Sentences with phrase «first knew i was interested in»

I first knew I was interested in education reform my when I was introduced to a standardized test in third grade.

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«The rule is an important first step and will benefit some consumers who need relief the most, but a great deal of work is still needed to ensure that American families are no longer ensnared in the debt trap of high interest, abusive loans,» Michael Best, director of advocacy outreach at Consumer Federation of America, said in a statement.

I'm interested in becoming an entrepreneur but I don't know the first thing about accounting, marketing or running a business.

China has only completed the first part of the rebalancing — interest rates, wages and the currency have all moved sharply closer to healthy levels, levels at which the imbalances are no longer getting worse, in other words, but Beijing has still not got its arms around credit growth because to do so would cause GDP growth to drop much more sharply than Beijing is willing to tolerate.

What is more interesting, though, is the story of Windows» decline in Redmond, culminating with last week's reorganization that, for the first time since 1980, left the company without a division devoted to personal computer operating systems (Windows was split, with the core engineering group placed under Azure, and the rest of the organization effectively under Office 365; there will still be Windows releases, but it is no longer a standalone business).

The Chinese with their nose know we talked about before when they first announced it about three months ago that they were doing the Yuan - gold - oil interest in arbitrage that helped play it.

The ones who go to hell have no interest in repentance, and no man can repent unless he first becomes convinced first that there is a God, and knowing the attributes of that God, are moved to hate that which even violates their own conscience.

what is very interesting to me tonite is the folks who are positive there is no god... what is equally interesting is the snarling that appears whenever one does not «toe» the atheist line of no god... It has been said over and over here, «there is no proof of your God» ad nauseum I might add... OK... please, I am asking you in the nicest possible way... explain to me, without a Designed, where the universe and all it entails, first got its source... I really would like to know... from everything I see, I see beauty, design, tragedy, poetry, poverty, etc.... How did we begin to name or classify any of this... what intelligence gave us our intelligence... I have yet to see an anwer posited as to how it all came about, absent a Designer... I will wait for an answer... How did it ALL get here, and explain the precision and engineering of it all — right down to the last jot of DNA.

God arranges the encounter, «seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations shall be blessed in him,» and reveals for the first time His true interest in Abraham: «For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the ways of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice: to the end that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which He hath spoken of him» (18:17 — 19; emphasis added).

Perhaps that's a pittance, but the point is that if Jesus was more interested in being politicized, and just being a political ruler — he had his opportunity and knew it, still choosing to die to take our place in judgment, to bring God to us first.

Arthur Voobus notes that at first glance the asceticism of primitive Syrian Christianity flatly contradicts everything we know of the Judaism of the time Judaism was not interested in asceticism.

So please know that the first thing is to do exactly what you've done here, which is to show an interest in the parents.

The church has known from the beginning that the love of money is the root of evil, that it is impossible to serve God and Mammon, that they that have riches shall hardly enter into life, that life does not consist in the abundance of things possessed, that the earth is the Lord's and that love, not self - interest, is the first law of life.

In the Old Testament, God is known as Creator only because he is first known as Sustainer - Redeemer.27 The creation faith of the Old Testament nowhere gives the impression that its Primary interest is in origins as origins; rather is it a faith that speaks from, and back to, historical human existence and in its articulation is concerned to say what man is and what in that faith his existence meanIn the Old Testament, God is known as Creator only because he is first known as Sustainer - Redeemer.27 The creation faith of the Old Testament nowhere gives the impression that its Primary interest is in origins as origins; rather is it a faith that speaks from, and back to, historical human existence and in its articulation is concerned to say what man is and what in that faith his existence meanin origins as origins; rather is it a faith that speaks from, and back to, historical human existence and in its articulation is concerned to say what man is and what in that faith his existence meanin its articulation is concerned to say what man is and what in that faith his existence meanin that faith his existence means.

As a single man — yes, ladies, still single:)-RRB--RRB- I feel much more comfortable being friends with a woman who is in a solid relationship, where I am first and foremost friends with the partner, because I know she isn't interested in me other than as just friends.

I doubt that anyone would be interested in knowing or giving a reason for the [eschatological] hope that is in them, until they had first been loved into believing, however tentatively, in the Christian Gospel.

I totally agree — Aggie does have such a warm smile and from the first time I met her it felt like she was as genuinely interested in getting to know me as I was her.

