Sentences with phrase «not as frivolous»

Thomas Gainsborough painted songstress Elizabeth Linley not as a frivolous flower but as a new kind of woman Read More

The request is not as frivolous as it may seem; Carroll uses music and poetry to keep the peace among local warring leaders in Burma's Shan States.

«We view concept cars not as frivolous design exercises but as a way of assuring that all elements of our vision are captured in future models,» said Losh.

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And as you peel back that social conditioning around the idea that admitting you have a beauty routine must mean you're frivolous or maybe shouldn't be taken too seriously, you start to realize almost every woman has something to say — «Actually, I've been using this same mascara for 10 years, and it's the most amazing product.

Yieldify CEO Jay Radia said the company does not comment on ongoing legal cases, but slammed Bounce Exchange as a «tyrant» and asserted that Yieldify «will not get bullied by any organisation that brings forward frivolous and unfair claims and misuse legal systems for their advantage.»

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Unfortunately, we often view the act of being intentionally creative as frivolous since we may not see instant results.

Even though Facebook has dot.com at the end of its name, it shouldn't be discounted as frivolous or not influential.

I've been confused as to what to do with it; I'm disciplined enough not to use it for frivolous things, but I'm not so sure how it should be used.

What puzzles me is why this suit was not dismissed as frivolous, especially since there is no likelyhood that the plaintiff will prevail.

Fortunately there are not many Muslim readers as your frivolous tirade would just re-enforce their faith in this false religion.

The truth is not such that it at once pleases the frivolous crowd — and at bottom it never does; to such a multitude the truth must appear as simply absurd.

Gottlieb suggests that Rorty is not quite so frivolous as he wants us to believe.

He knew by his cleverness exactly what his frivolous people needed, in order that they should not simply take the earnestness of the Good in vain, and thereby be led to pay the wise man a good deal of money as a reward for having deceived them.

Although Westbrook doesn't put it quite this way, he suggests that Rorty, very unlike Dewey, is something of a poseur, a morally as well as intellectually frivolous figure.

But he becomes another man; not in the frivolous sense of becoming another individual of the same quality as before, but in the sense of becoming a man of a different quality, or as we may call him: a new creature.

I certainly don't have all the answers, but being in the kitchen, cooking and baking for loved ones, is the most wonderfully nurturing and comforting thing I know, and these homemade cupcakes — frivolous as they may be in the moment — are my small way of sending some extra love out into the universe today.

I've tried to disobey it, thinking it was frivolous and unneeded, only to be greeted by a loaf whose crumb was not as fine and rise was not as perfectly formed.

We're trying not to buy many frivolous items which we won't need, as we're quite concerned about having clutter in our house.

With only one income coming in, we aren't quite as frivolous in buying things as we used to be.

I have only seen people be judged around here for continuing to hold onto opinions that are not supported by facts, or for judging others as bad parents for dumb reasons, or taking risks like homebirth for frivolous reasons.

- The proposition that all children should be fed by the school, for such frivolous reasons as a futile attempt to prevent the stigma of poverty, as if kids can't tell who has money by the clothes and toys they have, where they live, or what their parents use to drive them to school.

i've had some folks complain to me that i shouldn't be requesting our president elect to focus on «frivolous breastfeeding» when the government should focus on the economy and not my right as a woman to breastfeed or not breastfeed.

He took a swipe at some judges who would not sit on time and rise early and lawyers who file frivolous applications and employ other delay tactics as well as shoddy police investigation, and admonish them to desist from such.

Unlike some other proposals that bar candidates from contesting elections if charged with criminal cases, this solution would not vitiate the presumption of innocence, and should be seen as a «privilege» given to elected representatives, an opportunity to quickly clear their names of malicious or frivolous allegations.

I've not (yet) heard a permanent Democratic majority as goal of the Obama administration, and will vote against him should he ever adopt such a frivolous stupid stance.

«I wouldn't look on it as whether it's frivolous in relation to the women - I think (it) is frivolous in relation to the voters.

