Sentences with phrase «door closed in»

«Americans [displaced by the storm] deserve our best, not a door closed in their face because of the color of their skin,» HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson said at the launch of the campaign.

The affected vehicles have a console compartment lid latch assembly that may fail to keep the compartment door closed in the event of a crash.

There are a few do's and don'ts on how to find a girl online not getting the door closed in your face or chuckled at.

Last year one door closed in my life that led to me open my eyes to a door that was wide open.

«He had the door closed in his face many times because he was an Italian,» he said, adding that fifty years ago Italians struggled for acceptance in society.

Uttering hushed prayers in subways as the doors close in, softly crying out for rescue on long desolate Central Park walks in the dead of winter.

Our stocks might fall, our hopes of promotion vanish; our salaries stop, our club doors close in our faces; yet, while we lived, we would imperturbably bear witness to the spirit, and our example would help to set free our generation.

Always keep the doors closed in areas that you don't want your fur buddies to go in and mess up.

«There's an unfortunate rite of passage for just about every Staten Islander — and that's racing to catch the boat and having those doors close in your face and knowing you have to wait for the next one,» Oddo said.

More than 50 were sold on the first day of the show, and by the time the doors closed in Paris, Porsche had sold out its initial run of 500 cars, despite a hefty 33,000 Deutschmark price tag.

As long as he does not react to the door closing in a negative manner, you can leave it closed a few moments longer each time, staying in direct sight.

We hung it and everything until we realized it would really bug us to always have the door closing in on the toilet.

Not exact matches

Are company leaders accessible, or are they tucked away behind closed doors in offices?

Now I come in to my office, close my door, and I get into a work zone for six wonderfully uninterrupted hours.

«Hiring personnel need to be aware that they should not close the door to hearing what that person has to offer just because they do not fit the image or the physical attractiveness [they have in mind],» Patzer cautions.

Zuckerberg, who is speaking with a handful of lawmakers before his congressional hearings over the next few days, spent more than an hour in a one - on - one, closed - door meeting with Nelson.

On disappointment with Obama: «Unfortunately, shortly after assuming power, he closed the door on investigating systemic violations of law, deepened and expanded several abusive programs, and refused to spend the political capital to end the kind of human rights violations like we see in Guantanamo, where men still sit without charge.»

Best to close the door; the TV is always on in the next room.

Kim Jong Un also became the first North Korean leader to ever cross over to South Korean soil before meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae - In for a number of closed - door meetings.

«Rough patch» might be a charitable way to describe the graveyard of on - demand companies that closed their doors in 2016 and the 50 % cut in funding given to on - demand startups.

In a supervisory setting, good leaders are able to debate and argue behind closed doors and then fully support a decision in public — even if they privately disagree with that decisioIn a supervisory setting, good leaders are able to debate and argue behind closed doors and then fully support a decision in public — even if they privately disagree with that decisioin public — even if they privately disagree with that decision.

There's no reason for them to close the door to London or new York, but they could have figured the prudent path was to do it in Riyadh first,» one market source said.

In a day of closed - door meetings with NATO foreign ministers, Pompeo appeared to charm European allies with tough talk on Russia and a more...

Only when I'm in my seat, and the attendant closes the door, will I actually cancel my reservation

Kepler's Books, now a member of Peninsula Shops, had abruptly closed its doors in 2005 because of competition from national chains and sites like Amazon.com.

It is done behind closed doors by an inter-agency committee in Ottawa led by the deputy minister of finance.

Perth venues The London Court Cafe and Black Tie Co have closed their doors in recent weeks, as the holding company controlling the two brands enters liquidation following a dispute with the Australian Taxation Office.

Months of deliberations behind closed doors at Shell headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, had led the top brass at the world's largest non-state-owned oil company by sales to conclude that the energy industry was changing fundamentally — in a way that could turn the profitable oil - sands operation into a liability.

In 1975, he purchased a recently closed vacuum store and reopened the doors, calling it «All Vacuum Center.»

The doors to his practice are closed, and it's not clear whether he'll ever practice dentistry (in the U.S.) again.

Police said the man stormed the room, punched the woman in the face, closed the doors and assaulted her.

In Chicago, The Berghoff — the iconic German - influenced restaurant that opened in 1898 and his since become a city landmark — closed its doors as well, tweeting its support for immigrantIn Chicago, The Berghoff — the iconic German - influenced restaurant that opened in 1898 and his since become a city landmark — closed its doors as well, tweeting its support for immigrantin 1898 and his since become a city landmark — closed its doors as well, tweeting its support for immigrants.

As traffic at Nike's key wholesale partners continues to slow (hundreds of department stores and specialty sports retailers are closing their doors, resulting in less square footage for Nike products), it is working to boost its direct - to - consumer channels.

Read a written statement by Jared Kushner released before his appearance in closed - door meetings with members of the U.S. Congress.

When an employee is in your workspace to talk, turn off your email alerts, close your door and let your monitor go into sleep mode.

This is similar in effect to leaving the door to an office open or closed.

«We have enough votes to show them never to do this again,» Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi told members of her party, behind closed doors, according to a source in the room.

Close the door, put away all other distractions, and just sit in a chair and breathe.

But it's not clear just how that rule of thumb applies when the «business» in question is actually someone's business, and when the closed door involved is an office door.

And if John Tory wins the mayoralty in this fall's municipal election, the nameplate on Prichard's law firm door will draw him even closer to the beating heart of the action.

Ideally, you'll want a separate room with a door that closes to keep business activities in and family members out, at least during prime business and revenue generating hours of the day.

As the door closed behind them, it was almost as if everybody would in the room exhaled in unison.

All three were present at a closed - door meeting in March where business and political leaders reportedly strategized how to keep Trump from reaching the White House.

A Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has ruled that a challenge to the state's 145 - year - old ban on prostitution may proceed, saying a 2003 Supreme Court ruling opened the door for closer scrutiny of the law.

European Commission President Jean - Claude Juncker on Friday denied media reports that President Donald Trump slammed Germany's trade policies during a closed - door meeting in Brussels the previous day.

Some are calling the bike sharing economy in China a bubble and some startups are already closing their doors.

When her family couldn't stop Caroline's crooning, Alana got up and closed the doors to her room in an attempt to keep her from waking up everyone on the ward.

Appropriate cash management makes the difference between open and closed doors in the startup phase.

In one recent example, a pizza parlor in Indiana closed its doors after considerable unwanted attention fell on the shop, whose owner refused to cater gay and lesbian weddings for religious reasonIn one recent example, a pizza parlor in Indiana closed its doors after considerable unwanted attention fell on the shop, whose owner refused to cater gay and lesbian weddings for religious reasonin Indiana closed its doors after considerable unwanted attention fell on the shop, whose owner refused to cater gay and lesbian weddings for religious reasons.

Other contenders include Virgin Atlantic's swinger - lounge - cum - massage - parlor, Emirates Airlines» private suites with closing doors and minibar, and Qatar Airways» separate terminal for first - and business - class passengers at its hub in Doha replete with a Jacuzzi and saunas.