Sentences with phrase «hours of dedication»

A perfect example of what can be achieved with imagination, courage, countless hours of dedication, considerable talent and buckets of paint.

The painstaking craft process of Cybèle Young takes hours of dedication and an unlimited supply of imagination to create the miniature paper sculptures.

For those owners who want to work their dogs in harness, training for this requires hours of dedication and patience.

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A dedication to deep work requires setting aside stretches of time each week (of say an hour or two) when you work with urgency and your concentration is not disrupted by anything,» concludes the article.

Paul's 13 - hour stand on civil liberties also solidified his standing among the more purist fans of his father, Ron Paul, who have long been skeptical of the younger Paul's dedication to the Movement.

Personal feats of superhuman dedication are reported with wide - eyed amazement (here's Marissa Mayer on her 130 - hour weeks at a young Google).

Bragging about your insanely long workweeks (whether you actually work that many hours in reality or not) is usually a public statement of your importance, dedication, and work ethic.

As all know, the featured speaker of the day was Edward Everett, the most famous orator of the time, a spellbinder who took two hours to say the many things appropriate to say upon the dedication of a military cemetery.

This type of business requires a certain amount of dedication, [and] it's a 24 - hour - a-day commitment.

Dedication to standing in front of your stove, stirring and stirring, for at least half an hour to release the starches for that creamy base.

Success comes from hard work, intensive training, and dedication to hours of training.

Robin's dedication has been invaluable, and we thank her for her countless hours of service.

I thank each of the Co-Chairs and their teams for the countless hours and continued dedication to rebuilding New York State, and applaud them for the achievements made so far.»

We are thankful to her and our small but mighty team in the Department of Planning and Community Development for putting in the extra hours and dedication to bring back Memorial Field and give arts and culture room to grow and thrive.»

Malcolm Gladwell has recently popularized the idea that 10,000 hours or 10 years of dogged dedication are required to achieve a modicum of expertise.

It takes a lot of hours of hard work in the gym, consistency and dedication in the kitchen to achieve all of that.

Many of us seem to think that losing weight demands careful planning and plenty of dedication and patience, while gaining mass is easy and doesn't require any special attention — just lift a bunch of heavy weights for an hour every day and your muscle growth will explode, right?

Upon completion of your 100 - Hour Yoga Training, you will receive a certificate of completion from mbg, exemplifying your curiosity, dedication, and newfound, in - depth understanding of the practice of yoga.

It can take dedication and hours and hours of work in the gym and kitchen.

After an hour - long phone conversation with him and multiple exchanges of emails, I developed great respect for this food scientist who works for the USDA because of his dedication to his research, his genuine heart to serve people, and his patience in explaining details to me.

Pratt's results are a nod to his dedication and hours of blood, sweat and tears.

Today's holder of yoga lacks a depth of practice, lacks a dedication to ethics, lacks a depth of understanding that is the nectar of 8 hours a day of practice over a lifetime.

Swamiji's course needs a massive dedication and a daily 2 - 3 hours of free time to do your own practice.

With effort, dedication, and a painstaking amount of man hours, it is plain to see that Nether could become a game to rival the likes of DayZ and Rust.

It's a flaw of the source material (a result of condensing a 1,500 - page novel into a three - hour play, presumably) that Javert's enduring pursuit and persecution of Valjean is based on so dubious a dedication to the letter of the law, but a strong performance goes a long way to at least making it seem emotionally credible, if not, say, psychologically so.

Gary Oldman says he spent more than 200 hours in a makeup chair over the course of making Darkest Hour — and that's the kind of dedication that resonates with Academy voters, particularly when the end result is this seamless.

It's a sincere appreciation of this wonderful weirdo and his complete dedication to a craft — acting, being a Hollywood visionary — that he doesn't know how to do, and I could watch a gazillion hours of it without it getting old.

Dattolo's dedication is apparent not just in the number of days he has honored his commitment but also in the number of hours he spends with students.

