Sentences with phrase «tall an order as»

Retiring at age 50 can be a tall order as you are financing a retirement lifestyle that could be 40 + years long.

As tall an order as that might be, the «glue» that brings it all together is trust.

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It's a tall order, even for a central banker as experienced as Yellen, who has been the Fed's vice-chair until now.

As the coal industry is finding out, however, getting U.S. coal to Asia is becoming a taller order.

As I've noted above, that's not a particularly tall order to fill when the market is already well through the upper band in a mature advance.

In order to get a good rise, the yeast needs to proof with the water and sugar until it's doubled in size, the dough needs to rise until it's as tall as the pan, the dough needs to be a batter consistency per the instructions, and it also can depend on what flour you use.

YES e Coq has proven that he CAN do the job, but has yet to prove he WILL do the job all season long and even then its a tall order to expect no suspensions or injuries to befall him, Arteta, Flaminni Chambers and Wilshire are all second rate in the DM position and Cazorla doe not shine there as he's an attacking midfielder by nature so its the cheaper option YET AGAIN!!!!! iM NO hafiz Rhaman who parrots the «Spend spend spend» Mantra all day long but EVERYONE and thie dog knows what we need and what should be done so AW pull your finger out and get to it, stop thinking cheap and nasty and bring somereal glory back to the club you purport to love so much.

I actually rate Ramsey but being asked / played as a holding Mid is a tall order for him especially with his natural position and instinct being Attacking Centre Midfield.

It will also be a tall order for the Blues to secure a top four finish, but Hiddink has begun to use this period as a chance to provide several of the club's talented youngsters with a chance to impress.

Following yesterday's result Liverpool are up to seventh in the table, although securing a place in next season's Champions League appears as if it will be a tall order given that they are currently six points adrift of Manchester City, who currently occupy fourth place.

However, it is a very tall order to overcome Liverpool, Southampton, Manchester United and Arsenal to gain a place among Europe's elite, and as you know, two just doesn't go into four, but Spurs are still in with a chance.

As a 50 year old, 5» 6 ″ tall man, I can tell you that MY experience has brought me to a MAJOR compromise in order to be able to be married and be able to experience fatherhood.

As a busy parent, keeping your house in shape can sometimes feel like a tall order.

This is a fairly rational position as that 802 - vote margin will be a very tall order for Mr. Espaillat to make up.

And as taxpayers across the state get even more used to the protection provided by the cap, it will become a taller political order for public employee unions and local governments to riddle it with loopholes, as they've been trying to do.

But now Giambra sets his sights on snaring the party nod for comptroller, which looms as a tall order w...

With a 5 - year term for research grants and a competitive renewal rate of about 53 %, supporting an expanded scientific workforce is a tall order for NIH, even as the research budget continues to grow at a modest pace.

Indeed, the expense of medical school and the resulting debt burden is recognized as one of the tallest barriers that aspiring medical scholars must climb in order to enter medical research or public service — which brings me, finally, to the point of this column.

Stabilizing a future national grid that draws the majority of its power from renewable sources may seem like a tall order for a technology that delivers megawatts, not gigawatts, of power as it is used today, but some industry insiders are confident batteries can rise to the challenge.

That's a tall order since these ghostly particles can speed through planets as if they were empty space.

Recycling all the time may seem like a tall order if you're not used to it, but participating in this regenerative, green activity is as easy as you make it.

I know, it sounds like a tall order but trust me, offering that blessing is as much about what it does for you as what it does for anyone else.

«I ordered a size 12T as it was only option for the Red coat thinking I could them it up (since I am only 5» 3»... unfortunately the length of the Tall coat is longer than I anticipated.

As the owner of 8 pairs in Tall length, I can not praise these enough for fabrication, fit (order down a size), comfort, wear, and price.

I find it hard to find dresses that aren't too long as I'm only 5 feet tall so i usually have to order the petite version online.

Dressing for that in itself is a tall order, and I also want a comfy pair of pants for my long flight, easy shoes for walking (or running to catch my connection as it were) and of course, to feel as cute and polished as possible given the circumstances.

«I ordered these in «tall» so I went down a size as talls (for some unknown reason) usually run large.

