Sentences with phrase «at first hand over»

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«Inspiring children through play and creativity is crucial to early development and no company has done more in that space over many generations than Mattel,» said Georgiadis in a statement «As a parent, I have seen this first hand and am honored to be joining the Company at this exciting time of renewed focus.»

Part of the reason that it's become so important to try to win over the President first - hand is that the U.S. delegation is still noticeably understaffed at the rank - and - file level:

«The choice of Williams... would in effect have chosen to prioritize monetary policy expertise over first - hand experience of financial markets and diversity considerations pushed by some,» wrote Krishna Guha, Fed watcher at ISI Evercore and a former NY Fed official.

Since hosting 200 guests onboard the first train in 1990, Rocky Mountaineer has now welcomed over two million guests to enjoy world class cuisine, rich historic storytelling, warm Canadian hospitality and a first - hand look at the vast and untouched wild beauty of the Canadian Rockies.

He said, also, that the man who was the first to board a vessel had one slave over and above his share, and that when they sprang to the deck of an enemy's ship, every sailor held a dagger in each hand and a third in his mouth; which usually struck such terror into the foe that they cried out for quarter at once.»

More people died at their hands than the aztecs sacrificed over a 50 year period 7) The fall of the soviet union was more an economic fall than anything, and this is the first time I have ever heard the election of a pope had anything to do with it.

On the one hand, I am freshly amazed at how profoundly our country has changed over the past 50 years, how much progress has been made in such a short time, and how poignant it is to honor Dr. King the day before we swear in the first African American president.

He said: «[I] heard at first - hand some of the appalling reports from Mosul about the threats to Christians by ISIL, leading to many leaving the city which has been the home of Christians for over 1,800 years.

Over the years, I have seen first hand the wind turbines that power the visitor center in Puerto Rico, employees riding bicycles around Martini & Rossi in Pessione, Italy, and our distillery, Bombay Gin at Laverstoke, that is a beacon to sustainability today.

Last weekend Rob and I had to sets of new found friends over for dinner on separate nights and I decided to try my hand at vegan panna cotta for the first time.

Increasingly concerned at an apparent deadlock over engineering a transfer to either club, he is preparing to hand Roy Hodgson his first major test as Liverpool boss by asking for a move.

George Graham came to my mind yesterday.I don't think of the THIEVING B • • • ARD too often because I despise him for what he did.Stole money.Got found out.Gave it back.Got sacked.It seemed he was beginning to lose his way a bit and it was not to be too long before before he either walked or he was pushed.But the memory of him coming to us as a manager (from his first job at Millwall) when the majority of fans wanted Venebles (despite his obvious Spud past) was of a keen enthusiastic young manager who wanted the opportunity to manage this club.What happened over the following years would have earned him his own Bronze Statue if he had not got caught with his hands in the clubs till.But what an impact he made.

Each time he slapped at the ball and made contact he howled in pain and then stopped, hands on hips, and smiled as the ball curved over first, hit the foul line midway down the right - field line, kicked up white dust and then skidded into the opposing team's bullpen.

A left hand punch being thrown first is -130 over the right hand at +100.

«but on the other hand to be completely honest it could have been game over at half - time as well because we had a nightmare first half.

My first day at the track, I pull into a line of cars at the gate: spectators signing in as drivers hand over a list of next of kin and waive away their right to sue should a tire blow out, or the transmission fry, or the wheels not quite catch and the wall come suddenly looming.

In the middle of the first round when there were still over 150 golfers at large on the sprawling fairways and rolling greens of the club deportivo Campestre de Tijuana, a perplexed - looking wire service reporter was seen hurrying out to the center of the action, notebook in hand.

Bubba suffered his worst injury that first year, at a short track in Granite City, Ill. «I crashed and a guy ran over me and my hand went through his chain,» he recalls.

The England man's finishing has improved a great deal since being handed regular first team action at Arsenal and we select him as our central attacking weapon over Olivier Giroud.

Chelsea retained their position as league leaders over the weekend after they came from one goal behind, the first goal they've conceded in seven games, to hand Tottenham their first defeat of the season in a 2 - 1 victory at Stamford Bridge.

QPR's defensive record has been so poor that Brentford will be rubbing their hands at the possibility of scoring over 1.5 goals for the first time in more than a month.

The one in the first half denied trialist Josh Benson with a superb tip over via the bar and after the break he was at it again, this time getting his hand to a Dwight McNeil free kick.

That brings to the key issue at the club that has plagued and hindered its progress — when Sir Alex Ferguson, the all - seeing eye that watched over the operations on and off the pitch and David Gill, the Chief Executive who oversaw transfers at the club stepped down at the same time allowing Ed Woodward — the Commercial know - it - all and David Moyes — an unlucky individual simply in the wrong place at the wrong time joined hands to deliver Marouane Fellaini in the end of their first transfer window.

On the other hand, Christian Eriksen has contributed a number of key late goals in his two years at the club, whilst Nacer Chadli, who had a rocky first season, has been able to put himself on the scoresheet twelve times over the course of last season.

