Sentences with phrase «pockets of people saying»

There are pockets of people saying this is unhealthy, this is not progressive in any way and we need to create some new ways of being together.

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Even as Apple got people used to the idea of having a supercomputer in their pocket, it significantly changed how businesses interact with consumers around the world, says Brian Blau, research director for consumer technology and markets at research firm Gartner.

«I would just add that all along I've been telling people you may see a small benefit from the tax bill initially, you may get a shiny new dime or nickel and they may say, «Look this is your benefit that you get out of this tax bill,» while the wealthiest Americans and multinational corporations are shoving hundred dollar bills in their pockets and they're laughing as they walk out the door,» Sanchez said.

«People really like the fact that you can have an interpreter in your pocket,» says Alex Waibel, co-founder and professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University.

«It's a daunting task to replicate the internet across the country,» he said, «But what we're seeing is that this is working for pockets of people all over the country at a pricepoint that's affordable.»

«I used to carry $ 100,000 of diamonds in my pocket, and then the marketing people said, «You can't do that.

«There may potentially be huge pockets of people who could be even better individuals for a position that end up being excluded because they aren't part of a bigger data set,» he said.

«Our concern would be that if you have a pocket of people who associate and think alike, if they don't believe in immunization there's going to be some other vulnerable people,» Jones said.

In fact the right approach to allow people to pay for this monstrous act is to say if you want to kill a child, then pay for it out of your own pocket.

Justine Greening said there were merely «pockets» of people who do not support the current LGBT agenda - and they should be opposed by the Government.

The Federal Court has said that when they look at what is «fair», they look at whether the copyright owner would be out of pocket, and whether the person used the material for commercial purposes.

A machine harvesting money in the pockets of already rich elderly people, while the results are mediocre to say the least and the fans keep having their pockets ripped each year.

Now, now, some people say it's Kroenke's fault, but his only real problem is not sacking him, Wenger got nearly 100 million for transfers this summer (the cash didn't come out of his pocket) and we're worse than we were last year.

But it doesn't seem everyone has the same enthusiasm, Tourism Minister Leon Bignell said the city council is made up of «the most infuriating people in South Australia» and that «they are big on complaining but not putting their hands in their pockets to help their ratepayers».

Analysis from The Associated Press says that young, healthy people will likely benefit more from the new plan than older people who have ailments more often because of the elimination of subsidies for out - of - pocket expenses and deductibles.

«Grayling once said «it's not right that people should walk out of prison from a short - term sentence with # 46 in their pocket and nothing else».

«In this climate of corruption and climate of people feeling that public officials are using their tax dollars to line their own pockets, and this feeling of complete distrust of government, it's imperative that the law is followed and people have faith in government,» she said.

«Our opponents are saying the roads, hospitals and the other projects are not edible and that my government is only incurring huge debts and embezzling state funds, but I want to ask them if people have money in their pockets but can't get any hospital to go to when they are sick, then you ask yourself what then is the use of the money?»

A courthouse staffer secretly pocketed $ 160,000 in fines that New Yorkers mailed in for low - level offenses — leading to the wrongful arrests of at least five people, authorities said.

Cuomo said Espada and his son recruited people for a fake two - week training program and paid them as little as $ 1.70 an hour to mop floors and scrub toilets - while pocketing the rest of the cash.

The # 17 billion tax switch is said by the party to put an average of # 700 into the pockets of millions of people on low and middle incomes by raising the personal allowance to # 10,000.

Unite national officer for health, Rachael Maskell, said: «The government is picking the pockets of health workers by an average of # 30 - a-month in order to pay for pension changes which will see people having to work longer to get less.

«I think most people think he owns some buildings, has the ear of other hard right politicians, sits on the school board, and has some of Buffalo's power players in his pocket,» said the website's creator, who agreed to speak about it under the condition that his or her identity be kept a secret

And at a grand durbar of chiefs of the Upper East Region at Bolgatanga on Wednesday, October 4, on a 2 - day tour of the region Akufo - Addo said, «we [government] are going to ensure that all the money that is mobilized by the government is spent in dealing with the issues that concern our people and that they do not find their way into my pocket or the pocket of my ministers.

«It will make a real difference in people's pockets, in commuters pockets and in the pockets of businesses,» Cuomo said.

«This is one of the most powerful people in Albany charged with graft to line his pockets,» said Dick Dadey, executive director of good government group Citizens Union.

«The people of California work hard and play by the rules but they're getting squeezed by higher prices and lower earnings — and now Congressman Shithead just said no to a commonsense way to put more money in their pockets: raise the minimum wage.»

Under the agreement, Council officials said, officers conducting a so - called consent search of a car, a home or a person will be required to ask a question such as «Can I search your pockets?»

Developers «need incentives from Albany to have people take money out of their pockets and create more housing and more development,» he said.

Despite the initial return of money to people's pockets, Liu's report said the tax cut does raise concerns, especially about how it will undercut the nation's ability to pay for Social Security benefits.

«In contrast to the incumbent, Gustavo Rivera is a true progressive and a person of integrity who is concerned about the welfare of the people of the 33rd State Senate District, not in lining his pockets,» said Tenants PAC board member Michael McKee.

Local officials praised the legislation and said it would put more people to work and more money in the pockets of taxi and livery drivers.

Graber: Speaking of a lot more work to do, you say in the book, you know, at the very beginning, you say that there are millions and millions of dollars that have been spent on fertility technologies — and certainly many people spend lots of money out of their own pocket to get pregnant — and you also say that little attention has been paid to nutrition; why is that?