This week it could be that while one end of the Premiership table is decided, at least West ham and Sheffield United are keeping things interesting, that we know exactly what Jose Mourinho will say if Liverpool beat them in the Champions League but we're dying to hear what he'll say upon losing his first Premier League title, that Tottenham have the most shockingly organised defense, that maybe Chris Coleman really wasn't the problem at Fulham, that Mark Hughes and Roy Keane will make for a fantastic battle of the Ferguson successors next season, or that we're excited to see whether Fat Sam can do it again.

And we know Madrid are interested too: they tried to hijack his transfer to Bayern in the first place (this was confirmed by Lewy's agent at the time)

Most Arsenal fans are not interested in players that only cost a measly # 40,00 from the Tier 7 club, but you never know, this time next year he could be in the First team!

No longer first choice after the arrival of Pedro out wide, Willian is now expected to join Juan Cuadrado in leaving Chelsea, possibly also making the move to Juventus, though PSG are also interested.

why did we play Welbeck in the striker's role... no one can question his heart but to have a player with such limited first - touch and finishing skills against such a game opponent with Lacazette on the bench is almost unforgivable... maybe it's because Welbeck tows the party line or maybe it's because Welbeck doesn't know anything but 100 % on the pitch, unfortunately neither of these qualities makes him a capable starting striker on a team with any real aspirations... I can only hope that he was being showcased for a move elsewhere, as there was some talk last week about some interest from Everton... if he moved on that would be the only silver lining of this coach's decision, but once again it wouldn't excuse this club for putting business decisions ahead of fielding the best possible team to secure 3 points at Anfield

He has brilliant first 11 but poor rotation messi has no substitute neither busquets and denis is too inconsistent, gomes you already know, our midfield is in trouble, boring or interesting football he needs a young squad because his midfield consumes a lot of energy.

Are you really naive enough to believe that Wenger would bring anyone into this current locker room that is going to be given a strong voice... have you not been watching, listening or reading about our club for years... Lehman is a blind Wenger follower, which is the only reason he was even considered... just for a second think of all the strong personalities that have played for this club that have never been seriously considered even though they have expressed legitimate interest in participating in the coaching process... even worse, think of all the former greats who aren't even allowed on the same pitch as Wenger because they have offered their advice and / or criticism to the infallible one... I dare you to find a manager that has distanced himself from his former players as much as this man... it's the very reason why only one player I can think of has ever returned to play for Wenger and that was Flamini, which was hilarious considering we were desperately looking for a top quality defensive midfielder but Wenger could somehow find no one better than Flamini in the whole wide world... let's face it this club was simply trying to appease it's disgruntled fans by declaring that Wenger would no longer be given Ca rte Blanche when it came to the backroom staff so they probably asked him to give them a list of those who he would allow in the locker room... on that list he wrote Lehman, Pires and Bergkamp, likely because the first two are the only former players who haven't publicly questioned his horrible decision - making and the last one because he won't get in an airplAre you really naive enough to believe that Wenger would bring anyone into this current locker room that is going to be given a strong voice... have you not been watching, listening or reading about our club for years... Lehman is a blind Wenger follower, which is the only reason he was even considered... just for a second think of all the strong personalities that have played for this club that have never been seriously considered even though they have expressed legitimate interest in participating in the coaching process... even worse, think of all the former greats who aren't even allowed on the same pitch as Wenger because they have offered their advice and / or criticism to the infallible one... I dare you to find a manager that has distanced himself from his former players as much as this man... it's the very reason why only one player I can think of has ever returned to play for Wenger and that was Flamini, which was hilarious considering we were desperately looking for a top quality defensive midfielder but Wenger could somehow find no one better than Flamini in the whole wide world... let's face it this club was simply trying to appease it's disgruntled fans by declaring that Wenger would no longer be given Ca rte Blanche when it came to the backroom staff so they probably asked him to give them a list of those who he would allow in the locker room... on that list he wrote Lehman, Pires and Bergkamp, likely because the first two are the only former players who haven't publicly questioned his horrible decision - making and the last one because he won't get in an airplare the only former players who haven't publicly questioned his horrible decision - making and the last one because he won't get in an airplane

Then theres Ilramendi, i know the stories of these rumours could of been fabricated and most likely were, but i think the reason why they where believable in the first is because they do look like players Arsene could be interested in.

