| 单词 | least resistance |
| 例句 | The white-hot reaction devoured the surrounding oxygen in a nanosecond and surged down the path of least resistance, which was, of course, immediately after LEP Commander Root. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z That would have been the path of least resistance. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He hated to start right out with a lie, but it was the path of least resistance. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The tear ducts provided the path of least resistance, so the flames compressed into pressurized streams, erupting just below the goblin’s eyes. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Here “the line of least resistance” became gorgeous: a fascinating chain sequence of hitches, ripples, shimmies, hops, knee bends. Trisha Brown, Choreographer and Pillar of American Postmodern Dance, Dies at 80 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z The path of least resistance for white meat superfans — no bones to pick around or skin to remove. How to boil chicken — to put toward so many good meals 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z So rather than following the path of least resistance, Fleetwood Mac took the most radical left turn a huge band has ever taken at the peak of its commercial and artistic powers. The genius of “Tusk”: Fleetwood Mac could have followed “Rumours” with more of the same — but they made this visionary masterpiece instead 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z With his constant embrace of the path of least resistance and endless supply of faux-vintage T-shirts, there's something so wilfully callow about him that he may as well be conducting a one-man campaign against puberty. Michael Cera v the world. I'm with the world 2010-08-27T10:31:00Z He discovered that the banks’ cases fell apart if he put up the least resistance. George Packer: Don’t CEOs have any shame? 2013-05-26T18:00:00Z Over the years, she’d often resigned herself to taking the path of least resistance, even if it took a toll on her. How HBO is changing sex scenes forever 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z I call this the “path of least resistance problem.” What Small Lifestyle Changes Have the Biggest Impact? 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z The path of least resistance would be to one of the lower-end hotels near Paddington Station, and a day of nursing a pricey latte while defending a table in a crowded cafe. Frugal Traveler Blog: In Richmond, a London Day Trip That Fits the Frugal Bill 2011-12-20T17:17:37Z That motto of hers, “the line of least resistance,” has sometimes suggested her own limitations: Her work has often seemed to lack drama. Trisha Brown, Choreographer and Pillar of American Postmodern Dance, Dies at 80 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z But he is locked in his company’s dependence on its subscriber rolls, which — among the largest in the country — pull it toward the path of least resistance. Critic’s Notebook: U.S. Opera Companies, Notably in Seattle, Face Money Trouble 2012-08-08T22:30:39Z “I took the path of least resistance,” he said, laughing. Television: Kindly Keep Your Mitts Off My Planet 2011-06-03T20:59:53Z But finally, she decided to start law school, as if it were the “path of least resistance,” she said. Meena Harris, Building That Brand 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z Currents of motion pass through the bodies with sensuous fluidity, exemplifying the Brown idiom, which she once memorably called “the path of least resistance.” Review: ‘Balanchine and Beyond,’ and Going Beyond Isn’t Easy 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z If you want dessert, the cinnamon-rich apple cake is the path of least resistance. Review | Greek cooking just like Mom made (because Mom actually made it) 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z Our arts institutions are always in danger of falling onto this path of least resistance. Music: A Call for More New Music From New York Philharmonic 2012-01-06T17:00:00Z Many people might assume that a pianist would prefer the piano with the least resistance in the action. Why Do Pianists Know So Little About Pianos? 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z It's like this: if the muscles of the colon have to push hard to move waste along and there's a weak spot in the wall, the matter will follow the path of least resistance. It's a gut reaction: how other people's bacteria can cure us – extract 2013-03-31T00:05:02Z Still, I welcomed the division, because the script is otherwise appallingly banal, taking as its format the line of least resistance: a “concert of a lifetime” in which Ms. Summer recalls her highs and lows. Review: Hot Stuff Turns Cold in ‘Summer: The Donna Summer Musical’ 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z I'm clearly not alone in finding such an approach difficult in a culture of least resistance. Just too soft to be Sartre | Lynsey Hanley 2010-03-31T22:30:00Z Charlie, in particular, remains something of a cipher: Is this man just a slacker who's taking the path of least resistance, or is he genuinely concerned about Stella? Haven't we seen 'Seducing Charlie Barker' before? 2011-12-01T21:52:03Z I do that all the time, every day, we all do, we pick the path of least resistance sometimes. Joseph Gordon-Levitt: 'Edward Snowden was warm, kind, thoughtful' 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z But they “don’t want to deal with the stares, and it’s the path of least resistance,” she added. Skin Deep: Unshaven Women: Free Spirits or Just Unkempt? 2010-04-12T22:39:00Z Sometimes they just want to take the path of least resistance, embarrassment or conflict. Learning How to Sell From ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ 2012-11-11T04:40:29Z In fact their path of least resistance is often to move into and occupy vacuums in the physical landscape. For architects, Trump's wall reveals as much as it promises to close off 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z I’ve also seen them take the path of least resistance and settle for merely finished songs. This is the laziest rhyme in all of songwriting history — and great artists use it all the time 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Ms. Brown, a gently but memorably witty woman, simply described her own idiom as “the line of least resistance.” Trisha Brown, Choreographer and Pillar of American Postmodern Dance, Dies at 80 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z The trail ends unceremoniously at an asphalt road, across which the Colorado River lazes by, along the path of least resistance, unbothered by whatever obstacles rise in its path. Colorado adds a challenging new mountain biking adventure 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Without a sense of occasion, without the idea that a given experience is special, even rare, all experiences become equivalent, and our attention follows the path of least resistance. Will Streaming Kill the Art of Cinema or Grant It New Life? 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z More unaware than innocent, Marny has followed the path of least resistance his entire life, drifting from high school into college and grad school and on to a dead-end teaching job in Wales. ‘You Don’t Have to Live Like This’ review: Trouble rebuilding Detroit 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z "The last thing I wanted to do was act, because it was the path of least resistance," he recalled, sipping coffee at Patrick's Roadhouse, one of his favorite diners on Pacific Coast Highway. Wyatt Russell's new goal: an acting career 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z The path of least resistance is to work in advance. The author of "The Dinner Party Project" on the easy secrets of being a great host 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z He says this was something he learned from his brother, not automatically to take the path of least resistance. Joseph Gordon-Levitt: 'Edward Snowden was warm, kind, thoughtful' 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Either way, maintaining the peace of least resistance isn’t possible with your husband in the mix. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Mom’s carping is ‘water off a duck’s back,’ but hubby’s tired of ducking 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z But he is locked in his company's dependence on its subscriber rolls, which — among the largest in the country — pull it toward the path of least resistance. Opera companies, notably in Seattle, face money trouble 2012-08-09T00:41:03Z But black bears are different, more like humans, in that they’ll follow the path of least resistance to get to their food. Don't fear the bears! Mammoth's 'bear whisperer' will teach you how to coexist 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Maryland remains the path of least resistance, since FedEx Field is already located there. LOVERRO: Plenty of hurdles remain before Commanders return to D.C. 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Smelling blood and being highly attuned to the path of least resistance, currency traders may be sensing the energy price spike is another layer of vulnerability for Asian currencies to prey upon. Morning Bid: Oil adds to Asian FX pressure 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z "It still feels like the path of least resistance is for a stronger dollar." Euro knocked by ECB rate pause talk, dollar cautious before Powell 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z There, they spread out looking for a path of “least resistance” through the manzanita. Boots. Bones. An ID with a familiar face. Hikers who found Julian Sands tell their story 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z “There is no question that D.C. is the preferred jurisdiction for Smith. Most prosecutors would view it as the path of least resistance in a case against Trump,” Mr. Turley said. Experts warn Trump can’t get a fair shake from a D.C. jury 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z And it’s at least part of the reason the team wound up in Landover, which was, at the time for owner Jack Kent Cooke, the path of least resistance. LOVERRO: Plenty of hurdles remain before Commanders return to D.C. 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z “He never backs down, he never cowers. He never takes the path of least resistance.” 5 Takeaways From Ron DeSantis’s First Campaign Trip 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z "He doesn't cower. He never takes the path of least resistance. He always stands up for what's right," she said, calling her husband her "better half." Casey DeSantis emerges as pivotal figure on 2024 campaign trail 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z The nation’s utilities “will follow the path of least resistance,” said Thomas Pyle, president of the free market Institute for Energy Research. EPA’s new power plant rules threaten to make rolling blackouts more common 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z In the absence of clear norms for tipping on apps, many customers are picking the path of least resistance: the app’s suggested tip. Tipping Confusion 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z “I think the Fed did take the path of least resistance here, hiking but also providing a relatively dovish outlook on rates over the year ahead. That essentially gives markets what they were looking for.” Reactions: SVB-focused Fed hikes rates 25 bp, suggests one more on horizon 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z “It’s the path of least resistance. You save your energy for more important battles.” The bewildering descent of Scott Adams and ‘Dilbert’ 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z “Throughout history, hate has always been the easy path, the path of least resistance. . . It’s easier to find a scapegoat for a problem than to try to make things better ourselves...,” Arnold Schwarzenegger has pointed message for antisemites: 'You remove your own power' 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z “It’s the path of least resistance,” she said. When It Comes to Money, Your Brain Can Be Your Own Worst Enemy 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z For most people in this situation, the road of least resistance involves finding ways to protect their privacy while maintaining a relationship with their parents. Advice | Ask Sahaj: My boyfriend wants to lie to his parents about living together 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, American society is typified by a get-rich-quick, path of least resistance, lottery ticket mentality. PTSD expert: "George Santos likely has a disordered personality" 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z And that would be the path of least resistance.” Biden’s vow not to touch Social Security, Medicare belies long record of proposed entitlement cuts 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z "It would be a mistake for Biden to look elsewhere... It's also the path of least resistance," he added. Biden's Labor Secretary Walsh to step down, source says 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z The advance marks the culmination of decades of efforts to show that a laser can drill an ionized channel through the atmosphere that provides a path of least resistance for lightning to follow. News at a glance: Global warming, China’s COVID-19 deaths, and JWST’s exoplanet investigations 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z In general, am I being submissive to him, or am I taking the path of least resistance because it is easier? Advice | Carolyn Hax: Is it ‘submissive’ to defer to a headstrong spouse? 