Sentences with phrase «talk than action»

More talk than action Despite the allure of the U.S. and its retail product, however, these days there is more talk of foreign buying of U.S. shopping centers than there is action, according to CB Richard Ellis managing director Todd Goodman, Newport Beach, Calif. «The flow of foreign money into the country for purchasing shopping centers is inconsistent,» Goodman reports.
More talk than action on process, technology, and metrics.
Like Teenage Sex, there is a lot more talk than action involving alternative billing?
It's obvious MS is more talk than action, the only action they have shown this Gen... is Services.
So far there has been a lot more talk than action, but insiders involved in government discussions say that the chances of either a larger CPP payout or some form of supplementary pension are quite good.
Vendors that have historically led the notebook PC market are also talking about expanding their product portfolios to include more detachable tablets, although currently there is more talk than action.
But as seen last night in her second - place showing in what will be a run - off for the top job, Gruel's negative campaigning against distant rival Jan Perry as well as her overall reputation for being more talk than action ended up playing into the hands of Eric Garcetti, who won the most votes last night.
Though several important social and intellectual trends can be traced to this period, the era still produced more talk than action.
Serge Bourguignon (more...) There's more talk than action in this tale of a man (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) fleeing from a murder rap in Mexico.
There's more talk than action in this tale of a man (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) fleeing from a murder rap in Mexico.
Regardless of the liberties that might have been taken with the truth, I was turned off by the pall cast over the production by Paul's relentlessly - dire plight, and it didn't help matters any that the movie has way more talk than action.
More talk than action, the film from director Craig Zobel (Compliance) mostly dispenses with the visual effects and futuristic gadgets you might expect in such a story.
As directed by Rupert Goold — a British theater veteran making his feature debut — it's deliberately paced, with much more talk than action, which seems appropriate for the material but might frustrate fans of its stars.
And I agree, they are more into «religious» talk than action.
So it's more than a little surprising to see Liman's name on the credits for «The Wall,» a gritty, low - budget war movie featuring limited violence, more talking than action and a mere three characters, one of whom is unconscious for most of the movie and another who never appears on camera at all.

