Sentences with phrase «shy about pointing»

Participants tend to be picky, and even with books they enjoy are never shy about pointing out weaknesses.

There is plenty of culpability to go around and Peck is not shy about pointing fingers, but he is also not shy about pointing up the greater... Read More»

'' What I'm going to do is when Republicans decide to distort, mischaracterize or talk in code, I'm not going to be shy about pointing that out or having the state party point that out,» King responded.

Lena fills us in on the kind of person she is and admits she's not shy about pointing out negative aspects — this probably makes her a good test pilot.

Companies such as Verizon are known to bundle Internet, cable and landlines, but AT&T is moving to become the first to combine cellular with other services — a fact that the wireless behemoth was not shy about pointing out in its announcement.

The authors of the new report aren't shy about pointing out the factors they believe are behind America's slide into unhappiness.

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But no matter how long it has been since I was at the helm, if I see something that I don't like, I'm not at all shy about making my thoughts known and asking some very pointed questions.

Some women shy away from jobs in fields that require long workweeks, knowing they won't have the time: a 10 percent cut in free time for women reduces their share in high - hour occupations by about 14 percent relative to men, according to the researcher's model.In total, that difference in time spent on at - home labor results in an 11 percentage point gender wage gap, their analysis estimates.

Dish hasn't been shy about using its new muscle against other content providers either: It has taken recent disputes with both CBS (cbs) and 21st Century Fox (fox) to the point where both removed their channels from the network, but ultimately signed new agreements at what Dish felt were more favorable rates.

At 45.2, however, it's still about five points shy of 50, the pivotal threshold that indicates, on balance, that more consumers perceive the economy to be improving.

Once we own a stock and believe we have a point of view that should be of interest to management or the board, we are not shy about communicating with them.

I appreciate your points especially the one about the new covenant and a few others but in my opinion in your interest to demosntrate the value of hte cross and to shy away from sin and the wrath of God you have actually cheapened and devalued the Love God has for us.

It seems silly that one little beverage can be such a strong sticking point for so many people but when you think about how big a role coffee plays in the routine and social life of so many people it begins to become clear why so many people shy away from eliminating it.

TJ Starks, Texas A&M's point guard, isn't shy about his skills.

Fernando Alonso is not at all shy when it comes to pressing his point about how well he's been driving.

Once the discussion got rolling, MoveOn's Eli Pariser wasn't shy about repeating the points as a part of his discussion of the strengths and drawbacks of social media.

When the shy, dark - haired boy met with clinicians for a full psychiatric evaluation two years ago, almost everything about him pointed to autism.

Our caring and far - sighted government seems to enjoy the prospect of saving and making money from closures and sales but is shy about promising to use the profits to make community care the principal instrument of health improvement and sickness relief, which is the whole point of Sir Bernard's admirable, if painful, plan.

For that very reason, Alcock says, evolutionary biologists have shied away from tracing orgasm's lineage: «People don't see the point of getting worked up about a question they can't answer.»

I've not shied away from sharing my health history with all of you on this platform so it's no surprise that at some point I would write about adrenal fatigue.

She also points out that, `' whether you're male or female, this time of year should make asking someone on a date much easier so if you can normally be shy about this, take advantage.»

Bottom line, there's something a little minimalist about this dramatically promising story, and it grows harder to deny that the more sentimentality, dry spells and excessive dragging slow momentum, to the point of holding the final product shy of a rewarding state, flirted with enough by lovely scoring and visual style, some worthy story elements, strong performances - particularly that of Gene Hackman - and inspired direction to make «Bite the Bullet» a decent and sometimes gripping western drama, despite lost potential.

That requires pointing it at the nearest stoplight, loading up the revs — don't be shy about it — and dumping the clutch.

Be clear about this point: your book publicist isn't «too shy» to speak up and ask for what you want, and she's not giving you the brush - off if she refuses.

Of that resonance, the NYT points out that «Critics have been generally shy about linking Ricks's subject to today's political climate.»

Many developers have not been shy about voicing their criticism of the new policies, which not only gives Apple a 30 percent cut of all content bought through apps but also restricts how apps can point customers toward purchases outside of apps.

Tuesday's losses erased all gains on the TSX for 2012, leaving the main index about 20 points shy of where it started the year.

Both Buffett and Munger often give the impression of being very hands - off with the management of the companies Berkshire owns — in the past Munger has referred to the culture of managing investee companies at Berkshire as being «decentralization almost to the point of abdication» but this letter suggests Buffett was not shy about making an interjection where he thought it was necessary: «Brandeis has taken a number of our boxes and placed them on the counter with 25 other offerings of cheap bulk candy, and other run of the mill products.

I won no prizes, but was about 2,000 points shy of being one of the top three.

And if we reach just shy of 3C warming (or whatever the tipping point is) by 2100 or 2200 (but do not trigger limited runaway warming or hysteresis), that by at least 2000 years from now the sea level would have risen about 30M.

A key point of the article is that many lawyers needlessly shy away from blogging because they are concerned about the time commitment required to publish regularly.

Apple's chief designer isn't shy about getting to the point, suggesting that «it's a completely false notion that there is inherent value in what is made by hand, or an inherent lack of value in what is made by machine.»

At Confounded Interest, Anthony Sanders points out that even as Wells Fargo (WFC) is getting gun - shy about Federal Housing Administration loans, the head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Richard Cordray is taking credit for the «housing recovery.»