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z Though the lower level is designated for arriving passengers and the upper level for those who are departing, airport officials advise that drivers are welcome to take the path of least resistance. LAX holiday travelers peaking this weekend, though not back to 2019 levels 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z “When they look for people to prosecute — and that’s what the State Bar does, it looks for people to prosecute — they take the path of least resistance.” As Tom Girardi skated, California State Bar went after Black attorneys 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z "The path of least resistance since the last inflation number has been higher. There's momentum to the upside in place until something outright stops it." Powell says rate hike moderation may come by December 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z But he was 19, he said, and his pride and maturity level left him instead trying to make his way through life like electricity — following the path of least resistance. Perspective | He helps HBCU students graduate - even though, at 48, he hasn’t yet 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z “I feel that at the very least, a compromise of having it open during rush hour was the path of least resistance,” Davis said. Part of Rock Creek Park’s Beach Drive will stay closed to cars year-round 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Even if they didn't agree with the Lost Cause characterization, the path of least resistance was often simply ignoring it — even if the price of letting it go unchallenged was lending credibility to a lie. How the South won the PR war while losing the Civil War 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z “The assessment is, we’re the path of least resistance,” he said. Industry: Advanced recycling is a solution to plastic crisis 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Consumed by cycles of work, child care and utter exhaustion, I’ve pursued the path of least resistance — literally and figuratively. A Low-Pressure Guide to Make Strength Training a Habit 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z “I think the path of least resistance is still lower,” Ms. Sonders said. Wall Street Braces for an Earnings Season of Mixed Signals 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Try to find the path of least resistance. Money nerd or abundance mindset? Find your own path 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z "The path of least resistance for NZD is lower until the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's policy meeting tomorrow." Dollar firm vs Aussie, euro on heightened recession worries 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z “My mantra has been ‘Go just exactly where your heart takes you, the path of least resistance.’ Imagine Dragons hit the U.S. road, now mixing light and dark 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z You can think of this more predictable path as the path of least resistance because, typically, the alternate direction requires more energy. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z “Would-be criminals and domestic terrorists will always use the path of least resistance, and often times soft targets and schools, are picked for this violence,” Harrell wrote in an email. Republicans, reluctant to pass gun regulations, push arming teachers 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z The path of least resistance – and the best course of action – would be to select plants best-suited to your garden conditions. Gardening success means avoiding these common mistakes 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z For the euro, “the path of least resistance is lower,” analysts at JPMorgan wrote in a note to clients. A Weak Euro Heads to an Uncomfortable Milestone: Parity With the Dollar 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Accepting the bid was the path of least resistance, and Ms. Fisch said it was unlikely to be successfully challenged in court or held up by federal regulators. Selling Twitter to Elon Musk Is Good for Investors. What About the Public? 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z “Mandatory masking is a volatile issue. So my instinct is that the path of least resistance would be to stand down, on the grounds the clock is quickly running out anyway.” Biden Administration May Appeal Ruling That Voided Travel Mask Mandate 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z At 129.43 per dollar, there were some nerves that intervention - verbal or otherwise - from Japanese authorities could drive a bounce, but most traders still seem to think that the path of least resistance is lower. Stocks wobble as China lockdowns drag; yen wallows 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Rodgers took the path of least resistance, not to mention the big money, by staying in Green Bay. View from Denver: Russell Wilson is the perfect antidote to boring football 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z She carries a bright orange strap and politely asks other riders if they could use it to mark the path of least resistance. At 65 and Legally Blind, ‘Sister Shred’ Has Never Met a Slope She Wouldn’t Ride 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z “It will push people towards the path of least resistance, which we are already too much locked into, and that will bring about the path of greatest destruction.” Kerry warns geopolitics risk hurting climate efforts 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z As the result of Bing being the default, many users just end up using it because it’s the path of least resistance. Apparently, people do use Bing 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z “You’ve departed from the path of least resistance — a clue to good character and the promise of a life well spent.” Opinion | Todd Gitlin and the radicalism of small-d democracy 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z I am a big fan of dealing with reality and taking the path of least resistance. The pandemic means more time with older teens. How do we all cope? 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z In a new-agey way, you could say it goes with the flow, with the force of least resistance. Usher in the year of the tiger with these L.A.-area Lunar New Year finds 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z The path of least resistance would have been to put up a derivative event space that vaguely resembled the Byzantine-style architecture of the existing temple in some bland, new-ish way. Wilshire Boulevard Temple's new event space is daring — and trapped inside its own head 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z But imagine you came upon two lanes in a snowy wood and chose the path of least resistance. Opinion | Watch the Olympics with an eye toward justice 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z This dessert is about feeding a crowd, yes, but it’s also about the path of least resistance. This cranberry trifle with a creamy custard makes a show-stopping holiday dessert 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Often, the researchers say, the hackers’ path of least resistance to their targets were cloud-computing services. Report says Russian hackers haven’t eased spying efforts 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z “The dirty industries, and what planners call locally unwanted land uses, oftentimes followed the path of least resistance. Historically, that’s been poor communities and communities of color.” In shadow of Texas gas drilling sites, health fears escalate 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z “Once the casks are in place, the path of least resistance is to leave them there indefinitely,” the judge stated in the documents. Flooding and Nuclear Waste Eat Away at a Tribe’s Ancestral Home 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z Try to map the path of least resistance. Sick of slow Wi-Fi? Move your router 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z “For legislators, in some ways child safety is the path of least resistance.” YouTube, Snap and TikTok executives take their turn answering to Washington. 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z "We have a market that sees more headwinds than tailwinds as we enter earnings season here. ... The path of least resistance continues to be a bit sluggish here." U.S. consumer prices increase solidly in September 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z Black residents are “the point of least resistance,” she said. Black people are about to be swept aside for a South Carolina freeway — again Perhaps the weakest argument for Powell, Stiglitz argued, is that he represents the path of least resistance. Nobelist, senior Democratic economist Stiglitz says Fed's Powell should go 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Taking the path of least resistance is important to Mahomes, who arrives at training camp eager to set aside the disappointment of falling to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Super Bowl last February. Chiefs start reporting for camp with roster 90% vaccinated 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z The company denied accusations of environmental racism that emerged after a Byhalia Connection land agent said during a community meeting that the developers “took, basically, a point of least resistance” in choosing the pipeline’s path. Under presssure, company cancels Tennessee pipeline 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z Such a cynical path of least resistance would very likely be a path to war. Biden's foreign policy dithering helped elect a hard-liner in Iran. What happens now? 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z The calculations are analogous to pouring digital water on a virtual landscape and watching where it flows, following the paths of least resistance. Ancient Australian ‘superhighways’ suggested by massive supercomputing study 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z If user fees are out and a powerful trucking lobby refuses to budge, what remains is the path of least resistance. Editorial Roundup: Idaho 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z When North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced the mandatory closure of in-house dining starting at 5 p.m. on March 17, shutting it all down felt for some restaurant owners like the path of least resistance. Restaurant owner harnesses momentum to thrive in pandemic 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z It is certainly the more financially secure path and, some say, the one where they will encounter the least resistance. In Restricting Early Voting, the Right Sees a New ‘Center of Gravity’ 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Electronics are built with wires that offer the least resistance, ultra-efficient LEDs and low-power displays and “sleep modes” for the main screen when not in use. It looks like the Batmobile, works on solar energy, and could be the future of cars “Given the powerful signals from the U.S. re-opening narrative, it still suggests that the path of least resistance for oil prices is higher.” Oil prices rise on economic outlook, drawdown in fuel stocks 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z “Sometimes the path of least resistance is self-reinforcing,” said Jacob Hacker, a political scientist at Yale who helped develop the public option plan supported by Mr. Biden. Private Insurance Wins in Democrats’ First Try at Expanding Health Coverage 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z “Republicans can speak up now or they can follow the path of least resistance, but at some point there will be a reckoning, and it will come at a political cost.” Trump impeachment: House to debate charge of 'incitement of insurrection' – live 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z And they often relied on the most basic premise: hikers follow the path of least resistance and exertion while maintaining a proper bearing toward destination. Athletes to retrace Sierra escape of Donner Party survivors 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z Powell “would be the nominee of least resistance,” if Republicans do maintain control of the Senate, Cornerstone Macro analyst Roberto Perli wrote recently. Biden may face pressure to reshape Powell's Fed in first year 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z “The virus is like electricity. It finds the path of least resistance,” Sifri said. D.C. region hits 11-week high in coronavirus infections but avoids spikes seen elsewhere 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z “Their plan to bolster the A.C.A. is the path of least resistance, but it’s a path that only takes you so far.” Private Insurance Wins in Democrats’ First Try at Expanding Health Coverage 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z “Oftentimes developers are looking for the path of least resistance, and redevelopment is not one of the paths of least resistance,” Mehelich said. Buyers wanted: A primer on selling commercial properties 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z Powered attic fans that sit on a roof or in a gable vent will satisfy their appetite for air from the source of least resistance. Perspective | Pedestal sinks are stylish. But how practical are they? 