Next time I will order the regular as the tall, for me, is slightly longer than desired.»

Hey Shana — I did a little investigating... I ordered through ShopBop and the boots I bought were labeled as «Original Hunter Wellington Rain Boots» but when I checked the measurements against the boots on the Hunter web site they matched those of the Huntress, not the original tall!

I actually ordered the regular version of them to try instead of the Tall ones so I'm hoping they might fit a bit better as I love them so much.

We know it can tough at times - finding a partner who shares your interests and passions as well as your beliefs and values is a pretty tall order.

Unfortunately for us as viewers, while some may welcome the lighter tone, Witt should have tried harder to make the story work, rather than give up, which might have been too tall an order for the longtime second unit director (Apocalypse remains his only film as the man at the helm).

6) Tall order there... 5 & 6 dropped the ball, and Revelation brought them back to focus to a certain extent... not sure we'll ever see something as amazing as RE 4 unless they stay within that storyline or emulate it with a different twist, like witchdoctors and whatnot

It's a tall order to make a comedy out of such issues, but that is the sort of film that is developing, and it actually could work, provided that we see the characters as well - rounded and complex people who can deliver heartfelt drama and breezy laughs whenever the times call for it.

9 • solve one - step problems involving multiplication and division, by calculating the answer using concrete objects, pictorial representations and arrays with the support of the teacher • recognise, find and name a half as 1 of 2 equal parts of an object, shape or quantity • recognise, find and name a quarter as 1 of 4 equal parts of an object, shape or quantity • Compare, describe and solve practical problems for: lengths and heights [for example, long / short, longer / shorter, tall / short, double / half]; mass or weight [for example, heavy / light, heavier than, lighter than]; capacity / volume [for example, full / empty, more than, less than, half, half full, quarter]; time [for example, quicker, slower, earlier, later]; • measure and begin to record the following: lengths and height; mass / weight; capacity and volume; time (hours, minutes, seconds) • recognise and know the value of different denominations of coins and notes • sequence events in chronological order using language (for example, before and after, next, first, today, yesterday, tomorrow, morning, afternoon and evening) • describe position direction and movement including whole half quarter and three quarter turns PLUS MANY MORE OBJECTIVES!

grow at the same academic rate as their peers regardless of their socio - economic status, English language attainment and / or learning or physical disabilities...» A tall order which remains to be proven.

I know it's a tall order, but if you are preaching to gifted students about using their potential and being innovative, and you are doing the bare minimum to get by as an educator, it simply isn't going to work.

Ubiquity is a tall order, school district technology directors are finding, as they extend school wireless networks to the farthest reaches of their campuses to provide «anytime, anywhere» learning.

It was a tall order and we knew it was essential to equip teachers with the necessary subject knowledge and training, as well as finding the money for resources, so that they could conduct high quality experiments.

This is a tall order, as Tom Boasberg says.

Porsche claim that the car is aiming at the Mercedes E - and S - Classes, which is about as tall an order can be in the car world.

It's a tall order, but Mercedes wisely hedged its bet by packing as much advanced technology beneath that new skin as it could, thereby raising the bar yet again for the entire executive class sedan segment.

Writing a book for all time is a tall order that many writers will not be able to fill, but this strikes me as a noble goal.

Amazon is trying to position it as a product people would swap to from the much - loved phones they already own, which is a tall order.

Although many of us may increasingly view the world as a hostile place in which to raise children, a place in which even Beaver Cleaver would be at risk, the solution of constructing taller walls around our families and double locking the front door in order to keep out a seemingly toxic culture is unrealistic.

As my post makes clear, building a viable alternative requires that you meet a number of requirements, and that's a tall order.

I personally see it as a tall order, but that is what the market seems to believe.

I know this a tall order for one author, but writers such as Faleena Hopkins (who gave a brilliant Keynote Address on the 1st day of the 20Booksto50K conference titled, «Fighting Demons, Achieving Dreams») does this all on her own.

It was a tall order, but I agreed to take him on as a project.

Meeting with as many suppliers as possible and keeping up with all of the new product launches at the show can be a tall order, but Shankin - Cohen notes that the more organized and focused the buyers are, the more they will get out of the Global experience.