the more that I said no and worked and achieved that the better mom I would become and that was the right and noble thing to do.

I had some delicious things - thai chicken lettuce wraps from Noble Sandwich, barbeque ribs from Kerlin, something with apples and bacon, and don't even get me started on the dessets... Austin's famous Gourdough's was there, and so... [Read more...]

To a certain extent the film argues that the actual working nature of the British Empire was determined more by individual desire than anything more noble or idealistic (insofar as empire - building could be either of those things).

It can be those things, but it can also be Biomedical Engineering, Food Science Theory and Application, Digital Media and Carpentry; all noble callings that are ripe with the potential of fruitful careers in the job market.I am a daily witness to outlandish potential and even more incredible reality as I see students fabricating complicated ductwork, reworking the plugs and wires on a V8 engine and interpreting the bitewing X-rays of dental patients.

Things break, especially if a Noble is used as a daily driver — which is more likely now they have dropped in price and become» affordable».

The Barnes and Noble Nook line of devices is the latest causality in Targets bid to carry more recognizable mainstream products and not to be a showroom for companies that sell things online.

If only Barnes and Noble would have handle the Nook better and hopefully Rakuten's purchase of OverDrive makes things a little more competitive.

But Barnes & Noble manages to keep things stark - looking, while Amazon merely appears to offer more menu options.

eBook Lending sites are supposed to be a positive thing and to draw more attention to the fact only Amazon and Barnes and Noble currently offer this, which in many cases is the deciding factor to go with their e-readers.

While the synergies derived from this partnership are obvious — more purchases are made from the Nook store and Samsung gets more retail outlets for their tablets in the form of Barnes & Noble brick - and - mortar stores — they seem pretty minor in the scheme of things, especially considering how much energy (and money) B&N devoted to the Nook over the last few years.

However, the software update is not the only thing to be excited about the Nook Color since there are a lot more that Barnes & Noble has put on offer.

Most of the big names in electronic reading — Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo — like to keep a lid on all information about things like sales figures on devices, numbers of ebooks sold, and more.

Barnes and Noble runs more sales on their tablets and ereaders than anyone, and today it's looking like things are getting a little desperate.

Barnes and Noble could make a lot more money and gain a lot more return customers if they just did these three things, especially the first one.

Funny thing is Barnes and Noble being at only 21 %, considering they have very good options so far, I would consider them more likely to delivery something good..

Barnes & Noble has reportedly shipped more than 3 million Nook Color slates to date, and with Amazon's $ 199 Kindle Fire ready to heat things up beginning next week, we're hoping B&N has a few surprises up its sleeve this morning to keep the space competitive.