Sentences with phrase «committed to doing interesting»

Not exact matches

Nope, according to Chief Operating Officer Barney Harford, who told CNBC: ``... Going forward we have no interest in doing transactions for minority stakes... the markets that we remain in today are core markets for us, we are doubling down on our investment and we are very committed to these markets.»

In his opening remarks (4:50), Sen. Bill Nelson, D - Florida, tells Wilbur Ross, «It tells me you are committed to doing the job the right way, by placing the public's interest ahead of your own.»

I could admittedly do better, and would certainly have captured more upside from temporary speculation, had I committed myself to the principle that central banks will act strictly to defend the bondholders of the banks they represent, even if it means trespassing into fiscal policy, subordinating public interest, empowering the worst stewards of capital, violating legal restrictions, and inviting long - term instability.

Presumably this guy did his time for the crimes he committed over 20 years ago and his main interest now seems to getting his picture taken with politicians, an unusual but harmless past time..

They were interested in «doing better,» and appeared as though they were committed to moving forward, but reality showed otherwise.

If an advisor does become subject to the new DOL rule, he or she will likely be required to comply with the best interest contract exemption and execute a formal agreement with the client that commits the advisor to act in that client's best interests.

Ezekiel's picture of the righteous man indicates that» [he] does not oppress any one, but restores to the debtor his pledge, commits no robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment, does not lend at interest or take any increase» (18:7 - 8).

I've known Jesus for as long as I've known my name, and still I use other people like capital to advance my own interest, still I gossip to make myself feel important, still I curse my brothers and sisters in one breath and sing praise songs in the next, still I sit in church with arms folded and cynicism coursing through my bloodstream, still I talk a big game about caring for the poor without doing much to change my own habits, still I indulge in food I'm not hungry for and jewelry I don't need, still I obsess over what people say about me on the internet, still I forget my own privilege, still I talk more than I listen and complain more than I thank, still I commit acts of evil, still I make a great commenter on Christianity and a lousy practitioner of it.

Commit to building genuine community with a small group of people who are interested in learning the truth rather than doing thing the way they have always been done.

And so the list goes, with the actual numbers changing somewhat from year to year, yet the fact that more people are killed with blunt objects each year remains constant.For example, in 2011, there was 323 murders committed with a rifle but 496 murders committed with hammers and clubs.While the FBI makes is clear that some of the «murder by rifle» numbers could be adjusted up slightly, when you take into account murders with non-categorized types of guns, it does not change the fact that their annual reports consistently show more lives are taken each year with these blunt objects than are taken with Feinstein's dreaded rifle.Another interesting fact: According to the FBI, nearly twice as many people are killed by hands and fists each year than are killed by murderers who use rifles.

Ahmir Mitchell did some interesting things on Twitter after Brad Hawkins, a fellow New Jersey native, committed to Michigan on Friday...

But we're supposed to believe that the Rays, who committed to overlooking off - the - field issues so they could acquire the best players possible, who were one of the teams least likely to be worried about a media firestorm, who had an analytically savvy front office that collectively drooled at the thought of a.400 + OBP in the middle of the order for less than a million, just didn't have any interest in Barry Bonds.

Furthermore, I'm deeply committed to my spiritual path, and want a partner who either is as well, or is interested in doing so.

Good counseling before placement for both the birthparents and the adoptive parents can help everyone think through what they want and what they will do so that a good agreement will written up — one that doesn't * need * to be legally enforced by a court of law, because everyone is committed to following through in the best interests of the child.

Donna's supporters share her passion for progressive values and are committed to electing a fighter who doesn't rely on the money and backing of special interests.»

«We are committed to doing things differently to stabilise the polity in the collective interest of Nigerians.

«Labour have said that we don't think committing now to an in / out referendum up to four years from now is in the national interest because the priority must be getting growth into the economy not getting Britain out of Europe.»

«It is still the best approach and we are committed to doing what is in the best interest of our region's economic success and the citizens we serve.»

«The problem is, when people saw blue - on - blue stuff constantly, maybe we then needed to do more big rallies to get the media interested, I think we've done that now,» he said, adding that Corbyn was committed to the cause.

For instance, whether they are rich or not, where are they from, what is their background, what was their childhood like, are they interested in committing to a long - term relationship or the companionship they're looking for, what kind of a knowledge do they have in the field that they belong, are they generous with material wealth, do they have cordial relations with family and friends, and more.

There's no reason to indicate that being «friends with benefits» is all right with you if it is not, and you are likely to get a lot of interest from guys who do not want to commit to you.

