Sentences with phrase «excellent story of»

Overall, The Pounamu Prophecy is an excellent story of rising above difficult situations, and learning to forgive what some might think can't be forgiven.

(This is an excellent story of the entire week.)

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The history of marketing is equally well - stocked with stories of excellent products that failed and lousy products that were excellently branded and succeeded despite themselves.

Carolina's story serves as an excellent example of what's working for these elite organizations and why.

The host of Face the Nation on CBS News and columnist for Slate Magazine does an excellent job translating stories from his popular Whistlestop podcast into this fun to read political history book.

A May 17th Bloomberg story headlined «Buyers with Excellent Credit are Getting the Lion's Share of U.S. Mortgages» noted that the least - risky U.S. households (FICO score of 760 +) account for 61 % of new home loans — a record since the data series began in 2003, when this cohort accounted for around 30 % of new loans.

'» Asked to paint a picture of the company in 20 years, the executives mentioned such things as «on the cover of Business Week as a model success story... the Fortune most admired top - ten list... the best science and business graduates want to work here... people on airplanes rave about one of our products to seatmates... 20 consecutive years of profitable growth... an entrepreneurial culture that has spawned half a dozen new divisions from within... management gurus use us as an example of excellent management and progressive thinking,» and so on.

In her excellent introduction to Polanyi's thought, Michael Polanyi, Drusilla Scott cites Polanyi's own story of how he got his PhD:

But on all other legitimate levels, just having these interests going in intelligent hands is itself an excellent method of evangelizing, of telling the gospel story to all sorts and conditions of men.

The Bible is an excellent anthology of truly enthralling stories.

His first two published works were short - story collections, The Prince of Darkness (1947) and The Presence of Grace (1956), whose contents could be divided evenly between the merely excellent and the truly extraordinary.

In Roland Allen's excellent book on missions, The Spontaneous Expansion of the Church, he tells the story of a Sioux Indian chief named Big Hunter who wished to become a Christian.

They've got excellent writers that do a great job of covering stories across the entire spectrum of the sports universe.

The second excellent Christmas story is Leo Politi's Pedro: The Angel of Olvera Street, a Caldecott Honor book.

Certainly few stories are more calculated to hold the interest of boys and girls than those of this Hebrew strong man who, though singularly lacking in desirable moral and spiritual qualities, is a most excellent example of what not to be — selfish, wilful, lustful, proud, lacking in loyalty, weak in self - control.

I set up an excellent home library filled with books I love, and will spend all of next year getting caught up on all the stories I haven't read yet.

An excellent gift for families or anyone interested in the holiday from its historical perspective, Giving Thanks shares the story of the holiday from the famous living history museum, complete with myriad illustrations, and favorite dishes from all over the United States.

Story and Photos by Dave DeWitt When the first Spanish explorers ventured north from Mexico City in the sixteenth century and wandered into what is now the Southwest, they discovered that the indigenous Native Americans made excellent use of nearly every edible animal and plant substance imaginable.

Greenall's is the benchmark of excellent gin and we feel it is important for consumers to hear and see our story and know they can trust the quality of our gin; the new bottle design helps us achieve this.»

«The single malt expressions, their interesting provenance and long ageing, and Amarula, with its refreshed packaging, unique story and taste, offer excellent opportunity in a range of markets in the region.

After the heartbreaking legacy of bulk wine production under communism - I have a family story here too with my step - grandfather, Hungary has exploded with excellent wines available everywhere.

I think he makes excellent arguments and that the other side of the story should be told.

As former NFL quarterback Hugh Millen told The Seattle Times» Jayson Jenks for his excellent story on Lynch, there are «maybe 5 percent of players» in the NFL that «can intimidate on some level.»

Atletico seem flush with attacking options having added Nico Gaitan from Benfica and Kevin Gameiro from Sevilla but there remained a hint of truth around the Costa story due to the fact that, while Gameiro is an excellent striker, he is not the robust, physical specimen that Diego Simeone seems to covet at number nine.

Everton Ladies goalkeeper Lizzie Durack admits unrewarded performances have become «the story of our season» after another excellent display against Chelsea left the Toffees empty - handed.

Aaron Mooy, whose loan from Man City was turned into a permanent deal for # 10m, has been excellent as a box - to - box midfielder with the touch of a trequartista, but he's the only success story and, in truth, he was already there.

There are lots of excellent Islamic stories and books available that you can use, or you can make up your own.

It is an excellent example of the fact that we don't always know the full story, nor is it any of our business.