At the start of December Liverpool was three points clear with a game in hand, Newcastle took over as leaders at Christmas but by February Manchester United was in first place, looking to make it four titles in a roAt the start of December Liverpool was three points clear with a game in hand, Newcastle took over as leaders at Christmas but by February Manchester United was in first place, looking to make it four titles in a roat Christmas but by February Manchester United was in first place, looking to make it four titles in a row.

These include slightly horrifying broad brush statistics such as the Chelsea Academy's failure to produce an established first teamer over an eight year period in which # 60 million has been disbursed while across the game, two - thirds of those handed a pro contract at 18 are out of football by 21.

This will be just the third ever Premiership meeting between the two sides yet already, just five games into the season, it's a pivotal one between free - falling Bolton, who have now lost three games on the spin in the league following their emphatic 5 - 0 home defeat at the hands of Manchester United last weekend, and a Norwich side still looking for their first Premiership victory for well over six years − it has been a great deal longer since they were victorious on their travels, mind.

Spurs fell to a shock defeat over two legs at the hands of KAA Gent, who arrived at Wembley as massive underdogs despite taking a 1 - 0 lead in the first leg in Belgium.

We've seen little, none in fact, to back up those audacious claims and have instead been left in awe at the start Chelsea have made to the season, which they continued in emphatic style during the week with their first of what is likely to be many wins in Europe this season, with Sturridge, Essien and an Anelka brace handing Chelsea a resounding 4 - 1 win over MSK Zilina in Slovakia against the national champions.

On Saturday, in a fixture United could ill - afford to lose if they were deadly serious about regaining their top - dog status in England by clinching 12th Premier League title, Ferguson made no less than seven changes to the team which won so convincingly at The Bridge for the visit of Fulham, with the likes of Edwin Van Der Saar, Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick and Wayne Rooney handed some valuable respite, though the latter was enforced on Sir Alex as Rooney served the first of a two - match suspension, which could be a blessing in disguise in the long run especially as United cruised to victory with a 2 - 0 win over Fulham in his absence.

While we know from first hand experience that no game is a foregone conclusion pre-match, were Chelsea to drop points in this home fixture with newly promoted Blackpool, it would rate amongst some of the biggest shocks in Premier League history, although, in actual fact, most punters are worrying over how many Chelsea will win by rather than deciding whether or not Blackpool can spring another surprise at tasty odds.

We've got into a routine where the paper goes on first, then we swirl glue all over the art work — I love using smaller bottles of glue like in the picture where T can squeeze out but not too much at a time as it helps work those hand muscles as well.

This is the same with the potty step stool so that they both can wash their hands at the sink after going and there is no competition than to get to the stool first or fighting over who gets to go first than either.

At first, the baby will roll over and bring themselves up using their hands.

You may need to stand in front of or behind her with your hands over hers to show her how this is done at first.

This evening we were over at John Liu's election night party to hear first hand from the candidate the results of one of the most contentious primary challenges in the entire state.

These are the first major downstate endorsements for Coffey, who forced his way into the top tier of Democratic AG contenders (at least where the cash, not the polls, is concerned) by dropping $ 3 million on his own cash on his campaign and bringing himself nearly equal with Rice's haul (just over $ 4 million on hand).

«I greatly appreciated working with him over the years and know at first hand the effort he put into representing his constituents and maintaining the strength of the House of Commons as an institution.»

ALBANY — Some of the city and state lawmakers in the middle of an important fight over rent regulations say they've arrived at their views on the issue through first - hand experience.

The former first family's continued stay at the official residence despite handing over power became the subject of public discourse, with Ghanaians agitating for their evacuation from the residency.

In April 2012, nearly three years after Briscoe first alerted the FDA to problems at Cetero, and nearly two years after Cetero handed over its documentation to inspectors, the FDA entered into a final agreement with the company.

Over the past 12 weeks we have shared our client Rhonda's trials, tribulations and victories as she has candidly given us a first - hand look at what it's been like for her on her health and fitness journey.

I recently had a shoulder replacement, must have been little over two weeks after and I was on here typing comments, with one hand at first but by end of 3rd.

I have been dying to get my hands on a true pj - style shirt over the years (the closest I've come in a button down with contrasting piping) and when I saw this in kate spade's fall collection it was love at first sight.

Admittedly we often judge people too fast (just look at how your relationship with various people has developed over the years and compare how you see them now to how you saw them the first time you met them), but we feel more comfortable handing out our number after a brief meeting.

I know first - hand that it's possible to fall in love at first sight, second sight, or over time.

Some of the early tasks are simple goals like crafting your first tool or finding water to drink, but over time those tasks become more and more complex, providing a sort of guiding hand that introduces new gameplay elements at a gradual pace.

Sharon Cowey, Headteacher at St Luke's C of E Primary School added: «We have redesigned our curriculum over recent years, to make it as creative and relevant as possible, taking advantage of first hand experiences for the children, so TSB's Let's Build a Rocket competition fitted perfectly.

Instead of trained professionals with Connecticut experience, Pryor has handed the operation over to a former Achievement First, Inc. administrator Morgan Barth who managed to spend a number of years illegally teaching at a Achievement First school despite his lack of proper state certification.

When a student has finished his first draft, he raises his hand, and I go over and quickly glance at his work and point out the mistakes that I feel that he should edit and revise.