Sentences with phrase «sort of nudged»

I was sort of nudged away from blue and white into the gold bedding (I'll explain that later), but it ended up being a great choice.

That's where perhaps the film represents any sort of nudge to the president: yes, you've made it through but don't relax on your laurels just yet...

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There are all sort of techniques to reduce the amount of time you spend in useless meetings, from team - wide initiatives like having employees «pay» for meetings and simple gizmos that nudge people to use their time more effectively, to personal strategies for winnowing the number of meetings you're obliged to accept.

When Bradberry advises entrepreneurs to leverage their relationships and resources, he means that they should contact all sorts of qualified people in business who can help them make connections and network and make all sorts of other judicious business moves that will nudge them toward profitability.

For those who have always been taught that swearing is a moral issue indicating some sort of personal fault, this study (and others like it attesting to the fact that swearing doesn't seem linked with anything too problematic) should be a nudge to reconsider.

Jake — my experience is that he says all kinds of things and sometimes just sort of «nudges» me.

As the year unfolded, I began to realise that my little nudge to choose Fearless was more of a gigantic shove off a cliff by the Holy Spirit, a sort of dinner bell clanging «COME AND GET IT!»

A quick pulse of the cherries, almonds and tarragon in a blender would make a killer pesto / dressing sort of thing for this dish — just a nudge.

Whole wheat flour, almonds, and oats confer in a dense and spiced streusel, sandwiching an intense raspberry filling, while debatably nudging these bars into the kind - of - sort - of healthy department... oh, who am I kidding.

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This changes on a daily basis however, sensitive to all sorts of external nudges.

Several Capital Region lawmakers have been among those pushing Gov. Andew Cuomo to nudge DMV toward this sort of executive action.

«In the original script, there was this sort of wink - wink, nudge - nudge quality to Jim's Dad, so I told them, «I want to make this guy a real do - gooder, I want him to be a good dad, very positive, very supportive,» and they said, «We'll do whatever you want.

The kids are ultimately just the side story, however; it's the behind - the - scenes machinations of Whitford and his cabal that peak our curiosity while generating the movie's wink - wink, nudge - nudge digs at all things horror movie - related, like some sort of deranged Greek chorus.

Whereas yesterday's incentives caused programs and practitioners to focus on the «bubble kids» who could be nudged over the only achievement bar that mattered to a school's rating, tomorrow must employ some sort of value - added calculus that causes every child's progress (or lack thereof) to count, including both those far below the bar and those who easily cleared it.

Nonetheless, the website gave me the nudge I needed to actually order it (even though I generally dislike e-reading), mainly because I am an aspiring author myself who is both terrified and resentful of the sort of self - publicity that authors are expected to engage in nowadays.

The triangle button and a nudge of the analog stick act as a sort of super-aim, draining a bit from your concentration bar as the aiming reticle snaps onto an enemy, so you can unleash a flurry of iron slugs into his trunk.

Serving as a laboratory of sorts, in which new ideas are tested before migrating to another medium to be further developed, printmaking has revealed new angles of consideration and nudged the artist in new directions.

Apart from Matteria, 6 other responsible companies (Bionature, Iduns» Apple, Unkai, IpanaJamit, MamboGambo and Yalo) are now living under the Nudge roof, offering a sort of one stop shopping experience exhibiting a range of stylish eco lifestyle products from cosmetics to fashion, shoes and furniture.