Sentences with phrase «by our family friends who»

The shower was put on by our family friends who we have grown up spending all of our holidays with.

«The painting was bought by the National Gallery in London in 1979, two years after Greta Moll's death, but Moll's family insists that the work was stolen and sold without permission by a family friend who took it to Switzerland shortly after the war for safekeeping.»

Evolution Coaching was recommended to me by a family friend who had great success with this company!

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The rest of the tale is hearsay: that a heavily indebted Heywood, a former family friend and fixer who had helped get Bo junior into Harrow (Heywood's prestigious alma mater in England) had demanded a bigger cut of a business deal; that he threatened to expose underhanded dealings by Gu if he didn't get it; that Bo's police chief, Wang Lijun, had confronted him over the alleged murder (the death was originally put down to alcohol poisoning), after which Wang sought asylum at an American consulate; that Gu had shown up at a police station in a People's Liberation Army major - general's uniform to announce that she was under special orders from Beijing to «protect» Comrade Wang; that the couple had plotted to assassinate Wang and came up with three separate storylines to avoid being implicated.

Written by Peter Schweizer, a regular Fox News guest and author of controversial bestseller Clinton Cash, the book will reportedly «expose vast corruption by top Washington figures who leverage their political power to enrich their family members and friends, often by helping grease deals with foreign entities,» according to Axios.

Break the negative cycle by scheduling quality time with the friends and family who energize you.

My family and close friends would certainly make up a large piece of it, but I hope it would also include my mentors and mentees, team colleagues, fellow board members and even strangers who were touched by my articles or speeches, shared a cross-country plane ride conversation with me or somehow crossed paths with me along the way.

Gomez assured followers that she'd share the full story of her journey soon, and wanted to use the post to thank the family and friends who were by her side.

Over time others were drawn to the area by the presence of family or friends or simply by people who shared a common language and culture.

Herrera says her ethically minded stance was influenced by her father, who had family and friends in the manufacturing industry and taught her the importance of supporting low - pollution factories that were considerate of their surrounding communities.

The most unnerving incident was when one of Kleinfeld's daughters, a student at Harvard Business School, was approached on campus by someone who asked to «friend» her on Facebook; the person also spoke to her friends, fishing for information about her family.

Yet compared to the thousands of parents, siblings, and spouses who have lost family members or friends, we were fortunate in that our son managed to cheat death twice by being resuscitated from overdose.

Shi described to me how personal banking and credit information «is being used as part of the anti-corruption campaign to identify the networks of corrupt officials», who in China often hide their graft — whether it's property or cash — by putting it in the names of friends or family.

«In the face of this situation, our top priorities at CWB Group are to take care of employees who have friends and family displaced or affected by the fire, ensure our clients have the support they need, and to contribute to the overall relief efforts.»

This is testament to how the Chinese outbound investment is an ever - fluid market that changes at a rapid pace, as mainland Chinese have increasingly become sophisticated international property buyers who tend to research thoroughly — either by asking for information online and via social media or by asking friends and families for recommendations — before narrowing down their options to decide on their final international property investment destination.

«Our hearts and thoughts continue to go out to the family and friends of those lost or injured, first responder teams and the community as a whole who were impacted by this horrific tragedy,» said Stephen P. Weisz, president and chief executive officer of Marriott Vacations Worldwide.

The fear of the great nothing is too much for my mind to bear, and I can sleep at night by convincing myself that the absolute nothing we all face one day will instead be full of happy choirs of angels, reward for any suffering I've endured, punishment of the wicked and evil (it pains me to think those who cause so much evil will not suffer for eternity, so hell is a great comfort too), and that I'll get to see all those I currently miss since the death of friends and family are so painful.

Now why don't you go talk to the thousands of ex-Mormons who have been shunned by their family and friends for the rest of their lives just because they disagreed with certain church teachings.

«So this Easter, as we pray for the friends and families of all those who've lost loved ones in Brussels, let us also draw hope and inspiration from the values we share and all those who, inspired by those values, seek to help others in our country and around the world.»

I know about Rush because I have a friend who is surrounded by listeners of his at home and at work and he calls me regularly to ask if what he was told by friends / family is true, because they heard it on Rush's show.

But now those are already there at yours maybe if you prepare them right as to education and training for finally deputing them to return to their own countries with the needful backup and authority they will be useful tools for the advancement and prosperity of their nations then you will have no one wanting to immigrate leaving behind their own families and friends... in addition to that you will see those who immigrated towards your country start moving back to their own countries and this is the only solution to resolve the issue of illegal immigration and to find peace... otherwise if things go on as it is today surely slowly slowly you will find that your own countries become inherited by piling up immigrants who might get starved due negligence turn on against the Host country... that has contributed in the destructions of their countries but not towards and advancements or developments of their countries and nations to find peace and make a living..!?

But I also want to say, if you had been here (I'm in Birmingham) and read some of the stories of people's kids being killed by this storm (so many had lost power already by earlier storms and had no idea F4 and F5 tornodoes were about to hit, and their kids were at friends» houses... and then those friends» houses were totally destroyed, and several parents lost all of their kids - I also know of several people who lost their wives AND all of their kids because they were at work while their family was at home)... anyways, if you could read some of these stories, who are you guys to tell them that their loved ones are not going off to a better place?

