Sentences with phrase «career riding on it»

For it is a call that often has a career riding on it.

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One of the things that helped me was I was working so hard and focusing on my career that I was largely able to ignore and ride out the bear markets.

With 108 wins already this year, Desormeaux has won 2,478 races in his young career; that puts him on a pace to pass Bill Shoemaker (who retired at age 59 with a record 8,833 victories) in about 20 years should Desormeaux ride well for that long.

Fowles credits teammate Janel McCarville, who was also a little shocked by Fowles» career choice, for helping her stay focused on plane rides back while teammates are watching movies or resting following a game.

Maha Haddioui is riding high on confidence after a career - best third place finish in the Investec South African Women's Open last month and looking to capitalise in her home event,...

Brooklyn comedian Eugene Mirman, who voices a character on «Bob's Burgers,» chatted about his career with fans while riding the subway on Jan. 14, 2015.

AphroChic has taken me on the most amazing ride, changing my career completely.

The clash of Pearson with a top American or Brazilian fighter is imminent and Pearson has a lot more riding on his shoulders than just his own career.

Actor Steve Howey spent a large part of his childhood out to sea — literally, having grown up on a sailboat cruising up and down the Pacific coastline — which couldn't be a better metaphor for the wave of success he's ridden in his acting career.

The most prominent characters include Haven Hamilton (Henry Gibson), a socially conservative, arrogant country music star; Linnea Reese (Lily Tomlin), a gospel singer and mother of two deaf children; Del Reese (Ned Beatty), her lawyer husband and Hamilton's legal representative, who works as the local political organizer for the Tea Party - like Hal Philip Walker Presidential campaign; Opal (Geraldine Chaplin), an insufferably garrulous and pretentious BBC Radio reporter on assignment in Nashville, or so she claims; talented but self - involved sex - addict Tom Frank (Keith Carradine), one - third of a moderately successful folk trio who's anxious to launch a solo career; John Triplette (Michael Murphy), the duplicitous campaign consultant who condescendingly tries to secure top Nashville stars to perform at a nationally - syndicated campaign rally; Barbara Jean (Ronee Blakley), the emotionally - fragile, beloved Loretta Lynn - like country star recovering from a burn accident; Barnett (Allen Garfield), Barbara Jean's overwhelmed manager - husband; Mr. Green (Keenan Wynn), whose never - seen ailing wife is on the same hospital ward as Barbara Jean; groupie Martha (Shelley Duvall), Green's niece, ostensibly there to visit her ailing aunt but so personally irresponsible that she instead spends all her time picking up men; Pfc. Glenn Kelly (Scott Glenn), who claims his mother saved Barbara Jean's life but who mostly seems obsessed with the country music star; Sueleen Gay (Gwen Welles), a waitress longing for country music fame, despite her vacuous talent; Bill and Mary (Allan F. Nicholls and Cristina Raines), the other two - thirds of Tom's folk act, whose ambition overrides constant personal rancor; Winifred (Barbara Harris), another would - be singer - songwriter, fleeing to Nashville from her working - class husband, Star (Bert Remsen); Kenny Frasier (David Hayward), a loner who rents a room from Mr. Green and carries around a violin case; Bud Hamilton (Dave Peel), the gentle, loyal son of the abrasive Hamilton; Connie White (Karen Black), a glamorous country star who is a last - minute substitute for Barbara Jean at the Grand Old Opry; Wade Cooley (Robert DoQui), a cook at the airport restaurant where Sueleen works as a waitress and who tries unsuccessfully to convince her that she has no talent; and the eccentric Tricycle Man (Jeff Goldblum), who rides around in a three - wheel motorcycle, occasionally interacting with the other characters, showing off his amateur magic tricks, but who has no dialogue.

Emma Stone has given the best performance of her career so far in Battle of the Sexes, a film that has a positive 87 % on Rotten Tomatoes and is the rare crowdpleaser in the usual array of angst - ridden Oscar fare.

Along for the Ride This intermittently interesting documentary about Dennis Hopper focuses on the ruinous effects on his career of making «The Last Movie» in 1971.

By 1939, he not only appeared in the career defining role of Senator Jefferson Smith in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, but also offered up his familiar shy and sly country yokel with much on the ball «persona» in his first Western, the hilarious Destry Rides Again.

Louie Anderson won the first major award of his career this year for his work on Baskets, and he might just be able to ride that wave of support into the fall awards season.

«The Brink's Job» (1978), 5:00 and 9:15 p.m.: Based on the famous $ 2.7 million Boston robbery of 1950, «The Brink's Job» was disowned by its director, Chicago native William Friedkin, then riding high after career peaks of «The French Connection» (1971) and «The Exorcist» (1973).

