Sentences with phrase «big pond of»

Are you tired of being lost as a small fish in a big pond of certified resume writers who leave job seekers unsure who to hire?

Big pond of drainage water 12 meters away (on two sides of the station).

I hadn't travelled in years, let alone, alone — me, an introvert — to a conference on the other side of the continent where I knew I'd be a tiny fish among a big pond of seasoned professionals.

Not exact matches

They became a big fish in a small (er) pond earlier in their life cycle, and most likely reaped major benefits because of it.

In other words, most current and future expansion in the oilsands will be in situ projects, and these will not be encumbered by two of the three biggest knocks against the oilsands: radical surface disruption and tailings ponds.

Once the preserve of PC games, the ongoing shift from physical to digital distribution is enticing the biggest fish in the pond — the console industry.

With that likely outcome, let's take a look across the big pond to see what happened when the United Kingdom banned commissions in favor of fee - for - service compensation.The UK's Association of Professional Financial Advisors, recently completed their third edition of The Financial Advisor Market: In Numbers.

Here, Wealthsimple is a smaller fish in a much bigger, crowded pond that includes the likes of local robo - adviser Nutmeg Saving and Investment Ltd. and giant HSBC Holdings PLC's automated investing platform.

Lots of big fish in little ponds gather their little groups of «Untouchables.»

They just tell stories about friends of theirs who heard about a guy who caught dozens of fish on a stretch of a river in Africa, or another guy who pulled a fish so big out of a frozen pond in Minnesota that the fisherman had to make the hole in the ice bigger just to pull it out.

A big fish heading for an even bigger pond, Young's Seafood, the UK's number one fish and seafood business, is diving into the US arena to provide consumers with the authentic taste of the British chip shop.

«We make a lot of noise,» Legeron says of natural wine devotees, «but we're a big fish in a small pond, in a way.»

Otherwise it looks like Pennant will once again be the big fish in a little pond, staring into the murkiness of another relegation battle.

But, Pautzke thought, why not raise the fish in ponds until they actually felt the urge to go to salt water, use the streams merely as chutes to send them out to the ocean's rich feeding grounds, wait two years, and — presto — get back hundreds, thousands, even millions of big, healthy trout?

I like Ozil, and appreciate his finesse in terms of the passes he can provide however the lack of fire in his belly and inability to drive the game leaves me feeling he is just a big fish in a little pond.

Martinez is clearly starting to get to the point where he's sick of being a big fish in a small pond, playing in the Portuguese league.

Some fans are just ignorant of the larger picture, the kids who have taken Chavski to where they are now are kids that are not getting promoted and as such stay big fish in a little pond.

He's a fish in a very big sport pond over here in the US of A. NBA and NHL playoffs in full - swing, wall - to - wall ESPN coverage of the NFL draft (has been going on for weeks and I don't even know when it happens), and baseball supposedly started (although the weather has something to say).

I think the biggest pain for me after that game is seeing Gnabry do well at WB, Wenger wanted to keep him but instead of staying and fighting for his spot, he ran off to be a big fish in a little pond.

While he may have been a big fish in a small pond in Ames, he frequently tested himself against NFL - caliber defenses in four years of Big 12 plbig fish in a small pond in Ames, he frequently tested himself against NFL - caliber defenses in four years of Big 12 plBig 12 play.

Let him settle down there for at least a year in the role of a big fish who likes ruling his little pond.

There is no doubt that Bale needs to get the hell out of Real if he ever wants to be the kind of player he once was... this isn't to suggest that he his skills have diminished, he simply isn't the fiery, determined and aggressive player that struck fear in the hearts of his opponents... the small fish in a big pond just doesn't fit his profile... I can't even remember the last player I've seen who has become so invisible on the big stage (maybe Pogba last year)... maybe it's a case of culture shock or maybe he wasn't able to handle the notoriety that invariably came with his big money signing, but regardless of how it happened this guy is a shadow of his former self... although I doubt he would ever come to a team in such disarray, he could quite easily fill the shoes of Sanchez, who ironically was in a similar predicament in Barcelona, as Bale would return to his favoured left side and would be given the same freedoms that have allowed Sanchez to flourish... ultimately I think the cache of wearing a Real jersey and competing for the top trophies would be too difficult to give up for a wannabe club run by suits who care little about those kinds of accolades

The pond at Arsenal is getting bigger with the arrival of Lacazette and the expected advent of Thomas Lemar.

and I still reiterate my sentiments, many players are better suited to playing for smaller clubs with very little expectations and less pressure and I can name loads of very very talented players who just don't have the big club mentality, players who bloom and shine when they are the main attraction, the big fish in a small pond but who will whither and fade once they make the step up to bigger teams... with Arsenal Afobe will just be another player, another upstart who will find the pressure of delivering week in week out or be out of the team hard to deal with... at Bournemouth he has time to settle into his pace, if he misses chances like he did on his debut for the club he will still be given chances after chances, just like it happened withn him

It looks like Dembele was suffering from the case of «big fish, small pond» at Fulham.

