Sentences with phrase «even losing the world»

Even losing the World Series means something, according to Tommy Lasorda, who managed the Los Angeles Dodgers for 20 years (1976 - 1996).

Not exact matches

For all their drawbacks, globalization and liberalized trade have been a force for peace in the modern world; as national economies become more interdependent, they have more to lose by alienating their trading partners, which aren't necessarily colonies or even allies.

Change is critical — even if it means losing top performers — because the world has changed and what happens in the culture of a company affects business metrics, said Huffington, who founded media website HuffPost.

The deal would see Beijing take a firmer grip of Hong Kong's transport hub, even as the city's once world - leading port loses ground to rival ports on the mainland.

The four critical factors are: (a) businesses with recurring revenue bases — like a renewable subscription — are far better than ones dependent on constantly securing new customers; renewals are much easier and less expensive to secure than new sales; (b) customer retention is absolutely critical — all customers are very costly to acquire and very easy to lose in a world of almost infinite choices; (c) businesses based on products that require constant replacement or renewal (the «razor blade» model) are much more attractive than durable goods businesses (like selling refrigerators) where the products have very long repurchase or replacement life cycles and where the market could even fairly quickly reach saturation points; and (d) businesses that offer products or services that had a predictably high rate of obsolescence were much more attractive than those where the products had long, useful lives.

The important thing is that it's easy to get immersed and even lost in the virtual worlds being served up.

But something about that prized demographic makes the uncoolest of tech companies lose its head and become even uncooler — and, even worse, act like the Donald Trump of the tech world.

Looking ahead, if the dollar loses even some of its status as the world's «reserve currency,» we should definitely expect to see its value decline and gold prices to increase.

Even if it meets that target, years of declining gold production from its peak of 8.6 million ounces in 2006 means that Barrick may lose its title as the world's largest gold producer to Colorado - based Newmont Mining Corp., which is predicting production of between 4.9 million and 5.4 million ounces this year.

Do YOU concede that that is nonsense that will put us even farther behind our international competi.tors than we already are by losing time to teach actual science while all the worlds origin myths are covered over months of «science» class?

Wow.Mr.Limbaugh's belated «apology «aside, I find myself stunned at the level of vitriol, rudeness, and sheer hatred we seem determined to spew at each across the web nowadays; its advent has obviously unleashed some deeply - buried, long - simmering resevoirs of hate, scorn, and opprobium that has finally boiled over among many of us.If we spent even a third of that energy seeking solutions to righting the badly - listing ship - of - state called America... Well.The politicians aren't going to do it, fellow citizens.As clever as we think we are venting over folly and nonsense on these websites, we had better get busy getting our nation's affairs in order, or we'll become the laughingstock of the world, with tiny,no - name third world countries thumbing their noses at us and telling us to «Get lost, America, you silly, Hollywood has - been.

Have we become so lost as a nation that someone with Limbaugh «s limited, perverse and hateful view of the world is even, for one tiny moment, considered as intelligent discourse?

There have been periods of rapid advance, periods of relative stagnation, and even periods when useful knowledge about the world has been forgotten and skills have been lost.

What about the belief that since this world is temporary, it doesn't really matter — it's all ashes and dust, corrupt and lost so even the most noble acts are ultimately without merit — God will sort it out in the end...?

Those who feel lonely and lost and long forgotten, get to feel the fullness of the only Love who has ever loved them to death, and back to the realest life, the Love who woos and heals wounds, who whispers Beloved and Bride, whose passion proves even we are worthy of being loved beyond this world.

It is written that God would rather have lost one of His sheep and found it again, then to never have lost Him at all, Meaning It is very easy in this world now more than ever to lose sight of God and your faith, we all sin even the most devote christian, But coming back to our faith and our christian ways after losing it is something that brings God joy..

Like many of my peers, I eventually became disillusioned with a version of Christianity that had seemingly lost its soul: too politicized, too associated with just one party, and too unconcerned with, irrelevant to, and even on the wrong side of the biggest issues facing the world in the 21st century.

16For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten -LRB-[a] unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.

