Sentences with phrase «better take a hold of»

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We've now got a pretty good sense of what it takes to create a huge carbon fiber tank that can hold cryogenic liquid.

When delivering training sessions or holding a meeting, you might be the best talker in the world — but for many of us, nothing beats a visual aid when it comes to taking in new information.

«With this process taking close to two years to come to a conclusion, we think the final outcome and the structure of the transaction were well anticipated,» said Jain, who has a hold rating on Walgreens.

The good news for investors is the promise held out by a growing cadre of companies working to take on that infrastructure upgrade, turning unusable water into something we can drink and making water consumption more efficient.

Regardless of how 2011 plays out, one prediction will certainly hold true — businesses that take the proper steps to prepare for a potential sale will have a much better chance of achieving a successful exit than those who don't.

As a professional athlete, you are constantly being judged by how hard you work, how well you take care of your body, how professional you are with media and in the community — you are a brand and are expected to hold yourself to a higher standard.

Glass containers cost more than plastic, but they tend to hold up better in the microwave, don't take on the characteristics of the food they hold, and some of them can even go in the oven.

A key part of the process is ensuring potential hires hold its values, which are celebrated and analyzed on an annual Values Day when McKinsey takes a hiatus from client work to study itself: well - handled situations, ambiguous calls, how to ensure adherence to its principles in the future.

Betting large is a good thing, but only if you've taken the steps to figure out what kind of hand you're holding.

The Taurus became the best - selling car in America in 1992 with sales of nearly 410,000, just as Japanese imports were starting to take hold.

Well, if you held Gaspard's rope, he took it as a personal insult and responded by attempting to push you out of the way by sticking his nose in your behind.

Around the same size as an infant, the dolls are thought to hold the spirits of child angels, and owners who take exceedingly good care of these dolls will receive good fortune, according to Bloomberg.

On your journey toward discovering what drives you, it's important to identify what's holding you back from success, as well as your positive traits, and learn how to align the different aspects of your personality for a life of achievement by taking the DISC index.

Stroz: Cyber criminals could very well change tactics and take aim at connected devices and hold them ransom, something our firm predicted at the start of the year.

To just get to the top step of the dugout and hold play for a second and then get the replay, which takes about 10 or 12 seconds, I think that's all good.

It was a major shift — and one that took a while to catch on; first used with The Princess and the Frog, a well - reviewed film with disappointing sales, it began to catch hold with Tangled (2010) and Wreck - it - Ralph (2012), each of which outperformed financial and critical expectations.

Aside from hiding from the public the fact that Cambridge Analytica took hold of a treasure trove of user data from Facebook accounts sans their permission, new scathing discoveries now show that the company was collecting other stuff as well.

I have watched this take a toll on some well - known brands in the outdoor - equipment industry, where management's decisions weren't in the long - term interests of the brand and the position it holds in the market.

You will use your best efforts to take all appropriate action and otherwise satisfy your obligations under this Agreement and to prevent the misuse of the Holdings Information.

It's been a very, very long time since I added to any of my health REITs as most have performed quite well until last summer when their gradual decline began to take hold as interest rate hike fears began to grip the sector.

This uncertainty should gradually decline — for better or for worse — over the coming months, as the sequester's impact takes hold and more economic data come in, giving us a clearer picture of the forward momentum of the economy.

Yet revenue climbed, and even with its bottom line taking a temporary hit, Spirit was happy that it managed to hold up as well as it did given the magnitude of the storms.

Take it from Warren Buffett, one of the world's greatest investors, who said in his 1996 letter to investors (and if anything it holds more true now): «Most investors, both institutional and individual, will find that the best way to own common stocks is through an index fund that charges minimal fees.

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Investors that keep stock for the long term, hold shares in a low - cost index, reinvest their dividends, take advantage of tax rules, and let compounding do all of the heavy lifting have seen the best returns.

So even if we can plausibly imagine that a slightly better Morsi and a slightly more disciplined opposition might have existed and could have made better choices over the course of the last year, and thus allowed the fragile shoot of democratic compromise to take hold, these choices weren't made, and so the chasm between the liberals and the faithful, and the dependence of the former upon the army, are now simply the facts of Egyptian situation, the ones that one must now work from, right?

