Sentences with phrase «n't balk at»

Now he doesn't balk at spending a good chunk of change on furniture and casegoods that we will have for a long time.

At the very least, an investor - friendly agent won't balk at writing up lower offers and making offers on numerous properties.

Employment gaps in resumes are not ideal, but there are ways to handle them positively so that prospective employers don't balk at them.

While some have complained about having to pay for public records, most legal employers don't balk at that cost.

To his credit, MoCA assistant director Ari Wiseman, who is curating Monahan's upcoming «Focus» series exhibition, didn't balk at the claim.

After a few cups of cold sake, you won't balk at the bill.

Make sure to have a bit of a financial buffer put away so you don't balk at the bar bill from a brilliant night when it comes to paying your fair share.

I didn't balk at the expense and time it took to drag him to oncology appointments to treat his lymphoma.

I don't balk at paying $ 350 - 500 for someone to do it; my earning potential is not their problem and they do not share my royalties if I somehow make it into the $ 100K club, do they?

Don't balk at the notion of a four - cylinder Boxster either, because this car is brilliant.

They weren't pushy and they didn't balk at my low budget.

The engine doesn't balk at high revs, so don't be afraid to downshift to second at 50 mph.

«The stubby shifter works with a mechanical precision that satisfies those of us who like sports cars,» Holmes said, «yet it's light and easy enough that the average driver won't balk at it.»

And, unlike so many automatics, it doesn't balk at multiple downshifts; pull the paddle four times in quick succession in seventh and, as long as you've got revs to spare, you'll nail third every time.

But even if you don't balk at the idea of the names Spielberg and Bresson being spoken in the same breath (I've always thought very highly of Spielberg, but I'm not there yet), War Horse is, structurally, a closer cousin to Anthony Mann's Winchester «73.

After all, if he didn't balk at stepping into Danny Elfman's territory, why would he have a problem trying to outdo John Williams?

The exhibits will act as a catalyst for insight, guaranteeing a memorable time for a fee you won't balk at.

I don't balk at paying $ 35 for an Ella Bella Bum or a Chelory.

My wife is gluten intolerant so I am always on the look out for things she can eat and that the kids will not balk at, here you have it, a total SCORE!

This is for the family looking for an everyday double stroller that delivers in terms of comfort, safety, and ease of use and for the family that will not balk at a higher price point.

Snyder needed a reliable test subject who would not balk at any distressing information the project might uncover, so he volunteered himself.

Moore, however, isn't balking at the cost.

A competent listing agent who is skilled at short sales should not balk at such a tactic.

Future prospective lost wage orders were not balked at.

Not exact matches

Taking on more bank debt wasn't an option either, as bankers would have balked at the amount of debt already on Medport's balance sheet.

You might balk at dropping $ 196 on a pair of leggings, but I can't emphasize enough how comfortable and stretchy these leggings were.

As Red Robin shares shed nearly 29 percent of their value, Cramer balked at the Street's response, saying that the rise of take - out and delivery is an «unstoppable trend» that will quash chains like Red Robin if they don't find ways to appeal to new customer bases.

«[It's] one of if not the worst forms of animal cruelty within industrial animal production,» says Josh Balk, senior director of food policy at HSUS.

A coalition of adverse forces seemed allied against Foster's determination and high hopes: (1) there was potential for a strike, should Foster balk at union demands; (2) 1983 might have proved not even close to the bottom of the recession for heavy machinery; (3) who knew what EPA standards the former owner had let slide, that the new one might be called on to correct?

Do not jump down the prospect's throat, offering a slick line to combat their excuse, when they balk at signing the deal because they, all of a sudden, have no time.

Several congressional Republicans on board with repealing the ACA have balked at the aggressive timetable, arguing that swift action shouldn't happen before a comprehensive plan is in place.

Sometimes companies balk at spending money on new solutions, or they simply don't have the expertise or understanding to deploy, manage, or monitor barriers to cybercrime.

Maybe they didn't use it because they thought other brands already balked at it for good reason.

My esteemed marketing colleagues initially balked at the idea of creating products that generate royalties, so I can understand how creating something from nothing might be daunting for those who aren't even in creative roles.

David M. Lampton, director of China Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, said it was not surprising for China to balk at the idea of an American company using Hong Kong, and China's own «one country, two systems» policy, as a way around censorship.

That amount, however, is probably not enough to stop the primary buyers of a day cab truck like this from balking at a purchase.

People balked at the comparison of gluttony to homosexuality... and I guess my question was why is one so charged with guilt and emotion while the other we don't really care so much about.

Friedman understands that most nations do not have the infrastructure or culture needed to participate in the global economy and may balk at making the necessary changes.

Who's to say why some people balked at the idea of Noah being an environmentalist, but didn't mind him being depicted as one of Veggie Tales» cucumbers?

When officers of the Rabbinical Council ofAmerica balked at participating in a Catholic - sponsored conference on «Man as the Image of God,» on the grounds that this was «theology,» the Rav wryly remarked that a conference on «Man as a Purely Naturalistic Being» would not have set off the same alarms.

I infer from Kevin Martin's questions about papal power that he thinks that Dostoevsky would have balked at John Paul's anti «Communist mission, even though Russian Orthodoxy was among its major beneficiaries, because papal realpolitik is un «Christian and should never be enlisted even in the cause of Christ's Kingdom, which is not of this world.

Other Christians, even if they are hesitant to affirm a physical resurrection, will surely balk, if they take the New Testament seriously, at following Kübler - Ross's chatty recommendation that «it might be helpful if more people would talk about death and dying as an intrinsic part of life, just as they do not hesitate to mention when someone is expecting a new baby.»

No, momoya, it's about out of control insurance costs going ever higher because more and more is mandated to be covered, it's about tax exempt groups being in effect taxed via mandates and indeed mandated to pay things that go directly contrary to their philosophy, it's about disingenuous mumblers on the left talking incoherently about people being «forced» not to use contraception when (a) no one is forcing them to affiliate with the organization balking at the mandate, (b) no one is preventing them from buying contraception on their own dime and (c) no one is preventing them from buying their own health insurance plans, something MANY will have to do when Obamacare kicks in for real.

In searching for a worthy response, Rollins says he is drawn to Christian mystics like Meister Ekhart, «for while they did not embrace total silence, they balked at the presumption of those who would seek to colonize the name «God» with concepts... By speaking with wounded words of their wounded Christ, these mystics helped to develop, not a distinct religious tradition, but rather a way of engaging with and understanding already existing religious traditions: seeing them as a loving response to God rather than a way of defining God.»

I showed it to my fiance and he didn't even balk at eating vegetarian.

Five years ago, things started to relax, and it wasn't just the food: The Clash played on the speakers, the chairs were backless, and customers balked at the long lines rather than the high prices.

Now, you guys know I have a massive sweet tooth and I don't really balk at eating refined sugars, but to be completely honest, I don't really care much for the PSL — it tastes a little artificial and over the top to me.

I kid you not, my children, who would normally balk at the notion of eating celery, never knew it was in there.

Anderson, who didn't return SI's phone calls, apparently balked at going to Toronto for the same reasons Gill threatened to retire if he was dealt to the Raptors — players don't want to play for a floundering franchise and deal with what they perceive to be an unfavorable tax situation (page 118).

The Tigers might not be ready to part with him yet, and could instead balk at any package the Brewers deem reasonable.