Sentences with phrase «spend short periods of time»

In large companies, many also spend short periods of time working in other departments, such as purchasing or accounting, to learn more about the company.

In our theoretical classroom, children would also spend a short period of time each day practicing computation — adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing.

I very much doubt any writer who takes three years to write a novel is spending 6,000 hours writing the book, but rather he is spending short periods of time writing with large gaps between.

Buddhism plays a large role in the everyday life of its people and it is not uncommon for young men to spend a short period of time in a temple as monks.

Retreat - based therapy offers individuals, couples, and families the opportunity to spend a short period of time on an intensive therapeutic retreat where they can focus on addressing any concerns negatively impacting their well - being.

Not exact matches

That way you can respond when you need to, but you don't spend your time reacting to things that are not going to have any importance in a short period of time from now.

I spend up to 2 weeks waiting for them to reach the perfect ripeness (mostly brown spots with only the tinniest bits of yellow left) which lasts for a short period of time before they turn to the dark side and begin to resemble compost.

It doesn't always happen this way, and many babies may gain even if they do spend only a short period of time on the breast.

We are spending a great deal of time teaching youngsters to play, pay attention for short periods of time, and stick to a task.

They will likely need to spend time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to maintain their temperature and may require oxygen for a short period of time.

These highly qualified caretakers were asked to accomplish in a very short period of time what traditional political leaders had failed to do in decades: keep public spending under control, and make their countries» economies more competitive.

A new appropriation for the new fiscal year must be passed in order for continued spending to occur, or passage of a special appropriations bill known as a continuing resolution, which generally permits continued spending for a short period of time — usually at prior year levels.

Outworking his opponents meant spending a lot of time and resources on the ground, all in a very short period of time.

The power based, high intensity exercises are excellent when it comes to spending a large number of calories in a short period of time.

Either way, it may be kind of a moot point because such a short period of time is spent in Zone 5 and there is about 100g of available liver glycogen...

You always do a great job mixing and matching your pieces, and it's especially helpful for a period of time where most women don't want to spend a fortune to look great for a short while.

It makes it nice for shopping resort clothes on the cheap in the winter time since it doesn't make sense to spend too much on something you will only wear for a short period of time.

Unfortunately dresses are usually not practical for pumping or nursing and as Kat said you'd have to spend a lot of money to get a whole wardrobe of nursing dresses, which for me was just not practical for the relatively short period of time I would have used them.

Besides the alarmingly short period of time Rock spends with his physical therapist Traci (Kristen Wilson) before walking, talking, falling in love and moving in with her, there are several other dubious moments.

When the aim is to show reading improvements in a short period of time, spending large amounts of time on word - reading skill and its foundations, and relatively little on comprehension, vocabulary, and conceptual and content knowledge, makes sense.

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT for Oct. 24: Please spend 20 minutes sitting in Bass Library taking notes — in whatever way makes most sense to you — to capture what you observe about your surroundings during that short period of time.

Which is still fine for short passengers, but taller occupants probably will not enjoy spending an extended period of time back there.

I only got to make a short lap of downtown San Francisco, but I can imagine that spending a longer period of time with the Focus Electric could be as relaxing as a yoga session.

He returned to Lambaréné in 1924 and, except for relatively short periods of time, spent the remainder of his life there.

If you have multiple hard inquiries in a short period of time — such as applying for multiple credit cards around the same time — it could flag you as a high - risk customer who plans to spend money they might not have.

Although they may leave the ear canals for short periods of time, they spend the vast majority of their lives within the protection of the ear canal.

Although they may leave the ear canals for short periods of time, they spend the vast majority of their lives within its protection.

Matilda only spent time in her crate when we left the house for short periods of time, and when I couldn't watch her to be sure she didn't have an accident.

Most rescued dogs will have spent a minimum of two weeks in foster care so the move to their new home will be at least the second move in a relatively short period of time and some stress and confusion is natural.

Your pup should spend some time in the crate frequently and for short periods of time throughout the day.

A vacationer spends a lot of money to have a worry - and work - free experience for a short period of time.

Sign up for one of these cards immediately before you know you'll be making a lot of purchases in a short period of time or spending a lot of money in the next 12 months.

The Expeditioner: Why do you think guide books so often contract - out writers who are just passing through a place for a short period of time, instead of finding a local or expat who has spent a considerable number of years getting to know a place?

The sharp drop means that tourist numbers will fall back to fewer than 8m people by year end, who stayed for a shorter period of time and spent less money.

If you apply for multiple reward cards in a short period of time, you will have to ensure that you can meet that level of spending.

If you are not sure that you'll be able to spend that much in a short period of time, delay your second application, but again, start with the Ink.

Typically, hotel cards offer either a ton of bonus points or a free room stay if you spend a significant amount of money in a short period of time after signing up.

«When you're trying to meet the minimum spend requirements over a short period of time, purchases like that are totally worth it,» says financial expert Lyn Alden.

Most people can buy up to $ 10,000 worth of gift cards per day at their local mall and while there are certainly ways to buy more, who really needs that many miles or that large of a spending requirement to complete in a short period of time?

Unlike most rewards cards that offer bonus points on certain types of spending, the Navy Federal Credit Union Visa Signature Flagship Rewards card offers two points with every purchase, making it easy to accumulate a large number of points in a short period of time.

He began by working in traditional landscape oils, dabbled for a short period of time in modern abstracts, spent several years experimenting with acrylics, and then returned to landscape painting in oils.

We find during the past 11,400 years the Sun spent only of the order of 10 % of the time at a similar high level of magnetic activity and almost all of the earlier high - activity periods were shorter than the present episode.»

When Anthony started his surface station review, he didn't study just a few in a short period of time and then spend the remainder of his time spinning his opinions.

Quote from Revelle's secretary's sworn affadavit: «In late summer 1990, Roger started coming into the office for short periods of time and often would spend much of the time dozing.

He spent 10 years in Queensland before returning to Canada (although, he notes, he has returned to Australia several times over the years to teach for short periods of time).

While there are no «silver bullets» or «quick fixes», a lot can be achieved in a short period of time to help lawyers spend more time on the things that matter most.

Lawyers can also easily lose track of calls, emails, and short periods of time spent on matters.

In addition, because there will be less time spend in review your overall qualifications, you can also be approved and covered within a very short period of time.

During the short period of time I spent gaming with the Surface Pro 4, I didn't experience any issues, but the Core i5's integrated Intel Graphics 520 GPU was certainly not designed with video games in mind.

In fact, by spending some time at a company for a short, fixed period, you'll get to assess them and work out whether it's the right career and place of work for you.