Sentences with phrase «rather than a friendly»

Another factor would be the possible extra risk and effort the French players would have if they were involved in a fiercely fought two - legged play - off rather than a friendly or two.

But it was immediately clear that this was urgent business rather than a friendly chat.

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Rather than remark that your customer service is excellent, let your tone of voice demonstrate that you're friendly, approachable, and interested in understanding your client's business.

Rather than building more big box stores to sell grocery, health, and beauty products under one roof, Loblaw will be able to use urban - friendly Shoppers locations to offer its President's Choice brand items while the drug stores continue to sell pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.

I heard Slack is a great application in which rather than emailing you can send it via there all the attachments that you need and is a user - friendly application.

In fact, consumers who purchase environmentally friendly products rather than conventional counterparts were found to be more likely to cheat and steal afterward.

It's a user - friendly approach that is less likely to keep visitor on your site, rather than scrambling for the «back» button while their business meeting comes to an abrupt halt.

(And the fact that it carries a $ 399 price point — significantly lower than Facebook's Oculus Rift or HTC's Vive — may make it even more friendly to a larger general audience, rather than just tech enthusiasts.)

But it turns out to be surprisingly friendly and down to earth — stylish in a funky rather than fashion - obsessed way, with bookers, models, and clients all mingling.

Acura's pricing was friendly too, targeted at the low end of premium ($ 19,893) rather than the top.

A rep for Eat24 tells Fast Company the naming rights are just a «friendly collaboration» rather than a paid sponsorship, and says that even the «official sponsor» banner on the Vapor Room's site is just a tagline for an unpaid partnership among friends.

Chase primarily offers mortgages as a service to its customers rather than a major focus of its business, which means that existing customers are more likely to find friendlier mortgage rates and fee discounts here.

rather than $ 200 (if both cars are paid), because we may choose to finance our follow - on «family friendly» vehicle.

I'd much rather deal anytime with the worse men than the friendliest woman.»»

The churches has sought to live in a friendly political atmosphere rather than...

We should be looking for ways to make our economy more family - friendly rather than getting our knickers in a wad over same - sex spousal relationships if we are really concerned about strengthening the emotional bonds necessary to bind family members together so that the family may once again become the primary building block for a healthy society.

The churches has sought to live in a friendly political atmosphere rather than in hostile political circumstances, and its history demonstrates this.

RD.. How path - et - ic to see your hate and fear driving you to death...!?! Man pull your self together and have the courage to face the returns of your deeds... Wars were always there in life whether were religious or not so stop doing it on your self... Beside learn to wish people well whether you agree or disagree with might you succeed in life rather than being a loser... by being a cowered... My posts were meant for the friendly people I had known for some time, whom I found they were full of compassion and not for black hearted one's like you who hate all God creations...

Both are constitutional ideals which should be approximated as nearly as possible while respecting other important principles, Separation should be viewed as a development friendly to religion in a heterogeneous society rather than as a hostile turn of events.

It was a friendly letter, but one attempting to turn Luther into a quiet, optimistic, scholarly reformer, rather than the distraught theologian - poet, the small - town idealist the anxious pastor torn with concern for those misled, the cultured and uncultured alike, by wrong - headed institutional religion.

I like to think more about the goodness and nutrients those foods are giving me, rather than the label x x x x x Just some friendly advice x x x x

Rather than wallowing along the long road to the empty nest syndrome that seems to be lingering ever closer (okay, we still have a few years to go), I thought it best to drown myself in thoughts of barbecue - friendly foods — pasta salads, massive green salads, cocktails, grilled sides and grilled corn on the cob.

Rather than ordering bottle after bottle, the on - trade can now refuel in an environmentally - friendly fashion and save a few pounds in the process.»

I like to use squares of good natural parchment paper rather than cupcake cases for muffins (but if I do use cups I like these ones for being unbleached and eco friendly!).

But looking at the reasonably friendly fixture list Arsenal have when compared to our two main rivals, this away game at West Ham stands out and if we can take all three points then our challenge really would start to look realistic rather than a pipe dream.

Win or lose I still prefer watching Arsenal rather than Internationals, especially friendlies!

