Sentences with phrase «rather foolish»

Of course I looked rather foolish to my co-workers and you found the vet without my shout out.

The story is rather foolish, but if you want to read -LSB-...]

And waiting for the mythical «him» is rather foolish.

The original Pearl series was a great seller for T - Mobile, to neglect the newest iteration seems rather foolish.

«Tobo must admit that these Walwasi people are rather foolish and unknowledgeable about the most basic of things.

Sheltering them until they turn 18 is rather foolish.

It causes some people who don't know how the phrase arose to say rather foolish things.

As the Lib Dems learnt to their cost in 2005, if you announce your targets in advance, you look rather foolish if you then fail to defeat them.

We could be made to look rather foolish here, and if there's ever a time for Tottenham to have a somewhat anticipated lapse in consistency then December is the month for it to happen, when the fixtures roll in thick and fast, the next just as demanding as the next.

If you're a betting man (some sites even let you place bets right from your mobile phone these days), betting on Goretzka landing anywhere other than Bayern at this stage would seem rather foolish.

I've got a feeling that the EPL Model's either going to gain a whole load of new converts this weekend, or make me look rather foolish!

Attempting to preempt how fate, form and injuries may come to shape a squad, as well the long - term planning and decision - making of a manager as creative and unpredictable as Pep Guardiola, can leave those who try to peer into the future looking rather foolish once that future has finally arrived, in a different shape to how they expected.

Szczesny is as good as any keeper in this league, his errors are most noticeable because he plays for ARSENAL, i actually think he is a better keeper than ospina and this competition for a place in the team will only improve him, so i think it would be rather foolish for us to sell him.

This is a curious case, you often hear some rather foolish people saying things like sheep and brainwashing, could it be themselves who have brainwashed eachother.

Feeling rather foolish now.

Sometimes, although a set of ideas sound good in my head, when I type them out they look rather foolish.

I suppose one must commend a man who had no access to any actual scientific information for trying to gauge the age of the earth, but at the same time it's rather foolish for modern humans to cling to a number created with no basis in reality.

Rather foolish the disregard anything our ancestors said.

@Kaylin Posting repeatedly «1Thessalonians 5:2 - 6» made your post appear rather foolish!

I'd hate to be one of the people with a name mentioned in this article... they're going to look rather foolish come Sunday.

Not exact matches

I am expected to say something: but what is there to say that will prove wise rather than foolish, faithful rather than disobedient?

The resurrection stands as God's tangible sign that implementing Jesus» nonviolent ethics now is not a foolish imitation of a visionary fanatic but rather a sane submission to the One who is Lord of heaven and earth.

To believe dripping sewage water is an act of faith I think is rather ridiculous... people are probably angry and defensive because they feel foolish over such an non miraculous stunt.

Downplaying water baptism as something that is optional (read: merely a personal decision rather than a command but not a requirement of salvation) is to make our persecuted siblings seem foolish for making such a decision unnecessarily.

In Ephesians, Paul writes: «Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen» (Ephesians 4:29) and «Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving» (Ephesians 5:4).

If we make foolish decisions based on some improper understanding of the Sovereignty of God, He is very likely to step back and let us experience the consequences of our foolish decisions rather than step in and help us out of the predicament we got ourselves into.

3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; 4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

Colin... Also note and observe... how your goal in using the scientific terminology was not to proceed with a fair debate, but rather to embarrass your opponent and make him look foolish.

Finite actual entities, in other words, may well opt for foolish rather than wise possibilities without divine assistance which always is prehended in the form of a feeling or «lure» (along with other feelings, to be sure, from still other sources).

If you see that as foolish I'd rather the convo ended cos you clearly can't comprehend much if that's the case.

But the popular idea that the Blazers were meaningfully turning the corner, rather than simply enjoying a hot streak was foolish.

Here is where linguistic methods inevitably rely on interpretation of human readers of texts, rather than statistical measurement, so I would be foolish to draw any strong conclusions from such a basic analysis of two speeches.

Tom King, an NRA board member and president of the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, said he prefer to see Cuomo and the Democratic Party «use the money to strengthen the security at the schools rather than on this foolish political garbage.»

5:4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.

Perhaps the most important thing you can do is to respect the comments your child makes and the questions she asks rather than dismissing them as silly or foolish or giving pat answers.

Rather than making foolish attempts to look at the whole programme, we should focus on what makes new schools successful.

Again, you are wrong and it is rather mind boggling the foolish empty judgments you feel entitled to make.

It all seemed so cold hearted with Macomb and foolish with Patrick, rather than impulsive.

Because traditional publishers are often foolish in how they handle ebooks — insisting on seeing them as contenders for paper sales rather than a different market entirely and generally overpricing them, in addition to generally giving the authors a pittance of a royalty on them.

I would rather have more potential fraud, because I will not get harmed, while foolish people will get harmed.

I would rather sit out and just watch than make foolish trades.

Rather, it will be their children paying for the sins of the parents who voted foolish people into office who voted for the good of current taxpayers, and against the good of future taxpayers.

And when you take into account that most of us live in a rather exciting cities — like Cape Town, East London, Durban or Johannesburg — going somewhere else suddenly seems foolish, if you think of what you could be doing once you start to look.

Well, I'm glad I'm on the right path now because, looking back in hindsight, I'm rather embarrassed by how foolish I must have looked acting like a extremist fanboy.

But rather than bolstering confidence in MOCA's leadership, a foolish plan like this actually lessens it.

BryanS, I would qualify the effort as extremely difficult of having limited probability of success rather than foolish.

«But that selfish should be wise - selfish rather than foolish - selfish.»

My point isn't that UK govt should spend trillion dollar on this idea, but rather don't spend that kind money to reduce co2 using foolish methods, as there are better ways of doing it, if you want waste a trillions of dollars - and actually have increased GDP - your citizens becoming more wealthy rather than more poorer.

The IPCC: Looking 95 % Foolish — Oct. 2013 As the gap between its models and reality has grown, the IPCC has become more adamant that its conclusions are correct — rather than more cautious.

I don't dismiss out of hand the choice to simply deal with whatever consequences climate change brings, but rather it is my considered opinion that this would be the most foolish decision ever seen in history.