Sentences with phrase «just as veterans»

Just as veterans enter a wide variety of civilian jobs when they leave the military, current military personnel also hold some unusual positions while in the service.

Those dismal marks came just as the veteran educator was in the early stages of overhauling all nine district schools in an attempt to drastically improve academic achievement in the community, an impoverished Mississippi Delta town that is still deeply divided by race.

Just as veteran skiers dress in many thin layers of clothing rather than one thick parka, so the Austria House is constructed from a series of carefully designed layers.

In these cases, the surviving spouse can use VA loan eligibility to buy a home with zero down payment, just as the veteran would have.

Not exact matches

Plus, Into has just brought on Trish Bendix, a veteran Los Angeles journalist who's worked for publications ranging from HuffPost to Elle to Harper's Bazaar, as its new managing editor.

When I see their bylines, or their familiar faces at events, I can't help but think of them as Fortune - ites: not just fabled veterans, but longstanding members of the tribe.

«I just think the White House does not vet their nominees so it leaves us as members having to look at their personal and leadership and other qualities,» said Democratic Senator Patty Murray of Washington, a member of the Veterans» Affairs Committee.

India is in deep mourning after the sudden demise of the veteran actress, who did not just give Indian cinema her soul as an artist but also empowered thousands of women

Lifehacker's Kristin Wong, a veteran traveler herself, interviewed Stephanie Lee, who just returned from a nine - month stint as a digital nomad, in order to lay out all the basics you need to consider for a helpful in - depth article.

Personally, I don't hold to the idea that as a veteran you need to maintain the same level of fitness you had when you were in, but an easy way to keep from packing on the pounds is to either a) keep working out, or b) just cut down on the late night Domino's and 12 - packs of light beer.

Thankfully, Trevor Chapman, an e-commerce veteran who sold his businesses for over $ 10 million in just a matter of months and has been acting as a mentor, says that a».

An entry - level new hire who just clocks in and out is suddenly making almost as much as a veteran supervisor who busted her hump for years only to be rewarded with a miniscule raise.

Luecke said that the number of veterans in the industry did rise in an absolute sense to 16,835, but they just did not grow as quickly as the rest of the workforce.

Shop around for a VA lender who offers 100 % cash - out LTV refinances, as some lenders will limit veteran homeowners to just 90 % of their home's value.

Shortly before this article was written, Jacksonville City Council had just approved $ 23 million in incentives for Jinko Solar, as the first phase of a $ 54 million package that will include state grants for hiring veterans.

So I don't LABEL myself Christian, just as I am NOT alcoholic or mentally ill or «Native» American (another convenient label that dehumanizes -RCB- or military veteran.

We have seen as the concept of need is also very volatile in the NFL: one or two injuries at a position and a solid group is now shallow; you draft to become a contender the sooner, not to field the best team you can for the following season, and if a youngster becomes a top player at a position where you are stacked, you can later trade your veterans, or just have expensive contracts off the book...

To veterans of the Miami - to - Nassau, the Cowes - Torquay, or the Viareggio, a challenge such as the one offered by the Long Beach - to - San Francisco race was just too much to resist.

Veteran pitchers come and go like that, bringing a wisp of «Oh, yeah, I remember this guy» into a couple of games and vanishing just as quickly.

Friedman's time in Tampa Bay was many things, but it was not a successful era of drafting: there is a reason the Rays are known for these kinds of veteran - for - youth trades, and it's not just to cut costs, as pre-arbitration Myers can attest to.

Enjoy our Alves WAG gallery as it perfectly illustrates just how much the veteran Brazilian defender is winning off the football pitch as much as he has on it throughout his illustrious career spent at the likes of Sevilla, Barcelona, Juventus, and now PSG...

The veteran forward is set to be nothing more than a squad player in the coming season under new boss Luigi Delneri and Hodgson will at first be looking to seal a deal to bring the former Monaco man on a loan deal which could be just what the Serie A side is looking for as they look to trim their squad due to the rapid addition of new faces at the club.

The Pats» marquee free - agent signee, linebacker Rosevelt Colvin, played just two games in 2003, yet underrated veterans, such as linebackers Mike Vrabel and Willie McGinest and safety Rodney Harrison (who broke his right arm late in the fourth quarter on Sunday), raised their games to new heights.

The fake salary cap put in place by the new collective bargaining agreement negotiated at the end of 2016 is to blame, but that mostly just suggests that what we're seeing is a form of legal collusion, where the owners managed to put one over the Players Union by making it seem as if the savings from the international and amateur markets would come back to veteran MLB players.

Arbeloa has featured just nine times this term, and perhaps his most newsworthy contribution this term was his infamous spat with Pique, with the veteran questioning Barca's performance against Atletico Madrid on Twitter, only to receive a fierce response in reply from the Catalan defender [as per Sport].

Per the source, Tierney is seen as a potential challenger for veteran left - back Nacho Monreal, who just turned 30 this past season.

