Sentences with phrase «give me some story about»

We are given no stories about Jesus from late childhood to his adulthood, but maybe this one does speak a bit about adolescence.

We're taking a look at some of the risks of online dating — as well as the story of one prominent... «He gave stories about him being on an international work trip...

Given its a story about odds being stacked against the little guy, its strange that director Ramin Bahrani (Goodbye Solo, Man Push Cart) lets his nominal hero be so comprehensively outgunned.

Once again, Michael Haneke gives us a story about Georges and Anne, the bourgeois couple that, in various incarnations, has populated his films since the 1980s.

And don't give me some story about how your busy research schedules mean you don't have time.

Not exact matches

Once employees are hired at RFRK, they go through a comprehensive onboarding process in which they meet with the owners as a group for up to an hour to learn more about the company's inception — a story that involves two fed - up parents on a mission to give kids healthier food options.

That's why it's especially encouraging for me to occasionally stumble upon a story worth sharing that suggests there are still people in our business who actually give a damn about the things that really matter.

Instead, make it a story about the culture of innovation and the many people who have sustained it; giving others role models and the license to have something to strive for.

To give your presentations a story - driven impulse, use compelling anecdotes about your product or offer that tell the story of how it will be a game - changer.

But this gives us better analytics so that we can think about our story - telling.»

If you want readers to care about your story, you need to give them a reason; for instance, may like to start off by explaining why you decided to write the piece.

In the end, understanding the world is about understanding people, and fiction gives you the best, most nuanced, most varied human stories and character portrayals.

The original iPhone was still two years in the future when Jobs gave this classic speech in which he told three stories: one about connecting the dots, one about love and loss, and one about death.

It's about putting happiness into the world whether it's through a product that we make or a story that we tell or idea that we give you.

Raj Peter Bhakta, the founder of Shoreham, Vt. - based WhistlePig whiskey, and his wife, Danhee Kim, who runs sales and marketing, say that bringing their new hires up to their farm generates authentic bonds between the staff and gives new hires a chance to build their own, firsthand stories about the rye whiskey brand, which prides itself on being distinctive and irreverent.

In this highly personal interview, Branson reveals stories about his childhood that give an insight into what drives and motivates him today, and how he built the Virgin brand.

And check out my Fortune colleague Carol Loomis» story about nine new signers of The Giving Pledge, which is Buffett's and Bill and Melinda Gates» philanthropic program to encourage billionaires to donate their money during their lifetimes.

«It's nice that they are giving themselves permission to make their stories bigger, not just about their own projects and menu items, but lobsters in the wild and other funny things that allow you to make a connection with them that transcends the restaurant environment,» he says.

Most notably, the upcoming OIG report detailed by The Times stands in contrast to Trump's assertion, given its focus on McCabe's authorization of disclosures that ultimately resulted in a negative story about Clinton.

There are all sorts of stories told about Facebook, some of them on film, that really give a sense of a place where it's immature not only in terms of the jokes you choose but also in how you value your relationships.

Swaffield was given the accolade for being in charge of one of the major business success stories of the past year, as well as talking openly about his sexuality.

The acquisition gives Bacardi access to the soaring bourbon boom in the U.S., a trend Fortune wrote about in a cover story in early 2014.

When Freitas sat down to talk to young people about their phones, she heard some pretty crazy stories of raging tech addiction, from the girl who gave her phone a name and talked about it like a friend to the boy who claimed he'd rather leave his brain at home than his precious device.

Creating stories about Lattjo's characters not only gives the collection a greater context, but it also serves as a digital gateway as IKEA prepares to roll out its first children's digital experience with a Lattjo - connected app.

For years, the business carefully balanced stories about products with stories about giving.

Many entrepreneurs are unclear about the right path to take when raising money for their new business idea, and due to the attention given to venture capital - fueled success stories in the news, many ambitious entrepreneurs set their sights on becoming the next Evan Spiegel (or Snap) without enough thought about what is the right path for them..