Maybe he really has lost interest or never had it in the first place, but my point is that we simply do not know and should not write the rumours off just yet.

Arsenal have the advantage of knowing the Baggies are interested in their 32 - year - old full - back Mathieu Debuchy, who wants regular first - team football.

United's interest in the Leicester defender has been well known all summer and should Leeds see off rival interest from Huddesfield, Peltier could become the final addition to Warnock's first choice defence for next season.

I'm not exactly sure at what point in my pregnancy I became interested in cloth diapering, but I do know that for the first few weeks of researching options, the terms and lingo were so confusing!

I didn't know about baby let weaning when I first introduced food to my son, but if we have another child, we're interested in giving it a try.

There are a lot of different types of baby carriers and wraps available for purchase, and it pays to know which ones you're most interested in buying when it comes time for you to pick your first one.

My first child had a milk allergy when he was younger, and in the interest of getting calories into him, I did make him special meals, food I knew he would almost always eat.

I had known that she could sign BIRD when looking at a picture of a bird in a book, but this was the first time that she really initiated a sign to indicate an interest in the world around her rather than to express a need.

I'd be interested to know if your baby gets asthma in the first year.

As she gets to know you in the first month, she'll be more interested in having eye - to - eye exchanges.

I know my wife was one (she was delighted to have a breech presentation and thus an excuse for a c - section with our first; she never had any interest in going through labor)

The breastfeeding fact must not be one listed above in the first paragraph, but something else that is interesting and not so well known.

If they show signs of wanting more after the first few pieces then by all means give them more until they seem full and are no longer interested in eating!

A couple things about this study are worth mentioning: a) they removed cases in which symptoms of cancer occurred in the first nine months or the child died in the first year, which may be where the effects of breastfeeding are strongest (though I certainly don't know this for a fact, but it is reasonable); and b) they did not examine exclusive breastfeeding, but rather any breastfeeding (this is important as the effects of breastfeeding are known to be strongest when breastfeeding is exclusive and it is also difficult to ascertain how little or how much women were breastfeeding when any breastfeeding is the variable of interest).

Purely in the interests of objectivity perhaps he ought to listen to «Irish Blood, English Heart» in which Morrissey sings - «I've been dreaming of a time when the English are sick to death of Labour and Tories»... Quoting Morrissey again, at some stage in the first half of 2010 for Alex it will surely be a case of «Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now».

«The attorney general is New York State's leading law enforcement official and with firefighters serving on the front lines it is vital we have someone able to not only represent New Yorkers interests in the courtroom, but someone who also knows first hand what it is like to serve on the front lines protecting lives.»

By evening, though, Cuomo's office said it was no longer interested in the appointments changes, with spokesman Rich Azzopardi emailing just before 9 p.m. — five hours after POLITICO first inquired — to say the draft was «bad information.»

This is the first overt sign that the D.C. Democrats are, in fact, taking an active interest in this race — despite the fact that there is widespread speculation that the district might no longer exist after the next round of redistricting.

In June, the League of Women Voters of New York State became the first prominent interest group to abate its position on a convention, saying it would no longer automatically oppose one if the delegate selection process wasn't reformed beforehand.

«I am running because the people of Pasco and Pinellas counties need someone who will put them first, someone who knows what it means to get up every morning, go to work and earn a living, someone who is not beholden to Tallahassee politicians and their special interest handlers,» Murphy said in a news release.

Lesswing said the vote — «against the bipartisan budget deal that protects older Americans from a spike in Medicare rates and cuts to Social Security» — was «just another example of how he puts his own interest first, no matter who it hurts.»

It may interest you to know that «Children of Democracy» born after May 29, 1999, will be eligible to vote for the first time in 2019, and we must ensure that they are given a pride of place in our nation.»

It is also OK to take a chance on a job that seems interesting but you are not totally sold on, says Ball, as most graduates only stay in their first job for about 18 months: «It is now no longer seen as unusual for people to have had a number of jobs in their early career.

Also, this may or may not work out, but I mean, I would be interested in potentially teaching a graduate course early on, so that the first year will allow me to get to know them well in a classroom setting.

Katie Williams, first author from the Department of Ophthalmology at King's College London, said: «We knew myopia was becoming more common in certain parts of the world — almost 8 in 10 young people are affected in urban East Asia — but it is very interesting to find that the same pattern is being seen here in Europe.