In his address, the Timi of Edeland, Oba Muniru Adesola Lawal while receiving the state leadership of PCRC, expressed disappointment in what he described as unfounded, baseless and frivolous allegation of financial recklessness purportedly credited to the members of the opposition parties against Governor Aregbesola of Osun, affirming that the current economic hardship was not in anyway the fault of Governor Aregbesola.

Even if the envelope of the balloon is recovered, the gas will be lost, which can not be justified for such a frivolous purpose as the entertainment of the rich.

As people solved the problem in Leonardo's book, they began to notice that this frivolous sequence of numbers occurred so frequently in nature that not even the bungling French police captain Bezu Fache in The Da Vinci Code could fail to become suspicious.

I don't care if you see clothing as just a way to stay warm and not arrested for indecent exposure and fashion to be frivolous... when you hide from the world while your male counterparts are proudly visible, I can't abide.

I don't care if being obsessed with how I dress or being infatuated with clothes, is seen as shallow or frivolous.

Suddenly all that gee - whiz innocence and frivolous humor comes into crystal - clear focus, as Peter discovers that being Spider - Man isn't just for fun; he really has a great responsibility, and there are real - life consequences if he fails.

In the end, The Imitation Game simply can not live up to the inherent drama of the story it's trying to tell, coming across as far more frivolous and pedantic than it should have been.

Better than Dead Rising 4 but not as good as the rest, Dead Rising 3 is a safe bet for zombie hunters looking for some frivolous open - world shlock to hop into.

Daniel Craig (the next James Bond) plays an instinctive man, not plagued by conscience, a natural soldier; Ciaran Hinds, an intellectual doubter; Robert (Mathieu Kassovitz), a sensitive artist disguised as a bomb maker; and Hanns Zischler, a seemingly emotionless killer, whose facade cracks after a particularly pathetic episode involving the shooting of a frivolous female assassin.

This may be a frivolous question or a brain teaser... But I've always wondered if it is possible to so skillfully remove the drain bolt from the bottom of an oil pan upon oil change as to not get any oil on your fingers or the socket / wrench being used?

It is required to only dispute 3 to 4 items at once because you don't want the credit bureau agencies to see the the disputes as «frivolous»: a term used in the Credit Repair world.

They believe that credit bureaus will see more than two disputes filed at once as «frivolous» and not take them seriously.

You are not as tempted to spend your money on frivolous items as when you are renting a house.

If nail trims are free, their value is diminished — and that's not fair to the dog, as it will lead to the owner thinking nail trimming is unimportant, a frivolous extra.

Benefits, such as having a free apartment and decent salary allows one to save over half of their pay - cheque provided they aren't frivolous with their spending habits.

The Oxford dictionary defines frivolous as, «suing Microsoft and Bungie over an isolated incident that doesn't breach their responsibilities and clogs the legal system.»

It's a simple upgrade system and sometimes a frivolous endeavor as I would find myself with skill points I didn't quite know where to spend, or new Stratagems I wasn't interested in using.

In fact, as long as any nonlinear trend is assumed a prori, you get nonorthogonality and the separability of the low - passed data into components SAW, ASW, and RES is frivolous not only in the physical sense, but also in the analytic.

The line demonstrates that in the Republican bubble - world, climate change has been written off as entirely frivolous; nonsense that liberals and eggheads babble on about that doesn't have any real - world impact at all on Americans.

My assumption also was that sharp disagreement, as long as it is in good faith and is not abusive or frivolous, is something one would not want to discourage.

Trump, who does not actually have a Ph.D. in anything, is perhaps referring to his extensive experience with frivolous lawsuits, such as the trademark dispute over the phrase «You're fired» with Susan Brenner, the owner of You're Fired, a combination ceramics studio and arts and crafts store.

Business groups, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, are not fans of litigation financing, claiming that it encourages frivolous lawsuits.

Big, fun social campaigns generate plenty of attention for other companies, but your law firm can't position itself as frivolous and maintain any credibility.