Newsweek reporter Kurt Eichenwald, who has written many critical stories about President - elect Donald Trump since last month's election, is claiming that people on Twitter have given him seizures by sending him tweets containing GIFs of strobe lights.

«Cambridge Analytica is the big story on the topic, but there have been numerous stories about Facebook either selling user data or giving third parties access and using it to help advertising,» Mr. Deason said.

All of these rates rose going into the December FOMC meeting, which makes quite a bit of sense, given that most market participants expected the FOMC to tighten policy at that meeting.35 We also gather information about rates on term unsecured borrowing in our FR 2420 collection, and about term secured transactions from the clearing banks, and these data tell a similar story.

It added that while she had given the company «editorial discretion to publish her life story,» she had been «free to respond to press inquiries about her relationship with President Trump since 2016.»

But giving a «yes» response to Doyle, Zuckerberg reiterated Facebook's claim that the company first learned about the issue at the end of 2015, when the Guardian broke the story.

I have thought about this story countless times over the years and only recently applied it to my business, but it has given me perspective on many of my successes and failures over the years.

The typical Facebook user will have about 1500 potential stories on a given day.

Whether it's by giving tips on productivity or marketing, sharing experiences about challenges and startup stories, or something else that's relevant; we'll talk about anything that supports coworkers and coworking spaces!

We hear about her story, what she's learned and advice she would give others.

I'm also getting a lot of enjoyment listening to the breathless hyperbole by Nancy «Armageddon» Pelosi, Chuck «Fake Tears» Schumer and the gang denouncing the bill, plus the stories by their allies in the press about the «victims» of tax reform, neglecting to mention the «victims» at AT&T, Wells Fargo and all who are being given immediate raises as a result of the measure.

As Vox's Dylan Matthews pointed out, it's about abuse of power — according to Daniels's account, Trump's wealth gave him the ability to quash a damaging story about himself, at least until after the presidential election.

This is also about the story of never giving up.

In my case, we were refinancing down to a lower percentage, with a significantly smaller principal amount and they were giving us the same story about all of the documentation they needed for «new regulations».

The story of his previous startup, Mako Surgical, could be a blockbuster movie («RoboDoc») about a dreamer from Hollywood (Florida) living hand - to - mouth, overcoming all odds to build something the experts said was impossible: A futuristic robot that gave surgeons the real - time «feel» of flesh, sinew and bone.

One of the corporate officers gave a testimony, which included a story about how generous he had been to his church.

No More Page 3 is uncompromising in its judgement of what some consider a British institution, condemning the messages The Sun gives out to children and explaining how jarring it looks next to stories about rape and domestic violence, which supposedly display a more supportive attitude towards women's issues.

In a perhaps apocryphal story, Adolph Hitler recalled to his General Staff in 1939 the amnesty that outside powers gave to the Turkish officials who massacred over one million Armenians nearly a quarter century earlier, quipping «Who after all is today speaking about the destruction of the Armenians?»

If Jesus existed (and that is not a given since his name means «salvation,» he's probably an allegorical character), and if the stories about his visit to Jerusalem early in the reign of Pontius Pilate are true, he died because he was an anti-Roman insurgent, probably involved in a Zealot uprising over the use of the Temple treasury to finance the construction of an aqueduct.

This story is about giving thanks.

Given all this, it shouldn't surprise anyone when Christians react so poorly when women come forward with their stories about the men who have harmed them.

If you think I am wrong, then why don't you give me your name and what city you live in and I will run a story in the local paper that you are a s3x offender who has been harassing local children, and maybe even run a story on the national news about it.

However, when I hear stories like Bookwork's, about breaking free from teachings like «avoid talking about death / hell and change the subject,» it impressed me and gives me hope that others will break free as well and look for answers.

Telling stories about scary things has always given man some sort of control over his native fears.

This story about the fictional Scott family might give the impression that this «method» will increase the numbers of people in our churches.