Sentences with phrase «picking the side of»

They often pick that side of it which justifies their own wellbeing and earthly possessions.

If they can climb into the Top2 during the 2015 Regular Season, the ability to pick their side of the Bracket may really put them over the top.

These guys are still in a tie for 1st in the Standings and if they can get victories in their last 2 games they will still play in the # 1 v. # 2 Hoops game during the Opening Rounds of the Playoffs (essentially getting a bye — the winner gets to pick their side of the bracket for the rest of the Playoffs).

A Top 2 spot is huge for a few reasons: 1) Those 2 teams essentially get a Bye to the Elite 8 of All Sports Series, 2) they also get to play each other in an Opening Round Hoops game where the Winner gets to pick their side of the bracket for the Remainder of the Playoffs.

Not exact matches

Parker: So on the tech side, medium term it's one of our top picks, we've been long since November throughout the course of the year, and our view was post the VIX shock that we saw in early February, what leads is that growth and momentum.

Insider Picks senior editor Ellen Hoffman experienced the adaptability personally: «The first night I slept on my Casper pillow I started out on my left side, then moved onto my back some hours later, and ultimately woke up on my right side staring into the face of my very hungry cat.

Our divisive political reality is forcing brands to pick sides in fights they'd rather not be part of in the first place

Whether it's a project for Insider Picks, creative work on the side, or even an attention - sucking activity, like getting into a video game, whenever I get deeply invested into something, I lose track of time.

First, pick which app or window you'd like to go on the left side of the screen.

It disappeared faster than a bad Fall sitcom, leaving me to wonder why the only place I ever saw a pair were on my doctor as he conducted my appointments, complete with a note - taker on the other side of the connection (so many... jokes... can't pick... just one).

It's no secret we've been on the opposite side of Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital on many recent stock picks, such as Herbalife (HLF), Mondelez (MDLZ), and, most notably, Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX).

And a trade war would damage transatlantic economic ties at a crucial time when economic growth is picking up on both sides of the Atlantic and trade between the US and the EU is increasing.

Trudeau has tried to plant his flag firmly in the middle of things, shrugging off what environmentalists and the Jason Kenneys say about him picking one side or the other.

On the other side of the coin, we still believe last year's long pick Fluor Corporation (FLR) has significant upside.

This one is unique because it emphasizes the opportunity side of the equation, highlighting those that are ripe for the picking.

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While I own many of the Canadian banks and am still monitoring them, I am a little heavy on the finance side at the moment, so I just recently picked up some industrials, which I was lighter on.

In the bet, Buffett picked a Vanguard fund that tracks the S&P 500, while Protégé Partners, a firm that puts clients» money into funds made up of hedge funds, took the other side of the bet with five of its funds.

It seems that, like the rest of the country's retailers, Walmart had to pick a side between China's two eCommerce giants: Either Tencent or Alibaba, both of which have been investing heavily since 2017 in efforts to dominate the mobile payment market.

When friends, family and even market experts are all picking sides on popular polarizing investments like Tesla, Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP), bitcoin and others, it can be tempting to pick a side yourself to feel like you're part of the action.

Which is why are two factions of the board of Uber — which will meet tomorrow to try to pick a CEO by Labor Day — still incessantly leaking about and wrangling over the possibility of Whitman, with one side trying to thwart her unlikely return and the other hoping there is some scenario possible in which she would come back?

On the other side of the state, reports the Kansas City Star, a new company called the Brew Lab might be thought of as a «build - a-beer workshop,» in which customers can buy brewing equipment and supplies, and also try out ideas and pick the brains of pros at on - site brewing stations.

Valuations have picked up dramatically, the right side of the balance sheet is becoming increasingly complex, and uncertainty about the regulators» next moves is keeping investors on their toes.

So, it's easier to just push any decade - to - decade beliefs to one side to get on with the practical business of picking stocks.

He taught generations of managers the importance of picking the best people, of focusing on opportunities and not problems, of getting on the same side of the desk as your customer, of the need to understand your competitive advantages, and to continue to refine them.

One of the monks picked the girl up, carried her over to the other side, put her down and kept walking.

But at the outset of his campaign Hunstman picked a fight with Rush Limbaugh, or rather he cozied up to Joe Scarbrough — it's a flip side of the coin as it is the glass reaches half empty or full.

Put more than two of us in a room, we pick sides and start dreaming up reasons to kill one another.

But on the flip side I seriously doubt any author could pen a story that couldn't be matched up with some cherry - picked portion of the Bible.

To disprove his statement about «most» scientists, which is more than half, you would need the results of some poll or survey, not a few cherry - picked quotes you picked because they support your side.

In an article for Haaretz (subsequently picked up by the über - aggregator The Huffington Post), Mira Sucharov reopens the «particularism vs. universalism debate,» arguing the utter superiority of universalism and the foul depravity of particularism in strident terms «even to the extent of invoking everyone's favorite debating tactic: tying the other side to Hitler.

When we find ourselves living as peacemakers in the world, this kind of living so easily leads to persecution because we all know the way the world works — it wants us to pick a side, and it's not going to go down so well when we don't pick a side and want to see everyone flourish.

I'll agree, there is corruption on both sides, but if I had to pick one over the other I would have to choose the one that supports some sort of social safety net for middle and low income workers in America.

I stoop to pick up my towel from the side of the firepit and recall something the man named Dutch said as we waited by the fire hours earlier.

The industry began to notice Zevon, and two of his other songs, «Like the Seasons,» and «Outside Chance,» were picked up by The Turtles (the first landed on the B side of their smash record, «Happy Together»).

Feeling joy when thinking abstract thoughts about God — that might not be positvely or negatively selected for since it doesn't affect your kids, but there is emerging evidence that it is a side effect of the way our brain is wired to process information, which itself is a product of evolution and will require picking up that neuroscience text to understand.

Whether hosting an event on campus to inform your community about a humanitarian issue happening on the other side of the world, going into your city to help at a local organization or picking up trash on the way to class, getting involved and engaged in any way possible is an important facet to add to your college life.

He said that he stood on the side of the road for two hours before we picked him up, and his rosary was all he had to give us.

Pick a side and stay there or the rest of us will have to call you on your flip - flopping.

Since hundreds of land mines still litter the forest on the side of the main road into Osijek, authorities worked quickly to pick up the refugees on route.

So the argument of this article is that not being a part of a major religion is a bad thing because those who don't aren't picking a «side», and because they lack a moral compass for self betterment.

When you read the book of 1 John, he sets one extreme against another all the way through, and then tells us to pick sides.

This piece of stupidity is picked up, dusted off, examined from all sides, and powerfully shattered in Job's several brilliant responses on this theme.

You make it much easier to pick which side of the debate to join with your unwitty responses and even less witty ideology.

I'm not picking sides but explaining the plight of America that everyone seems to be contributing to.

Still, though, this would mean picking a date on one side of which I would acknowledge a human being whose helplessness and innocence compels all the protection society can provide, and on the other side of which would be a growth requiring no more attention than the nuisance of a minor medical procedure.

On the Protestant / evangelical side of things, immigration from Asia, has made an impact in, to pick an example, evangelicals in universities.

According to McKnight, there is plenty of picking and choosing on both sides.

The truck driver saw Dawie, but thought he was just picking up a hat and instead of slowing down the driver changed lanes, and hit him on the wrong side of the road.

He saw it as a chance to pick on someone who is obviously far more intelligent than he is and thus a turn to spew more hatred of atheists... he just keeps putting more nails in christianities proverbial coffin - no harm done to our side.