While dating apps do attract users with less virtuous intentions, and some people feel compelled to meet for random hook - ups through a dating app even while they are in a committed relationship, there is an interesting question: what if some of these non-single users don't even know they have an online dating profile?

Just had to chat / meet with as many as possible and do not commit until there was some real interest and compatibility shown (7 dates, about a month).

If there were any specific titles you were interested in trying out but didn't want to commit to anything until you could grab it on sale, this is your chance to pad your collection out.

The program, which exhorts high - achieving young college graduates to commit to teaching for two years, has been criticized in the past by some experts who say the two - year enlistment does not work in the long - term interests of children.

If employees feel engaged and committed to the success of the business, they will be more likely to go the extra mile not only in performing their job, but in doing what's in the best interest of the company.

«I was committed to giving everything that I was interested in doing a try, and using this experience as a launch pad to do something amazing.»

«It's more about how do we get people elected that are independent of special interests, that are really committed to solving these tough challenges that face our public schools,» Tuck said.

There is a new breed of billionaire geek who doesn't need any more money (have in fact committed to giving away most of their money), and they are interested in changing the world.

Responsible lending is to act in a customer's best interests and we are very committed to doing this through responsible lending.

If you're really committed to this process one thing you can do is roll all of your high interest credit card or consumer debt into a lower interest loan with a product like Discover Personal Loans.

Do read the small print and think about fees as well as interest rates before you commit to the loan.

Although you don't need to commit yourself to taking a real estate correspondence course, it will be in your best interest to learn all that you can.

Many people will search for help in consolidating debts as a way to avoid filing bankruptcy and often fall into the trap of committing to a higher interest rate debt consolidation loan because the only financial institutions that will qualify you will typically charge you a higher rate of interest for doing so.

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have both stated that they don't believe that the government should be turning a profit by collecting student loan payments and have committed to reducing student loan interest rates if elected.

A Fund does not earn interest on the securities it has committed to purchase until it has paid for and delivered on the settlement date.

Everyone I meet there is interesting, doing their piece to help and so committed to the cause.

Going forward, Pets in Omaha is committed to following this story, encouraging people to do whatever they can to fight for animals (look for a post soon that lists way to help), and keeping an interested eye on the Unicameral.

Before you commit to owning a bird, do your research and learn about the characteristics of the species that interests you.

Far Cry 4 needed to commit to its eccentric villain, it's morally corrupt rebellion leaders and Ajay Gale as a lead character, but it doesn't, and that leaves the narrative feeling interesting but ultimately shallow.

Initially, I found the idea of being limited to three skills to be interesting, but the game doesn't fully commit to its own concept as you can actually jump between «action sets» at the press of a button, and thus, in reality, all skills are available to you.

It's all dragged down even further by an over-serving of overbearing checklist - style tasks and collectathons in - between, repeating the same mistake past open - world titles have committed time and time again; huge worlds without interesting things to do beyond gawking at scenery and ticking off lists is busy - work, not a fun role - playing video game.

As we shall see, these countries, among others, have continued to negotiate as if: (a) they only need to commit to reduce their greenhouse gas emission if other nations commit to do so, in other words that their national interests limit their international obligations, (b) any emissions reductions commitments can be determined and calculated without regard to what is each nation's fair share of safe global emissions, (c) large emitting nations have no duty to compensate people or nations that are vulnerable to climate change for climate change damages or reasonable adaptation responses, and (d) they often justify their own failure to actually reduce emissions to their fair share of safe global emissions on the inability to of the international community to reach an adequate solution under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

What it does mean is that if you've been interested in solar all along and have been waiting to see if the federal government would provide the catalyst for your state to commit to making solar affordable for homeowners — well, the moment of truth has arrived.

I can't do everything, so I have to be selective in determining what I can accomplish and what I don't have the bandwidth, energy or interest to commit to.

The letter concluded by stating that the director expected a written response on or before May 2, 2008, confirming the outside activities had stopped, and that if he did not receive such a response by that date, he would consider Cavanagh to remain in a conflict of interest situation and committing an act of insubordination warranting discipline up to and including termination.

When Pannekoek regained the floor, he noted some of the very interesting thing that Athabaska University is doing in terms of OA: they have established canada's first Open Access University Press, the have committed 1 % of their total budget to OA initiatives, are dedicated to open source software, and are a leader in the open courseware movement.

Returning the property stolen doesn't change the fact that civil theft was committed, it only reduces the amount of the damages by the amount repaid and prevents interest from continuing to accrue.

Although we are committed to resolving matters without costly court trials, our lawyers will aggressively litigate when doing so fits within the objectives and best interests of our clients.

We are genuinely committed to doing what is in your best interest and becoming long - term partners and advocates in your success.