Sentences with phrase «bleak environment for»

On June 30, star investor Chris Sacca wrote on Medium that he took some personal responsibility for «the unrelenting, day - to - day culture of dismissiveness that creates a continually bleak environment for women and other underrepresented groups» in Silicon Valley (shortly before allegations of his own sexual misconduct emerged in the same piece that broke the story about McClure).

In a bleak environment for retail, the parent company of Marshalls, T.J. Maxx, and HomeGoods continues to dominate the landscape.

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Management has made a priority of selling non-core assets to return capital to shareholders, but the company's prospects for sustainable long - term profit growth in a low - rate environment look increasingly bleak.

When babies were left to sit in a rather bleak, dimly - lit environment, the sound of their mothers» singing kept them calm for an average of 9 minutes.

The bleak prognosis for marine species — and ultimately humans — in an environment of unchecked ocean acidification has prompted scientists to suggest a number of mitigation strategies.

In this film adaptation, the bleak streets of 19th Century London are recreated in dramatic detail, providing the perfect environment for us to observe the moral decay of Benjamin Barker, a barber who is sent to jail for fifteen years on false charges by Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman), who fancied his wife.

Such methods also have enormous appeal to adults as well, as child - led plays and other activities are welcome entertainment for everyone, especially in the bleak environment of a refugee or IDP camp.

For the De Colores show, we see the same type of clash of strong and bright colors that Bergart seemed to be influenced by in Africa, where the colors and designs of clothing often add a contrast and uplifting element to bleak environments.

From: Bleak Outlook for Environment in Kathmandu Valley, UNEP, Kathmandu / Bangkok, 25 January 2007

In such an environment of racism and stigma, many of Spurling's informants were worried about the mental health issues that went undiagnosed in the community and what risks that meant, particularly for young people whose future job or education prospects were bleak.