Sentences with phrase «have met with little»

For years, the arguments for greater flexibility in law firm career tracks have met with little success.

His attempts to reach out to the company and find some sort of common ground have met with little response on Apple's side.

Efforts to commercialise the Russian space programme have met with little success.

Alas, his efforts have met with little success in gridlocked D.C.

Many of those efforts have met with little success so far.

Rather than crying victim (a tactic that has met with little sympathy in the art world, as evidenced in the plethora of negative responses to the 1993 Whitney Biennial), COMBAT ZONE empowered women through direct

Not exact matches

I'm sure many of the people requesting meetings with me last week (and didn't notice the email signature) thought I was getting a little ahead of myself — or that Business Insider had some serious cash to burn, and was giving its section editors their own personal lackeys.

U.S. President Donald Trump has stunned the world by agreeing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a man he's ridiculed as «Little Rocket Man» and whose regime only months ago he threatened with «fire and fury.»

But Rohrabacher wanted to meet with Assange, Grubbs said, because «he wanted to know if Assange could shed light on the origin of the DNC leaks, the media having shown little of such inquisitiveness.»

«We believe in a little healthy competition, and meetings have been known to end with a friendly round of Rock Band,» Pollock writes.

The legislation met with little resistance in the Nordic nation that has ranked first in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap standings for nine consecutive years, said Brynhildur Hei?ar - og?

Those who did meet with clients had little time for them and gave the impression that they weren't interested in hearing clients» stories.

With a weak economy, Russia has little leverage to pressure China to meet its commitments, other than seeking investments from other Asian neighbors; Japan and South Korea, however, are even more reluctant investors than China, given their desire to maintain a united front with the United States on sanctiWith a weak economy, Russia has little leverage to pressure China to meet its commitments, other than seeking investments from other Asian neighbors; Japan and South Korea, however, are even more reluctant investors than China, given their desire to maintain a united front with the United States on sanctiwith the United States on sanctions.

In the next month or so, Trump is supposed to meet with Kim — the very guy the president angrily had dubbed «Little Rocket Man» when the two were comparing the sizes of their nuclear buttons.

Liberal Gibson was a little more prepared this time, having met with local politicians and community members.

I would have to say, taking into account the number of injuries you could have worked on personally and the likelyhood of them being Atheists and the likelyhood of you knowing this ahead of time that the person was an ACTUAL Atheist or God Hater (have not met one of them) I sort of think you are embellishing just a bit get your some point across that has little substance to begin with.

The case started in the little town of Greece, New York, where city officials have been starting meetings with prayer for some time.

I say technically because although Iwas baptised as one I now have very little in common with the movement and don't participate in their preaching work or attend the meetings at the Kingdom Halls.

The agitation for the recognition of Urdu as a regional language in India has so far met with little success.

It is rumored that Rudolf Bultmann — the demythologizer of the New Testament who had little interest in the question of Jesus» physical resurrection — often leaned over the pulpit when he preached, reaching out toward his hearers like any tent - meeting evangelist and pleading with them to come to Christ.

Last month, I met three little girls who have been permanently removed from any contact with their father.

This was all so that my best friend and I could spend some time traveling in Europe where we would meet irresistibly handsome and rich identical twins with Australian accents (we had a thing for the, «G'Day, Mate,»), get married on Regis and Kathy Lee at Cinderella's Castle in Disney World, and then live next to each other, raising adorable little children in our idyllic neighborhood.

But even though we may have to endure a spiritual odyssey and may meet many unexpected obstacles, we ought to make a little more progress than those who have merely been indoctrinated with a little external Christianity which expressed itself merely in a bored attendance at Sunday Mass, perhaps an Easter confession and the receiving of the last sacraments.

Interestingly, I have met people with little to no religious training who seem to have a more balanced view of God than we indoctrinated ones.

Their plight is so desperate and so little noticed outside of Colombia — that the labor union leaders in Bogotá who met with our delegation welcomed us with the words, «We have been waiting for you for 50 years.

Hence we conclude that the presbyter is reporting a genuine tradition, namely of «Mark's» association with Peter and his recollection and writing down of certain things Peter had said in his preaching; and this is all the more probable in that (a) the presbyter uses the tradition to meet a current objection, and (b) he presses it a little too far — though not so far as Papias does — in meeting the objection.

I am a Christian, I did not like the fact Perry had the meeting at Reliant Stadium, or the comments made to Mitt, but as an older person, which you are probably not, you do not remember the Khmer Rouge or the Cultural Revolution or the bread lines in Russia, or the purge of Eritrea and Tigre (just a few) atheistic oppressive societies with little hope or caring.

I grew up with a step - father and have had little connection with Nieprotes and have never met my biological father.

The Vatican has received little in return for such concessions: Patriarch Aleksi still rejects even a symbolic meeting with the Pope.

Having his simple desires — for food, for drink, for repose — simply met, he is content; with little gap between desire and fulfillment, he knows no self - division or self - consciousness.

so the Rev Graham had very little problem givng an edorsement to Donald Trump, a man that cheated on at least two of his three wives, had a child out of wedlock with the second one, and runs casinos where practically every Christian group I have met says gambling is a sin.

