Sentences with phrase «n't muddy the waters»

Don't muddy the water with demographics that don't apply.

A spokesman for DEP — they always have an answer — said the issue wasn't muddy water released in torrents into the Esopus from the reservoir, but the quality of water coming out of taps in Gotham.

Chris added, «many MEPs are willing to help on this issue but it's complicated so if we want them to lobby on motorcycling's behalf, we need to get our act together and not muddy the water with spurious claims.»

I felt that, on a formal level, time needed to be incredibly rigid and well - defined so it wouldn't muddy the waters of the narrative later on down the line.

Note: Most travelers booking Economy or Discount Economy fares will not be reaching a meaningful level of status (Silver or above) with British Airways so I have deliberatley not muddied the waters by taking status earning into consideration in this blog.

If you want your team to install the mobile app, don't muddy the waters by asking them to add three time entries, or upload 10 documents.

I certainly don't lean toward HWR's arguments at all, but so as to not muddy the waters I'd rather not when countering his anecdotes deal in the same and would prefer to dispense with this 80/20, 90/10, 95/5 myth once and for all because I've yet to see a source cited for these stats much less the methodology used to arrive at same.

Not exact matches

Tselikis: It's funny because I think there is, at times, a misconception that family and business don't mix, and that family can muddy the waters a bit.

«It is important people recognize the motivations of Muddy Waters, because it is they who deliberately muddy the waters, not us.

As The Wirecutter notes, «Details on the high end are clear but not piercing, the mids are even with no muddy, blurred sound, and for $ 70, the Swimbuds Sport headphones sound better than some of the merely water - resistant headphones that cost upwards of $ 40 more.»

That said, this particular case features an obvious First Amendment issue that muddies the waters of what kinds of data should and shouldn't be off limits, thus making the AG's case less than ideal for furthering the cause of consumer privacy rights.

White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus muddied the waters on President Donald Trump's new executive order barring immigration from select countries, saying Sunday it «doesn't include green card holders going forward» but adding that anyone traveling back and forth from the countries in question will be subject to further screening, including U.S. citizens.

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«I think that before Oct. 1, before chargebacks became an issue, the value proposition wasn't clear on making a move to EMV and that muddied the waters even further,» Carcillo explained.

Plus, varying levels of interest rates paid on debt loads can also muddy the water on earnings — not to mention that there are various analytical ways to account for rent expense (whether to capitalize such assets or to allow the expense to flow through the operating line).

Along the way, though, you get a little more information and it not only broadens your perspective, but also muddies the water.

Don't let news people muddy the water, it only obscures the truth.

I kind of think I knew that, but I think it muddies the waters (anyway) and places things in question which ought not be re-thought, such as the existence of God.

I thought the purpose of teaching was to make things clear, not to muddy the water.

You still have not answered the question, all you have done is quoted from a book I know to be false, and tried to muddy the water.

Taken in isolation they only serve to muddy the waters.6 Even in Process and Reality the transformation of God into an actual entity is not wholly complete, and to that extent there is some truth in the assertion that «what little influence Whitehead's God has on the actual world... he has as a principle, not as a being or person, and insofar as God is a personal being, he is without any effect on the actual world.

, but it won't do any good to muddy the water about God's standards.

Shrinking looked they like those who wade through a stream in winter; irresolute like those who are afraid of all around them; grave like a guest (in awe of his host); evanescent like ice that is melting away; unpretentious like wood that has not been fashioned into anything; vacant like a valley, and dull like muddy water.

The French club's president has been saying all sorts of things in recent weeks to muddy the waters but I think we all knew that Jean - Michel Aulas was not always going to be completely honest.

Horses kick up sprays of water behind them, not muddy clods, and the riders come back from a race as clean as if they had just taken a shower.

Sanchez muddied the waters this week, though, rebuffing the Frenchman's suggestion that he has not told him he wants to leave and suggesting that he is waiting for a response from the club.