By forsaking the world's definition of masculinity, shutting down demeaning and damaging conversations, and carrying the torch of gender equality even if it means you will lose the respect and affirmation of your peers, men can engage in changing the status quo.

And I agree with you, no point «gaining the whole world and yet losing your soul» even in a ministry sense.

Part of Silva's genius is his recognition of the moral ambiguities of even good - guy counter-terrorism, though he never loses sight of the fact that there are, in fact, good guys and bad guys in this world.

We have become way too much eyeball people as Christians assume that those who don't live according to the way they do they are unsaved, we have created this judgemental relationship which hurts peoples fellowship with God, there are no litmus tests for people that believe in Jesus, which is why we are called to not judge others, and people use James 2:14, and 1 John's verse of those who practices righteousness are righteous even though I think it's talking about earthly righteousness toward people that we as Christians should show because there is a lost world out there that needs are help and these doctrines of guilt, condemnation, anger, and judgement aren't helping in fact they are doing the opposite, just like how in James it's justification towards man.

And even if finally the world does make him suffer, on that account neither the Good nor he has lost — for to be too far up in the world is most often, as in the ordeal that is called «trial by water,» a sign of guilt.

Farrell comments: «In this famous passage, Faust again reenacts the Enlightenment's annihilation of traditional, religious, and metaphysical culture and at the same time curses the results: the mind recognizes itself as a slave of «make - belief,» of «smug» self - delusion; it recognizes the phenomena of the natural world as no more than a source of distraction and confusion; and, given these recognitions, heroism, family life, love, even greed and intoxication lose their allure, nor can the Christian virtues offer consolation.

«Symbols, rituals, traditions and presentation» and even «the time and energy we would invest in the construction, protection and perpetuation», if done to show Christ to a broken lost world — instead of for the mask — is a good and godly thing.

After 500 years of the modern Bible, we find that it has lost its voice in our world; even, sadly, within many of our churches.

That path required reform - through - retrieval, the recovery of an element of the tradition of which the Church had lost sight: namely, Pope Gelasius's distinction between, and affirmation of, «two authorities» in the world that should not be thought identical, or even too closely enmeshed with each other (a point underscored by Gregory VII in the Investitute Controversy).

Even a quiet determination to bring the love of God to a small corner of the world seems to get lost in trivialities.

The command, for example, to love one's neighbor loses much of its urgency if the distinction between you and the neighbor is «empty;» If the whole world is present in this «here - now,» and if this «here - now» is present throughout the whole world, then the significance and even the reality of the particular developments in history have been radically compromised.

Even more than their «unbelieving» contemporaries, the fundamentalists, living in a world of terrifying change, have lost hope of being able to deal rationally and effectively with their problems by their own intelligence and activity.

In those moments I am willing even to indulge his somewhat romanticized view of himself: a figure in the twilight, at the end of a long journey through a large valley and into wooded hills, perhaps pausing on a low ridge that affords him a last narrow glimpse of the paths he has followed, watching the evening descending over the mountains and down toward darkening lakes and fields, trying to fix in memory the shape of a world soon to be lost in night.

«To the family members who have lost, there's not any words now, except perhaps Matthew 28, where Jesus said, «I am with you even to the end of the world.»»

Consumers were becoming more frugal and health - conscious, the power of the major supermarkets was growing and even Coke, once the world's most valuable brand, was losing its pulling power and pricing power.

Around one - third of all food the world produces is never eaten — either lost in production or wasted by retailers and everyday consumers — even as 800 million people struggle to have enough to eat.

However, as much as it is important for Arsenal to take maximum possible points from Goodison Park this evening, it would not be the end of the world for the North Londoners if they win or lose against Everton.

People are only looking at 50M loss in sales but believe me that there are a lot of intangibles to Sanchez staying for one more and worst case leaving for free (1) We make it to CL and recover the lost revenue (2) CL next year means that even if Sanchez leaves we are still attractive to world class players (3) We don't strengthen our rivals (4) Sanchez can make Lacazette as deadly as we expect.

