Sentences with phrase «first points of focus»

One of the first points of focus here in Europe is what this means for what has genuinely become a single market for IT and certainly for software over the last couple of decades.

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Tim's capital structure is «incredibly important,» and will be a significant point of focus for investors, «but I don't think it'll be the first thing that a new CEO addresses,» Howlett added.

He focused on how Comey called Trump and his staff «liars,» saying that Comey «thought so little of President - Elect Trump's first briefing reaction he started documenting everything» and pointing out that Comey «gave a first person account of an obstruction narrative.»

And to get there, Alberta needs to focus more on coaxing and wheedling other provinces into seeing things its way, and less on defending a narrow «Alberta First» point of view.

These points are all, of course, interrelated: Apple's organizational structure, focus, and release - focused development cycle enable it to create highly differentiated products, even as the exact same structure, focus, and development cycle underly the company's struggles in iterative services.1 Similarly, Amazon's highly modular structure, varied businesses, and iterative approach to those businesses enable it to create services with itself as its first, best, customer, and then extend those services to developers and retailers, even as the exact same factors lead to product disasters like the Fire Phone.

While we must still admit that nature reveals to us only the answers to questions selectively focused by our interpretive structures, we may reaffirm that we are still in her leading strings, to reverse Kant's point, because reality is the first motive for the natural process of thinking as well as the final measure of its results.

The form of argument in this presentation has emphasized several specific points: first, that the Asian values argument, as a challenge to the implementation of constitutional democracy, is exaggerated and fails to account for the richness of values discourse in the East Asian region - local values do not provide a justification for harsh authoritarian practices; second, that the cultural prerequisites arguments fail because they ignore the discursive processes for value development and they are tautological, excessively deterministic and ignore the importance of human agency it, therefore, makes little sense to take an entry test for constitutional democracy; third, the difficulties of importing Western communitarian ideas into an East Asian authoritarian environment without adequate liberal constitutional safeguards; fourth, the positive role of constitutionalism in constructing empowering conversations in modern democratic development and as a venue for values discourse; fifth, the importance, especially in a cross-cultural context, of indigenization of constitutionalism through local institutional embodiment; and sixth, the value of extending research focused on the positive engendering or enabling function of constitutionalism to the developmental context in general and East Asia in particular.

Instead they focused upon the subjective perceptions and internal anxieties of the human person as their point of departure, which for Jaki was all very well as a second step in theological dialogue but not the first.

To boost sales, Constellation plans to focus on flagship Sculpin IPA, and its line extensions, as well as the launch of Ballast Point's first consumer marketing campaign, Sands said.

CGF is urging all consumer goods companies to phase out harmful hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) focusing on four key points; the installation of new refrigeration equipment in markets where viable, engagement with stakeholders to overcome barriers in markets where installation is not currently viable, reduction of the environmental impact of existing refrigeration systems and the development of individual targets and action plans to measure the first three points.

Due to the success of our first book, «Sports Investing: Profiting from Point Spreads», which became Amazon.com's # 1 selling gambling book for over 6 months, SportsInsights.com is pleased to announce the publication of a new series of books, focused on specific betting systems for each of the major U.S. sports.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

we WON period of course we all would want more but lets look at the bigger picture we WON after 4 matches without a win... Lets first get back to wining before we start focusing on GD at the of the day the title is first won by points not GD....

Due to the success of our first book, «Sports Investing: Profiting from Point Spreads,» SportsInsights.com is pleased to announce the publication of a new series of books focused on specific betting systems for each of...

Due to the success of our first book, «Sports Investing: Profiting from Point Spreads,» SportsInsights.com is pleased to announce the publication of a new series of books focused on specific betting systems for each of the major U.S. sports.

Due to the success of our first book,» Sports Investing: Profiting from Point Spreads,» which achieved Amazon.com's # 1 selling gambling book for over 6 months, SportsInsights.com is pleased to announce the publication of a new series of books, focused on specific betting systems for each of the major U.S. sports.

So whether you are betting the point spread, futures or pucklines, learning about a sport's odds should be one of your first focuses.

My first birth was not what I wanted and was very long (29 hrs & 18 mins from my first contraction) & exhausting to the point I did nt think I could push him out and I was so focused on the pain and could think of anything else.

Instead it suggests two points: first, policy - makers are increasingly concerned about the mushrooming of al - Qaeda - like groups across Syria, which implicates a scenario of long - term internal and cross-border instability; second, it is an attempt to deligitimise Western strategy in Syria by focusing on the openly violent, sectarian and fanatic elements.

Former Gov. George Pataki made news last week when he announced he's creating Tipping Point — one of the first Super PACs to focus specifically on congressional elections in a single state.

It's not the first time Cuomo has used party resources to build himself up, which is becoming an increasing point of frustration for progressives within state party ranks who want Democratic resources focused on campaigns to re-take the state Senate and the House of Representatives.

Mr. Pataki's new group, called Tipping Point, would be one of the first to focus specifically on congressional elections in a single state.

The mailer from McGrath comes after Kaminsky released his first TV ad of the campaign, which focuses heavily on ethics and fighting government corruption in pointing to the candidate's resume as a federal prosecutor.

Mr. Krupski — a farmer himself — has focused most publicly on farmland preservation during his first 10 months in office, at one point earning the public scorn of some longtime environmentalists.

