Sentences with phrase «popular old saying»

Not exact matches

A popular old wives tale says that chestnuts can be placed around the home to deter spiders - many claim they hate the smell.

Adam Seifer, co-founder and former CEO of Fotolog.com, one of the oldest and most popular photo sharing sites on the net, said: «I frequently find myself trying to convince partners, advisees, etc., that one of the biggest risks a start - up has is to not launch anything at all — to get so caught up in talking about what you're going to launch and so fixated on details that it feels like you're making progress when instead what you're really doing is moving asymptotically closer to something that doesn't ultimately matter as much as you think it does.»

The Federal District Court's decision favoring doctor - assisted suicide, we said, could be fatal not only to many people who are old, sick, or disabled, but also to popular support for our present system of government.

He will be reminded of what that simple old sage remarked in ancient times, «When they meet together, and the world sets down at an assembly, or in a court of law, or a theater, or a camp, or in any other popular resort, and there is a great uproar and they praise some things which are being said or done, and blame other things, equally exaggerating both, shouting and clapping their hands, and the echo of the rocks and the place in which they are assembled redoubles the sound of the praise or blame — at such a time will not a young man's heart, as they say, leap within him?

Paying tribute to the 17 year old from Aldershot, a spokeswoman from the combined school and sixth form said: «Nye was a warm, well - loved and popular member of our school community.

«She crossed paths with a one - year - old celebrating her first birthday and her first taste of ice cream,» Whidden says, adding that the universal appeal of ice cream is part of what makes Fentons Creamery one of Oakland's most popular destinations.

«We're very well covered in my generation,» he said, referring to the pate and pastes product lines being more popular with the older age groups and not a natural choice for the younger generation who've become synonymous with eating large volumes of smashed avocado on toast at cafes.

According to the Daily Mail, Arsenal could be a considering what would undoubtedly be a very popular decision to appoint club legend Patrick Vieira as Wenger's successor, with his old boss said to potentially be set to step down rather than be sacked at the end of the season.

La Liga outfit Bilbao, are said to be lining up a three - year deal for Monreal, and According to popular Spanish tabloid Marca per Metro, their hopes of signing the 29 - year - old defender depends on Arsenal's willingness... Continue reading →

Last week on her wildly popular 100 Days of Real Food blog, Lisa Leake wrote a post about her 8 - year - old's sleepaway experience, which she titled Camp Junk Food (really, doesn't that just say it all?).

But there is a very prevalent stereotype in popular media of the sort of bumbling dad who..., or either dad's absent or dad just can't get it right and I think some of it goes back to really «old» and I would say, «inaccurate» stereo - types about «men are from Mars and women are from Venus» and I hear over and over again from dads, especially, expectant dads, I feel so bad for when we have the new baby, there's going to be nothing that I can do.

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters)- A popular Arkansas water park voluntarily closed after a 12 - year - old girl who swam there was diagnosed with a rare case of parasitic meningitis, authorities said on Monday.

Popular MSNBC host Joy Reid will remain on the air amid a controversy over what appear to be old posts expressing anti-gay views on her now - defunct personal blog, an NBC spokesperson said.

He has many ideas and beliefs which could well prove to be popular in the climate we're in and yes, as I have said before, people grew tired of the old way of the doing things in the Labour party where everything was over managed.

De Blasio has heralded the free, full - day preschool for city 3 - year - olds as a «historic» counterpart to his popular Universal Pre-K program and said he wants to take the new initiative citywide.

And the recent national «cash for clunkers» program for trading in old cars for newer, more efficient vehicles was highly popular «because the money was available up front and not as a tax rebate months later,» Dietz says.

For example, she says that the popular - music station on her teenage son's dial features creaky announcers, but she does not hear vocal fry on National Public Radio, which targets an older audience.

These were the words to an old - timey tune popular many years ago and says something about the importance of good posture.

Marketing firm Jana asked 1,500 18 to 30 - year - olds in nine countries, pictured, where they go online when looking for a relationship.Facebook was the most popular across the board, with Twitter coming in second and even My Space making the top three in certain regions The highest proportion of people who had met someone online was in Vietnam, at 67 %, pictured, whereas only a quarter of people in Brazil said they had gone on online dates.Text appeal: Women describing themselves as sweet, ambitious or thoughtful are more likely to attract male attention and receive admiring messages on online dating websites (illustrated), while men who claim they are physically fit or describe themselves as perceptive, passionate or optimistic prove more irresistible to women A study of 12,000 online dating profiles posted on e uk found that women describing themselves as sweet, ambitious or thoughtful are more likely to attract male attention and receive admiring messages.

Some of the most questionable advice came from 29 year - old James Hawver, who said that he could double for Ryan Gosling, which I'm sure if it was true he would be one of the most popular guys on the site.

Another popular myth is that men seek older women for financial reasons or they say that it is the maturity, depth and spirit in older women that captured their eyes, and their heart.

Our Experts Say: «OurTime is a popular choice for gay singles age 50 and older.

