Sentences with phrase «to take a back seat»

Between homework, activities, chores and other commitments, outdoor play often takes a back seat in the lives of today's children.
Decorating will definitely take a back seat for a year, but we're ready to embrace the chaos!
Developing a strong personal brand and preparing for the next step in your career often take a back seat when you're an executive or manager with a demanding schedule.
And more importantly, complex and compelling characters don't take a back seat to the action.
The climate always takes a back seat when economies turn sour, but the impact of a euro break - up would be profound.
For indoor use, aesthetics will certainly take a back seat as this big antenna is hard to miss — most put it in an attic or mount it on a porch or patio.
The best interests of dogs will always take a back seat if the motive for puppy raising is profit.
You don't have to see a lot of movies to recognize that women take a back seat at the cinema — and I'm not talking about the audience.
Even though the story definitely takes a back seat in this game, thankfully the relatively «safe» gameplay allows you to soldier on.
You'll still include a chronological summary of your work history, but this information takes a back seat so the focus stays on your skills that are directly related to your target job.
After as many years as we are together romance sometimes takes a back seat to everyday events.
So a trailer, in which story takes a back seat to mood and memorable images, might be the format most suited to it.
Guys don't just take a back seat though, they can extend up to one match per day to encourage a first move by women they really like.
Wish I had seen it in time to participate, we were in the middle of moving at the time and blogging took a back seat for awhile.
The education bills aren't going away, but they're taking a back seat since the one thing the legislature must do is pass the budget.
After you've invested your funds and assets, you can take a back seat while someone else runs the show.
Shopping for more casual wear takes back seat on your outings, as jeans and T - shirts just aren't on the priority list for you.
Then our baby arrives and our own physical needs take a back seat to those of our brand - new bundle of joy.
However, some skills that are very important at work tend to take a back seat during Ph.D. training, the survey also highlights.
There's some really intense action, which takes a back seat to myriad points of social commentary and morality.
Yet, as contingent labor programs grow in scope and size, compliance can start to take a back seat if there's not a dedicated focus on healthcare compliance standards.
From infancy to college, helicopter parents are so involved in their children's lives that their careers and own interests typically take a back seat or are abandoned altogether.
In some respects, the story almost takes a back seat to the open world.
It's especially disappointing that the extremely vital mother / daughter relationship takes a back seat right at the point in the narrative where it's ripe for further exploration.
Babies require that careers take a back seat, for at least of a few months.
Do you see things as I do, with performance taking a back seat to pretty?
Don't let your adventurous side take a back seat once you have kids.
Try to do too much, however, and it's a bloated mess where character development takes a back seat to big, shiny action sequences.
People put so much importance on words while actions take a back seat.
How students learn takes a back seat to what is learned.
Auto shows typically focus on new production models and forward - looking concept cars; racing usually takes a back seat.
After hitting a homework peak, completing it before the deadline at 12 years old, homework then takes a back seat and the excuses flow.
Between kids, careers, in - laws and social engagements, your marriage can quickly take a back seat.
The blog has taken a back seat over the past several weeks for sure.
But in an irrational market, where earnings and price considerations take a back seat to mouse clicks and momentum, such logic, as we have learned, does not count for much.
This book will teach you why cash flow is king and capital gains take a back seat.
Where love alone is conceived as the true bond between man and woman, loyalty takes a back seat.
We know one name is already taking a back seat just as the race heats up.
So it is understandable when emotions heat up the debate and reason takes a back seat.
Does winning really take a back seat to business?
For some the thought of stepping into the local fitness club is intimidating, couple that with an extremely busy work schedule or family life, sometimes exercising takes the back seat.
There was a season when I had 3 very young children and painting took a back seat for a long time.
Some may use this as an excuse to let intimacy take a back seat.
So it goes with constitutional reform, which has taken a back seat compared to its prominence in 2010.
This may be just what most shoppers prefer in their compact crossover, ultimate handling ability generally takes a back seat to real - world driving ability in a compact SUV.
With genetics taking a back seat in humans, our brains are more susceptible to external influences.
Most of us are focused on weight loss, and because of this, building muscle takes a back seat to your list of priorities.
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