The plot thickens when it comes to the Arsenal transfer rumours about the Leicester City and Algerian international star Riyad Mahrez after a source from the player's current club muddied the waters even further by claiming that, contrary to popular belief, Arsenal did not even try to sign Mahrez last summer.

with this situation, which is undoubtedly Wenger created, the waters are so muddy now I'm not sure things can return to normal... no matter what is said through official club channels, this is clearly their fault... when they rolled the dice with the whole Sanchez negative media spin to protect Wenger, when he didn't start Sanchez against Liverpool last season, (how ironic) they sunk to a new low... it's become too easy to deceive, just think of all the manufactured lies that have come from the mouths of Wenger and Gazidis since we've arrived at the Emirates... the only reason we allowed them to happen for so long is that we hoped it would eventually lead to something of some consequence and all would be forgiven... well I don't forgive them and I certainly won't forget anytime soon... the worst part is the lies are oftentimes so juvenile that you can only conclude that the club must think that we're a bunch of intellectually challenged 10 year olds....

There is no doubt that Szczesny would not be happy returning to Arsenal, and he has gained a lot of respect in Italy since his departure from the Emirates, and now the Roma President Jim Pallota has muddied the waters even further, by saying that the Pole is very keen to stay in the Italian capital.

This muddying of the waters would make the results of the research meaningless, and could well mean that some of the real benefits of BLW don't show up.

«I don't think anything muddies the waters.

These, however, as judges involved in the present case have suggested, are muddy waters on to which they will not venture.

This image is a great way to muddy the moral waters and in the process soothe the concerns of people who'd rather this incident not linger in the public mind, since if Martin is not a perfect angel, then his killing is somehow not as much of a problem, regardless of the circumstances.

Oh, and a Cuomo flack tried to further muddy the waters by claiming the city is «solely responsible for funding [the subway's] capital plan,» which isn't remotely close to traditional practice of recent times.

Their preference of a muddy habitat and the fact that they are usually located near the drainage system of the cave, in a close proximity to running water, however suggest that these animals are not exactly immobile.

The researchers were able to see signs of watery adaptation not seen in other dinosaurs: a small nostril located far back on the head, apparently to limit water intake; relatively long forelimbs; big flat feet suitable for paddling as well as walking on muddy ground; and very dense limb bones, which would have allowed Spinosaurus to submerge itself rather than float at the surface.

Chris Kresser looked more closely at the research, and found that many of the animal studies are done using poligeenan and not undegraded carrageenan, which further muddies the water.

Unfortunately, although many of us understand the importance of physical training — think popular endurance races that send us over walls and through muddy waters — too many of us don't know how...

Unfortunately, although many of us understand the importance of physical training — think popular endurance races that send us over walls and through muddy waters — too many of us don't know how to rest or try the movement practices needed to maximize the mind's growth opportunities.

I hate to break it to you, but we're never going to recapture the Summer of Love experience in muddy upstate New York when we're standing on beautifully manicured grass Instagramming a Tupac hologram — and the other hand's clutching a bottle of water, not making a peace sign.

Not one where there's tons of «Ur hawt» messages flying back and forth every day, muddying the water on statistics like this.

I was bit a disappointed that not only does the game never really bring clarity to the ending of the original Dead Rising, it muddies the water even further for the franchise with its own murky ending.

This was supposed to be a standalone adventure for Wolverine, and yet writers Mark Bomback and Scott Frank can't help but muddy the waters with references to the X-Men, including a mid-credits sting at the end of the movie that admittedly shouldn't be missed.

To further muddy the waters, I can't disagree with its success at the 69th Academy Awards ceremony, being nominated for an impressive seven awards and winning two — one for its original screenplay and another honoring McDormand's lead performance.

Director Adam Shankman is the Uwe Boll of family movies: he doesn't know how to pace a picture, he has no idea what to do with a camera (check out an outdoor banquet sequence that looks like it was shot under muddy water), and his use of John Debney's atrocious, hate - crime of a score should set off Amnesty International's radar.

Location: Wildspire Waste Element: N / A Weak points: Legs, underbelly, tail Weakest to: Water (when muddy), Fire (when clean), Ice Ailment Attack (s): Muddy, Waterblights

A twisted, sprawling rat's nest of a story with enough characters and double - crosses to fill a warehouse, Inherent Vice muddied its own waters further by putting a burned out, stoned protagonist front and center.

While it's true that this does if not undercut then at least muddy the water with respect to the movie's metaphorical associations, it's interestingly handled within the framework of the film, and seems a commercial tip of the cap as much as anything, something that DVD interviews about its late production inclusion seem to support.

I continue to see this rezoning as a way for the Department of Education to muddy the waters of services that it was — and wasn't — providing for all learners.

That however does not make my definition of the piston correct 8)... and yes some mor info to muddy the waters.