Our Experts Say: «Exclusively for ages 50 and older, OurTime is a very popular site for mature lesbian singles seeking long - term partners.

STATESMAN — June 20 — A 14 - year - old who said she was sexually assaulted by a man she met on MySpace sued the popular social networking site Monday for $ 30 million, claiming that it fails to protect minors from adult sexual predators.

Match.com, the most popular online dating site, doesn't break out data of those 65 and older on its site, but more than 6 percent of Match members are over 60, said Jaklin Kaden, the company's public relations coordinator.

Teen girl, Winnipeg man arrested for kidnapping, assault following online dating scam — Police say the victim — 30 - year - old man — showed up to a home for a date that he arranged through a «popular online dating site» July 23, 2016.

Needless to say it is one of the oldest sites in the niche, surely not the oldest, and it is among the more popular sites.

The 34 - year - old actor plays General Hux in the new trilogy of the popular sci - fi franchise, but has said he almost turned down the role when it was offered to him because he was «worried» that being recognised in public would «get in the way» of his personal life.

Zoolander and the gang have mostly ossified into pullstring See»n Says, though to encore the greatest hits of a fifteen - year - old movie whose footprint on popular culture has long since dissipated is to masturbate, really, and the celebrity cameos — about the same number as the previous film's, but much more elaborately integrated this time around — feel no less onanistic.

Cribbing from a popular 1987 action movie might sound like a tribute, were it not that The Nice Guys director Shane Black made a splashy debut as the 22 - year - old writer of said movie.

TRIALLING THE NEW STANDARDS In trials, the new standards proved extremely popular with school cooks, 90 per cent of whom said they were easier to implement than the old standards.

To say the Kindle Store has most popular titles would be an understatement, as it not only has popular new content but also plenty of older, more obscure titles as well as plenty ---- read: thousands ---- of free eBooks to choose from.

Overdrive says Penguin will charge libraries $ 18.99 for «popular new releases» and $ 5.99 to $ 9.99 for older titles.

While about three in ten people ages 16 and older are interested in taking classes on e-readers or downloading e-books, the most popular idea was pre-loaded e-readers: almost half (46 %) said that they would check out e-readers already loaded with the book they wanted to read.

MetaQuotes Software, the company behind the popular trading platforms MetaTrader 4 and 5 said it discontinues the platforms for the oldest versions of Windows — XP, 2003 and...

Or should I say its oldest craze — this was last popular 200 years ago.

«Gertrude carouses around the store and is popular with the shoppers,» says Seth Cosby, owner of the 2,500 square - foot, 43 - year - old shop.

Contrary to popular belief, Dwyer said, no dog is too old to be taught new tricks.

Her specialty is working with dogs that have obedience problems.Contrary to popular belief, Dwyer said, no dog is too old to be taught new tricks.

As for the age - old question about which are more popular, dogs or cats: «Dogs, but part of the interest in dogs is simply the name of our store, as well,» says Brian Wettstein, co-owner of The Doggie Door.

«Older pets with older owners — particularly senior citizens — often have these problems,» says Bud Groth, president of Petzlife, which manufactures a popular line of oral care prodOlder pets with older owners — particularly senior citizens — often have these problems,» says Bud Groth, president of Petzlife, which manufactures a popular line of oral care prodolder owners — particularly senior citizens — often have these problems,» says Bud Groth, president of Petzlife, which manufactures a popular line of oral care products.

Kai Bae is popular with independent travelers, families and older couples this is mainly down to the affordable accommodation and a somewhat peaceful setting, compared to say White Sand Beach.

Despite the age - old saying «don't flog a dead horse» another map pack for Treyarch's surprisingly popular and enjoyable Call of Duty title, Call of Duty: World at War, has been officially announced.

Apart from its vast catalogue of popular characters and older games it can draw on for newer titles, Namco can leverage its profitable stable of Japanese arcade games, Nakatani said.

While Mario's name was based on Mario Segale, Luigi's name is said to have been based on a popular pizzeria near Nintendo of America's headquarters, named Mario & Luigi's [5]; coincidentally, his name was also noted to be similar to the Japanese word 「 類似 」 (ruiji), meaning «similar» [6], which was one of the reasons why Luigi was a simple palette swap of Mario in the older games.

The sentence was based on a decade - old interview with a glaciologist in a popular magazine; the scientist now says he was misquoted.

At present Zero is focused on Apple products, which the team says is one of the most popular platforms for US lawyers now with very few people still using the dear old Blackberry.

«The design of Korean society is a big reason why the cryptocurrency became so popular,» says Yohan Yun, a 25 - year - old assistant reporter in Seoul who invested around $ 400 in Ethereum.

Up to now, Apple said at the launch, «The most popular iPad has been the [older] 9.7 - inch iPad,» which was $ 299 to education establishments taking advantage of Apple's education discount.

The Blue Coral option was popular on the Galaxy Note 7 and Galaxy S7 Edge while several older Galaxy S models have had a Gold color option available in the U.S. Samsung has not said why Blue Coral and Maple Gold are currently limited edition colors.