Sentences with phrase «in a unique position at»

I know we were likely in a unique position at my school because, although it was public, it was a self - selected population, being a college - prep charter school.

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«We invested in Kabbage because their unique automated lending platform leverages open data networks and best positions them to empower small businesses around the world,» David Thevenon, a partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers, said at the time.

BDC Venture Capital is a major venture capital investor in Canada, active at every stage of the company's development cycle, from seed through expansion, with a focus on innovative technology - based Canadian companies that have high growth potential, offer unique products or services and that are positioned to become dominant players in their markets.

Name: Tyler Blair Hometown: Rocky Mountain House, Alberta Position: Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist Recruiting focus: branch talent in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba; trust services talent About: Tyler is a unique, enthusiastic recruiter who enjoys coaching minor football, photography, training at the gym and frequent trips to the mountains.

Paul mentions females in positions of authority in his (authentic) letters, and early Christianity was unique in pagan antiquity in that it allowed everyone to sit at the table, regardless of ethnicity, sex, or status as slave or master.

These fats contain multiple double bonds (poly = many), omega 3 / 6s are unique in that they have double bonds at the third and sixth positions respectively.

«Huddle House's focus on the breakfast daypart and unique position in underserved markets has differentiated the brand over its 50 year history,» said Brant Cash, a director at Harris Williams & Co., in a statement.

The new look for Innis & Gunn in store and in bar is designed to share our story and craft credentials with consumers, reflecting our unique position at the centre of craft brewing tradition and innovation.»

His unique approach at the plate makes him a better hitter with runners on -LRB-.336), and especially in scoring position -LRB-.340), than with the bases empty -LRB-.331).

players like Ozil always present the fans with a bit of a conundrum, especially when times are tough... if you look around the sporting world every once in awhile there emerges a player with incredible skill, like Ozil, Matt Sundin or even Jay Cutler, who have a different way about themselves... their movement seemed almost too lackadaisical, so much so that it seemed to suggest indifference or even disinterest on the part of the player... their posture always appears somewhat mopey and they generally have an unflattering «sour puss» expression on their face... for some their above average skills are enough to keep them squarely in the mix, as their respective teams try desperately to find a way to get the best out of them visa vie player acquisitions or the reworking of tactics... when things go according to planned the fans usually find a way to accept their unique disposition, whereas when things go awry they become easy targets for fans and pundits alike... in the case of Ozil and Sundin, their successes on the international stage and / or with their former teams led many to conclude that if we surrounded such talented individuals with players that have those skills that would most likely bring the best of these players success would surely follow... unfortunately both the Maple Leafs and our club chose to adopt half - measures, as each were being run by corporations who valued profitability over providing the best possible product on the field... for them, they cared more about shirt sales and season tickets than doing whatever was necessary... this isn't, by any stretch, an attempt to absolve Ozil of any responsibility for his failures on the pitch... there is no doubt oftentimes his efforts were underwhelming, to say the least, but this club has been inept when it comes to providing this prolific passer with the kind of players necessary for him to flourish... with our poor man's version of Benzema up front, the headless chickens in Walcott, the younger Ox and Welbeck occupying wide positions far too often and the fact that Carzola, who provided Ozil with great service and more freedom to roam, was never truly replaced, the only real skilled outlet on the pitch was Sanchez... remember to be considered a world - class set - up man goals need to be scored and for much of his time here he has been surrounded by some incredibly inept finishers... in the end, I'm not sure how long he will be in North London, recent sentiments and his present contract situation seem to suggest that he will depart at season's end, but how tragic would it be if once again we didn't put our best foot forward and failed to make those moves that could have brought championship football back to our once beloved club... so when you think about this uniquely skilled player don't be so quick to shift all the blame on his shoulders because he will not be the first or the last highly skilled player to find disappointment at the Emirates if we don't rid the club of those individuals that are truly to blame for our current woes

Alex Stepney was later to discover what it was like to have the boot on the other foot when, in 1973, he found himself in the unique position of being Manchester United's top scorer at Christmas.

As someone who is usually in the position of moderating a discussion of concussions or giving a keynote address at a conference or convention on how to keep young athletes safe, and given the deep knowledge I have on the subject as a result of MomsTEAM's work as the «pioneer» in youth sports concussion education, I have to admit I found myself in the somewhat unique position of knowing nearly as much about concussions as some of the presenters.

We are in a unique position, our family has a TON of hair, and two of the kiddos love to pick at things.

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«We're in a unique position — New York State can turn a bad situation into welcome action for communities where lungs are at risk and kids» lives endangered due to dirty diesel.

Welfare reform is clearly the biggest failure that can be laid at the doors of NuLab, especially when in 1997 they were in a unique position to actually tackle the issue, and would have received cross-party support had they done so.

«Having to balance a budget at the City Council level, helping to get legislation passed in the Council, all put me in a unique position to do a good job in Albany.»

Cable's tentative attempt to set out a distinctive position for the Lib Dems indicates that the party still has some way to go in developing and articulating a unique identity likely to appeal to voters at the next election.

«How Neanderthals influenced human genetics at the crossroads of Asia and Europe: The region holds a unique position in the story of human evolution.»

His position at Drew, however, is with a program called RISE (Research Institute for Scientists Emeriti), which «offers undergraduates a unique opportunity to engage in research under the supervision of retired industrial scientists,» according to its website.

