Sentences with phrase «helped by the fact»

Contact with women and ethnic minorities lessens unconscious bias, but since neither group is represented much in the upper echelons of business, it can be hard for executives to get that exposure — something not helped by the fact that many white, male higher - ups feel they don't know how to talk to younger women or minorities.

But they're no match, apparently, for Bieber, who was helped by the fact that he released a music video for each of the songs on his album (the chart now takes into account streaming numbers).

Quarta and his executive team were helped by the fact the quarterly sales were not as bad as feared, boosting WPP shares as much as 9 percent.

Agreement between Barclays and Coinbase helped by the fact that the exchange had also received this week a license for electronic money by the British Financial Conduct Authority (the British counterpart of the Polish Commission for Financial Supervision).

This negative impression was not helped by the fact that, for the most part, those Jews most conspicuous in the politics of secular society were those least Jewish in terms of their religious commitment.

And it's not helped by the fact their book says even a Christians good works are dirty rages.

Now it's one of my favorite times of year, probably helped by the fact it's generally a lot sunnier here.

I think it is particularly helped by the fact there are so many lovely days weather-wise — not too hot, often crisply cold in the morning but it warms up, and gorgeous blue skies.

It isn't helped by the fact that it comes unflavoured (MyProtein please introduce flavours!!!!) and it isn't the best to mix.

It seems that it's a lot harder to find a delicious tasting vegan protein blend than it is a whey protein blend — a predicament not helped by the fact that there is also a lot less choice when it comes to flavours.

Plus his chances of further time on the pitch at Euro 2016 were probably helped by the fact that Rooney did not fare much better and neither did the Tottenham youngster Dele Alli when he came on and that this hour of football will help his match sharpness.

It wasn't helped by the fact that Manning completed just 26 of 46 passes in the postseason loss to the Colts that dropped his career playoffs record to 11 - 13.

The pressure is already on the former Man City man due to the 24 year old having failed to net a single Premier League goal this season and this has not been helped by the fact that his behaviour off the field of play is also being held into question.

That won't be helped by the fact that Liverpool are unlikely to be in the Champions League next season but with Suarez alongside him the trophy - winnig days might not be too far away if all parties can be patient.

Darren McFadden managed to rack up 129 rushing yards on 29 attempts, but he was helped by the fact that the Dolphins defense wasn't able to key on the run as defenses had with Brandon Weeden and Matt Cassel leading the team.

Ultimately, he was helped by the fact that many of the players that would have ordinarily featured in the game were away due to international call - ups, but he will have been delighted to have been given an opportunity on such a big stage at such a young age.

Williams hasn't been helped by the fact that Texas is woeful.

As a team, Red Bull also overtook more cars than any other and was also overtaken the least of any team, presumably helped by the fact that one of the cars would end up breaking down not long into the races.

We will get a much better price now, two years left on contract, high profile after excellent euros helped by fact that wales were nowhere near as good in their last game without ramsey.

It is not helped by the fact that Alexis will always play down his injury because he wants to play in every single game.

Whether it's helped by the fact the Indy 500 takes place on the same day, we're not sure, but it's certainly encouraging for F1 and its popularity in the US.

But Wenger's case isn't helped by the fact that in his late period, he's placed so much emphasis on regular Champions League qualification as an achievement — a trophy!

Unsurprisingly the move is under investigation, not helped by the fact that Scheider's race engineer can be heard saying «Push him out» just before the incident.

This is definitely helped by the fact that younger players are cheaper and Wenger feels it's less of a risk.

I took the official club coach and there was a fair bit of traffic north of the M6 Toll (not helped by the fact we had to go back to the services because the coach driver left some behind!)

To Martial's credit he has continued to affect games for United but his form has become increasingly sporadic of late, not helped by the fact he's only played 90 minutes 6 times this season in all competitions.

United were certainly not helped by the fact that this game was their fourth away fixture in the matter of ten days.

United struggled to get into any type of rhythm this was not helped by the fact that Young was used more in the middle to accommodate Di Maria on the left.

Szczesny feels that Alexis» smooth transition into English football has been helped by the fact he managed to get off the mark quickly.

His attraction to return would have been heavily helped by the fact the Premier League could see some of Europe's top managers in action next season — all battling it out at the top.