I've told people, «I want to be married,» and on more than one occasion I've been met with «That makes you sound a little desperate.»

It's a little too late for praying, it's Mrs.Clinton's call to be @ the helm; now, with her hubby Mr.Clinton as VP; and one of you out of all of you, need to tell Romney he's committed fraud, for leaving the Post of so - called gov.that theirs a 2 yr.interval that must be met; the same fo Obama; whom is worst off then Bush Jr.then for none of you to have no Allegiance to be nothing but commander of thieves, since April 4th, 1968 to presently; in the killing of Dr.King Jr.must still go under Oath to all you perjurers; that mustn't go unpunished to the array of charges I have stored up against each of yo on every job, on every public premise; that Obama didn't praywhen he lied to GOD ALMIGHTY in perjury; to have left the seat of sen.to jump to the office; knowing he hadn't a clue what to do; so he got Joe, which is Cheney all over; whom should of been out of public; and he knows that and all the fugitives, even in the Italian led court in DC; that will have to answer to what is -LCB- H.R. 7152 -RCB-; and why they let Olsen for Bush Jr.waste the American's People's time, not to mention all the lives that's been lost; for the tyrannies since 1968 to presently has cost; Vote I, Edward Baltimore; to confirm I; Governor of DC; as of 2/16/12; cause DC; has been a State, already; and all you slaves from State to State; need to snap out of your peonage which is prohibited by Federal Laws; on anybody!!!!!!!

If your pastor has little to no accountability, and if your questions about accountability are met with hostility, leave.

Little does he know that I've spent the last hour staring at pictures of purple and blue cupcakes designed for a «vintage sweets shoppe baby shower» at Hostess with The Mostess or admiring the fabulous raspberry - hued skirt and jacket the First Lady wore with her meeting Nelson Manela at Mrs.O.org.

Dan and I were vacationing there with friends, and I'd arrived at our designated meeting point a little early so I could «pray and meditate» [read: drink my first cup of coffee without having to talk to anyone].

It has met with very little resistance from Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, or Confucianism.

Although I never met Brittanie Cecil, and I've never been to Columbus, Ohio, I can not begin to express the grief that wells up inside my heart whenever I see the school photograph of the little teenager, on the cusp of adolescence, her blonde hair pulled back into a ribbon, and her blue eyes sparkling at the prospect of all those summer pool parties, those early - fall hayrides, her prom, her high school graduation with the cap and gown sailing high into a sky as wide and full as her hopes and dreams.

One may meet friends by accident and be drawn to them for mysterious reasons having little to do with decision.»

I'd be more than happy to be the lucky winner, because you combine so many great things in it, e.g. your love for food and playing with different ingredients, your love for travelling and meeting / interacting with people, your love for each other and Elsa (and in future, also for cute little Isac).

I've made a sun - dried tomato pesto similar to this off and on for several years, but lately I've been getting my pesto fix with this lean mean green version, so going back to red pesto was a little like meeting up with an old friend you haven't seen in awhile.

I felt like I was right there with you... which might have been a little awkward considering we've never met («Daveed, who ees zat leetle Americaine woman?»

Luckily, the weather was mild, if a little damp and we finally had our meet up with friends.

With both pails filled to the rim with a little mount of pyramid, we had to sadly leave the rest of the nuts on the ground and said «Goodbye, till we meet again'to our companiWith both pails filled to the rim with a little mount of pyramid, we had to sadly leave the rest of the nuts on the ground and said «Goodbye, till we meet again'to our companiwith a little mount of pyramid, we had to sadly leave the rest of the nuts on the ground and said «Goodbye, till we meet again'to our companions.

Paul and I had our share of layoffs and job losses and we were trying to make ends meet when I decided to see if I could earn a little extra money by trying this «blog thing» along with my teaching job.

Last month, I met up with the beautiful Kimberly from «The Little Plantation» and we had the most fun morning cooking, shooting and chatting together!

Lately meeting new people has gone a little something like this «Hi nice to meet you, did you know that you can make banana ice cream with bananas only?»

We've never met a cashew - based dressing or sauce that we didn't like, so I combined the fluffiness of silken tofu with the flavor (and a little fat) of blended cashews to come up with a mayo that somehow manages to be lighter than regular Nayonaise and much, much better than FatFree Nayonaise.

The season for fresh beets has just recently ended, but since they keep rather well in the refrigerator, I'm able to share this recipe from Green Kitchen Stories in conjunction with meeting David, Luise, and little Elsa at their book signing on Goodge Street last week.

TRACK & FIELD — BILL WOODHOUSE, spunky little Abilene Christian sprinter who has suddenly moved up to challenge nation's best, trailed Bobby Morrow in 9.5 hundred at Dallas, came back two days later in meet at Abilene to beat illustrious teammate by inches in wind - aided 9.3, stepped out to take Morrowless 220 in 20 flat with help of same too - brisk breeze.