Sentences with phrase «of thumb with»

The rule of thumb with trim and baseboard details is that bigger generally looks better.

The rule of thumb with work experience is to mention your last 3 - 5 jobs, not your entire career history.

A good rule of thumb with tech products is to avoid upgrading until you can no longer tolerate what you already have.

As far as price goes, here's my rule of thumb with buying most hardware when it comes to breaking up with cable or satellite TV.

A good rule of thumb with long HDMI cables in particular is: the longer the cable, the higher the quality it should be to pass data along.

The rule of thumb with bicycles is to treat them the same as motorcycles and give them a wide berth.

The general rule of thumb with getting discount auto insurance is to simply ask.

A general rule of thumb with insurance claims is that if you're able to pay for the damages out of pocket, you should consider doing so to avoid filing a claim and risking higher insurance rates.

The rule of thumb with theme and variations, in music, is to start small and simple and build steadily to a greater complexity in which the theme is disguised.

The rule of thumb with online reviews of games seems to unfortunately be «if a game is good, everything about it is good» and «if a game is bad, every aspect of it is equally bad».

Because the rule of thumb with companies is that they not only won't let go of any property they own, they sure as heck won't let anyone profit or complete with Nintendo even on the smallest level.

So what's the rule of thumb with Cathay Pacific first class award space?

The rule of thumb with Chase is that you shouldn't apply more than once ever six months, but I've gotten approved at five and four months in my last two applications.

A good rule of thumb with puppies is to provide potty opportunities every fifteen to twenty minutes.

The rule of thumb with puppy socialization is to keep a close eye on your puppy's reaction to whatever you expose him to so that you can tone things down if your pup seems at all frightened.

The rule of thumb with litter boxes is that you need one per cat, plus one.

The rule of thumb with puppies is to take their age in months, add one, and that's the number of hours the puppy can «hold it» during the day (i.e..

Rule of thumb with multiple cats is 1 box per cat then an extra for every two cats.

The rule of thumb with snake size and safety is this: if a snake is less than 10 - feet long, it can be safely handled by most adults.

A general rule of thumb with secured credit is: if you wish to keep your property, you need to keep making payments to your creditors.

So I would take these percentage - based rules of thumb with a grain of salt.

As Brad Zimmerman writes on the Nasdaq.com website, «the general rule of thumb with alternative investing, according to Investopedia, is no more than 10 percent of your portfolio should go towards these investments.»

My rule of thumb with telemarketers is simple.

The rule of thumb with BookBub is to check the category you want to be featured in.

My rule of thumb with BN is that a # 100 rank equals roughly 100 sales.

The general rule of thumb with executive sedans is that they'll generally have an array of more mainstream engine options, with each offering various strengths and weaknesses.

The general rule of thumb with screenplay, of course, is that the hotter the Best Picture contender the more likely it is to win for its screenplay, witness the debacle of last year where Tony Kushner's marvelous screenplay was supplanted by Chris Terrio's very charming and entertaining Argo.

That's generally my rule of thumb with skinnies, but it's so hard to know with the way denim stretches out.

The general rule of thumb with banana flour is to use 30 % less than traditional flours due to the high fiber content of banana flour, so roughly 2/3 cup banana flour for every 1 cup of traditional wheat flour.

A basic rule of thumb with conscious breathing is to have a shorter inhalation and a much longer exhalation.

Touch the tips of the thumb with the ring finger by putting light pressure.

If I had to choose one or the other, which is usually the rule of thumb with Bolton, who haven't drawn a single one of their previous 22 league matches, it would be the home side.

My rule of thumb with Wenger which has been for many years past too, from bitter experience, is to decide for myself what a proper manageR would do and then expect Wenger to do the opposite.

The rule of thumb with Lenovo is: when the company comes knocking, your product is probably about to jump the shark, if it hasn't already.

Not exact matches

As a grandfather, I don't have to attend parent - teacher conferences or get pedantic notes sent home with my son or daughter addressing the latest concerns of a bunch of thumb - sucking, politically correct, out - of - control idiots.

It is one of the largest food and drug chains in the U.S., with more than 2,200 stores in 33 states, including brands such as Acme, Safeway, and Tom Thumb.

General rule of thumb — never fall in love with your first business model.

The baby clearly has already inherited some of her father's tendencies — Zuckerberg said that, in an ultrasound, she gave him a «thumbs up «like» with her hand.»

As a rule of thumb, test Linkedin when marketing to businesses and Facebook when marketing to consumers, though many B2B businesses have been successful with Facebook advertising.

As a good rule of thumb, Ali advised choosing a loan with the lowest APR you can find, as long as your business can handle the payments.

The most useful mental models and rules of thumb, in other words, are often dead simple, which is why an interview Adam Bryant of The New York Times did with Dropbox co-founder and CEO Drew Houston earlier this year is so helpful (hat tip to Business Insider for the pointer).

There's a difference between a buddy and an accomplished friend with her thumb on the pulse of business and life.

Instead, stick with this simple rule of thumb: If the expense of replacing the broken item is more than twice the cost of repairing it, it's probably best to repair it, according to Lexicon Technologies, a technology maintenance company and the creator of the helpful infographic on the topic below.

Handing out business cards for his mobile massage therapy practice, Peer says, «I won't thumb type more than a text message, but with this keyboard and this phone, I can do 90 percent of what I do on my laptop.»

It's a good rule of thumb to let your audience know that you'll be getting in touch with them soon, so don't be all hush - hush about your marketing strategy.

Being ready with this list of actions means you can take care of small tasks while waiting for an appointment to begin, for example, rather than wasting that time thumbing through Instagram pictures.

A good rule of thumb is to limit all of your costs associated with driving, including the loan payment, insurance, gasoline, and maintenance, to about 25 % of your net income.

For example, the iOS version of Twitter has menu buttons on the bottom, which makes them easier to tap with your thumb.

The 80/20 or 70/30 are good rules of thumb to follow when it comes to creating email content, with the higher number denoting the percentage of valuable information your email should contain, and the smaller number the percentage of «salesy» stuff.

So Rourke approached the Bolton, Mass., facility of Future Electronics, a parts distributor that had worked with Quartet back when other suppliers had thumbed their noses at the start - up's small volume of orders.