Sentences with phrase «own ticking clock»

«It's that ticking clock,» he says about the decision to start a company.

It's exceptionally hard to get the timing right, especially for a small company with a ticking clock and shrinking capital.

Biologically, there is a ticking clock.

A huge, well - capitalized rival already on the inside track and a ticking clock on the deal — you can see why Target, in the heat of the moment, wound up overpaying for the dowdy Zellers chain.

«Your bank account is this ticking clock, and it drives decisions that might not be in the best long - term interest of the business.»

«Anything that plays to that fear — ticking clock emojis in an email marketing campaign, limited - time offers — can stoke that sense of urgency and that impulse to purchase.»

Throwing someone into the fire of uncertainty with little or no guidance is one thing, doing so against a ticking clock is another story.

Confusion never stops Closing walls and ticking clocks Gon na come back and take you home I could not stop that you now know singing

M.F.K. Fisher, the famous gastronome, disagreed with the curry - powder - stew concept, believing the preparation of curries to be a high art: «Books about curries, for instance,» she wrote, «are published continually, with the success of a well - ticking clock.

There's nothing like a coupon for food to get a group of friends together (add in the element of a ticking clock and suddenly it's date night)!

They will show amusement and appreciation whenever they hear wind chimes, nursery songs, and ticking clock sound vibrations as they reached the baby's ears.

Meanwhile bedtimes hover like a ticking clock.

Other babies will respond well to the sound of a ticking clock, a whirring fan, or an actual noise machine set to rain, or night time sounds for instance.

Most women will not choose home birth but knowing that women today give birth safely at home without routine interventions or tied to machines, and subjected to the ticking clock, should give all women a boost of confidence in their ability to give birth.

The ticking clocks and «year to go to the election» brain dumps have made the final lap of the coalition government hard to miss: there appears to be universal agreement the general election will be held...

He added that the delay, with the session's ticking clock, was «getting a little ridiculous.»

This year, there will likely be no bold ask like in 2014, when de Blasio pitched a tax increase on the rich to pay for free universal prekindergarten, and there isn't a ticking clock like a year ago, when rent regulations that would have affected 2 million New Yorkers were on the verge of expiring.

Fertility has been considered a woman's problem for so long, but sperm counts are dropping and men have a ticking clock too.

«I feel so overwhelmed with gratitude, but I also feel the ticking clock,» he said.

Recently, Hunt had people stare straight ahead with a ticking clock off to one side.

But not even Einstein could defy the ticking clock forever.

And he's up against another ticking clock: the November 2010 elections that will decide whether his party retains control of Congress.

And he's up against a ticking clock: the November 2010 elections that will decide whether his party retains control of Congress.

Genes known to accumulate mutations at a constant rate, much like a ticking clock, can be used to determine when a species originated.

«In other words, it is the ticking clock, parental expectations, and a stack of bills that spurs students to put in the effort to get through the finish line and secure that first job.»

That quick turnaround is particularly important for rare and orphan diseases, those that affect fewer than 200,000 people nationwide, because families and family - run foundations typically fund that research and they do so against a ticking clock — the life of their loved one.

The rest of us tend to allow the moment to dictate its duration, ignoring the distraction of the ticking clock.

Unlike women who are 30 who can try to conceive for a year without needing a fertility assessment, women over 40 have a ticking clock.

They're working against a ticking clock since hurricane season in the Atlantic begins again on June 1, with the most severe storms in Puerto Rico usually happening in August, September, and October.

«One teacher swore that I could hear the lights buzzing or a ticking clock, and that's where my attention would go.»

The thought is, if we can slow down this ticking clock, slow down this shortening, we may be able to slow down aging and live longer.

You see, if intimacy is a big decision, if intimacy has a ticking clock of desperation, if intimacy is all you are thinking about, then you're missing the point completely.

Don't let a sense of urgency or the proverbial ticking clock impair your dating judgment.

Making the first move has always been a massive pain in our gay asses, and a ticking clock might be just what queer girls need.

A lot of hot suggestive photos, and a ticking clock might be many.

With the slave states back in the union, it'll be a lot tougher to get the right percentage of votes, so Lincoln encounters a «ticking clock» to change the law.

Additionally, the arduous process of buying and selling property in New York is portrayed with such fine attention to detail, that it almost plays as a ticking clock thriller.

If there's a failing to the film, which has the frisson if not the urgency of your typical «ticking clock» newspaper drama, it's the lack of grit.

Besson then throws various ticking clocks at us: Lucy has to capture the drugs from the other three mules, with the help of a French narcotics officer named, seriously, Pierre Del Rio (Amr Waked); Lucy has to hook up with legendary brain - guy scientist Professor Norman (Freeman) before her physical form shuts down entirely; and of course, Mr. Jang is in hot pursuit, although he and his thugs become less and less interesting as the story goes along.

Do I need to tell you that Blake orders an air strike that must be averted, for the sole purpose of adding a ticking clock to the climactic action?

The ticking clock aspect usually found in most narratives» final acts runs throughout the film and keeps things suspenseful.

The thing about «ticking clock» thrillers, movies with a hard, fast and deadly deadline, is that somebody on board has to be able to tell time.

They, at least, can tell time as the minutes tick by in this clock - stopping ticking clock thriller.

You can't blame her for being drawn back into the position for this one, as she gets to bring audiences an exciting popcorn thrill ride set within the financial world with one hell of a ticking clock.

While there's a ticking clock for the entire campaign, the story gives you more than enough time to catch your breath and / or decapitate an undead football team.

The pilot will give «ticking clock» a new meaning.

Against a ticking clock of sorts, Henry takes matters into his own hands, concocting a highly contrived scheme involving his mom and the victim next door.

Facing a ticking clock, the thunder god must fight his way back home in time to stop Hela (Cate Blanchett) from destroying Asgard.

It is a template for the kind of large scale film that fits the Legendary template, and there is a ticking clock incentive that puts it on a fast track.

Ticking clock aside, however, Calvary hasn't much interest in suspense, and its hero doesn't seek the protection or assistance of his neighbors.