Sentences with phrase «hit the books as»

When she's not hitting the books as a student at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, Princess Iman joins her mother on royal outings in their native Jordan and to places like the UK, France, Italy, China, and Japan.

I spent the last week in Southern California, where record highs are hitting the books as well — and I can tell you, working outdoors on a balcony, in a t - shirt, on January 5th, was strange indeed.

Mike Hochman does production and engineering, while he's not hitting the books as a 3L at New England School of Law.

Not exact matches

As you can see, it did not hit those targets once in the three quarters since — even booking a slight decline in the first quarter of 2013.

The book became a surprise hit as a hardcover and caught the attention of Penguin, who purchased the paperback rights from Savas Beatie.

Hit by Amazon's explosive growth a decade ago, as well as the rise of e-books (which now seem to have peaked at around 20 % of total book sales), Barnes & Noble closed stores year - in, year - out, benefiting from a savvy move in the 1990s that saw it opt for short leases.

SAP had been slow to move into the cloud, said Reuner, but after making the shift with acquisitions such as procurement software company Ariba in 2012, the first quarter of 2017 saw it sell more subscriptions than expected, with new cloud bookings increasing by 49 percent to 215 million euros ($ 244.9 million) and shares hitting a record high.

As more and more bookstores have closed, Amazon is now believed to be the nation's largest bookseller, with an estimated 30 per cent of a total book market that PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates hit $ 34.9 billion last year, and 60 per cent of an e-book market that PwC pegged at $ 7.9 billion.

Their infinite shelf space allows them to stock the Harry Potter book or The Dark Knight DVD as well as lesser known title, and their search and review mechanisms help the community vote up an occasional obscure title to become a hit.

When we hit 5,000 backers, you got a free hour - long webinar from Alex Osterwalder as well as exclusive posters and excerpts from his books Value Proposition Design and Business Model Generation.

The book hits the ground running with what begins as a deceptively easy theology of the icon.

Helmed by Noah Hawley, the mind behind the surprise TV hit Fargo, the tone of the show owes as much to The X-Files as it does to comic books.

As is probably expected, the movie, which hits theaters in March, is reigniting the controversy surrounding the book.

Click the audio player for a Q&A with Joanna Brooks from CNN Radio's John Lisk http://podcasts.cnn.net/cnn/services/podcasting/audio/cnnprofiles/cnnprofilesa02-06-2012.mp3 Amid Mitt Romney's presidential bid, the «I'm a Mormon» ad campaign and the smash - hit Broadway musical «Book of Mormon,» this Obama supporter has emerged as a refreshing voice for media, hungry for frank discussion about her faith.

As one of my favorite vegetarian, dairy and gluten free meals to make in college, this recipe is still a hit in my book.

Unlike my French Friday adventure, I did not cook every recipe in the book, but as a group, we collectively hit every single one.

He said this version was perfect and will go in my recipe book as a hit in our home.

My book club loved these, and I'm sure they'll be a big hit with holiday company as well.

Your Kale and cranberry Tart from your book was a huge hit at my family's Thanksgiving dinner yesterday as well as pumpkin pies made with your crust and recipes.

Heidi congratulations - i look forward to your new book hitting australian shores - i have super natural cooking and LOVE iT - i simply adore that you shoot the food as it is prepared - thankyou for your gifts of healthy nutrition and good food to the planet - many blessings - xxx

~ love and have all your books, and been giving them out as bday presents to wanting - to - be-veggie friends; always a hit!

Still, the only time he ever had to cancel a booking (as opposed to missing a scheduled performance) was when, in a scene worthy of I Pagliacci, his wife at the time hit him over the head with a hammer.

guys look i am going to sound ridiculous but arsene is going to sign a defender and not a central defensive midfielder cause arteta and flamini are both in wenger's good books as these players have settled for the fourth they hit 30 or maybe the mediocrity mind has pulled an hamstring on the club, it seems that Wenger played a game of «expected» but it itself is now derail course so therefore pressure mounted up looks like he is heading for the french market under 10 million valuation» JUST MY PREDICTION»

Musial's lack of controversy may explain why his fame has ebbed compared with that of Williams or DiMaggio, but as Vecsey's book proves, being neglected by history is as much a part of the Musial narrative as all the hits and handshakes.

MMU Sport provide strength and conditioning coaching, physiotherapy, nutrition advice and more as part of Declan's sport scholarship to help him develop peak performance when he's not hitting the books.

