Sentences with phrase «of a slap on»

While the threat of a slap on the hand might be enough to deter some potential shoplifters, cutting off offenders» hands might not be enough to deter others.

He's been giving up pay for 7 years now and still only getting the smallest of slaps on the wrist.

Everyone was in favor of a slap on the wrist — everyone except the defensive coordinator, Ol' Hangin» Judge Stallings.

Gone are the days of slapping on some powder, blush, and lip gloss and walking out the door; this mama needs a little more work than that lately.

Instead of slapping himself on the back, the Chancellor used yesterday's positive growth figures to send out a message that he intends to create the conditions for private sector job creation outside the south east.

So, on September 5th, the black students organized a peaceful sit - in under the «white tree» in protest of the slap on the wrist doled out to the perpetrators.

This was my first lap piloting the freshly announced 2015 Subaru WRX STI «round Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, my frustration increasing exponentially with each turn as I balanced trying not to bully the poor guy with wondering how bad of a slap on the wrist I'd get from our hosts for blowing past him at this no - passing - allowed exhibition event.

The idea of slapping on a turbocharger or two to the configuration could help it achieve the power level it needs for use on the new RX while also improving fuel economy.

After all, it is not just a matter of slapping on a screen at the last minute, all the software and especially the hardware also has to be designed and built with the final resolution (s) baked in.

The PBOC went to the exchanges, gave all of them a slap on the wrist, and asked for apologies.»

Not exact matches

When Trump signed the tariffs, which slap levies of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum, only Canada and Mexico were exempted.

In theory, the U.S. Commerce Department's move earlier this week to slap a seven - year ban on the sale of American products to ZTE Corp., China's second - largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer, was all about national security and had nothing to do with trade.

On our side if you were truly busted for a «stupid childhood indiscretion» you simply hire lawyers to get out of situation with a hand - slap unless it was truly a heinous act.

From what I know of Casamigos Tequila's origin story, it seems the exact opposite of a celebrity slapping his name on a product.

In late 2017, the Commerce Department slapped duties of nearly 300 percent on the jets, forcing Delta to come up with alternative fleet plans as the trade dispute intensified.

And, in those moments, it's far too tempting to slap on a label of «brainstorming» to disguise our floundering as productivity.

The City of Denver recently voted to slap a new 5 percent tax on marijuana, on top of its own 15 percent excise tax and 10 percent sales tax.

Actual machine guns rarely figure in criminal acts, in part because buying one is such a burdensome, expensive and paperwork - heavy process.The National Firearms Act of 1934 slapped a $ 200 transfer tax on them, the equivalent of $ 3,773 in 2018 dollars.

«Most websites are built by technology folks and then you slap a design on top of it,» said Jeffrey Rubin, associate professor at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University and CEO of SIDEARM Sports, a major provider of college athletic websites.

There are many pros and cons with both kinds of business, making it vitally important that we are clear on what we want our life to look like with a business slap bang in the middle of it.

We're in a custom - built, steel - framed protective roll cage, a custom - built seat and bars on either side of your helmet to prevent your head from slapping around too much.

The U.S. tightened its financial restrictions on North Korea, slapping sanctions on Chinese and Russian entities it accused of assisting Pyongyang's development of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, and also seeking millions of dollars it said moved through the U.S.

This seems almost like a slap in the face to websites that spend good money — and lots of it — on genuine web marketing trying to get traffic.

On Monday, the president slapped duties of as much as 30 percent on solar equipment made outside the U.S. and as much as 50 % on washing machine importOn Monday, the president slapped duties of as much as 30 percent on solar equipment made outside the U.S. and as much as 50 % on washing machine importon solar equipment made outside the U.S. and as much as 50 % on washing machine importon washing machine imports.

After all, it's a select portion of the human population that slaps on a pair of running shoes and voluntarily goes for a run — often for distances that make the rest of the population question their sanity.

That can probably be achieved by slapping a «XXX» and some nudity on the cover of the packaging.

The family hasn't just slapped their name on the front door, either — in 2005, Sobeys Inc., Empire Company Limited and The Sobey Foundation contributed $ 2 million to fund undergraduate scholarships for students enrolled at the School of Business and pay for infrastructure developments.

