Sentences with phrase «a dress rehearsal»

«Life is not a dress rehearsal, so we should live each day to its full capacity.

However, according to a recent survey she conducted, less than 2 % of over 5,000 business presenters in Fortune 100 companies actually conduct a dress rehearsal and practice their presentation aloud.

«There is tremendous value in having a dress rehearsal,» explains Linda Abraham, founder and CEO of Accepted.com.

On Apollo 10, in May 1969, NASA performed what it called «a full dress rehearsal» for landing men on the moon two months later.

The massive war games have been described by the North's government as a dress rehearsal for an invasion of the Korean peninsula.

Cernan was the lunar module pilot for the Apollo 10 mission, the «dress rehearsal» that made it possible for the historic moon landing a few months later.

Political candidates and champion debaters go through rounds of rough - and - tumble dress rehearsals in order to give their final performances a better shot at success as well.

Don't use a new technology for the first time; instead, go through a «dress rehearsal» and practice its navigation and features beforehand.

[33] A dress rehearsal for this plan was staged in Chile after its 1973 military coup.

In a dress rehearsal for this November's mid-term election, Democrats and Republicans vied last week for who could denounce the banks and blame the other party the most for the giveaways to Wall Street that have swollen the public debt since September 2008, pushing the federal budget into deficit and the economy into a slump.

Democrats Say «Bye» to Populist Option In a dress rehearsal for this November's mid-term election, Democrats and Republicans vied last week for who could denounce the banks and blame the other party the most for the giveaways to Wall Street that have swollen the public debt since September 2008, pushing the federal budget into deficit and the economy into a slump.

For a foreshadowing of what is to come, a dress rehearsal has been conducted in Latvia, Iceland, Ireland and other financially strapped countries.

The country's «Labor Capitalism» is worth studying as a dress rehearsal for neoliberal plans for privatization of Social Security in the United States.

It was a new experiment, whose dress rehearsal was imposed initially at gunpoint by the Chicago Boys in Chile.

In what could be interpreted as a dress rehearsal for the proceedings, due to take place on April 10 and 11 in Washington, DC, he faced questions on the recent controversies from the world's media in an impromptu press conference hosted earlier this week.

Guest Post by Bryan Brewer, Funding Quest As a volunteer «pitch doctor» for the Northwest Entrepreneur Network's First Look Forum program, I attended the dress rehearsal last week where twelve eager entrepreneurs practiced their pitches for the big event next... Continue reading →

He said, «The latest escalation was not a dress rehearsal for an all - out war and we must not see it as such.»

Baptism is a dress rehearsal for death.

What better time to have this dress rehearsal for death and life?

During the Spanish Civil War of 1936 - 39 — a war that was a kind of dress rehearsal for World War II — it declared that its sympathies were «wholeheartedly» with the duly elected republican government; it detested «this Franco revolt,» which was going forward in large part because of aid from fascist Germany and Italy.

The letting go required of us in baptism — that fearful sinking into dark waters — is a sort of dress rehearsal for the daily dying which is life.

We lost the balance of the team I could clearly see it there was something un clear to our players on the field the left wing was weak wellbeck lost position far too many times belerin was not up to scratch maybe it should have been gabrial instead of matasacker carzola tried to spray ball into left flank that went begging but also the midfield was weak perhaps there should have been 5 but the number wasn't the real problem we didn't do what the tots did to us all in all hope this was a good dress rehearsal for the champion league but the defence has to be more accurate to protect the goal keeper keans goals are not acceptable

The latter proclamation was immediately interpreted by some as a sign that the U.S. Open would go to Cherry Hills in the following decade, since in the recent past the USGA has used the Amateur as a dress rehearsal for hosting the Open.

I would have expected Wenger's planning to include the City game, being more or less a dress rehearsal for the season opener against Liverpool, to start with the squad he expects to start against Liverpool and to play at PL intensity.

Arsenal need to use this battle for 2nd as a dress rehearsal for clinching the title next season, as im sure it'll go down to the wire

As he walked before the stands in this unusual dress rehearsal for Wednesday's saddling procedure he stopped four times of his own accord.

The rivals are playing the match to fine tune preparations ahead of what would be a dress rehearsal of the FA Community Shield to be held in a fortnight.

Ahead of the upcoming international friendlies which England's national football team will be playing during the weekend in what will be called a «friendly» against bitter rivals and reigning world champions Germany in Berlin - a dress rehearsal of the European Championships in France, in June 2016, it's only fair that we looked at Roy Hodgson's best performing players in the Premier League.

Against Malaga we may have saw a dress rehearsal of what to expect at Manchester.

A stark contrast to retiring in wet conditions 12 months ago in what turned out to be a dress rehearsal for his actual retirement.

Odds are posted for week 3 of the NFL preseason, generally considered the «dress rehearsal» for the regular season as projected starting players suit up for anywhere from 2 - 3 quarters, sometimes the first drive into the fourth quarter.

If the Real team that faced Malaga on Sunday was aimed at resting players ahead of Bayern, this looked more like a dress rehearsal.

Wednesday night will see a dress rehearsal of the Capital One Cup Final take place at The Etihad Stadium as Manchester City welcome Sunderland.

Palace barely provided him with a dress rehearsal such was the extent to which Alan Pardew's side were so thoroughly outplayed from start to finish.

The dress rehearsal for the Copa del Rey has left both coaches with a lot to think about, and Valverde continued: «It was a fundamental match for us, against our rival in the Cup final.

This is a dress rehearsal for next week's FA Cup semi final so that could work in Southampton's favour.

Without doubt, this is the match of the weekend and a dress rehearsal for the Copa del Rey final in three weeks» time.

Sevilla FC - FC Barcelona: A minute of magic (2 - 2) FC Barcelona In a dress rehearsal for the Copa del Rey final later this month, the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán played host to a magnificent advert for La Liga.

In a dress rehearsal for the London Olympics, Shana Cox led off the full - strength team and her 52.82 leg put them in contention of the lead, handing over to Nicola Sanders who clocked a 52.48 split.

Lovely to see one of my «Dress Rehearsal» photographs too, I so love to play around with all the handmade items I have on offer, and judging from people's responses on the look / layout of table, many say It really is very pretty, quaint, cheerful, and colourful, and which always draws my lovely customers in for a mooch, with a smile: 0)

Unfortunately, we don't get any practice swings or dress rehearsals.

Braxton Hicks contractions are a bit like a dress rehearsal: Your uterine muscles are flexing in preparation for the big job they'll have to do in the near future.

Student work was on display in all the classrooms, and a dress rehearsal was in full swing for the upcoming grade eight students» play.

It was almost like a dress rehearsal or a trial run so to speak.

It would also, at least in some cases, prevent permission stage of judicial review cases from turning into a dress rehearsal.

If the general election on June 8 can be considered British politics» «main event» for 2017, then the recent local council and mayoral elections on May 4 can be seen of something of a dress rehearsal.

Or rather, Theo Bertram, a number 10 staffer who was playing the role of Clegg in one of many dress rehearsals staged by the Labour party in the build - up to the general election — the first British general election to feature live TV debates.

The point about a dress rehearsal is important psychologically.

Last week's was an altogether more serious enterprise, even if, as it turned out, it was only a dress rehearsal.

Labour was, of course, not the only party to go in for full dress rehearsals for the debates.