The team also observed pairs of octopuses feeding in the unique beak - to - beak position, allowing both male and female to share a meal, and even share the same den for days at a time.

If all goes well, DSCOVR will end up in an orbit that is four times farther away from Earth than the moon, in a unique position that will keep the spacecraft situated between Earth and the sun at all times.

At JILA, a joint institute between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder, we were in a unique position to take the technological advances in two branches of laser physics and run with theAt JILA, a joint institute between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder, we were in a unique position to take the technological advances in two branches of laser physics and run with theat Boulder, we were in a unique position to take the technological advances in two branches of laser physics and run with them.

The CDR3 sequences of the subsets were then analyzed for the frequencies of residues that matched to those found in the mature CDR3 at the same position and the number of unique reads where sequential CDR3 residues (runs) matched to the mature CDR3 sequence.

At Rockefeller, every staff position contributes to and supports the university's unique approach to science, which has produced pioneering discoveries in biology and medicine.

«Parents are in a unique position to help their adolescents,» says study author Daniel le Grange, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Eating Disorders Program at the University of Chicago, «yet treatment typically excludes them from the process.

As many great minds work toward evolving the current system of patient care, the certified Comprehensive Yoga Therapist will be in a unique position to pick up where modern medicine leaves off, empowering clients to augment their current care model with exploration and resolution of the deeper lifestyle issues that lie at the root of many modern disease conditions.

Sponsorship of Eczema Expo «18 will provide the support necessary to create a once - in - a-lifetime educational experience for all participants, while at the same time positioning your brand as one that is patient - focused, authentic, and appropriate for this unique community.

Online Dating Services are in the unique position of knowing a lot more about their visitors (at least the ones who have created a profile and logged in).

Davis treats George as something halfway between a child and a co-worker who's in a unique position to help other gorillas acclimate to their new home at the refuge.

With her 25 years of experience at the San Francisco Film Society, Film Forum, and Film Independent and the Los Angeles Film Festival, Rachel Rosen is in a unique position both as a woman working in the film festival world and as someone who has been in a position to watch the changing landscape for women as festival professionals and as filmmakers.

A relatively small country of five million, Finland is situated in a unique geographic position at the edge of Europe, up against its massive neighbour to the east, Russia.

With her own children at the preschool and primary school she was in a unique position to extend and integrate the project into the school system.

It may not be politically feasible at the national level, but local authorities, teacher leaders, and policy makers may be in a position to think of creating policies that offer quality education while still ensuring that students have the liberty to reach their own unique potential, the core strength of a democratic society.

Being at the intersection of high - achievement and lack of resources places these students in a unique position, and often fall through the gaps in the American education system.

What would Connecticut's other hospitals say when they knew this former member of the Hartford Hospital Board of Directors would be in a unique position to help Hartford Hospital perhaps at the expense of Connecticut's other hospitals.

«Rolls - Royce has further extended its position at the pinnacle of the super luxury automotive market and has demonstrated a clear competence in the management of this unique ultra-luxury brand,» said Torsten Müller - Ötvös, Chief Executive Officer.

Our ability to offer an AMG E-Class Wagon with standard 4MATIC all - wheel drive since 2014 has greatly enhanced our unique position, both in terms of performance capability and also for winter weather conditions in northern markets,» said Bernie Glaser, General Manager of Product Management at Mercedes - Benz USA.

The 2016 Nissan TITAN XD, which made its world debut at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, is set to shake up the highly competitive full - size pickup segment when it goes on sale in the United States and Canada beginning in late 2015 - with a bold all - new design that stakes out a unique position in the segment between traditional heavy - duty and light - duty entries.

Revisiting the MX - 5 Miata on the eve of its rebirth puts us in the unique position of being able to look back and also to look forward at what we expect from the next generation.

As the digital publishing landscape stands at the precipice of change, authors are in a unique position to create not just «eBooks» or «screen - based books», but holistic and integrated «digital reading experiences».

The latter is interesting in that the case features a unique rotating design that will allow users to «position the tablet at multiple viewing angles in both landscape and portrait modes without removing the tablet from the case,» the patent for which is still pending.

There is another unique but simple feature to this device wherein a chrome finished stand fixed at the rear side allows for the tablet to be placed in an upright position.

Schools are in a unique position to try the first 15 pages of each Britannica eBook for fee at ebooks.eb.com.

As the world's largest retailer, we believe Walmart is in a unique position to successfully compete with Amazon.com (AMZN) and maintain market share at a time when many smaller competitors are unable to make the necessary investments to stay relative.

My stake clearly signals the conviction level I've got in this stock's unique risk / reward — TLI is now my largest portfolio position, at 11.1 %.

In addition, this high chair offers a unique, yet slight, slope enabling you to position your child right at the edge of the table, rather than having a tray in between him and the tablIn addition, this high chair offers a unique, yet slight, slope enabling you to position your child right at the edge of the table, rather than having a tray in between him and the tablin between him and the table.

Yeah Prem is somewhat unique in that he takes a very defensive position at times based on some macro views.

After a successful 23 year career in an executive senior management position, honing her «people» skills with both colleagues and clients, Colleen made a decision to pursue a different career path — one that would enable her to combine her two passions in a very unique manner and help others at the same time.

We are in the unique position of being the touchstone for pet parents and enthusiasts centered at the intersection of need, provision, and perception.