Rather than get into the right mindset for the game, Armero — who did not start the friendly in Abu Dhabi — was sat on the substitute bench watching the big screen, which had decided to focus in on some pretty hot female fans showing their support for the South American side.

Well, i agree with cech that we need to focus on gunning for the bigger trophies rather than celebrating on this victory tokens that we win during the friendlies..

Southgate has utilised a 3 -5-2 system in England's last three friendlies — goalless draws against Brazil and Germany and the win over the Dutch — but used wing - backs in the wide roles rather than wingers.

The former Fleetwood man will turn out alongside Smalling rather than against him this weekend when Roy Hodgson's men play back - to - back friendlies against reigning world champions Germany and the Netherlands as they gear up for the European Championships in France.

Nine - times European champions Real Madrid fielded their big guns on Sunday for a friendly against Bournemouth that was all about a once - in - a-lifetime occasion for the English Championship club rather than the Spanish giants» 6 - 0 victory.

Keep in mind that it is more cost - effective and ecologically friendly to wash full loads rather than small loads.

She was always friendly and positive and referred to my baby affectionately as a «sweet little one» rather than using a medical term like «fetus.»

Diaper services are also an eco friendly diaper alternative to home laundering; while most parents find this service more expensive than the costs of buying and laundering their own cloth diapers, diaper services use less water and energy per diaper, and most use green detergents such as oxygen bleach rather than chlorine bleach.

So, a lot of kid - friendly food is not gluten - intolerant food, so -[Laughs] But when it comes to meals, I like to cook and I'd rather see kids eating a meal I just made rather than heating something up.

Only kidding... But it will never be a child friendly world while kids are treated as half - rate citizens rather than short citizens!!!

I attribute my ignorance not to his evasiveness but to my own deficiencies as an investigative reporter (Woodward and Bernstein, I'm not), the fact that he and I were essentially having a friendly chat rather than a hard core audit of his books (to which he probably wouldn't have consented at any rate), and the fact that I come to such an interview with only a layperson's understanding of the financial side of running a school food program and probably didn't know all the right questions to ask.

The team had recommended that the system should prevent the multiple loading of same CD and that there should be a user friendly application available for the loading of the CD rather than the situation where the loading of the SAGEM MORHO CD is done using a command line.

Modelled on the United States format of putting presidential aspirants to the test before the party's primaries to elect them, the event turned out to be a friendly exchange rather than the hot banter that characterises the American debates.

Mr. Rangel spoke to the Observer shortly after addressing a rally for more tenant - friendly rent stabilization — including the elimination of preferential rents, preventing landlords from removing vacant apartments from the rent control program and making charges for major capital improvements temporary rather than a permanent — in his native Harlem.

It is, therefore, in Cameron's interest to focus on maintaining friendly relations with the Liberal Democrats rather than taking risky steps that will probably not produce a Tory government but may push the Liberal Democrats into Labour's arms.

But she said one drawback of the county's system is that it is largely paper - based, rather than allowing for online filing as does New York State, which she called «more user - friendly.»

Gray also hits out at «family friendly hours» and argues that parliamentary hours should be extended rather than shortened.

Republicans recently opted for a convention rather than a primary, a move likely to favor the more conservative, but less general - election friendly Gilmore.

Some observers say that, rather than continuing to negotiate with the Indonesians, the American government might simply decide to establish an infectious - diseases lab elsewhere in Southeast Asia where the government is friendlier.

Maybe it's just easier because they're putting it out on the curb rather than finding on - campus recycling centers, but moms are more earth - friendly than their kids at college.

Researchers at TU Eindhoven are working on a «breast - friendly» method, without radiation, that is more accurate and generates 3D rather than 2D images.

The jaw I saw clenched back then seemed not to have loosened, even when the audience was a group of friendly journalists rather than aggressive panel questioners.

As to why the proceedings were filed in Texas rather than in the libel - suit - friendly United Kingdom, they said that «any action brought against the BMJ and Mr. Deer in London would have been immediately vulnerable to being struck out as an abuse of process.»

For example, rather than scrolling through your social media feed during your commute, make a real - life connection by complimenting a stranger, or even just making friendly eye contact and smiling.