Even under her tutelage, I internalized the idea that ambition and aggression were a turn-off.
Another turn-off for ambitious young Russians is the insecurity of property rights in Russia.
Another turn-off is the legal trouble that the big firms will face next year.
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Such a lack of institutional history was a turn-off for admissions officers at Rice University's Jesse H.
The accident happened at the Temple of Fiddes turn-off, and caused major delays.
The route heads inland to dry and hot Llanca before reaching the turn-off for Cadaques, where the Pyrenees meet the sea.
For the public, the hearings have so far been a turn-off (and there is precious little television coverage to turn on to).
Among the roads affected were the A19 northbound, which was closed between Testos roundabout and the Boldon turn-off, due to standing water.
Homespun clunkiness works for a village store, but it's a turn-off online.
That kind of attention can be a turn-off for some, especially those like Tom Cruise or Lindsay Lohan looking for respect as an artist.
Police believed her Volkswagen Polo and Mr and Mrs Knight's Vauxhall Astra collided at the Wendling turn-off, near Dereham, while heading in opposite directions.
Even in this authentic era, too much authenticity is a turn-off.
The prime minister told MPs the government was exploring the turn-off in a statement made to the House of Commons during an emergency recall of Parliament.
And if he is steadfast in his desire to play the European Tour rather than the PGA Tour, this certainly will be somewhat of a turn-off to corporate America.
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The somewhat comical two-dimensional look of the game may be a turn-off for some people, but it is drawn and animated well enough to make up for this failing.
But don't let that be a turn-off: Arnalds' mostly instrumental songs, which fall somewhere between contemporary classical and experimental electronica, are gorgeously textured sketches with as much restrained hope as melancholia.
One might think all this frustration would be a quick turn-off, but surfers do occasionally conclude that the best way to reach sanctuary is to pony up a credit card number.
Just before the bridge to the peninsula, at least two-dozen cars filled with recovery workers lined up at the turn-off to Floyd Bennett Field, the nerve center of the relief efforts.
Universities say these buildings are now woefully outdated and a turn-off to a generation of students who grew up pampered with their own bedrooms and bathrooms in homes wired for the latest technology.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) also wants built-in gadgets the driver can use to turn-off non-essential functions while the car is moving, and keep them disabled until the car is parked.
The man who died in the Auchterarder turn-off crash has yet to be named and the driver of the other car was taken to Perth Royal Infirmary with what were thought to be minor injuries.
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This advertisement is such a turn-off.
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"Somebody who comes in and says, look how great I am--that can be a serious turn-off, " says Jeff Hunter, vice president of human resources at Dolby Laboratories in San Francisco and a career and workplace consultant for Glassdoor.com, a job review and ratings site.
"You've got to pick 1, 000 homes to turn everything off in--or 10, 000 homes to turn something off in--to counter one windmill, " he says.
"Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" -- one of Broadway's most talked-about shows due to its history of delays and accidents, big budget and the star power of U2's Bono and The Edge, who helped write its music -- scored two Tony nominations, for best costume design and best scenic design in a musical.
He's beefed up the NFL's social media presence and now has 3.5 million Facebook friends and 2.1 million Twitter followers, helping turn off-season events that were once only for the hard core--like the draft combine and the draft itself--into huge spectacles.
Sprint TV's also included, of course, but it just hangs on 4G whenever you try to watch a program -- we had to turn it off and use EV-DO to make it work, which is pretty counterproductive considering how much better it could look on a faster, lower-latency connection.
You actually don't have to stay away from your phone altogether -- you can just turn the e-mail function off (or Facebook or whatever you're habitually checking).
Offering to do things you really don't want to do -- such as relocate anywhere or travel up to 100% of the time -- can turn off recruiters, warns Russ Riendeau, a senior partner at East Wing Search Group, an executive-recruiting firm in Barrington, Ill.
U2's Bono and The Edge seemed to have initially bungled their Broadway debut with "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" only to have it become a box-office success.
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