Sentences with phrase «more of a dent»

Switching to dairy - free yogurt is no problem taste-wise (hello Coyo) but it will make more of a dent in the budget (# 4.99 for 400g... yikes).

Just 5 — 0 up at half time, the team returned to the pitch desperate to make more of a dent in the opposition.

Friday's Winter Olympics opening ceremonies could slow business, though the Summer Games traditionally has made more of a dent on moviegoing.

I've always called it a hole, but it's really more of a dent: a fist - sized concavity where my sternum should be.

Yes big purchases make more of a dent, but that is not the point.

Not exact matches

Decades of research show that working more than 40 hours a week is unsustainable and severely dents productivity per hour, and neuroscientists and others warn that failing to give your brain adequate time to rest and recuperate is a recipe for disaster (which you might guess that many people have grasped for themselves, given the current mania for «mindfulness»).

It is a guarantee that you'll be treated well, that you'll get a high - quality product that won't dent your bank balance, and you'll get more fun out of your purchase than you expected.

But there was widespread agreement among the working group's on - the - ground experts — including Panjabi; Ngozi Okonjo - Iweala, the former Nigerian finance minister who now chairs Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; Helle Thorning - Schmidt, CEO of Save the Children International; and Andrew Youn of the One Acre Fund — that only a more comprehensive health strategy would make any real dent in childhood mortality.

Women tend to be more neurotic than men, but contrary to hoary old stereotypes of moody women, it's actually openness to new experiences that most dents the productivity of female workers.

But her authority was dented by her decision in 2015 to commit Germany to an open - door policy on migration, resulting in an influx of more than one million people.

To test how much meditation training you need to make a serious dent in your stress levels, J. David Creswell and his team from Carnegie Mellon University, looked at the payoff of three short 25 - minute mindfulness training sessions in which participants were taught to focus on their breath, focus their attention and be more in the moment.

BlackBerry still owns more than 40 % of the North American smartphone market, and though it continues to show healthy growth in emerging markets, investors worry about the declining average sale price for its products, about RIM's failure to make a dent in the consumer marketplace, and about the growing sense that it no longer offers an enterprise user anything that one of its sexier rivals doesn't do as well or better.

Tyre maker Nokian dropped more than 5 percent after first - quarter profit missed expectations and analysts believe that the higher cost of raw materials will dent future earnings.

In a filing with the SEC last month, Spotify said more than two million users were using modified versions of its service, such as the ones available on Telegram, and that this was making a dent in its revenue.

And the election of Donald Trump in the U.S. hasn't dented that support — if anything, this survey suggests that the new U.S. leader's position actually makes Canadians more inclined to support clean energy here at home.»

On Monday, the New York Times ran a story noting that the regular disasters striking Florida — and the forecasts of worse to come — have done nothing to dent the ongoing land rush packing more and more people into the state, including on the coasts and in ecologically sensitive wetlands.

The new dating feature asks Facebook's users to trust the social network with yet more of their personal data — confidence that was severely dented after revelations that lax Facebook data policies enabled a political ad targeting firm to obtain data on 87 million users without their consent.

We believe that only if the investigation into intellectual property issues leads to material increases in the tariffs the U.S. imposes on telecommunication and semi-conductor imports could this potentially translate into a more meaningful dent in China's exports of around 0.8 pp.

Besides, as stated, cutting the funding would not have actually made any kind of a dent in the budget and when faced with a government closure that would have resulted in our Troops not receiving paychecks, the issues should have been tabled for a more appropriate venue.

Rather it is, first, to understand the truth of our predicament more deeply so that we may better discern how to act, and secondly, to dent the liberals» apparently unshakeable confidence in these foundational assumptions.

But even if we fail to make much of a dent in our established ways, our meeting may be one more step in changing the climate in which we work, and, if so, it will be worth the time and effort that has been expended.

Cutting off 4 cups of fresh mint barely made a dent in the... read more...

I'm addicted to cookbooks but I've barely made a dent in trying more than a few recipes for any one of them.

The defeat against United was more than just a dent to their pride and title aspirations, it leaves their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League in real danger.

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Instead of to repair any dent, the Gunners MUST wreck more havoc to the Red Devils» home game superiority by hammering the Red Devils to cause more dents.

Spieth put a bit of a dent in the lopsided scoring and hoped to do more damage over the weekend.

As a result, Adrian is said to be looking for a move away from the London Stadium as he believes that the arrival of Hart will severely dent his hopes of earning regular first team football during the current... [Read more...]

