Sentences with phrase «of obsession of»

Right wing conservatives like Jacob Rees Mogg joined in saying that because of the obsession of «the doomsayers of the quasi religious Green movement» poor people «may die because they can't afford fuel»

2015 Passive Income: Let's Talk Money Establishing passive income streams has been kind of an obsession of mine for these past couple of years and I've been working really hard to diversify away from dividend paying stocks into more active, online business kind of stuff.

Snooty villagers also find it hard to get along with them due to there laid - back style and lack of obsession of their physical appearance.

But the prickly Travers is protective to the point of obsession of her characters, objecting to everything from the use of animation to the potential casting of Dick Van Dyke, and it seems like the deal may never get done.

Born To Kill — Claire Trevor plays a recent divorcee who becomes the object of obsession of a sociopathic killer played by Lawrence Tierney.

Winter coats are kind of an obsession of mine, but we only really get to wear them for about 2 months out of the year.

Skiing is something of an obsession of mine.

They're a bit of an obsession of mine.

If you take a few minutes to search for «banana bread «here on my site, you'll see that different banana breads are sort - of an obsession of mine.

Overnight oats have become somewhat of an obsession of mine.

I guess it's a bit of an obsession of mine with coconut nowadays, especially in soups

But for the photographer, they were more than just a manifestation of the obsessions of the nouveau - riche.

The search for clarity has been one of the obsessions of modern thought.

Each floor of this chronologically organized exhibition is a tour through some of our obsessions of the decades: consumerism, censorship, celebrity worship — all materialized in bold, iconic and unforgettable works.»

Not exact matches

There is good reason to think the Bank of Canada governor had reservations about former prime minister Stephen Harper's obsession with balancing the budget.

Breaking with Ottawa's decades - long obsession with balanced budgets became a key point of differentiation

As Ryan Selkis of the Digital Currency Group tweeted, blockchain is friendlier to business and innovation («I want to make money / follow rules») while bitcoin suggests obsession and perhaps delusion («I'm fighting a holy war»).

Not the get home from work and slump in front of the tube for hours of mindless consumption kind of obsession (that's just numbing out).

Today, «customer obsession» is the first one of Amazon's leadership principles.

The movie brings viewers inside the dedication, obsession, and decades of hard work it takes to achieve perfection.

Even if it doesn't come up during the interview — which it likely will, if only obliquely — what Fox has called Trump's «obsession» with Kelly will be a kind of sub-text running beneath the event.

Petite & Sweet staff set about creating a higher - end version of the Twinkie, incorporating their recent obsession with salted caramel, a rising trend in dessert offerings, as well as their penchant for ganache, into two Twinkie prototypes.

Blame the full - size sedan's slow demise on the national obsession with SUVs and Ford Motor Co.» s need to slash costs and remake itself for a new era of self - driving cars and shuttles.

I couldn't stand the whole Tolkien / Hobbit / Lord of the Rings obsession that gripped seemingly everyone I knew when I was a teen.

«A Culture of Content starts with an obsession of customer.»

If you take a look at Amazon's famous leadership principles, there are only two principles which mention the «designerly» way of developing products and services: «Customer Obsession» and «Invent and Simplify.

«There are real shortcomings in how American politics are covered, including pervasive groupthink among media elites, an unhealthy obsession with the insider's view of politics, a lack of analytical rigor, a failure to appreciate uncertainty, a sluggishness to self - correct when new evidence contradicts pre-existing beliefs, and a narrow viewpoint that lacks perspective.»

And when we collectively move on, the people who create a lot of the content touting this technology never take a moment to reflect on our collective obsession with technology and whether any of it is actually making human beings happier, healthier, smarter, or better off.

In a nod to the importance of marketing in an industry predicated on romance, intrigue and obsession, Lucara's new tag line, «Where Bigger Is,» leaves no doubt as to how it's positioning for the future.

The excerpt focused on a key aspect of both President Donald Trump's obsession and revulsion: the media.

The authors said Trudeau's fiscal stimulus would add 0.5 % to economic growth this year and next, allowing the economy to reach its non-inflationary level of potential output faster than if former prime minister Stephen Harper's obsession with a balanced budget had remained Ottawa's priority.

Despite a tech guy's obvious affinity for data and the information - centric nature of his company's product, Zambonini thinks most startups take their obsession with numbers too far.

We spoke with nutritionists and eating disorder experts about the close correlation between restrictive diets that sometimes cut out entire food groups and orthorexia: a new classification of eating disorder that combines the fear of gaining weight with an unrelenting obsession with eating healthy foods.

Nara says your email is the only personal information it collects about its users (unless of course you consider your unhealthy obsession with, say, kale to be personal information).

Watching the premium may be just the latest fleeting obsession of traders.

Or as Rabidoux, who's writing a book about our housing obsession, puts it, «the majority of new homeowners are still renters; they've just gone from renting space to renting money.»

While it's true perfectionists can be rewarded for their flawless performances and may even think their desire to never make a mistake is what makes them more efficient at their job, the obsession for perfect may indeed stand in the way of success.

In the course of the fascinating discussion, which ranges from Houston's early computer obsession to his ideas about building a successful startup culture, Houston boils down his advice for ambitious young people into an incredibly simple if slightly quirky three - part formula: a tennis ball, a circle, and the number 30,000.

America's fascination with entrepreneurial productivity is endless — just look at the waves of books published each year to the ongoing obsession with finding ways to wake up earlier each day.

I've known dozens of software and hardware developers who've said that writing programs or designing chips is like an obsession with them.

Read the list, and Trump's obsession with Amazon makes sense — because it dovetails with his populist, protectionist and nostalgic view of the broader economy.

«Our business is growing through a consistent strategy of disciplined, focused investment in customer obsession,» he said.

The second season has just begun airing, and they tirelessly do press, fanning the flames of America's cupcake obsession.

Exploring obsessions and unconditional love, Anderson cast an incredible actress in Krieps to take on these themes opposite the all - consuming Method acting style of Day - Lewis.

The previous obsession over the Duchess's wardrobe choices has spilled over to her choice of maternity clothes, nursery items, and even the place she's decided to give birth.

The men covered a range of topics, including Buffett's «obsession» with good public schools (Detroit's schools are failing), and his prognosis for the American economy (it's looking good).

«For Sir Alex, that [obsession] meant working with the United players and shaping their style of play,» Moritz says.

Kalanick was so enamored of the Amazon way, Uber has an entire Customer Obsession team to handle complaints.

However, David Burkus, associate professor of management at Oral Roberts University and author of the forthcoming book Under New Management, questions whether that obsession with secrecy might do a company culture more harm than good.

This obsession with metrics has led to initiatives like affirmative action hiring programs set up by some of the biggest names in tech, which, unfortunately, have failed to perform as hoped.