Sentences with word «whittle»

Swalwell himself is in the process of whittling away at $ 100,000 in debt.

«The Best Joke Ever: A Letter from Paul Tough on Whittling Down,» September 28, 2000 «Are there any books I just can't live without?

Ibrahimovic will turn 35 in October and in his veteran years has become a slow - moving, spectacular artillery piece of a striker, capable of whittling away defences with his shooting and holding the ball up for teammates.

It wasn't until about month 3 or 4 of daycare that I realized these women were helping not only take care of my son but, of me, too; their advice quieted my endlessly running mind and seeing my son thrive helped whittle away my feelings of guilt.

Since then, insurers have adjusted by whittling away at the benefits that came with variable annuities, imposing variable annuity investment restrictions on advisors, and sticking to their «derisking» strategies.

So suggests Sam Dillon in his New York Times report this morning, «State Challenges Seen As Whittling Away Federal Education Law.»

As a result of these two functions, blood flow decreases to digestive organs producing a higher concentration of toxic metabolites, which then whittle away at your gut lining, revealing another way to cause a leaky gut.

STARZ had a panel for their upcoming series American Gods based on Neil Gaiman's novel at the San Diego Comic - Con yesterday, and have now released the first trailer; watch it below and let us know what you think... American Gods features a cast that includes Ricky Whittle as Shadow Moon, Ian McShane as Mr. Wednesday, Emily Browning as Laura Moon, -LSB-...]

Each month that passes, we see his promise to fund 20,000 units of supportive housing get whittled further and further down.

Rees Evans is up against Paul Nuttal, Suzanne Evans and Peter Whittle in the race for Ukip leader.

The most ubiquitous pay - to - win defenses trotted out by its apologists center on whittling away at the scope of its definition with the introduction of...

This means that you can go through an entire major boss fight, where an Astral's help in whittling down a health bar would have been heartily welcomed, without ever having the option of calling upon them, but then later they'll make an appearance during some small - fry skirmish with a handful of imperial soldiers out on the open - world map.

We went through another round in the early 90s with «New American Schools» — a purposeful effort by Bush 41, Secretary Lamar Alexander, and former Xerox head David Kearns to «reinvent» the school — and a parallel effort led by Chris Whittle in the private sector (the «Edison Project»).

In 2008, Rob Shavell, Eugene Kuznetsov, and Andrew Sudbury saw privacy being slowly whittled away by the Internet.

The Edison Project has received an infusion of $ 30.5 million in new capital that company founder Christopher Whittle said will stake expansion for the near future.

You'll see Bobombs and Goomba's but also Whittles from newer Mario titles like Super Mario Galaxy 2.

In 2011, while whittling through $ 500,000 from a silent seed investor, he went after several dozen potential backers in New York City, Boston and Silicon Valley.

In this video, she presents a standard circuit for whittling abs into shape.

In addition to the use of plastics and state - of - the - art composites, the increased use of aluminium components in the engine and suspension systems has also further whittled down the weight of the relevant assemblies.

While I found it fun at first, the annoyance of having to create to consume eventually whittled down the small initial user base, and I haven't received a Sling in months.

There was a ton of games to love this year so whittling down the list was pretty tough.

I don't even step foot in places like Primark anymore because they just don't interest me and I know I don't agree with how their company works, so that does whittle down the decision process a little.

A surgeon could also whittle away at the tissue using a high - frequency alternating current supplied by a battery attached at the wrist and delivered by the nanomembrane itself, he says.

Edison, founded by publishing millionaire Christopher Whittle in 1992, grew to 51 schools in just four years; Advantage, which Wilson started in 1997, was managing 16 charter schools within two years.

«I heavily use filters, so I can quickly whittle down the options depending on budget, availability of internet, proximity to city center, etc.,» says Dave Gill, a Manchester, England - based commercial video producer, web designer and writer.

Binding acquisition offers are due in the next two weeks, and Twitter has already whittled down the field of potential acquirers, the people said this week.

And a century later, Thomas Hunt Morgan scrutinized planaria, flatworms that can regenerate even when whittled into 279 bits.

Keep whittling down the list until you have three categories, which might include technical skills, soft skills and professional skills directly related to the existing culture at that organization.

Specifically, the Columbus, Ohio - based manufacturer of high - quality plastic film has drawn great interest from Brook & Whittle through its EarthFirst line of films made from renewable resources.

CHIP's Engel painted a dire situation for the industry if Democrats succeed in dismantling the IDC, saying that the party would quickly start whittling away at all the pro-business protections in place.

It's also not about whittling your story down to fit the word count guidelines for your genre.

Without investment dollars earmarked for REITs and with total negative returns, die - hard REIT investors really whittled their pencils and worked to refine their investment strategies.

In this episode, two - time Academy Award nominee Gwen Yates Whittle talks with Glenn Kiser about why director George Lucas thinks dialogue editing is one of the most important parts of the process.

Conservative councillor Jenny Whittle said figures were improving with grammar pupils eligible for free school meals now over 3 %.

18 interested schools now whittled to 6 - 8

If you're a fan of The Bachelorette, then you know the formula is simple: the Bachelorette (currently Andi Dorfman) starts off dating 25 guys before whittling the group down to her final pick.

As part of the run - up to the event, people are being asked to tweet their favourite Lincoln - based engineer or inventor — whether it's a historic figure, such as Frank Whittle who invented the jet engine, or someone's friend or relative who has encouraged them to take an interest in engineering.

The 2017 College World Series is underway, with the 64 - team NCAA baseball tournament field whittled down to the final eight schools ready to battle for the title at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb..

As if there was any doubt, Megan Whittle tied Jen Adams» program scoring record.

First presented in 1952, previous recipients of the Churchill Medal include Sir Frank Whittle who is credited with inventing the turbojet engine and Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, the British aviation pioneer.

Briefly visible above the vapor, Kanchenjunga was a far peak whittled out of ice, gathering the last of the light, a plume of snow blown high by the storms at its summit.