Sentences with phrase «toe the line of»

It toes the line of magic and sets most up for disappointment when it is ok to say you do not know or have never witnessed a miracle firsthand.

And then there were a few goldilocks loaves: whole wheat breads that toed the line of sweet, nutty, and sour, and had good texture (not too dry or too gummy) to boot.

or is it because my comment is not toeing the lines of the saccharin syrupy sweet all is fine and dandy with AFC and Wenger is God theme?

She seemed to toe the line of cocky and disrespectful, but the whole «no one is ready for Asuka» line was based in truth... until WM.

When a trusted leader speaks, followers believe him and toe the line of wisdom.

According to a press release made available to journalists by the Senior Assistant to the Acting President on Media and Publicity, Mr Laolu Akande, Osinbajo in his remarks toed the line of thinking of Jaja, saying the concept of Nigerian factor as an excuse for non-performance could no longer hold water.

One last thing, we are in effect excluding people from the faith of their own nation unless they toe the lines of the two who have split the land and fighting for dominance.

He advised the PDP to toe the line of the responsible, responsive and constructive opposition political platform and proffer alternative solutions if it truly wanted to re-brand itself.

When I toe the line of any race, I always repeat to myself something my dad told me right before my first race: Believe, achieve.

As someone who has toed the line of races ranging from 5Ks to half - marathons and triathlons, I've cherry - picked some fantastic advice I've received over the years and gathered some of the best advice from some of the best in the industry.

Anything that toes the line of masculinity, excessive volume and structure is number one in my style book.

It can so carefully toe the line of vulgar / trashy to the utmost elegance.

Young men are finding it difficult to toe the line of the conventions, and so they are going for the sugar mommas who provide everything.

Sure, it's to bridge a connection and unity between their opposing viewpoints so that Lyndon B. Johnson's staunch pushing of the Civil Rights Act feels in character for someone that previously toed the line of racism (he has a friendly association with an openly bigoted US Senator played by Richard Jenkins in a subplot without much engaging drama or consequence), but it also isn't a good enough defense for formulaic and conventional filmmaking.

Voiced with perfect innocence by Ben Whishaw and gorgeously animated by Framestore, this profoundly likeable bear consistently toes the line of maximum charm without slipping into schmaltz.

I was fascinated by Joe's father, Thomas (Brendan Gleeson), a cop who toes the line of corruption and trying to protect his criminal son.

Snitch toes the line of what's realistic and even crosses it a number of times before hopping back over, but it's never so much as to take you out of the film completely.

In recent weeks the constant pressure has meant dealing with student depression almost daily, and helping support those who I feel might be toeing the line of self - harm.

If your favorite part of We Were Liars was Lockhart's narrative acrobatics and tender, poetic prose, check out Printz Honor - winning author A.S. King, who deftly toes the line of magical realism.

My question is... how much information should an author share about themselves on their website and does revealing too much information toe the line of professionalism?

Apart from dialogue that frequently toes the line of being lascivious in nature, there's nothing outright perverse that's any worse than the other titles that grace the Vita's open platform.

«I have to toe the line of staying true to myself and my artistic integrity while also answering the call for that specific assignment,» says Krause.

The exhibition catalogue and wall text seemed to toe a line of disclosure of both the artist's gender and orientation, avoiding gendered pronouns and often using indirect language around the issue of sexuality, which, knowing her work, may well have been the artist's idea.

In our opinion, all of those choices toed the line of the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct.

Even after toeing the lines of the Reserve Bank of India.

For a while those phones were cheap and even toed the line of mainstream popularity, all without much promotion from Google.

Medical assistants may toe the line of compromising their ethics in certain situations, such as when a colleague is involved in illegal or unethical behavior.

If you are letting another person touch those places of your heart and being, you may be toeing the line of emotional infidelity.

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The system, dubbed «Quorum,» is designed to toe the line between private and public in the realm of shuffling derivatives and payments.

The critics of Google's (goog) effort to promote workforce diversity now include one of its own former recruiters, who claims in a lawsuit he was fired because he didn't toe the line on rejecting white and Asian male job candidates.

«But the advertising people were immensely professional in terms of explaining what Microsoft had done,» Montgomery said, «They toed the corporate line — it's very, very difficult for someone who works for Microsoft to say, look, we don't agree.»

The company is looking to pare its losses from its Nook business, a line of devices launched in 2009 to go toe - to - toe with Amazon's Kindle.

Besides having a full - blown ecommerce site with an expanding line of products, Raider and Katz - Mayfield have also dipped their toes in the subscription model and recently added a barbershop, known as the «Corner Shop» in New York City's SoHo area.

The most aggressive right - wing members of the conservative press — the members who constantly lambasted certain Republicans for not toeing the hard - right line on every issue — got behind perhaps the most unlikely candidate of all: Donald Trump.

As 2017 comes to a close, understanding where the US government draws the line on crypto taxes is essential for those wishing to toe the line as responsible US citizens; it's also important for citizens of the growing crypto community and the future of the global economy.

Robbins» epiphany came in the nick of time considering that the DOL rule is due to be released Wednesday, inevitably placing a premium on advisors who toe the fiduciary line, says Michael Kitces, writer of Nerd's Eye View.

Indicative of the BIS mandate to oversee central banks and help ensure financial stability, Carstens» response toed the line, justifying the institutions» existence as a trusted issuer of money and controller of exchange rates.

Everyone has to toe the line, support America no matter what it does, no matter how much suffering it causes in the rest of the world OR to its own people, because AMERICA, F — U — C - K YEAH!

Dismissiveness of those who do not toe the familiar line likely has something to do with confidence in one's own position, or the lack thereof.

-- This whole throwing mud at people because they toe the line at sexual sin, seems pretty devilish, and the deception that you do all this wonderful work for the poor while others do nothing, or at least the bragging of it (which you also see is not happening with those whom Christ commends «when did we do this?»)

what is very interesting to me tonite is the folks who are positive there is no god... what is equally interesting is the snarling that appears whenever one does not «toe» the atheist line of no god... It has been said over and over here, «there is no proof of your God» ad nauseum I might add... OK... please, I am asking you in the nicest possible way... explain to me, without a Designed, where the universe and all it entails, first got its source... I really would like to know... from everything I see, I see beauty, design, tragedy, poetry, poverty, etc.... How did we begin to name or classify any of this... what intelligence gave us our intelligence... I have yet to see an anwer posited as to how it all came about, absent a Designer... I will wait for an answer... How did it ALL get here, and explain the precision and engineering of it all — right down to the last jot of DNA.

The clear implication is that theologians who do not satisfactorily toe the line are part of that threatening demonic surge.

Most African Americans and hispanics hold conservative religious values and although outwardly due to undue pressure might toe the liberal line, will certainly choose the lesser of the two evils.

Funny that five of the 10 commandments have to do with worshipping God, sounds like he was mighty insecure about the Jews toeing the line.

But, when members of the government start shutting down businesses because the proprietors don't toe the politically correct line, I think that is an obvious transgression of American liberty.

Other members of the leadership team hold different views, I think, but they'll toe the line I expect.

Those who prompted the action of NHS Glasgow and Clyde, in this instance, could bring to bear the might of the organisation they control to crush two midwives who wouldn't toe the line.

Only those who toed the line were appointed to positions of authority.

The extremist faction of the GOP / Tea Party has been rooting out the rational moderates by disparaging them with RINO labels and condemning those who don't toe the party line through conservative litmus tests.

Even artists who do things that are clearly and distinctively Christian, such as the novelist Walker Percy, are frequently rejected as «unsuitable» by some Christians because their works do not toe to one or another line of orthodoxy.