Sentences with phrase «doubled my efforts at»

I started a very restrictive diet and doubled my efforts at the gym.

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For a while there, it looked like Netflix was on its own in fighting the Federal Communications Commission's bone - headed and double - speaking effort at institutionalizing «net neutrality» rules, but on Wednesday the floodgates burst open.

This comes at a time when Uber is doubling down on its autonomous efforts.

It also comes at a time when Uber is doubling down on its self - driving efforts with both the soft launch of its UberFreight service and the self - driving pilot in Pittsburgh, as well as the acquisition of artificial intelligence and machine learning research startup Geometric Intelligence.

Second, doubling down on efforts to build a strong relationship with the promoter management will be advantageous in securing deals at the right valuation, which is of great importance to promoters.

The basic idea was to get people to recommit, to double up in their efforts at faithful attendance and daily Bible study, and to make sure they were «keeping watch» for the return of the bridegroom, so that they were not left out in the dark when He returned.

In 2010 the McNerneys released their first wine and their efforts were rewarded with a Double Gold Medal at the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition.

Stoke, who have already beaten Chelsea and Manchester City at the Britannia Stadium this season, were much the better side in the early stages of the match and they thoroughly deserved their lead, which was doubled less than 10 minutes later by a powerful effort from outside the penalty area from Marko Arnautovic.

Targett has scored once since arriving at Fulham on loan from Southampton in January and almost doubled his tally as his long - range effort clipped the bar.

They certainly can lament the the 2017 sale of Jay Rodriguez, whose efforts for a wretched West Brom team include three goals at either Old Trafford or Anfield and whose tally of 11 is almost double the combined haul of Carrillo, Shane Long and Manolo Gabbiadini.

The Argentine frontman needs just one more effort to reach a double century at the Etihad Stadium.

PARIS — Paris Saint - Germain have opened up a provisional 17 - point lead at the top of Ligue 1 after a Kylian Mbappe doubled ensured a 2 - 1 win over Angers at Parc des Princes on Wednesday, despite Karl Toko Ekambi's late consolation effort.

However, despite the forward's close - range effort being blocked, that man Mane was in the right place at the right time to double the Reds» lead, and in truth Jurgen Klopp's side could have been out of sight by the break.

While it is widely known that some companies and foreign governments gave money to the foundations, perhaps in an effort to gain favor, one of the key parts of the puzzle hasn't been reported: At least a dozen of those same companies lobbied the State Department, using lobbyists who doubled as major Clinton campaign fundraisers.

Essex County Republican Committee Chair Shaun Gillilland said the party plans on building a concentrated, double - pronged effort to ensure success at the ballot box.

Despite the best efforts of Moore and the other wannabes in Hackney North, Abbott doubled her majority at this latest election.

The operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant will double the pay of contract workers as part of a revamp of operations at the station, after coming under criticism for its handling of clean - up efforts.

I can understand that but I also think it's a doubled standard because the women that have written to me seem to think that they need not put forth too much effort at all.

This is one of those cases where you can see the humor of the situation or dialogue more than you actually laugh at it, and given the gross excess to which McKittrick is willing to go to get a laugh, you should really expect nothing less to be doubled over for all the effort.

Some grades at Carlin Springs Elementary had double - digit increases in their state test passage rates after a concerted effort to prepare disadvantaged students for the exams and closely track student performance on practice tests.

Our national award for Representative of the Year is in recognition of her work at Chesterfield High School, Merseyside, where membership has doubled during her tenure thanks to tenacious efforts to challenge the unfair treatment of staff denied pay progression.

Education reporting on the hurricane recovery efforts in Texas and Florida was steady and strong, including this Washington Post piece about kids returning to school and a Miami Herald piece about school workers doing double duty at 42 schools operating as shelters.

I'm proud of the impact we've made, but we need to double - down on our efforts at a time when so many students are being targeted or unfairly treated because of their race, religion, gender, and nation of origin; when vital funding that helps disadvantaged children is at risk; and when proven solutions that can significantly increase the number of children who read by third grade and who graduate high school career or college ready still aren't in place across our nation.

New chassis tech rests primarily in what Honda calls «amplitude reactive double - valve shock absorbers» — an effort to mechanically replicate rheostat - controlled, variable - rate suspension at an entry - level price point.

With a quick - fire seven - speed double - clutch automated transmission, an array of chassis dynamic tech like the active differential, M drive mods and servotronic adaptive power steering, plus efficiency aids like regenerative braking and auto start / stop BMW has made a decent effort to make sure the ability to cover ground at warp speed is tempered with the option of reasonable economy.

The Author Day conference on 30th November at 30 Euston Square in London has become a double - barreled event, thanks to the generosity and cooperation of several key supporters of the effort.

When it is assumed that the CO2 content of the atmosphere is doubled and statistical thermal equilibrium is achieved, the more realistic of the modeling efforts predict a global surface warming of between 2 °C and 3.5 °C, with greater increases at high latitudes.

The fact that it is now showing up in Hawai`i in double - digit numbers around breeding season is huge news and potentially a major development in the efforts to protect this species from extinction,» said Dr. George Wallace, Vice President for Oceans and Islands at American Bird Conservancy, the nation's leading bird conservation organization.

Despite the enthusiasm for changes that Obama called for, including limiting carbon emissions from existing power plants and a doubling of U.S. renewable energy production, panelists at the conference kept returning to the efforts at the state level.

A key part of this effort is a «Sustainable Streets» program to cut traffic fatalities in half, double bike commuting rates, and start «shifting from looking at streets as transit corridors to recognizing them as the valuable public spaces that they are,» Sadik - Khan said.

Walmart comes out the clear leader in the corporate solar sector, as it has for the last four years, with 142 MW of solar capacity at 348 locations, and although the retail giant's sustainability efforts are open to dispute, Mark Vanderhelm, VP of energy for Walmart, said the company aims to double the number of «on - site solar energy projects» at its US stores, distribution centers, and Sam's Club locations by 2020, which may keep it solidly out front in the US business solar rankings.

He went on to detail how Facebook is half - way to its promise to double its security and content review staff from 10,000 to 20,000 this year, with 15,000 now working on the efforts at Facebook.

Even if a parenting plan isn't worked out, at least an effort has been made to vet the possibility with someone who's not charging double the attorneys» rates.

By putting in this little extra effort — it gives the piece double duty in case you want to use it to divide a space in a room or, depending the size of the dresser, if it is small enough, place it at the foot of the bed.