Sentences with phrase «squander such»

It's a crime to squander such a versatile chunk of space when everyone's dream is to own a home with more storage.

But why squander such gifts on the dramatic equivalent of a tagline for barbecue sauce?

But while 7 Boxes tries to excuse some of its dopey - ness by having its hero be an aspiring filmmaker who himself loves dumb action movies, it's not enough to redeem a movie that squanders such a great setting and set - up.

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Such reactions reflect entrenched corporate biases — and squander opportunities for employers to connect with people who may well have the tools to do the job.

Many of us squander this valuable spot by using template messaging such as «Having trouble reading this?

But based on appointments of ideological hardliners such as Tom Price (a staunch foe of Obamacare nominated to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services), Michael Flynn (Trump's national security adviser with a dim view of Islam) and Mike Pompeo (the incoming CIA Director who has fiercely opposed the Iran nuclear agreement) and many of his campaign pledges, the chances are high that Trump could squander his limited political capital on divisive ideological issues and neglect his most important priority — getting the American economy out of its low - growth rut.

The pressure of the successor's curse can threaten to engulf a successor such as James, leading to what most people see as the stereotype of a family business successor — the entitled next generation member who lives a lavish lifestyle and squanders away the family wealth.

But lest such a remarkable human resource like Filner be squandered by a party engaged in too many bold initiatives for overcoming blinkered pre-2009 conceptions of legality to keep track of, this George Will column shows us precisely where he is needed: at the head of the NRC, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Glad to see Charlie is keeping the money to himself instead of giving it to his son to squander on nonsense such as this.

In our hurry to advance are we not squandering our reserves to such an extent that our progress may be brought to a halt for lack of supplies?

There is so much good that could be done by the millions this rube squanders on such tripe.

Sad to see such a talent being squandered.

In theory the sale of one to enable the signing of a few could leave Tottenham in with a better shot at securing a Champions League return, however the way in which Andre Villas - Boas invested funds from Bale's sale, and the manner in which Brendan Rodgers squandered money from Luis Suarez's sale to Barcelona, prove that such a sale can set a club back a number of seasons.

This is a fundamental flaw in such a fantastic player, as possession is often squandered by letting fly.

It's such a shame in truth that we squandered this opportunity.

It's sad to see Latifah's talent squandered on such clichés.

Regrettably, the opportunity is typically squandered, and such is the case with The Finest Hours, a decent dramatization that's too restrained and measured to be interesting.

It's a gift that shouldn't be squandered on such a mediocre movie.

Even if you ignore the self - fellating pretension of such an exercise (not to mention Haneke's sad squandering of his own stateside momentum post-Caché), a small fact niggles.

The pop - cultural consensus on horror director Tobe Hooper would seem to be that, with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, he somehow made one of the genre's defining masterpieces right out of the gate only to squander a promising career on a string of strange mediocrities that ultimately marked him more as a hack - for - hire than an auteur in the tradition of more respected contemporaries such as John Carpenter, Wes Craven, or George A. Romero.

They do manage to score a couple of funny moments here and there, but the rest is such a wasteland of squandered ideas, it's hard to determine if you are laughing because it's genuinely funny or because you've been holding back so much laughter along the way that they escape out of you on accident like trapped gas.

Moreover, it's a pity seeing the wonderful Keri Russell squandered in such a trite exercise in romantic - comedy filmmaking.»

Such a comparison would have introduced bias and squandered all the advantages of a random - assignment evaluation.

Such a squandering of goodwill, the BMW - stan's bulbous current lineup discards the compelling minimalism of its iconic predecessors (a dwindling quality from the start) and then stomps all over it, psychographically speaking.

«This book shows how the Rockefeller family has been able to keep the family fortune in place long after other uber - wealthy families such as the Vanderbilts have long since squandered away their vast fortunes,» says Parry.

The worst thing that a business such as this could do is squander capital in investments that promise a poor rate of return and that destroy value.

I doubt if any Government, however foolish, however desirous of squandering the taxpayers» money, would perpetrate the absurdity of bringing cats from Siberia to a cat - infested country Even if each such cat caught daily three more rats than an ordinary cat, would the purchase be worthwhile?

What a shame it is, then, that such artistic talent is squandered by the moment - to - moment gameplay.

Sony's Game Division has somehow, with the PSP and PS3, squandered an entire decade's worth of profit, such that every single penny that they've ever earned in video games is now completely gone.

Jobs range from standard fantasy fare such as knights and thieves to more surprising stuff like the merchant — a class that adds further tactical riches by letting you squander in - game currency in exchange for offensive oomph, all while wearing a snazzy top hat.

«In my tribe, the Chewa, excess time and resources are not sold; instead it is squandered in «useless» activities such as the arts, funerals, initiations etc. — all led by Nyau masks,» he says.

While the fossil fuel industry tries it hands at by squandering billions of dollars of research on unfeasible technical solutions such as geological sequestration of carbon emissions from power plants, soils are a natural solution which has been proven for hundreds of millions of years of biological and evolutionary history.

Ultimately, this REDD + and green paradox could undermine the overall goal: proving that the world economy is willing and able to invest in, rather than squander, a valuable natural asset such as global tropical forests.

Think of the good that might be done were the funds squandered on such foolish studies diverted to most anything that might actually assist third - world people directly.

Without early and vigorous action, this important mitigation tool risks being squandered, and with it will go some valuable co-benefits such as sustainable development, North - South technology transfer and broadening access to energy.

We face such hard choices and limited policy options to avoid dangerous warming in 2016 because we have squandered the 18 years since the Kyoto Accord.

Have we maintained and increased our resources to the benefit of our people or have we allowed them to be squandered by a small few who happen to influence the lawmakers that permit them such license?

The fact that OBA is spending (many would say «squandering») member fees on such an abstract venture, says more about the OBA itself than about lawyers.

As such, Mr. Wensheng believes that a regulatory crackdown targeting bitcoin mining risks squandering the opportunity to maintain its dominance in the bitcoin markets, describing such a potential export industry.

So when you begin a bullet point with empty non-achievements such as «I was hired, I managed and I was responsible for,» you are squandering the opportunity to showcase the benefits you brought to your boss and your company in your prior role.