Sentences with phrase «convince people around»

So part of my strategy was to convince the people around me that they should believe in me,» he says.

«A rather natural struggle while developing Monster Buster was to convince people around us that AR gaming and monster capturing can be fun and popular — it was a new concept, and people tend to be skeptic, until they see the numbers,» noted Šarūnas.

One young man must battle terrifying visions, fighting to convince the people around him that he is not as crazy as he sounds, all the while not knowing if what he is seeing is real.

«Petit is an energetic leader with a deep respect for researchers» and a proven ability «to convince people around him,» says François Sillion, the acting CEO of Inria and former deputy CEO for science under Petit.

Not exact matches

«Proving that a device is durable is essential to convince people to pay more for a phone,» said Francisco Jeronimo, senior research director for European mobile devices at IDC, which in 2016 surveyed phone makers, retailers and repair centers around the world about smartphone issues.

I'm convinced that what the company is working on has the potential to materially change the lives of people around the world, and I'm looking forward to working with Coinbase and its leadership team to help make this vision a reality.

Affiliating your company with a charity and building campaigns around it goes a long way to winning people over with your altruistic nature — but you have to go the whole way to be convincing, which mean not just making a donation once or twice a year — for real impact make yourself the true champion of a cause instead.

I guess zombie jesus did preach for everyone, although it looks like everyones failed because theres still a solid amount of jews around, so apparently jesus» message was lost on a hefty amount of people because he thought he could play the part of messiah and didn't convince that many people.

It is the same thing with the superst!tions around sports, or carrying a lucky rabbits foot... people convince themselves these meaningless things have meaning.

Also, who wouldn't want to spend their last days on Earth with their families and friends, in the company of loved ones, rather than traveling around the country trying to convince people they are right so they feel better about themselves.

They adopted these beliefs through peer pressure and maintained them through a vast support group that revolves around promising unearthly rewards in the after life for believing them, while convincing people that paradise can not exist on this earth because of these beliefs.

In fact, most people were convinced it was not to be messed around with, a slippery slope to emotionalism and freaky Jesus stuff.

I love sharing healthy treats with people around me as it's fun to show them how delicious natural sweets can be, and if you're going to choose one recipe to convince people this is the best!

We are convinced that a great taste experience is key to a food culture where there's enough food to go around for everyone, even when there are nine billion people on earth.

there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments in the formative years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it comes to the setting of parameters for a changing of the guard... in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they, in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten in the state of Denmark

«I think we've always believed, it has been the people around us that weren't really convinced that we could do it,» Morgan said shortly after lifting the trophy.

In this situation if we see a leader convince one sceptic and gain a nodding head from them we feel more reassured and convinced that they have answered the question well and won people around.

I've seen it change people's lives and am convinced Labour could have built a powerful policy platform around a welfare reform programme that protects the vulnerable but also encourages, rewards and champions work.

«Knowing those people and having grown up around those people, I know that you can't come in with a Ph.D. and a fancy title and convince them of anything,» he says.

Can you talk your way around your areas of weakness and convince people of your worth?

Fallows traveled around China and the U.S. and talked to tons of people and they are all convinced that coal is here for the foreseeable future.

While I am convinced that Wikipedia writers must have been following me around with a hidden camera when they wrote that post, I know that these traits are common in many people.

«If we can somehow convince people to get off the couch and go for a little stroll, or go walk around a shopping center, they can potentially see a difference.

Some people — even those who are strong and healthy — are totally convinced that disease is just around the corner.

I have such a hard time being productive around the house on Saturdays and an even harder time trying to convince John that that's when normal people do house work.

I convinced myself at least I am in Vegas so I will probably receive less judgment because there are naked people walking around everywhere!

People around you who had some fears about interracial dating will be convinced otherwise and they may consider following suit as well.

Everyone around here is dating at least four people at a time until they find the one who can convince them to be in an exclusive relationship.

The classic mix of screaming beauties, testosterone riddled jocks and slightly outcast plain people running around convincing themselves that anything they do for the 90 minutes this movie lasts matters in the slightest to anyone.

We watch other people revolving around him, all good actors playing decent characters, and they seem convinced, swayed, or seduced by some irreducible kernel of truth in Ben Kalmen.

These people are entirely convinced they are better than everyone around them.

