Sentences with phrase «too big a bite»

Far better, at least from the bank's point of view, is to have the government step in and re-level the playing field for everyone — providing, of course, the changes don't take too big a bite out of profits.

And without Michael Dell's willing involvement, it is probably too big a bite for private equity funds.

Or, as many have said, was this too big a bite for too many voters?

Maybe this author just tried to take too big a bite at one time - on the other hand maybe it is my fault because I have become too partial to novels and have become disinterested in non-fiction.

This change in royalties, Book Country folks hope, quells some criticism the site has taken in the past for taking too big a bite.

By adopting Dixie through the Humane Society of Richland County and its partnership with Pets for Patriots, Jason was eligible for a range of benefits to make his new pet parenthood more affordable: an adoption fee discount, a generous contribution towards «welcome home» pet food and other essentials, discounted veterinary care and other offerings to help ensure that adopting his dog did not take too big a bite out of his wallet.

Not exact matches

It may not sell more than the 12 million copies of No Angel or the 9 million of Life for Rent that made her the biggest selling British artist in the world and it may not entirely dispel the charge that Dido's music is a bit dinner - party - ambient, a bit too soft and languid to be taken seriously, but it deserves to.

Simple concept, I know, but heres one that is a bit tougher to get: time, or more specifically space - time, was created at the big bang too.

Actually, Alex, believers generally ignore the nasty bits throughout OT and NT, because they are too cowardly to accept that their beliefs and their bible are a big man - made, self - contradicting crock of bullsh!t.

Time is suddenly a bit too fast — wasn't it yesterday that we were in the suspiciously - too - warm kiddie pool together and now we're planning for middle school, she's ducking her head embarrassed by my enthusiasm when I wave too big and holler «Annie!»

My biggest diet vice is eating too much sugar so I should definitely do a food diary, although it might prove a bit of a shock!

Actually it's the only way I buy bananas now that I found the «Re-Wraps»... I buy trees of freckled wonders (the clerk always asks if I am making banana bread and I tell her I own a monkey, «It's my own ritual of getting these treasures home»)... You see we are BIG FANS of hot cereals, Oatmeal, etc... AND there is NOTHING so delicious as a ripe banana in it... We even eat baked or broiled oatmeal as desserts, with those ripe bananas hidden within like buried treasures... Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe... My banana basket mountain of bananas is a BIT TOO HIGH today and begging to be pruned... It's nice a cool here in CT today SO let the baking begin!!!

I think I made mine too big though because they spread quite a bit.

There are big chunks of cream - filled chocolate cookies in every bite, which is not only delicious, but looks pretty too!

I made them before but found them a bit too lemony for me (I'm usually a pretty big lemon fan — my parents found them WAY too lemony!)

I usually don't follow much of a ratio: I pour flour (s) in a big bowl, add whatever liquid I have around (non dairy milk, water, cold broth, maybe a little bit apple cider, or some beer too, which gives lightness to the crêpes), some flax gel (1 Tbsp ground flax seeds + 3 TBSP warm water), some salt or maybe a little sugar, sometimes spices like curcuma and black pepper, or tandoori spice powder etc, stir until the consistency pleases me, adding more liquid if necessary, let it sit for a few hours on my counter, and voilà.

It shouldn't be boiling too fiercely, if it starts climbing the walls of the pan in big bubbles then lower the heat a bit.

You cut a slice (careful, not too big), and you take a bite of this decadent, moist, apple - dense, cinnamon - spiced cake.

I may have made mine a bit too big, however, I did need to cook them twice as long as recommended.

I'm a big fan of heating these types of cookies up a bit in the microwave too.

Even if you're not too big of a ginger or gingerbread fan, these cookies are subtle enough in their taste that I think you may be stocking up on some ginger a bit more often

Nor is it a big deal if you leave them floating a bit too long in the baking soda bath.

left my chocolate pieces too big which meant my chocolate was a bit too deep a taste but otherwise very good with some vanilla ice cream.