Part of Tiger's comfort with his former teacher, Butch Harmon, was that Harmon was a Vietnam veteran, scarred and toughened by the experience, just as Earl Woods was.

He's 20 years old in just his first NBA season, not 40 years old as a 20 - year veteran.

That veteran depth meant Matulovich had just six innings of work as a junior.

Just as Laurent Blanc once helped to develop the talent of Rio Ferdinand as an older, veteran signing, Ibrahimovic could become an on - the - job tutor for United's new batch of young attackers.

Ever since Iker Casillas played his debut season with Real Madrid back in 1999, the Spanish goalkeeper has been a consistent performer as he has made over 18 league appearances at club in the Santiago Bernabeu with the only exception being the previous season which concluded one month ago and the veteran shot - stopper was featured in just 2 matches.

Blackburn have a relegation veteran in manager Sam Allardyce and that could be just as well with Blackburn heading into their new Premiership campaign looking extremely weak on paper.

Wales, of course, have that glorious raider, left footed Gareth Bale, who, in Cardiff against Montenegro, so surprisingly beaten, in fact operated on the right to allow that splendid veteran, Craig Bellamy, to play on the left; though he is just as quick, incisive and effective on the right himself.

Just as it was expected, veteran striker, Didier Drogba finally made his return to Chelsea on a one season long deal that will reunite him with Jose Mourinho for another exciting experience at Stamford Bridge.

As a veteran I also just choose to breastfeed wherever I choose.

Of course, like every other pregnant woman, I'd heard many well - meaning mothers recant their birth stories like old veterans retelling their war stories (and sometimes just as gruesome).

Gov. David Paterson's office just announced the resignation of James McDonough, Jr. as the director of the state Division of Veterans» Affairs.

«Let's not just talk the talk, let's walk the walk and G.I.V.E. Back to our disabled veterans by truly thanking them for everything we hold dear as Americans and as New Yorkers by offering them a birds eye view of the government they sacrificed their blood, sweat and tears and nearly their own lives to protect.

Politically, too, there is likely to be a backlash as the veteran transport consultant Jim Steer wrote recently in Transport Times: «A highways programme that shows a balanced response to users» needs — not just motorists» - has a much better chance of public acceptability».

A lifelong third - party activist and veteran of Dr. Benjamin Spock's 1972 presidential campaign on the long - forgotten People's Party ticket, the 61 - year - old Hawkins is hoping New York's 125th Street and Lexington Avenue — a familiar spot picked out by Credico — proves to be his lucky corner, just as 116th Street and Lexington Avenue proved to be the late Fiorello H. La Guardia's «Lucky Corner» during his long and colorful political career.

CB4's new chair, Corey Johnson, is just 29, but is already a six - year veteran of CB4, with terms as vice chair and chair of the Quality of Life and Chelsea Preservations and Planning committee to his credit.

As New Rochelle City Council condemns local Veterans groups about the «appropriateness» of this flag, Deerpark Town Supervisor, Karl A. Brabenec understands all too well just how appropriate this symbol of American history is.

Just as galling, John Faso, who time and again pays lip service to veterans, ignored the Paralyzed Veterans of America, who also opposed tveterans, ignored the Paralyzed Veterans of America, who also opposed tVeterans of America, who also opposed the bill:

While Mr. Espaillat also used Red Horse two years ago when he came just shy of unseating veteran Congressman Charlie Rangel, people close to Mr. Espaillat and Red Horse believe the firm's addition to his growing team will help vault the uptown lawmaker past Mr. Rangel, as well as new contender Pastor Mike Walrond, this time around.

As this facility and other research bases have increased their scientific capacity in recent decades, the scientists who come to remote areas have evolved to include not just hardened outdoorsy veterans «with big, bushy beards,» Cox says, but also mathematicians, software engineers, and statisticians.

Between 2009 and 2013, the Veterans Affairs Keratinocyte Carcinoma Chemoprevention Trial randomly assigned 932 veterans who each had at least two prior basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) or SCCs to either receive the 5 - FU cream or a cream just like it but without the active ingredient as an experimental Veterans Affairs Keratinocyte Carcinoma Chemoprevention Trial randomly assigned 932 veterans who each had at least two prior basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) or SCCs to either receive the 5 - FU cream or a cream just like it but without the active ingredient as an experimental veterans who each had at least two prior basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) or SCCs to either receive the 5 - FU cream or a cream just like it but without the active ingredient as an experimental control.

Maybe you're trying to please everyone at your new company by taking on everything thrown at you — but somehow it's just not as easy as the veterans in your group make it seem.

Military commanders recognize that symptoms of PTSD are not as obvious as a physical injury, but nonetheless just as important, and they are ready to develop programs to quickly identify and treat active duty service members and veterans who are showing symptoms of PTSD before they worsen, says Rothbaum.

The reason I love it so much is because it is just as effective for a beginner as it for a fitness veteran.

Today my hubby has taken time off work and we are heading to a few restaurants or little shops for free deals since he is a veteran and to just spend some time as a family.