Sentences with phrase «dropping the name of»

So when I finally pick him out of the swarm, I'm able to drop the name of a mutual friend: «Parag Khanna sends his regards,» I say, referring to the foreign - policy wonk and author.

At the same breakfast, Obama spoke of spending time every morning in «Scripture and devotion» and dropped the names of «friends like Joel Hunter or T.D. Jakes,» both well - known pastors of evangelical megachurches.

He's dropping the name of popular and Tea Party - friendly New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez for VP.

Walker, 45, was released from prison in March 2012, a date still fresh enough for her to drop the names of wardens and guards.

After I dropped the name of Chef Mody of La Porte des Indes, we were seated at the best table in the house, next to the pool of giant koi that had a little produce - filled boat floating in it that was evocative of Thailand's floating market outside Bangkok that we had visited years before.

Given that he's been dropping the name of every player that could go at 5 that's the action of someone trying to get an offer.

And whenever Toomey starts dropping the names of presidents and kings («I met the King of Siam once — it was a great thrill for the king»), Mary puts him down with descriptions of her visits to Buckingham Palace.

The candidate dropped the name of his preferred running mate one day before his or her name will appear next to Paladino's on petitions.

It is the Commission's hunch that someone is dropping the name of «unnamed DSS Sources» to give a veneer of credibility to a lie and set both agencies on a collision course.

Within the first minute, Lacorte drops the name of popular Gov. Andrew Cuomo and also touts the fact that he managed to pass a budget that came in under the governor's two percent property tax cap — a very popular initiative in the NYC suburbs, which have the highest property taxes in the state and the nation.

«I want to announce for the purpose of publication, that henceforth, I drop the name of SDP.

His modus operandi includes dropping the names of ranking officers of the Commission, claiming he was acting on their behalf.

Prong one: dropping the name of President Obama whenever possible.

The last but definitely not the least of things that you have to watch out for when you join a millionaire dating site is the fact that fake rich men usually drop names of well known or famous people as a way of showing competency.

«I'm not locked in a room going through 40 cigarettes and banging stuff out on the typewriter, John Fante - esquely,» he says, dropping the name of the revered Ask the Dust novelist.

After dropping names of illustrious dropouts — the late Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg, among others — he argues that school as we know it does little to prepare students to be entrepreneurs whose creativity will create jobs.

My only regret is that I was a little more prepared with some resources like the Livebinders link and that never got back around to dropping some names of other fantastic Genius Hour teachers.

DeVos thanked Pocan for the question, then launched into a history of vouchers in Wisconsin, dropping the name of Annette Polly Williams, the late Democratic state lawmaker from Milwaukee who was an early voucher advocate.

You want to drop names of companies?

And I simply walk away when traditionally - published authors drop the names of their publicists who don't take on self - published projects or chat about opportunities they're collaborating on exclusively with their traditionally - published friends.

The best way is to ask friends and relatives for referrals, but make sure the referring friend has actually used the broker and isn't just dropping the name of a former college roommate or distant acquaintance.

Other breeders or dog owners may be able to drop the names of some choices.

The game remains a part of the Resident Evil series, so it's uncertain as to why Capcom have dropped the name of the franchise from the title.

Candid, funny, and matter - of - fact, Guggenheim casually drops the names of her lovers (Samuel Beckett, Constantin Brâncusi, Max Ernst, whom she married - a daunting list), reflects on her family's many tragedies (her father went down with the Titanic, one of her sisters died, the other sister may have killed her two young children), and speaks of a life that «was all about art and love.»

I suppose my argument isn't strong insofar as I'm mostly dropping names of doubting scientists but on the other hand the existence of doubting scientists does show there is a controversy.

Even dropping the name of an employee you know in your opening sentence can capture the attention of a reviewer.

Not exact matches

«Elementary principles of brand management,» they state, «suggest dropping the team name.»

