Sentences with phrase «take on something like»

I wish I had the vision to take on something like that.

... artists take on something like theoretical physics; it's adorable.

«We don't usually take on something like 25 animals at a time, and our numbers are typically smaller, but when the occasion arises, we do what we can to help,» Stirn said.

The point is that if you take on something like this, and scientists do it all the time when they take on a project, there is a lot of responsibility and risk and not a lot of security.

How could the humble parsnip take on something like fish, right?

There are even some more interesting rival races, where you might find yourself taking on something like a bi-plane or a hot air balloon.

Not exact matches

«I can at most venture a personal judgment, based on some examination of the historical evidence, that the initial effects [on employment] of a higher and unanticipated rate of inflation last for something like two to five years; that this initial effect then begins to be reversed; and that a full adjustment to the new rate of inflation takes about as long for employment as for interest rates, say, a couple of decades.»

Of course, a person who truly practices restraint might take things a bit further, deciding never to splurge at all on something like a vehicle that will depreciate, and instead investing in assets that will ultimately produce returns.

Often, we'll see something on a blog post, like [the recently trendy] microwave potato chip maker, and we'll scramble to get it in stock as quickly as popular while people in the blogosphere are still taking about it.»

This frees me up to think and focus on the tasks that I know will take up most of my time, like building a team of amazing people who are smart, thoughtful and motivated to achieve something.

«There is no commercial advantage to take a risk on something like that.»

When you are as large and all - encompassing as Facebook, even something that seems like a gesture of friendship can take on a much more ominous tone.

They did a dominance grab and their customers were left feeling like something had just been taken from them, something they relied on now for peace of mind.

Try saying something like, «I appreciate the feedback, but I'd like to take a few minutes to reflect on it privately.

Thurman says that as people in business, «we should take heart because, although a lot of people who consider themselves progressive and spiritual feel like business is something very lowly, that it's about just making money, the vocation of business can be extraordinarily honorable and has the ability to make a long - lasting positive impact on our society and world at large.»

My students used to come to me at Stanford and say, «I'd really like to do something on my own, but I'm just not ready to take that much risk.

The theory goes something like this: Facebook obtained information on users who took a personality quiz with their online friends.

Something that is very different from buying Bitcoin with fiat on places like Coinbase which can take a week to go through.

In an industry where the life cycle of a binary broker or binary option robot goes something like «Grand Introduction to the market — On the news for all of 5 seconds — hundreds of traders go online to complain of foul play (or rather futuristic miracles where money disappear from their accounts in mind boggling speed)-- the complaints get louder and everyone takes note — broker closes after mass trader exodus», that 240ptions has lasted that long is absolutely commendable.

Hopefully more people will read up on something like bitcoin then take action to their best interest.

I am planning on going to grad school and do something similar like a residency that will take 2 years to complete; a total of 3 years when I will be done and be able to work in my professional field.

Getting better keywords and crafting better social ads may not seem like much on their own, but when taken together they add up to something much more powerful and important — superior visibility and awareness across the board.

As for Westcoast's $ 20,500 donation to Ms. Clark's campaign on March 1, Weilinger stated that's «something we can't really comment on other than to say we try to take a non-partisan view of our contributions and donations and we like to make sure the democratic system is working and effective.»

On the one hand, they take something that can be complex — like building a large - cap stock portfolio one company at a time — and make it mindlessly simple.

It's just really something to think about, like you have this debt and whether you're going to be on a Dave Ramsey style like debt snowball or you're going to go for public service loan forgiveness or you're going to go for IBR and take 20 years, like I just say come up with a plan and stick to the plan.

Taking these facts into account, and allowing for the fact that households with debt have, on average, incomes about 30 per cent higher than the average for all households, interest and principal repayments probably account for something like 20 per cent of disposable income among those households who have debt.

99.9 % of Religion in this day is like a very bad used car salesmen trying to sell you something to get your money and you drive off thinking you got something nice and you what you are getting is a clunker that will take you just far enough away that the saleman can steal your money because 99.9 % of what all religions claim about God is just a bunch of lies ON God taken out of context.