HCZ's work with traditional public schools does not have the same number of hours each day as our work with our charter school kids, but the dedication is the same.

And we can not even begin to question the dedication of teachers and the obscene amount of hours worked in an academic year, I'm no mathematician but just a quick calculation would indicate the average teacher works 60 hours per week, based upon this very broad assumption it's possible to suggest the average teacher works approximately 2000 + hours during an academic year, so it does beg the question, considering the Maxwell Curve; How much more effective and «healthy» would the teaching profession become if the principle of «less is more» underpinned it's mantra?

Findings revealed that top - performing nations share a dedication to providing their students with a comprehensive education across the liberal arts and sciences, whereas U.S. students spend countless hours preparing to take tests of their basic reading and math skills.

companies (the requirements for alternative teachers beyond knowledge of their subjects, if any, being unspecified, here), then failing to pass the content exam and / or, in the case of the few who actually find jobs, discovering that it's an exhausting job, requires long hours and tremendous dedication, and at least a couple of years to be any good at it, most of whom will blow right back out of what used to be a «profession» but will now be reduced to the status of a «trade.»

Finally, we offer our gratitude to the current and former members of the School Reform Commission, who have put in long hours and true dedication and made many difficult decisions — laying the groundwork for this new board to take the reins on a positive trajectory.»

Our endorsements were based on an extensive, parent - led process, and we are deeply grateful for the many volunteer hours and the dedication of the many parent leaders who participated.

BUT there's a lot of sweat equity and dedication and many, many hours put into it.

This certification speaks as much, or more, to their skills and dedication as it does to the technical and administrative aspects of running a 24 - hour emergency and critical care hospital.

Sitting for hours grinding levels or farming for materials is a large part of certain types of gameplay, and this imbues the player with a sense of dedication and delayed gratification.

«Battle Arena is all about skill and dedication, and we've spent hundreds of hours planning to make it a paragon of fairness in mobile gaming.»

Hollow Ponds, the dev studio behind Loot Rascals, makes it clear that they want to take video games back to a time when they revolved heavily around skill, challenge, and the triumph that is only rewarded after hours of hard work and dedication.

Having just 10 levels can make the game seem rather short on content, and with some skill and dedication, one can finish the game in a couple of hours.

Even Dragon Quest VI began to wear out its welcome near the end of its 30 + quest, but considering that it'll take most gamers over 100 hours to see this one to completion, it really requires a lot of patience and dedication.

It takes several hours of training, fight hype, and dedication towards raising one's stock to make it in the UFC.

«To Petrarca Who Walked Over the Hills of Provence» and a 24 hour video installation, «Dedication to Ferdinand Lòger».

Suh's dedication to the promotion of Korean women's culture may spring from the fact that AmorePacific was actually started by his grandmother, who, in the 1930s, would spend hours in her kitchen processing the seeds of the Camellia plant by hand to produce the oil that fashionable Korean women used to dress their hair.

Wendy Schmidt, President, The Schmidt Family Foundation Community Environmental Leadership Award In recognition of Wendy's unwavering dedication and work to continue to transform the world's environmental and energy practices in the 21st century through the Schmidt Family Foundation including the 11th Hour Project, Climate Central and ReMain Nantucket.

Long hours, dedication and years of schooling are part of normal daily lives.

The foundation selected us to receive the award for our «thousands of hours of pro bono service and investment of time and dedication from its attorneys in providing direct service through legal aid agencies.»

Although billing 1,750, 1,800 or 1,850 hours in one year reflect dedication, hard work and devotion to the firm, nevertheless, realization on only 40 percent of the hours billed adversely impacts on the bottom - line productivity of the substantial investment of time made by the billing associate.

Her dedication to service and helping others continued and she graduated with over 100 hours of pro bono hours completed.

While lawyers in English - speaking lands may seem half a world away from the intense pressures of the automobile manufacturing industry in a country known for its intense dedication to company loyalty and working long hours, attorneys face comparable pressures dressed in different disguises.