Aiming breastfeeding promotion ads at the five to ten percent of the population that do not want to breastfeed may make a small dent in breastfeeding rates, but figuring out how to battle the systemic barriers to successful breastfeeding is more important, more difficult and more likely to make a real difference.

But tonight's event, held at Sprig, a bar and restaurant in the lobby of Midtown's Lipstick Building, likely didn't make much of a dent, with no more than several hundred signatures collected over the course of a two - hour open bar.

But it's going to be difficult to make a dent in the flood of TV ads — both positive and negative — that the Cuomo campaign and the state Democratic Party have been running, since they are both flush with many more millions of dollars worth of campaign cash than Astorino has managed to raise.

Unlike the Liberal Democrats» broken pledge to oppose hikes in tuition fees, which has severely dented the standing of the party on the national stage and clobbered Clegg's own personal ratings, the Conservatives had a clear mandate to proceed with reforming Britain's hospitals, schools and other vital public services to drive up the quality in a more cost effective way.

In short, the Lib Dems could pick up the odd seat here and there - but to make a meaningful dent on the Conservatives, who themselves will be eyeing up dozens of marginal Labour seats, would probably require a campaign based on far more than just opposing Brexit.

Some surveys suggest that more than half of British 16 - and 17 - year - olds see themselves as likely to go to university, implying that aspiration has not been dented by tuition fees.

More than a third of the state's money is spent on Medicaid, making it a necessary and obvious target for cuts, and yet each year the same ritual plays out: The governor proposes cuts to health care; the state's hospital lobby and the union representing health - care workers spend millions of dollars in maudlin TV ads decrying the cuts — on top of the millions they contribute to elected officials; the governor's poll numbers decline, and he agrees to an expensive truce that barely makes a dent in rising Medicaid costs.

Jaron Benjamin, the executive director of the Metropolitan Council on Housing, a New York City tenants» rights organization, said it's harder to make a dent in the mayoral race because there's so much more money being spent: «In a City Council race you... blow the other candidate out of the water.»

Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation executive director Andrew Berman said the new modifications make only a small dent in the negative effects of the plan, which calls for more than 2 million square feet of new construction.

The «Great Recession» may have put a dent in many older adults» pocketbooks, but a new study, which will be presented at the 109th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, finds that more than 40 percent reported a decrease in «financial strain» between 2006 and 2010.

Even with higher rates and cheaper processes, «recycling won't make a dent until 10 or more years after mass - market penetration of EVs,» says Linda Gaines, a transportation systems analyst at Argonne National Laboratory, who was not involved in the work.

I am hopeful that between orthotropics, awareness of the need to have adequate Vit D & A, knowledge of the importance of minerals, with ties treated at birth, AND more moms breastfeeding, we can start to make a dent in the crazy orthodontics we have in our country these days.

It's thinner material, more of a summer or fall top, but I wear a camisole under for an extra layer of warmth (and to smooth out some lumps and dents and seams from my bra).

If the boards weren't level he used a hammer and another piece of wood (so he wouldn't dent the wood) to get the boards into the ground more.

The relationship between Bruce and Selina is handled excellently, and the concept behind Harvey Dent's downfall is arguably more iconic than ever thanks to the intimate nature of the game.

Synopsis: With the help of allies Lt. Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and DA Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman (Christian Bale) has been able to keep a tight lid... [MORE]

The film is called Truth Or Dare and it's the truths that are more interesting, bringing skeletons out of everyone's closet and driving a dent in relationships.

The following year, box office performances seemed to suggest that animation would always be Disney's predominant forte; a trio of dramatically affecting and darker than usual live action productions (Return to Oz, The Journey of Natty Gann and One Magic Christmas) earned no more than $ 14 million individually, the second and third Touchstone releases (Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend and My Science Project) did not make great dents in the charts, and summer animated release The Black Cauldron, the top - grossing new film with over $ 21 million, was clearly

The usually serious Tommy Lee Jones certainly brings the camp with one of the more absurd takes on Harvey Dent, though he struggles for attention when sharing screen time with Jim Carrey's manic Riddler.

With the help of allies Lt. Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and DA Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman (Christian Bale) has been able [Read More] to keep a tight lid on crime in Gotham City.

Speaking of damage, I loved the subtleties of the little dents to something more substantial.

Having almost completed her Master of Educational Studies by coursework at The University of Queensland, Shelly Dent Alonso believes postgraduate study has made her a more effective and knowledgeable teacher.