Sentences with phrase «half years of trying»

Sony's problems were many: brutal competition for its once - dominant television group; being bested by Apple's (aapl) iPod, a humiliation for the Walkman pioneer; high - cost manufacturing in Japan; a failure to seize the music - streaming initiative despite years of trying.

After two years of trying, Facebook's representation of blacks and Hispanics remains at 2 percent and 4 percent, respectively — the exact same representation Facebook held in 2014, when the tech industry began its diversity push.

After years of trying, looking for direction, we believe Honda's premium brand has really found its niche as the purveyor of high - tech performance oriented premium automobiles.

But after years of trying to engage with Rockwell, Emerson for the first time made a formal offer to buy Rockwell in August.

«Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.»

In December 2015, after 20 years of trying, the world's governments reached a historic agreement to limit greenhouse gases.

After years of trying to turn rubber into something useful that wouldn't freeze rock hard or melt in the hot sun, Charles Goodyear was struggling.

Sony's problems were many: brutal competition for its once - dominant television group; being bested by Apple's iPod, a humiliation for the Walkman pioneer; high - cost manufacturing in Japan; a failure to seize the music - streaming initiative despite years of trying.

I asked Chen if it annoys him that, after four years of trying to avoid gaming, his breakout hit is another game.

Now, after nearly 20 years of trying to sell the United States on tolls, he is finally sensing a shift in public acceptance.

I want the ladies to love my clothes as much as I once did, to realize how important these items were to me in my life — my nostalgia, my years of trying to change myself, and this final moment of release as I let all of that pressure go.

More surprising to me, though, was the rare public white flag waved by Bezos, one of the richest humans alive, by looking to a brick - and - mortar retailer for help; after 10 years of trying and mostly failing at making grocery delivery a workable business, this was a «We can't do this on our own» moment.

The King eventually lost his patience after a few years of trying to help them and dealing with all the trouble they caused.

After almost a year of trying to get onto the supply list for a school board in my hometown of Ottawa, I received a call from an agency in England asking if I would be interested in teaching abroad.

After years of trying to present evolution as fact, scientists have yet to provide verifiable proof of recurring macro-evolution by compiling a list of missing links.

After 10 years of trying to catch the guy, I can see some emotion taking over after a team of skilled American assassins have just killed the world's most wanted man who caused so much turmoil to so many Americans.

After years of trying, he made up his mind with no fear.

After 10 years of trying and failing to qualify for the Summer Olympics in track and field, Adeagbo was inspired by watching the Nigerian bobsled team to try a winter sport instead, intrigued by the possibility of «making history.»

They go on to tell how they discovered, after years of trying to handle alcohol, that alcohol was handling them.

Rachel Murr was passionate about her faith and active in her church when «after nine years of trying not to be gay,» she finally came out to her community.

And the gay man I was talking with in the hot - tub: there were tears of grief, years of trying to change, hating his condition, begging for help, loving God in the face of incredible opposition, trying to follow Jesus, looking for fellowship and community support.

After a year of trying to work on our marriage I found out that he was again talking to other women behind my back when his text messages accidently got sent to my email address.

Most converts to atheism seem to go through a couple years of trying to talk other people into what they just figured out.

But years of trying to change and being told it would happen didn't do anything to make them straight.

Then after years and years of trying he discovers he can make money as a syndicated talk show host on a Christian rock station and suddenly he has overcome his «illogical» non belief and found faith in the lord.

After years of trying different skin creams... nothing has made my skin feel younger, less wrinkled, more rejuvenated... Anti-oxidants, molecular technology, whatever they put in it, it's working.

After years of trying out other chocolate chip cookies in comparison to this one, everyone always prefers this one!

My husband hasn't liked fennel till tasting this recipe (after 43 years of me trying to convince him of its scrumptiousness) so thank you finally helping to convince him and for a yummy meal.

After a good year of trying different recipes, I finally found the perfect combo of ingredients that makes a creamy delicious tahini dressing!

Former South Australian Liberal senator Sean Edwards has finally sold Ballingarry, his Clare Valley vineyard property after more than three years of trying.

After years of trying to find a tasty green smoothie I actually want to drink, I can finally admit success.

It is one of the most treasured beauty foods of Brazil and has been one of my personal secret weapons the last 10 years of trying to age gracefully.

After 11 years of trying to work I why my daughter was incontinent a blood test showed gluten allergy.

Arsene Wenger went many years of trying to win things with kids and it has proven to be a tough challenge to complete.

Welcome to the 2017 - 18 Season... another year of trying to fit square pegs into round holes and then wondering why the Premier League has slipped by once again.

For Team Harris, it has been a year of trying to get back to that spot and make things right.

The victory was worth $ 46,620 but, more important, it was the colonel's first Plate win in 50 years of trying.

After about 20 years of trying to guess all 64/65/68 teams correctly, I finally did it this year.

Privilege to play in the ECL a trophy we have never won in 60 years of trying a trophy Aston Villa won once while Nottingham Forest won twice.

Current «keeper Keylor Navas has been told to pack his bags as Florentino Perez believes he's finally won the race for De Gea's signature after years of trying.

He made his mark with the Steelers after years of trying to break into the NFL, winning a pair of Super Bowls in the black and gold.

His dreams, his career and all the years of trying to recover came to nothing.

After years of trying to add talent through the lottery with middling results, general manager Rich Cho abruptly changed tack and signed Al Jefferson to a three - year deal.

But after 2 years of trying to get him to sign I'd assume they are willing to offer — they haven't already

However after 4 years of trying to make a breakthrough to the first team, whilst players like Iwobi «skip the line», surely the German will be considering his future.

He's got 25 more years of trying at the PGA and I think he's still coming down off the high of that Open finish.

After years of trying to block out crowd noise, Graf allowed the cheering to flow through her like an electric charge.

Atletico Madrid, BVB, Leicester city; only Wenger is affected by lack of money, 13 years of trying and error, if he was good he would have done it atleast once in those 13 years

RETIRED: BILL VEECK, as president of debt - ridden Suffolk Downs at Boston, after two stormy years of trying to apply hi baseball operating techniques to the foundering track.

How about Wenger destroying the last 11 years of trying to enjoy supporting a football team!