Sentences with phrase «so skittish»

«The employees were so skittish they wouldn't even talk about it.»

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.

After being exposed to the realities of war, Gunner became so skittish that he was declared «excess» by the Marine Corps and relieved of his duties.

There has been only one other time in my life where I felt so skittish about my methods: June - September 2002.

His passing was nicer but man some awful touches and he still seems so skittish dribbling into open space

Not exact matches

And so here we are again — on the brink of another disaster in the wake of plummeting oil prices, rampant OPEC production, and skittish investors.

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

So traders may try to «catch the lows» if the S&P 500 drops to the 830 area again, but I would expect that subsequent failure into the 700's could send those same traders, as well as skittish investors, rushing to sell at any price.

If Christianity is skittish at best about familial nobility and not just dignity, as a pridefully creative project of life - defining meaning, is it not remarkable that the most venomous and blatant of the anti-Christian philosophers is so circumspect and muted on the matter?

But I get skittish about that, so I made a dressing without raw eggs.

Keeping Giroud on this squad with the promise of substantial playing time... the offensive tactics of this squad is way too indirect and is much more reflective of a hold up play / cross in the box scheme that suits Giroud's skill - sets but can't continue if Wenger really wants Lacazette to be successful... without Sanchez on the pitch this offence is a little bit like a headless chicken, passing sideways, providing relatively poor service to undersized players and sub-par finishing... this isn't to suggest that Arsenal can't perform without Alexis but this offensive scheme is antiquated and ill - advised, especially considering our personnel (poor man's Barca)... if Arsenal doesn't want to pay the price to get topnotch players so we can press high and play all out attack, we would be better served by adopting a counterattack approach... unfortunately that would mean developing a far less skittish defensive group that could withstand the pressure and we all know that Wenger hasn't opted for that approach considering our defensive pickups in recent years and the lack of a «boss» in the midfield

In my head, I know you're absolutely right, but we lost a pregnancy while nursing (I conceived at 23 months) so my heart is still a little skittish about it.

After nearly killing my food processor trying to make hazelnut almond butter, I was feeling pretty skittish about the cashew butter... I got to the point where it was whirring around the processor in a big clump, googled some recipes which all said to add oil, and so I did.

Love all animals including reptiles so not skittish by any means.

There is some graphic violence in the film, so you may not want to watch this with the children or someone who is skittish about such things.

Well, that just made the rear end too skittish, so he devised an ingenious rear splitter and side skirts, also of his own design.

Watching them made her feel, in every restless inch of her seventeen - year - old body, so infinitely superior to these withered fools and their pathetic little rituals that she was pretty sure it showed; she was fairly certain her contempt was half - visible, rising from her skin in a skittish little shimmer.

Diva, who is skittish and has never traveled, loves hearing of Flea's adventures, particularly the one about the «tower so tall and so pointy that it could cut a cloud in half.»

We know publishers have been skittish about lending, and aren't yet seeing how much value it brings them, so we might speculate Amazon was acting on pressure from them.

And so the assertion sounds right that readers, book buyers, may not be skittish around self - published books that appear to be made with quality and to offer good storytelling.

Adding bonds to an equity portfolio lowers its overall volatility, but that's not the kind of risk management were talking about here: after all, pension managers are not skittish retail investors, so volatility isn't a big concern.

He was very shy and skittish, so we were told to ignore him at first and let him come to us.

She can get a bit skittish around younger kids so we think a home with older (12 +) or no kids would be her best match.

I'm actually a little skittish around the larger dogs so I'm sure the experience you had would have scared me to death.

Unfortunately, she's had a few bad experiences with other dogs, so she's skittish around them; we don't recommend that Willa be placed in a home with other dogs.

I don't believe that's a good idea because these cats are so incredibly skittish, because she'll be exposing her current cats to disease, and because that makes seven cats in her home.

Also, because they are lively, they could be skittish, so handle your rabbit with care.

At various moments during darting, the team members have to circle around, using walkie - talkies to coordinate movements with each other so that one person can block a skittish horse's escape route while another takes a shot.

Shy, skittish, or displaced cats often exhibit behaviors most people relate to feral, or undomesticated cats so ask neighbors to contact you if your cat is sighted but does not approach willingly.

Unfortunately my previous family didn't give me a lot of exposure to regular everyday things so lots of things make me a bit skittish but lots of new experiences are making me a lot more brave now.

****** 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

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.

Tiger is still a bit skittish and need some time to warm up, so he needs someone patient and gentle like he is.

She is still shy and skittish so would need to be an only pet while she continues to learn to trust again.She needs a caring, loving, patient, mature person who she would follow around and keep her / him company.

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.

Born in the wild, these felines dodge everything from dogs to coyotes to cars, so they're often skittish and suspicious of people, too.

Also, early socialization is imperative so that he doesn't become either sharp or skittish with strangers.

A special - needs cat might be skittish, so build up her confidence.

My pup is skittish and I can't use the topical so the collar is great for that reason.

Some dogs are very skittish and need special people to not lash out; some dogs were never trained, ergo, misbehavior is a one - way ticket to euthanization if the dog acts out, so some dogs require the people to take the dog to training.

The young cubs are especially skittish as they have never been hand reared so a human may cause them to become defensive.

But we decided that they needed some doggie socialization and training. A.C. is at times skittish around other dogs. So we decided they would benefit from group dog walks with David, KathyÂ's most recognized dog walker. David is often referred to as the  «dog whisperer» of Ambergris Caye.

Microsoft have so far been skittish about confirming a launch date for console in the Far East, with one executive saying it won't launch in the region until 2014 — which is thought to be after PS4's scheduled Japanese launch.

It's other governments, especially the emerging economies such as India, whose participation is key and who so far have been really skittish about engaging in climate diplomacy.

(If anything, you'd think that House members would be more skittish about passing election - year bills; senators were given six - year terms precisely so their chamber didn't have to freak out over every little midterm.)

That's why Initiative 732 on Washington's ballot was so important: It offered a plausible way to bring skittish taxpayers and businesses on board the climate action train by addressing their concerns about the economic costs of environmental remedies.

But since that fight, he is skittish around dogs, and we have to ease him into meeting them so he doesn't get scared or turn aggressive.

About a dozen advertisers, generally skittish over any social media backlash, have responded by saying they are not running commercials in the show or have canceled future plans to do so.

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