Sentences with phrase «by a few individuals who»

Yakasai lamented that political parties in the country are controlled by a few individuals who referred to themselves as party leaders.

This European strain may not have arrived on the continent with a major, known wave of new settlers from Africa; it could have been introduced by a few individuals who were coinfected with two strains, producing a particularly adaptive hybrid type that spread rapidly in Europe.

Not exact matches

As broad market conditions have been eroding over the past month, subscribers of The Wagner Daily newsletter who have been following the signals of our market timing system should be quite happy now because they would have been out of all long positions of individual stocks just a few days before last Friday's (October 19) big decline, thereby avoiding substantial losses and the pain that is now being felt by traditional «buy and hold» investors right now.

What we were really providing investors was a level of discipline that few individual investors can muster over time — by adopting a long term asset allocation strategy and using low cost investment vehicles, our long term performance was always going to be better than the average individual investor who tends to time markets and chase performance, with little understanding of the costs they are incurring.

[2] For the purposes of the SBIR program, the term «small business» is defined as a for - profit business with fewer than 500 employees, owned by one or more individuals who are citizens of, or permanent resident aliens in, the United States of America.

The majority of the industry is characterized by self - employed individuals who work as independent contractors or small operators with fewer than three employees.

@honestanon Just a quick one here but if you do a bit of research you will see many clashes at Gurdwaras around the World and a great number of them are from good, honest hard - working Sikhs who see that a few individuals with an extremist viewpoint try to make their way in to our Gurdwaras, gain trust and then later show their true colors by trying to implement their extremist views.

One of my dreams was to have an online support group of a few committed individuals who would make themselves available, either in a chat - room situation, by phone, e-mail or face to face.

There are of course a few individual exceptions of men and women who by faith have transcended the limitations of their respective German and American churches and have entered as persons into the fellowship of the universal community of faith.

Those who deny or fail to realize the immensity of the gulf between the two forms of identity condemn themselves to miss the clarity enjoyed by over twenty centuries of Buddhists in many countries, and by a few Western philosophers for some decades, concerning what it is to be an individual.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

One that did squeak through was the GOP tax reform, and with mixed reporting on who the tax cuts will benefit, when, and how long for, individuals and businesses may feel swamped by the conflicting information they have been reading and hearing about in the last few months.

It's sad that the valid criticisms and questions being raised by concerned individuals were silenced by a tide of defensiveness and hasty words by a few people who crossed the line.

Penn, who was named general superintendent of the park system earlier this year by Mayor Richard Daley to replace Jesse Madison, said his office is not sure how the double - dipping began, whether it was orchestrated by a few individuals or whether it occurred after some employees found they could get away with it and spread the word.

They may well be strongly motivated by ideological commitment to libertarianism (the political philosophy which prioritises individuals excitingly pursuing their self - interest) and faith in the powers of new transformative technologies as well as in the few genius individual entrepreneurs who will lead us into a new kind of post-bureaucratic and post-state society.

Davis is not backed by the Tea Party movement in the district, just a few individuals who are bucking the system and being used by a man who is looking to split the ticket and let the Liberal Dem win.

To say publicly and at different fora that Nigerians do not deserve to know what ails their president is not only an insult but also a futile attempt at the «privatization» of the president and the presidency by very few individuals who erroneously think our presidency is their private estate.

«Mr. Trump held a fundraiser down in New York City a few weeks back and did raise some money, but they have — I would use the word — «struggled» to raise the private funds needed to pay these individuals who are working on behalf of the taxpayers but not being paid by the government,» said Congressman Chris Collins, who has been an advocate for Trump since early in his presidential campaign.

That is why, on this 100th anniversary of Einstein's miraculous year, Science's Next Wave has chosen to focus attention on a few young physicists — young by today's academic standards anyway — and some institutions and individuals who promote their fortunes.

Some of these Career Days are sponsored by individual department heads who have found a few extra dollars in some slush fund.

If most of us are resilient, then what happens to those few individuals who become overwhelmed by stress, asks Stix?

«We were surprised by how few of these individuals matched the narrow media stereotype of psychotic mothers being the ones who kill children,» Hanlon said.

Scientists working in industry view their world through the lens of their own individual situations, and those differ from job to job and company to company, says Commerford, who believes it's not fair to judge all of industry by a few high - profile indiscretions.

