Sentences with phrase «by those promising something»

And you can do it in the same way as the child and the researcher: by promising something small and then delivering.

And then there's manipulative languageâ $» to talk people into programs, to get them involved, usually by promising them something.

«The government were just trying to give cover to some of their rebels by promising something they already said a month ago — either we vote on a deal they make, or crash out on WTO terms which would be catastrophic.

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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.

You can't simply buy a good reputation; it's something that you earn by honoring your promises.

He had only just learned something was awry when, as an investor in three of Concrete's buildings, he had received proxy forms asking him to sign over his stakes to a company called Strategic Group in return for unsecured debentures, a kind of IOU not backed by real collateral, promising to pay him 6 % a year.

Traffic.Now Google is moving a step further by leveraging its suite of technology services, Artificial Intelligence and IoT to build something that promises...

If you're being promised something by illegitimate student loan forgiveness companies, they're probably promising a lot more than they can deliver.

Weigel stresses the importance of John Paul's consistent emphasis on the promise of the young and highlights the remarkable response to World Youth Day in Rome in 2000, when John Paul called the young to an unexpected heroism: «It is Jesus who stirs in you the desire to do something great with your lives... the refusal to allow yourselves to be ground down by mediocrity.»

I think the approach by Gordon Johnston is healthy and sound: he points out that while the texts and passages that are typically used to refer prophetically to Jesus Christ were not exclusively and directly prophet for the original Jewish audience, the promises and hope that are contained within these texts were never ultimately or completely fulfilled in any human king or historical era, and so always left open the expectation for something (or Someone) more.

This list, often dubbed «Heroes of the Faith», is filled with people who were promised something by God and then sought out the promise.

I still kept a round of duties, and would not suffer myself to run into any open vices, and so got along very well in time of health and prosperity, but when I was distressed or threatened by sickness, death, or heavy storms of thunder, my religion would not do, and I found there was something wanting, and would begin to repent my going so much to frolics, but when the distress was over, the devil and my own wicked heart, with the solicitations of my associates, and my fondness for young company, were such strong allurements, I would again give way, and thus I got to be very wild and rude, at the same time kept up my rounds of secret prayer and reading; but God, not willing I should destroy myself, still followed me with his calls, and moved with such power upon my conscience, that I could not satisfy myself with my diversions, and in the midst of my mirth sometimes would have such a sense of my lost and undone condition, that I would wish myself from the company, and after it was over, when I went home, would make many promises that I would attend no more on these frolics, and would beg forgiveness for hours and hours; but when I came to have the temptation again, I would give way: no sooner would I hear the music and drink a glass of wine, but I would find my mind elevated and soon proceed to any sort of merriment or diversion, that I thought was not debauched or openly vicious; but when I returned from my carnal mirth I felt as guilty as ever, and could sometimes not close my eyes for some hours after I had gone to my bed.

«A promise by its nature looks to the future, something not yet complete,» Manus explains.

He concludes by describing the personally comforting, otherworldly salvific «promise from Jesus to soothe our sorrows, heal our hearts, and drive away our fears,» for whosoever believeth «will be part of something far more powerful, enduring, and good than all the forces here on earth.

The metaphor is the primordial closer of rifts; its dramatic promise is that unexpected and significant connections will continue to be possible, and its implied threat is that when we can no longer believe in that promise we will have to use another metaphor to express our loss of faith: something like Macbeth's «tale told by an idiot.»

I do nt unsually comment on these grab attention stories but this one I got to let go of something... I do nt care if it's Muslim, Catholic, Methodist, Bhuddist, or whatever fly by night belief you want to have in OUR great country (thats right it's all ours) you have that right but get one thing straight... if you come on MY property and steal something thats mine, imma shoot and call the police... you bring something to MY property thats not mine imma shoot and call the police... you set whatever it is on fire on MY property imma shoot, call the police and the fire department and I promise you you will get a chance to bask in the glory of your religion.

And we Christians stood by, awe - stricken, as though we were in the presence of something formidable and assured; we gave anxious promises of sympathy and collaboration, when the thing sought and needed was escape; we showed our fellow - feeling for the drowning man by jumping into the water along with him.

The hours ticked by but still nothing was happening by the night so the nurse inserted Cervadil promising it should yield something by the morning, maybe even labour they told me hopefully.

so after years allowing myself to be strung along by the hierarchy the coin had dropped and i believe its a duty to stand up and declare it from the roof top if something is annoying, regressive or drastically wrong — the transfer approach adhered to by wenger et al, promises much and delivers very little.

I no it sounds like am always critical of arsenal and am sorry but i cant take it anymore wenger is the problem because he buys the players i hate people who promised to do something and breaks the promise every time why should cecs stay were not going to win anything he wants to win things not finish 4th or 3rd every season with a team that improves by one inch every year why are we fooling ourselves here wenger promised experience players this season where are they this is basically the same team if you do the same thing every time you get same results what that old saying (if you fool me once shame on you but if you fool me twice or thrice shame on me) and lets face it wenger has been fooling us now for five seasons..........

