Sentences with phrase «without prodding»

The best salespeople are self - motivators who can recover from failure quickly, stay optimistic, constantly set new goals and go after major accounts without prodding from a manager.

Two law firm slogans pop into my mind, without prodding.

It is a hodgepodge of inaccurate and unscientific information where lawyers on their own without any prodding from us have put in information that is completely unreliable, for example, one lawyer plugged in that he had won a baseball award, best baseball player of the week, and his rating went up, and then he plugged in MVP of the league for the whole year and his rating went up.

Any grand jury, without prodding from the prosecutor, can call witnesses and demand evidence and demand this case be prosecuted... without the prosecutor's help.»

It is something professional climate scientists should have done years ago without the prodding of Anthony Watts.

It is indeed rare in the blogosphere to see someone recant without prodding.

She knew I was bringing home something special for her and she happily ate dinner without any prodding from me.

My mom of all people volunteered up (without any prodding on my end) that I sounded more clear than normal, so maybe there are some subtle improvements here over previous generation BlackBerry models.

Active learning occurs when the learner takes initiative and pulls information of interest without prodding.

Once you've experienced the satisfaction of an entire classroom engaged in thinking hard without your prodding, it is difficult to return to the old ways.

Gatemouth offers a different take on Jeff Gottlieb's candidacy in NY - 6: «Doubtless, when (Rep.) Gary Ackerman decided to retire, Jeff Gottlieb, without any prodding from anyone, submitted his name to (Queens Democratic Chairman) Joe Crowley, asking for permission to run.»

Sharing and taking turns comes more easily now, even without prodding from adults — though not always when it comes to their favorite toys.

We let him explore around without prodding him every now and then.

Some infants take the nipple without prodding, while others need to be coaxed.

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In fact, once it was baked, it slid nicely around the dutch oven without any prodding by me.

This could mean United Technologies has a policy of having each of its subsidiaries managed separately without any prodding from headquarters to make use of synergies from purchasing inside the same corporate umbrella.

But artists find the human face endlessly interesting, even without the prod of commissions.

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They should be able to stay on task and take action without being prodded or told what to do.

As he prodded the prime minister, Nye, best known as the host of the 1990s PBS show «Bill Nye the Science Guy,» and more recently for the Netflix series «Bill Nye Saves the World,» cited a study by a group called The Solutions Project that concluded Canada could live entirely without fossil fuels if it fully embraced renewable energy sources.

Without being present, I could neither control the questioning nor prod for elaborations to his responses.

Richard Neuhaus and Peter Berger have prodded me to broaden my sense of proper ecumenical participation, without trying to make me exchange my own brand of theological stubbornness for theirs.

This proposal that God «prods» us forward, generates «unrest» in us, seems to me to offer up a key element in the manner in which divine love works on us and in us to generate effective consequences, without overwhelming or overpowering us at the same time.

If civil rights activists could march from Selma to Montgomery under the threat of dogs and cattle prods and water hoses, can not you and I take a slap in the face without slapping back?

Awareness of the dialogue with the Oriental Orthodox churches would prod Haight not to use the term «monophysite» without qualification.

I should mention that I could never have reached this point without the support, encouragement, (and persistent prodding) of my husband Dan.

I almost couldn't believe my eyes when I pulled out batch after batch of cookies that were all perfectly shaped, perfectly crisp, perfectly brown, without having to check on them once, without having to poke or prod or squash, and all exactly at the baking time she specified.

Babycakes loved it too, eating an entire bowl without any fussing or prodding.

Thomsen's two prizes this year, Attack - men Warren Ferguson and Scott Emerson, both played prep lacrosse in the East and both came to Denison, where they are All - America candidates, without much prodding.

He prods at the ball without breaking stride, hitting a shot that penalty - taking manuals forbid.

Do you want something lightweight enough that your child can learn to maneuver it without you having to worry about your baby getting poked and prodded by the utensil in the process?

And they ate it willingly without my poking and prodding them to do so!

Sometimes, politicians give up the money without a lot of prodding, as did Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, who has refunded at least $ 850,000 since he quit the Republican Party last year to become a Democrat.

Cox also speculated whether Steyer prodded Schneiderman to launch the Exxon probe, which seeks to determine if the oil behemoth violated consumer - protection laws by selling fossil fuels without disclosing its effect on climate change.

In parthenogenesis, an egg is prodded to develop into an embryo without fertilization.

Bagenal doubts that the project would have happened without Stern's constant prodding.

Some ingenious Shark Bay dolphin figured out that by prodding the sediments with a sponge attached to its beak, it could stir up these swim bladder-less fish without hurting itself.

She loves Surratt because it fits almost every eye shape without pinching, prodding, or catching.

He did all of this without any hints or prodding on my part.

It's an interesting wish and she is pretty much prodded into the search by the dying writer, but the character admits she really could live without the knowledge.

Duncan, prodded without mercy, tentatively offers up that he is a six.

Whiplash asserts that, without fathers to push and prod and motivate, so many young men who might otherwise be world - renowned artists or athletes or astronauts, instead simply settle for what Fletcher calls the two most dangerous words in the English language: «Good Job».

Challenge pupils to come up with interesting and creative ideas without you having to prod them every step of the way!

Learners lose interest and don't take the time to finish without constant prodding.

Natural is for the city, as it sees the box upshift early without feeling numb when the gas pedal is prodded.

The 10.2 - inch touchscreen setup isn't without its foibles (it always feels like it takes one or two more finger prods than necessary to get up the sub-menu or setting you're after), but it's a huge improvement over the dated, clunky system Range Rovers were lumbered with up until recently.

All aspects of the lease and vehicle were shared without the feeling we were «prodding» or having to drag out the fine print details.

(J.R.R. Tolkien said that he never would have finished the Lord of the Rings trilogy without C.S. Lewis» constant prodding.)

Krista says it's important to be sensitive in those situations and explain that the parent is simply worried about the son and daughter, without insinuating blame or prodding too much into personal finances.

This is especially true for dogs with behavioral issues who have enough issues without also needing to be poked and prodded in a strange environment.