Many advisors will tell you to open a speech with a joke, but that's not always good advice, especially if your persona or the subject of your speech doesn't
readily lend itself to humor.
But unfortunately, «these same lifesaving social instincts didn't
readily lend themselves to exploration, artistic expression, romance, inventiveness and experimentation — the other human drives that make for a vibrant civilization.»
Some metaphors
readily lend themselves to high development because they belong to a metaphor system, i.e. a group of metaphors linked together by their common origin in a single area of human observation, experience or activity, which has generated its own peculiar sublanguage or jargon.110
This distinction
readily lends itself to a sub-Christian and unworthy interpretation.
Due to its organization and conversational writing style, the book
readily lends itself to a book study with collaborative teams.»
In addition, aluminum alloy is highly versatile and
readily lends itself to a wide variety of manufacturing techniques.
A superior resource whose approach
readily lends itself to global comparisons and whose uniform layout makes it a fantastic «quick reference» for classroom use.
Some of these would have
readily lent themselves to a promotional event.
Given that floating buildings are impractical and sheer cliffs don't
readily lend themselves to development, this paradise won't be paved over anytime soon.
Unfortunately it's not very well known, and it doesn't
readily lend itself to a lot of uses.
'' [I] nformational works, such as news reports,
that readily lend themselves to productive use by others, are less protected than creative works of entertainment.»
A legal rule that seems relatively clear within the factual context of a particular precedent may not
readily lend itself to application in a different factual context.
Since those standards do not
readily lend themselves to generalized definitions, the constitutional problem in the last analysis becomes one of particularized judgments which appellate courts must make for themselves.»
Since there appears to be a correlation between insecure attachment styles and the aforementioned suboptimal parenting styles (Power), it stands to reason a secure attachment style most
readily lends itself to authoritative parenting.
Not exact matches
And reading transcripts from those halcyon days of a decade ago, before the U.S. crash, two things become
readily apparent that may
lend some insight
to Poloz's situation — U.S. Federal Reserve officials were indeed worried about causing alarm.
While there have been some reports of financial institutions tightening
lending requirements, particularly for loans
to purchase inner - city apartments, finance generally remains
readily available on attractive terms.
It is a lovely little story, whatever we may think of its historical basis, and it
lends itself
readily to spiritual applications.
This apparent incapacity of Aristotelian substances
to enter into intrinsic relations with one another seems
to have struck Whitehead as distinctive of matter or stuff, hence
to lend itself
readily to the viewpoint of materialistic mechanism.
Neither the notion of «irony» nor that of «solidarity»
lends itself
readily to educational discussions.
But the perceived kinship between deity and humanity
lends itself only too
readily to the possibility of inversion.
My hope is that, moving forward, evangelicals will more
readily lend an ear
to their minority brothers and sisters, willing
to listen
to their cares and concerns — even when we disagree.
Nothing could
lend itself
to totalitarian systems or authoritarian religions more
readily than a unity - principle that permits of no plurality in its expression and realization.
The idea of a «designer» does not
lend itself
readily to a universe involving chance occurrences.
The almost fantastic developments of that conference would
lend themselves rather
readily to analysis in the terms being put forward in the present essay, I suggest.
Even the concept of natural law, which probably
lends itself
to rational definition and defense more
readily than any other theological version of morality, makes little sense without God as its ultimate premise.
creating and supporting graduate - level neural engineering classes, including those that
lend themselves
readily to start - up projects and technologies.
Implicit in the prior discussion and Figure 1 are strong reasons for schools
to focus on skills rather than dispositions: Skills can be taught, are typically publicly observable and specific,
lend themselves
readily to selection based on what the school or teacher intends students
to learn, and aren't heavily constrained by genetics.
This suggests that science tests may
lend themselves less
readily to standardization.
Math
lends itself most
readily to the subject of acceleration.
While visitors still had
to come into their libraries
to access the list of titles, they were gaining this access
to content that wasn't
readily available for device
lending elsewhere.
In the Classroom: Novels in verse written from multiple points of view
lend themselves
readily to reader's theater adaptation.
-LSB-...] the catch - all phrase we all tossed around last year (50 Ethers ago) at the San Francisco debut of this F+W Media conference probably
lends itself more
readily to the #transmediapickuplines with -LSB-...]
Fourth, even extraordinary monetary policy may not work, as the Fed tries
to target
lending markets, and finds that they can absorb bad assets, but can't
readily recycle them.
It's caused lenders
to be more diligent with their
lending practices and people with bad credit or undocumented incomes are finding it harder
to qualify for home loans that were
readily available
to them at this time last year.
El - Erian's succinct observation is kindred
to the oft - cited cliché that banks will only
lend you money if you don't need it.9 The bond investor's favorite investment ought
to be with a borrower who can
readily afford
to repay the debt.
Certain breeds excel at agility, in much the same way as a particular pedigree might
lend itself more
readily to hunting or herding than others.
Home
to a variety of room types and a full complement of services and amenities, this resort
lends itself
readily to romantic getaways, family holidays and everything in between.
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to pay off your credit card balance?
Back in the original arm of Toys for Bob's studio where the working Tiki Bar stashed with delicacies is
readily accessible, producer Alex Ness returns
to not only pen the Trap Team story, but also
lend his voice
to several characters including the infamous Chompy Mage trappable villain.
Some subjects
lend themselves more
readily to a «story» than others.
Unfortunately, it was massively unprofitable
to produce, being a largely aluminium small car — the technology is relatively expensive so
lends itself more
readily to higher margin, larger cars.
It seems
to me that a plausible mechanism
lends itself more
readily to the latter rather than the former.
The mainstream news cycle
lends itself much more
readily to «shock» stories that gloss over these deeper issues in favor of easily digestible sound bites.
The architecture of the web, based on links among sites,
lends itself
readily to network analysis.
Baltimore cries out for Baltimorons; and any burgh the name of which ends in - ham (e.g. Bellingham)
lends itself quite
readily to - hamster.
By their very vastness, the themes
to be translated into law
lend themselves too
readily to the innocent deceptions of rhetoric.
Many geeks
readily associate Dell with bloatware, but the company is aware that pre-installed apps don't often
lend themselves
to a premium experience.
Despite an increasing demand for capital
to finance these development projects, the banks no longer have the appetite of yesteryear
to readily offer
lending facilities for certain higher risk property transactions.
Through a familiarity with
lending products and an understanding of where the investor is in the lifecycle of the portfolio and the overall goals of that portfolio, the property manager is better able
to introduce options that the investor may not be
readily aware of.
The bill balances consumer protections with changes that could make home
lending more
readily available
to people who need it, including renters struggling
to acquire a mortgage because they haven't yet amassed a conventional credit history.