Sentence examples for to squandering time from inspiring English sources

"People are frugal in guarding their personal property; but as soon as it comes to squandering time they are most wasteful of the one thing in which it is right to be stingy," he observed in "On the Shortness of Life", perhaps the very first time-management self-help book.

It's for this exact reason that the left can no longer afford to squander time and energy engaging the childish arguments of paid provocateurs.

President Obama, beset by bigger political difficulties, could hardly afford to squander time and capital on a congressional fight to get a more partisan figure like Larry Summers, his chief economic adviser, into the Fed seat, as he had intended to do back in January.

To the Editor: In Seth Margolis's delightful "On Your Mark, Get Set, Duomo!" (Aug. 16), he confesses that his family had to "forgo the Uffizi". My family was in Tuscany this spring and I have a tip, particularly for parents who want to squire their kids to the Uffizi but don't want to squander time in line: Call (39-055) 294-883 foreservationsns.

Poor smokers were seen to shame the nation, squandering time and money.

I've contributed to three different studies that show why certain practices fall apart and what leaders can do to avoid wasting money, squandering time, and frustrating employees.

Never one to squander his time, he managed to find a diversion amid the mayhem.

Rampant cc'ing leads workers and managers to squander precious time sorting through unnecessary messages.

Judge Rhodes indicated that he believed the city could not afford to squander any time in its efforts to restore services and fix its finances.

"Rip Van Winkle" is based on the Washington Irving tale of a man who prefers to squander his time at play instead of working.

Life is too short to squander your time doing things that don't give you a sense of completion.