Seventy - one years ago Saturday, a United States B - 29 bomber named the «Enola Gay» dropped the atomic bomb «Little Boy» over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

The universe of dropped names is huge: Everything from Barbie dolls to Glock pistols, Trojan condoms to A1 steak sauce.

They dropped a lot of app names, like Wet Paint, Kismet, iTrack, and preached on the amazing powers of BlendTec.

You might be better off spending your time thinking of how you can mangle vowels or drop letters to get the name you really want.

Atchison creates projects in QuickBooks then synchronizes with Minute7 so that when employees use the program, they just have to choose from a drop - down menu of options, eliminating errors that might result from having to type in project names.

A new logo maintains the name and the color red while adding such symbols as a drop of coffee, a cup, and a red semi-circle representing a smile enclosed by a silver circle conveying a silver lining.

As part of the deal, the O'Leary name was dropped from funds, and they were rebranded under Canoe.

The longtime Netflix exec has earned the right to drop a name (in this case, of the CEO of CBS cbs).

The program came under scrutiny earlier this year after it was revealed that Nicole Meyer, the sister of senior White House aide Jared Kushner, who is the son - in - law of President Donald Trump, name - dropped Kushner while giving a presentation to Chinese investors.

I dropped a word in yesterday's newsletter from the name of the firm that funded startup Recorded Future.

Shares dropped to $ 90.25 in the middle of May, which caused big - name investors like George Soros and David Einhorn to sell off some or all of their holdings.

Trump name - dropped Apple and the hundreds of billions of dollars in cash it says it will now repatriate.

Since the Boy Scouts are now trying to recruit girls, it's time to drop the «Boy» part of the «Boy Scouts» name.

He stood up to greedy bankers, chastised corporations for sitting on piles of cash rather than investing, cracked wise with the media, and even managed to name - drop Down With Webster, a Canadian rap - rock group of questionable talent, without damaging his cred.

While we won't drop names, it is no exaggeration to say that John counts among his close friends and associates many of the biggest names in the world of finance and money management.

(Reuters)-- The Boy Scouts of America will drop «boy» from the name of its signature program for older youths as it seeks to widen its appeal to girls, the 108 - year - old organization said on Wednesday.

You know the types who constantly post pictures of themselves online, name drop who they hung out with the other day, or constantly share how great they are.

In 2004 Hoffman introduced Thiel to a young computer programmer named Mark Zuckerberg, who had dropped out of Harvard to concentrate on developing his college networking site.

I also name - dropped a couple of my prospects competitors, thinking he might be interested to know that they were also using my product:

Somehow, in the name of defending political turf, your scribbler half expects the man will drop a partisan bomb on Calgary MP and former Harper cabinet minister Jason Kenney.

Grizzly Bear released its acclaimed sophomore record Yellow House in 2006, and through constant touring and a lot of Internet hype, they have become one of the new «name drop» bands to know.

It is exactly how satan works — he mixes one drop of poison with alot of truth so it sonds «beautiful» to those who seek to have their ears tickled, then they drink the poison, every single drop and crave more as long as they don't have to hear the name of Jesus mentioned.

Unless it was meant for us as a new system to drop Republican systems for the Royalist systems that are taking place now that Jordan and Morocco both Royelists are planed to join GCC as one with a change to the name of the GCC since the Royalist empire will be extending to countries outer of the Arabian Gulf Countries... What ever it is all we need is freedom of rights, justice, peace, equality and to live in prosperity... Egypt is not in the heart of Egyptions only but as well in the heart of every Arabic nation, Egyptions were our teachers in our schools and Egypt was the university of our Yemeni students... Egypt was the source of islamic educations, Egypt was the face of all arts, books, papers, TV plays and movies to all of Arabian speaking countries... Egypt is our Arabian Icon so please please other nations are becoming larger and stronger in the area on your account as a living icon for the Arabian Unity what ever our faiths or beliefs are we are brothers in blood, culture and language, God Bless to All.Amen.