Sentences with phrase «around a vision for»

Something that could — as in 1945, 1966 and 1997 — unite working - class and middle - class voters around a vision for society.

I'm a believer in mayoral control because it allows us as a city to align around a vision for education and to hold the mayor accountable for the results.»

Others» values center around a vision for the school.

School boards in some cities, notably in San Diego and Houston, have coalesced around a vision for reform and put that vision into action.

As to why the principals did not link their observations to any discussion about instructional practice, or any attempt at broader efforts to unite teachers around a vision for the school, teachers said, for example, «He is supportive of my teaching philosophy.»

The CTU's chief victory lay in galvanizing public education advocates across the country around a vision for public education that took full form in 2013.

Also a retreat leader focused on mindfulness for leaders, self - compassion and permissioning in leadership and social action, Kirsten was a founding board member of the Institute for Democratic Education in America (IDEA), a national not - for - profit organizing educational leaders, teachers, students, and parents around a vision for education founded in greater equity, social justice, compassion and passionate learning.

The mechanics found in Deadly Premonition are unique and original concepts formed around our vision for the game.

And if so, could I design a mood board around my vision for the room?

Not exact matches

To hear the McConnell camp tell it, victory would give the senator the chance to forge a new Republican vision — to finally offer those much - promised legislative proposals for economic growth and reform that the party has so far been unwilling or unable to unite around.

For most people, these two words inspire visions of a meeting that looks something like this: A group of people bouncing suggestions and ideas around — ideas that will then just sit and collect cobwebs immediately after the conclusion of that meeting.

It was incredibly hard because we built the company around this really awesome consumer vision, but when the economy fell off a cliff, we basically needed to find an immediate business model and put the consumer stuff on hold for a bit, so that we could survive.

For three years, he built a vision around the benefits of transporting and distributing goods the way the web does information.

For Opler, a choice to cut off 50 percent of his company's revenue stream to refocus the vision ultimately turned his business around for the bettFor Opler, a choice to cut off 50 percent of his company's revenue stream to refocus the vision ultimately turned his business around for the bettfor the better.

«He has stood up for liberal values; he put forward a vision for the important role that France plays in Europe and around the world; and he is committed to a better future for the French people.

Meanwhile, other researchers are using the device to enhance vision for those with poor eyesight and even the near - blind, to understand how humans handle heavy workloads and multitasking — and, perhaps, most intriguingly, to better engage autistic individuals with the world around them.

«The next thing you know, you have this company built around all of those decisions and you're successful and you have real money, but then it takes a huge revolution to make change,» says Poon Tip, who was at a loss for how to manage the company that had grown beyond his original vision.

Having a vision for the future, listening to challenges from both internal and external customers, and aligning every employee and function around the company's mission are all important for growing an early - stage company.

«Melinda and I are pleased to make this investment in the University of Washington to help dramatically accelerate their 25 - year vision to achieve positive health outcomes for populations around the world,» Gates said in a statement.

Right now, our giving centers around two children we've «adopted» through World Vision, a local family we sponsor for Christmas and our local church.

Global VW Chief Marketing Officer Jochen Sengpiehl outlined his vision for a more centralized agency model organized around regional hubs at a press briefing today in Berlin, according to the German magazine Horizont.

A three - step process to anticipate and shape change, beginning with the identification of 70 + macro drivers that were refined into 8 dynamics defining the future for connected consumers, which constituted the basis for a highly immersive two - day Future Forum bringing together 10 outside experts, 13 internal stakeholders and 14 agency partners, from which a consumer - centric company vision and Future Playbook was developed around «4 Big Bets» over near -, mid - and long - term horizons.

«The bigger the vision you have, the more important it is for you [to think] on what type of a team you're going to put around you,» Bet - David says.

Zoning and transportation overhauls around the White Flint Metro station are already well underway and developers here — including Washington Nationals owner Ted Lerner — have deep pockets and a collective vision for creating an attractive area for workers.

If Mr Jean hopes to make the Wildrose party the party of choice for all conservatives, including progressive conservatives, he'll have to do better than float a muddled vision that pussy foots around social issues.

For Tiffany, business is built to grow people — not the other way around — and Element Three exists to fulfill that vision.

