Sentences with phrase «rather than bucks»

And someone said they would rather face wizards rather than bucks or heat.

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So rather than spending your marketing bucks towards a month - long campaign, just focus on the one or two weeks leading up to Valentine's Day.

And it is health care providers, insurance providers, and the government — rather than consumers — that are ready to pay big bucks for these services.

Rather than saying, «Hey Bill, you need to be resourceful», I need to tell you, «Hey Bill you need at least a million bucks and this is how you do it.»

Governments generally get a much bigger stimulus bang for their buck when they spend directly on projects, such as roads and bridges, rather than giving cheques or tax breaks to individuals, who may choose to bank the money instead of spending it.

If there is a silver lining to be found in any of this, it just might be that the legislative branch of our government might be compelled to stop passing the buck to unelected members of the Fed and reassert its policy leadership role on behalf of Main Street rather than just Wall Street.

Shares can fall just as easily as they rise, and you are better served by thinking in the long term rather than making a quick buck.

Rather than saying his magic words to save a couple bucks, I'd rather not even support his busRather than saying his magic words to save a couple bucks, I'd rather not even support his busrather not even support his business.

Joel would rather spend 20 million bucks to «get his word out» and alleviate imaginary suffering than to alleviate real suffering.

I claim that Vosper, rather than blowing her own horn or trying to make a buck off the church while she can — as some have accused — is actually working in the spirit of Bishop Pike to bring about this same honest re-examination of traditional beliefs, polity, and social awareness and action as someone who appreciates the tradition and all it holds dear, but only in a different way than the church would wish.

I would much rather work for a company who's leadership wanted to honor God, than worship the almighty buck!

The other two flavors will be a little bit more dry in texture, but they still taste amazing and I'd rather have a little bit of a difference in texture than add oil, which does not have great caloric or nutritional bang for your buck.

Plus, you only need a few splashes rather than a fist - full of glasses to feel like a million bucks.

There might be teams that prefer their franchise players to Embiid, but not so much that they wouldn't rather have Embiid if he also came with Simmons (better than anybody else one Spurs, Pelicans, or Bucks), PLUS whatever Fultz might be, PLUS cap space to add a max contract, PLUS almost certainly at least one lottery pick in the next two years (either 2018 LAL or 2019 Sacto).

Brogdon could be better on that end, but I think ultimately the Bucks» challenge at the PG spot is an offensive one, especially in crunch time when you're playing lots of two - man game and the defense will very rationally try to make Delly (or Brogdon) rather than Giannis beat them.

Under his rival and current majority share holder Stan Kroenke, Arsenal have seen their «business» turn more towards saving money and making big bucks for the American, rather than investing the same money into players that will help the team win trophies.

Whilst not an obviously world class name, United's issue so far this summer has been focusing on reputation rather than how a player fits into the team — but reports that they are interested in a January move for Everton midfielder James McCarthy would indicate that the trend is set to be bucked.

Old man comes in and saves the day rather than a new buck makes a good start for Liverpool.

So it is hard to buck the trend and choose to birth at home rather than in hospital.

It's a shame that people would rather save a few bucks than support our very own country and help to provide jobs by paying retail price.

Rather than spending $ 50 bucks a month on dry cleaning, consider ironing your own clothes.

Ms Butler said the buck stopped with Mrs May rather than her successor as Home Secretary Amber Rudd, because the Prime Minister had presided over the «hostile environment» approach to immigration, including sanctioning controversial «Go Home» vans in 2014.

As he said the key to undoing a culture of corruption in any institution is the good actors taking action rather than enabling the bad actors, the U.S. attorney said he expects more legislators will soon buck the closed leadership system.

Of course, most of us would rather dance buck - naked across blazing hot coals than receive a piece of potentially - ego - piercing criticism.

Re above, agree — need to get maximum bang for your buck with time makes sense to writing excellent posts and comments rather than editing the ramblings of commenters.

You'll get more bang for your buck rather than wearing a brighter or printed piece.

Director Tom McGrath, who previously helmed Madagascar, treats 3 - D as a tool for immersion rather than a tool to separate moviegoers from a few extra bucks.

The trend for disappointing follow - ups bucked with enviable panache, You Could Have It So Much Better leaves you eager, rather than concerned, about Franz Ferdinand's next album.