The worst crisis in the 54 - year history of Le Château Inc. came to a head last June, when the only analyst still covering the company slapped a Sell rating on its stock.

Stewardship Ontario came under fire in 2010 when, with little warning, eco fees were slapped on thousands of new household items, such as fire extinguishers and laundry detergent.

Penalties also would be slapped on those responsible for malicious cyber activity on behalf of the Russian government.

Basically, they took some of their taco meat and slapped it on a bun.

The president has threatened to slap tariffs on as much as $ 150 billion in Chinese imports in retaliation for alleged violations of intellectual property, while Beijing has vowed to retaliate.

Asia's emerging economies have a lot at stake if President Donald Trump delivers on his threat to slap tariffs on up to $ 150 billion worth of Chinese goods.

Who'd like to bet it'll the same old story once again — a slap on the wrist and they'll be back to «business as usual» in a couple of months?

Richard Greenfield, a technology analyst with BTIG LLC in New York, recently downgraded Facebook to Sell and slapped a $ 16 target price on the stock, less than half of Facebook's IPO price.

On March 22, Trump signed an executive memorandum that would slap China with tariffs — later revealed to total approximately $ 50 billion of the country's exports to the U.S..

Then, to make sure he understood, she slapped a wax strip on his arm and removed a section of hair.

But the breadth of Trump's tariffs in March, which slapped global penalties on imports of common commodities, was severe enough to prompt the resignation of the president's top economic advisor, Gary Cohn.

On Sunday, Beijing slapped extra tariffs of up to 25 % on 128 US products including frozen pork, as well as wine and certain fruits and nuts in response to steep US tariffs on imports of aluminum and steel announced last month by the Trump administratioOn Sunday, Beijing slapped extra tariffs of up to 25 % on 128 US products including frozen pork, as well as wine and certain fruits and nuts in response to steep US tariffs on imports of aluminum and steel announced last month by the Trump administratioon 128 US products including frozen pork, as well as wine and certain fruits and nuts in response to steep US tariffs on imports of aluminum and steel announced last month by the Trump administratioon imports of aluminum and steel announced last month by the Trump administration.

«People are slapping buzzwords on résumés and looking to get 50 or 100 percent more, and they're getting it,» said Scott Gnau, president of Teradata Data Lab.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed proclamations Thursday slapping tariffs of 25 per cent on steel and 10 per cent on aluminum, and they snap into effect for the rest of the world in 15 days.

Martin Shkreli will auction off a chance to punch or slap him in the face, according to a couple of posts he published on Twitter.

He's also an entrepreneur, having founded a company called Do Your Park that aims to call out bad parking jobs by allowing customers to slap a small «you suck at parking» citation on the cars of bad parkers.

While plenty of good buys abound on this retail holiday, some aren't as good as they seem, with items costing more than they did just a few weeks ago or stores listing products at the full retail price, but slapping the label «Black Friday deal» onto the flyer to entice shoppers.

Trump's decision to slap up to $ 60 billion in tariffs on some Chinese goods last week was met with a retaliatory warning from Beijing of levies of up to $ 3 billion on U.S. imports.

The escalating trade tensions between the two largest economies in the world have resulted in China slapping a 25 percent levy on U.S. imports including products such as soybeans, cars and whiskey — a tit - for - tat after President Donald Trump targeted a list of Chinese imports.

You can avoid the slaps on the wrist if you had at least as much income tax withheld this year as last (unless you make more than $ 150,000, in which case you have to hold back at least 110 percent of the prior year's withholding).

«I don't know if is all [man's fault] but the majority is, for the most part, it is man who continuously slaps down nature,» Pope Francis, No. 4 on Fortune's list of the world's greatest leaders, told Reuters earlier this year.

«Old technologies were not built to be interconnected and slapped on the internet, so they're not the most secure things,» says Adam Ely, co-founder of San Francisco - based mobile data security vendor Bluebox Security.

And they're slapping misleading health - centric phrases like «whole wheat,» «gluten - free,» and «low - fat» on foods that are full of as much (and many times, much more) sugary treats like ice cream and cookies.