We next estimated the maximum number of births potentially affected by ZIKV in Latin America, as this region is the focus of the recent outbreak and the first to point to a possible association with microcephaly in newborn infants to mothers infected with ZIKV.

«This evaluation is intended to point out where forensic practice is well founded in science and where it is not and to produce a research agenda to serve as the basis for arriving at forensic methods that will inspire greater confidence in our criminal justice system,» says the report, the second of two AAAS reports on the state of forensic science, the first focusing on the quality of fire investigations in the United States.

Issues Per Year: 12 issues per year Aims and Scope: Meet Trends in Cancer, a new Cell Press Trends reviews journal launching September 25th, 2015 that brings you: — Authorative and thought - provoking cancer reviews from leading researchers and clincians — Your guide to the forefront of cancer research with a point of view — First issue focus on «Big Questions in Cancer»

'» Another group of researchers agrees, writing in Dermatology Research and Practice that there are two theories for aging: the first «focuses on reduced cellular lifespan, decreased responsiveness and functionality, and dysfunctional immune responses,» while the second «points towards environmental damages, focusing on DNA damage, inflammation and free radical formation.»

Ekagrata (one - pointed focus) is the first step in the internal practice of yoga, leading to more profound levels of meditation.

For example, Garrel casts his own father and son in his movies; in his lovely Summer Hours, Assayas traces the fortunes of a family at the point of dispersal; and Desplechin focuses relentlessly on family dynamics, from his first film, La vie des morts, up through The Sentinel, My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument (where the collegial circle becomes a second, substitute family), Esther Kahn, Kings and Queen, and now A Christmas Tale.

The real trick of the film, though, is the way Legrand subtly shifts perspective from this outsider point - of - view of Antoine to a more subjective one, first by focusing attention on Julien's interactions with his father, then by letting us see him through Miriam's un-blinkered eyes.

It features melee - focused combat, but the point of view is in first - person, something I found very awkward getting used to.

In Part 1 of this article, we will focus on the first principle as seen from the point of view of an eLearning instructor who has worked in eLearning as a course designer and instructor over a period of 17 yrs.

The first chapter of the eBook focuses around the importance of outlining the company's pain points in its current standing.

The overall goal of this extension of our existing work in partnership with TFF and Achievement First Bridgeport Academy (AFBA) is to continue and expand our work in Bridgeport focusing in several keys areas: (1) building knowledge about (a) children's emerging skills and areas of challenge in the social - emotional domain and why these skills are critical to school success, and (b) the ways in which adult stress and skills in the social - emotional domain can impede or foster children's social - emotional skill development; (2) identifying, deploying, and evaluating strategies to build adult and child skills in social - emotional learning with an emphasis on the Tauck Family Foundation's (TFF) five essential SEL skills; and (3) developing and testing a performance management system for SEL that (a) guides the identification of strategies, (b) provides a mechanism for ongoing progress monitoring, feedback, and changes to practice, and (c) serves as an anchor point for ongoing coaching and support in using SEL strategies.

School choice opponents have seized on these findings as evidence that these programs are ineffective and even harmful while advocates point out that Louisiana is heavily regulated, the first few years of an evaluation tell only the worst part of a story (i.e. there are transition effects), and that we should be careful about a heavy - handed focus on test scores.

This research is limited in that it collected data solely from the teachers» point of view as expressed in focus groups and interviews in the first study phase, and the second phase is limited by its small sample of teachers.

My first big takeaway: Focusing only on school culture, without doing the actual work of improving teaching and learning, is like throwing a pizza party to boost a losing sports team's morale; nice, but misses the point.

She is the first point of contact for the Board and works closely with the Chair and the CEO to prepare focussed, strategic director meetings and is invaluable in helping the board understand it's role, functions and legal duties.

This could point towards the re-emergence of the CSL name in BMW's current product range, which could first find its way on to a more focused version of the M4 Coupe in the near future.

I've also heard the advice to first focus primarily on releasing books and not worry about marketing until we've reached that tipping point of books released.

Narrator Emily Shepard tells her tale from a first - person point of view, with an immediacy and focus that's arguably one of the defining characteristics of YA literature.

The novel focuses exclusively on Jane's point of view, but she is not a first - person narrator.

In an earlier blog post we talked about the importance of developmental editing and why the focus on big - picture stuff — structure, book - spanning issues like plot or organization, character development, dialogue, and that sort of thing — needs to come first, before you spend too much time worrying about the finer points of style and wording.

Told in first - person chapters from Kaylee's point of view and third - person chapters focused on other teens in her community, this is a fast - paced read that teens antsy to untangle the mystery will devour.

However, the critical point here is that because of each device being laser - focused on its own content ecosystems you absolutely must be sold into one ecosystem or another for there to be any point in getting either device in the first place.

Digital Sean Kleefeld points out the launch of Underground and Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels, «the first ever scholarly, primary source database focusing on adult comic books and...

I will focus on your points as I build my blog, which documents the various creative issues of a first time author.

You have put the first focus point for a newbie to start mastering the art of trading strategy in which we always failed during our begining trading.

There are a couple of things to focus on at this point: you need to commit to making the monthly loan payment on time, and you need to change the behaviors and situations that caused you to get into debt in the first place.