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z “It’s done that exactly, following the line of least resistance.” Southeast L.A. already faced many ills. Now it's the epicenter of coronavirus 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z The concept of police officers de-escalating potentially dangerous encounters is relatively new and opposite of what was standard operating procedure for decades: Counter the least resistance with overwhelming force. Editorial Roundup: South Carolina 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z “Particularly during the pandemic, first responders are looking for the path of least resistance: Get me food and caffeine now,” she said by phone. FDA rolls back food rules for 5th time during pandemic 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z The goal is not to rack up the most electoral votes but to find the path of least resistance. Can Biden Expand the Map? 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z “With Japan, China and South Korea away and no headlines of note, passively following Wall Street’s late rebound is the path of least resistance,” Jeffrey Halley of Oanda said in a commentary. Asian shares advance following rebound on Wall Street 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Electrical stimulation is notoriously imprecise, following the path of least resistance through brain tissue and stimulating neurons from distant regions of the brain that extend axons past the electrode. Mind Reading and Mind Control Technologies Are Coming 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z He said that for many taxpayers, the wisest move is often taking the path of least resistance. Column: What if the IRS thinks you owe taxes for money you never earned? 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z These changes, also known as “nudges,” pave the path of least resistance, making the pro-environmental choice the convenient and easy one. Can You Change for Climate Change? 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z We are choosing the path of least resistance for us, even though it is the path of last resort for her. A Doctor’s Diary: The Overnight Shift in the E.R. 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z However, the path of least resistance remains to the upside and we could see renewed buying once the impact of profit-taking wears off. FTSE 250 rockets to record high; US and China agree phase one deal - business live 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Senate Trump allies and advisers inside the White House have in recent days urged the president to temper his expectations and choose the path of least resistance. Trump impeachment trial 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The larger it is, the faster it can fly across borders, choosing to land in the nation-state with the least resistance to regulating and taxing it. Mike Bloomberg doesn't understand he is part of the problem 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z If the rules of grammar are indeed an obstacle to social justice, then the singular “they” represents a path of least resistance for activists and opponents alike. Opinion | What Quakers Can Teach Us About the Politics of Pronouns 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z Perhaps both sides, in their own ways, are taking the path of least resistance? Is it OK if someone wants to live for years on a bench? 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z And then they decide who can we make the money off of that will give us the least resistance. 'Evil economics': William Barber condemns proposed plastics facility in Cancer Alley 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z But by all appearances, the decisions were both less principled and more pernicious: The companies acquiesced in China’s view of the world simply because that was the path of least resistance. Opinion | The Chinese Threat to American Speech 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z Elevating a No. 2, she added, is “the path of least resistance.” New Energy Secretary Fits Trend: Cabinet Dominated by Lobbyists 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z “The path of least resistance for those with power was not to cross Weinstein or his army of friends and lawyers.” NBC under renewed pressure to investigate sex misconduct claims, clean up news division 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z "The insidious destructive force of the path of least resistance is everywhere you look," Hayes told his viewers. MSNBC's Chris Hayes praises Ronan Farrow's reporting, offers subtle dig at NBC News for killing Weinstein story 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z The path of least resistance leads to Rome. “Position Paper” 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z “It’s easier to follow the path of least resistance,” Levin says. The problem with MRIs for low back pain 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z “They are picking places with the biggest land and smallest population. I think that’s by design to encounter the least resistance,” she said. Showcase child detention center is clean and bright but it's still a jail 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z At the time, given that local pols seemed lined up in favor, the Mott Haven site looked like the path of least resistance. Editorials from around New York 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z “Suggesting downside global growth momentum remains the path of least resistance and if this doesn’t trigger a deluge of central bank easing, not sure what will.” Asian shares mostly retreat ahead of Fed statement 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Throughout, she cast the fight for the House provisions in lofty terms, calling their adoption a “moral imperative” and denigrating the Senate bill as the “path of least resistance.” ‘A betrayal’: Inside the bitter rift between Pelosi and Schumer over border bill 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z “Cyclists are looking for the path of least resistance, just like water,” Minick says. Ecological Detectives Hunt for San Francisco's Vanished Waterways 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Connolly added that Republicans might look for “the path of least resistance” by passing a few modest measures, such as outlawing silencers. Opinion | It'll be harder for Republicans to smother gun control this time 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z At first I was leaning toward Palm Springs as the path of least resistance, but then I reasoned: Palm Springs would always be there, the retreat was a once-a-year event. He wasn’t out. But I was falling all in 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z “If the administration is serious about seeking a deal, that is clearly the path of least resistance,” he said. China’s retaliation against new Trump tariffs will send U.S. hog farmers into a tailspin 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z He dismissed Mr. de Blasio’s plan, saying, “Do not miss this opportunity by taking the path of least resistance.” Big Money Enters Debate Over Race and Admissions at Stuyvesant 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z Taking the path of least resistance doesn’t help people or companies grow. Have trouble giving feedback? Use this advice | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z “Section 35 in many ways is the path of least resistance for getting into treatment,” he said. Massachusetts' contentious tactic to fight its opioid crisis: jailing addicts 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z In other cases, delay has been the path of least resistance. How Companies Learned to Stop Fearing Trump’s Twitter Wrath 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z It’s only natural that your instinct pursues the path of least resistance. Time to pick the least annoying team to support as trophy season begins | Scott Murray 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z And so the uncreative mode involves walking firmly along the ‘path of least resistance’ through the black-and-white zone of the expected, the obvious, the accurate, or the efficient. The Neuroscience of Creativity: A Q & A with Anna Abraham 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z Traffic is often like water - it flows where there is least resistance. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Fairey said it’s important for the school district to understand that it made a poor decision in succumbing to what it apparently considered to be the path of least resistance. Artist Shepard Fairey said he will insist on removal of his own mural if LAUSD paints over controversial artwork at school 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z He said reverting to a state’s previous status quo on taxes is “the path of least resistance.” Kansas faces new fight over taxes after years of turmoil 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z Health insurance companies piled yet more pressure on doctors to follow the path of least resistance. The making of an opioid epidemic 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z If oil dips below this point, “the path of least resistance would be to the downside,” he said. Oil rally faces tidal wave of supply 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z “I recognize I am not the path of least resistance,” Van Wagenen said at his introductory news conference at Citi Field. Mets Introduce Brodie Van Wagenen, Their New G.M. (and a Recovering Agent) 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z “I recognize I am not the path of least resistance,” Van Wagenen said Tuesday. Agent of change: Van Wagenen vows winning culture with Mets 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z A standard practice before firefighters tackle wildland fires is determining escape routes and safety zones - finding the path of least resistance and lowest risk between their location and safety zones. Colorado professor working on firefighter safety app 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Is it because I look like a wimp, someone who won’t complain, the literal path of least resistance? Perspective | Waiters ignore me. People cut in front of me. Why can’t they see me? 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z For two reasons: One, it seems to be the path of least resistance; and two, those assets are potentially the most distressed or damaged. 'It's Prince, thinking aloud on the piano' 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z But if you never say no, Dr. Cross says, “you become the path of least resistance for anybody who needs help.” You Could Be Too Much of a Team Player 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z The minors may be the path of least resistance. Dodgers dealing with a Walker Buehler dilemma 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z In allowing the merger, Judge Leon in many ways took the path of least resistance. AT&T-Time Warner Decision Shows Need to Rethink Antitrust Laws 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z They found the pictures and paintings differed mainly in the number of root-like offshoots, which occur when charged particles try to carve the path of least resistance through air. Do You Know What Lightning Really Looks Like? 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z He took the path of least resistance and joined the team that was already the best in the sport. Reaction to LeBron and Ovechkin shows how we're ruining team sports - Golf Digest 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z “Most quarterbacks find the path of least resistance,” Allen says. A father gave his son what his own father couldn't give him. Will JT Daniels be USC football's savior? 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z "This would be the path of least resistance for them." In southern Texas, patching the border wall with $49 million in gates 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z “It seemed to be the path of least resistance,” Mr. Weprin said. Congestion Pricing Plan for Manhattan Ran Into Politics. Politics Won. 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z “It’s just because that was sort of the path of least resistance to actually implement. Giving a new agency a new regulatory authority over just orbital debris would have required changing the law.” The FCC says a space startup launched four tiny satellites into orbit without permission 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z I briefly contemplated appealing for the liberation of my groceries but chose the path of least resistance. Opinion | Let’s Bag Plastic Bags 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z “Chairman Grassley is focused on passing sound policy, not the path of least resistance,” committee spokesman Taylor Foy said in response to the White House comments on Tuesday. Trump urges prison reform, not sentencing overhaul after pushback 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z They slither along the path of least resistance. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z This is ‘living off the fat of the land’, perpetually seeking the line of least resistance, hustling the best immediate accommodations. When You’re a ‘Digital Nomad,’ the World Is Your Office 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z This is, in my humble opinion, the path of least resistance and the surest way to avoid self-destruction. How to delete your Twitter history 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z “Crime is like water, it takes the path of least resistance,” said Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council. Democrats stumble on border security in bid for immigration deal 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z “Chairman Grassley is focused on passing sound policy, not the path of least resistance,” committee spokesman Taylor Foy said in response to the White House comments on Tuesday. Trump urges prison reform, not sentencing overhaul after pushback 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Right now, the idea that health inequities are caused by genetic racial differences is the explanation of least resistance. Racial Differences in Addiction and Other Disorders Aren't Mostly Genetic 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z It’s a means of letting human capital find the path of least resistance, wherever it may be. When You’re a ‘Digital Nomad,’ the World Is Your Office 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z "If you are into scams and malware and hijacks, you are always looking for the path of least resistance," he said. YouTube caught out by coin-mining ads 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z It is buttery and passive, a path of least resistance. Behind Every Villain Stands Someone ‘Complicit’ 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z For decades, schools followed “the path of least resistance,” he says, to the detriment of victims. The Takedown of Title IX 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z “The path to giving up is the path of least resistance,” Sheffer says. Why some students quit college – and how they can finish 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z While a person holding a high position in a large company or holding government office might become the victim of a targeted attack, most attackers seek the path of least resistance. University of Wyoming club helps public with cybersecurity 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z “He didn't appear to be looking for the path of least resistance to escape me,” Bennallack said. Anaheim officer who shot and killed fleeing 25-year-old used excessive force, jury finds 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z A revenue-neutral carbon tax seems to represent the path of least resistance. Americans want a tax on carbon pollution, but how to get one? | Dana Nuccitelli 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z “The smugglers always look for the path of least resistance, and this may indicate that they consider the northern border to be a better option to avoid apprehension.” Immigrant smuggling operation broken up along U.S.-Canada border 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z In 2007, Rosenstein was one of a small group of Facebook employees who decided to create a path of least resistance – a single click – to “send little bits of positivity” across the platform. 'Our minds can be hijacked': the tech insiders who fear a smartphone dystopia 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Choosing the path of least resistance, I went to the barber shop across the street. Awkward Moment at the Barber Shop 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z That means that if we just follow the path of least resistance, we will end up with less diverse organizations, and therefore organizations that are less effective. Here are the tech companies speaking out against a DACA repeal 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z For decades, reciting law and order slogans has been the path of least resistance for politicians – and the policymakers who sign such harsh legislation have not been held responsible for its consequences. How Jeff Sessions and Donald Trump have restarted the war on drugs 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z “The path of least resistance becomes an old-fashioned tax cut on the individual side,” said Boustany. U.S. tax change proposals anger builders, realtors, charities 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z "Given the stigma, the path of least resistance is to not take the sick day." The mental health email shared ’round the world 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z For those living under repressive rule, the path of least resistance is, well, not to resist — to accommodate and survive, or, in less honorable but hardly rare cases, to collaborate. Opinion | True honor lies not with China’s rulers but with the man they imprisoned until his death 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z But while the GOP civil war rages on, some Democrats may be tempted to take the path of least resistance. Republicans kill their own health care bill: It’s bizarro-world, but a real win for the resistance 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z “Scent, when it’s underground, comes up at the place of least resistance,” says Angeloro. Exclusive: Bone-Sniffing Dogs to Hunt for Amelia Earhart's Remains 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z “The path of least resistance becomes an old-fashioned tax cut on the individual side,” said Boustany. U.S. tax change proposals anger builders, realtors, charities 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z "We remain largely constructive of the equity market and view that the path of least resistance is higher," said Bill Northey, chief investment officer at U.S. Oil a bright spot in subdued markets as investors seek next catalyst 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z Instead, Mayer opted for the path of least resistance when he might have pushed himself more. Review: John Mayer solid, but not sizzling on latest album 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z In the age of social media some ideas bubble up into the zeitgeist through a path of least resistance, not because they are better than what came before. Middlebury, My Divided Campus 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z That is true, but Schumer is also following the path of least resistance. Can Donald Trump Learn from Ronald Reagan and Tip O’Neill? 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z “The path of least resistance leads directly from inevitability to eternity.” Review | 20 ways to recognize tyranny — and fight it 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z In a situation like this, in general, teams choose the path of least resistance. Dodgers mailbag: Who will be in the rotation on Opening Day? 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z It wasn’t as if they took the path of least resistance to victory No. 91. UConn Women Win Their 91st Straight and Rewrite History Again 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z Like most theft, cybercrime tends to follow the path of least resistance. Wave of cyber-security breaches is no surprise to expert exposing online crime 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z For me, discharging Mr. P in this sweet spot was also the path of least resistance. When a homeless alcoholic bounces in and out of the ER 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z But before taking the path of least resistance and plopping a bus garage into a residential neighborhood, Arlington should carefully consider its options and “think big.” Arlington should think bigger about land use 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z This is a woman who, judging by her recipes, rarely chooses the path of least resistance. I Cooked a Mushy Pea Burger for Martha Stewart 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z That may be the path of least resistance, but it's probably not the cheapest. Medicare Annual Open Enrollment: 6 Steps for Picking the Best Plan 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Often, revolutionaries promise democracy because it is the path of least resistance. Democracy in the world of Donald Trump: The future of the global system 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z The path of least resistance is to wait until December, which is exactly what stock market investors want to see. Jobs Report: Cool August Soothes Markets 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Instead, Arlington appears to be on the verge of taking the path of least resistance and putting a bus garage and repair facility on this choice piece of land. Arlington should think bigger about land use 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z The path of least resistance is to spend more on production, unraveling its recent cost cuts. Why China’s Overseas Oil Adventurer Can’t Cut Costs Forever 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z He said the program could become “the path of least resistance” for employers, to the detriment of some workers. Citing taxpayer cost, trade group asks Jerry Brown to veto a bill making state-run 401(k) a benefit for all workers 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z But the politics had got tough, he said, and “the path of least resistance was just to leave it open.” Why Obama Has Failed to Close Guantánamo 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z He says it would offer a path of least resistance to developers who might put in broadband in the community. Proposed Muncie law would make city ‘broadband-ready’ 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z But then the “path of least resistance” — living in a box of possessions, staring at a computer screen — returned him to the “old rut.” ‘On Trails’: where, how and why the earth’s creatures wander 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z “Being paid in prints seemed the path of least resistance.” Avedon, Unsigned 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z During a big storm, when the site closes for the night, the crane is left free to swing to the point of least resistance, just like a weather vane. The indispensable crane hoists the economy, along with steel, concrete and toilets 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z Failing that, the campaign is likely to revert to the path of least resistance: attack ads. Hillary Clinton's lack of empathy has her limping to the finish line | Richard Wolffe 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z "They're going to take the path of least resistance and right now there's a lot of resistance out here." Donald Trump's 'beautiful' wall both a dream and nightmare - BBC News 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z “It was a problem because almost everybody took the path of least resistance and said, ‘Let’s make the minimum payment.’ 5 ways mortgages have gotten better since the housing bust 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Instead they took the path of least resistance, a stroke-play event that guaranteed a maximum star presence and a minimum overall impact. Golf’s Schedule Takes the Sheen Off Olympic Gold 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z “We all know that criminals seek the path of least resistance.” How secretive shell companies shape the U.S. real estate market 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z The idea is that workers are much more likely to save for retirement if that's the path of least resistance. California proposal for state-run retirement plan for private-sector workers moves forward 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z “He did not become a police officer because he needed a job, or because it was the path of least resistance, or because of the pension plan,” another childhood friend, Martin Connor, told me. Death in Texas: An Officer’s Odyssey 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Because the peso is very liquid and trades round the clock offshore, betting against it seems to be “the path of least resistance” for currency traders, says Luis Arcentales of Morgan Stanley, a bank. The return of an old enemy 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z The group’s members are “taking advantage of paths of least resistance, threatening European nations and our own”, he added. Nato commander: Isis ‘spreading like cancer’ among refugees 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove said the Islamic State extremist group is “spreading like a cancer” within this mix, “taking advantage of paths of least resistance, threatening European nations - and our own.” General says terrorists in ‘daily’ refugee flow to Europe 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z He says that the Islamic State group is taking advantage of paths of least resistance, threatening European nations and the United States with terrorist attacks. The top NATO commander in Europe says terrorists, criminals and foreign fighters are part of the daily refugee flow into Europe 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Objects in motion will move through space and time on the path of least resistance. A brief history of gravity, gravitational waves and LIGO 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z And Chuck Thies, Gray’s former campaign manager and current campaign treasurer, said Gray had decided to run in Ward 7 seat because it represents “the path of least resistance” and because “it’s home.” Former D.C. mayor Vincent Gray to run for Ward 7 council seat 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Kasich, Rath said, stands a good chance of becoming the nominee if voters choose the path of least resistance rather than the road less traveled. John Kasich the underdog in Republican pack – and eyeing New Hampshire 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Most of the candidates went with the path of least resistance, which is just ignoring him and going forward with the debate like his previous participation was all a bad dream. Misfires at GOP debate: Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz embarrass themselves while taking shots at Donald Trump 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z “We went down the path of least resistance.” U.K. Shows the Way for Amateur Venture Capitalists 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z But more broadly, Ryan is close to getting this omnibus passed by pursuing the path of least resistance. Speaker Ryan catching breaks Boehner never did 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z The path of least resistance may, indeed, bypass Oregonians’ wallets in some instances. Editorials from around Oregon 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Hard-pressed authorities in these countries are taking the path of least resistance, helping people over their borders to their neighbors. EU Move to Force Relocation of Migrants Deepens Divisions in Europe 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z She applies some of the same principles of finding the path of least resistance in urban areas to the back country. The blind hiker who takes on the wilderness - BBC News 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z "Exactly! Water always flows downhill, water always takes the path of least resistance. And now we've got a new downhill." Verge Fiction: An excerpt from Kim Stanley Robinson's Aurora 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z “They go to the jurisdiction of least resistance. And unfortunately, we weren’t clamping down in the April, May and June months, and it picked up.” Some prostitutes still work the old-school way. D.C. police have noticed. 