Sentences with phrase «pause for thought»

Or it might give pause for thought about whether we have pushed the boundaries far enough this way already.

However, the system is not ideal, and two facts have emerged recently which should make the new government pause for thought.

The large label gave me the longest pause for thought.

I suppose change always gives pause for thought, it's a sign of moving on to another stage of life.

Even the most xenophobic among us will usually give pause for thought before spewing out a racial slur, but it is entirely acceptable in many places to mock / deride an atheist in the public sphere.

Instead, the author hopes that presenting this case study will give readers pause for thought about a complex issue, and promote a community of people who, by sharing information, enable good consumer decision making.

The polls, while hardly encouraging, have tilted back a little in the Tories» direction, giving Brown pause for thought as he toys with an autumn election.

Hopefully, these examples will give Canadian politicians pause for thought when it comes time to bring forth a new copyright reform bill.

A further development was that, although the government is still pushing ahead with plans to reform the disability living allowance, they have paused for thought on plans to remove this vital benefit from disabled people in residential care.

Reaching the solution to certain puzzles is often long winded, although there's very little that will have many pausing for thought for long at all.

And given the fact that there are already serious question marks about the viability of President Elect Trump's promises to put coal miners back to work, such an unequivocal market signal from our neighbor to the North should give coal boosters even more pause for thought.

However in the last few months that spread is becoming less favorable to equities and is giving many investors pause for thought.

They won't have many pausing for thought for long, but nevertheless it makes a nice change from shooting things in an FPS all the time.

«Tomorrow offers an opportunity to celebrate the talent of our young people, but should also provide pause for thought about the increasing barriers that students and schools are facing to achieve this success.»

This comes at a time when British Airways will be launching service between Oakland and London Gatwick (March 2017) and should give customers pause for thought.

The possibility of a stagnant or declining pool of labour in the absence of immigration should give Canadians pause for thought.

The steering is accurate and quick, darting whichever way you point it without pause for thought.

The thought of putting your holiday photos online for anyone to see 15 years ago was insane, but now everyone shares daily photos to Facebook or Instagram without even pausing for thought.

Wilshere could be causing pause for thought as he has done well for England, performing as one of the best / the best player in the England shirt, I think this is good.

Klopp paused for thought when asked about the incident, and showed in his eventual response how concerned he was for the players and staff, many of whom he'll know personally.

That post should have given wavering «yes» voters pause for thought; the path to independence is harder and riskier than the Scottish Government's optimistic White Paper claims.

«It indicates the vulnerability of apparent strongholds when a number of factors come together, and should give both major parties pause for thought about their relationship with the core voters they take for granted,» his report, which was commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, concluded.

Dr. David Bernstein, a gut specialist who wasn't involved in the study, said it does give doctors and patients pause for thought.

Half way through rehearsals for the RSC's 2008 production of Romeo and Juliet, director Neil Bartlett pauses for thought.

Navigation through Ice Cream Sandwich was also seamless and smooth, and the TF300T rarely paused for thought, although we did have issues with some strange noise to the left of the screen.

«The ending will give the reader much pause for thought and the final outcome you will have to determine for yourself... [These are] stories that really make the reader think and will definitely elicit much discussion and varied viewpoints.

A highly publicised double murder of two western tourists on the island in 2014 has given some tourists pause for thought before sailing to Koh Tao, but the island has more or less carried on as normal since.

Some bosses in games like Dark Souls are spoken of in hushed tones, but some of the encounters in Tropical Freeze would give even Ornstein and Smough pause for thought.

That any sane individual could believe that such a tax could not weigh heavily on an anemic economy is hard enough to fathom; that some of our leaders actually think they can reduce hurricanes and «superstorms» by raising taxes smacks of statist idolatry that would give the ancient Babylonians pause for thought.

Given the growing mainstream concern over a carbon bubble, and calls to «keep it in the ground» when it comes to fossil fuels, this rejection by councillors — not to mention the huge swell of public sentiment that influenced it — should give investors serious pause for thought regarding where they want to place their bets when it comes to energy.

The Permanent Sovereignty Act limits the rights of parties to access international dispute resolution, which will give investors and their lawyers pause for thought, while the Review and Renegotiation Act forces parties to renegotiate contracts which contain any «unconscionable» term or subject the contract to a foreign law or forum.

But a recent decision by the current European Patent Court that animals and plants obtained from bio-engineering can not themselves be patented may give our Brexit negotiators pause for thought.

The strength of feeling on both sides of the debate may provide pause for thought among those who want Canada to follow in the footsteps of New York state, which by 2015 will require anyone sitting its bar exam to show they have completed 50 hours of pro bono work.

A deeper understanding of the dynamics affecting the transmission of syphilis would have given health systems pause for thought and the opportunity to better prepare for an outbreak.

The seemingly ordinary objects in the paintings imply a narrative arc that, similar to a cutaway shot in film, create a psychologically Hitchcockian sense of suspense and pause for thought on the nature of the actions that could be occurring just outside the frame.

«The number of women saying they feel pessimistic about their future in the profession and the number saying their priority is to leave teaching must give employers and Government pause for thought about the urgency of the need to create a teaching profession which genuinely values and supports all women teachers.

With the start of 2015 brings more games which is always good news and with the next gen consoles now in full circulation there seems to be a lot to look forward too so with no more pause for thought...

Jo Henry, director at Nielsen Book (pictured), said: «This dramatic drop in engagement with reading (seen in the context of an 8 % drop in the number of books bought for those aged under 17) in the first half of 2013 will give pause for thought for anyone involved in children's publishing, particularly at the older end of the market, which has seen the greatest decline.»»

A disappointing 103rd - place finish for reliability and a poor 133rd - place result for build quality may give some potential customers pause for thought.

We should pause for thought before calling for heavy judicial action against rioters.

It will also give new investors pause for thought and our partners have told us they are expecting much longer sale times — an uncomfortable position for someone pinning their hopes on property as a capital asset.

Refluxions A recent exhibition at the Stendhal Gallery in Chelsea gave pause for thought.

«The number of women saying they feel pessimistic about their future in the profession and the number saying their priority is to leave teaching must give employers and government pause for thought about the urgency of the need to create a teaching profession which genuinely values and supports all women teachers.

Two former chip LBOs — Freescale and NXP — give pause for thought.