Sentences with phrase «about these figures who»

(As the New Testament scholar Dale Allison has neatly put it, «The First Gospel is about a figure who imaginatively and convincingly incarnates his own moral imperatives.»)

Political philosophers for whom Tocqueville is «an old friend» will be able to see beyond the dubious connections between Tocqueville's life and his ideas and learn a great deal about a figure who it now appears will guide us well into the twenty - first century.

We were excited learning loads about these figures who were less known.

April 12, 2018 • Sophie Fiennes» film about the legendary performer «achieve [s] a level of intimacy and candor... that's uncommon for documentaries about figures who control their images this closely.»

Was it daunting to think about writing about a figure who already has been covered in such depth?

Not exact matches

It really depends on who you are and what you're looking to learn and do in your career, and I think if you think about it that way, you'll figure out the best set of questions to ask.

But when we ask people how did they hear about Figure 1 in our user interviews, they'd say «my med school classmate showed it to me,» or doctors who hear about it from residence and med students.

Generally speaking, positioning is figuring out where in the market the book fits — what the book is about, who the book is for and what result you want from the book.

I figured the people who connected with me on Facebook really didn't give two shits about what I thought about tech startups and I really didn't want to share photos of my family or private life with the world.

Given that the debate about morality and business practices rages on to this day, we figured it was a good opportunity to take a look at the ruthless business practices and accomplishments of 19 tycoons who built — and ruled — America.

With a curiosity to find out more about how to develop a seven - figure business that consistently performs, I talked with Nicole Wipp, an experienced entrepreneur and small business consultant who has multiple successful businesses that have consistently delivered.

«But I think the time I've spent trying to figure out what to do with it, how to cope with it, how to manage it, how to embrace it, how to laugh about it, and how to let it be part of who I am has brought me to a point where I think a lot of my creative energy comes from that place.

Most people think Russia is responsible, but one cyber-security figure points in a different direction: According to James Bamfield, who has written extensively about U.S. intelligence agencies, the latest leaks suggest someone inside the NSA — a second Edward Snowden in other words, albeit one with different motives.

The percentage of Cooley partners who were female was in the low 20s, and the figures for this critical career milestone hadn't grown significantly for about a decade.

Researchers who used Whyte's methods in 1979 outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York found that about a third of those who visited the steps were alone; in 2010, Hampton discovered that figure in the same spot was down to about a quarter.

«The retailers need to know how much of the beacons they want to use and figure out whether they should crawl, walk or run (with the technology),» said Schafer, who is a director at the National Retail Federation in the U.S. and author of Branded, a book about retailers and social media.

Barra, who took over as CEO in mid-January, didn't directly answer a question about whether she should have figured out the switches were a deadly problem.

Understanding why investors put money into businesses can help you figure out who to approach and how to go about it.

But those who know Mackey say that, in fact, he does worry — not so much about doing the right thing but about figuring out what that right thing is.

But while AOL could cut off Baker's salary, Mozilla was an independent entity, and Baker, who had become a popular and respected figure in the open - source world, remained as an unpaid volunteer for about a year, until a nonprofit called the Open Source Applications Foundation offered to restore a portion of her former salary to support her Mozilla work.

«This will obviously reduce the size of the market for us,» admits Charles, who figures about 6 - 8 % of homebuyers will no longer need mortgage insurance if the down - payment requirement is changed.

Figure out who you are: Many founding teams fail because they've never had the conversation about founder, founding team and founding CEO.

As Amanda Augustine, a career expert for TopResume, previously told Business Insider, this can be irritating to the recipient, who is forced to open the email to figure out what it's about.

One Washington business source who had discussed the issue with the White House said the figure had now grown to about $ 60 billion, with a potentially wider array of products under consideration.

Family members, authority figures, or executives who want to appear to care about the opinion of another person, but really want their instructions carried out without discussion, often favor tag questions.

A proposed settlement figure of about $ 20 billion was discussed at the bank, according to people briefed on the matter, but it is not clear who proposed that number.

About one - third of tax filers opt to itemize deductions on their federal income tax returns (figure 1), and virtually all who do itemize claim a deduction for state and local taxes paid.

It helps you figure out your strengths and you learn more about who you really are as an individual when you talk to customers.

