Sentences with phrase «peeople thumbed»

Here's a simple rule of thumb for when to keep your own mouth shut: don't say a thing unless it's going to help someone else in the meeting do their job better.

In announcing his vote, McCain came to the Senate floor and put his right thumb down before walking off.

I've heard it said that the thing that separates humans from the other great apes (beyond opposable thumbs and better haircuts) is our capacity to delay near - term gratification in pursuit of a superior downstream payoff.

«When you find something where you know the business, it's within your circle of competence, you understand it, the price is right, the people are right,» he said, «then you take your thumb out of your mouth and you barrel in.»

He added, «When you find something where you know the business, it's within your circle of competence, the price is right, the people are right, then you take your thumb out of your mouth and you barrel in.»

An old rule of thumb was to think about replacing two - thirds to three - fourths of your previous income in retirement.

The Joy - Cons have all the standard gamepad features, including analog thumb sticks, face buttons (A, B, X, Y), left and right buttons, and a square button that'll let you grab screenshots (and in the future, video) to share online.

As a grandfather, I don't have to attend parent - teacher conferences or get pedantic notes sent home with my son or daughter addressing the latest concerns of a bunch of thumb - sucking, politically correct, out - of - control idiots.

For people in their 20s and 30s, Ponnapalli concedes that rules of thumb and general targets are a good place to start since it might be hard to gauge a detailed retirement budget from that many years away.

It is one of the largest food and drug chains in the U.S., with more than 2,200 stores in 33 states, including brands such as Acme, Safeway, and Tom Thumb.

The vote began, and McCain came to the Senate floor and put his right thumb down before walking off.

Following these rules of thumb for startup hiring will come in handy.

Two thumbs up?

Don't wait for associates or customers to give you their thumbs - up with personal testimonials and endorsements.

The ICA was even more permissive: since 1985, virtually all of the 1,600 purchases reviewed got a thumbs - up.

The message to the provinces is clear: make a deal, or live under the minister's thumb.

At the risk of sounding creepy, I found myself absent - mindedly rubbing my thumb up and down its sides — the smooth curves just feel good to touch.

When users fire it up, it accounts for their natural tendencies to thumb and tap their way through the navigation process.

Free open - source software TrueCrypt is available for Windows, Mac and Linux machines and can be used to secure data on thumb drives and other storage devices.

From there, if all thumbs were up, we scheduled an on - site visit.

One cool side effect of paying for YouTube ads: your YouTube channel will accrue more views, followers, and engagement (e.g., thumbs up, comments).

Other employees can give a thumbs - up or thumbs - down to the suggestions.

I also spent time on the web and thumbed through countless business books.

A good rule of thumb is to avoid going into debt purchasing things that won't go up in value.

Gamer's thumb: Similarly to Kinesis's keyboard, Evoluent has created a vertical mouse that lets the hand rest in an upright, handshake position.

«You need what's called «thumb - stopping creative,»» muses Fulton, who also serves as chief marketing officer for the Mark's and FGL Sports subsidiaries.

Another rule of thumb Diamond takes on is that retirees «need retirement income that is fully adjusted for inflation for 35 years.»

McCain's decisive, thumbs - down vote confirmed Gill's suspicion — and netted him an estimated $ 3,000 to $ 4,000.

As a rule of thumb, your users / customers should spend the least amount of time possible trying to use your product or service, so they can spend the majority of their time enjoying it.

General rule of thumb — never fall in love with your first business model.

A good rule of thumb is if the answer is less than 24 hours, keep going higher until the loss would leave you in anguish mentally or financially for more than a day.

When you «pull the thumb,» you take accountability.

Though she doesn't use these apps herself, she gives them a qualified thumbs - up.

Retractable dog leashes are too thin to be detected by the door sensor, and if the dog and owner get caught on different sides of the door, the leash could strangle the dog or dislocate the thumb of its owner.

Even now he remains under Eritrea's thumb.

The psychological principle known as the Isolation Effect states that an item that «stands out like a sore thumb» is more likely to be remembered.

She wiggled my thumbs, a test for stubbornness.

The thumbs - up «like» button will look just as it long has, without the other choices cluttering the screen or confusing people.

Price Rationale The rule of thumb for chains like this one, assuming the inventory is reasonably up - to - date and salable, is 25 % to 50 % of sales, plus the dollar value of the inventory.

Even more interesting than the 4.5 percent rule of thumb, or even its history, is when the failures for larger withdrawal rates occurred and why.

Use this rule of thumb when it comes to selecting a stock photo: If it looks like it could be in a school textbook, don't use it.

Each reaction comes with an animated emoji, such as the thumbs up for «like» and a heart for «love.»

The baby clearly has already inherited some of her father's tendencies — Zuckerberg said that, in an ultrasound, she gave him a «thumbs up «like» with her hand.»

The virtual currency diehard had a pair of xNT near - field communication (NFC) microchips injected into the backs of his hands last week, right into the fleshy webbing between the thumb and index finger.

As a rule of thumb, test Linkedin when marketing to businesses and Facebook when marketing to consumers, though many B2B businesses have been successful with Facebook advertising.

It's a rule of thumb.

The rule of thumb when it comes to how much you should spend to acquire a new customer is that you shouldn't spend more than 25 % of the lifetime value of that customer.

As a rule of thumb, keep this methodology in mind: benefits first, features second.

Thumbs up, they said.

A good rule of thumb is to have at least 12 months of cash available to cover 100 % of your personal expenses.