Not exact matches

Labeling yourself as a perfectionist and not taking action until it's right is nothing more than procrastination and fear talking.
The Chinese have talked «a good game for decades» but the Trump administration is likely to want to see concrete action from Beijing rather than just talk, says Leland Miller of China Beige Book International.
It also wouldn't hurt to test them on these skills, as evaluating someone in action is much different than hearing them talk about it.
Or perhaps actions speak louder than words — in which case, there are plenty of actions to talk about.
The broad points are sound, but I didn't get a conclusion to warn you of an impending recession any more than I did from the Times article, but thought it coincidental that many are talking about a recession but NOT associating such talk to the stock market's action in the last month.
Rather than rambling on about the specifics of the relationship between price action and the 20 - EMA, it is better to show you a few annotated charts that do all the talking.
Others expressed less concern: In an era of globalization, the talk of retaliation may be stronger than the actual action.
The process theory of sequential societies of actualities, each of which is created and then persists thereafter as an objectified datum of prehension in later actualities, seems calculated to take the complexities into account more definitely and naturally than any talk about a rigorous continuity of action defining a single, identical, yet changing individual.
We talked a bit about the numbers from college football's first week of action, and I tried to pinpoint some offenses and defenses that might end up a lot better or worse than we currently think.
So it is little wonder that the media were more interested in talking about the lack of action in the transfer window rather than the lucky point gained by the Gunners.
Picture this, we don't come out of the gate firing on all cylinders, Wenger speaks of how there wasn't enough time for the first - teamers to build chemistry, several key players aren't even playing because of Wenger's utterly ridiculous policy regarding players who played in the Confed Cup or the under21s and the boo - birds have returned in full flight... if these things were to happen, which is quite possible considering the Groundhog Day mentality of this club, how long do you think it will take for Wenger to recant his earlier statements regarding Europa... I would suggest that it's these sorts of comments from Wenger which are often his undoing... why would any manager worth his weight in salt make such a definitive statement before the season has even started... why would any manager who fashions himself an educated man make such pronouncements before even knowing what his starting 11 will be come Friday, let alone on September 1st... why would any manager who has a tenuous relationship with a great many supporters offer up such a potentially contentious talking point considering how many times his own words have come back to bite him in the ass... I think he does this because he doesn't care what you or I think, in fact he's more than slightly infuriated by the very idea of having to answer to the likes of you and me... that might have been acceptable during his formative years in charge, when the fans were rewarded with an scintillating brand of football and success felt like a forgone conclusion, but this new Wenger led team barely resembles that team of ore... whereas in times past we relished a few words from our seemingly cerebral manager, in recent times those words have been replaced by a myriad of excuses, a plethora of infuriating stories about who he could have signed but didn't and what can only be construed as outright fabrications... it's kind of funny that when we want some answers, like during the whole contract debacle of last season, we can't get an intelligent word out of him, but when we just what him to show his managerial acumen through his actions, we can't seem to get him to shut - up... I beg you to prove me wrong Arsene
In a sense, Wenger is right when he says that the pundits focus their discussion more on their pre-conceived notion of the players and the managers rather than talk about the on - pitch action.
Action speaks louder than words, So lets keep the big talk on the low, Until we can back it up!?
I am not talking about flying into tacklesOld British style, but more closing down defenders and forcing them into mistakes and offering himself for out balls into wide areas, rather than just hang around in the middle and only spring into action when the ball gets near the opposition box.
Talking of MT, it's a nice photo of «that goal» with none other than a certain A.Hansen someway behind the action — that's where he got to understand about bad defending
We talk about Casey's gender identity journey over the last 17 years, the importance of giving kids room around gender identity, how kids are often more comfortable than adults when talking about gender, «pronouns 101,» and how compassionately communicating with other human beings boils down to some really, really simple universals and actions.
It sounds like he is very active, and he is probably more interested in getting into action than concentrating on talking.
They talk about Casey's gender identity journey over the last 17 years, the importance of giving kids room around gender identity, how kids are often more comfortable than adults when talking about gender, «pronouns 101,» and how compassionately communicating with other human beings boils down to some really, really simple universals and actions.
I feel Talking to kids and explaining why those actions were wrong works so much better than just yelling and punishing without a full explanation...
Because worse than glossing over detail for you (but providing a clear course of action: take this test where you drink glucola), far worse is talking so far above someone's level of comprehension that they go home not understand what it is they are supposed to do.
«There's been a lot of acquisition over a decade, I think by the Milstein group and not a lot of action so I think they would really have to demonstrate that they're really going to do more than talk at this point in time.
Nietzsche talks about the subject as an effect rather than the cause of speech and action, and from that rather existential perspective, I came to see how existence and identity themselves were at stake in performative utterances.
Citizen Action's Karen Scharff says the governor has been talking about these proposals for more than a year now, and the Moreland Act Commission chaired by some of the state's District Attorneys has also endorsed them.
The news conference will come at an action - packed time for the President, just days after he helped launch direct Middle East peace talks and gave a prime - time Oval Office address on the end of combat operations in Iraq, as well as falling less than two months before a critical midterm election where Democrats» majorities in the House and Senate are on the ropes largely because of the nation's economic uncertainty.
He held talks with Mr Sarkozy before the EU leaders» meeting and said that although the EU was a more complex organisation than the US, Europe needed to take «concerted collective action».
«This agreement is about more than talk, it is about action.
Following his declaration last week that his command of the Nigerian Army and strategy to deal with the Boko Haram terrorism menace to be pursued by action rather than talking, Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur Buratai has renamed the code name for the...
In the published extracts, Laws refers to a «policy paper» that Labour's negotiating team brought to the talks that «seemed to indicate tougher action on the deficit reduction than the party had previously planned».
I agree, talk is cheap and actions mean more than words.
Following his declaration last week that his command of the Nigerian Army and strategy to deal with the Boko Haram terrorism menace to be pursued by action rather than talking, Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur Buratai has renamed the code name for the war on terror from «Operation Zaman -LSB-...]
In the final type of genetic disorder we'll talk about, more than one gene gets in on the action.
(If you smoke less than 10 cigarettes a day, you're probably not addicted, and you should talk to your doctor about another course of action to deal with the habit.)
«It's less socially acceptable to talk about finances, yet our research shows that paying off debt has the biggest positive impact on a person's overall well - being than any other action, even exercise.
is less talk and more action and more ethical and sustainable farming rather than more Vegans (that way we will reach your goals a lot sooner)....
My friend introduced me as the person to talk to about pelvic floor stuff and I was more than happy to talk about pelvic floor restorative action that anyone can take right away.
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