Its not helped by the fact that those in the corridors of power in the PL refuse to acknowledge there could be a problem.

Nevertheless, all the arrows are pointing in Bolton's direction, although their cause isn't helped by the fact Stuart Holden has been ruled out for anywhere up to six months with a knee injury.

Song, arguably our most improved player is on 4 yellow cards and we should ensure that he doesn't miss the Chelsea game.The partnership of Gallas and Vermaelen is outstanding, yet one can not expect them to play in every game, and it is in that are we are weak in cover.With regards to the full back situation, perm any two from four, that is Clichy, Gibbs, Eboue, Sagna and even Traore they are attacking wing backs and are always at risk on the quick counter attack by the opposition.Almunia still doesn't impress me and his command of his area is still indecisive and he is still vulnerable to letting goals in, especially to his near post.Wenger being Wenger, I doubt he will buy in January, and it is a pity we didn't go for Given months before he joined City, when he was available for a comparatively cheap price.This new diamond shape or 4 -1-4-1 is working well and we have an abundance of quality to interchange, which bemuses the opposition more often than not.We have every chance this year, and we are also being helped by the fact that the other so called big four sides are showing their vulnerability.A couple of decent signings, not squad players in January, and hopefully we are in the mix.

That was greatly helped by the fact they immediately went straight up the other end and scored, with what was an elementary goal.

His cause will be helped by the fact that, on paper, the French are in the weakest of the six tournament groups.

Their situation isn't helped by the fact they face French Ligue 1 title - holders Marseille at Old Trafford in midweek for a Round of 16 clash in the UEFA Champions League, a match United must win if they're to prolong their European adventure, with the tie evenly - poised at 0 - 0.

This was helped by the fact that my son fell into a urine only habit during nighttime sleep early in his third or fourth month.

Hashtag hijacks are nothing new (liberals and conservatives do it to each other all the time), but this one was prominent enough that it attracted media attention and led to claims that Obama has lost his online mojo (something helped by the fact that Attackwatch.com's design is harsh on the eyes and on the campaign's potential opponents — not exactly happy - friendly - hopey Obama» 08).

Last year there was a great deal of confusion over whether Jeremy Corbyn had paid too much or too little tax, not helped by the fact he looked like he'd filled in the thing over a quick lunch break.

He is seen as a key figure on the left of the party and his candidacy has been helped by the fact that he kept his hands clean of the coalition's most unpopular policies, voting against the bedroom tax and, crucially, higher tuition fees.

He is helped by the fact Success» so - called #SaveOurPreK campaign has failed to garner anything approaching the amount of attention as the school space battle, when Moskowitz was making front - page news regularly for declaring that de Blasio was effectively shuttering high - performing charter schools.

Murphy also argues the Democratic effort to grab control of the Senate will be helped by the fact the Dems are no longer in debt and that 2016 is a presidential year, which traditionally boosts turnout in the heavily blue state.

This popularity is undoubtedly helped by the fact that cats are simultaneously affectionate and self - reliant.

The PlantBottle might prove that point, helped by the fact that it is a different form of plastic from that which made up the failed SunChips bag.

The health assessment of the astronauts will be helped by the fact that Kelly has an identical twin, Mark (a former astronaut himself), back on Earth.

The system adjusts the layout for easier navigation on touchscreens, and they also got rid of the annoying white spaces from the normal website, thus the profiles feel more compressed and informative, which is also helped by the fact that the profile pictures are now taking up more space for clearer visibility.

Hey Saturday has been helped by the fact that the online dating industry has exploded in recent years, fuelled by apps that people can use on their mobile phones.

Coming out in the wake of a flurry of fact - inspired (if not fact - based) World War II novels, including Herman Wouk's The Caine Mutiny, James Jones's From Here to Eternity, and Norman Mailer's The Naked and the Dead, Battle Cry was highly praised by critics and was a huge seller, possibly helped by the fact that it was a much more unquestioningly patriotic work than many of those other books, most of which took a more cynical, jaundiced, and complex look at the motivations behind the men fighting the war.

It is not helped by the fact the cast appeared to not really know what kind of movie they were making.

Darwin's conversations with his dead daughter are a clumsy device to demonstrate his inner turmoil and that's not helped by the fact that the dialogue is as subtly crafted as a full - body dissection by a supermarket butcher.