Sentences with phrase «give yourself a fair shot at»

so, at least be studious and intellectual and understand what is said to be going on so you can give yourself a fair shot at not lying to yourself and others.

Liverpool have already moved to bring in one former Blue who was not given a fair shot at Premier League football in Mohamed Salah, and we may well be following suit, with the Colombian having only spent six months with the club before being allowed to return to Serie A.

He also spoke of a need for unity in New York City, where the privileged and disadvantaged alike are given a fair shot at economic success, good schools, affordable housing, and safe neighborhoods, and where people «don't have to worry about being stopped and frisked because you happen to be the wrong color.»

When the program's architect, Victoria Lasseter (Connie Britton), learns that bureaucratic brownnoser Adrian Yates (Topher Grace) plans to terminate all the subjects from the abandoned project, she decides to activate Mike using a secret code phrase and give him a fair shot at survival.

Giving students a non-biased, wide variety of opportunities through a specialised school portal will mean that every child is given a fair shot at gaining work experience, and theycan build expertise, skills and capabilities that can then be used across the job market.

«We are encouraged that the bill passed by the House today would codify the vision that we have long advocated for giving a fair shot at a great education to every child in America — regardless of ZIP code,» he said.

Not exact matches

A growing body of research indicates that women, when given a fair shot, are better at high - growth entrepreneurship than men.

Ex-Im helps level the global playing field and give American companies a real shot at fair competition in the global marketplace.

At least give Keenum a fair shot by building a team around him.

Doesn't seem Hector received a fair shake at wing back either, remember Hector was a winger before all this so why not give him a shot?

Just give each a fair shot before you switch to another (and don't pull out too many tricks at one time, or you'll overload baby's circuits — and step up the crying you're trying to stop).

«That's what matters — giving every kid a fair shot at the American dream.»

Democrats and good - government groups, however, argued that a June primary gave overseas absentee voters more of a fair shot at getting their ballots in to the Board of Elections, based on the federal Move Act.

Several senators abstained, including the Bronx's Ruben Diaz Sr. and Pedro Espada Jr., saying they didn't believe the nomination process gave women and minorities a fair shot at the job.

«With this legislation, the Assembly majority is taking significant strides toward giving these hardworking men and women a better shot at a more fair and honest minimum wage in one year, rather than in two.»

Consequently, it's impossible to know whether those agencies give women a fair shot at winning grants.

I wouldn't normally include items from 2015, but this shirt was added at the end of the year so I gave it a fair shot.

«They will help teachers recognise those pupils at risk of falling behind and allow us to target those areas where children aren't being given a fair shot to succeed.»

The idea was to block charters from showing favoritism, to give everyone family a fair shot at those seats.

How she and de Blasio choose to balance the needs of individual families, single schools, and the broader system in order to give all city students a fair shot at a great education cuts to the core of the de Blasio message, said Noguera, the education professor.

That's why we invest in leadership development, coaching, and school turnaround programs that help our state's public school leaders become stronger educators, and help develop the future of Texas by giving all kids a fair shot at success in school and in life.

Ms. Downey and liberal co-conspirators oppose any effort to give Georgia's children, especially minority children, the chance, as Gov. Deal has said, at» a fair shot at doing better than their parents before them.»

To give the BRZ a fair shot at the title, we wanted the car running in top shape, so we took it to the dealer for a new set of brake pads with just 6510 miles on the odometer.

However, if that's so (Jane, of course, you can jump in at any time and smack me for misinterpreting you if I am) it seems misplaced to bring up any variant of fanfiction in response to a comment about why someone with a book of a * publishable * genre would give up on attempting traditional publishing before giving it a fair shot, and self - publish (or get scammed), out of the conviction «No real publisher will want this, it's too edgy / unique / etc.».

You need to stick to the method for AT LEAST six months to really give it a chance to work in your favor, any less than that and you won't be giving it a fair shot.

Many lenders look for a credit score of 620 or better for their VA loan applicants — but at Wholesale Capital Corporation, we try to give each military veteran applicant a fair shot at a home of their own, regardless of credit score.

This dog needs help, and you're there to give the dog a fair shot at having a better life if at all possible.

CASA is a limited admission animal shelter and we may limit the number of Pit Bulls or Pit Bull mixes at any given time in order to give our current ones a fair shot at finding a home first.

Zampella went on to encourage people to at least give Origin a shot as it costs them nothing to do so, which is a fair point as the service has gotten considerably better, though still needs work.

Given that Roland Emmerich was meant be making a film out of 80s arcade game Asteroids at one point — which would presumably meant we'd sit in a cinema watching a triangle shooting rocks for 100 minutes — I'd say an adaptation of Marble Madness is fair game.

It isn't fair for us to rob future generations of the Earth's magnificent biodiversity and all the knowledge contained therein because it is selfish and it does not give our kids an equal shot at experiencing the world as we have.

The legal writing was simple, concise, and to the point so that the presiding judge may actually understand the issues and give the defense a fair shot to win the case or at least to enter a stay as suggested in the memorandum.

To give yourself the best shot at a fair settlement, you need to understand what you're up against.

Every client deserves a fair shot at receiving the best long term disability plan they can be given.