It's going to take a lot more then «visions» experienced by people in emotional and suggestible states to convince me, something like something seen by dozens of people who are not in an emotional and suggestible state, which is caught on camera by a person who we can reasonably assume would not tamper with the film.

In short, we do not know whether we are dealing again with something like Kohlberg's conventional stages, but this time focused on care rather than duty, or whether we would find a wide variety of interpretations based on varying degrees and levels of social perspective - taking, leading to compassionate response at and beyond the level of face - to - face concern.

Joe, I consider close minded to be those who take something like scripture and shut the door on its truth.

Why not just love whatever you believe in (nothing or something) and love others as thy self and move on — the universe will take care of its self like it has always done!

By that I don't mean you have to take on any of the perceived baggage of the name, just that you are starting from a point of neutrality on the god - issue like we hopefully start from neutrality any time we don't know something and want to learn about it.

She got a student loan rebate, and rather than spend it on something sensible, like new siding for the house, she decided to take me on a vacation and make memories.

I'd like those of us on this feed to take something like the ice bucket challenge.

If you are wanting to just take it gently then why not commit so something like an xx week (pick a number) trial on a particular topic.

Just like the people that were swept away during the flood we can either look around at the world and see that conditions are getting worse and something is going to happen real soon or we can just go on with life and take no heed to the warning signs.

Monotheism, like the sense of history, is something we too readily take for granted today, just because we ourselves are the product of a culture which has been based on it for so long.

2) It appears that god only asked to take the land vertebrates on the ark, the inverts died or survived by themselves by clinging to floating stuff, flying, using air pockets in earth or something like this.

In its own way an interview on faith history is something like the history a family physician takes of a new patient.

To Ken Margo: I am totally agree with you about this evil thing going around the earth... this evil minded people is there everywhere regardless of faith... that was not what i was trying to say... my point was to be able to recognize the One True God who is Unseen and who has no partners as He is not in need of any partners but we the creation is in need of Him... thats all... I wish I could do something to stop all these taking place around the earth... I think we human fear the fed laws more than we fear the laws of our Creator, for example not to associate any partner with Him, taking the life of others, drug dealing, human trafficking, believing in hereafter and so on... I remember a story that I was talking with one of my friends... I was telling him look we all obey the law of the land so much like for example when we drive and no one moves even an inch when there is a school bus stop to pick / drop kids as it is a fed laws but when it comes to the laws of our Creator, we don't care... like having physical relationship outside of marriage and many more... then he said something nice... he said that its because we see the consequence of breaking the law of the land but we do not see the punishment of hereafter even though it is mentioned very details in Quran, it even gives pictures of hereafter....

I find it quite contradictory and insensitive on his part that he would take the time and make the effort to do this for the victims... and then say something like this.

If you feel like you are caught in the middle of a downward spiral that is taking a toll on your mental, physical and emotional well - being, you can interpret the red flag as a green light to move onto something different.

The problem with that is that not everyone is wired to be able to take something like this on faith.

How about something simple like God taking time out between watching football games and answering the prayers of the Christians on offense or the Christians on defense?

I do nt think anyone is saying that people were celebrating Christmas 1500 years ago like they do now, but the whole idea of taking a holiday / seasonal celebration and putting a christian label on it is the same thing as taking something that isnt yours and saying you own it.

Apparently, there's an old North Korean myth about Tongmyong, who founded the real - life Koguryo Kingdom and is something like the Western world's King Arthur: a real person whose feats have slowly taken on mythic proportions.

Religion is the climate in which education takes place, it is not something like French dressing which you put on the curriculum as you would on a salad.

Helping could take several forms, from something quick and easy like donating money to an established charity working in the New Orleans area to gathering a group of friends and spending a few days volunteering with a charity on the ground, working to clear debris from homes and to start to repair the damage.

It takes something like a two - by - four over the head for me to realize what's going on.

Here's a whole other take on the subject: What if the elements are held in check by righteous living the same way that water is kept frozen if you keep the temp below»32 f. Something like a basic law of the universe.