Sentences with phrase «of eyebrows raised»

I see a lot of eyebrows raised.

(While raising the current round for my own company, I've definitely had a lot of eyebrow raise moments myself.)

With 4 kids, some days there's a lot of eyebrow raising going on.

It had its fair share of eyebrow raising «Oh really!?»

If you're raising a child with developmental trauma (a.k.a. reactive attachment disorder or RAD) in a way that meets his needs, you're likely getting lots of eyebrow raises.

Not exact matches

The depiction of the actress also features her beauty mark and raised right eyebrow — a characteristic for which she was known, according to her IMDB page.

He also raised eyebrows when asked the source of his inspiration, citing iconic entertainer Fred Astaire and irascible hip - hop artist Kanye West.

The prices of those platforms have raised eyebrows because of criticism about the dependability of the video gaming experience they're selling.

The sight of two professional colleagues enthusiastically embracing might raise eyebrows elsewhere, but here it's simply too common to be conspicuous.

This is an eyebrow - raising request, since the immutability of transaction records is one of the core features of cryptocurrency, and held as sacrosanct by many supporters of the technology.

It wasn't the first time Sirois had raised eyebrows at one of Boyko's business ideas.

The new White House raised eyebrows on its first day by posting on its official website a biography of first lady Melania Trump that included an explicit reference to her jewelry collection, which it noted was sold on the home - shopping channel QVC.

A bright, sort of bizarre - looking middle ground sure to raise your neighbor's eyebrows and maybe even your property value, too.

In the same way that real smiles shape the wrinkles around your eyes, University of Massachusetts professor Susan Krauss Whitbourne says worry, surprise, or fear can cause people to raise their eyebrows in discomfort.

At the time, Business Insider reported that the closing of the fund could «raise a few eyebrows» in the so - called «Startup Nation» and lead to questions about the calibre of the young tech companies that are coming out of the country but it turns out that the move may have been motivated by different reasons.

Cole's rise from Hooters Girl to president of a multinational company in under two decades is the kind of story that elicits impressed eyebrow raises at cocktail parties.

The timing of the RNC's decision to start paying these campaign costs for Trump raised a number of eyebrows among experts and political operatives.

The lack of a single fatality on a commercial flight last year prompted President Donald Trump to take credit for advances in safety in a Tweet that raised eyebrows in the aviation safety community.

This one made me raise an eyebrow of skepticism, too, but after testing these out for myself, any doubts disappeared.

In light of organizations like the NSA cracking encryption and collecting information on individuals, one could imagine that this new feature could raise a few eyebrows.

Kaepernick is certainly not alone as the only free - agent quarterback, but the lack of interest thus far, is eyebrow - raising.

But in an environment in which income inequality is becoming an important issue, and when Stumpf talks about the 5,300 employees who were fired from «good - paying jobs» were making $ 37,000 to $ 60,000 a year, the size of Tolstedt's compensation raises eyebrows.

Again, you establish an invaluable trust — as well as a deeper kind of relationship that can't be built within a business framework, where money always ends up raising a suspicious eyebrow.

The change will certainly raise some eyebrows in the e-commerce industry because of the hype surrounding Jet and how early it has overhauled its business model.

On Tuesday, the CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, received a lot of raised eyebrows for the latest Starbucks campaign called «Race Together.»

They feel encouraged to signal to you how they feel about what you're saying — with nods, frowns, or skeptical raisings of their eyebrows.

Although the lack of jurisdiction over Bitcoin and its links to money laundering and illicit marketplaces have raised more than a few eyebrows, the currency offers a simple way for legitimate businesses such as small retailers and professional service providers to accept payments for international sales without facing onerous credit card fees or exchange - rate surcharges.

And this segues into a particularly eyebrow - raising (if not surprising) finding: 89 percent of millennials say they have a strong work ethic, while 74 percent of non-millennial respondents think younger workers lack the work ethic of previous generations.

Ramasamy's assertion raised eyebrows around the lecture hall, particularly among the several Guatemalan participants, whose experience of dictatorship, as one woman pointed out to Ramasamy, was far from positive.

After that comment raised eyebrows, FICO — creator of the most widely used credit - scoring system — clarified that «at this point, social media data is not part of any FICO score.»

A few of my entrepreneurial friends have raised eyebrows at this choice.

He built a statue of John Lennon on his front lawn and raised eyebrows by buying the state government a modern airplane as a gift.

While most of them have eyebrow raising titles, on closer inspection, they're all far less ridiculous than advertised.

In the case of the massive Etobicoke development, it's not the ancillary services that cause competitors to raise their eyebrows.

Choosing headquarters in the gritty Mid-Market district of San Francisco initially raised a few eyebrows.

J&J has been forced into so many recalls recently — costing the company some US$ 900 million in sales last year alone — that it barely raises an eyebrow when news breaks of another one.

The full list of examples contains some eyebrow - raising claims — a crystal that «treats infertility,» a «flower essence blend» that can «soothe emotional trauma.»

Perhaps the most notable recent iteration of this phenomenon has come from Thinx, whose 2015 ads for «period - proof underwear» (featuring pictures of runny eggs, among other evocative images) raised many eyebrows.

While Trump has made eyebrow - raising hires in segments including the Environmental Protection Agency, Powell is considered a consensus - builder, and a continuation of the previous Fed chair.

Second Cup used to have one of the best loyalty programs in the sector, according to Fisher, but it was scrapped a few years ago, raising some eyebrows in the industry.

Consider that, two decades ago, sexy thrillers like Basic Instinct and 9-1/2 Weeks were considered the height of risque popular erotic fare; today, they would hardly raise an eyebrow.

The perception of Price jetting around while GOP lawmakers labored to repeal «Obamacare» — including a three - nation trip in May to Africa and Europe — raised eyebrows on Capitol Hill.

Pay attention to which phrases elicit an engaged response — leaning forward, widening eyes, raised eyebrows, subtle nodding of the head, a flash of a smile.

Those comments raised eyebrows among some in Trump's inner circle, who noted that one of the president's most ferocious attack dogs seemed unusually taciturn.

Recycling is supposed to be a good thing, so when the federal Liberals quietly announced that «asset recycling» would be part of their strategy for meeting their much - ballyhooed infrastructure promises, not many eyebrows were raised.

The NRA, bolstered by Trump, has been a vocal proponent of allowing more guns in public places, including schools, but the exception for the convention has raised eyebrows and prompted skepticism among students and at least one parent who lost his child in the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in which 17 people were killed and others injured.

While some investors have raised their eyebrows about the sustainability of mushrooming live streaming apps that secured less than 10 million downloads in China last year, the wanghong business itself is getting bigger and is now targeting for content - hungry niche audiences.

The revelation that CIA director Mike Pompeo met secretly in North Korea with dictator Kim Jong Un raised a lot of eyebrows this week.

And even before the disclosure of the record - breaking purchase in a New York art auction by one of his associates, Prince Mohammed's extravagance had already raised eyebrows, most notably with the impulse purchase two years ago in the south of France of a Russian vodka titan's 440 - foot yacht, for half a billion dollars.

The disclosure of an alleged Labor Department investigation of Wells Fargo sales practices — including those in its retirement - plan services division — is sure to raise a few eyebrows, but should this sort of thing really be a revelation...