My wife and I were last night called by a family friend to pray with her about her daughter who would disappear from home and when she re-appears, she is kind of confused, claiming to have been followed by a certain girl they met in school and tried recruiting her to devil worship.

I want to note that philosophicalpastor is someone who helped me understand and begin to recover from the personal and family trauma caused by working with / for / under an NPD church leader — PP has been a long - distance friend for many years now.

A friend of mine who was taken from her family by the Scoop testifies about sisters and brothers she's never met, a mother who fell apart in their absence (who wouldn't?)

At the 12 week scan we were astounded by the level of detail that you can see, i.e. a fully formed baby in miniature, and we were able to share our scan pictures with friends and family who were not pro-life.

But I am not a hero, I am a human and our humanity makes is do what we think is impossible with the help of other humans like yourself, who fill in the blanks left by families and friends.

Some cults clearly have been able to brainwash their members into believing they are doing the right thing by abandoning their family and all friends who would question the cult's teaching.

After a while, I realized that all the stuff I was so sure I KNEW was given to me wholesale by family, friends, and clergy who all believed it because it was told to them by someone else, and this here book said the same stuff.

Most homicides are committed not by strangers, but by young people who lash out at friends or family.

The family and friends of many of those who commit suicide are haunted by the knowledge that their loved one died alone, and often in horrific circumstances.

The entire conversation around ESCR is ineluctably complicated by our love for friends and family with chronic illnesses and by our love for family and friends who have been blessed through the process of IVF.

We are ALL Americans and we are ALL grieving — especially those of us who were directly affected by this tragedy: family members and friends of the people who lost their lives that day, the first responders who are suffering the PTSD and illnesses caused by that day, etc..

Last I knew, the only person who ended up well in the entire mess was the first husband of wife # 2, who found a wonderful wife and remarried surrounded by family, friends and church.

There are 38 million Americans who were abused by family, friends, stranges, atheists, policemen, school teachers, coaches, etc..

There Anne and her family lived for the next two years, along with four other endangered Jewish friends, aided by a small group of Otto's employees, who provided food and information from the outside world.

I think that many of the people who check the box marked spiritual but not religious are atheists who don't want to upset their religious family and friends by admitting that they don't believe in the spirit in the sky.

We learn about Ann and Albert, who have alienated themselves from family and friends by their abrupt decision to get married, and we are prompted to worry about whether they will make it to the wedding.

«My prayers, and those of every Catholic parish and school in England and Wales, will be with her family and friends, the staff and students of Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds, and all who have been affected in any way by this senseless tragedy.

Surrounded by family, friends, and co-workers who openly professesd their religion.

Her Majesty said in her message of support: «I know I speak for everyone in expressing my deepest sympathy to all who have been affected by this dreadful event and especially to the families and friends of those who have died or were injured.

Fortunately for the family and friends of Jesus, a nearby tomb has been provided by one Joseph of Arimathea who himself placed the corpse in the tomb and rolled a stone against the door.

Outlander: A Novel by Diane Gabaldon — I have several friends who have recommended this series to me for years now so I picked it up at our used bookstore and took it on our family holiday to Colorado.

I believe in a God who doesn't want to be feared, but love, who doesn't want to stand over us, but by us and be our friend, loved as a family member.

Whenever I was in a room surrounded by people — you know, friends, family, strangers, etc. — who all confess to completely understanding the «Good News» (and I feel like I'm always in a room like that), doubt made me feel what I imagine Sarah Palin would feel in a room full of political science professors: like an hors d'oeuvre.

The picture includes the family's attempt to adjust to a person who lies and is least responsible when he most needs to be, who is unbearably irritable and egocentric, who embarrasses them in front of friends and spoils their holidays by being on a binge, who spends money they need for necessities on whiskey, and who seems completely oblivious to their welfare or their pleadings.

«From time to time, friends of mine, some of who are here today, friends like Joel Hunter or T.D. Jakes, will come by the Oval Office or they'll call on the phone or they'll send me an e-mail, and we'll pray together, and they'll pray for me and my family, and for our country,» he said.

So on this happy day, as the students of the class of 2014 celebrate a milestone achievement with their families, their friends, and their teachers, I come to congratulate you, to wish you well, and to address each of you as a person who has received the good turn of a fine education, and who should feel a responsibility to repay the debt of that education by living well as a person, mindful of the personhood, the individuality, and the good of others around you, in the various communities through which your life will take you.

A decade later, a study of Episcopal churches by Wade Clark Roof showed that church people tend to be divided into two groups: the «locals» who prefer to live in small communities, get their satisfaction from relating closely to families and to friends, and belong to local groups; and the «cosmopolitans» who prefer living in large cities, get their satisfaction from dealing with ideas and international issues, and belong to large state or nationwide organizations.

It is likely that the social consequences of the drinking problem, i.e., family breakup, job dismissal, rejection by friends and associates, and general social disapproval, are greater for the woman alcoholic who is known as such.