Sentences with phrase «something to the effect of»

«If you see [on LinkedIn] that your old boss knows a VP at a company you'd like to work in, dial him and say something to the effect of, «Bill, it's been too long.
These three visionaries have all probably looked back on their «no's» and said something to the effect of «Suckas!»
«He said something to the effect of, «Oh, it's Valentine's Day, I don't go to school on Valentine's Day,»» said Jim Lewis, an attorney who represents the family Cruz was staying with.
He has more than a little sympathy for people in my shoes (gay and celibate), but as we talked, he said something to the effect of, «This is an incredibly frustrating conversation to keep having in the church.
The article was saying something to the effect of «Have you ever heard this?»
there is now no condemnation in Christ Jesus» after which the 1611 had to add something to the effect of those who keep going on with the Lord.
- BG - You asked me something to the effect of... «Peace... keep an eye on me, as you know I can get a bit «heavy - handed» here»..
He asked me something to the effect of, «Wouldn't it be prudent to stick to a major that would lead to a more certain future?»
I believe my quick tears at the news of this wonderful man's death as well as my quick tears looking at the pictures of him say something to the effect of his holiness.
To which he responded something to the effect of why do we have to try to GO SOMEWHERE all the time.
Just recently someone said something to the effect of: I don't know if anyone is going to Hell, that's up to god.
Ghandi once said something to the effect of «I like your Christ, but your Christians I do not like.
A long time ago I heard Larry Jones say something to the effect of, «Don't ever let the fact that you can't do everything for everyone be a reason not to do something for someone.»
Anyhow, a day later, we were talking and I said something to the effect of there being absolutely no cheese or dairy in the queso.
A few years ago, it'd been years since I'd had the stomach flu, and I said something to the effect of how I * almost * wanted to get sick so I could sit on couch, watch movies and munch on dry Corn Chex... which apparently sounded oddly appealing to me, though who knows why I couldn't have done that without being sick.
College Mom said something to the effect of «You should always have at least one good cookbook in life.»
The fact that several of you out there immediately thought something to the effect of «That's already a thing!
Lip reading right before the video starts and it appears Kate Upton says something to the effect of «I've been here all game.»
Wenger said last week something to the effect of I only do trAnsfer business if there are injuries or if there are no injuries we don't need any new signings (something like that)
But virtually every post or column about the coming weekend begins with something to the effect of «Let's assume for a moment that Arkansas beats LSU in Baton Rouge...»
Did you hear Molly's report last night, where he asked someone in the third quarter what he needed, and then said something to the effect of «I got this»?
I sent my mom a picture of the train car after I got home, and she immediately sent me a text stating something to the effect of, «Oh yes, your grandma and I used to eat there.»
It used to be that when you looked up «family» in the dictionary, it said something to the effect of «a group of people living together in the same house consisting of a married mother and father and their children.»
For kids, they can walk into a playground and simply go up to another kid and say something to the effect of, «do you want to be friends?»
There was a book for women doing ivf that said something to the effect of «even though you've worked so hard getting pregnant, now you can go on and have a natural pregnancy»... it was kind of phrased in a way to make having a natural pregnancy / natural birth would redeem using ART.
This was one of those instances where some advice from another mom friend echoed in my head that said something to the effect of, «I have to remember who the adult is in this relationship.»
«I know at this point I said something to the effect of, «oh god, he's here.»
I usually just have a comment ready, something to the effect of pointing out that eating meat once a week just about negates the environmental benefits of a prius vs my truck.
So next question; some women may say something to the effect of «It's really hot today, should I give my baby a few drops of water?»
Afterward, McCarthy, within range of his microphone, was overheard to say something to the effect of: «Mental health issues often drive the agenda here.»
I wrote to the author of the study, Christine Yager, associate transportation researcher at Texas A&M Transportation Institute, who was kind enough to reply: «I don't have a data - driven explanation for why that may have been the result but, anecdotally, many subjects said something to the effect of, «If I were using this in real life, I would check to make sure it's accurate before sending.»
The next poll we would like to see is something to the effect of «How do you think medical nanorobots will be developed over the next 30 years?»
Something to the effect of Man, I'm just so sorry you have to do this, but hey, let's make the best of this tough situation.
The few times I've seen Liz complain over the years, she's always concluded by saying something to the effect of, «but I'm still grateful.»
I laughed, and said something to the effect of, «Ohhhhh, I bet you tell ALL your clients that!»
I said something to the effect of: well, they are all great, so you pick.
He said something to the effect of, «Oh I don't know, a bunch of stuff I've never heard of and can't pronounce.
i've seen a meme floating around that says something to the effect of, «when you make a purchase from a small business, an actual person does a happy dance.»
It's something to the effect of don't try to be something you're not.
When I first heard of Tinder, I rolled my eyes and said something to the effect of «Disgusting!
I know a girl who says that after 3 emails if she does not get an ask out, she will reply to them (something to the effect of) that they don't seem interested in meeting and while that's cool, it's not ok with her because she's online dating to meet someone.
Upon learning that you have an ex-girlfriend, for instance, he might say something to the effect of «why don't you invite her out, and all three of us can hang out?»
You read our Ninja Gaiden 3 review and said something to the effect of «There's no way it could suck THAT bad.»
Fans of continuity may be a trifle annoyed or confused, but the retcon is played for laughs within the film itself — at one point, Wilson holds a toy that resembles the bastardized version of Deadpool seen in X-Men Origins and chuckles something to the effect of «it could always be worse.»
The writers said, «We wanted to make sure in the final episode of season 1 of Agent Carter that Howard said something to the effect of «Steve Rogers is the greatest thing I ever did.»»
They go, «Brother, brother,» in English, and then something to the effect of, «Watch your back.
Most respond with something to the effect of «Bourne with a girl» which I guess is a really apt description.
He'd always say something to the effect of «there aren't any students out standing in my field!»
Every year when I begin teaching a commercial fiction class for adults, I have at least one student who, when we start discussing Young Adult / Teen fiction, asks something to the effect of «YA fiction is just dumbed down writing, right?»
Joel Friedlander of TheBookDesigner.com frequently tells me that when he talks to new authors about what they should do once they publish a book, he usually tells them something to the effect of, «You should have prepared for your... [Read More]
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