Sentences with phrase «not stand off»

They did not stand off at a distance however.

Not exact matches

This group includes wafflers who either don't have a lot of confidence in their decision making and hope by putting off choosing others might decide for them, or those who enjoy the feeling of being able to stand in judgment of others without committing to any course of action themselves.

«Tech isn't even its own stand - alone sector, because it has tentacles into all the other industries,» says Koch, ticking off its impact in retail (e-commerce), automotive (self - driving cars), banking (mobile payments), health care (big - data genomics), and more.

How to Create a Company Philosophy: Don't Put It Off Understandably, many companies set their sights on becoming profitable and delay the task of thinking hard about what they stand for and building that into their business.

Of course, you don't want your presentation to be dry and boring, but you also don't want to come off like you're trying too hard to be a stand - up comedian.

The ban on backyard fireworks stands (which are illegal in most parts of the state) is constantly being lifted and then reinstated in Galveston, due to varying dryness conditions, and personal fireworks can not be set off on the beach.

But that doesn't mean you should do keg stands and make off - color jokes the first time you meet someone.

While this situation won't work out for every family, Bach's point still stands: Owning a home can help create avenues to build wealth, whether it's from profiting off a rental property or saving the money that would otherwise be put toward rent.

If you didn't have to stand in line, even the shorter one for the automated kiosks, that could shave a good 20 to 30 minutes off how early you need to get to the theatre.

Evans rings off some simple rules: don't buy anything you're pressured to buy or don't understand; ask the seller for their qualifications and track record, and if they don't give satisfactory answers, don't buy; don't invest more money than you can stand to lose, and never invest it all in one deal; avoid anything with an offshore element to it («That means your money's never coming back»); and seek out an unbiased second opinion, say, from your accountant or bank manager.

Westech stood by its employees even when the price of oil fell to $ 26 a barrel, with Lapp proudly noting that the company did not lay off a single person.

By the end of June, six years after the passage of Dodd - Frank, bank business loans of less than $ 1 million stood at $ 328 billion — not very far off from that 2008 peak.

«For the ones forking off (leaving consensus), it stands to reason that they are liable to institute a clean split, and not expect to push the burden to the ones still in consensus.»

Factoring takes the pressure off, allows the business to stand on its own feet, and gives you the confidence to take on orders you may not have had the ability to fund.

I was managing pension fund equities in 1987 and I will always vividly remember Black Monday, as I stood in the trading room, reading the DJ news wire, and my trader said she was seeing NO bids at the opening bell, and over a third of the S&P 500 stocks were not even trading at 10:30 while other stocks were off 20 % + with bid - ask spreads as large as the Grand Canyon.

You may be lucky enough to pick a short term top that will make you feel smart for a day or even a week; then suddenly you will be left standing at the station with your hands and money in your pockets, watching as the Gold Rocket Ship takes off and you will not have the courage to jump back in at accelerating new highs.

Of course, traders are erring on the side of caution ahead of the release of the FOMC Jan 30 - 31 minutes and given the short dollar bus had reached standing room only portions, the short - term pause in this year's grand dollar sell - off was not too unexpected.

In addition, NHF management affirmed that NHF does not intend to «stand still» or otherwise abate its acquisition program during the pendency of the transaction, and references to the property counts, capitalization or financial condition of either NHF or NXRT and similar statements may change as a result of acquisitions, expenditures or other changes made prior to the effective date of the spin - off.

As things now stand, EI regular claimants are expected to undertake «reasonable and customary efforts to obtain suitable employment» and can be cut off benefits if they do not do so.

You are correct, this world is better off with Religeon because God knows that the average human is not capable of standing on it's own two feet and needs a bit of a cruch in order to act even halfway civilized.

My agency doesn't stand to make a nickel off it, but they're giving me the use of their screening room, their phone list and client list, people like Will.I.Am and Peter Gabriel who saw the film and were then incredibly generous in giving their songs at a great rate when I couldn't afford their music normally.

Dave... If you stand on the train tracks with a train bearing down on you, it doesn't really matter WHAT you believe — if you don't move your behind off those tracks in a hurry (take steps to save yourself) then you're history.

Jesus did not stand in the way of a God who sat there saying» oh ok I'll let them off then» he stood between a God who is fully prepared to smash all of your faces in had it not been for Jesus taking that punishment for us.

When people do not know where they are in their standing with God, when people are uncertain whether a sin they committed caused God to take away their eternal life or not, it is like the little girl who picks a daisy and one by one, takes off the petals saying with each one, «He loves me — He loves me not.»

If he still stands his ground and says I refuse to take her, his brother's widow must go up to him in the presence of the elders, pull his sandal off his foot, spit in his face, and declare, «Thus we requite the man who will not build up his brother's family.

Truth is supposed to be like a rock you can stand on, not boulders rolled down to knock you off the path.

It's not really about sending my kids off to Sunday School class, but rather standing with them in the rain as it falls, telling them, God is here!