I am all in favor of music at a church, but starting out, why do we drop a full - time salary on a worship pastor salary when most church plants take a good year before they hold their first service?

In a real league game I wouldn't try to play with the guys either, because I know dang well that they would want to hold back when it came to some of the tackling and scrumming (it'd take me a whole other paragraph to explain what this is).

The best way of making certain you pay the least taxes possible is to take them to certified public accountant (CPA), a designation used only by accountants who have passed a very difficult exam and are held to high standards of ethics.

Taking into account hundreds of years of crusades, various inquisitions and witch burnings, not including all those good Christian southerners who held slaves of their own...

Holding hands with a special someone, getting a hug, giving a hug, taking a nap, reading a good book, working out, knitting something, taking a good picture, baking something for someone, sitting and talking with people I love — all of these things bring me joy and leave me feeling content.

Out of all the postings on this site today, I found «Derp's «post the most fascinating and informative, as well as deeply revealing.Even after boasting of what seems to be a practically perfect live by any measure, he informs us that he takes pleasure in mocking and ridiculing those of faith who are presumably his opposite; I can only wonder if, given all his supposed accomplishments, he is smart enough to realize how deeply revealing of his true character his remarks are.As a believer, I rarely engage in arguments with my atheist friends, and like to think I wouldn't lower myself to the level of juvenile name - calling and personal attacks against whatever my atheist friends hold dear.Most of the time we simply agree to disagree; when they hold forth with misinformation or ignorance on their assumed «knowledge «of my faith, I try to gently correct them; I certainly don't allow any disagreements we have to devolve into hateful insults and name - calling.

A more moving portrayal of the meaning of child sacrifice to a good father could hardly have been written than this story furnishes; the profound loyalty involved in child sacrifice, holding nothing back that religious obligation might require, is recognized; and the story's obvious objective is reached when «Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt - offering in the stead of his son.»

i certainly wouldnâ $ ™ t have so cruelly taken away that comfort had i realised what his reaction may beâ $ ¦ and it certainly stands as a good illustration of ideas we hold bringing comfortâ $ ¦ it is strong stuff and when we play with constucts we are possibly in danger of mentally unhinging half the planet!»

I may not like many of Obama's policies and failed promises - actually, I do not and I did not vote for him - but I hold him in very high regard as a man who tends to speak well of other people (yes, he's said some careless things occasionally, but only occasionally), who clearly loves and respects his family, who tries to take the high road in dealings with others.

i certainly wouldn't have so cruelly taken away that comfort had i realised what his reaction may be... and it certainly stands as a good illustration of ideas we hold bringing comfort... it is strong stuff and when we play with constucts we are possibly in danger of mentally unhinging half the planet!

Take it from a practicing and believing Christian, or better yet, allow me to use the words of George Carlin: «In the BS department, even a businessman can't hold a candle to a clergyman.»

This third option takes a lot of hard work and much more FAITH than the other 2 options, but in my opinion, is well worth it to strive for, rather than a. completely giving up your reason and subjecting it to the limits of the Bible, or b. completely giving up on a faith that you hold and that is an integral part of you.

Jesus, who was nailed on the cross after feeding five thousand other people from out of his ass, walking on water, bringing back a boy they KNEW was dead because he was rotting and shouting down every single saduccee and pharisee for praising their white - washed selves and holding salvation from the masses, who never took money for himself, who historically KNOWINGLY gave his life for the rest of humanity,... «did it for the good economic standing?»

As for my statement that it takes as much faith to be an atheist (or more) than it does to believe in God: 1) First of all we should clarify - by commonly held terminology you would better be described as an agnostic not really an atheist.

The same principles have taken hold in many families, where sweetness and light and good times have been the primary objectives of family living.

In that spirit, then, Dionysius could affirm that love, as applied to the Godhead, «means a faculty of unifying and conjoining and of producing a special commingling together in the Beautiful and Good... and holds together things of the same order by a mutual connection, and moves the highest to take thought for those below and fixes the inferior in a state which seeks the higher.»

