Sentences with phrase «vague questions about»

In a proper interrogation, police might ask vague questions about the circumstances of the crime, without being leading, that result in the truly guilty party providing details that only they could know.

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When I questioned him about his sales and margins, his answers were a little too vague.

The Attorney General nominee's answers to questions from senators about marijuana enforcement policy were disconcertingly vague.

Gorsuch was similarly vague in answering questions about other Supreme Court cases, saying that to discuss his opinion publicly would «be tipping [his] hand.»

Toddlers and preschoolers are often satisfied with vague answers to questions about where babies come from.

But the mayor has been vague in answering questions from the press about certain aspects of the investigation.

In part, because your question is sufficiently vague that it is hard to know what you really mean and some examples could clarify the kinds of things you are thinking about.

A memo provided to the SUNY trustees before the vote offered no specific explanation about why the money was necessary, drawing questions from Trustee Richard Socarides about the vague description of the institute's financial problems.

A federal judge again postponed former Town of Oyster Bay Commissioner Frederick Ippolito's sentencing for tax evasion connected to fees received from a paving contractor, saying that information received from Ippolito and town officials about their relationship with the company was too vague and only raised more questions.

In a battery of TV and radio interviews, the Democrat had vague or evasive answers to many shouted questions about his return to public life — why he entered a primary against another Democrat that Spitzer called his «friend,» whether he and his wife are living together, how he thinks his bid compares to Weiner's.

Easier, too, to throw around vague, anti-Semitic tropes about George Soros than to come clean about where the Brexit campaign cash came from, after openDemocracy's reporting triggered questions in parliament about the role of dark money in the EU referendum — and the concerns about foreign and particularly Russian interference in western democracies.

When questioned about specific votes, such as those against the minimum wage increase and paid family leave, and against early voting, she chalked them up to the «inside baseball» of legislating, and provided somewhat vague answers.

At first, when people would ask me about my career, I would skirt their questions or give vague answers.

The question I hate the most is «tell me about yourself» not only is it vague as hell but it is just so lazy.

His Longo is wearily handsome and quietly amiable, always letting on how impressed he is with Finkel, and deflecting any specific question about the crimes he's accused of with vague hints that he might be covering for another guilty party.

There is lovely footage of inquisitive Nouvelle Vague godhead Franoçois Truffaut firing probing questions at an Alfred Hitchcock who is clearly loving the attention, but what Jones has done is made a film in which he has roped in a host of other famous directors (David Fincher, Arnaud Desplechin, Wes Anderson, James Gray, etc.) to talk about Hitchcock and how his work affected their own work.

The son has a vague idea that he might come to better terms with the old man, and perhaps even get some answers to questions he's always had about their relationship.

Forget about all the vague, superficial information out there; Edutopia blogger Heick cuts to the chase with 19 meaningful questions that parents can ask at the beginning of the school year.

Your nightmare is my point exactly — we all vague dreams about being unprepared; I had nightmares of one specific teacher tormenting me with questions about one specific subject.

«I'm not comfortable with that question,» one girl says after she receives a vague inquiry about her feelings.

That seems like a simple question, but it's one many investors would answer with only a vague comment about «more diversification.»

We know that's a mouthful and maybe even a little vague, so here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about credit unions in comparison with banks.

But the cool, vague reception my questions about the itinerary elicited from Captain Andi Hahn, who put it together, robbed me of hope.

Halett was intentionally vague, responding to a question about the future of Little Nightmares by saying the studio was «fully focused» on the production of Secrets of the Maw.

Halett was intentionally vague, responding to a question about the future of

So here's our question, and we don't want a vague answer (I think 700,000 downvotes made that clear): * What are your SPECIFIC responses to these three complaints, and what will you do about them?

Since this is a pretty vague description, geekwire sent Microsoft a few questions about the service.

Answers were vague, and seemed to indicate that while they see an opportunity to take adsense to in - game ads, they've started to think about the sticky issues that come up when you try to do so, but haven't yet thought of answers to those questions.

It is a question which feeds into contemporary success stories such as Chris Ofili and Yinka Shonibare — is there a vague feeling of relief that in their success, art institutions can quietly forget about the ranting and raving «80s?

[Response: Your question was not at all vague, I just don't remember hearing much about the isotopic composition of methane in the atmosphere.

We don't know what he meant by this, nor what his source was, and maybe he didn't really know either — but could he have read a blog post or an article talking about «the most influential tree in the world» and conflated that vague knowledge with questions about tree - ring divergence?

Well I had certainly not intended a circular argument, I guess I didn't understand your question, and I'm certainly vague about quite what you're asking, especially as your last text covers a lot of ground.

I was being intentionally vague about the mechanism but certain about the intent and effect, in an effort to concentrate responses on the bullet pointed questions.

This starts as a pretty vague question, but for a good reason: while many people start thinking about life insurance because they want to protect their families, the ways in which they approach it can be wildly different.

The tweet is fairly vague and is posed as a question to consumers that may or may not have been impressed by the Galaxy Gear last year, but it could be a sign that Samsung is ready to start talking about its next next big thing at CES next week.

However, the vague nature of the question leaves job seekers wondering what exactly to say about themselves — and if there are right and wrong tell me about yourself answers.

Has there ever been a more horrifyingly open - ended question, whether on a first date or phone interview, then the vague but conversation - sparking invitation to wax on about your best qualities?

While the question may seem a bit open ended or vague, it turns out that asking about other situations you've faced is a great way to gauge how you'll react in the new role.

Interview questions range from the ultra-conservative and vague «Tell me about yourself» to the casual and downright sarcastic «You seem like a nice person, why would you want to work here?».

If the question isn't all that tough but merely vague (such as «Tell me about yourself»), you can ask if the interviewer would like to know about your academic background, employment background, or both.

For the work history, you can keep the position info brief and as vague as you dare — just know that if you don't include dates or company names, it could be either a red flag to a reader, or lead to specific questions about it in an interview.

If someone's vague about your question about wages or other basic, important, issues, you can start thinking about whether you trust this employer.

They're not trying to be coy when they give vague answers to your questions about what they're looking for.

@Conner Carrier to your question about what should one pay for a specific property - to vague to answer your question.