The results revealed that blog posts from individuals who were terminally ill included considerably more positive emotion words and fewer negative emotion words than did those written by participants who simply imagined they were dying.

Rivner says that by building a model of how individuals respond to these challenges, and then monitoring actions while banking or shopping online, the software can tell within a few keystrokes if the user is the same person who originally logged in.

A few decades later Francis Galton advocated marriage between the fittest individuals («What nature does blindly, slowly, and ruthlessly man may do providently, quickly and kindly»), followed by a number of prominent socialists such as Sidney and Beatrice Webb, George Bernard Shaw, Havelock Ellis and H. G. Wells, who openly championed eugenics as a tool of social engineering.

His analysis was backed up by Nicholson Price, an academic fellow at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who found that few, if any, DNA patents would be infringed by companies or clinics sequencing whole genomes of individuals for medical insight.

Lots of people have found their current partners online and there are quite a few people who simply do not have time for dating offline with random people and they want to choose who they date with a more careful approach by finding out what these individuals are like before they date them.

Except for a few individual lines and sight gags, a brilliantly over-the-top action - comedy sequence near the midsection, and some characteristically sharp performances (including the one by Brolin, who imbues what might've otherwise been a granite - jawed killer meathead with recognizable humanity) there's not much to fondly recall here.

The entire film is situated in an abandoned factory and populated almost exclusively by our core cast (outside of a few individuals who might as well all wear red shirts).

It is the most talented and hardest working individuals who have the most career options and who sacrifice the most by entering a profession where compensation is unlinked to performance and where opportunities for advancement are few.

Now new research published in Education Next shows that by the age of 24, individuals who lived in single - parent families as adolescents have received fewer years of schooling and are less likely to attain a bachelor's degree than those from two - parent families.

Many people think of music as a «dark art» shared only by a few talented individuals invariably from musical families who can read music and play an instrument.

In education, by contrast, few individuals who meet the minimum academic requirements are turned away from school administration programs.

Teaches at Cora Kelly are frightened to speak out, and fear of retribution is real and has been experienced by those few brave individuals who have complained.

Nearly 9 in 10 respondents said it was a problem for public schools in low - income communities to have fewer qualified teachers than public schools in wealthier areas, and a majority felt that shortages should not be resolved by recruiting individuals who are not fully prepared — the very thing many districts have been forced to do in response to deep shortages across the state.

There will be a few individuals who emerge from this system as success stories, by luck, by extraordinary resilience, and through the dedication of their teachers.

Researchers estimated the effect of education on lifetime earnings by «distinguishing between individuals who lived in rural or urban areas during childhood and between individuals with access to many or few books at home at age 10.»

I used to be attracted to books that were prize - winners, but in the last few years I have enjoyed reading books recommended by individuals who read really good books, such as Nancy Pearl.

Whether it's a company or an individual, they want to get their story out so they talk to a big newspaper or magazine, not Joe Blow who might get their story seen by a few people via Amazon.

The bulk of my business revolved around private advertising and I was spotted by a few jealous individuals who had nothing to do with their weekends but to harm my business.

Prompted by the telecommunication firms, who preferred having fewer and larger auctions rather than buying from a bunch of disparate individuals, the US government acted in its own interests, and cancelled, even after all of the lottery participants plans had been approved.

This is often performed by unlicensed and untrained trained individuals who only scrape tartar from the outside of the few visible teeth while your pet is awake (assuming your pet will hold still).

«I had an individual that lives just a few miles west of my home who was basically attacked by a cat — had a cat that scratched him on his hand, and he basically just flung it against the wall.

Rather, it is because there are relatively few individuals who are truly motivated by maximum impact.

As a person who is a proponent of dog fancy I am seeing fewer and fewer families, or individuals for that matter, being able to add a furry friend to their lives because they quite simply are not being served by either the dog fancy community or rescue.

It's hard work to find it in all the nonsense, but it's being created by individuals who aren't being paid much more than a few nickels from Google Adsense.

Most of our programs do not require much funding, but our general operating expenses for programs, events and exhibitions are funded by a mixture of sales of artwork or zines and cassettes, donations and admission fees that we collect during events, and few individual donors who support our mission.

That decision was made by the few dozen individuals who happened to write one particular chapter (out of a total of 44) in the 2007 report.