Geotab is also a finalist for PwC Canada «s Vision to Reality Awards and Colin shares the company's innovation efforts around a new product focused on data analysis from hundreds of thousands of vehicles across the globe.

Thanks for always sharing your vision of the world around us and the world to come as we live out the kingdom here on earth.

The church, however, should be free to build itself around a quest for God's vision for their world, plans / goals of working towards it, expectation of change lives and conformation to the will of God.

Wherever you find people that are willing to not just be self - centred but live for serving, and those that will unite — not around their preferences or their opinions, but around a common purpose — and those that will live with a vision that outlasts themselves, I think that church is going to be successful.

Though I am handicapped and am not able to get around with double vision, I do desire for the unsaved to know my Lord.

But I do have a question for all the religious people here: Q) why is it that all these «prophets» had visions of God, or God's messengers, most times in the middle of the night, and when no one else is around?

For without such a developed vision of the faith, our attempts to evangelise the culture around us can not bear fruit.

As I write about in my book All Groan Up, in this vision, I saw myself sitting in a wheelbarrow, praying and waiting for God to start pushing me around.

For instance, when these characteristics are perceived as exhibited in an individual enduringly and in a sense in which these are understood to affect the world around in a favorable fashion — either in an objective sense of effecting something concrete outside such a person [like effecting healing, foretelling, acting as medium in a non-rational manner or simply doing good or saying good to help the people selflessly], exhibiting personal traits, conditions and states which are known to be «abnormal» [like going into trances, hearing voices, seeing visions, or just the simple unconventional behavior, which proceed from such an individual's horizon to affect, influence, impact others» horizons]-- or is subjectively perceived to be extra-ordinary — such an individual is said to be godly, god - bearing, pious or saintly.

A Millennium People's Assembly Network (MPAN) is at work drafting a «People's Agenda and Vision for the 21st Century» and planning regional People's Assemblies around the world.

Mean Streets did more than launch Scorsese's career: The film solidified his creative vision for turning a camera to stories that center around sin and grace.

Through song, video and a lengthy message, we shared our vision for the next year, and tried to generate excitement around the various programs that would support it.

Edward Brown, relief director for Christian humanitarian organization, World Vision, debunks five myths around disaster relief.

And then we'll finally get around to the rest of the dreams we have for our little corner of the earth: we have visions of hydrangeas or lilacs, maybe blueberries.

The UK Government has pledged an additional # 26.4 m in funding for Somalia to deal with the crisis and World Vision UK wants the government to pressure other leaders around the world to follow suit.

For there is only One whose presence and grace and clarity of vision can help us see and perceive those around us as our neighbors in God's global village.

First off this post is a 100 time repost and just to show the absurdity of it he calls Paul and Gods ideas antiquated anti semitic although Paul was a Jew among Jews, a Pharisee, highly educated highly respected, son of a lawyer in Jewish law, had a experience with Jesus that the men around him heard was blind and had his vision restored when prayed for, a persecutor of Christians to the point of killing them.

A statement from World Vision paid tribute to «the generosity of supporters and partners around the world» which had enabled the charity to «provided food to at least two million people, emergency shelters to more than 40,000 households, and potable water for more than 90,000 people».

my mum died at christmas and in the last 6 or 8 weeks i've been finding things tough and the whole idea of a vision is far too much pressure... i feel for you... i hope you have a good husband as i have a wonderful wife (second time around!)

Citing the story of the empty tomb, for example, Newbigin says that the reigning plausibility structures of the West turn around the account by explaining it as visions created in the minds of the disciples because of their predisposition to believe, whereas the Christian tradition would prefer to see it as «a boundary event» that brought the disciples to a new way of seeing and thinking.

Well David, you've caused me to cruise around the internet looking for how the Vineyard views vision casting and the like.

The good news is that thousands of World Vision staff from around the world will continue their good work today - building wells, providing life - saving vaccinations, caring for Syrian refugees, partnering with communities to develop business and agricultural opportunities, lifting families out of poverty, and feeding, clothing, and sheltering vulnerable children.

One, we encourage our new small groups leaders to bring around them four to six people they connect with — people who share a common vision for community, spiritual growth and service, and... with whom they want to know more.

«For the past 20 years it has been both a privilege and an honor to serve alongside tens of thousands of dedicated World Vision staff in 100 countries around the world,» Stearns said.