Sentences with phrase «at attention at»

With sides reinforced with cardboard our storage box stands at attention at all times.

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Just days after a gunman opened fire at her school and killed 17 of her peers, Florida high school senior Emma Gonzalez used her voice to call national attention to gun law reform.

«It has called to attention the importance of having a work environment that is safe to speak up [in],» New York City - based Mila Singh, culture strategist at culture management platform CultureIQ, said of the #MeToo trend.

«It's laughable that nobody has paid attention to that,» says Rafi Tahmazian, a portfolio manager with oversight of several energy funds at Canoe Financial in Calgary.

Even if it's small, they at least have a lot of attention from a few people.

Keep in mind that web development companies have other clients beside you and your project will not be the center of their attention at all times.

«At the moment, we're just paying close attention to what's going on.»

The first is to make sure a group of administrators new to power understand that Canada is important: the prime minister said Canada and the U.S. were each other's «most essential» partner, an assertion that might have surprised some of the members of the White House press corps, if they were paying attention at all.

Sure, if you've paid attention to lived experience it's no huge shock that laughter begets more laughter, but now scientists have confirmed the fact in a recent theoretical study that explains not just why we laugh and why its contagious, but also why it's good to start an infection at your business.

The same way a creative advertisement or guerrilla marketing campaign (which should be part of the entrepreneurial arsenal, even though the lion's share of budget should go toward direct response advertising that has trackable results) is meant to get your attention, so too is the initial schmooze with a prospect supposed to be worthy of the attention they have given you — exciting them at the possibilities you have shown them, and delivered in an educational and entertaining way that leaves them fascinated and wanting more.

Keep in mind that on average you have only 7 seconds — at most — to get a prospective clients» attention.

«We're less likely to pay attention to the negative,» said Nathan Spreng, director of the Laboratory of Brain and Cognition at Cornell University's Department of Human Development.

Ex-wife Louise Blouin, who ran the day - to - day at Trader and is now involved with the art world, earned some attention when she was named in the Panama Papers.

As an ex-CISO, what advice do you have for the many startups at RSA Conference who are hoping to get attention and close deals?

Pay close attention when packing clothes for the workday, lest you, say, forget a shirt and find yourself scrambling to find a department store open at 8 a.m. (Pro tip: use the dry cleaner downstairs and keep a change of clothes at your desk.)

Invested in a big project at work that's demanding your attention?

It seems in most board meetings there's always at least one member not really paying attention and then the group discussion / dynamic is lost.

Lighthizer, who lacks his boss's need for public attention, appeared at a Washington - based think tank on Sept. 18 to explain at length why the administration is so obsessed with narrowing the trade deficit.

At the same time, there are also some bumps in the road and some obvious pressures and problems that you can sidestep if you keep your eyes open, pay attention to the signs, and know where to look.

I also think that the business has grown because small businesses realize they deserve special creative attention and individual «fingerprint» marketing that the big boys get but at a reasonable price.

In case it has escaped anyone's attention, Amazon is well on its way to becoming the nation's largest apparel merchant; and that's even before the rollout of its just - announced Prime Wardrobe business, which provides an at - home, try - it - before - you - buy - it clothing service.

I'm not just talking about Square's losses ($ 154 million in 2014, which the company's on track to match this year), its disastrously expensive deal with Starbucks (which cost it $ 28 million in 2014), or Dorsey's other CEO job at Twitter (which, as the Square prospectus drily notes, «may at times adversely affect his ability to devote time, attention, and effort to Square.»

The way you win over an industry should be the same way you win attention at a big event: fill a service gap and provide long - term value for customers.

The idea of everyone getting together and promoting small, independent businesses is popular at the moment — so your small business will benefit from the extra attention.

Leader Pauline Marois also drew media attention for musing about Quebec's currency if the province was to separate from Canada — Quebec would use the Canadian dollar, she said, and hopefully get a special seat at the Bank of Canada.

«All of a sudden, the event got international attention at the BBC and CNN picked it up.

The U.S. men's team has some strong medal hopes, but most Olympics watchers have been paying more attention to Adam Rippon, as he is the first openly gay American athlete to qualify to compete at the Winter Olympics.

Whether or not he can win the presidency remains to be seen, but he's certainly got a knack for getting people's attention — take a close look at his communication strategy to take your own brand to center stage.

Specific areas to focus attention on are: switching off all lights and electronics at night, turning thermostats down by one or two degrees, and having timers on heating and lighting systems so they are only on when required.

«The attention we draw at rest stops is unbelievable,» she says.

We started towing it around the country cooking real food for people while at the same time obtaining attention for our sports drink.

«Make sure you're paying attention to what the latest versions of the bills are,» said Tim Steffen, director of advanced planning at Baird Private Wealth Management.

«With everyone trying to capture attention, demand for excellent writers is at an all time high.»

But there's an even easier way to improve your memory and perform better at tasks requiring attention to detail:

She first launched her all - natural granola, Gr8nola, at a local farmers market, where it caught the attention of a Google employee.

The attention merchants, in Wu's phrasing, are just too good at figuring out better ways to compel us to view what they've been paid to show us.

Forrec ended up designing the five - acre indoor water park at the mall in 1985 (the biggest of its kind at the time), which attracted attention and brought in new business.

No office drones jockeying for a server's attention at the taps.

Here's a look at 20 companies that have mastered the art of getting and keeping customers» attention.

Torenberg, Fishkin and Feld are among six prominent figures within the industry bringing attention to 7 Cups of Tea's new startup listening service and startup support guide, kicked off last March at a well - attended launch party at 500 Startups» San Francisco headquarters.

In other cases, Silver argues, media organizations chose to not focus on the polls at all, but turned their attention to secondary or even tertiary events that had little impact on the outcome of the election.

These tips can help you pay attention at all times without burning the candle at both ends.

Anyone who has stayed in areas where cases were recently reported should be aware of the symptoms of infection and seek medical attention at the first sign of illness.

You need to grab your audience's attention at the very beginning.

In the modern workplace, with its high attention demands, packed schedules, and long hours, we're pretty bad at it.

It highlights fun new features like Animoji, but calls attention to the black bar at the top of the screen, which Levy calls «Area 51.»

The company has had its fair share of attention as of late, as it was revealed this week that Sean Rad is stepping down as CEO, but staying on at the company as president and board member.

Since mattresses are big investments, trying the pillow first provides a glimpse into the complete sleep experience you could be getting (and the attention to detail that goes into their products), at a fraction of the commitment level.

National outlets are paying more attention to her than ever before and she is arguably making this year's U.S. Open interesting even to non-tennis fans, thanks to her historic quest at a record.

However, Diego May, the Argentine co-founder of Junar, an open data platform for businesses, says if you promote yourself well and land funding, you will get attention from good engineers — so long as you can provide a job for at least a year.