Sentences with phrase «grappling at»

Beasley likewise doesn't find a particular personal relevance in St. Peter's Basilica in terms of its geographic or religious aspects, but he does certainly appreciate it as a space brilliantly designed to project a strong image - argument on behalf of a particular entity, the Catholic Church, which was grappling at that post-Reformation moment with power, morality, faith, longevity, and values.
The projected trajectory lines are a hugely helpful touch that takes the guesswork out of grappling at high speeds.
Where the traditional universities have it right is that for the foreseeable future, research faculty will continue to teach doctoral students and those grappling at the upper bounds of subjects that are not yet well understood or codified.
Grapple and berthing coverage will begin at 2:30 a.m. PDT (5:30 a.m. EDT) with grapple at approximately 4:30 a.m. PDT (7:30 a.m. EDT).
Grapple and berthing coverage will begin at 2:30 a.m. with grapple at approximately 4:30 a.m. Berthing coverage begins at 6:30 a.m.
Still, it's nice to see a realistic depiction of what a man hurling blades and firing gas - powered grapples at squishy mortals would look like.
According to David Anfam, «The key point is that Still grappled at firsthand with precisely those natural cycles — of the weather and land, involving growth, strife, and dissolution — that since time immemorial have always been grist to the mill of fable.»

Not exact matches

Visionaries gathered at the World Government Summit in Dubai grappled with how to harness the power of technology without letting it overpower our humanity.
Employees say Tesla is grappling with a high amount of flawed parts and rework at its Fremont factory where it makes new vehicles.
SoapWorks has doubled its revenues each year since its launch, but, as is typical at growing companies, Antonetti and husband Karp, who serves as chief financial officer, are grappling with chronic cash - flow problems.
But improving paper's image may — at best — slow the decline in demand, not reverse it, leaving the industry grappling for ways to compensate for a dwindling customer base.
Still, Didi's global expansion comes at a difficult time for Uber, which is grappling with mounting losses and stricter regulatory scrutiny at home and in Europe.
On occasion — including twice in one week as New York grappled with a blizzard dubbed «snowpocalypse» in February 2010 — Mike turned up at Bloomberg headquarters after - hours for meetings.
But they have balked at Germany's evolving demands for how to grapple with non-European migrants crisscrossing their lands on their way to seek asylum or work in Europe's wealthier core.
New Mexico's grinding budget crisis is taking a toll in courtrooms where overburdened attorneys have denied legal counsel to poor defendants, at museums reeling from layoffs and admission hikes, and at state universities and colleges grappling with steep spending cuts.
FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2016, file photo, New Mexico Finance and Administration Secretary Duffy Rodriguez, from left, Taxation and Revenue Secretary Demesia Padilla and Legislative Finance Committee Director David Abbey give testimony to lawmakers about state budget shortfalls in Red River, N.M. New Mexico's grinding budget crisis is taking a visible toll in courtrooms where overburdened attorneys have denied legal counsel to poor defendants, at museums reeling from layoffs and admission hikes, and at state universities and colleges grappling with steep spending cuts.
Kirby's decision comes at a particularly challenging time for United Airlines as the carrier grapples to reassure shareholders and appease employees amid lagging financial performance compared with rivals» and demands for better wages and benefits.
The new program is similar to others cropping up at colleges around the country, as student grapple with the rising costs of earning a degree.
Prices have seesawed, edging lower during Asian trading hours, then higher at the start of the day in Europe, as the market grappled with conflicting fundamental signals.
As the head of product and tech at Global Grind these are issues I grapple with every day, and I can say with full confidence that Jonah's perspective is rare... and is what is driving Buzzfeed's success.
Ludwig Hantson, once the head honcho over at Baxter spinoff Baxalta, has a new gig: CEO of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, which is still grappling with the aftermath of some high - profile C - suite shakeup drama.
The SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft is grappled by the Canadarm2 robotic arm at the International Space Station in this May 25, 2012, NASA handout photo.
As retailers in all industries grapple with the «Amazon effect,» Foulkes has made several notable moves to battle the big - box competition during her tenure at CVS — including putting a focus on health.
We at the Bank of Canada are grappling with this question, and it is being debated by economists and policy - makers around the world.
That was the question media executives grappled with on Monday at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference.
«Given that home builders are already grappling with 20 percent tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber and that the price of lumber and other key building materials are near record highs, this announcement by the president could not have come at a worse time.
For anyone trying to grapple with the complicated issue of sexual harassment and abuses of male power and privilege, the 44 - year - old Lewinsky's recent essay in Vanity Fair magazine comes at the perfect time...
