Sentences with phrase «often picked over»

Going early was always smart, as goodies sold out quickly and were often picked over by noon.
Clothing, for example, donated to give needy women something good to wear for a job interview is often picked over by volunteers who don't need it.

Not exact matches

At a similar panel in New York earlier in January that was dedicated to technology and media in the 2016 election, top journalists from legacy media organizations like the Associated Press and new media organizations like the data - journalism website FiveThirtyEight picked over the carcass of the election, pondering why data analysts misjudged Trump's electoral strength and how readers themselves often didn't necessarily possess the media literacy to sift through fake and poorly reported news.
They often go against my very real instincts to burn down bridges and shut down dissent and pick fights and turn over tables.
I was told that they often pick a theme to discuss, and then take turns over the next several weeks or months leading the discussions.
Often thought of as a breakfast food, you can eat oatmeal as a sustainable lunchtime food, along with fruits it makes a great pick me up and will hold you over until dinner.
Wanyama was ok I thought, he was more a victim of poor strategy because it seemed like he was often the only one making forward attacking runs until he overran the ball or couldn't pick a pass and turned it over
For example, how often can say that Wenger has picked his best starting XI over the last four years?
As it often happens, when a new manager comes in, the team seems to turn a corner, and the Foxes started off life after Ranieri with a 3 - 1 win over Liverpool, with Danny Drinkwater's goal the pick of the lot Continue reading →
They are often surprised to see their children pick up this skill after a few minutes of help from an adult and then repeat it over and over.
When you have a pizza like this, it had a lot on it, you know, I often start with a knife and fork, but then I cross over to the American approach, and I pick it up when I go farther into the pizza.»
Unlike the Medicaid Relief Task Force, which held public hearings all over the state, the governor's hand - picked Mandate Relief group (under the leadership of Paterson administration holdover Larry Schwartz) hasn't met nearly as publicly or as often.
But worst of all, given the chance to start over, too often, we pick another frog.
One of a trio of protégés picked by famed anthropologist Louis Leakey to conduct field studies of great apes, Fossey was determined, devoted, and often angry — over the apes» diminishing habitat and especially over the danger they faced from poachers (who may have been responsible for Fossey's 1985 murder).
The problem is that meaningful long - term studies are pored over by individuals or organizations who cherry - pick data, often to reinforce a specific agenda.
I'll be covering the sale over the next few weeks, so be sure to check back for outfits and our sale picks often.
More often than not, the Academy gets it right and even when I don't think they do (SIL over SPR, Crash over BBM and Munich), I can understand why they picked the «lesser» movie for Best Picture.
While Day - Lewis has picked his parts carefully over the last few decades, Oldman has often vacuumed up whatever was available, happy to pay the bills instead of guarding the reputation.
The cargo area's low access height is one advantage of picking a wagon over an SUV, especially if you're not particularly tall or fill the cargo area with heavy objects often.
Once the sausages and bones have all been browned and removed from the Dutch oven, add the onion and cook over medium - high heat, stirring often and scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon so that the onion picks up the browned bits.
Most often, the hesitation has been pinned on the lack of native e-mail and other basics, which make it hard to pick over either a higher - end but complete tablet like the iPad or else the simpler, PlayBook - based Amazon Kindle Fire.
Picking him up or restraining (such as for nail clipping), or reaching «over top» of the puppy near an «owned» object like a toy or the food bowl often triggers a conflict aggressive reaction.
Cities and towns all over the United States regularly pick up these cats that are often considered a nuisance and they are euthanized as a result.
Ron never missed a week of picking up food donations from local businesses (and often times, he drove to more remote locations to procure food) and leading volunteers as they prepared these donations for monthly distribution to over 100 families and their pets.
This is where problems often begin; the owner over protects the dog, may carry him around, let him sleep on the bed or jump on the furniture when he chooses, and picks him up in the presence strange dogs, and gives in to his demands for attention.
Credit card use picks up Over the past several years, many credit card holders have hesitated to use credit as often as issuers would like.