Just making my list at number 10 is Andrew Niccol's wasted opportunity In Time, a film with a terrific concept — a world where time is literally money, with people working for and buying things with increments of time (2 minutes for coffee, 30 minutes to ride the bus to work etc.)-- that is frittered away to concentrate on running around and building a «relationship» between two leads, Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried, who don't have the sufficient chemistry together to make it convincing.

The Metal Gear Solid games have allowed players to look around in first - person for quite a while, but to play the whole game like an FPS — with convincing movement and decent controls?

Despite all outward appearances, the real action hero here is the incredibly annoying John Leguizamo, and, frankly, he isn't convincing at all as a gung - ho tough guy, ordering people around, taking charge.

I think the second step is that if, or once, we convince people that there's a need for a change, we need to create an environment which is risk - free so that the people who are doing the change, the courageous leading - edge instructors in institutions are okay if not everything works out fine the first time around.

I know most people now think paper books are going to go the way of the Tazmanian cat, but I'm not 100 % convinced it won't stick around in some fashion for years to come.

I'm convinced that some people are not happy unless the world is falling down around their ears.

You have to give a damn, and then convince others to do the same, and you won't get there sitting around and waiting for people to discover your genius.

After I came, around 2008, 2009, although things were not changing that quickly back in Japan, people started seeing the change, and me being a ex-management consultant - Â I don't know - Â I have a very convincing way of doing things.

Ted Michalos: Well we threw around a lot of ideas over time but what we finally settled on was we need to convince people that it's worth having the conversation and the way you do that is you say something that catches their ear.

Businesses can often be convinced to offer a program if enough people around the office speak up, especially if you outline how offering 401ks can help attract new talent, retain current employees and boost the overall financial health and morale of the roster.

Yeah not all knives will fall off a counter and stab you in the foot but that doesn \» t mean you need to start a movement to convince people that knives are totally safe and you should have them around your children and other peoples pets.

There are plenty of unethical breeders around the world that are convincing people that they have miniature German Shepherds available.

At each stop, the operators laid out an intense «rifle» marketing approach, trying to convince me and the people in my group, one at a time, that their wines were just a tad better and a bit more exclusive than the guy down the street — or, in this case, the vineyard around the bend.

There is a variety of different games you can play and, for at least the first few rounds, it can convince people to get up and move around.

- Link doesn't have much of a character in this game - they wanted players to relate to Link and play as themselves - Link's face doesn't have much expression in this game, and that was done on purpose - for Zelda games, the devs always try to make the player feel like Link - that was pushed even moreso for this entry - everytime a Zelda releases, Aonuma watches fan feedback and considers that for the future - the items Link uses to solve are always going to be important - regardless of the tech that Nintendo provides, exploration in the series is important - Link's growth through who he meets is also an important element of the franchise - Aonuma thought about Zelda freedom when considering Breath of the Wild, and was brought back to the days of the original Zelda - this was a big point of inspiration for Breath of the Wild - with Ocarina of Time 3D, Nintendo wanted to really utilize the 3D and had a desire to let players enjoy Ocarina of Time outside - the goal with A Link to the Past was creating more depth - Aonuma used to think that getting lost in a 3D world wasn't okay - this lead Aonuma to putting in tons of hints and guiding players - he has since changed that idea and convinced himself that it's okay to get lost - the first two years of development the devs created a game where just running around was fun - climbing is very important, because players can climb high and see destinations they want to visit - you can place your own markers to decide where you want to go - when the devs create a Zelda title, they consider not using the name Link - since they don't have anything else to go with, they choose Link - the name Link doesn't hold much value, since the player is the one creating the journey - when Nintendo first created Link, they wanted a character that is literally the link between people - that is why his name is Link - to think that the Zelda series has been around so long that there are all sorts of urban legends and myths makes Miyamoto really happy

Not even Phil Spencer's silver tongue can convince people to forget it so I look forward to seeing if he maintains his intent to dance around using the word.

I'd happily drop # 50 to # 60 on a 64 GB card, or # 100 on a 128 GB, but the 32 GB needs to be # 30 or less or I'm forever going to have trouble convincing people to get a Vita if I have to tiptoe around the memory card issue.

I expect a «Game of the Year Edition» of GTA V to hit XBone and PS4 at some point, which will probably convince a lot of people to double dip, probably around the time of its inevitable PC release.

It's well known how closely the big platform holders and publishers brief their retail partners before and around E3, but then the job is to convince the people in attendance and the millions watching that your console, your particular game, is the best.