Sentences with phrase «skittish when»

Now that so many retailers have announced closings, investors may be less skittish when a company does the same, he said.

This is to be expected — some top - tier Android phones struggle to run it smoothly, after all — but what's puzzling is that the Xperia L1 is equally skittish when it comes to less demanding 2D games, which should suggest that cheap - and - cheerful chipset is to blame.

Millennials are skittish when it comes to investing.

Now I don't know if there is maybe a pressure effect that alters that sea water behavior; but I get skittish when people say the deep oceans are at 4 deg C.

Some of them prefer the daytime, but almost all are very skittish when it comes to interacting with humans, except for perhaps coatis / pizotes, which are one of the cutest critters we have and can be friendly.

Most sharks, despite their fearsome reputations, remain skittish when encountering humans.

Puppies who aren't socialized regularly, or at all, are likely to grow up to be anxious, nervous and skittish when outside of their familiar environment.

If someone has a dog or cat that has never had a grooming session with a professional groomer in the past, they may act skittish when they arrive at the facility.

To my knowledge, he was born and raised in the shelter but he seems to be skittish when you yell / tell him he's been bad so I can't help but wonder if he was abused at some point.

It can be a bit skittish when driving over quick bumps in succession, but it corners competently.

«There's just such a strange discrepancy there, for me, that we're very skittish when it comes to breastfeeding, which is an entirely natural, biological process and things that women do when they have children and yet seemingly very comfortable when we watch violence,» says Andrews.

From purchasing to preparing, Americans in general are a bit skittish when it comes to the whole fish.

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He stuck to his key economic message even when Layton's rise might have unnerved a more skittish campaigner.

So, we had some prior priced items at a time when the consumer was skittish.

When investors get skittish, these high - flying stocks are the first to get crushed as we've already seen this year.

When investors are very skittish, the market may behave like a very loose rubber band, generating little tension even as it moves significantly away from fair value.

She insisted that they bring their homework with them when they «visited» and laughed and told them how skittish and stupid she herself had been in school.

I'm kind of like you a little skittish about wearing bugs but when I was a kid I adored ladybugs.

When Santa's helpers hitch up the reindeer, they look not like tame cartoon characters, but like skittish thoroughbreds.

When Palmer the Elder's chosen attorney (a skittish Dax Shepard) steps down to nerves (he vomits before the preliminary hearing), it's only natural that Palmer the Younger steps in as his attorney.

Though Jack Black (The D Train, Sex Tape) gets his name above the title, the lead role goes to Dylan Minnette (Alexander and the... Bad Day, Labor Day), who plays Zach Cooper, a skittish teenager who has recently relocated with his mother Gale (Ryan, Bridge of Spies) from New York to (fictional) Madison, Delaware when she accepts a vice principal position on Zach's new high school.

Disgust, a green, judgmental mean girl voiced by Mindy Kaling, Fear, a skittish praying mantis of a figure (Bill Hader), and Anger, a literal hothead of a burning ember in a middle - management suit (perfectly pitched on the edge of outrage by Lewis Black), fill out the control room crew and end up panicking when left in charge.

I realize that when it comes to horror films, I'm already a skittish person, but the trailer for new horror film «The Conjuring» is the most thrilling trailer I've seen in a long while.

It is only when we start following the detective work of the mysterious L (a skittish Lakeith Stanfield) in a parallel storyline that things begin to fall apart.

His terminally beige existence begins to change when he encounters a vibrant international couple living illegally in an apartment he keeps in New York: an ebullient Arab drummer (Haaz Sleiman) and his understandably skittish African girlfriend (Danai Gurira).

More importantly, the once skittish transmission that would hunt and peck its way around the gear box seems to have found its groove and provides smooth shifts from first through sixth, even when under aggressive acceleration.

I think of it as an affordable cruiser — I'll reserve the «gran tourer» moniker for Aston Martin and Bentley — because it's quiet when you're not nailing the throttle, the ride is comfortable and doesn't get skittish over bumps and potholes, and the Accord Coupe is attractive — definitely not muscular, but it's understated and smart - looking.

Keep in mind that AWD doesn't necessarily translate into SUV - levels of winter stability: I found the powerful 6 Series to be skittish on icy roads, and in some cases unwilling to parse the deeper snow of the alley behind my garage when parking for the night.

By contrast, rates are most skittish on Wednesdays, meaning that mid-week is a time when rates could drop while you shop — or they could spike, costing you some cash.

When the credit markets got skittish, Mr. Market relentlessly punished these sectors, and two of my holdings — Kinder Morgan (KMI) and Teekay (TK) were forced to slash their dividends.

Given how skittish creditors have gotten, it's conceivable that this sort of thing could have a ripple effect as other card issuers might react negatively if / when they see your credit score drop.

But when a large part of the investor base is skittish and is always running to or from the latest bit / byte / bite of data — that leads to high correlations.

In late 2014, MLPs found themselves overleveraged at a time when oil prices were falling and investors were getting skittish.

Many people are skittish about investing in bonds these days because they're worried they'll get clobbered when interest rates rise.

When it comes to business books, I occasionally get skittish.

When the marginal buyers are nonexistent, and lenders are skittish, prices can fall a long way, even in supply - constrained markets.

My mom and I had our dachshund for 10 yrs when he became skittish after being attacked by a loose pit bull.

When you first get your guinea pigs, they might be a little nervous and skittish.

As you attempt to investigate the motives behind a dog being so skittish, you quickly find out why when the owner starts working the dog and grasps some kibble out of the pocket to reward the dog.

Shon's special talent first came in handy when Kolony Kats was trying to help a particularly skittish cat named Bug.

****** note ******* For first time hamster owners I strongly suggest Syrian hamsters or dj winter whites, robo hamsters are very very fast moving and very skittish, Teddy bear hamsters although very very cute have the tendency to be not so friendly little guys, again I'm no expert just what I have experienced in the past years when dealing with these guys

But when we first brought Ghost Cat home she was skittish, shy, and afraid.

· Even if cats are very skittish, it is often possible to pet them when they are eating — especially when they are eating something they really love — like wet food or tuna juice.

When Mantis arrived at the shelter, he was acting skittish, and no wonder: The veterinarian found that he had a fever and an extreme case of colitis.

Important: A loose dog can quickly become skittish and not behave as he would at home, so do not shout, clap hands, whistle, or chase one when you see him.

Would he revert to the skittish and fearful dog he was when I got him nearly a month ago, or be the more sociable creature he has become when he met the veterinary staff?

When first testing very skittish cats, I simply lightly restrain them and click the pen a few times — without poking them — and then feed them a treat and let them go.

Although most feral cats are skittish around people and avoid them at all costs, Princess was already socialized when I met her.

People who see a skittish cat darting under a deck automatically assume that the cat is «feral,» when in fact the cat could be a tame housecat born with a fearful temperament and has been shy since it was a kitten.

She may be skittish and snappy, cowering when other dogs or animals approach, and retaliating to any social overtures with a volley of barks and teeth - displays.