Sentences with phrase «at least the beginning of»

Add to that the fact that proper functioning of corporate governance (and hence of capital markets) is clearly a matter of public concern, and you have at least the beginnings of a public - interest argument for interference in what would otherwise be a private matter.

But where, at the experiential level, are we to find, if not a complete justification, at least the beginnings of a justification of life?

I am asking theologically about the relation of the ideas that seem now to constitute at least the beginning of a theology of nature to the ideas by which the church is accustomed to living.

«24 Happily also in the midst of tiresome, repetitious instruction are to be found at least the beginnings of some important aspects of India's later culture, philosophic speculation, grammar, astronomy, logic, and also a considerable amount of legend and myth.

Paul's conversion, or at least the beginning of his missionary career, can hardly be dated as early as the majority of critics are inclined to place it.

But if such a transformation is to be something other than a sellout that will just produce a new mass alienated party to the left of the Communists, it will have to be accompanied by at least the beginning of the solution to some of Italy's basic social problems.

The needs are so urgent that one hopes that at least the beginnings of a consensus can be reached.

And with Halloween around the corner and Thanksgiving on its way, there's a season of sugary - goodness upon us that will last until at least the beginning of next year.

What they seemed to be worried about the most is a RA / JM fall - out — or at least the beginning of one.

He confronted «fears about the immediate future» amid the ongoing eurozone crisis and Britain's stagnant economy, which is expected to remain broadly flat until at least the beginning of next year.

Despite the tenuous relationship, we may be nearing a resolution, or at least the beginning of negotiations.

Or at least the beginnings of a premise.

While quick and eager to offer food for thought with its questions raised, they are then far less sure to offer any sort of satisfying explanations or even at least the beginnings of them, the wishy - washy vagueness ultimately coming off as a willful decision less for intriguing, stimulating ambiguity than to rather gracelessly leave open back doors for sequels.

I think having a conversation about it is at least the beginning of it.

Since 2002, however, several states (North Carolina, Texas, and Florida, for example) have put into place at least the beginnings of systems that allow for tracking of student performance from one year to another.

Almost all now have standards for what students should know in core subjects, tests to measure student learning, and at least the beginnings of an accountability system to hold schools responsible for results.»

If you've been sitting on the sidelines for months — and people have been worried since at least the beginning of the year — the opportunity cost was enormous.

But they can give you at least the beginnings of guidelines.

Now Yu Suzuki has given at least the beginning of that power to the fanbase.

Because of that different, it is appropriate that the model of current temperature variations reflect observation from at least the beginning of the «problem» we are projecting, i.e. post-1988.

Representation statistics are important, and do paint at least the beginning of a picture on diversity in law firms.

But they can give you at least the beginnings of guidelines.

After spending hours Facebook - stalking Zuckerberg, Slate has determined that this is the longest span of time he's gone without posting anything on his page since at least the beginning of 2015.

Or at least the beginnings of a list — that you can add to your ideas about what you want.

For instance, whatever the maximum blog page width is could be the width for your featured image, while the height could be half the height so you're able to show at least the beginning of your article's copy above the fold on the page.

Not exact matches

One could say that private equity funds have, at least in their thirst for assets and their run - of - the - mill returns, begun to resemble grubby, conventional mutual funds.

Uber's case is that the driver enters into a binding agreement with a person whose identity he does not know (and will never know) and who does not know and will never know his identity, to undertake a journey to a destination not told to him until the journey begins, by a route prescribed by a stranger to the contract [Uber] from which he is not free to depart (at least not without risk), for a fee which (a) is set by the stranger, and (b) is not known by the passenger (who only is told the total to be paid), (c) is calculated by the stranger (as a percentage of the total sum) and (d) is paid to the stranger.

C - SPAN picked up those streams and began re-distributing them, as did a number of other broadcasters (at least one member of the House also used Facebook Live to show what was happening inside the chamber).

While having so many deaths linked to the defective switch is hardly a positive for GM, this final report Feinberg at least marks the beginning of the end of this deadly saga.

Xylophones are one of the few instruments that you can learn to play, or at least learn to begin playing on your own.

It's only a matter of time before eBay subsidiary Braintree begins accepting Bitcoin payments, but eBay and PayPal won't, at least not initially.

The transition of the distribution centers will not begin for at least 12 months.

For one, investors are increasingly beginning to think the stock market is overvalued, and perhaps their expectations of the Trump Administration's more pro-growth policies — or at least its ability to implement those policies — might be a tad overblown.

Comments: «One thing is clear that this is the beginning of an attempt to bring the fiscal deficit under control or at least start to address it.

Going back to the search page or keyword results and [seeing] how many times a day and week this keyword is searched for... is the beginning of finding out if you can gain at least one percent to two percent of this market.»

In a light - blue button - down and dark slacks (no tie), 51 - year - old Dell is barely beginning to show his age; the touch of gray in his curly helmet of hair is quarantined — at least for the moment — to a patch just above his ears.

SpaceX will begin launching an initial constellation of 4,425 Ka / Ku band [a term that indicates range on the electromagnetic spectrum] low Earth orbit satellites in 2019, with the system becoming operational once at least 800 satellites are deployed, the FCC documents show.

Investors are beginning to feel slightly more optimistic about the trajectory of a Trump presidency — at least in the medium term.

At the beginning of the every new year and even a little bit before then, everyone has the same theme, or at least they think sAt the beginning of the every new year and even a little bit before then, everyone has the same theme, or at least they think sat least they think so.

That's the kind of energy we need to keep us moving all year long, so don't save your celebrations for the beginning of 2016, find a reason to pop a cork (real or virtual) at least once a month.

There are many good books on this subject, and you owe it to yourself to read at least one of them before you begin talking to angels.

But Uncle Sam still gets his piece of the pie — and that happens when you begin taking money out, usually in retirement or at least at age 59 1/2 to avoid early withdrawal penalties.

While by no means are we at the end of the housing bust, today's number serves as confirmation that we are at least at the beginning of the end.

Start with one and continue to add on as you go, but at least begin down the path of increasing your resilience.

Indeed, on the other end of the spectrum, Canadian Business's sister magazine, Maclean's, is saying a crash, or at least a correction, has already begun.

Still, such history may be reflected in the fact that there are few women among State Street's top leaders, most of whom began their careers at least 20 years ago.

If these shallow pools existed at least 700 million years earlier — or when the oceans of Mars began to evaporate — they may have bridged a crucial gap for microbial life on the planet.

Instead of feeling more of a part of things, at least in the beginning, entrepreneurs often feel isolated, cut off from everything but the drive to birth their new enterprise.

[105] On January 8, 2008, to address ongoing structural budget issues, Governor Corzine proposed a four - part proposal including an overall reduction in spending, a constitutional amendment to require more voter approval for state borrowing, an executive order prohibiting the use of one - time revenues to balance the budget and a controversial plan to raise some $ 38 billion by leasing the Garden State Parkway, the New Jersey Turnpike, and other toll roads for at least 75 years to a new public benefit corporation that could sell bonds secured by future tolls, which it would be allowed to raise by 50 % plus inflation every four years beginning in 2010.

An attack on an Experian subsidiary that began before Experian purchased it in 2012 exposed the Social Security numbers of 200 million Americans and prompted an investigation by at least four states, including Connecticut.