Sentences with phrase «competing against her father»

Not only did he leave the family firm, but, using his marine industry contacts, Caliedo eventually began to compete against his father as well.

Not exact matches

«Women have to work more than twice as much to compete against men, but she has led her father's business successfully while raising kids,» one women told The Japan Times in January.

Amazon's «Transparent», a comedy - drama series about a transgender father, won the award for the Best TV Series — Musical or Comedy, the first time the e-commerce giant's in - house studio had competed and won against the big guns of Hollywood since its creation in 2010.

The non-custodial father almost feels like he has to compete against the new stepfather, especially when the kids live with their mom and her new husband.

In Darkness, which completes the trilogy, has been nominated for an Oscar in the Foreign - Language Film category, where it will compete against the excellent father - son Israeli feature Footnote and the clear favorite, the Iranian drama A Separation.

DiCaprio will compete against himself as best actor for «Blood Diamond» and «The Departed,» and it will be Clint versus Clint for best director for «Flags of Our Fathers» and «Letters From Iwo Jima,» his twin examinations of the hard - fought World War II battle told from the American and Japanese sides.

The latest from director Curtis Hanson («8 Mile») is the story of a father - son pair of rivals (Robert Duvall and Eric Bana) competing against each other in the world series of poker.