It is well known that the various forms of process thought are agreed in denying the existence of an enduring self which maintains absolute identity through change.1 Process thought — regardless of whether time is taken to be Continuous or discreet, or whether one holds to an A series or B series view of time...

Such arguments are certainly worth engaging in, for in doing so we come to understand better the dependence of creation upon its creator; but any argument toward first principles, especially a first principle whose relation with His effects can be described only analogically, must be more of an invitation to take an argumentative leap than to recognise how propositions already held oblige certain conclusions.

Rick the more i think about it we are to live as overcomers not strugglers since the day i decided to turn away from the sin that was controlling my life i never fell back into old sinful patterns not once, was i tempted many many times.The Lord will work in our lives one area at a time he needs us to give him full control so if an area is taking control we do need to hand it to him so he can change us.How do we do it immediately we say Lord you know i am weak but in you i am strong i leaned on him and overcame time and time again.We all have areas of weakness that we struggle in so do nt feel bad.Struggling is us trying to do it in our own strength before this process i was so stubborn i refused to let God help me i wanted to do it in my own strength and so it was a roller coaster ride in my christian walk if the day went well i was on a high if it did nt i would would be down.Not any more now when things do nt go to plan i still thank the Lord and when it goes well i thank the Lord.Because i know that all things work for good to those who love the Lord.The main area he is wanting is our hearts he wants all our heart not only some until we come to that place we will continue to struggle in our faith.The only reason to tell you this is not to boast because of what i have done in myself because i have nothing to boast about but if i did i would brag that Christ has empowered me by his holy spirit to be an overcomer just as he would want you to be.As Christians we are all called to be overcomers more than conquerers.Make a decision today to turn all your hearts to the Lord to acknowledge the areas you are holding onto that are controlling your flesh life hand them to the Lord and walk according to the spirit and not the flesh and he will give you the victory.That can be a reality starting today merry christmas everyone and may the new year be an exciting one as we put all our trust in Christ our Lord and savior.Brentnz

My theology continued do diverge from that of mainline protestantism, but there was room in our church for that, and the best «bible» study I ever took introduced me not only to the likes of Marcus Borg, John Shelby Spong, and Dominic Crossan, but also to a few fellow church members I'd known for years, but had no idea they held beliefs similar to mine.

And six months after the Democratic Party took control of both houses of Congress, the prison at Guantánamo Bay was still open and conducting drumhead courts martial of the prisoners held there; the CIA was still using «enhanced interrogation techniques» on prisoners in foreign jails; illegal intrusions into the privacy of American citizens continued unabated; and, more than fifty years after the CIA was founded, it continues to operate under, at best, the most perfunctory congressional oversight.

They are to do good, to be rich in good works, generous, and ready to share, thus storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of the life that really is life.

I used to be a repub till congress was taken over by the tea party and Romney as our candidate.I can not support a man who is a draft dodger and a tax evader.The repub congress has done nothing for vets, nothing for the middleclass.All of the good repubs have gone or have been forced out by the extremists that care nothing for the average joe or veterans like myself.Until we get real candidates that care for the middleclass and vets I will not vote for the repubs.Honor and respect, and caring for this nation is what the repubs used to stand for, now we have wackjobs from the tea party holding america hostage and thats as un patriotic as it gets, it is hurting many americans, our economy and soldiers who are looking for work.

Another preacher preaching what ever goes is ok with Christianity... If your going to preach Christianity based on the Bible, then you might as well forget gay marriages are ok... If you want to twist it around then thats up to you... Paul said, «The Berens were of noble charachter because they didn't believe what they heard, but they took what they heard and confirmed it with the Bible... So its like the Yen or Yang... Its either Gods church or Satans Church... Can't be any other way... Do I hate gays, no... I have some very close friends that I have had for over 30 years that are gay, but I think they will be accountable for their life styles... Thats the thing about Christianity, we are held accountable, its not an everything goes belief... Its rules we have to follow... And rules we will be held accountable... So maybe this preacher needs to start a dfferent faith or religion... One where there are no rules and where its people are not accountable for their actions...