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z It’s almost like the path of least resistance is to continue to put them in the place where the local political leaders want them and support that. “It’s really long overdue”: Why Obama’s new anti-segregation rules are coming decades late 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z "Often the path of least resistance is to write a prescription rather than address some of the root causes of the patient's pain," he said. Heroin Use Skyrockets in U.S. 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z “Chains are like water — they follow the path of least resistance and seek their own level,” Mathews said. Tourist-driven economy ideal for fast-food restaurants 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z The path of least resistance, but also of greatest danger, would be for the two countries to conclude that they are prisoners of history. The U.S.-China Rivalry 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z However, this is certainly not the path of least resistance. Know What You Stand For -- How to Thrive in a Male Dominated Industry 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z “I took the path of least resistance,” he said with a shrug. 96-year-old Southeast Texan still flies ‘wild blue yonder’ 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z It’s the path of least resistance, and therefore the path most likely to be taken. The Best Way to Reform Social Security: Eliminate the Payroll Tax 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Now, lawmakers are looking for money-raising proposals that will meet the least resistance from voters in an election year. Cigarette tax increase looks like a possibility this session 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z The problem with free speech is that it’s hard, and self-censorship is the path of least resistance. The Free-Speech Crisis 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z There is an optimal path around a racetrack, a geometric arc of least resistance. In Silicon Valley, the Rise of High-Speed Networking 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Deferments, and especially forbearances are, often the path of least resistance as far as requirements and paperwork, but they’re also not usually the best long-term solution. High Balance Student Loan Borrowers Skirt Default, Still Struggle 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z He said Wednesday that "the path of least resistance was just to leave it open." Obama says he should have closed Guantanamo on his first day 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z The path of least resistance would be the well-trod one, passing yet another short-term patch. What’s ailing the ‘doc fix’ 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Medvedev made gestures in such a direction, but Putin has ridiculed those, choosing the path of least resistance in the short term and thus risking possible long-term stagnation or worse. Putin: The Rise of a Villain Straight From Central Casting 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z Then take the path of least resistance and cough up. The rich people who say they are happy to pay their taxes 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z For those who can’t give up the dream of owning their own kingdom, there’s one approach that certain buyers find as the path of least resistance. The Draw of a Spit of Land Surrounded by Blue 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z “Maybe the path of least resistance is down here, given that we’ve been in a long down trend.” Oil declines amid stronger dollar, crude oversupply in U.S. 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z "I sense that the path of least resistance is for me to resign to forestall a litigation, although I must emphasize that I do not believe the punishment fits the 'crime,'" she wrote. Florida professor resigns after offensive Facebook comments 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z I’m saying that it’s just human nature to take the path of least resistance and to avoid thinking deeply about programs when there’s an alternative path. How Teaching Computer Science Has Changed From 1974 To Today 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z While there are many aspirations and dreams that people will want to see in any new handset, I suspect that the road of least resistance and conformity will be the road taken during 2015. Apple Loop: iPhone 6S Rumors, The Myth Of Steve Job's Garage, iPhone 6C Speculation 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z So Congress is now expected to resort to the path of least resistance: a one-year extension of most of the tax breaks that will force legislators to revisit the issue in 2015. How bad tax policy becomes the status quo 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z There’s a saying: A crooked river gets that way by following the path of least resistance. Jobs for Low-Skilled Workers Moving from China to Vietnam 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z "Say what you want about the NFL, but this was not the path of least resistance for the league," Feldman said. NFL takes hard line, suspends Adrian Peterson for season in child beating “He felt it would be limiting, not intellectual the way teaching or writing would be. He worried that I was taking the easy way out, the path of least resistance.” Steve Lavin and St. John’s Brace for New Season and High Expectations 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z “This is a dangerous message. Charitable giving is difficult, and the path of least resistance is often just keeping the money in the account.” How Investment Firms Are Changing Philanthropy 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z The path of least resistance is to promote from within. Fire, Hire Or Re-Deploy: Are You Making The Right Decisions At Your Company? 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Textile workers in China are earning more money, so the path of least resistance now leads to Vietnam, where textile workers earn 38 percent of what their Chinese counterparts earn. Jobs for Low-Skilled Workers Moving from China to Vietnam 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Here the game’s finer design details and challenge were discarded; many players simply chose to take the path of least resistance. Destiny’s Unintended Critique of Consumerism 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Apply enough stress to any non-uniform material and it will break along the path of least resistance. iPhone 6 Bendgate Isn't Over. It's Missing A Scientific Test 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z But a lot of people simply follow the path of least resistance and end up squandering their best chance for a happy, fulfilled life. The 4 R's of Retirement 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z The simple but regrettable truth is that after consulting search results, employers take the path of least resistance. The Internet and the Golden Age of the Bully “Instead of outlining the cost of inaction to our people months ago when they should have they were content to take the political path of least resistance,” Rubio said in his speech. Marco Rubio takes thinly veiled shot at Rand Paul on ISIS 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z The company took the path of least resistance by leveraging the current payment structure and players. Sell-Side Analysts Thoughts Of Apple's Announcements 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z But, the technical indicators continue to stack up on the bearish side and the path of least resistance remains to the downside. Technical Trading: Bear Channel Pattern Leaves Gold Vulnerable 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z He had more innate talent than his older brother, which allowed him to take the path of least resistance — and often without repercussions. Jay Gruden takes unorthodox path to NFL head coaching job 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Meantime, the bearish technical postures for both gold and silver markets keep the path of least resistance for prices sideways to lower. Gold Sees Tepid Short-Covering Bounce After Hitting 10-Week Low Overnight 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z "The reasons given for the Airports Commission's decision are profoundly depressing. "The commission is not seeking the right answer, but the path of least resistance. Reaction to Boris Island grounding 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z When you’re focused only on what’s directly ahead, it’s easy to fall into the path of least resistance, caving to external pressures and personal insecurities. Culture Of Courage: Creating A Culture That Breeds Bravery 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z If senior managers truly encouraged their juniors to hold off in the name of political correctness, they took the path of least resistance and should be brought to book. Blaming the Rotherham abuse on a fear of being branded a racist is ludicrous 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z The path of least resistance remains to the downside. Technical Trading: Gold Vulnerable, Stuck In Bear Channel 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z “From a momentum and technical point of view, the pass of least resistance is down,” he said. Weaker Prices Forecast For Gold Market -- Survey Participants 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z As a working mom, I get it: Packing school lunches is a chore, and tossing in a bag of chips and 100-calorie pack of cookies alongside a sandwich is generally the path of least resistance. How to Upgrade Your Child’s Lunchbox 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z As a writer, the path of least resistance would be to frame this piece along the lines of small robots assembling themselves, then building bigger robots, then taking over the world. Origami-like Robot Folds Itself Into Shape and Walks Away 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z "The made-in-Los-Angeles element is the path of least resistance, and ultimately results in the lowest cost and highest value for the customer." American Apparel, others try to profit from domestic production 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z Most companies today have cultures that demands everybody do things the same way — their way — and many workers just take the path of least resistance and follow along. 7 Work-Life Balance Lies That Are Ruining Your Life 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z For executives of utilities with coal plants, the path of least resistance is to maintain the status quo and delay the inevitable day of reckoning. We Need to Ditch Our Filthiest Source of Energy: Coal 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z Stock splits are back in vogue now, so the path of least resistance would be for Caterpillar’s management and board to approve a 2:1 split. Caterpillar Skips Stock Split Again - Bad News Ahead? 