Sentences with phrase «entrenched for»

Sadly, many couples have discovered the option of divorce mediation only after already being firmly entrenched for years in the throes of an adversarial, litigated divorce.

«We are attempting to alter, in the span of just a few years, behaviours that in many cases have been entrenched for generations.»

The report highlights how underachievement seems to be more deeply entrenched for some pupils, such as those in deprived coastal areas.

The report highlights how underachievement seems to be more deeply entrenched for some pupils

In March 2011, as part of Florida's participation in the federal Race to the Top initiative, Governor Rick Scott signed into law a sweeping education bill that would effectively overhaul a teacher evaluation system that had been entrenched for decades.

One of the happiest places to be on Oscar nominations morning had to be a condo in Park City, Utah, where the Fox Searchlight executive team, entrenched for the Sundance Film Festival, celebrated their 20 nominations — the most of any company.

As for voters, they should reflect that such shady, unsavoury deals constructed on half - truths and exaggerations, struck far away from the public gaze, are part and parcel of coalition politics - and would be entrenched for ever in Westminster if we adopt an electoral system such as the alternative vote.

Sometimes I think the ruts you've entrenched for yourselves are insurmountable.»

A sincere ecumenical dialogue would serve to overcome the «stereotypes, prejudices and conventional ideas» that had been entrenched for decades and, indeed, for centuries.

Ultimately, whenever I was asked, I attributed Microsoft's persistent value largely to the inertia that kept Windows and Office entrenched for so many years.

So... since big publishing is going to entrench for the long war (and they'll lose this Hachette battle, pretend publicly they didn't, then sit back and watch the next publisher take their best shot at Amazon, rinse & repeat), here's how you quickly end that war:

Not only has the company undergone a major reorganization and rebranding, but its various entertainment properties have been putting down roots, entrenching themselves for the long journey to becoming the top dogs.

Not exact matches

The BlackBerry had been entrenched in the corporate world in North America for years before the company actively courted consumers, whereas it was already equipped with consumer - oriented features such as music and social networking capabilities when it entered new markets more recently.

As entrenched as the auto industry is, footholds do exist for new entrepreneurs who are niche - oriented, innovative and passionate about cars.

«Prospects for the coming 12 months remain robust; a large majority of firms foresee a rise in sales volumes, with some further pickup in sales growth, suggesting that growth is becoming entrenched,» the Bank of Canada said in its assessment of the latest survey responses to the outlook survey.

Before we get entrenched in actually landing a remote job, we need to talk about whether or not remote is right for you specifically.

And some of the players to watch out for are the same big guys from 10 or 20 years ago (Microsoft, Oracle, AT&T, etc.) who are the long - entrenched stakeholders and «powers - who - be» in your space — not because they're great innovators or disruptors, but because: (a) they're increasingly well - informed about who's doing what very well (damn those demo days); (b) they're fairly fast followers with great gobs of money; and (c) they have the people, resources, and patience to hang around and keep buying and trying until they eventually get things right in the long run.

And his internal compass now points to a world that many entrenched health system players will find uncomfortable, if unavoidable: The asset foundations that made them solid businesses for generations are now keeping them immobile — essentially paralyzing them.

As someone deeply entrenched in this industry, I can say from experience that merchant services reps aren't called the «used car salesman of financial services» for nothing.

During the course of the campaign, Jokowi has drawn closer to some of the entrenched interests that he is, in theory, running against — showing that for now, perhaps, there are limits to just how high Indonesia's self - made, corruption - busting leader from the slums can climb on his own.

Yet, just months ago, a Jokowi victory appeared almost a sure thing — holding an almost 40 % lead over Prabowo, a candidate not allowed in the U.S. for past human rights violations and who, as the former son - in - law of Suharto, the Indonesian dictator overthrown 16 years ago, is certainly among the nation's entrenched powers.

This will further entrench the on - demand economy in society, as large companies change the ways in which they conduct business, looking to on - demand providers for services that traditionally took place in - house.

The US dropped a 21,600 - pound, GPS - guided bomb for the first time in combat Thursday on entrenched Islamic State targets in Afghanistan, according to the Pentagon.