Charlotte's story is an excellent example of the incompetence of homebirth midwives.

Then, not a few hours later, Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen of Raise Healthy Eaters (another excellent blog, by the way) shared on her Facebook page a Chicago Tribune story headlined, «Kids Who Play Sports Eat More Junk Food: Study.»

Last week, school food reformer Dana Woldow published an excellent take - d0wn of a widely circulated AP story that left most readers with the impression that the new healthier school meal standards are a big flop.

Cutting a long story somewhat shorter, although the trauma is no longer fresh, it has left me struggling to understand the motivation of midwives in pushing the NCB agenda, but also wondering if my future in medicine could lie in obs & gynae, because I think women deserve honest and excellent care in a pivotal yet vulnerable time and maybe I could be part of that.

Excellent Customer Service: I have heard my share of stories about wireless carriers and their customer support.

Social media, and your tweets in particular will help to broadcast some of these stories out even further - and, more important, to remind people how much excellent work there is on mothering.

This is an excellent collection of real stories from real mothers, telling it like it really is.

Stories like this are excellent examples of why schools need to get out of the business of selling junk food.

An excellent presentation at last week's NOI training examined the power of using your online campaign to gin up «earned media» (free media coverage as opposed to paid advertising), with Adam Green of MoveOn and Trevor Fitzgibbon of Fenton Communications looking at ways to create news hooks and to attach your campaign to unfolding stories.

But for months beforehand, the story of the «Jena Six» was largely spread over our beloved Internets, as NPR details in an excellent online addendum to today's Morning Edition story on the rallies (NPR's coverage of the situation in Jena, Louisiana has consistently been good).

Karl is an excellent liar... I think he learned from Rump... just throw out nonsense — the media will bend over backwards to be fair about telling both sides of the story.

I've been looking for a good reason to return to last week's question of online political etiquette, and fortunately commenter Ron Goodwine provided an excellent excuse when he left this note yesterday on the original original e.politics Graeme Frost story: So long as the Dems can...

Following participation in the Food Supply Chain summit attended by a wide range of organisations representing the breadth of UK food supply and production, Dawn Howard, NOAH Chief Executive said: «NOAH members help ensure the health of UK's food producing animals, contributing to excellent welfare standards — part of the success story that is British farming, food production and supply.

But for months beforehand, the story of the «Jena Six» was largely spread over our beloved Internets, as NPR details in an excellent online addendum to...

He then clarified that he was «not supporting Ukip, just the work of an excellent PR guy who has been the first point of call for all Ukip stories over past decade».

That being said, the Iron Lady would make an excellent double - bill with Brassed Off, the story of a mining community torn apart by Conservative policies.

It is an excellent paper, whose science column and news reporting have accurately and carefully carried the story of global climate change.

STORYTELLING «In the Minds of Others,» by Keith Oatley, was an excellent summation of the impact of stories on social skills.

My research indicates that the Siberian peat moss, Arctic tundra, and methal hydrates (frozen methane at the bottom of the ocean) all have an excellent chance of melting and releasing their stored co2.Recent methane concentration figures also hit the news last week, and methane has increased after a long time being steady.The forests of north america are drying out and are very susceptible to massive insect infestations and wildfires, and the massive die offs - 25 % of total forests, have begun.And, the most recent stories on the Amazon forecast that with the change in rainfall patterns one third of the Amazon will dry and turn to grassland, thereby creating a domino cascade effect for the rest of the Amazon.With co2 levels risng faster now that the oceans have reached carrying capacity, the oceans having become also more acidic, and the looming threat of a North Atlanic current shutdown (note the recent terrible news on salinity upwelling levels off Greenland,) and the change in cold water upwellings, leading to far less biomass for the fish to feed upon, all lead to the conclusion we may not have to worry about NASA completing its inventory of near earth objects greater than 140 meters across by 2026 (Recent Benjamin Dean astronomy lecture here in San Francisco).

I encourage you to read the full CRUK Science Update Blog post «High - impact science: Hedgehogs, flies and skin cancer — the story of vismodegib», it's an excellent example of how research on flies, rodents and a range of other organisms combined with studies of cancer genetics in humans to enabled the development of an innovative therapy.

This is an excellent annual book of short stories by prominent scientists and journalist on cutting edge science in the last year, this issue has a great story on the life and research of Jennifer Francis, and her atmospheric jet - stream weirding papers.

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin - Highly recommended, an excellent blend of birth stories and practical advice from the most well - known midwife in the country.