Sentences with phrase «walking a fine line in»

A teacher rebellion in red states from West Virginia to Arizona has put Republicans on the defensive, forcing them to walk a fine line in the months before midterm elections between placating constituents who are angry over education cuts and conservative supporters who want a smaller government and low taxes.

A man finds himself walking that fine line in this tense independent drama.

Canadian author Leah McLaren walks a fine line in A Better Man, and following along as she navigates it is part of...

It seems publishers are walking a fine line in pushing online comic sales while trying not to disenfranchise brick - and - mortar retailers.

They have to walk a fine line in order not to worry their children too much, causing them to feel insecure and anxious,» says Carole Lieberman M.D., Psychiatrist.

Many boutique retailers are walking a fine line in today's economy.

This is one reason the Union of Concerned Scientists, for example, has walked a fine line in its statements on abuse of FOIA.

But the national and state associations walk a fine line in their advocacy efforts because REALTORS ® are far from united on the issue.

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A little self - promotion is necessary to advance in any job, but it's a fine line to walk between putting your best foot forward and putting it in your mouth.

The majority of study participants reported that it's all good, fine and kosher with them (well, technically «generally OK») to use a cell phone when walking down the street, riding public transit and waiting in line.

«It's a fine line you need to walk because you need to take care of whatever your business requirements are, but you also want to recognize that the person who works for you is not a robot,» says Barnett, who works in the Atlanta office of Houston - based HR provider Insperity.

Of course, in the post-Snowden era, global corporations must walk a fine line when it comes to sharing information with the U.S. government, as battles around privacy, encryption and regulatory oversight continue to bubble below the surface.

«Fundraisers must take great care in... how their actions may be perceived,» said a spokesperson for the U.K.'s Fundraising Standards Board, gently suggesting they need to walk a fine line between promoting their causes and making people uncomfortable.

Though my guards bustled me about rapidly to keep me from becoming a sitting target for kidnappers, they did take me for an hour's walk on the Lido, one of the most beautiful strands of fine - grained, wave - washed white sand I've ever seen, lined by formerly luxurious villas, not one of which had retained four intact walls or glass in their windows.

He told me that his company was walking a very fine line in terms of how the Internet is paid for and monetized.

So He has to walk a fine line between enough evidence to support those who seek Him, and not so much that He coerces belief, in violation of free will.

The New Testament birth stories appear to walk a fine line between the crass pagan versions, such as Plato's conception by Apollo, and the Hebrew accounts in which an infertile womb is somehow made fertile by divine decree, such as Sarah's conception of Isaac.

While to be «in the world,» we must become like the world, it is a fine line we must walk to keep from becoming «of the world.»

He did not ouright call for violence in the «rounding up» of gays but he is walking a fine line here.

Willett points to the new Dirty Projectors self - titled record as one example of art that walks the fine line he's most interested in creating.

If you happen to be a creationist, I will vote for the candidate who believes in science, bit if you are wishy - washy, flip - floppy, or just «walking a fine line» that answers nothing, you do NOT deserve my vote.

But we also play in an adult kickball league, so we walk a fine line.

With Chelsea having had a player sent off in the FA Cup final for diving in midfielder Victor Moses, forward Willian looks to be walking a fine line at the Blues search for their first Community Shield win since 2009.

may be the first Usos - related storyline I've ever given a crap about, but it's gonna be a fine line to walk without getting TOO creepy, especially in the age of #MeToo.

Toss in the fact that, at the end of the day, parents and families truly do have a right to decide how to eat and what to eat and what to feed their children, and it can be a fine line to walk to try to promote and educate about what is «best».

I'm not in any way, shape or form saying that we need or want to bend to what students want (even though for quite a few years food service departments were instructed by administration to see the student as a customer & please them, so as to be self supporting) but it is a fine line to walk.

Therefore, you have to walk a fine line between alluding why your ex chooses not to be involved and making sure that you're not driving a deeper wedge between them, in the event that an ongoing relationship becomes possible in the future.

Parents walk a fine line when trying to find something risky, but not so risky that the name will sound bizarre in a few years.