I remember one from my Nintendo days where Giles (fellow coder on StarFox) and I had been drinking with the Nintendo staff, this was towards the end of StarFox 2 and Giles had just got the loose leaf documentation (several hundred pages) for the very early prototype of the N64... anyway, I didn't have my bicycle so I hitched a lift on the back of Giles» (it had two metal pegs attached to the back wheel that you could stand on, and this kind of «double riding» was often seen in Japan in the 80s and 90s)... anyway, we get back to town and we're crossing a busy road when Giles hits a pothole or something and we go flying, but so do the 100s of loose leaf pages, all over the road in central Kyoto... and the walk light blinked to red so we were laughing our heads off, completely drunk, frantically scrambling around picking up all this top secret documentation, jamming up the traffic.
Over on Ebay, where we often see launch - day discounts or promotions, you can still pick up an Xbox One X with a free copy of Ghost Recon: Wildlands right now for $ 500.
Yes it was bloody, violent, at times pretty sick, but it was also hilarious, over the top, tongue - in - cheek and often satirical, lampooning our frustrations over mundane activities like picking up a Christmas tree, buying milk or cashing a cheque and utterly rife with dark humour.
At first, it's simple enough, as enemies hardly attack in the first rounds and their flying patterns are easily predictable, but as the rounds pick up the action gets more intense, as different types of bugs provide different ways to kill you and players need to recognize them and react accordingly to survive, while also shooting at them as often as possible to keep them from taking over the screen and trapping you.
Rather than dropping defenses all over the map, the best solution is to pick defenses that complement each other and put them in close proximity (I often put them near my castle, because that tended to have the best space for lots of defenses).
When playing a game for the first time at a gaming expo, often with fellow gamers looking over your shoulder, you want it to have that essential pick up and play feel where you can settle into that groove of having a great time and looking like a badass all at once.
When the phone rings, it annoys me, and that often carries over into the conversation I have after I pick up the phone, which is why I'm better off not answering my own phone.
Here's what I love about Ruby, when I'm in the middle of something I hate to be interrupted, so when the phone rings it annoys me and that often carries over into the conversation I have after I pick up the phone, which is why I'm better off not answering my own phone.
When I'm in the middle of something, I hate to be interrupted so when the phone rings it annoys me and that often carries over into the conversation I have after I pick up the phone.
Here's what I love about Ruby: when I'm in the middle of something I hate to be interrupted, so when the phone rings it annoys me, and that often carries over into the conversation I have after I pick up the phone.
When I'm in the middle of something I hate to be interrupted so when the phone rings it annoys me and that often carries over into the conversation I have after I pick up the phone, which is why I'm better off not answering my own phone.
When I'm in the middle of something, I hate to be interrupted so when the phone rings, it annoys me and that often carries over into the conversation I have after I pick up the phone, which is why I'm better off not answering my own phone, instead, Ruby answers the phone and if the person on the end asks for me, a friendly, cheerful receptionist from Ruby, calls me and asks if I want them to put the call through.
When I'm in the middle something, I hate to be interrupted so when the phone rings, it annoys me and that often carries over into the conversation I have after I pick up the phone, which is why I'm better off not answering my own phone.
So when the phone rings, it annoys me, and that often carries over into the conversation I have after I pick up the phone.
Here's what I love about Ruby, when I'm in the middle of something, I hate to be interrupted, so when the phone rings, it annoys me, and at often carries over into the conversation I have after I pick up the phone, which is why I'm better off not answering my own phone.
Although many of you just pick up the phone and call us or come right over when you get a traffic ticket, often times with the ink from the ticket still wet, (we appreciate that, by the way) we think it's important that you understand a little bit more about the ticket you received so you'll know why it's necessary to fight it, OR why you may just want to keep your life simple and pay it.
Essentially, you'd pick up the Flip 4 over the Charge 3 if you didn't often find yourself in the position of needing to provide music for a wedding reception (Chris here: I did exactly that this summer).
While it is often tempting to pick up your phone and check to see if there are any messages, notifications, or missed calls, one of the easiest ways of keeping your battery ticking over is to stop picking it up every few minutes.
If possible, have one or more other people go over the CV too, as fresh eyes can often pick up on things that you miss yourself because you have been staring at a document for a while.
One solution is to adjust the relative emphasis of your technical v. soft skills so that your resume is more often picked up by recruiters interested in your soft skills (the ones that make you happy all over).
You can often find a lot of vintage ones at your local Restore — I was drooling over some this weekend and I might have to just go back and pick them up!
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