It is possible for people to know where you stand with your faith and not be abrasive, suffocating or off - putting.

This is a private company the gov is betting that HL will capitulat to save the company and not lay off workers (the what is more moral, Standing on you principals or firing 12K full time employees) this is not about contraception it is about government control of EVERYTHING

Luke 18:13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner..

If your book says «kill all those that stand in your way», the least you can do is own up to it and not try to spout off something lame like «oh, you have to take it in context.»

His reflections on these issues culminate in chapter 11, where the theme of Israel's apistia arises once again in Paul's metaphor about the olive branches broken off the tree: «They were broken off because of their apistia, but you [gentiles] stand only through pistas... But even these, if they do not persist in apistia, will be grafted in, for God has the power to graft them in again.»

I legit just deleted him off my FB cause I couldn't stand his post.

Yet part of Francis» charm is that this skittishness didn't come off as a snub, because the pope proceeded to spend the better part of the next hour standing in the front of the economy cabin of the papal plane to personally greet each of the roughly 70 journalists on board.

I don't need some hypocrite to stand in front of me every Sunday morning spouting off his version of a fairy tale to feel good about myself and my place in the multiverse, while he steals from the collection plate, ignores the sick, aged and needy of his «flock», and sleeps with his secretary / molests his altar boys.

You stand up for Muslim holidays... are you aware that many Christians don't even get their holidays off, many hard working Americans are forced to work during their holidays... I'm all for equality, but you are preaching to cater to Muslims, in effect, giving them more rights to holidays than their Christian counterparts.

From start to finish it is not that different from the evolution tree where some branches get cut off to where at some point in time a pure «race» remains standing.

We are not powerless and fearful, not us: and so I pray and I work; I make coffee in the morning and hot meals to gather around the table at suppertime; I worship and sing out words of promise and praise; I raise children and read good books; I pray for my enemies and write letters and send money and show up to fold clothes and drop off meals with an extra bag of groceries; I advocate with the marginalized and amplify the oppressed and antagonize the Empire with a grin on my face; I will honour those who get after the work of the Kingdom and celebrate; I learn how to listen to those with whom I disagree; I abandon the idea that we can baptize sinful practices in the name of sacred purposes; I will stand in the middle of the field near my house with my face turned up to the rain and consider it a minor baptism.

The difference between you and I (aside from me being intelligent and you not so much) is that im not on this site spreading rumors about things i do nt know about and trying to pass it off as «standing up to intolerance».

The black people in South Africa chafe in their chains; some of them are taken off the streets and left in cages, four feet wide, four feet high, four feet deep, left there for months, not enough room to stretch out, not enough room to stand up.

As for this pastor, he comes off as guilty regardless if he is guilty or not because he did not corportate at first and boy stood their ground and NEVER changed their stories; In Michael Jackson's case, MJ stood his ground and the boys lied an changed their stories.

Israel had no standing army, but from time to time there was a rallying of tribes (not often all of them) under a charismatic leader (a «judge») to throw off the oppressor's yoke.

As we checked in, E and I were hauled in front of a security officer to taste the revolting baby food we were carrying; Hugh's Calpol was unceremoniously confiscated; E had to prise the teddy bear from his hands [the response was what E fondly calls auto - waa] and just in case mother and child were not feeling sufficiently browned off by this stage in the proceedings, I was forced to stand the other side of the security barrier while my baby and hispushchair were searched.

And shall not memory be able to remind him of that time when he sneaked away by underhanded means, in order to avoid a decision; of that time when he gave the matter another turn, in order to please men; of that time that he deserted his post, in order to let the storm pass over; of that time he knuckled under, in order to secure an easing off of his painful position; of that time he sought refuge and association with others — perhaps, as it is called, in order to work all the more effectively for the Good's victory, that is, in order to make his own position a little less difficult than as though at the midnight hour, somewhat terror - stricken, one stood all alone «with heavily loaded weapons at his dangerous post.»

As it stands now, if I make a charitable contribution of $ 500, that reduces my taxable income by $ 500, which gets me back about 25 % of that $ 500, and that's only if I'm better off itemizing than taking standard deduction (I'm not).

The storm clouds were gathering above her head, and I pulled out my camera phone, snapped a quick shot because I couldn't believe how strong she looked, standing high up in the sky, staring off into the gathering darkness, resolute.

We need God to take our blinders off — to help us see how we are all connected — to help us see the image of God in «the other» — to help us stand in the gap like Nehemiah and Jeremiah — to own the reality that the forbearers of our Christian American faith were not transformed in these respects and the consequences still live with us.

I don't have the day off, but just today, tomorrow and Friday stand between me and a week in London with friends.

2012 is going to be a blood - thirsty campaign, a nest of vipers or hydras snapping one another's heads off and leaving a staggering and compromised last person standing to slump their way into a terminally broken office.

The self - emptying God does not stand over against us closing off the historical future to us, but in abandoning such a dictatorial posture, comes over to our side and leaves the future open to indefinite surprise.