But with the standard of play increasing season - by - season as more and more top notch stars make their way across the pond, the prevailing wisdom is that those domestic players will also improve exponentially, and as such the United States will become an attractive market for Europe's biggest clubs to mine for new recruits.

The transition from big fish in a small pond to simply being one of many talented players was always bound to produce frustrating moments for Iturbe and Roma.

In a rather tongue - in - cheek manner, Drogba seems to have taken a pot - shot at Fernando Torres and Liverpool FC in his autobiography, saying that he sympathised with the # 50 million - priced striker who might have felt like a big fish taken out of his small pond.

The stark contrast in his role and his production perfectly embodies the really big fish in a small pond idea, and truly conveys what happens when a superstar footballer drops way down in weight class of the league he plays in.

Porto are in many ways a big fish in a small pond; the Portuguese League generates an annual TV revenue of 50 million to split between its clubs, while a club like Arsenal alone earns more than that annually, just to put it in perspective how much of an uphill battle it is for Porto to mix it up deep in the Champions League.

A pole, line and hook, along with hopes of hooking the big one, were the stuff that bound families together around the pond at Bevier Park Saturday.

They've settled into the brooder quite nicely - not quite ready for the pond and duck house, of course until they're bigger.

Not only can you teach your kids about the frog life cycle, but with a little bit of water and a big blue tarp, your kids will enjoy hours of fun in the «pond.»

The centre offers the Self - Guided Caves trail, Treetop Canopy Walking plus two zip - lines, Scenic Suspension Bridge, Thunderbird Twin - Zip Ride, Nature Trails, Eco-Adventure Tours, Mini Golf, Gemstone Mining, a kids train ride called Rocky the Train which departs from Big Rock Railroad, Fish pond and plenty of scenic spots to sit and enjoy nature.

If you're lucky enough to live near a big park with a clean pond or within walking distance of one of our great Cook County forest preserves, for the next few months you might hear a sampling of spring's greatest love songs.

Perfect example of a big fish in a little pond that gets gobbled up when moved in with the sharks....

Cuomo is making an announcement today at the New York State Fairgrounds, where the biggest construction project at the fair in 79 years is going on — a $ 50 million renovation that includes demolition of the grandstand, enlarging the midway and an RV camping area, creating a New York experience center with ponds and paths, and building a new front entrance.

Just a piece of pig sh*t pond slime who should be f*cking hung (if they could find a tree big enough to take the fat bitch's weight)».»

John Endler of Deakin University in Waurn Ponds, Australia, studied 33 bower courts and noticed that the ornaments were carefully laid out, with objects becoming bigger the further they were from the bower.

So it wasn't too hard to, sort of you know, be a big fish in a small pond.

Then, the team placed the snails in an uncrowded beaker containing water with a normal level of calcium and trained the snails to not come up for air — no big deal for pond snails, who can also get oxygen by absorbing it underwater through their skin.

Another difficulty is that the providers of «forgetting» services are minnows in a very big pond.

The fact is, you are currently a little fish in a very big pond, so a healthy balance of confidence and humility is what you need to demonstrate in interviews.

Being the biggest fish in a small pond doesn't make you the biggest fish pointblankperiod — it's just indicative of your perspective at that given moment in that given space.

Big hugs from this side of the pond, ♥ Jessica

All of a sudden, I went from being a small fish in a big pond to being the only fish in a totally new pond.

Recent widow swimming in the big pond with the Baracuda... Make No apologize... I am squeezing all of life out of every minute...

There are plenty of fish in the sea and if you get stuck on trying to catch just a single fish in such a big pond, then you are bound to get frustrated and have problems.

Just as a side note, it is interesting to point out that most of the big fish in our small pond and beyond prefer salted hash over everything.

These superfit actors from across the pond may have spent a ton of time filming some of this year's biggest television and movie hits, but they also carve Directed by Shana Feste.