Mata coolly drew United level and put them ahead with a second - half free - kick that the visitors threatened to add to, with Jesse Lingard hitting the post and Marcus Rashford seeing a penalty claim ignored as substitute Daniel Amartey saw red for two bookings in quick succession.

Victory in Greece would have booked Barca's passage to the knock - out phase but the three points proved elusive on a night when Luis Suarez hitting the top of the crossbar was as close as the visitors came.

There was an incident in the game that got the attention of media, as Leganes» Omar Ramos was booked for hitting out at Neymar.

Christiano Ronaldo hit the record books with 16 goals scored in a single Champions League season, following Real Madrid's second - leg win against incumbent champions Bayern Munich, and as such betting is closed as to who will score the most goals over the course of the competition.

Later on, Karim Benzema would have hit a header off the post, but overall, it was a poor showing from Benzema as fans continue to wonder if he'll ever be sacrificed in Zidane's book.

The other night as Laurel and I were chuckling over one of the books, I asked her why she thought Ivy and Bean were so funny and she paused, giggled, then hit the nail right on the head: «Well, Bean is so funny and Ivy is so focused but somehow they manage to be friends!»

Her book expands on these themes while offering more material about her relationship with food and the fear and craziness that unfolded behind the scenes as the blog took on a life of its own — attracting sometimes 4,000 hits a day.

Our kids keep us busy enough as it is but then add the laundry, meals and all of the other things that we do around the house and our day is completely booked from the moment our feet hit the ground.

As it turned out, we already had several books in the house from Leslie Patricelli, including Blankie (a huge hit with both of my blankie - carrying kids).

That shift in bias became all too apparent when the financial crisis hit in 2007 when, as this book accurately reports, the Bank of England was woefully unprepared for what was happening within the banking system.

Downing Street response seems to be: dismiss entire Ashcroft book as a vindictive hit job without directly engaging with specifics at all.

The book hit the CRM points really well, but a campaign's website (as opposed to its action forms, which are handled by the CRM) is usually built on different technology (say, WordPress) and is also an important choice.

However, the «Greed Book» will centre on the failures of the NDC administration dating as far back as 2009, quoting the governing party's 2008 manifesto and hitting it with claims of corruption in the Mahama administration painting a hopeless situation and blaming it on so - called unprecedented corruption in the current administration.

Then on Monday, as first reported on this blog, BBC bosses were hit by the bombshell that the Treasury now instead planned something far more burdensome to the BBC - transfering the # 556m cost of providing free TV licences for over-75s from the books of the Department of Work and Pensions to the BBC.

«Parental participation in the educational process is an important component that needs to be emphasized as much as hitting the books, which is why the Community Education Council elections are very important,» said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr..

The «gossipy» memoirs, called The Third Man, hits the book shops on Thursday — six weeks before the former prime minister's work, described as a «serious tome,» is made available to the public.

The book covers love, body and consent, similar territory to Caitlin Moran's How To Be a Woman, but more up - to - date with such issues as female genital mutilation and why Fifty Shades of Grey proved such a hit.

Besides best - selling books, including The Sky Is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist, Tyson has become a familiar face on TV, hosting NOVA ScienceNOW and the hit miniseries Origins, as well as goofing around on The Daily Show.

The anticipated film Watchmen, based on the 1980s DC Comics 12 - part comic book series (later adapted as a graphic novel), hits theaters tomorrow.

The book was a huge hit, earning multiple accolades (such as the Peano Prize in 2003 International Pythagoras Prize in 2004) and proving once and for all that Mario Livio was just as skilled as a writer as he was as an astrophysicist.

It's nothing new but has recently gained popularity through hit books like The Power of Positive Thinking and Think and Grow Rich as well as the beautiful work of Abraham spoken through Esther Hicks.

Something as simple as helping a friend, hitting the pillow early with a good book, eating healthier, exercise are all solid options to being brighter and lighter in attitude.

Montgomery hit the record books as the youngest overall winner of a pro qualifying contest when the then -20-year-old nabbed the 2015 USAs.

A former model uses tales of sex, drugs and rock and roll in a book hitting stores on Monday to introduce the healing power of yoga sequences and demonstrate how the ancient practice of breath and meditation can fortify the mind as well as the body.

This book hit home as I was also a child of a parent who died of cancer.