Sentences with phrase «often getting the shorter»

Secondborns often get the short end of the stick when it comes to baby pictures.

«It's of particular interest to women, who often get the short end of the stick in marriage and cohabitation.

The premise behind her book is simple: With our busy schedules these days, packing a lunchbox often gets short shrift; it «s too easy to slip in storebought convenience foods rather than homemade treats.

Cooking is one such chore that often gets short changed.

And unfortunately, our health often gets short shrift as we pack in more responsibilities and resort to...

But this training principle is not just limited to strength training — it can also be used for, say, running: You have x seconds to run x metres, and the faster you run, the more time you have to run — so the recovery time will often get shorter rest periods.

Monday's often get the short end of the stick But they are fraught with potential!

In the general critical conversation surrounding the films of Paul Verhoeven, Total Recall often gets the short shrift.

Research shows there's a pervasive link between socioeconomic status and academic achievement, with poor students often getting the shorter end...

Ancient Greek and Roman cultures get the most page space, but attention is given to cultures that often get short shrift, such as the Olmec and Hopewell in the Americas and Maori and Aboriginal people in Oceania.

Overdrive often gets the short - end of the stick in this regard, even though it is thought to control over 90 % of the digital library market in the USA.

Dobby the House Elf from Harry Potter has often got the short end of the stick in the books and films.

If you live in Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or other smaller countries you often get the short end of the stick.

While all of our companion animals face a variety of serious issues, it seems cats often get the short end of the stick when it comes to community awareness, allocations of funds and just a lack of concern in general for their well being.

Magi and wizards often get the short end of the stick when it comes to video games.

Perhaps because of the incandescence of the YBAs in the 1990s, British art in the 1980s often gets short thrift in terms of column inches in histories of modern and contemporary art, but — as Ikon's new show on the decade should demonstrate — it was a period of free - wheeling experimentation, in which figurative painting made a comeback, the variety of abstract styles increased, installation art grew in ambition and cut - and - paste appropriation prevailed.

But a couple of the skills that often get short shrift when learning how to practice on your own is the ability to set your rates and the ability to quote your fee to your client.

Corey: The perception is that men often get short - changed in any divorce.

And in dual agency situations, buyers often get the short end of the stick.

Washers and dryers often get short - shrift when it comes to home improvement.

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But this is exactly where many small businesses fall short, because often their approach to benefits is riddled with costly errors that can get them in financial trouble with their insurers or even with their own employees.

We have to balance the short term with long - term decisions and we probably get it right just as often as we get it wrong.

All too often, this safety net protecting assets gets short shrift.

Raising funds often ends up being a long process, so don't let a short - term obstacle get in your way.

The Times and other outlets noted that the campaign aides in attendance at the forum continued to grumble that their candidates rarely got the call from CNN for interviews, or that their time on the network was often comparatively short.

While quarterbacks often get blamed for a poor offense — and there are some mediocre quarterbacks starting around the league — poor offensive lines can create a domino effect on offense: less protection for the quarterback, shorter passes, shorter runs, fewer exciting big plays.

All too often, the safety net that protects your assets in the event of injury, illness, damage or death gets short shrift.

At a higher, almost philosophical level, the government wants to disrupt the long - standing mechanics that enable a small business to both get through challenging times without resorting to layoffs or bankruptcy, and then reap their rewards during those precious, and often short, «good years.»

Still, many of these people may see Vegas as a short - term place to get some funding and perhaps live for a few months or years, but once they get funding, they often leave.

This means you can often get a great deal if you can wade through the red tape and long wait - times that short sales involve.

At this point, it's human nature to say — as I've often heard from clients over the last 39 years, whenever short rates rise above long rates — why buy a 20 - year bond when I get a higher yield on a 2 - year piece of paper?

Short term loans require little paperwork to apply (most often just 3 months of bank statements), and you can get the funds in days.

«The situation is particularly dire for those people and needs are incredibly high and there's a really short window of time often to get that food in.»

I've seen people pick it up in short discussions, but more often it takes days or weeks of reading and discussion to «get it».

Often this runaway process can be interrupted and they can be helped to get their marriage back in balance in a short time.

To be reminded that «all have fallen short» and that «all stand in need of grace» is often a first step toward getting us down off our high horses and to the table together.

Short - sighted and commonly using a gold monocle, but very fond of hunting and often able to give the coup de grace to some (fairly) wild beast held by the huntsmen, monocle in one hand, sword in the other, he used to get through business at a kind of morning levee in his private rooms, leaving the rest of the day free for the hunt, the banquet, family affairs, and all the glorious social life.

The stems of Swiss chard get short shrift way too often; when they're beautiful rainbow chard, they deserve a dish all their own.

When Giroud came on, rather than sit 10 metres from the action and wait, he got involved in the build up, often coming short to receive the ball.

He has got a good short back - lift on his shots (a bit like Podolski) which are often accurate and dangerous for a finish.

These type of confrontational managers can sometimes have a short shelf life but often get the most achieved.

Short of getting a guaranteed payout (as is often seen in an NFL contract, for example), the next best thing a UFC fighter can do is negotiate specifics of the deal in each of the bout agreements, and be willing to say no if it's not in their interest at that time.

How often have we seen Arsenal getting on a roll and getting a run of results with some fantastic performances, only to surprise everyone by coming up short in game we are supposed to win with ease?

I never believed that saying anyway, as Man United under Fergie got away with murder for years and there is a big case for the smaller clubs» claims that they get the short end of the stick more often than not.

Scoring happens so infrequently in soccer that short - term wins, losses, and ties often get skewed by randomness.

But often that praying gets short - circuited by worrying.

Our little girl is a great sleeper, but often her naps get cut way short by the really loud noises going on around us.

The shorter growing season in Wisconsin does mean that the district can not purchase many products year - round; however, they are committed to working with the farmers to get their produce as often as possible.

I've also never thought of using it for my 2 year old who often gets tired and wants to be carried when we are out for a short distance without a buggy.

If a baby is fed, clean, feeling well once they get to a certain age they will start to cry just to be entertained or held which is often short lived and personally for myself and others I know this is around bedtime and naptime.