At times, Mega Man swims, rides a snowboard with rhythm game mechanics, flies on Rush just like in an automatically scrolling shoot»em up, swings across gaps with a whip as if he's Simon Belmont, and kicks a ball at his enemies (he probably learned this during his short - lived soccer career).

Back when Ben Affleck first became a household name after winning the best original screenplay Oscar with Matt Damon for 1997's Good Will Hunting, few could have predicted the rollercoaster ride his career would go on to become.

As this is a career mode, there are objectives that must be met like riding on 2 wheels and of course scores to bear.

Filmmaker Chris Weitz has taken a ride on a rather inconsistent career path since making a splash (along with brother Paul) with 1999's «American Pie.»

RIDE 2 Platform: PlayStation 4 system, Xbox One, Windows PC Developer: Milestone ESRB: E Available: Now The second edition of Milestone's innovative racing game is focused on the relationship between rider and motorcycle, bringing the connection between man and machine even closer with career mode and other new features.

The boys head to California to train with USC pitching coach Tom House (Paxton), while J.B.'s career is riding on if they can learn baseball fast enough to get signed by professional teams.

Valentino Rossi may be famous for his MotoGP career, but he's also into racing vehicles that ride on four wheels.

One of the things that helped me was I was working so hard and focusing on my career that I was largely able to ignore and ride out the bear markets.

Before starting her career as a Veterinary Technician, Megan received a Bachelor's degree from UCSD, where she competed on the Equestrian Team and taught horseback riding lessons.

But moving on, your first steps in your career consist of four wild - card rides in the Moto3 class, the smallest of the bikes and therefore also the easiest to get to grips with, allowing you to cut your teeth on something less dangerous before moving on to the more powerful machines.

Features: ● Official drivers and bikes for the Monster Energy Supercross 2017 championship ● Official bikes and athletes from both 250SX and 450SX classes in official stadiums ● 3 different control types: acceleration, speed, and grip ● Massive and engaging career mode ● Share your achievements with your friend on Facebook ● Unlock prizes after each victory to upgrade your ride faster ● Enjoy daily bonuses ● Conquer multiplayer challenges to level - up from «Newbie» to «Epic» ● Compete against one of the two proposed drivers to receive big prizes during official championship weekends

RIDE 2 Platform: PlayStation ® 4 system, Xbox One ®, Windows PC Developer: Milestone ESRB: E Available: Now The second edition of Milestone's innovative racing game is focused on the relationship between rider and motorcycle, bringing the connection between man and machine even closer with career mode and other new features.

Another great aspect of the game is its lengthy career mode, which features a lot of types of races, exclusive challenges for each leg of the championship, as well as a simple but rewarding progression system, including the possibility to constantly upgrade your vehicle, both visually and mechanically, as well as the possibility to keep on buying new rides, all depending on how many medals you acquire.

No details on Ride 3's multiplayer offerings were disclosed by Milestone, though it was confirmed that Ride 3 will contain an extensive career mode.

That's very good news for the careers of all those politicians building their policies on AR - 4 and very good news for the greens and the green industrial complex that boarded the AGW train for a once in a life time ride.

On the contrary, almost all alarmist «scientists» I found had no achievements or distinctions and rode climate alarmism to jumpstart their careers.

It may have been easy for Denzel to relate to the role because before his career change made him a household name, he spent some time riding on the back of a garbage truck as a 20 - year - old.

The rest will come with on the job training, and lot's of it, so be prepared for a fun and educating ride on the way to your new career.

Without a promising resume, you can not expect to ride on the success of your career.

Medical sales is a demanding career and employee loyalty rides heavily on your ability to create a sustainable environment for team members.

* Private Healthcare (after 12 months), Pension, Ride - to - Work scheme, childcare vouchers etc... To apply for this job you should: * Graduate, team - player, focused on your career, with a flair for sales.

Some have no plans to retire, some are embarking on second careers, while others enjoy hobbies like riding motorcycles or rock climbing that they would have been considered «too old to do» a generation ago.

The roller coaster ride through a myriad of emotions and improbable circumstances has given a new perspective on my career which started in 1983.

A Vancouver Island Realtor is planning on taking three months off from his busy career this May to ride across the country on a bicycle as a fundraiser for the B.C. Children's Hospital (BCCH).

The Vancouver Island Realtor is planning on taking three months off from his busy career this May to ride across the country on a bicycle as a fundraiser for the B.C. Children's Hospital (BCCH).