;) This was my daughter's reaction on the first bite ---- rolling eyes, mouth full (too full to say a word) and an immediate thumbs up and big nod with her head;) When she freed the other hand to get the rest of the cookie in, she jointed the other thumb in two thumbs up!!

So far, it has been a little hit and miss... the hits scoring big points, and the misses still tasting okay, but often a bit too sweet and lacking in the performance category.

Last time i made it exactly like in the recipe, but found the vegetable - pieces a bit too chunky... This time i made a sort of rattatouille from your tomato sauce with added finely chopped eggplant, 2 carrots, a red and yellow bell pepper and many halfed cherry - tomatoes instead of the 4 big tomatoes.

I think the Arborio rice was a bit too big for our liking.

Too big of a bite.

I accidentally made the meatballs a bit too big, but will change next time!

The cauliflower and the oats go together really well in texture, but if you're not a big fan of the flavour of cauliflower or use a bit too much you can end up with a slight cauliflower undertones in some recipes.

The first is to cut your potatoes into bite sized pieces — I used to cut them too big.

The first or second time I ever made a big batch of chili on my own, I learned that it will take for - ever to thicken up the way I like it, unless I added a bit of tomato paste (and that's a trick I learned from my Italian momma when I would help make marinara / bolognese sauce as a kid), and as I've gotten older, too much tomato doesn't agree with me like it used to, so I also add in beef broth (and a littttle fresh lime juice) to cut the acid.

I say this in part because they deliver a single bite of spicy deliciousness without being too - much - too sugary, too big, too fussy, too ornate, etc..

Usually they don't use cutlery for afternoon tea as it should be bite sized but if the pieces are too big you can use the knife to cut through them.

But to be quite honest... I don't love big chunks of beef in my chili... and there was a bit too much fat and salt for my liking.

I made them a bit too big (taking heaping tablespoonfuls a bit far) so I'll go a bit smaller next time and get more bang for the buck (in quantity.

He refused to let me look at the package and demanded that I try a bite (but not too big because it was his).

If the sauce seems too thick, and not saucy enough (this will depend on how big your cabbage is), you may add a bit more water to desired consistency.

Definitely need to try the samosas and empanadas next Only complaint is that the edges were a bit burnt / crispy but the middle was great - probably due to my pan being too big!

The first time, the clumped bits of sugar didn't melt into the liquid sugar before the temps got too high (even on low heat) and the second time, trying to avoid creating big clumps, I scorched the bottom before the sugars on top melted.

The chocolate discs are ok (a bit too big to work with), so I think I'll go back to my mix of chopped semisweet and milk callebaut for the next round.

And I could chop the vegis and chicken into bite sizes for her and not worry about her trying to stuff something too big into her mouth!

This cake is a bit less traditional than some of my other mini cakes (and big cakes, too) because it tastes a little bit like banana bread would taste like if it had a lot more banana flavour in it.

I think where I went wrong was in leaving little bits of cauliflower stem instead of using strictly the nubs (guests were arriving soon and I was running late, as usual); stems don't mash well, so the chunks were too big, etc..

I had a bit of trouble keeping mine together when preparing to fry — way too crumbly — and this was resolved by putting a couple of big spoonfuls in the blender and then adding it back to the mix.

We also think that their strong record was a bit too much based on a spectacular home court advantage — they swept their Big Ten home slate.

In a Sky Sports report, Parlour was quoted as saying: «He has certainly done a great job [at Bournemouth], but I just think it maybe a little bit too big for him at this time of his career.

not trying to big up his hype too soon but I see a bit of gareth bale in bellerin, could be useful further down the pitch as the modern day winger

The board don't give a sh!t bout winning anything they only care about keeping the share price high and their bank balances in the six figure region Wenger has only kept his job because he does what the board expects and that's keeping us competitive WITHOUT actually winning anything too serious and WITHOUT spending too much money Now here's the teal nasty bit imagine if we won the EPL the next thing the fans would expect is the CL and to win that we'd need to spend big far bigger than we ever have oh no far better to just make 4th each season and see the money roll right in to the boards pockets and f@ck what the fans think

We're a bit like a super hero, our biggest strength is our biggest weakness too.