The game doesn't go his way, and a nearby loanshark named Neville (Michael K. Williams) notices, like us, that Bennett looks unbothered, like he just lost 5 bucks at the slots rather than several stacks in a high - stakes card game.

There seems the possibility that Anger Management has a pulse unrelated to Nicholson's freak show persona — that had Sandler the courage to continue to buck his image he would one day be taken seriously as an artist rather than a peddler of low art to low people.

What this film needs is someone at the helm that isn't afraid to go for the jugular, and that someone is clearly not Dean Parisot and the duo of screenwriters that have track records of just writing to make a buck entertaining the audience rather than engaging them in mental stimulation.

Personally I love the spin of playing as the merchant of an RPG epic rather than the hero, so here's hoping this little gem is worth the five bucks of admission.

Perhaps it's because, bucking the trend for horror movies, Primeval comes to DVD in its theatrical cut rather than a unrated extended presentation or perhaps it's because I reviewed Apocalypto last week, but this film didn't seem overly gory the way many of its modern kin do.

This passing the buck provides for both the tension and the comedy, the diplomats» hesitations prompting to audience either to support the discussion rather than take overly prompt and potentially dangerous action, or to laugh at their mealy - mouthed weaknesses.

Although a respectable entry given how awful most seem nowadays, it is still a rather average horror flick, more likely to tantalize when catching on late night cable than packing up the spouse and kids and pay big bucks to take in.

It's not like there's anything to lose from having Online multiplayer, and if the argument is that it's $ 10 bucks cheaper, I rather spend more on more content than vice versa.

IEP teams found reasons to deny proper services and appropriate placements to save a buck and their backsides rather than make decisions based on the best interests of children.

safety is so important, with brake pads it is probably best to be over cautious rather than taking risks to save a few bucks, especially in the winter months and harsher driving conditions.

GT Radial bucks the trend set by other Chinese - based tyre manufactures as it seeks to compete in a market where buyers are much more savvy about tyres, selecting their rubber based on its abilities rather than just price and longevity.

Some dealers would rather make a quick buck than reward their loyal customers and cultivate long - term relationships.

Anyone (other than yourself) with a little knowledge in the automobile would rather spend a few extra bucks and buy a Volkswagen, Audi, Lamborghini or Samsung washing machine knowing that their getting a LOT more for their money than a piece of Czech Skoda junk;)

All in, Honda's changes for the fifth generation CR - V look to elevate the crossover in nearly every aspect while keeping it accessible from both a drivability and financial standpoint, though whether or not the larger dimensions of the vehicle give it a «just right» size as Honda sees it or make the CR - V slightly more cumbersome in practice is something of a subjective call on a per - case basis, as the move seems to buck the current industry trend of reduction rather than expansion.

That is what I would do is buy the items at Amazon rather than B&N the Nook covers are $ 36.00 bucks the same on at Amazon I can get it for $ 15.00 that with shipping costs.

Personally, I'd rather save a couple hundred bucks than spend it on a device that has the same functions as those sitting merrily on my bookshelf.

Most e-books I buy are less expensive than print books anyway, and I'd much rather save a couple bucks up front than hope I can try to sell a used paperback for more than a pittance.

We lift the words of other writers and call it our own because we'd rather make a fast buck than truly pay our dues.

The last S King book, the last Patterson, the last paper book I read came from the library where no one made any money, or from Amazons used books, where again the writer made nothing... I would pay 4 bucks rather than go the the library anyday, the big 5 need to see that, they are losing a fortune with their high prices.

The charge for this service is $ 30 (so about a buck for each site you submit to) and for most authors, it's better to just spend the $ 30 and submit to them all at once, rather than spending 3 hours or more trying to submit to each one individually.

Collecting Charlotte Beugge looks a comics collecting on both sides of the pond: Prices are higher in the U.S., but British collectors are willing to pay big bucks for vintage issues of Beano and Dandy with the original free gift attached, or a rare Rupert Bear annual where Rupert is brown rather than black.

Of course, the Slider is still the better built and better looking product, has the superior screen and it comes with that keyboard that should prove decisive if you plan to use your tablet for different writings, but it will cost one hundred bucks more than a rather similar Acer device.