Sentences with phrase «by facing up»

It begins by facing up to the size of the multi-billion dollar carbon hole New Zealand has been digging itself into.

Building a better future can only be accomplished by facing up to the impacts that increasing CO2 emissions are having on the climate, on sea level, and on ocean acidification.

The real story of the film has said slacker finally growing into a quasi-functional person and maturing by facing up to the past of the girl he so loves, which itself is given a LITERAL twist in the form of the League of Evil Exes.

In everyday terms it's that, «we might as well enjoy ourselves whilst we can» sentiment, temporarily relieving the stress caused by facing up to the ever - increasing utility bills, grocery costs and mortgage repayments.

Earlier this week County Executive Ed Day confronted reality and bit the metaphorical budget bullet by facing up to the fact that the County owed millions of dollars, was running a multi-million dollar deficit, had overtaxed homeowners, and had police services that the County could not afford and did not need.

He said: «Politicians and political parties can only grow stronger by acknowledging when they get it wrong and by facing up to their mistakes.

Not exact matches

Still, even critics allow that having an HSA is better than no coverage, which is exactly the circumstance faced by many start - up entrepreneurs and the people they recruit to come work for their young companies.

Glances can be found by swiping up from the bottom of the watch face when the time is displayed.

«I was sound asleep, and at around 6 a.m. I was woken up by my 4 - year - old daughter's face inches from mine.

«At Wazoku we are all about innovation and as a start - up we know that one of the biggest challenges faced by new businesses is getting seen and found by the right people.

Suitable for the Emoticon Era, the new logo features a smiley face, rendered by a red swipe under the letters «O» and «P» that make up the eyes.

If you live in New York City and your apartment faces a street, you could get paid up to $ 50 a month by Placemeter to turn your iPhone or Android phone into a Placemeter sensor.

Even if you only have a couple hundred (or even fewer) Twitter followers, you can face great exposure by crafting pitch - perfect tweets that are picked up by your followers.

By linking your front - facing persona to your business in an explicit fashion, you're taking charge of your own reputation, either building it up or using it in its existing state to attract customers.

The company, officially acknowledged by the SEC, focuses heavily on quality of investments, returns and trust with their investors, which flies in the face of the worrying statement by Fortune that «now anybody can try being a venture capitalist» under the new rules set by Title III of the JOBS act, allowing anyone to raise up to $ 1 million through crowdfunding.

McKinsey predicts that by 2018, the United States my face a shortage of up to 190,000 data scientists as well as 1.5 million managers with the skills to translate data science into business decisions.

That's the situation faced by passenger Dr. David Dao, who was forcibly removed by Chicago aviation police after refusing to give up his set to a United Airline employee.

«I'd love to be tucked up by 9 o'clock but I have to show my face, see clients, and experience what's new on the island,» she said.

As its costs of commodities and food skyrockets, its citizens» restive ambitions are thwarted by the limits facing all consuming nations, and its aging populace catches up with it, then China's resources will be stretched too thin to construct a Grand Empire with decisive hard and soft power.

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People who fail to register their drones with the government by Feb. 19 face civil penalties of up to $ 27,500.

As an attorney who moved into the public policy and government and now as a university president (all positions in fields dominated by men), I have faced challenges while working my way up.

Under a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity, Routh would have faced up to life in a state mental hospital.

The Tinder team has faced various controversies since starting up, such as complaints that users were being baited by bots disguised as real people.

In spite of the troubles faced by regional banks, several analysts said now is a good time to pick up the country's banking stocks.

By the time he faced a scrum of reporters outside, though, he'd had enough and let himself get a little worked up.

Alibaba faces the challenge of living up to the high expectations of investors and analysts after its IPO in September, but its shares have increased by more than 20 % since then, and its $ 285 billion market cap exceeds that of Walmart by about $ 30 billion.

In 2014, Shelton was tasked with setting up My Brother's Keeper, a corporate - and foundation - backed initiative launched by President Obama to address the «opportunity gaps» and «achievement gaps» faced in particular by boys and young men of color.

Last April, facing a Federal Court lawsuit launched by unions over the HD Mining workers, the federal government introduced reforms to the program, including removing a provision that allowed employers to pay temporary foreign workers up to 15 per cent less than the prevailing Canadian wage.

While Bieber is largely the public face of the app, Shots is run by CEO John Shahidi, who has built up something of a reputation for himself as a Twitter guru (read up, Noto).

In addition to making you miserable every day, a two - faced manager who's loved by the higher ups can wreak havoc on your career by taking credit for your work, bad - mouthing you to others, and blaming you for things that go wrong.

Martin faces 20 criminal counts, each punishable by up to 10 years in prison, the Justice Department said.

Retirees are facing problems very similar to the average pension fund: In addition to not having enough cash contributions to keep up with the costs of aging, their returns have been hurt by interest rates that have been too low for too long.

It is up to leaders to create a work environment that faces challenges head - on by building a strong culture from the very beginning with great talent who will push the status quo.

The material was dispersed up to three meters away — nearly 10 feet — and a closer look at the study by Ars Technica found that about 70 percent of the dispersed material was at the height of a small child's face.

While Reddit users continue to complain about their speech being restricted, following moves by the site to finally clean up its most hateful communities, internet users in Thailand continue to face actual limits to their speech.

The company, which is facing increasing competition from rival digital payment services by Apple, Samsung and Square, is tying up with retailers, airlines and other companies to drive growth

What's more, shopper traffic was up again, a notable achievement given the challenges faced by rivals from Target (tgt) to Macy's (m) to get people to come into stores over the holidays.

From Nelson Mandela to Ice - T, see which of your favorite famous faces were brought up by non-biological parents.

Do all of your communications by planning in advance and by meeting up with people and doing face - to - face interactions.

In an appearance on CBS's «Face the Nation» on Earth Day, Bloomberg said he would give $ 4.5 million of his personal fortune towards the U.S.'s pledge of up to $ 3 billion by 2020 to support climate change initiatives.

Those considering current year charitable contributions who are also facing long - term capital gains tax on the sale of highly appreciated shares after an initial public offering may realize a much more favorable income tax result and charitable impact by making a timely donation of a portion of their IPO shares (either during or after the lock - up period) directly to charity.

But BuzzFeed is facing challenges similar to those faced by both traditional and start - up media companies.

Part Five: Facing the challenge of two - sided networks, the founders discuss how they overcame this: by building up both sides, little by little and making sure to deliver on their small guarantees.

Uber, which is working to vindicate itself under new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi following a string of scandals, faced a setback after it was revealed by Bloomberg in a Nov. 21 report that the company was a victim of a hacking incident in October 2016 — and chose to cover it up by paying $ 100,000...

Techcircle caught up with the Infosys co-founder on the sidelines of the #Future Summit, a global digital conclave organised by the Kerala government at Kochi, where he opened up about the challenges India faces as a country, the mentorship gap in the startup ecosystem, the significance of education and country - specific innovations.

Last February, two women trained by North Korean intelligence agents walked up to Kim's estranged half - brother Kim Jong Nam, while the 45 - year - old walked through an airport in Malaysia, and smeared his face with VX.

By focusing on our mandate to keep inflation low, stable and predictable, the Bank has built up credibility, and Canadians have well - anchored inflation expectations, even in the face of large price swings.

It's not often that I get my hopes up about a potential volte - face in the way we talk and think about economics at the policy and political level but this is by far the best news I've heard in a long long time.

Facing overwhelming demand from institutional investors, Uber has expanded its Series E round of venture financing by $ 1 billion, according to documents filed Wednesday with the Delaware secretary of state, bringing the total capacity for the round up to $ 2.8 billion.