Sentences with phrase «from gaining control»

In Battle for the OASIS, developed by Steel Wool Studios, players battle waves of IOI Sixers, journey through the trenches of Planet Doom towards the snow planes surrounding Anorak's Castle, and stop IOI from gaining control of the OASIS.

No, there's nothing intelligent here — just a couple of likable fellows trying to stop mad Brewmeister Smith (Max von Sydow) from gaining control of the world.

This could be preventing you from gaining control over your weight.

Not only does blockchain work to protect transaction data through encryption, as well as store this data in a decentralized manner (i.e., on hard drives and servers all over the world) so as to keep a single entity from gaining control of a network, but also the primary goal is to ensure that the same crypto token isn't spent twice.

Among those rules are strict ownership limits that prevent a single shareholder from gaining control of any of the banks.

Not exact matches

Baosteel and Aurizon look set to gain control of Aquila Resources after the iron ore hopeful rejected a takeover proposal from Mineral Resources, and instead recommended its shareholders accept the current $ 3.40 per share offer.

«These are places where the Labour party might gain control from a relatively small swing from the Conservatives,» said Curtice.

Tillerson's predecessor, Lee Raymond, tried to buy Russia's most profitable oil company Yukos from the oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who had gained control of it during the highly corrupt privatizations under Boris Yeltsin in the 1990s.

From 1992 to 1996, Ferro gained extensive experience in Planning and Control, Corporate Finance and M&A at Finmeccanica, the leading Italian high - tech engineering and manufacturing group and a former shareholder of STMicroelectronics.

Even after losing seats in Germany's legislature, the Reichstag, from July to November of 1933, the Nazis had gained control of 44 % of seats — enough to form a coalition.

For those leaders willing to make the shift, it's useful first to change your mindset: think of it less in terms of losing control and more in terms of gaining knowledge, experience and leadership from others who will help your company grow.

The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts («NAREIT») defines funds from operations («NAREIT FFO») as net income / (loss) attributable to common shareholders computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States («GAAP»), excluding gains or losses from sales of operating real estate assets and change in control of interests, plus (i) depreciation and amortization of operating properties and (ii) impairment of depreciable real estate and in substance real estate equity investments and (iii) after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures calculated to reflect NAREIT FFO on the same basis.

Convicted fraudster William Ardrey has been released on bail, 13 months after being sentenced to a four - year jail term, but has lost a bid to gain control of cash from the sale of a New York apartment.

Cramer said that a lot of the motivation for this merger is about gaining more control from big box stores and discounters, like Wal - Mart.

And in the political sphere, finance has become the great defender of deregulating monopolies and «freeing» land rent and asset - price gains from taxation, translating its economic power and campaign contributions into the political power to capture control of public financial regulation.

In consultation with a divorce financial planner, who can assist you in gaining financial control from possible economic uncertainty, account for budgetary projections and calculate what realistic financial resources you will have to pay for your retirement.

Bitcoin, a digital currency that is traded on a peer - to - peer network independent of central control, has seen its value soar in the past year as it gains attention from growing numbers of investors, entrepreneurs and regulators.

The broad regulation is aimed at ensuring people have control over their personal data and that companies gain explicit consent for data collection and sharing from users, among other things.

Still, network members have begun to experiment with decentralized marketplaces to gain freedom from control, privacy, or a chance to profit.

The yuan has gained almost 10 percent over the past year as stricter capital controls have kept money from flowing out.

the mormon religion is very controlling and the more power they gain from people who buy into their friendly neighbor act you will see your freedoms slipping away.

(Exodus 3:13 - 14) In consonance with this traditional attitude, the Jews, from reverential motives, substituted adonai, meaning «lord,» for the sacred name in their reading of the Scriptures; as a consequence, in the thirteenth century Christian Hebraists mistakenly used the consonants of the name jhwh with the Hebrew vowels of adonai, thus getting Jehovah; but behind this later mystification lay in primitive times the recognized unwillingness of any god to surrender possession of his secret name, lest the possessor thereby gain control over him.

If the Christ is the Suffering King who bleeds and dies for His enemies, who loves and accepts all, and who has no desire to control others but only to serve them, then any «Christ» which is used to defend war and violence toward enemies, to reject and divide from others, and to control and manipulate others for personal gain, is the anti-Christ.

The goal is to help the person's adult side (which, as Eric Berne shows, (Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy [New York: Grove Press, 1961] even the most inadequate person possesses) gain strength by functioning, so that it will rescue control of the person's relationships from his child side.