The so - far undisclosed payments last year amounted to about 6.4 million pounds, said a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified because the figures are confidential.

They were about other figures in Trump's orbit — an unnamed thug, and a man she believes to be Trump lawyer Michael Cohen — who she says tried to intimidate her out of sharing the truth about her affair with Trump on two separate occasions (in 2011 and 2018, respectively).

They figured that «hedonistic» candidates would be highly influenced by things like office location (which turned out not to be true); that «self - directed» candidates would be greatly concerned with a start - up's perceived innovativeness and with their own ability to have an impact (both true); and that people who are especially worried about job security would focus on the qualifications of the founders and the commitment of prominent investors (both true).

With new unemployment figures released each month, it's easy to get discouraged about the millions of Americans who are out of work or underemployed, and it makes us all the more grateful for our jobs.

Use the data you do have about them (i.e. anything you've collected through lead generation forms or website analytics) to figure out who might fit into your target personas.

And isn't it interesting that the same media figures who are biased against gold are usually the same ones who seem to have only disparaging things to say about Brexit and President - elect Donald Trump?

Thankfully, economist Josh Bivens, who wrote about all of the above for CBPPs full employment project, figured out that if x were, say 1 percent — i.e., if average compensation grew 1 percent faster than productivity growth — it would take over eight years for the gap to get back to its pre-recession level.

At the time that Democrats began paying for the research, Mr. Trump was in the process of clinching the Republican presidential nomination, and Ms. Clinton's allies were scrambling to figure out how to run against a candidate who had already weathered attacks from Republican rivals about his shifting policy positions, his character and his business record.

«Romancing Les has got to be a high priority right now,» says Gabelli, who figures a CBS - Viacom merger could close in about six months.

It's someone who helps you figure out how to present yourself better — In an ideal world, though, you wouldn't have to think about presenting yourself and whether search engines can crawl your website; they'd just be so good that they can figure out how to crawl through the flash (crawl through the forums, how to crawl through the JavaScript or crawl through whatever it is.»

He figured out long ago there is no need to worry about profits as long as you can grow revenue (and Wall Street is willing to keep writing checks along the way)... and every tech initial public offering (IPO)... who needs profits?

The thing that comes to mind first for me is that I remember reading about a guy who made six figures selling a $ 75 ebook on training parrots — if that can work, pretty much anything can.

Revealing certain kinds of information — especially about people who are not public figures — can get a media organization trouble.

Phil Griffin has said that he wants MSNBC to be seen as the home of «thoughtful people who can talk about ideas»; his challenge up to now has been to figure out how thoughtfulness can make itself manifest on TV news.

No information about who purchased the petros was made public, but the fact that he announced sales figures in yuan would lead us to believe that a significant number of the petros were purchased by investors in China.

I was reading this article in Vox about Shaun King controversy today where it said, «But is there any way to conclusively figure out who's right, and whether King is black or biracial?

I think we are too quick to depersonalize this and miss that we are talking about complex individuals who are trying to figure out, like all of us, what it means to be made in the image and likeness of God and yet have a whole intact personal identity which can include same - sex attraction.

In reference to non-historical figures, Gary Habermas states «In each of these cases we find numerous problems such as a decided lack of historical data, reports that are far too late or stories about mythical personages who never lived.»

In regards to your comment «the fact that you even know about Euhemerus is a product of Christian learning and appreciation of alternate views», we should, indeed, be thankful for early Christian monks who helped preserve the knowledge of prior centuries, but perhaps you are unaware of the contribution of Greek civilization to Western culture and the «Age of Enlightenment» in late 17th century Europe with figures such as Denis Diderot, Jean le Rond d'Alembert, Voltaire, Baruch Spinoza, etc..

With respect to the two cases cited here, the only thing more acceptable about Maher's comment was that it was directed at a very public figure who has done everything she can up to and including having a reality TV show to stay in the public eye.

Everyone you just yammered about was a public figure who put him or herself on the stage and therefore has the expectation that the media will dissect their lives.

We are not told anything about what sorts of sexual attractions Jesus did or did not have, which suggests to me that perhaps Jesus (and / or those who recorded some of his words for us) either didn't consider the matter very important or else figured it was non of our damn business...