Hampton Creek's most recent agreement with Compass Group is just the latest push from the food startup, whose rise is part of a shifting of the world order for entrenched and well - established consumer packaged food companies.

«The case for holding Mylan's entrenched Chairman and board accountable could not be stronger.

Trump ran largely on the argument that his business background made him an outsider from an entrenched political class and would lead to him negotiate good deals for the American people.

That in turn increases barriers to entry for startups, because entrenched political players look to «economic winners» for support to stay in power, argues Lee Drutman, a senior fellow at the public policy think tank New America.

Such reactions reflect entrenched corporate biases — and squander opportunities for employers to connect with people who may well have the tools to do the job.

Because younger employees haven't been entrenched in «the way things are» for long, they'll bring something new to the table.

One major catalyst for the referendum was U.K. citizens» fears that high immigration was fueled by the right to free movement of people throughout the EU, which is entrenched in European law.

One problem for alternative media sources, however, would be that such deals would entrench Facebook's status as an information gatekeeper.

The final issue to be prepared for is long sales cycles, especially initially, but sometimes, even when you are entrenched and continuing to work with the big company.

Huge, entrenched mattress giants make it incredibly difficult for new entrants to develop any traction, and most existing companies are quite happy with the status quo.

That's all the more true for Liberals who are too old, or too entrenched in their family lives, to move back to Ottawa to become political staffers again.

The web was a broadcast medium for the longest time, and leveraging it as such is still deeply entrenched in our behaviors.

As an entrepreneur, he now hopes to cut through the bureaucratic morass that prevents his and other talent - filled startups from competing for government work against entrenched clients like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.

Once a power plant is built or technology is integrated into an industrial facility, it may last for years or decades, creating an entrenched competitor to new green energy technologies, he explained.

The caricature of men's simplistic approach to work and life is deeply entrenched, but Feldman — who interviewed 3,000 men for this book — thinks that's a grave mistake.

«For the most part, the best opportunities now lie where your competitors have yet to establish themselves, not where they're already entrenched.»

«Legal marijuana has become so entrenched in the U.S. — it's a multibillion - dollar industry — and I don't see the people who are behind this, people like myself, rolling over for the Justice Department, which means Congress will have to act,» Morse said.

After fighting entrenched deflation for decades, Japan may be turning the tide, as falling unemployment pushes up wages, adding momentum to a recovery in consumer demand that could help lift economic growth, corporate profits, and stocks.

The question now is whether the E.C.B.'s action merely delayed the inevitable reckoning for the euro zone's weakest members or whether falling interest rates and improved growth will become entrenched, bringing the critical phase of the Continent's debt crisis to a close.

Low longer - term inflation expectations, if allowed to become entrenched, would act as a restraint on actual inflation making it more difficult for us to meet our inflation objective.

Auto dealers and other opponents say Tesla would open the door for other carmakers to sell directly, undermining a system of locally owned dealerships that employ thousands in Connecticut, give to local charities and are committed to, and entrenched in, the communities where they do business.

There's a reason reviews have stuck around for so long, and it's hard to overemphasize how entrenched the annual review has become.

In focus groups arranged to test messages for the 2014 midterms, these voters responded to calls for building a new wall to block the entry of illegal immigrants, to reforms intended to «drain the swamp» of Washington's entrenched political community and to thinly veiled forms of racism toward African Americans called «race realism,» he recounted.

Precisely for this reason his policies have not only been very unpopular among China's deeply entrenched iron - triangle alliance of «business - bureaucratic - intellectual» members (who have been the architects and beneficiaries of the Jiang era), they have also provoked a considerable backlash from within the alliance.

The strong number for next year — which is a fairly recent feature of most people's forecasts — basically reflects growing confidence that the recovery is well entrenched.

But running a one - person show and being deeply entrenched in everyday operations and every decision no matter how small doesn't leave any time or energy for you to think and reflect strategically and test new ways to grow key partnerships to expand your business.

The fate of several state policies that allowed SolarCity to operate had become more uncertain, thanks mostly to hostility from the entrenched utilities, and the company was forced to pull out of Nevada altogether after the state's public utilities commission voted to significantly cut benefits for homeowners with solar.