Elsewhere, bad loans are on the rise at Brazil's biggest banks, as the country grapples with the effects of an enormous credit binge.
A former senior executive at Nestlé, he has grappled with two dangerous realities threatening Tim Hortons that could derail plans for the new, merged company: Tim Hortons» growth strategy of blanketing the Canadian landscape with new stores has hit a wall, yet its efforts to expand into the U.S. have been a resounding failure.
Neal and Taylor's argument was rooted in math: there were more consumers than there were IT users, which meant that over the long run the rate of improvement in consumer technologies would exceed that of enterprise - focused ones; IT departments needed to grapple with increased demand from their users to use the same technology they used at home.
The words of wisdom are timeless and are especially appropriate at the start of a new year as investors grapple with the difficult juncture at which stock markets find themselves at this stage.
-LRB-...) Labour - intensive industries across Dongguan, a city of 8m that from a distance resembles a forest of factories, are grappling with a drop in orders from the west at a time when double - digit Chinese wage inflation over the past couple of years has prompted western retailers to move orders to south - east Asia and Bangladesh.
At the same time, inflation has been stuck above the bank's target and the country continues to grapple with a trade deficit, a struggling manufacturing sector and an overheated housing market.
It's also grappling with systematic racial discrimination from hosts, facing a crackdown from the New York state legislature, and, as of Monday, suing San Francisco over short - term rental rules that the city's board of supervisors passed unanimously at the start of June.
In 2002 at the age of 22, Teger launched a digital marketing agency and constantly grappled with cash flow gaps.
He announced them without warning at a hastily arranged meeting with executives, providing a fresh reminder of the unpredictability corporate leaders must grapple with in the Trump era.
At some point, every entrepreneur will have to grapple with the issue of scalability, or the ability to grow and expand while keeping costs at a manageable leveAt some point, every entrepreneur will have to grapple with the issue of scalability, or the ability to grow and expand while keeping costs at a manageable leveat a manageable level.
Chipotle Mexican Grill said on April 25 that first - quarter sales at established restaurants increased by 18 percent on a «period - over-period» basis when Chipotle was grappling with customers getting sick from its food.
Najib is grappling with a multi-billion-dollar scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and popular anger over rising living costs, which have given momentum to the challenge from his 92 - year - old mentor - turned - foe, Mahathir.
At the highest level, said Jones, quality assurance is something with which all stakeholders — especially small to mid-sized firms in niche markets — grapple.
After raising interest rates twice this summer, The Bank of Canada has decided to hold its key overnight lending rate steady at 1 %, as it grapples with uncertainty about the future prospects of the country's economy.
In the paintings currently on view at the First Things Gallery, artist Wayne Adams grapples with Christianity and the presence of God.
Females actually make better wrestlers at that level, as they are generally more flexible and have a lower center of gravity so they can grapple and get out of holds easier than the males of similar weight class.
A real thriller in the Koontz mold, and without ruining any surprises — of which there are many — let me just say that Dean grapples with (and tears at) some of the matters we discuss here at Secondhand Smoke.
David A. Love, a journalist who writes for Atlanta Black Star newspaper, said: «As the nation grapples with the massacre at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., one of the oldest Black churches in the South, other Black churches have become recent targets of arson.
He also relates how he had to grapple with important lifestyle questions even at a young age: «At about 13, 14 years old, the question arose: Can I actually kick on Sunday morning, even though I was supposed to go to churcat a young age: «At about 13, 14 years old, the question arose: Can I actually kick on Sunday morning, even though I was supposed to go to churcAt about 13, 14 years old, the question arose: Can I actually kick on Sunday morning, even though I was supposed to go to church?
Christian love is the life - blood of the new Fox series The Exorcist, in which devout Catholic characters grapple with demonic forces, putting at risk their lives and even their souls.
There are indications that network executives and creators of children's programs are at least grappling with the demand that they communicate prosocial values.
I found Wilfred M. McClay's essay on the book A Secular Age by Charles Taylor (May 2008) interesting, but it seems to me that a crucial element is missing from Taylor's thesis» at least as it is described by McClay» and that is a grappling with the disturbing emergence of a profound antihumanism that is growing like a virulent cancer out of the secular mindset.
So we worked for months on a cover story looking at the conflict in the Holy Land — why it's happening, peacemaking efforts, the (forgotten) story of the Church there and the eye - opening narratives our generation has to grapple with.
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