Sentences with phrase «too firm a hold»

Seneca adds: «When a mind is impressionable and has none too firm a hold on what is right, it must be rescued from the crowd: it is so easy for it to go over to the majority.»

Not exact matches

Lightspeed says it will hold itself to the same standards it is asking of its portfolio companies, but other VC firms need to apply the Rooney Rule to themselves, too.

If an outsourcing firm became too powerful, it could hold the client hostage.

And perhaps if I use some that are too firm for eating raw, they will hold up better to cooking?

(Note: if the frosting is too liquid to hold a shape when you first pour it over the base, refrigerate about 15 minutes until it firms up a bit, and then add any swirls that you like).

Corn tortillas usually hold up a little better (since they are naturally firmer), but I love using flour tortillas too!

Notes: If your dough doesn't hold together it may be too soft — refrigerating it will help it firm up.

For my vegan husband, I skip the marinade and add the sauce to broccoli, green beans, carrots, mushroom, lotus root — any heartier vegetable (firm tofu works too) that can hold up to sauce.

Peaches that are too juicy won't hold up in the heat, so make sure you're using firmer peaches.

thinking about wengers comments regarding not signing players in jan is really going to divide opinion again on these pages.for me its a massive error.wenger does nt like the jan window and is often quick to remind us of the fact.he is loyal to his players yes but at times its his undoing.he hates to break up his squad becuase he is so determined for this particular group to win something but how long is he going to persist.im a firm beleiver that every player has a price and there are not many players in the world who would turn arsenal down.we have the cash and the players we need are very much out there.the problem wenger has is numbers.we have 2 pretty poor keepers that he has held onto for too long.we have 4 recognised CBs with only one (TV) being deemed good enough at present.wenger bought 2 defenders in and they havent really made the grade but he obviously cant admit that and buying a CB would be that admission, we have up to 6 players who can play up front with only 1 really playing in form (chamakh).

The band is firm enough to hold a still - jiggly tummy in so that it looks fairly flat, so it can help you get into some of your pre-pregnancy clothes faster, too.

These balls are firm and hold their shape well, and they do a wonderful job of reducing static in microfiber diaper inserts, and softening up towels, jeans, and other items, too!

Weightman's conclusions differ markedly, however, from those of other countries such as Germany, where an ethics panel has recommended shutting all plants by 2021, Italy, where new plant construction is on indefinite hold, and the United States, where the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has deemed it too early to make any firm conclusions.

Of course, that creates problems too, not least the incessant hand - holding, whether that be in the form of cursing out a trader at a financial firm or loudly lamenting the stupidity of a would - be participant to said participant — a situation common to all commodity markets, at least judging by the occasional bombast from the coal or weather desks.

It's too soon to draw any firm conclusions, but there are several reasons to believe that Florida's model of privately managed ESAs holds advantages over Arizona's government - managed model.

The drive is very comfortable and when placed in sport mode the performance is not too bad at all, at the minute I am mostly driving in eco mode which is returning over 60mpg on the motorway and an average of 48.9 mpg The seats are very comfortable and I very much like the electronic side adjustment which gives the sports seats a very firm hold of you.

Good storage Cons: - Disappointing fuel economy (gears were made longer to improve mpg but this made car slower with no better mpg)- Firm, narrow seats - hold well in corners but not comfy over long distances - Hard to find comfortable driving position despite 2 - way adjustable seat and steering column (I'm 1.8 m): either pedals are too close or gear knob too far - Poor rear visibility, side mirrors too close to driver - need to turn the head to see.

QTEC holds just 40 securities in total and while it does a decent job of dividing up assets among these firms — the top ten make up just one - fourth of total assets — this amount of securities is too small to offer real diversification in the tech sector.

He's a firm believer in factor alpha and believes that too many Smart Beta ETfs are just basically, funds with a tilt and too many holdings.

With this change selling approach, footnote 6 of Reading's 10 - Q for Q2 disclosed an accounting reclassification of the Burwood property from a «current asset - held for sale» back into a long - term asset that was required by GAAP because too much time had passed without an acceptable firm commitment from a buyer.

In an adult dog, if a joint experiences a stress such as bending the wrong way or rotating too much, the bones will hold firm and a soft tissue will be pulled, resulting in a sprain.

For too long it has been held hostage by a minority of hard left, deep green activists whose anti-capitalist agenda has been given a veneer of respectability by the intervention of high end law firms, glossy environmental consultancies, Hollywood campaigners, «caring» grassroots pressure groups, expert scientific witnesses, «independent» moviemakers and sympathetic mainstream media coverage.

Our firm was successful in holding the driver responsible as well as the bar for serving too many drinks to the driver.

Allen & Overy senior partner Wim Dejonghe comments: «I can understand people holding back on big decisions, which I think is the right approach at this stage, but I think it is too early to call the financial implications for firms.

Most firms that place a premium on revenue from partners» personal production find that partners tend to hold their client relationships too close to their vests; they frequently hoard client work rather than spread it around to other partners — because the former wants to receive full credit; partners perform work that could be performed by associates because the former wants to receive full credit; partners do billable work when their higher and better use for the law firm is to generate additional business from existing and potential clients; and lawyers may perform work outside of their principle areas of expertise that others in the firm could perform more effectively and efficiently.

It's a crucial part of The Client Journey, and if the client feels inadequately nurtured — because they were put on hold for too long, didn't get a call back, didn't have their questions answered, were treated rudely, didn't feel like the firm really cared, etc. — they will go back to their evaluation phase and contact one of your competitors instead.

Agencies holding law firm websites (and content) hostage is a huge problem we've heard too many attorneys complain about, and this nips that in the bud.

Although in the US, we shouldn't forget the key position held by satellite - radio firm Sirius XM too, which is a tough rival for any on - demand streaming service.

Watch out Samsung (and you too, Pebble, Sony and the still unrealized Apple), your hold on the smartwatch market is about to get a lot less firm.

While shadowing a journalist with a national newspaper, or a senior lawyer with a city firm provides a good work experience placement, for an application process, the jobs that you held to generate income during student years hold a great deal of value, too.

«We're a strong believer in structure and rules, and unconditional love but being pretty firm, too,» explained Obama at a September 11, 2015, town hall meeting held with service members at Ft. Meade.