Sentences with phrase «changed tack»

Barrack changed tack by backing away from the risky, high - profile leveraged buyouts that made him famous, instead turning to a series of investment vehicles that focus on lending and distressed property debt.

When we changed tack we ended up not using him, but he was very nice and had excellent follow - up, so it might be worth shooting him an email...

It didn't quite work, so Google changed tack slightly, pushing the Nexus line towards more geeky buyers plugged into the smartphone world.

In the English proceedings Yugraneft (Sibir's subsidiary and privy) changed tack and sought to bring a claim against Mr Abramovich in Russian law.

Perhaps anticipating that eventuality, before this court the appellant changed tack somewhat and submitted that he was duped by his clients and should, consequently, have at most been found guilty of the lesser offence of failing to be on guard against being so duped instead of the more serious offence of participating or knowingly assisting in dishonest or fraudulent conduct.

On the appeal, the tenant changed tack and argued that a holding over clause is inconsistent with the provisions enabling contracting out of LTA 1954.

By then the investigation changed tack to alleging he had mishandled contracts, which was also cleared.

David Lee, editor of the art newspaper Jackdaw, said that unless the Tate changed tack radically, this year's shortlist would have to «scrape the scrapings at the bottom of the barrel».

But, and this is a big «but», I was thrown off sympathising thus by two things: firstly, that Diebenkorn changed tack just when things were getting interesting / challenging in terms of how three - dimensional space in his abstract painting might be tackled anew; and secondly, that the figurative paintings on show here seem to offer no furtherance to, or deliverance from, those issues.»

Thankfully they rapidly figured out this wasn't going to fly and changed tack to put together a more conventional and increasingly credible offer.

So I changed tack, and, since the turn of the year, I've been running two campaigns.

With the Supersports, Bentley changed tack, and in many senses it worked.

The new, 2019 Ford Focus has been re-engineered from the ground up, and although it's still a global product, Ford has changed tack with regard to its «One Ford» strategy, more thoroughly tailoring the compact car for each individual market in which it will be sold.

While a Chinese firm bought up the Karma and its tooling to create Karma Automotive, Henrik Fisker changed tack and set up Fisker Inc, whose first product — albeit conceptual at this stage — is the EMotion.

After a series of suits, Cara Delevingne changed tack for the Mexico City leg of her promo tour for «Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets» on Wednesday (August 2).

I've been searching for a blue fur stole for ages but when I saw the stunning Jo of Cut & Chic Vintage wearing this one I changed tack.

And, as he changed tack halfway through: «He knows he's in a total mess on his sentencing policy.

The relationship between the Tories and Lib Dem's is under increasing pressure after Nick Clegg changed tack on «bedroom tax».

But she then changed tack after Robinson pressed on, asking why she was «running scared» of debating with her political opponents.

This time, however, and faced with a local Labour surge built in part on Labour supporters who had voted tactically for the Lib Dems but felt betrayed by the coalition with the Conservatives, Hallam's Lib Dems changed tack.

Never knowingly inflexible in the face of obstacles to power, Cameron changed tack and gave several speeches in which he was tonally more sympathetic to the state.

In response, Labour changed tack, focusing on the «cost of living crisis» facing ordinary people who don't yet feel the recovery.

Then he changed tack.

So he changed tack and signed 35 mill Sanchez and GK Ospina.

After years of trying to add talent through the lottery with middling results, general manager Rich Cho abruptly changed tack and signed Al Jefferson to a three - year deal.

In December 2016, in a case where (as with the detergent) Bella Vista could've walked away with a relatively meaningless fine and a slap on the wrist, the Fresh Food People changed tack, staring down Sims over unconscionable conduct charges.

When the strength of argument began to swing against them the Arians of the fourth century changed tack and decided to focus on a particular individual — Athanasius — in order to defeat the teaching.

So unless he has changed tack, he seems to be saying that middle - class investors should pile into overvalued markets now if they know what's good for them.

He then changed tack, sharing another tweet that suggested a «civil discussion of facts» rather than «insults.»

The app then changed tack and defended the practice to Buzzfeed, explaining that «these are standard practices in the mobile app ecosystem.»

Previously, the Bank of Canada hinted it might raise rates to curb the borrowing binge, but in March it abruptly changed tack by affirming the household debt - to - income ratio is «stabilizing near current levels.»

This time around, Apple likely won't change its tack.

One notable aspect of the letter was the fact that it avoided spelling out the doomier scenarios that we face if we don't change tack.

Changing tack with the economic winds is unavoidable.

Although the less disciplined change their tack in hopes of coaxing along a success, we at Harris Associates continue to look to the horizon and stay the course, even when the winds shift or the gusts blow.

This re-appraisal of the likely path for US monetary policy gathered pace when some of the other more dovish members of the Fed's rate - setting panel appeared to change tack and indicate they believed rates should rise soon.

Eventually, the Fed was forced to change tack.

John Buckeridge wonders about the consumer's ability to influence corporations Getting governments or big businesses to change tack and adopt fair and...

So I changed tacks and started to focus more on the polenta as an ingredient and what it goes best with, which led me to thinking about grits, because polenta is basically just grits that have set up.

But then the waitress brings a plate of salami, his face lights up and he changes tack, telling me he's recently become a part - owner of a pig farm on the Yorke Peninsula («It's called Pork on the Yorke», he says, laughing — it's not), and that he's considering getting a piglet as a pet to follow him around at Seppeltsfield («fuck they're funny animals!»).

However when a system is used which repeatedly did not work throughout the whole of last season and has already failed in our first game this season then maybe a case can be made for Arsene to consider changing tack.

Sadly It has never occurred to Wenger to do something about it and change tack!

We've seriously got ta change tack and if worse comes to worse, fight fire with fire.

By December, the Portuguese had already begun to change tack.

Mourinho said he had played with «too many attackers» against Brighton after aligning Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Juan Mata behind Romelu Lukaku and now seems likely to change tack.

You simply have to be prepared to change tack and change strategy.

If you feel that something is just not clicking, change your tack.

Jarvis is clear that unless Labour changes tack, any chance of victory at the next general election will be extinguished.

Since Labour went into the general election arguing that the issue of whether or not Britain was leaving the EU was settled by last year's referendum she urged colleagues not to «change tack».

And while targeting our friendly neighborhood corporate - owned information filters probably won't make any of them change tack, turning a mainstream media figure into a piñata now and then is a nice break for activists tired of emailing Congress again and again.