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z But they also mean, as regards housing policy, that the course of least resistance is now an unhappy one: the status quo ante. The Fannie and Freddie Reform Logjam: A Step Toward a Grand Bargain 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z “Inaction offers the path of least resistance,” the Times observed. GOP’s empty agenda problem: Party’s poised to take power, but agrees on nothing 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z On immigration, inaction offers the path of least resistance. In a Democrat’s Efforts on Iraq, a Parallel for Boehner on Immigration 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Instead, the owner and trainer opted for the path of least resistance. Beyer: Eclipse Awards: Mucho Macho Man deserves to be Horse of Year 2013-12-18T16:23:18Z He predicts that the path of least resistance for banks will be to increase account maintenance and minimum balance fees. Why Obscure Fed Policy Might Mean Higher Bank Fees 2013-12-05T18:23:08Z Like most crooks, they choose the path of least resistance, opting to waltz into the local bank than bust down the doors of Fort Knox. The Top Three Cybersecurity Threats You Should be Considering but Probably Are Not 2013-11-06T19:48:00Z Given BlackBerry’s traditional USP is in the enterprise and business market, with strong security and communication apps, this would be the solution of least resistance. BlackBerry's Next Move Should Be A Cross-Platform Committment To BlackBerry Messenger 2013-11-04T22:16:00Z "In some regards, that's the path of least resistance from a consumer perspective," Berry said. Frequent-flier miles not always transferable after death 2013-11-03T06:00:00Z One issue that was overlooked in this debate is that people prefer the path of least resistance, and thus will favour the easiest way to convert and store energy. Energy: Fuelling the future 2013-10-16T17:21:41.810Z The result is the path of least resistance, the way that the planet’s motion will naturally fall into place, without an external forces – a purely gravitational path. 5 GIFs of n-body orbits 2013-07-30T14:15:04.033Z Yes, today is Fat Tuesday, now that Ryan Braun chose the path of least resistance to his latest doping suspension. Leading Off: Bad Day for Braun, Good Day for Baseball 2013-07-23T13:06:10Z Under that scenario, the path of least resistance for the stock market is higher, said Lancz. S&P, Dow hit records as earnings roll out 2013-07-18T14:36:03Z This entrepreneurial worldview is “a way of finding the path of least resistance,” he says. How A Star Los Angeles Entrepreneur Coaches The Next Generation 2013-06-18T17:49:00Z What used to be hard is now the path of least resistance. Spring Time: Time To Get Efficient 2013-05-20T04:13:35Z But promoting the single market today is far from being the path of least resistance on Europe - and perhaps it never was. Single market dilemmas on Europe 2013-05-14T10:54:26Z What they are is the most efficient of teams, a side that will identify most quickly the path of least resistance and exploit it ruthlessly. Brad Barritt the ultimate Saracen ready for Toulon in Heineken semi 2013-04-27T21:00:02Z They believe that he picked an elementary school because he felt it was a point of least resistance, where he could rack up the greatest number of kills. Adam Lanza’s morbid spreadsheet and “gamer code” 2013-03-18T15:47:00Z I understand, given the social judgment of a sexist culture, why some women would decide that a name change is the path of least resistance. Why should married women change their names? Let men change theirs 2013-03-07T16:19:11Z Trainers habitually try to get to the Derby by taking the path of least resistance and ducking the toughest competition. 2013 Kentucky Derby: Churchill Downs changes system to determine field 2013-02-21T23:33:00Z While natural gas may be the path of least resistance, he says that experience teaches investment pros to always diversify. Despite Difficulties, Nuclear Energy Will Regain Strength 2013-02-20T13:38:51Z In either case, most people choose the path of least resistance, which is to simply do the task themselves. Get Back More Free Time: 3 Tips 2013-02-19T16:10:00Z “In my opinion, the SEC is choosing the path of least resistance,” Calabria says. What (If Anything) Can Fix the SEC? 2013-01-28T13:00:18Z The path of least resistance for stocks and the economy is higher. Common Sense: Economic Experts Give Predictions for 2013 2013-01-11T16:34:31Z "The path of least resistance for risk assets remains up for now." Central banks still hold all the cards 2013-01-04T22:32:45Z If Seattle has developed a bit of a swagger on offense, it resembles Lynch's wide stance, his high stepping and an adamant refusal to opt for the path of least resistance. Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch is happy to let his game do the talking 2013-01-04T02:36:03Z So, even when creating the bizarre, evolution seems to follow the path of least resistance. The Bizarre, Beetle-Biased World of Social Insect Exploitation 2012-12-10T14:45:00.213Z This isn’t the first sleep gadget that claims to peer into your sleep cycle, and wake you up at the moment of least resistance, but it may be the most effective. Instant Review: Jawbone Up Fitness Tracker 2012-11-27T18:42:45Z Leach would sometimes prefer the path of least resistance, the check-down to the back for 5 yards. Cougars have been inconsistent in coach Mike Leach's first four games 2012-09-29T03:12:44Z “It’s the path of least resistance as a Republican.” Romney’s attacks on Obama foreign policy show neocons’ dominance 2012-09-13T22:34:21Z The trick Klei encountered was in making players feel like they were playing a dangerous ninja whose best option was nevertheless the path of least resistance. 'Mark Of The Ninja' And The Business Of Stealth: How Klei Entertainment Set Out To Make The Perfect Stealth Game 2012-09-07T16:35:28Z Many people in the plan, especially those close to retirement, chose the path of least resistance: they stayed with Vanguard. Fair Game: 401(k) Woes When a Company Goes Bankrupt — Fair Game 2012-08-25T18:39:32Z The market seems to be finding its path of least resistance.” Daily Stock Market Activity 2012-08-08T13:46:34Z “There is a tension, and they opted for the path of least resistance which is to acquiesce in the rigging of the Libor rate,” he said. Geithner did not show evidence of rigged Libor, British bank official says 2012-07-17T16:02:00Z Building the stadium on city-owned land was probably recognized by the league as the path of least resistance. Goal: M.L.S. Readjusts Its Focus to Site of World's Fairs 2012-06-27T23:00:05Z If Bernanke and his colleagues do decide to act - and the institution's influential vice chair, Janet Yellen, has suggested they might - then extending Operation Twist could be the path of least resistance. Like they did last summer: Fed may Twist again 2012-06-13T05:06:09Z I want my students to be conscious of these pressures to avoid the path of least resistance that decays compassion and turns the tools of authority into cudgels of power. How refereeing soccer made me a better doctor 2012-06-10T13:00:01Z In other words, the child must not only be allowed but be encouraged to take the path of least resistance. Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics 2012-05-22T15:16:53.140Z Through the connection of Eurasia from the Euphrates to the Atlantic by magnificent roads, communication between peoples followed the lines of least resistance. Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley With an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement 2012-04-26T02:00:14.960Z And in this case, the path of least resistance is simply to deplore the failure of the euro while doing little to actually prevent it. Democracy Could Destroy the Euro 2012-04-23T14:59:09Z He has followed the line of least resistance, so using his land as to carry on his operations with family labour and a little casual assistance during the busy seasons. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z In that quiet and rugged and curtained room he was once more following the line of least resistance. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z Others, although not irrevocably fixed, offer the least resistance and would “naturally” be taken if not counteracted or modified by the more or less artificial development and fixation of other paths through cultivation and habit. Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics 2012-05-22T15:16:53.140Z "Percy flatters himself on the ease with which he follows the line of least resistance, but in reality he is a somewhat shallow and transparent person," she answered. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z The power, as I had calculated, passed in a right line through her body, that being the line of least resistance, and carried all before it. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z To sum up, the requirements for constant current are: Weak magnetic connection between the induced and inducing circuits, greatest possible self-induction with the least resistance, greatest practicable rate of change of the current. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z And if Terry hadn't Edward Garden's sense of the line of least resistance, you must remember that he hadn't Edward Garden's 'inside' information either. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z Jeremy Zirin, chief equity strategist at UBS, guesses—and it is only a guess—that politicians will settle for "the path of least resistance" with another short-term extension of the cuts sometime after the election. Preparing for a Dividend-Tax Hike 2012-03-23T22:43:37Z When physical exertion becomes too great then you will neither need nor heed my advice or anybody's; your nature will find its own line of least resistance. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z The analogy which naturally offers itself and seems to give the best account of the facts is the mechanical principle of least resistance. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z Both the liquid and solid constituents continually escape and spread in all directions beyond the wall, following the course of the least resistance. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z That would be the path of least resistance. Senate to Choose an Insider Trading Bill 2012-03-06T03:17:14Z The troops falling back from Paris would not have shown the least resistance … but they let Thiers go without hindrance. Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) 2012-02-27T03:00:14.477Z They, too, have something of the fluid which religions called divine—the fluid to which man, of all things on earth, offers the least resistance. Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck 2012-02-19T03:00:16.920Z Sensation develops in the direction of least resistance. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z He falls naturally into an old sermon on the evils of free-thinking philosophy, that being the line of the least resistance. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z If people want to suppress somebody saying something, threatening some violence is the line of least resistance. India Ink: From Tollywood, A Landmark Case on Free Speech 2012-02-14T12:00:35Z History, as always, moved along the line of least resistance. Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) 2012-02-27T03:00:14.477Z Mary Landesman, a senior security researcher at Cisco, says start-ups often do not build apps with security in mind: “Attackers are like electricity; they like to follow the track of least resistance.” Disruptions: Anger for Path Social Network After Privacy Breach 2012-02-12T20:30:40Z Religions, like nations and individuals, have always gone along the line of least resistance. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z He will expect providential interference, and, as a consequence, his mind will pursue the path of least resistance, and will account for all phenomena by what to him is the easiest method. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z The savage was controlled by appearances, by impressions; he was mentally weak, mentally indolent, and his mind pursued the path of least resistance. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z Meanwhile, definitely checked on the south, and feeling all the time for the line of least resistance, the German host was gravitating rapidly westward between Roye and Chaulnes. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z Good examples must be so persistently presented and so often copied that the line of moral conduct may become the line of least resistance. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z Two tubes were generally compared together, and the jars discharged alternately through the tubes, and the tube which gave the greatest shock was assumed to possess the least resistance. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z The probabilities are on the side of our experience, and, consequently, against the miraculous; and it is a necessity that the free mind moves along the path of least resistance. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z So long as the S.W. wind was blowing strongly, the centre of the cyclone moved in an easterly direction, or in other words, in the direction of least resistance. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z Lincoln loved work; Ward took the path of least resistance. Why Lincoln Laughed 2011-12-29T03:00:17.037Z In the system of pipes shown, water flows from A B to C D through the six vertical pipes 1 to 6, the greatest amount going through the one which offers the least resistance. Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications 2011-12-24T03:07:54.823Z Or was this simply the path of least resistance for students who saw themselves destined for graduate business and simply wanted a leg up? Are college students declaring majors too early? 2011-12-20T09:00:00Z Frequently following the path of least resistance, building owners and design professionals will often stay with grid purchased power, typically not realizing the full value of the IES benefits. Mobile Microgrid Promises Power-in-Under-an-Hour 2011-12-15T04:06:54Z He quotes a Mark Cuban post in October 2010 in which Cuban asserted that “TV is the best cure for boredom…TV is the path of least resistance alternative to doing nothing.” Zynga: Buy The IPO, BTIG's Greenfield Advises 2011-12-14T18:05:21Z Besides, the ending of the conflict by means of symptom development is the path of least resistance, and a most convenient solution for the principle of pleasure. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z Since the current will always flow along the path of least resistance; it must be so guarded that there will be no leakage. Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications 2011-12-24T03:07:54.823Z He has never studied to distinguish the voice of the Church, the constancy of her teaching, the line of least resistance, the law that regulates her movements. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z His care, so far as the mother was concerned, was conducted on the lines of the least resistance. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z “The path of least resistance—yes,” she said. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z As an ice sheet invades a region, it advances first and farthest along the lines of least resistance. The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin 2011-11-29T03:00:17.347Z "Because with the wind and the string both pulling her, that's the line of least resistance." The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z He simply follows the line of least resistance. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z A man who has lost hounds inevitably follows the line of least resistance. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z This factor of our consciousness which determines our will and which gradually becomes an instinct, is really only a special application of the law of least resistance which governs all organic life. Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z She really did drag; but I was so taken aback by the extraordinary look which came upon her face, and by the strangeness of her tone, that I was incapable of offering the least resistance. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z Hereupon the country fellows upon the battlements of the walls sat night and day with quaking hearts, not daring to stir from their seats, and readier for flight than making the least resistance. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z He was inclined to let things drift, and would assuredly choose the line of least resistance regardless of the consequences. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Our next task was to get to the top of the Old Gray Ledge, which we did by going a little distance south and picking the place that showed the least resistance. Rambles with John Burroughs 2011-10-22T02:00:31.317Z The gases liberated in the manner I have described, naturally follow the line of least resistance. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z He chose the obvious path, that of a civilizing and elevating mission, taking the line of least resistance without any definite idea whither it might lead him. The Crime of the Congo 2011-10-13T02:00:47.603Z Centuries of such guardianship had robbed him of all incentive and made him drift along the line of least resistance. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z Sometimes, the status quo, the path of least resistance while maybe not better, is faster. Time trumps Money in Innovation 2011-10-07T17:27:39Z The path of least resistance is in the downward direction.” U.S. Stocks Decline After S&P 500 Index Retreats to One-Year Low 2011-10-04T13:54:03Z Following the lines of least resistance the will experiences no unusual exercise. Catastrophe and Social Change Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster 2011-10-02T02:00:12.020Z Some analysts described the king’s choice as the path of least resistance. Women to Vote in Saudi Arabia, King Says 2011-09-25T23:12:26Z The path of least resistance is to trade in your used vehicle at the dealership. Bucks Blog: How to Get the Highest Price for Your Used Car 2011-09-21T15:30:51Z “Most people take the path of the least resistance.” The Texas Tribune: In Texas, More Schools Teach Abstinence-Plus 2011-09-16T03:14:52Z Frank let himself go the way of least resistance, without effort or desire to fit in with his environment. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z Like all of us, employers look for the path of least resistance. Economix Blog: The Challenge of Creating Good Jobs 2011-09-08T01:06:08Z When dealing with a divorce-affected business, the route of least resistance is when a Prenuptial Agreement is already in place. Divorce Doesn't Have To Kill Your Family Business 2011-09-02T17:18:11Z My heavily loaded knapsack, shooting along the line of least resistance up my spine, had come into violent contact with the back of my head, producing the astronomical pyrotechnic illusion. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z The fatalists shipped their poles and paddles, and abandoned themselves to the line of least resistance. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z The "Pocket Apollo" could not let himself go the way of least resistance. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z Hidden inside me is, perhaps, a coward which seeks the road of least resistance. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z The movement was there, and in obedience to the universal law it made its way on the lines of least resistance. Some Phases of Sexual Morality and Church Discipline in Colonial New England 2011-08-08T02:00:19.693Z Compelled to follow the line of least resistance, a southerly course was set along the ice division. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z When detected, these invariably beat a retreat, and offer not the least resistance to the drastic punishment they receive if they are caught by their indignant pursuers. Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits 2011-08-03T02:00:14.143Z Well! all this did not save us from being nipped, George and me, and from being made aware that at the least resistance they would wring our necks like chickens. The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War 2011-07-27T02:00:38.240Z To resolve this paradox, my guiding principle for productivity applies: Mold your life so that the path of least resistance is the path of maximum productivity.” You're the Boss: This Week in Small Business: Are Small Businesses The Answer? 2011-07-25T11:00:41Z Q. In other words, you have adopted the road of least resistance with the Japanese language? Japan and the California Problem 2011-07-25T02:00:13.940Z It is a battle between the resistance and the energy of nature, and usually energy wins along the line of the least resistance. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z We shall at times be tempted to fall back into the ways of the German schools in some respect or other, because they represent the line of least resistance in education. Religion and the War 2011-07-18T02:00:22.307Z Ultimately, the Murdochs appear to have decided not to risk the further damage to their already battered reputation and instead take the path of least resistance. As the Hacking Saga Continues, Murdoch Agrees to Tell His Side of the Story 2011-07-14T18:55:00Z If left to himself, a student might elect to follow the line of the least resistance. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z Lacking the courage or the decency to inform his friends of his change of programme, Peacock took the line of least resistance and elected to escape them by a late arrival. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z And so tomorrow, he will make the case to congressional leaders that we must reject the politics of least resistance and take on this critical challenge.” No Grand Bargain: Boehner Walks Away From Deficit Deal 2011-07-10T17:16:51Z Consequently I accept unquestioningly that form of religion in which I was born, taking the line of least resistance. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z That’s, in fact, what drives them nuts about Washington, when both parties simply take the path of least resistance.” Obama Summons G.O.P. and Democratic Leaders for Deficit Reduction Talks 2011-07-06T01:33:19Z Obama said voters haven’t sent leaders to Washington to “take the path of least resistance.” Obama Sets July 7 Meeting To Urge Long-Term Deficit Solution 2011-07-05T21:26:47Z The path of least resistance is very low” rates for a long time, he said. Treasuries Triple Global Returns as Dealers Say Time to Sell 2011-07-04T23:22:32Z Aga Jan came down to open to them, and was stabbed before he could cry out or offer the least resistance. Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z Like Cressida she would always follow the line of least resistance, though it would cause her genuine—if but momentary—distress to give pain to anyone. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z It is not the strong mind that gives way in the fiery contest of life; the weakest vessel has the least resistance. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z In every machine there is a point of least resistance which requires to be watched. Mentally Defective Children 2011-06-19T02:00:24.963Z The pull upon the flexor longus hallucis which runs along the inside border of the foot, gives rise to the bunion by pulling the big toe outward—in the direction of least resistance. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z The traffickers are following the path of least resistance. Figures Show U.S. Tie to Mexican Guns 2011-06-10T01:11:36Z It was the rising school, and part of Grote’s success was due to the fact that he was moving along the line of least resistance. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z He followed the lines of least resistance, turned right or left through the standing timber until he had won around the fallen tree and back to the trail again. Among the Canadian Alps 2011-05-30T02:00:16.600Z Hart, who profited last year betting against European sovereign debt, said China may accept a currency devaluation as the “path of least resistance” as inflation undermines economic growth. Corriente’s Hart Bets Against China’s Yuan on Inflation Concerns 2011-05-26T06:03:03Z As to me—it is the "line of least resistance"—unless they fight. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z They would feel confident that, as he meant to retrace his steps, he would follow the line of least resistance. The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico 2011-05-02T02:00:18.793Z The line of least resistance sometimes taken is excellently illustrated in the occurrence of stigmata already pointed out in the case of epileptic guinea-pigs. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z Loose earth is better than compacted earth, and clay offers the least resistance to penetration. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z They first secured my father, and then rushed into the house and without the least resistance made prisoners of my mother, brothers, and sister, the woman, her three children, and myself.... American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z She neither spoke a word nor made the least resistance, and I began to fear that grief had bewildered her perceptions. Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 2011-04-15T02:00:18.057Z Lines of least resistance were most attractive to Stanton, regardless of circuitousness. When the Ku Klux Rode 2011-04-06T02:00:03.767Z The extent and direction of this line of least resistance depend on the amount of healthy atavism which separate organs and structures of the body preserve. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z The path of least resistance for the market would be higher.” S&P 500 Erases Gain, Bonds Drop on Fed; Oil Falls, Gold Rises 2011-04-05T21:02:01Z The current line shared by Minnkota and Minnesota Power carries an alternating current, meaning all of the power has to travel the path of least resistance. 'Saudi Arabia of Wind' Has Trouble Figuring Out How to Get the Power Out 2011-04-05T18:15:00.463Z We may also claim for reincarnation, the great law which causes all things in Nature, to take the path of least resistance. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z Hilda naturally followed the line of least resistance in selecting her gifts. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z These experiments illustrate the transformation of heredity, that is the manifestations which show the line of least resistance that the morbid heredity has taken. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z At about twenty-four miles from the Fork, are some bituminous fountains, into which a pole of twenty feet long may be inserted without the least resistance. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z His theory—known as constructal law—holds that systems from basketball rankings to arteries and veins to river deltas evolve to follow the path of least resistance. Universal Law of Basketball 2011-03-21T18:48:00Z Every soul will be actuated in a greater or less degree by this law, and the path of least resistance would naturally be towards its own kindred. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z “It does look like it,” Helen answered, concluding that she had better move in the line of the least resistance. The Spell 2011-03-20T02:00:34.173Z School Strain Like all factors of degeneracy, school strain evinces itself in a systemic nervous exhaustion manifest along lines of least resistance, as in the neuroses of Christopher. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z When he was sixteen he was greatly interested in finding the proper form of a body which would offer the least resistance when moving in a fluid. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z In such matters Jake followed the line of least resistance, and bumped along contentedly on the low end of the seat while the other end projected itself abruptly into the atmosphere. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z But for a time the line of least resistance for hungry nomads lay neither to the west nor the east but through central Asia and then south-eastward through the Khyber Pass into India. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z The cheap and easy style and the commonplace material of this sort of books offer the line of least resistance to the young reader. Literature in the Elementary School 2011-02-23T03:00:31.073Z Their morbid egotism takes the direction of cant and sentimentality, so common at certain states in evolution, as points of least resistance. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z It is curious to notice how the intrusive sheets in a great series of strata have forced their way along the lines of least resistance. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z Finding itself unable intelligently to cope with conditions, it seeks the line of least resistance and adopts the colonizing sanatorium, with all its evils, as the best plan that can be found. Habits that Handicap The Menace of Opium, Alcohol, and Tobacco, and the Remedy 2011-02-15T03:00:18.787Z Now must the attack be made where least suspicion makes The least resistance. Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z It seems the line of least resistance; it is always easier to add to powers which appear deficient than to withdraw powers which have proved excessive. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z In this contest for existence in the degenerate types, degeneracy will, of necessity, take the direction of least resistance. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z In fact, the plan is to follow along the line of least resistance. Literature for Children 2011-02-02T03:00:21.560Z Avoidance and neglect of customary duties, evasion of new ones, extraordinary resourcefulness in the discovery of the line of least resistance, and finally amazing cunning and treachery—this is the inevitable history. Habits that Handicap The Menace of Opium, Alcohol, and Tobacco, and the Remedy 2011-02-15T03:00:18.787Z In another environment, in nine cases out of ten, he could be trained to take an interest in upright living; in this one he follows the lines of least resistance, and becomes a thief. Notes of an Itinerant Policeman 2011-01-24T03:00:19.187Z How is the plumage arranged to offer least resistance to the air in flight? A Guide for the Study of Animals 2011-01-18T03:00:14.913Z She sighed, as she followed the line of least resistance. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z It shamed her somehow to see how kind the world was to her nowadays; as if, in following the line of least resistance, she had done something very commendable indeed. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z She knew she would not offer the least resistance, so completely was she in his power. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z But she was given to following the line of the least resistance. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z For that matter, the baron, now at his last gasp, offered not the least resistance. 813 2010-12-28T03:00:13.553Z "Reliance on indefinite detention as a path of least resistance is part of how we ended up in the Guantanamo mess in the first place," Massimino added. Obama weighs review process for Guantanamo detainees 2010-12-22T03:11:55Z His handsome nose, forgetting for the moment all acquaintance with the grindstone, was tilted at the angle of least resistance, and from it issued the rhythmic buzzing that had puzzled his child. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z While the economic crisis was deep enough to drive even Latvia's depoliticised population into the streets in the winter of 2009, most Latvians soon found the path of least resistance to be simply to emigrate. Latvia provides no magic solution for indebted economies 2010-12-20T09:00:01Z Says Sergeant First Class Justin Bosse, 35, a lean Texan veteran of two Afghan tours, "Out here, the path of least resistance is usually the most dangerous one." Afghanistan: Stepping Around IEDs with U.S. Soldiers 2010-10-18T09:45:00Z Delaying the report is the path of least resistance once again. U.S. decision on China yuan practices looms again 2010-10-11T20:51:00Z They're paid to fly the path of least resistance; to keep everyone alive and everything intact with an absolute minimum of fuss and worry. Professional jealousy? Really? 2010-10-05T01:01:00Z In a Kentucky July, one follows the line of least resistance. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z As he points out, Clinton and Bush allowed this lethal explosion in credit as it was "the path of least resistance". What the ?35,000 cocktail taught us 2010-08-03T06:00:00Z As Democrats proved in 2006 and in 2008, the path of least resistance is to seek a referendum on the current leadership, which chronically anxious voters seem inclined to jettison every few election cycles. Political Times: Choice, Referendum and the Midterm Elections 2010-07-22T00:32:00Z "I continue to believe that in the short term the path of least resistance is higher in markets," said Southern Cross Equities director Charlie Aitken. Asia Slips as U.S., Spain Eyed 2010-06-17T02:43:00Z "The path of least resistance is to spiral downwards," they write. Obama's bad economic analysis 2010-06-04T19:55:00Z Generally speaking, people like the path of least resistance. Does File-Sharing Threaten Your Sensitive Data? 2010-05-24T09:01:00Z This wasn't Machiavellian, but it was the path of least resistance. Economic Seer Says U.S. Not Addressing Real Cause of Crisis 2010-05-21T08:55:00Z Kagan's stance on this issue was the path of least resistance in the legal academic world. Kagan to Be Attacked From Left and Right 2010-05-10T15:57:00Z But in either of those cases, the onus would have been on me to demonstrate that I felt a true vocation for those fields, rather than simply taking the course of least resistance. What I Learned from My Dad 2010-02-25T22:00:00Z Though the geographical extent of Russian territory and influence is enormous, she has always moved along the line of least resistance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" If peace could come by compromise, then let there be compromise, and approaches to the United States seemed to afford a line of least resistance. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. The pus, under the influence of a natural law, seeks its escape by the path of least resistance; sometimes this is into the intestine, and occasionally into the bladder. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" It tries to run back again along the line of least resistance that habit has made smooth and easy. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath The black beetle makes its attacks when fully mature, eating its way into the soft tissues and generally selecting the axil of a young leaf as the point of least resistance. The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines She made not the least resistance as he led her to the door. The Gay Adventure A Romance Although the bear was full grown, it must have been young, and deficient in energy; for it was so overcome with dread as not to be able to make the least resistance. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom For several hours the works were entirely abandoned, and could have been taken without the least resistance, had Evans been able to spare men for the purpose. Battle of Fort George A paper read on March 14th, 1896 It is one thing to travel following the line of least resistance; but it is quite another to hold for any definite objective point. The Land of Strong Men His efforts to humanize Hamlen forced him out of his habitual course along the line of least resistance, and without analyzing his new sensations he found them to be agreeable. The Bachelors A Novel The ultimate or resultant useful effect of the explosion of a confined charge is in the direction where the least resistance is presented. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" His little blue eyes fixed themselves upon her like drills seeking in her being the line of least resistance where he could deliver his attack. A Bed of Roses He had lost the nut from a bolt, and, unduly constricted, sought it vainly, while his tongue followed the line of least resistance. The Book of Susan A Novel The trail itself—the original trail—is invariably the line of least resistance. The Land of Strong Men Without offering the least resistance, he allowed himself to be knocked down and disarmed by Antonio, while Simon and Isabel rushed into each other's arms. The Tremendous Event The number of cartridges charged depends on the depth of hole, the length of the line of least resistance, and the toughness and other characteristics of the rock. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Following the path of least resistance, it mounted to Mrs. Mosscrop-Smythe's head; but with Miss Sikkum it seemed to stop short at her nose. Patricia Brent, Spinster When he was gone, as always in the absence of a great leader, men adapted their lives to the line of least resistance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The distension of the whole mass exerts an immense force, tending to propel the glacier in the direction of least resistance—"in other words, down the valley." Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology As it happened, Simon, having lain down on the ground and fallen asleep, was attacked, knocked helpless, gagged and bound before he was able to offer the least resistance to his assailants. The Tremendous Event Cunning, hard-hearted, and avaricious, without pity, and without remorse; a creature so hardened in the ways of sin, that conscience had long ceased to offer the least resistance to the perpetration of crime. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II. Sunday was, in the Duke's eyes, a day of rest, and conversation must follow the path of least resistance. Patricia Brent, Spinster There was of course no steadfastness, no persistence, of one straitly-hewn type; but there was an ever-recurring tendency, a gradual advance along the line of least resistance. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) The incumbent mass will always give way along the lines of least resistance, or where it was formerly rent asunder. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology They were taken entirely by surprise, and, without offering the least resistance, right-about-faced, and fled precipitously from the field. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. So long as the score was completely unknown to him, why not follow the path of least resistance? Twelve Times Zero The one condition of understanding humanism is to become inductive-minded oneself, to drop rigorous definitions, and follow lines of least resistance ‘on the whole.’ Essays in Radical Empiricism In all such crises of the will, it is better to follow the line of least resistance, and so I lie in bed. Seeds of Pine Fiction did not present special difficulties; and as the line of least resistance, as well as that of especial adaptation, women took to this form of writing. Women of England Without the least resistance the liquid was swallowed. Adventures of Bindle How strange this military life must be, how people can submit without the least resistance! Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Constable's Miscellany of Foreign Literature, vol. 1 Twelve to one as the proportion between length and diameter was found to be the shape of least resistance. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 In supervision of our qualifications as masters and mates, the Board of Trade has followed the lines of least resistance. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war The Indians now began to strip every one, without exception, of their arms and clothes, and those who made the least resistance felt the weight of their tomahawks. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 You can see at once that the restriction of the clothing comes just over the part of the body where there is the least resistance.” Almost a Woman Better look the facts in the face, deal only with infinite capacity, roughly weed out the incompetents and proceed along the line of least resistance, in so far as your powerful enemies were concerned. The "Genius" The corporal of the pandurs threatened to fire if we offered the least resistance. Eyes Like the Sea To-night I will sound the faithful, and have them ready to strike down any one offering the least resistance. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier He has merely followed the line of least resistance and found to his surprise that it leads to the altar. Modern marriage and how to bear it Let the furrows be plowed deeply enough while the brain cells are plastic, then human energies will result in efficiency and the line of least resistance will be the right line. Euthenics, the science of controllable environment a plea for better living conditions as a first step toward higher human efficiency Snake River was an erratic stream, which, to judge from appearances, 281 lived up to the principle of always following the line of the least resistance. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted |
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