Cuomo has been walking a very fine line since he launched his campaign back in late May, insisting both that he's going to clean up Albany AND that he won't do the way former Gov. Eliot «Steamroller» Spitzer tried to do.

«We have to walk a fine line here because we want to budget only revenues that we realistically expect to obtain during the year in question and we assert, as does the state of New York, our right to receive our legitimate share of the Seneca revenues,» he said.

Elected officials in New York — including Rep. John Faso — are walking a fine line on the tax reform push in Washington, seeking to find changes without alienating core supporters.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has spent the past year walking a fine line between environmentalists who believe nuclear power is a necessary evil in reducing the state's carbon dioxide emissions and those who think the plants pose too great a danger.

Regardless, the Times used the exemption as another example of the fine line Quinn is walking in preparation for her mayoral run.

And it seems to me that Lazio is walking a fine line between weighing in on an issue the public has been discussing and that's of interest and politicizing the issue overtly by appearing with a victim's relative (albeit an outspoken one).

«We had to walk a very fine line between making certain we did the right thing in terms of science and making a practical proposal,» says Brian Gorman, a spokesman for the NMFS.

If you closely follow Bob like I do (I like to walk the fine line between fangirl and stalker...) you know that he loves CrossFit, and you can definitely see its influence in the Black Fire workouts.

Trying to align two disparate eating philosophies will force you to walk a fine line — particularly in a world of readily - available animal products and high - carb foods.

There is definitely a fine line to walk at my age and living in the area that I do (we're a fairly conservative lot.)

In my line of work, I have to walk a fine line — having sufficient gravitas to be taken seriously, without appearing unapproachable or intimidating to the kind of clients with whom I usually work.

Walks a fine line of comedic self - awareness, and only on occasion loses us in a haze of condescending wit.

Ultimately, it's a fine line that Gluck & Co. walk: They've managed to bring just enough anarchy and wiseassery to this beloved character to infuse him with fresh life, but without draining the material of the generosity and softness that have allowed it to endure in the first place.

Idea Factory walked a fine line here and ended up with a cool, stylish experience for anyone that just wants to chill in an easy chair with a cool story.

Peele's greatest gift here is in the way he walks that fine line, staging exchanges that happen all the time but imbuing them with a greater degree of menace.

TVLine was first to report the speculation along with the news that the A&E drama - thriller is casting the recurring role of Gregg Edwards, a «compassionate, grounded and empathetic» doctor at Pineview Mental Institution in his 40s who «walks a fine line between professional curiosity and personal investment in his patients» lives.»

I have to make the movie work, and Kevin Bacon with a ponytail and a cravat dressed as an 18th - century fop will look ridiculous»... Shaw walks the finest line, even if he did have that look in all the comics.

Rob Reiner walks that fine line in his hilarious mockumentary rockumentary, ostensibly the portrait of a has - been metal band resurrected from a well - deserved obscurity for a disastrous comeback tour.

The young woman walking that fine line is Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), an Irish girl who is given the chance to move to America when job prospects in her small Irish town run dry.

The premise fits in with current teen culture and the film walks a fine line of ridiculous and fun.

Goodman is having a renaissance career; his character walks a fine line between sympathetic and terrifying in what could be his coup de grâce.

But the finer performances go to supporting players like Jon Bernthal (World Trade Center, «The Walking Dead») as an ex-con trying to clean up his life after many mistakes, and Barry Pepper (True Grit, Casino Jack) as an undercover DEA agent walking a fine line trying to keep Matthews alive while the U.S. Attorney wants to reel in even bigger players in the drug cartel, regardless of the collateral damage their actions mayWalking Dead») as an ex-con trying to clean up his life after many mistakes, and Barry Pepper (True Grit, Casino Jack) as an undercover DEA agent walking a fine line trying to keep Matthews alive while the U.S. Attorney wants to reel in even bigger players in the drug cartel, regardless of the collateral damage their actions maywalking a fine line trying to keep Matthews alive while the U.S. Attorney wants to reel in even bigger players in the drug cartel, regardless of the collateral damage their actions may cause.