He worked with the highly - promising youth pouring out of the Ajax academy, something which would later help him in his quest to get the club back to supremacy as manager, and the Amsterdammers also signed striker, Luis Suarez from Groningen for $ 7.5 m that summer and the Uruguayan later proved to be a worthy investment by the club, scoring 49 goals in 48 games in the 2009/10 season.

It was something which looked like a rash promise at the end of the first half as Barcelona dominated the game — but by the end of 90 sensational minutes we were all left begging for more.

Certainly something far more cautionary and downbeat than the usual platitudes would be in order — for example: «I promise to be disappointed by you and you alone.

Most swaddle blanket promises comfort and warmth but this Baby Swaddle Blankets by Willow Beans is more than that — it is made of absorbent and soft materials, something that you can be used in case there are milk spills or any leaks.

The FNC added, «We demand that the investigations into it must be made public as promised by the police authorities, while something very urgent and painstaking measures must be done by the Federal Government to quickly address the conspicuous concerns in the land.

The FBI agent also asked for something in return — $ 80,000 in cash — which City Councilman Dan Halloran, who was allegedly working with Smith, promised to provide by illegally funneling City Council funds to the FBI agent, prosecutors said.

When he took the stage, the brown water replaced by something drinkable, Sanders repeatedly promised to ban fracking and compared the anti-fracking movement to other great bottom - up causes.

«How can we promise we will cure something without knowing precisely how tissue and cells work and how they are affected by a disease?

Not only have he and his team been able to select the most promising sites for on - the - ground fieldwork, but they can also use the images to reconstruct the Garamantes» regional footrpint — something that would have been very hard to do by excavating one site at a time.

For a tenured professor with a promise of lifetime employment, writing papers that will, very likely, be read carefully by a handful of other scientists, there is something romantic, even daring, about the path I've taken.

You buy something, drawn by its promised ability to recognize human commands, and it just doesn't work well enough to bother with.

Trust must be earned, and it's earned by being dependable, or trying your best to deliver on your promise once you've told your partner that you will do something.

Whether that means hibernating under a pile of blankets to watch the winter Olympics (we've been staying up way too late catching the live action); hanging out in the fresh mountain air (hello motherland); or dinner by the fire in the comfort of home (and maybe the promise of something warm, bubbly and delicious baking in the oven).

This 14 - day diet is calling itself the new «Master Cleanse ``, (which, in my book, isn't something to brag about), and promises drastic weight loss of 5 to 17 pounds by just taking two tablets with each meal.

The boyfriend shirt, much like the athleisure trend, seems to promise something less stratified by class than traditional ideas of glamour.

Bottom line, there's something a little minimalist about this dramatically promising story, and it grows harder to deny that the more sentimentality, dry spells and excessive dragging slow momentum, to the point of holding the final product shy of a rewarding state, flirted with enough by lovely scoring and visual style, some worthy story elements, strong performances - particularly that of Gene Hackman - and inspired direction to make «Bite the Bullet» a decent and sometimes gripping western drama, despite lost potential.

I left the theater vaguely annoyed - as if the filmmakers had thrown away some promising ideas and elements in weaving together a thoroughly generic chase movie and pretending it's something special by employing ineffective stylistic choices.

Hideo Kojima promised something at today's Kojima Station live show, and indeed some amazing media assets were showcased by Met

With a promised 1,000 additional hours of content in 2017, a major focus this year and beyond is their ability to both penetrate the original film world, and receive recognition for their efforts from Academy members at the Oscars — something that Amazon can now boast about after Casey Affleck scored a Best Actor win for Manchester by the Sea.

Without something that is clearly and readily seen as better / different, it will be hard to ask people to by a new $ 600 Blu - ray player that goes online and plays HD games to replace their old $ 600 Blu - ray player that goes online and plays HD games on only the nebulous promise of «more gameplay possibilities.»

However, as the film continues, some familiar storylines begin to unfold: the tough and irreverent cynicism promised in the first act begins to be replaced by something rather sentimental: male bonding, romance, a conviction that the US army is something pretty great.

A picture like this lives and dies by its cast, and while it's easy to target Black as the odd man out in this ensemble, better to forgive the Malcolm character as an example of the frustrated intellectual, straitjacketed by potential and the belief that he was bound for something better promised him by people (parents?)

Still, his work has always been deeply rooted in the human condition, and by bringing that mentality to the typical cops - and - robbers story, he promises to deliver something really unique.

The short answer is not exactly, but that doesn't mean this isn't a thoroughly entertaining extension of the magical franchise, one with just enough wonder to get by, some captivating performances (despite underwhelming characters), and the promise of a build - up to something absolutely epic.