Those patients often face the stark choice of either paying out of pocket for an expensive in - person consultation or waiting for months to be seen by the few specialists working at public hospitals, which receive government funding to help pay for patient care, Komarneni says.

«It might be the kind of thing you would like to have in your back pocket, to make people think, «Well, gee, maybe in a bad situation, they might try a Hail Mary pass and see whether it works,»» Wright said.

Imagine a day when someone could pull a lightweight loudspeaker out of their pocket, slap it against the wall and transmit their speech to a roomful of people, Sepulveda said.

The results suggest that the pockets of stiffer extracellular matrix in the breasts of obese women contribute to tumor growth as well as to more aggressive cancers, Fischbach says: «People always think it's all about soluble factors, chemicals.

«There are people of all skin tones living in almost every pocket of the world,» he says and, as follows, M.A.C is constantly refining and adding to its shade range as a result of conversations with its makeup artists and store managers, a network that stretches across 120 countries worldwide.

I think it's safe to say that there are lots of people who feel the same way as I do about the versatility of a denim jacket, however, it's been hard to find a sewing pattern that includes all the features you see in one (such as the welt pockets, or a sleeve placket).

In this pocket of silent space, there is the time for people to experience their initial reactions to what has been said, to digest new information being shared, and to piece together a collected response intended to have a positive impact on the other person.

Richard Watts, chair of the LGA's children and young people board, said: «We are told that academies and free schools are subject to more financial scrutiny than council - maintained schools, yet we keep hearing that millions of pounds of taxpayers» money, which has been earmarked to make sure our children get a good education, is disappearing into the back pockets of those in charge.

«There are a lot of pockets of people thinking about this but there hasn't been a mechanism to bring people together,» says Suchitra Saxena, Ed.L.D.»

«I think the national conversation is going to be in isolated pockets of mostly like - minded people,» said David Orphal, a teacher and union representative at Oakland's Skyline High School.

«The problem is wider and deeper than most people think, and it's hurting students» chances of success at college, it's costing families a sizeable amount of money out of pocket, and it's making college a poor value proposition for many families,» Dannenberg said.

My truck was towed into the Mercedes - Benz dealership on Monday January 15th I was told that I would be able to get a loaner on the next day which would have been January 16th I understand due to all the bad weather that they may have not been open on the 16th of January so I didn't worry about it on the 17th when I called to see what was going on then turn tell me they were trying to see if they could get the warranty company to pay for the part which I was told was $ 1,400 by Frankie at this time I asked him what about a loner car well he in turn told me that it wouldn't take but a day to put the part on because they already had I was already been inconvenience because my truck is there I have no transportation and I work for the hospital so I have to get back and forth to work so after Saturday morning of my mom's passing I called the dealership and spoke with the young lady and she told me all the time cars had been taken for people that had appointments for them now at that point I'm thinking to myself while I'm a customer as well why wasn't I call to pick up a rental car so she in turn told me that she wouldn't have the manager call me back and indeed he did call me back but when he call me back he let me know that they did have a loaner cars and that they would be closing in 30 minutes well I live in Pearland and they're over by Greenway Plaza so that was no way I would have made it to get a car and he let me know that they're trying to wait to see what the warranty company it's going to do don't steal mind you I don't have a loaner car due to the fact they were closing in 30 minutes and I needed to get a ride back all in the same token my mom has passed so he went on to say that he had spoke with Brian from AutoNation Chrysler Jeep and he had told him that he would give him the family discount which was $ 1,200 if they were going to fix the car now mind you if the warranty company is going to fix the car they're going to charge them $ 1,200 but I was told by Frankie that I had to pay $ 1,400 to have this car fixed that I've only had two months that I had a 90 day warranty on but it doesn't cover the port so once he told me he was charging AutoNation Chrysler Jeep the 1200 I told him I didn't think that was fair to me that I would have to pay 1400 at that point when he noticed he had told me the price he would on to say that oh well it may be 1200 or it may be a little lower than 1200 and I informed him once again had to prepare things for my mother's funeral and then have to come up with $ 1,200 on repairs for a car I've only had two months I really don't think it's fair and if I have to pay the 1200 I'll have to I'll just have to come out of pocket with it but I will take it as high as I have to because if you have a 90 day warranty the car came from Mercedes - Benz Greenway Plaza someone should make it right.

«The Loan For ME can now help people with existing student loan debt explore ways to lower monthly payments and have more dollars in their pockets to help build their lives,» says Martha Johnston, Director of Education at FAME.

She can bow in three different ways, play basketball, steal a checkbook out of a pocket, wave a flag, play piano, paint abstract art, count, say «yes» and «no,» smile, stick out her tongue, honk a horn, fetch a hat from another person and bring it to me and then take it back, square up and stretch out, stand on a pedestal, lie down, etc..

«Instead of stealing, he will be dropping small sculptures into people's pockets,» said Cecilia Alemani, who again curated Frieze Projects, as she has for every edition.

Yet, even if the experts» grand social experiment is well intentioned and not a plan to line their own pockets, I'm reminded of what Dr. Thomas Sewell once said: «Intellectuals are the last people to realise their own vast sea of ignorance surrounding the small island of their knowledge.

Dr Kyle Jiang, lead investigator from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, said: «We are looking at an industrial revolution happening in peoples» pockets.