Sentences with phrase «of tail wags dog»

It says nothing about how the black holes originally formed or how, in an apparent case of tail wags dog, they managed to control the formation of entire galaxies.

Given how well the market has performed, and how non-volatile it has become, the active - to - passive shift has come under some scrutiny as being a case of the tail wagging the dog.

Crumbs from the masters table comes to mind, and as Mark said the trouble with patrons is they think the Church belongs to them which smacks of the tail wagging the dog.

This is a classic case of the tail wagging the dog!

Heidcamp wanted to nominate his candidates first, thereby hoping to force Republican caucus attendees to follow suit; a case of the tail wagging the dog.

The federal role is the classic manifestation of the tail wagging the dog.

Today, in a case of the tail wagging the dog, many veterinary schools are advocating that the rabies vaccination be given in the end of the tail.

So, stating rising CO2 increases water vapor, which increases temperature — isn't this the equivalent of the tail wagging the dog?

EGHE, where atmospheric opacity to LWR raises height of topopause, reduces temp of photosphere, causes temperature rise at surface: this seems like a case of the tail wagging the dog; dare I use the term unphysical.

I think applying this to the tree ring proxies is a bit of the tail wagging the dog, unless the assertion is the summer temps generally dictate the annual trend.

It is a case of the tail wagging the dog.

To get proportions correct, it would have to the «the last hair at the end of the tail wagging the dog.»

Not exact matches

«Our impression of the proceedings is that the tail is wagging the dog,» Mr Ashton said.

«It's the tip of the tip of the tail, and it is clearly not going to wag the whole dog,» he said in a research note.

«Don't let the tax tail wag the dog,» said Gatien of D.A. Davidson & Co., noting that tax savings can easily be wiped out by a bad investment decision.

It didn't of course because emerging markets aren't the tail that wags the global economic dog.

The benefits of allowing dogs in the office far outweigh the costs, and the increase in job satisfaction for those with dogs or who like dogs far outweighs the mild annoyance of those miserable individuals who somehow make it through life unaffected by wagging tails and contagious enthusiasm.

Experienced money managers like to say you shouldn't «let the tax tail wag the investment dog,» meaning you shouldn't let concerns about the tax effects of an investment drive your buy and sell decisions.

Instead of being fiscally conservative and saving the cash or even getting appropriate returns for our non-renewable resources, the PCs were the tails on the dogs of the corporate masters wagging to their every command.

You're like a robot judging his inventor... the tail wagging the dog kind of thing.

Civil rights overriding universal values is akin to the tail wagging the dog; therefore, the pastors are on the correct side of the debate.

His son, Nick Spiak III, chief marketing officer, says that because of Sushi with Gusto's fast growth, «the tail started wagging the dog pretty quickly and the sushi business started growing by leaps and bounds.»

but when I take a moment to stop and smell the roses, I realize how blessed I am to be able to enjoy a pb & j sandwich, to talk to my parents who are in Korea, to come home to a dog whose tail wags so hard his butt looks like it's going to separate from the rest of his body... I have a lot to be thankful for.

He walked over to the kennels where he keeps his dogs and stood in front of Ing, who grinned, jumped and wagged his tail in a frenzy of incomprehension.

Out of control it can be an obsession, a tail that wags the dog.

In the statement he personally signed, Agoro said, «Nigeria now is dangerously and damagingly miffed in chamber of horror and terror of clear signal of leadership total failure of President Muhamadu Buhari's tail wagging the dog.

He told Sunday Politics that the Conservative make up five - fifths of the coalition and «need to be re-assured the Conservative agenda is being fully implemented», when asked if the Liberal Democrat tail was wagging the Tory dog.

But Clegg and the LibDem tail could wag the Tory (or Labour) dog after the election because they had an alternative way of getting into office.

The kibble features a mix of crunchy bits and tender meaty chunks, creating an interesting texture that will keep your dog's tail wagging and their nose in their food bowl!

This tail - wagging - the - dog scheme is approaching a critical test in Boulder, Colorado, where Minneapolis - based utility Xcel Energy is rolling out one of the first systemwide installations of a smart grid.

Like a dog wagging its tail in anticipation of treats to come, dolphins and belugas squeal with pleasure at the prospect of a fish snack, according to a new study.

Now, more than 50 years later, the foxes act like dogs, wagging their tails, jumping with excitement and leaping into the arms of caregivers for caresses.

While monitoring their reactions, the researchers showed dogs videos of other dogs with either left - or right - asymmetric tail wagging.

Thus, tail wagging does matter to other dogs and is a good reflection of what is happening in a dog's brain, the team concludes.

Perhaps the most common misinterpretation of dog behavior is based on the myth that a dog wagging his tail is happy and friendly.

In many contexts it may also mean «I'm pleased,» and it is the closest thing to the popular conception of the «happiness» wag, especially if the tail seems to drag the dog's hips.

In the minds of most people, the equivalent of a dog's smiling is when he is wagging his tail.

The researchers studied video recordings of each dog and estimated their baseline temperament in terms of tail wags per minute.

They are not in control, so instead of the dog wagging its tail, for these individuals, the tail wags the dog.

Here's why a wagging tail is so good for your mood: seeing a dog lowers the stress hormone cortisol — even after just a short period of time.

The cuddles from my wife, the purring of the kitties, and the wagging tail of my dog.

There are lots of adorable pet Instagram accounts, but there are some pets» accounts that look like they could be a human's — if it wasn't for all of the cute wet noses, wagging tails and bowls of gourmet dog food.

This is the tail wagging of the dog in terms of why men date.

Of all of the work in the development of a competency - based learning environment, the work in developing competency - based grading systems came closest to day - to - day teacher practice and, as a result, has become the tail that wags the doOf all of the work in the development of a competency - based learning environment, the work in developing competency - based grading systems came closest to day - to - day teacher practice and, as a result, has become the tail that wags the doof the work in the development of a competency - based learning environment, the work in developing competency - based grading systems came closest to day - to - day teacher practice and, as a result, has become the tail that wags the doof a competency - based learning environment, the work in developing competency - based grading systems came closest to day - to - day teacher practice and, as a result, has become the tail that wags the dog.

Yet because NCLB has made accountability tests the tail that wags the dog of the whole education system — threatening remediation and state takeover for schools that fall short — what's not tested often isn't taught.

As they say with the principalship, especially in high school, «high school is the tail that wags the dog in terms of the district» and there's a great deal of pressure on high school principals to meet certain expectations that are determined by Central Office and stakeholders.

Other parents view opting out as a form of outsider protest; they support public education, but believe that high - stakes standardized tests have become the tail that wags the dog, driving far too much of what occurs in their children's classrooms.

Of course, once they're working within a MAT they can and should understand how their role is to help and support the schools — as a crude analogy the central MAT team is the tail which shouldn't be wagging the dog.

Clearly this is a case of a tail wagging a very big dog.

«Testing is an important part of education and life, but it's time that we step back and see whether the tail is wagging the dog,» he said.