Sentences with phrase «on a slippery slope for»

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Especially Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross, as Peter said, they are on a slippery slope and they are playing in a very dangerous arena here and this isn't good for equities.

The day after Vermont legalized assisted suicide, for instance, Cardinal Seán O'Malley of Boston, chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities, warned of a «slippery slope» and urged Catholics to fight the future passage of such laws.

I told him that he had begun to slide down a slippery slope, for the five points of Calvinism are like five links on a chain: they stand or fall together and if one link in the chain breaks, it is only a matter of time before the whole system unravels.

There is no basis in logic or experience for believing that the journey to reverse the effects of history's iniquities takes place on any terrain except a very slippery slope.

He had to admit, he later explained in a lecture given to Americans United for Life, that the slope from abortion to infanticide to euthanasia is «not slippery at all, but rather a logical throughway once you got on to it»:

So for the first time, I began to pay attention to the «slippery slope» warnings of pro-lifers I read about or had seen on television.

(For example, a Catholic diocese that has many employees, should not have to pay for stuff that is clearly against Catholic teachings... since, by default, everyone who works there is essentially required to be adhering to Catholic religious «rules»...)(*)(On the other hand — This really does give rise to some serious «slippery slope» possibilities... but I digress.For example, a Catholic diocese that has many employees, should not have to pay for stuff that is clearly against Catholic teachings... since, by default, everyone who works there is essentially required to be adhering to Catholic religious «rules»...)(*)(On the other hand — This really does give rise to some serious «slippery slope» possibilities... but I digress.for stuff that is clearly against Catholic teachings... since, by default, everyone who works there is essentially required to be adhering to Catholic religious «rules»...)(*)(On the other hand — This really does give rise to some serious «slippery slope» possibilities... but I digress...)

The slippery slope we have been on for years already leads to less club money and fewer still decent players and thus lower in table.

I understand that but that still hinges on the player, if he has no desire to play for anyone else it's a slippery slope trying ot force a move.

Big deal we finished 6th several under O'Nearly but that is as far we ever were going to get & coz he could not get more dosh for more of the same he walked, leaving the club on the slippery slope to bankrupcy.

I firmly believe that this one decision has the potential for long - term ramifications, putting Erie County on a slippery slope from which it may never recover.

but passing on the mantra that «others should do what works for them» is very irresponsible health-wise, because it's a slippery slope.

Are leggings worn like this okay for the office or am I on a slippery slope to wearing my pajamas to work?

I see your joining this group as an indication that the slippery slope might be an inevitable one given government education policy, funding for the state system and the UKs changing position on the world stage.

Since 1972 Australian education has gone down a slippery slope where we started funding private schools for the first time on the basis of «school choice».

Other interesting technologies include a new intelligent permanent all - wheel - drive system for superior traction and better on - road fuel economy, and the patented Gradient Release Control, which improves driver confidence and control when releasing the brakes on steep and slippery slopes.

It's a slippery slope, once you start on it, once you've ignored that knock in the engine for long enough and it starts to miss occasionally as you careen down some hill dazedly gripping the wheel.

Whilst I disagree with this article in its entirety, I think you are on a slippery slope when you start calling for things to be banned.

But accepting a nonzero warming effect puts one on a slippery slope: Once acknowledged, the effect must be quantified, and every legitimate method for doing so yields a significant magnitude.

For a view from the ground, my friend and colleague, Hans Brenna, a climate researcher currently investigating the role of volcanoes on stratospheric chemistry, believes that the logical result of arguments against advocacy are a slippery slope.

The slope on that middle ground seems much more slippery for courts, which demand what they regard as principled reasons for any distinction, than it is for legislatures, which may refuse to budge for no reason other than that the votes aren't there to do more or because of simple fiat.

IBM is a pretty good metaphor for BigLaw: Long - established, respected brand, market leader, the «safe choice» for many buyers, hugely profitable at its apex, but on a long, slippery slope.

Home About Free Mags Jobs Resume Services Advertise «Example of an Effective Cover Letter Example of Errors in Writing Cover Letters» Delegation Overkill: Standing Up for Yourself in the Workplace It can be a slippery slope when you agree to take on someone else's work.

We are dealing with the added change in my illness having more and more impact on my mobility and confidence, it would have been so easy for me to retreat into my shell and my wonderful husband do more and more around the house that there would be no time to talk, hug and have fun — we will make sure this doesn't happen now that we can see the slippery slope we were on.