Sentences with phrase «not handed down»

It holds a lot of items and every time I look at it, it just reminds me of that winter day we finally decided this is the house for us, let's furnish it with something not handed down or used.

At the time of writing the Full Federal Court had not handed down its decision on the appeal in the Noongar case.

The content of the basket of human rights was not handed down by God, but has developed initially through the writings of philosophers and, more and more, through our domestic and international legal structures.

It was not handed down from above.

When questions are not asked and wisdom is not handed down, it becomes harder to connect with others around you.

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, an advocate for civic education, offers this observation in Guardian of Democracy: «Knowledge about our government is not handed down through the gene pool.

My husband and I are both products of the 1970s single - income parenting philosophy where luxury was defined as any new item not handed down from an older sibling.

I disagree aqnd believe morality is bottom up coming from our empathy for others not handed down from on high.

It is not handed down in graven tablets, but is fluid and a uniquely «democratic» (for want of a better word) thing.

This isn't hands down the best recipe I've used so far, I've even used it for chocolate top, cinnamon sugar (with vegan butter), and glazed.

I was joking because the the NCAA won't hand down anything serious on UNC because of the basketball $ $.

The NCAA's Committee on Infractions still hasn't handed down a ruling on the 21 compliance charges investigators have levied against Ole Miss..

Last week, when I bought my middle (truck loving, new / not hand me down - clothes deprived) son a turtleneck with trucks on it at Target, the oldest (who doesn't give two craps about trucks or turtlenecks) begged for one too.

The grand jury, which met for two months, reviewed thousands of pages of documents and heard testimony from 21 witnesses — including eight sexual abuse victims — did not hand down indictments, name pedophile priests or identify parishes where abuse took place due to the constraints of the law.

Not a hand me down.

Of course, Jesus didn't hand down this list from on high.

A recent article in The Guardian called «We don't hand down family recipes anymore [and] that's not a bad thing» suggests that our societal shift away from traditional family recipes to new cooking styles is due to the recent significant improvement in personal circumstances.

We found that judges do not hand down mandatory minimum sentences in the majority of gun crime cases.

And there is every reason to believe that the same should hold for the Supreme Court — that the Court can not hand down a ruling going forward based upon a decisive vote by Justice Scalia.

Not exact matches

«I looked down and I didn't see anything and I put my hand there and... That's not good.»

Even if thousands of baristas are not going to be joining hands with customers to kick down racial barriers, the company has nonetheless started a dialogue about race.

I'd watch him; he'd be writing, or pretending to, I couldn't tell, and the movement of his hand would slow down.

The lack of any apparent pattern to the decisions seems to reveal that the people who sit on the committee that issues sexual - misconduct rulings don't seem to know how and when to hand down punishment.

But even with an extra pair of hands on board, Mathile didn't slow down.

On the other hand, Lucas and Lee Brown, 22 - year - old twin brothers and students at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, made the decision to close down a fashion business they'd been running from February to October 2005 when it became clear that their inventory wasn't selling.

They can «grow into» hand me down clothes, but not a carrier that can't offer proper neck support, e.g.

«We as an industry would welcome the opportunity to sit down with Bank of America executives and explain our industry's perspective to discuss what really would work to keep firearms out of the hands of those who should not have them,» said Michael Bazinet, a spokesman for the NSSF.

And when they're not bombing down the slopes of Bromont or Jay Peak, they're likely to be found with a drink in hand (they're above - average consumers of both craft beer and fine wines) in their front rooms looking out on the narrow streets of Sunnyside.

Canada is no more compassionate than the U.S., the CEOs believe, and Canadians certainly wouldn't complain if lengthier prison sentences were handed down.

Hardy ran after him, dragged him into a bus stop, and patted him down to make sure he didn't have any weapons before handing him over to the police.

Long used to the inevitability of capital gains, investors and markets have not been tested during a stretch of time when prices go down and policymakers» hands are tied to perform their historical function of buyer of last resort.

And it's not because everyone thinks Warren's investment acumen has been handed down via DNA.

It's good hygiene to cover your mouth when you cough, keep hand sanitizer on hand, don't leave used tissues around, and wipe down the desk, computer keyboard and phone from time to time to help prevent germs from spreading.

That's why tone — not just sermons handed down from on high — is so important.

While many entrepreneurs are clamoring to get their hands on some outside funding, some founders aren't really down with that strategy.

(Of course, even if she didn't have as many deals, Corcoran is, hands down, the coolest shark.

«The Air Force franchise has left a historic impression not only on sports culture, but it has been a hands - down pop - culture staple.

The key to surviving with a stripped - down cardfold — this one's hand - stitched and sturdy as all get - out — is to edit out anything you don't use on a daily basis.

Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders didn't directly comment on whether he favored Britain's vote to leave the EU, but in an interview with MSNBC's «Morning Joe,» Sanders said, «What worries me very much is the breaking down of international cooperation... On the other hand, I think what this vote is about is an indication that the global economy is not working for everybody.

«All this money was showering down, and not to hold your hands out to catch some would have been ridiculous.»

Last week he stepped down — but not before leaving the company in capable hands.

What if the focus wasn't on selling up and moving on, but instead was on handing down and passing on?

Should we, like them, be «longpreneurs» who are «focused, not on an exit strategy, but on an exist strategy, a strategy built on sticking around; a strategy not for a buy - out, but for a handing down, a passing along.»

This is a slightly toned - down version of the winner's posture: Keep your shoulders down and back; aim your chin, chest and forehead straight in front of you or slightly up; keep space between your arms and torso — not too much — and, again: Keep those hands out of your pockets.

Science can't promise it won't be a battle to pry that phone out of your kids» hands, but these recent results suggest that, deep down, they actually want you to.

The move is most likely in preparation to hand over control of his sprawling fortune to his son, but the 87 - year - old doesn't have any plans of slowing down just yet.

And, heading into an election year, Clark is not going to bite the hand that feeds her by turning down Kinder Morgan.

I am addicted to colourin as soon as i get up i make a coffee and decide on what picture i am gonna do and the colours then i settle down for the day its a reall help keeping my mind active and so i am not so stressed and ive stopped smoking as my hands are to busy and ive even lost weight and i put it all down to colouring i recomend it to anyone the only downside i keep spending money on books and supplys

With today's cloud - based accounting packages you can have all of your accounting information online in one place so you don't have to hunt down invoices, receipts and calculate income and expense totals by hand for your tax return.

Ashley: The Florham Park Diner, hands down, and we don't need to go very far for an awesome meal.