Sentences with phrase «of awkward decisions»

Dick moves tend to be more obvious and punitive.1 But with the iPad, Apple is setting itself up for a series of awkward decisions, any one of which could easily become a dick move:

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It also faces other deep - rooted problems related to decision - making, as seen in the slow and awkward response to the migrant crisis, as well as questions over the transparency and legitimacy of EU institutions.

The decision to allow Boehmermann's possible prosecution was awkward for Merkel as she sought Ankara's help in reducing Europe's migrant influx but also expressed concern about the state of media freedom in Turkey.

Tillerson's awkward public contradiction of Trump's decision to agree to talks with North Korea, just hours earlier, was not the only public disharmony between Trump and his secretary of state in the days before his firing.

This unfortunately dismisses the central lesson to be drawn from the awkward transition that resulted from my 2009 decision to stress - test our methods against Depression - era data, not to mention the fact that concerns similar to my present ones were rather stunningly vindicated over the completion of prior market cycles.

I have no question that these conditions will emerge over the completion of the current market cycle, and - despite the truncated bullish shift and awkward transition that followed my 2009 stress - testing decision - there is not a single market cycle in 30 years as a professional investor where those same conditions did not provoke me to adopt a constructive outlook.

The Queen's decision to attend, despite her awkward relationship with Thatcherism - and, according to some accounts, with Thatcher herself - gives the firm stamp of establishment approval.

In 2004, he was put in the awkward position of having to defend then - administrator Sean O'Keefe's decision to cancel Hubble's final servicing mission (which was later reinstated, and ended up going ahead in 2009).

(Plus it helps gets rid of the awkward silence) With JROTC, I've learned to make decisions faster and be clear about what I want, so that helped me discipline myself into the person that I am today.

Sitting in an awkward middle space trying to decide which way to go, it is a time of reflection and decisions.

I am grateful for this because it helps me avoid awkward working situations, but there is an important theme developing here that spans both men and women: The excitement of having a lot of choices stops you from ever making singular decisions.

The film starts off with some awkward, painfully lame flashback scenes of Kyle's childhood and transitions into an opening act that is loaded with full - on patriotism that sees him go to war to get back at the people who brought suffering to our doorstep in the events of 9/11 (he was already enlisted, but if we believe the film that decision was also motivated by seeing news footage of American lives being taken), but one of the most interesting surprises is how balanced it eventually becomes and how we see the way that Kyle's actions negatively impact others and how even he begins to question his commitment to the cause, despite the fact that he would never vocalize it.

Instead, the film shifts to a nice but awkward breakfast, filled with sight gags (how the Queen's aids, played by Rebecca Hall and Rafe Spall, set up a place for the giant to eat), uncomfortable pauses, and resolving with an entire room enjoying — and immediately regretting — a drink of BFG's favorite, fizzy beverage (For a hint as to how that decision goes, the carbonated bubbles go downward).

They make a lot of weird decisions and thus the racing at times feels a bit awkward.

CEO Herbert Deiss insists the decision was taken before he arrived in mid-2015, but it means the only grab handles are part of the armrests, and they're really awkward to hang your dry cleaning off.

Following the failed coup attempt in Turkey, the airline, which is partly owned by the government, has made the awkward decision to rename the lounge to «July 15 Heroes of Democracy Lounge.»

In an email on Wednesday, Robert P. Murphy, a senior economist for the group, said: «We appreciate that agencies are in an awkward position right now, but our view is that the correct decision is to avoid using such a dubious concept as the «social cost of carbon» in its present form.»

Twitter, then, is in the awkward position of both benefiting from and being attacked for its decision to continue to host Trump's account.

In a game where literally every decision matters, things like framerate dips and awkward animations need to be a thing of the past.

To say that the decision wasn't well - received would be an understatement, as the position of the sensor make it awkward to reach for most users.

Another option is moving Touch ID to the back of the phone, although that's an awkward design decision that Apple's rivals like Samsung have gone with for their own edge - to - edge displays.

And when dads do talk to their sons about sex, these «talks» usually involve jokes, awkward silence, and a tendency to keep the more serious issues at a distance.2 This is a shame because by a wide margin teenage boys report that their parents are the most influential figures in their lives when it comes to making decisions about sex.3 And a lack of open and honest sexual communication has negative consequences.

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