Sentences with phrase «ask for favors by»

The most successful authors who sell thousands of books ask for favors by «pitching» a wide variety of people: bloggers, podcasters, retailers, librarians, meeting planners, reporters, book reviewers, radio talk show hosts and freelance writers.

Not exact matches

The first instance was when he called up a supplier to ask for a favor — not realizing how much time had gone by from the last time he had touched base.

Now, new studies by the same Stanford - based team that conducted the phone survey experiment are adding to our understanding of what most of us misunderstand about asking for favors — and the impact of this confusion.

A U.S. delegation led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin arrives here on Thursday with a list of asks for President Xi Jinping: reduce China's trade surplus with the U.S., better protect intellectual property, and end policies Washington says favor large Chinese companies and discriminate against American businesses.

Maasburg was emphatic that she never asked for special favors or medical care — a fact since confirmed by others close to her, including the physicians who treated her during her final illness.

Think you are wisely right to have your concerns but let me Guide you to ask which branches of Islam handles each mosque you know of and find out more about their mentality and they call for since not all branches of Islam are of danger, but you mentioned some thing which make me feel that there is a possibility that you got the most redial branch of all Islam branches... This branch is taking advantage of the presence of non harming Muslims to expand it's redical teachings by offerings or force turning Islamic communities from normal to most redical of all... do not favor to give the name of that branch but sure you will find it if you look for it...

My husband told me that we should only ask Mother Nature for one favor, and I had used up that favor in avoiding a medically necessary c - section by having my partial placenta previa move itself (at 35 weeks) so that I could have the natural delivery that I so badly wanted.

He remembers people asking him for favors or financial investments and is later confronted by his father, who jokingly calls him «Hollywood» but needs money.

It is pretty to look at, however, and the Ellen Burstyn is quite fine as a former free spirit laid low by a stroke who sees a kindred soul in Howard and asks for a favor that she doesn't with her own family.

But how do you approach someone with that kind of power — especially since influencers are constantly being asked by all kinds of people (authors and otherwise) for the favor of their endorsement or nod?

You are not doing an organization a favor by asking them to care for and place your Polly in a new home.

It's a lean, barren departure that favors exploration over shootouts by asking players to search an alien planet for a strange transmission by hijacking and controlling robots.

The photo posted by Ash shows that when asked, «Who will win the United States Belgium match,» Cortana replied, «Beligium is favored over United States... but they play the game for a reason.»

Check in regularly with updates on your recent successes, ask for help when you need to get past a roadblock, and return the favor by providing your attention, feedback, and perspective when they're stuck in a rut themselves.

My kids always know that when they ask us for something and there is a pause followed by a «we'll see «it means that the odds are probably «ever in their favor».