Sentences with phrase «own sword»

While they were right that containment of communism required a military sword and shield, what finally brought communism down was the power of the appeal of freedom, which greater diplomatic and cultural contact amplified.

Experience is vital, too, but it can be a double - edged sword: too much, and the representative may sound pedantic or condescending; too little, and the representative won't know how to handle delicate situations.

However, marketing automation is a double - edged sword.

It's a two - edged sword that if not managed can also have negative ramifications, so I also try to be proactive to know when to change angles when the need arises.

Behind one closed door at Riot Games» campus, where most of its 2,500 employees work, it sounds like someone is bashing armor with a sword, over and over again.

Being more productive can be a double - edged sword.

The reality is that the military is probably taking the lead on this — so either they really do not want a war with Iran, which is unlikely (when was the last time professional warriors ached to beat swords into plowshares?)

Traditional Japanese items like wooden sandals and Samurai sword key chains are perpetual bestsellers, but Payne also works hard to stay on top of trends.

And unlike spots in a fitness class, coffee beverages aren't finite, which turns out to be a double - edged sword.

While some brands are brandishing their swords and taking the store to court, critics say Dollarama is mostly getting away with mimicry.

King Arthur, meanwhile, may just want to put that sword back where he found it and pretend this never happened.

That's part of why personal job referrals can be a double - edged sword — you end up with teams that all arrive at the same conclusions, tend to agree and bring fewer outside - the - box ideas to the table.

You can boost up your fighting abilities and, if you get tired, you can trade the heavy armour and swords for spells or bows.

«It is worth remembering that a government trying to weaken its currency to boost growth is a double - edged sword for foreign investors,» said Evans.

They put a sword on your left and right shoulder and say: «You shall henceforth be known as Rambo.»

«At the same time, there are clear downside risks: political uncertainty, including in Europe; the sword of protectionism hanging over global trade; and tighter global financial conditions that could trigger disruptive capital outflows from emerging and developing economies,» the former French finance minister said.

While some may suggest that you resign, I do not think a CEO is always obliged to fall on his sword in these cases.

That said, one of the heralded attributes of great leaders — their passion and vision — is often a double - edged sword that can cloud perspective and lead to myopia or nearsightedness.

With pictures of the Guggenheim museum in the Toronto office lobby (an homage to parent company Guggenheim Funds Services Group) and the company's namesake, Scottish Claymore swords, in the boardroom, Seif's passion for the arts is visible.

Energy, of course, has had its multi-year bear... We don't want to catch a falling sword, but we'll wait for the repair process.

Ridley Scott's Oscar winner is one of the last epic swords - and - sandals movies Hollywood has made that have been successful.

Life is one long battle; we have to fight at every step; and Voltaire very rightly says that if we succeed, it is at the point of the sword, and that we die with the weapon in our hand.

That's the sword the Democrats will carry into the looming battle over the future of one - fifth of America's economy.

But what's clear is that these grains are a double - edged sword: They're built with good intentions — everyone wishes they could relive some of their favorite memories — but when used in excess, people can obsess over the past, which can weigh heavily on one's sanity.

See, up until this point, Sam had been sharpening his sword (learning) all day, when he really should have been selling and marketing.

Then, when you're customers are asleep, that's when you sharpen your sword.

A tarnished suit of armour, complete with sword, guards the foot of the stairs.

Just don't be like The Verge and take a sword to it, hammer it on an anvil, or slice it with a sander — that kind of barbarism will, apparently, cut the cord.

The internet, of course, made it possible for anyone to try their hand at content creation, but this was a double - edged sword.

For these entrepreneurs, teaching their unusual skills — from exotic dancing to swallowing swords — is big business.

Sessions himself has said a «properly exercised» Civil Rights Division «provides tremendous benefit to American citizens» but should not be used as «a sword to assert inappropriate claims that have the effect of promoting political agendas.»

But it's very much a double - edged sword, Kilduff finds; left unchecked and allowed to develop in unfavorable conditions, it can fester into a warped motivator; suddenly, success is measured solely by how we stack up against a single competitor.

But, for one of them to block access to the strait would be a double - edged sword.

This year, it really struck me hard: Every single investment that I make is a double - edged sword.

Skurge spends much of «Thor: Ragnarok» as an unlikable coward, but he attempts to redeem himself in the end by betraying Hela... who then launches a sword through his chest.

«Broadcasting pay is as likely to demoralize as it is to motivate,» explains author Todd Zenger, who says that pay transparency is a double - edged sword.

It's long been said that the pen is mightier than the sword.

But here's the other edge of that sword: More content can mean more opportunities for influence.

But that strength is also a double - edged sword.

But even that, experts say, is a double - edged sword for the US because it would risk burning crucial intelligence sources.

Of course, the breakneck pace at which Tesla moves is a double - edged sword — at least, that's how some customers see it.

High - quality swords treasured by collectors and warriors alike have been forged in the Land of the Rising Sun for centuries, and while the age of the samurai may have passed, the country remains one of the biggest exporters of high - quality kitchen and utility knives today.

North Korea has stopped short of saying it has any intention of abandoning its nuclear arsenal, with Kim making clear that nukes remain a «treasured sword.»

Netflix is a classic double - edged sword for traditional TV studios and networks: Most of them would much rather not sell their content to the company, but in some ways they are forced to do so, in order to reach a growing audience of millennial cord - cutters.

That openness has also been a double - edged sword, however, because it has allowed him to speak his mind freely, even when every political campaign manager in the world would probably advise him not to.

The president and some of his colleagues took part in a ceremonial sword dance before a banquet in Saudi Arabia, on May 20.

Whenever I teach this, there's always one twit who challenges me with our own great American democracy as his sword.

Of course, experience is a double - edged sword.

Some fired employees are even relieved and glad it's over; they've been visualizing the sword of Damocles overhead for months.

Todd Zenger, a professor at University of Utah's Eccles School of Business, wrote in the Harvard Business Review last year that pay transparency is «far from a panacea... [and] a double - edged sword, capable of doing as much — or more — damage as good.»