Sentences with phrase «raised hackles»

Wells» steep 16 % front - end fees and share liquidity issues have raised the hackles of many on the listed side of the business.

Stiff postures, lip licking, raised hackles, yawning, intense stares, high and rigid tail wags, and whale eyes (seeing the whites of the eyes) can be warning signals.

The proposal's stress on innovation and practice readiness has raised hackles among existing law schools.

Image credit: Ecotricity Dale Vince's Wind - Powered Car Driven for First Time In my last post about Dale Vince's prototype electric sports car, the term «wind - powered» clearly raised some hackles who felt this was a deceptive marketing ploy.

Last July, when he testified before a Senate Committee examining climate change, Pielke even raised the hackles of President Obama's science adviser, John Holdren.

Margaret Hardman made some good points which raised the hackles of the WUWT concern trolls, who didn't discuss the points she raised but blasted her with nasty personal attacks.

That has raised the hackles of environmental groups and other countries.

Such statements have raised hackles before, mainly because they can never fully reflect the variegated views of experts.

The works of these past winners of the prize — awarded to a British artist, under the age of 50, who would have held the best exhibition of the past year — raised hackles among the newshounds.

An earlier guest post on selling art on Fiverr.com raised some hackles.

These warning signs may be a low, soft growl, a curled lip, raised hackles or a nip directed at the child.

For example, a wagging tail and relaxed posture are more welcoming signs than raised hackles, erect tails and staring.

However, we overcame our initial misunderstandings, got past raised hackles and stepping on toes, and instead managed to find common ground.

Prolonged eye contact is frequently accompanied with raised hackles.

Some raised hackles are normal even in friendly introductions.

So I am suspicious of raised hackles, and think that you are doing the right thing to create time outs.

Torpedo raised his hackles when he was excited / stressed out about something.

Raised hackles can mean that a dog is afraid, angry, insecure, unsure, nervous or wildly excited about something.

Raised hackles become more obvious on some dogs than others depending on the type of coat, but it always means a much heightened state of awareness and excitement.

So even though raised hackles don't automatically mean aggression, you need to pay attention and do your part to make sure that the situation your dog is in doesn't escalate into an aggressive one.

Raised hackles, or hair standing up on the dog's back, may indicate that the dog is concerned and needs more space from the other dog and time to acclimate.

Your puppy communicates his fear and tries to drive the threat away using growls and snarls, barks, raised hackles and / or flattened ears.

The dogs could not show signs of human aggression, and if they even so much as raised their hackles at a human would be disqualified from the fight.

Be wary of body language; signs of aggression include raised hackles and teeth baring.

A Wisconsin straw ballot of sorts that condones an open hunting season on feral cats — good cats gone bad — has raised the hackles of cat lovers across the country.

Other clear signals that stress is building can be piloerection, also known as raised hackles.

Raised hackles can also indicate over-excitement, nervousness or fear.

The «B» notes, capital appreciatin bonds, that they offered in 2011 refinanced prior debts, and left $ 21 million to be used as they wished, which raised the hackles of the California Attorney General, though nothing came of that.

I read a blog recently that was full of nasty misconceptions about romance writers and it raised my hackles, big time, but I didn't comment when I realized the writer was a newbie and depressed after a bunch of rejections.

Its arrogant dismissals of the ensuing questions raised hackles.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan raised some hackles when he told a gathering of state education superintendents on Nov. 15 that fresh complaints about the Common Core State Standards were mostly from «white suburban moms» upset that their children weren't as «brilliant as they thought they were.»

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan raised some hackles when he told a gathering of state education superintendents on November 15 that fresh complaints about the Common Core State Standards were mostly from white suburban moms upset that their children weren't as brilliant as they thought they were.

Far from soothing the soul, the rock music on the buses» radios has raised the hackles of some of the students» parents.

Not surprisingly, the new findings have raised hackles.

The publication in September of The Grand Design, a book the British physicist co-authored with Leonard Mlodinow of Caltech, raised hackles as some saw it as denying the existence of God based on scientific arguments.

«Both China and India have raised their hackles about imaging satellites and tried to push back,» Hitchens says.

Perfit raised the hackles of Paltzians with his pointed — some said angry — advocacy of SUNY New Paltz at last week's IDA meeting.

The annual Bob Evans Memorial Predator Calling Hunt, which last year raised the hackles of an animal rights group and others, was cancelled earlier this month due to lack of entries by the event's registration deadline.

Anthony Albanese, the acting head of New York's Department of Financial Services, will step down before the end of the year, giving Cuomo a run at reshaping a regulator that has levied billions of dollars of penalties against international banks and at times raised hackles in foreign capitals.

De Blasio's outgoing press secretary, Karen Hinton, won over journalists with her candor — even if it occasionally raised hackles in City Hall.

Cooperation with Tony Blair, an extension of which the Prime Minister and Mr Ashdown announced without warning shortly before Christmas, has raised hackles with some of Mr Ashdown's own MPs and grassroots members.

Egan raised hackles among audience members when he claimed 39 seniors died on the waiting list for the in - home services under McCoy's watch.

A Christian who leads a Bible study for his teammates as well as pregame prayers with the New York Knicks recently raised hackles with his comments about Jews printed in the New York Times Magazine.

Two years ago, Asness and an AQR colleague raised hackles with a research paper that argued that the global temperature trends over the last 125 years do not, on their own, support an alarmist view of global warming.

That deal raised hackles because it relocated the merged companies headquarters to Canada, a move critics said was aimed at avoiding taxes.

The column on excess capacity («The Capacity Trap II,» December 2003) also raised some hackles.

Two years ago, the house, constructed from untreated woods and equipped with water - saving laundry equipment and compact lighting, was the subject of a story in the Burlington Free Press under the headline «Greenhouse» — which raised the hackles of many hard - core Vermonters, including more than a few former Seventh Generation employees.

The new regime raised the hackles of some company veterans and dealers by putting Winnebago branding on its Itasca models.

So how can baby - faced business owners get the best out of their older employees without raising their hackles?

Amazon.com's expansion plans, including its agreement to buy Whole Foods Market Inc. for $ 13.7 billion, are raising hackles in Washington — and Wall Street is taking notice.