That means he's seen a lot of losing — but enjoyed the Bears Super Bowl win, the six Bulls titles, and yes, even the White Sox World Series title, even though he's a Cubs fan.

who would of guest City would make an offer of 60 million in the summer for Sanchez with only a year left on his contract, i'm guessing we could get an offer of around 30 million from City in January so he wont be persuaded by the likes of PSG with a signing on fee in the summer, but who knows what goes in the mind of Alexis or what kind of injuries some big clubs could have from now until January for them to make ridiculous offers to a world class player with no CL conflict of interest, lets say Real Madrid loses Ronaldo, Bale, Karim to long term injury you bet they will come ceiling with baring gifts for Sanchez's services or even Barca with Messi or Suarez

It's been a constant topic of discussion in the football media world and Sky Sports pundit Charlie Nicholas, believes that Arsenal fans shouldn't be panicking, even if the Gunners lose to Leicester this weekend.

It's important to note that all bets are action, so even teams that didn't end up qualifying for the World Cup were losing bets (sorry, Italy or USA bettors).

Cazorla — too bad he was lost too soon... not blinded enough to think he would solve all of our ills but he was and is the only deep - lying player on this team that can pass more than 12 yards on a consistent basis... like Rosicky, gone way too soon but can't dwell on it too long or we end up in the crazy world of Wenger's man love for the one and only Diaby... don't resign because even if he were to come back he's been out to long and he just gives Wenger an excuse to not replace with talent

With David De Gea odds on to return to Madrid, the Premier League could be set to lose one of the finest goalkeeper's in world football, but if La Liga legend Casillas opts for a move to England, that would certainly soften the blow — even if he is well past his best.

As for worrying about losing more, the players we shall have to worry most about are Laurent Koscielny, who has been called up despite just returning today, Olivier Giroud, who is a certain starter for France as Benzema has been omitted from the squad, and even more worryingly Alexis Sanchez, who has two more World Cup Qualifiers to play in South America.

LOS ANGELES — Everything was going according to script for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 of the World Series Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium, but then all hell broke lose in the late innings of their 7 - 6 loss to the Houston Astros, evening the series at one game each.

On Sunday, the world watched as Colon was perfect into the eighth inning against Justin Verlander, and even though he lost the lead and didn't make it out of the inning, we're reminded that baseball is good, actually.

Chelsea is champion but the will buy De Griezman from Atletico de Madrid they have the best defence in the league, the best Midfield in the league with De Griezman, hazard and Costa they will be came invecibles that what Mourinho want to take from Wenger and do not forget that Wenger will never beat Mourinho, we just need 3 world class players just like Henry said, But Wenger have no ambitions to win the league, next year will be the same excuses why we fail again, Mourinho sold Mata even so he was voted the best Chelsea player the previous two years, and Wenger want to keep ineffective players like Walcott, Wiltshere, Diaby, Flamini, Ryo.Sanogo.Welbeck, sad but that is our fate with Wenger only problem for us the risk of loosing player like Alexis will be great if we do not win next year, we must to buy like Henry said, like Carzola is saying, we lost so many good players because they want to win and they are winning with others clubs.why we do not give ouself a chance of winning the EPL?

@RSH what I was trying to say is that it takes more than world class players to win you the league.In many instances the mentality factor far outweighs the quality when the team is playing on the Wenger.With Wenger I don't see us having a strong mentality.We might have even lost the battle before it is fought.Trust me there's a higher chance w» ell not win the EPL if even Wenger made all the right signings.You know why?It's not because of the so called quality of other teams but we will be the cause of our own downfall this season again.

What is really unnerving and will go as a dark age for AFC in years to come is how this man took one of the richest teams in the world by ramsom... completely inexplicable how we are subject to take this mediocrity for another 2 years or as long as Le Fraud decides he will stay as he thinks is his born birth right...... Legacy??? a man who lost his self respect this way has no right to claim a Legacy not even for what he accomplished almost a generation ago... of course and also inexplicably he still has supports from some Fans.....

We have seen these two Spanish powerhouses snap up the best players in the world over and over again, even from clubs like Man United who have huge amounts of money, and we ourselves have lost the likes of Thierry Henry and Cesc Fabregas to the Catalan club.

Even if we get world class players, Wenger will play them out of position and make sure that they lose all confidence in their abilities.