Sentence examples similar to share of pie from inspiring English sources

The noted Los Angeles decorator Michael Smith has had his share of pie-in-the-sky ambitions, but he achieved a rather major one when he performed a tasteful and understated (and, for the record, not taxpayer-financed) makeover for a certain Washington power couple residing at a certain Palladian-style white house on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Although Visa is scoffing a larger share of the pie, the pie is getting bigger and bigger, particularly outside America.

It was developing countries, like us, who want a fairer share of the pie, not to destroy the pie.

Chinese manufacturers that engage in quality fade unfortunately subscribe to the view that business is about increasing one's share of the pie rather than growing the pie over time.

The rich would do better with a rapidly growing pie than with a bigger share of a pie that is barely growing at all.

"My share of the pie might get smaller," he said, but "the pie will get immeasurably bigger".

Casino operators are less focused on increasing their share of the pie and more focused on making the local pie bigger and better.

Whoever ultimately steps into the executive director's chair will have to tread carefully, Ganis says, balancing the players' short-term interests (their share of the pie), against their long-term interests (making the pie larger).

The rise and proliferation of cable grew the total pie for television, leaving networks with bigger businesses even if their share of the pie shrunk.

We want our fair share of the pie.

"We've had our share of humble pie.