Sentences with phrase «unwise at»

Kenneth Caldeira of the Carnegie Institution and Stanford University says that implying, as many do, that the 2 - degree threshold is defined by science and not politics and values is unwise at best:

Enacting further mandatory limits on emissions would be especially unwise at this time, as the U.S. economy totters on recession and consumer confidence sags from rising food and energy prices.

Authors on a budget need to trim costs where they can, but trimming it from the editing, which is arguably the most critical outsourced service next to a cover design, is unwise at best.

There's no way for you to know that though, which could lead to a self - administered treatment that's unwise at best, and harmful at worst.

Adding sleep deprivation onto my already fragile emotional state would have been (in my current opinion) unwise at best.

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Once you have a plan, you'll realize the value of multiple advertising insertions, elimination of vendor rush charges and prevention of unwise purchasing decisions — like those 15,000 imprinted kitchen magnets that seemed like such a good idea at the time.

In 2008, at the start of the financial crisis, Freddie Mac, along with its sister company Fannie Mae, was on the hook for piles and piles of unwise mortgage loans, and had to be bailed out by the government.

«Circumventing that process has the ability not only to invite decisions that aren't fully vetted but that are potentially unwise and have the potential to put our interests and our people at risk,» said Ned Price, a former CIA analyst and NSC spokesman.

«You are the most diverse class in Northeastern's history — in other words, you are Donald Trump's worst nightmare... I think that everything that we've lived and learned tells us that we will never come out on top if we accept advice from soundbite salesmen and carnival barkers who pretend the most powerful country on Earth can remain great by looking inward and hiding behind walls at a time that technology has made that impossible to do and unwise to even attempt.

«In the presence of uncertainty and the absence of accelerating inflationary pressures, it would be unwise for policy to foreclose on the possibility of making further gains in the labor market,» she said, adding that «disinflation pressure and weak demand from abroad will likely weigh on the U.S. outlook for some time, and fragility in global markets could again pose risks here at home.»

The Great Depression, some unwise investments, and a lifestyle too lavish even for a fortune estimated at $ 200,000,000 took their toll.

But here's the problem: Our bank - stability apparatus — the Fed, the FDIC, occasional bailouts — encourages banks and other lenders to take unwise risks because they know (or at least believe) they'll get rescued.

Despite being the industry leader, we'll show below that Mattress Firm is not an attractive acquisition target because unless a buyer is willing to destroy shareholder value, an acquisition at current prices would be unwise.

On the other hand, just as it's unwise to save nothing at all, it's unrealistic to try and save every penny that isn't already dedicated to paying bills or buying groceries.

And I am not saying that buying a rental property at fair market value is unwise, I would just prefer to have some more equity from the start.

At the same time, however, humor has a power that can be abused by drawing attention away from unanswered questions or by making wisdom seem unwise; so, I think that the power of humor must be handled with great care.

I would at least say that he was an unwise and foolish judge who should have found a better way to punish the guilty party.

He leveled a ridiculing swipe at the U.S. project: «It may seem unwise for one British pen to compete with the massed typewriters of the United States.»

Yet within sight, sound, and stink of these things men and women were murdered by the agents of the state, perhaps because they had told an unwise joke about the regime, perhaps for no reason at all.

The high priest Caiaphas, by the way, was removed from office at the same time, and that ended his ten - year collaboration with Pilate, a collaboration ultimately judged unwise even by Roman imperial interests.

At last we could actually learn and no one would have unfounded faith in fairytales and a really old (2000 years + now) unwise book.

At the same time, however, it is dishonest and unwise to minimize the fact that much of the transmission of AIDS occurs because of promiscuous (especially homosexual) sexual intercourse.

At least in the United States, it would be unwise to expect that corporations will assume responsibility for the environment apart from external pressure and massive changes within them.

There are still many sleeping on Team Gutman and it's really an unwise thing to do at this point.

I think the two of them are bigger reaches at 50 than Rashaan Evans would be at 19... and I think he'd a an unwise pick.

i think it would be very unwise for us to expect anything more than last 8 of champions league, at a push.

It is especially unwise to do so at crucial moments when the game hangs in the balance.

Still, Chelsea fans may be amused to see Oscar return to a big club again after fading at Stamford Bridge and making what looked an unwise move to China in terms of remaining at a competitive level.

As wise as I think it was for Ballard to complete the Jets trade when he did, I think it would be unwise to do anything else until our pick is up at 6.

Dropping both at the same time might be unwise and risky.

Counting on Tavares to be better at 33 than he is now is unwise.

Recently linked with a surprise return to Manchester United from Barcelona, Gerard Pique looks an unwise choice for the club at the moment due to his price tag and drastic dip in form in the last year or so.

A two - legged tie against the French Principality side promises to be an intriguing spectacle, but while Arsenal will be considered strong favourites to progress, they would be unwise to under - estimate their Ligue 1 opponents, despite them not being in the best of form leading up to the first leg at the Emirates.

one proven DT at your disposal, a TE who can't get open, questions at LB and lack WR depth... I think drafting a corner round 1 would be unwise.

Of course, winning against QPR at Old Trafford was not going to be too difficult and it will be unwise for United to get carried away, but there can be no denial that the signs look good with the new players and the new - look Van Gaal team.

So while your teen may be a straight A student, he might make some pretty unwise decisions at times.

Some people go so far as to say that NOT spanking is sin; others take a milder approach and say that NOT spanking is, at least, unwise.

Despite all currently available measures to prevent injury, the potential for serious injury while using a trampoline remains.The need for supervision and trained personnel at all times makes home use extremely unwise.

It was unwise, however, to enter a senate race at the last minute.

Mr Cable hit out at prime minister David Cameron's immigration speech on Friday, calling his rhetoric «very unwise» and warning that it risked inflaming extremism.

You might not expect a serious political website to cite a blood - bathed action film written by the directors of the Matrix at the top of its list of political movie of the decade, but V for Vendetta had a serious effect on the look and feel of British politics that it would be unwise to dismiss.

«While they bear responsibility, we all bear responsibility, so I think it's unwise to place it entirely at the feet of the handful of members whose terms are up and who may be seeking reelection.»

And at the same time, it has encouraged a politically useful but unwise belief in unfettered financial markets.

He then took a swipe at the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation's (GNPC) sponsorship of the Black Stars describing such uses of the oil revenue as unwise.

Whilst it is always unwise to look at any one poll in isolation, a trend is beginning to emerge as far as the recent YouGov polls are concerned, with increasing Tory leads of 4 %, 6 % and now 7 % being recorded over the last month.

In any event, it seems highly unwise to make any assurance beyond what the consultant actually knows at that moment.

My opinion has been that each person's life, or at the very least my own, is such a dynamic evolution of chance and circumstance, that it is unwise to let history dictate outcome.

Falling in love at an elderly age was seen as somewhere between unwise and dementia.

The decision is, perhaps, unwise in terms of helping us to understand one the movie's most important characters, but it is, at least, smart in terms of maintaining a sense of momentum in the narrative.

There are far worse things — at least in terms of structure, tone, and unwise behavior from characters who have proven themselves much smarter the rest of the time — in that finale, though, to keep us somewhat distanced from the unnecessary horror unfolding (A shot of someone being scalped only for the purpose of producing false tension is flagrantly gratuitous).