On the contrary, what she needed was for the minister to be both an accepting and a firm father - figure from whom she could gain strength in controlling her own behavior and in relation to whom she could establish her own constructive limits.

But most educated people believe that the gains to income from capitalism's triumph have been modest, that the poor have been left behind, that the Third World has been made miserable in aid of the enrichment of the First, that population growth must be controlled, that diminishing returns on the whole has been the main force in world economic history since 1800.

Indeed, Prussian Pietists found their greatest support from the centralizing state itself, which was struggling to gain control over the feudal aristocracy; so Pietism gradually took on political attitudes that supported absolutism.

This could arise from the «clash of civilizations» (as contemplated by Huntington) or from the attempt of nations to extend their possession of land, both for living space and to gain control over resources.

Geraldine here we see satans tactics to gain control over our lives and he uses pride as a means to control us if our hearts arent submitted to God we get lured into sin or our need for success or to please others or impress others of our worth.Being born again means to have our new identity in Christ we turn away from our old nature and take on his nature or identity.In the process we are redeemed through the blood of Jesus and our lives are transformed so we become as he is.

This prophesy in Daniel 11 vs. 39, tells of how this new strange god with a strong hold, meaning with force, and we all know from history, that christianity was forced by Constantine, and legalized in 311bce, that he acknowledge, and increased with glory, and that will rule over many for gain, sounds like control, and gain to me.As many of these popes, and priest, have so much money, but the flocks are paying for it.

People have been doing all kinds of religions, christianity, and islam for over 2000 years, praying to strange gods, not known to Abraham, Isaac, nor Jacob, all from the first generation of Adam, and of the covenant of the 10 commandments, and statues, ordinances, and judgments that are perpetual by YHWH, and the world has not gotten any better, since before the 8th century, this has happened, and at some point one must realize that this religion thing obviously is not working for us, the reality check is to «awaken'to the truth, and righteousness, of YHWH Our Righteousness, in Jeremiah 23:1 - 8, and not pagan religions, man - made, and all controlled for selfish gain.

Herod the Great, in order to gain control over the Sanhedrin, would import important personages from the diaspora and place them on the Sanhedrin.

Now the Chinese government is seeking to gain control of large tracts of land especially in Africa from which it can supply the additional food Chinese will need.

Despite a nationwide drop in abortions, Planned Parenthood's rates remain steady as it gains market share; meanwhile, the number of patients seen annually has dropped from 3 million to 2.4 million since 2008, due to fewer women coming in for other services, according to the NRLC report, which is based on numbers from Planned Parenthood, the affiliated Guttmacher Institute, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In many cases the political emancipation of the countries from colonial rule had expedited the process of younger churches gaining independence from mission control.

Whitehead considers this single procedure from different perspectives and in different types of relations, and the difficulty which the reading of his major work entails is — as already emphasized — to be traced back to the problems of gaining intellectual control over this shift of perspectives.

Mr Ottaway said it had previously fielded full buyout offers from a range of players, but had opted for a structure where Kirin - owned a minority stake so it could stay in control of its destiny but still gain the benefits of a serious link with a big player.

Dairy Crest believes that the complete ownership of Promovita will benefit its shareholders as it allows the dairy company to have sole control over the GOS business and to gain advantage of the benefits derived from this business.

His determination is obvious from the fact that he is willing to stop Canadian group Saputo from gaining 100 per cent control of Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory.

He seems to gain loads of time on the brakes and his control in general is excellent, as you'd expect from anyone who's gone on to be as successful as Max has.

They looked up for the game right from the off, and quickly gained control.

April 13 — Ledman Sports, a subsidiary of Ledman Electronics, from China has gained control over Brazilian club Nacional from Manaus for the next 20 years.

From deep breathing exercises and meditation to exercise and leisure activities, healthy stress reduction activities will help your child gain better control over her emotions.

The more impulse control your child gains, the less likely he'll be to grab things out of your hand and he'll be more likely to think twice about accepting that dare from a friend.

They also benefit from learning how to gain and maintain control over behaviors and impulses independently.

Your baby will gain more control of her head and start turning to locate where sounds are coming from.

Growth charts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) track children's length and weight gain.

Baby gains as much from sling time as tummy time in terms of strengthening body and head control.

The Park District leases more than half of its land from the village, and the village has recently rejected attempts by the district to gain permanent control of the land, Bonebrake said.

So instead of losing it when your little one loses it, take an adult time - out, breathe deeply to gain control of your own emotions, and then grab the Three C's of gentle discipline from your parenting toolbox and work with your child, not against them.