Sentences with phrase «standing standing off»

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This group includes wafflers who either don't have a lot of confidence in their decision making and hope by putting off choosing others might decide for them, or those who enjoy the feeling of being able to stand in judgment of others without committing to any course of action themselves.

When standing, uncross your arms and keep your hands off your hips and out of your pockets.

The lone police officer who faced a tense stand - off with the man suspected of driving a van into pedestrians in Toronto is being hailed a hero for his actions.

Lately, I've found that even the mission - critical business ideas that make it through my first set of filters have to address another elephant in the room: the question of whether this startup is building something that's going to become a free - standing and independent business or whether it's developing a great feature that is going to be swallowed up, ripped off, or rolled over by one of the big guys in their space in the near future.

«Tech isn't even its own stand - alone sector, because it has tentacles into all the other industries,» says Koch, ticking off its impact in retail (e-commerce), automotive (self - driving cars), banking (mobile payments), health care (big - data genomics), and more.

It is worth noting, though, that continent - wide surveys conducted since Brexit show that support for the EU generally remains reasonably high across the 27 remaining member states despite the rise of populist movements, bar the obvious exception of Greece, which has been in an economic stand - off with the EU for a number of years.

AYR, which stands for All Year Round, originated as a part of Bonobos and spun off in 2015 as an independent company led by Jac Cameron, Maggie Winter, and Max Bonbrest.

How to Create a Company Philosophy: Don't Put It Off Understandably, many companies set their sights on becoming profitable and delay the task of thinking hard about what they stand for and building that into their business.

The stand - off also comes amid a growing campaign by politicians, regulators and courts across Europe to rein in Google's power over the Internet search market and the impact it has on deeply ingrained social norms around personal privacy.

The promotion embraces the discounts as a way to «score» at their stores and has a playful connotation that stands out against a regular $ 40 off coupon.

China's Huawei said it backed Apple's chief executive Tim Cook in his stand - off with the United States government over breaking into an iPhone, but stopped short of saying explicitly it would adopt the same stance.

Of course, you don't want your presentation to be dry and boring, but you also don't want to come off like you're trying too hard to be a stand - up comedian.

But Kelly stood with his eyes fixed on the floor when Trump veered off - script at his Manhattan office tower on Tuesday.

But all of a sudden he was standing behind him when he goes off on a rampage and the true price of working for him comes home,» the executive said.

The ban on backyard fireworks stands (which are illegal in most parts of the state) is constantly being lifted and then reinstated in Galveston, due to varying dryness conditions, and personal fireworks can not be set off on the beach.

Laslie said, «GPS and stand - off weapons (and permissive environments) have kept the B - 52 in the game, but it really is a tactical conflict in OIR.»

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- Last July, U.S. President Donald Trump stood beside his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, in Warsaw and promised to help wean the nation off Russian energy imports.

«Thanksgiving will likely bump Cyber Sunday off the medal stand to become the third - biggest shopping day of the season, trailing only Black Friday and Cyber Monday.»

If he would have stood and walked, we would have never made it to the door before that item was taken off the cost.

We bolster our connection to the community with events such as «Last Band Standing,» «WingStock» and «The Wild Wing Voice Off,» among others.

There are only so many spots on the list of Canada's Richest People to go around, and with new entrants climbing the ranks, these long - standing stalwarts are off the leaderboards this year:

I was working at home and had just gotten off the phone and looked up to find my wife standing in the doorway.

It's available in twin, full, queen, and king sizes, and as an added perk, the king size frame stands 14 inches off the ground, providing extra storage space.

Delta has changed its policy about bumping passengers off of flighs, and its customers stand to benefit.

The Asian giants were locked in a 73 - day military stand - off in a remote, high - altitude stretch of that boundary last year.

Russian annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, triggering economic sanctions by the European Union and United States and a tense stand - off in the region.

But that doesn't mean you should do keg stands and make off - color jokes the first time you meet someone.

Until now Time Warner, which spun off Time Warner Cable (TWC) in 2009, stood on the sidelines.

Financial institutions stand to make a king's ransom on the interest off student debt.

The shadowy persona, who signed off as «Satoshi Nakamoto,» had solved a long - standing conundrum in computer science known as the Byzantine Generals Problem.

The Smart Cover's other killer features are being able to flip around to make a stand, and automatically wake and sleep the iPad's screen when taken on and off.

It is likely more modern stand - off weapons like the UK's MBDA Storm Shadow and French SCALP - EG cruise missile along with the new AGM - 158 JASSM - ER (Joint Air - to - Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range) were highly effective in Friday night's strike on Syria by UK, France and the U.S..

«Please, I need your number it's urgent call me I left my number inbox,» a frantic Myriam Torres wrote on Sunday morning at 5:32 a.m., when police were midst a stand - off with the gunman inside the club.

The Tomahawk missile, one of several stand - off weapons used in the overnight strikes in Syria, is an older and still effective weapons platform especially in its most updated versions.

And he built on that work to launch Luna Innovations Inc., a research - and - development launchpad in Blacksburg, Va., that has spun off five stand - alone businesses in the past three years.

While this situation won't work out for every family, Bach's point still stands: Owning a home can help create avenues to build wealth, whether it's from profiting off a rental property or saving the money that would otherwise be put toward rent.

If you didn't have to stand in line, even the shorter one for the automated kiosks, that could shave a good 20 to 30 minutes off how early you need to get to the theatre.

She must now juggle competing domestic demands from her conservative CDU / CSU alliance and the SPD, just as Germany is locked in a trade stand - off with the United States.

Standing up and taking aim is something you should only do if absolutely necessary — you're better off kneeling or outright laying prone on the ground.

Standing in front of his image on a giant videoscreen, Musk showed off the model's four - wheel drive and autopilot features.

What started off as a small hot dog stand in a Chicago suburb is now a chain that operates over 40 locations throughout the US.

Evans rings off some simple rules: don't buy anything you're pressured to buy or don't understand; ask the seller for their qualifications and track record, and if they don't give satisfactory answers, don't buy; don't invest more money than you can stand to lose, and never invest it all in one deal; avoid anything with an offshore element to it («That means your money's never coming back»); and seek out an unbiased second opinion, say, from your accountant or bank manager.

Westech stood by its employees even when the price of oil fell to $ 26 a barrel, with Lapp proudly noting that the company did not lay off a single person.

By the end of June, six years after the passage of Dodd - Frank, bank business loans of less than $ 1 million stood at $ 328 billion — not very far off from that 2008 peak.

Starting off an interaction with a highly personalized approach can really help a businessperson stand out from the crowd.

«The stark choice that Keystone's opponents have put at the heart of the debate is an illusion,» she said today speaking at the Brookings Institution, adding: «they say that you either stand against the oilsands or you write off the environment.»

It is comforting to know that the legislative branch can stand up in the face of withering criticism and dire warnings from the media and even the president to take action and keep the government's finances from going off the rails.

What appears to be the ultimate cultural stand - off — four sexually liberated New Yorkers facing women with all but their eyes covered — turns into a moment of cultural harmony as the Muslims disrobe, revealing their designer duds.

Cahill is now fully responsible for the direction of Kraft's $ 18 billion business, which has been standing on its own the past few years after the company's 2012 spin off of Mondelez (MDLZ).

This stands in contrast to some of the German luxury makers, which have been accused of ripping off and overcharging consumers.