Along with the images comes a promise of a new trailer for Thursday, as mentioned in the following video by the man himself who also challenged his followers to photograph something or someone big in their life.

«U.N.I (You And I)» from And the Winner Isn't «Love and Lies» from Band Aid «If I Dare» from Battle of the Sexes «Evermore» from Beauty and the Beast «How Does a Moment Last Forever» from Beauty and the Beast «Now or Never» from Bloodline: Now or Never «She» from Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story «Your Hand I Will Never Let It Go» from The Book of Henry «Buddy's Business» from Brawl in Cell Block 99 «The Crown Sleeps» from The Breadwinner «World Gone Mad» from Bright «Mystery of Love» from Call Me by Your Name «Visions of Gideon» from Call Me by Your Name «Captain Underpants Theme Song» from Captain Underpants The First Epic Movie «Ride» from Cars 3 «Run That Race» from Cars 3 «Tell Me How Long» from Chasing Coral «Broken Wings» from City of Ghosts «Remember Me» from Coco «Prayers for This World» from Cries From Syria «There's Something Special» from Despicable Me 3 «It Ain't Fair» from Detroit «A Little Change in the Weather» from Downsizing «Stars in My Eyes (Theme From Drawing Home)» from Drawing Home «All In My Head» from Elizabeth Blue «Dying for Ya» from Elizabeth Blue «Green» from Elizabeth Blue «Can't Hold Out on Love» from Father Figures «Home» from Ferdinand «I Don't Wan na Live Forever» from Fifty Shades Darker «You Shouldn't Look at Me That Way» from Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool «This Is How You Walk On» from Gifted «Summer Storm» from The Glass Castle «The Pure and the Damned» from Good Time «This Is Me» from The Greatest Showman «The Hero» from The Hero «How Shall a Sparrow Fly» from Hostiles «Just Getting Started» from If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast «Truth to Power» from An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power «Next Stop, The Stars» from Kepler's Dream «The Devil & The Huntsman» from King Arthur: Legend of the Sword «Have You Ever Wondered» from Lake of Fire «I'll Be Gone» from Lake of Fire «We'll Party All Night» from Lake of Fire «Friends Are Family» from The Lego Batman Movie «Found My Place» from The Lego Ninjago Movie «Stand Up for Something» from Marshall «Rain» from Mary and the Witch's Flower «Myron / Byron» from The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) «Longing for Summer» from Moomins and the Winter Wonderland «Mighty River» from Mudbound «Never Forget» from Murder on the Orient Express «Hold the Light» from Only the Brave «PBNJ» from Patti Cake $ «Tuff Love (Finale)» from Patti Cake $ «Lost Souls» from The Pirates of Somalia «How a Heart Unbreaks» from Pitch Perfect 3 «The Promise» from The Promise «Kaadanayum Kaalchilambe» from Pulimurugan «Maanathe Maarikurumbe» from Pulimurugan «Stubborn Angel» from Same Kind of Different as Me «Dancing Through the Wreckage» from Served Like a Girl «Keep Your Eyes on Me» from The Shack «On the Music Goes» from Slipaway «The Star» from The Star «Jump» from Step «Tickling Giants» from Tickling Giants «Fly Away» from Trafficked «Speak to Me» from Voice From the Stone «Walk on Faith» from Year by the Sea

But all isn't lost - Amazon is making good on its pre-order promise by providing folks with something.

«Come Alive» — performed by Hugh Jackman; written by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (The Greatest Showman) «Remember Me» — written by Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson Lopez; performed by Miguel and Natalia Lafourcade (Coco) «Prayers for This World» — performed by Cher; written by Diane Warren (Cries from Syria)-- podcast (Warren) «Truth to Power» — performed by One Republic; written by Ryan Tedder & T - Bone Burnett (An Inconvenient Sequel) «This Is Me» — performed by Keala Settle; written by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (The Greatest Showman) «There's Something Special» — performed by Pharrell Williams; written by Pharrell Williams (Despicable Me 3) «To Be Human» — performed by Sia; written by Florence Welch & Rick Nowels (Wonder Woman) «The Promise» — performed by Chris Cornell; written by Chris Cornell (The Promise) «Dancing Through the Wreckage» — performed by Pat Benatar; written by Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo & Linda Perry (Served Like a Girl) «How Does a Moment Last Forever» — performed by Emma Watson; written by Alan Menken & Tim Rice (Beauty and the Beast) «Days in the Sun» — performed by Emma Watson, Audra McDonald, et al; written by Alan Menken & Tim Rice (Beauty and the Beast)

Vince may rush into the game, but it is Craig who truly takes it to the next level, propelled by something more than simple greed: responsibility to his family, and a need to overcome his failed promise.

Sort of a Mumblecore horror flick, this movie starts out with some promise before becoming overly familiar by the third act, but in a week like this, it's the most viable option for those looking to pick something up.