Sentences with phrase «lead courageous»

Tamir Harper, student and education advocate, will lead a courageous and uncomfortable discussion about equity and social justice in education.

In the late 1980s Maathai led a courageous fight against the construction of a skyscraper scheduled for construction in the middle of Uhuru park, Nairobi's most important public space.

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Senior business leaders, community leaders, and elected officials have a particular responsibility and a unique opportunity to be courageous in leading the conversation.

People will wait to see if a leader is courageous before they're willing to follow his or her lead.

Organizations must have leaders courageous enough to lead change, from the board and investors down to team leaders.

Courageous companies invest in R&D and offer incentives to employees who take chances, rather than punishing calculated risks that lead to failure.

i really would love to be led by somebody who feels what i feel and is courageous enough to say that even though he is the pastor and this is his church and there is nothing to be afraid of because Christ found us and not the other way around, yet he still gets scared.

«Every member of this diverse group praised President el - Sisi for his wise and courageous handling of the crisis in Egypt during the anti-government protests of June 2013, leading to the overthrow of Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi.»

For me, the courageous thing is to remain in the church and to continue to be «a traveling church led by a naked woman».

First, I am encouraged by emails and comments like this because it shows that many people are taking the courageous step of following Jesus wherever He leads.

«These were folks who took a courageous stand on healthcare reform, who led the fight to make sure there was no abortion funding in the bill» said Catholics United Executive Director Chris Korzen of the Democratic lawmakers his group is seeking to help.

The revived center - left Social Democratic Party (SPD), led by the courageous Kurt Schumacher, made proposals for a planned economy, something along the lines adopted by post-war Britain, and not terribly dissimilar to those it supported during the Weimar period.

Others, led by the courageous Pastor Martin Neimüller (1892 - 1984), who opposed the new regime's interference in church affairs and discrimination against Christians of Jewish background, came together in the Confessional Synod or Church.

Utterly selfish, daring, courageous, noted for his perfidy and coldblooded cruelty to all who stood in his way, he sought to make himself the leading prince in Italy.

The two common characteristics of these dioceses is that they are led by bishops that are committed to a bold and courageous defense of orthodox Catholicism, and they are making vocations a number one priority within their dioceses through building strong vocation teams that are actively recruiting new priests.

This search can lead to such little - known freedom fighters as Milla Granson and her courageous work on a Mississippi plantation.

Within a year Luro developed this courageous little colt, who seldom ran on more than 2 1/2 or three legs, into the distance champion of the country, and today, at the age of 24, Princequillo is one of the leading sires in American Thoroughbred history.

When Neely retired last Thursday at age 31, his right hip riddled with arthritis, he closed a courageous 369 - goal career that should lead to the Hall of Fame.

Whereas, we can take pride in the progress our state and nation have made in reinforcing women's rights over the decades and recognize that we have not yet crossed all thresholds to fulfilling our mission and quest for true equality; today we celebrate the economic, social, and political accomplishments of women, we honor the courageous women who have made extraordinary contributions to their countries and communities, and we pause to remember the struggles waged by generations of women who have led the fight for equality and justice; and

Some of the finest and courageous military commanders who led our troops to recover those territories are still in active service and can bear witness to that great moment of the military's accomplishments.

Their release led to the present arrangement through the courageous efforts of the deputy governors of Ondo and Delta states.

Actor and anti-fracking activist Mark Ruffalo wants the president to follow Cuomo's «courageous» lead and ban the controversial drilling technique.

Thanks to Governor Cuomo and the Legislature, these courageous New Yorkers will now receive the health benefits they deserve and the opportunity to lead a quality life in the community they have worked so hard to help protect.»

To say that Britain was defeated in Iraq is no slur on our courageous and badly - led troops but it is the truth.

There's no need for a demure shoulder shrug here: Promotions are earned, capability leads to responsibility, innovation results from courageous creativity.

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Based on the same novel that led to Elie Chouraqui's Man on Fire (1987, starring Scott Glenn as the burnout agent), Brian Helgeland's script takes a distinctly gringo view of this foreign land, where the fragile but courageous white girl is victimized by scary locals who range from the odious kidnappers (organized by someone known only as «The Voice» [Gustavo Sánchez Parra], aided by his weasely brother Aurelio [Gero Camilo]-RRB- to the corrupt cops, primarily, the visibly seamy Fuentes (Jesús Ochoa).

Led by their young king, T'Challa, Wakanda's armies are strong, courageous and proud, but nothing can prepare them for the teeming horde of mindless, shrieking alien creatures, whose only mission is to destroy everything in their path.

by Matthew Pejkovic Julia Leigh talks about her directorial debut Sleeping Beauty, the vulnerability of slumber and the courageous performance of her lead actor, Emily Browning.

While Charlie Hunnam's lead character was a bland cipher, there were several colorful personalities like Elba's courageous leader, Rinko Kikuchi's tortured Mako, Charlie Day and Burn Gorman's comic relief and Ron Perlman's outlandish, black - market kingpin surrounding him.

For this movie's main audience, they will be unknowns, and the film's courageous casting uses this as an advantage; watching the two talented leads is a discovery in itself, and lures viewers into sticking around to see what story is to be told with these genuine characters.

Electronics expert Mike Williams (Mark Wahlberg) is the courageous figure at the center of this unsettling reenactment, directed by Peter Berg with a sharp eye for fiery details and the morbid suspense leading up to it, but fewer ideas to prop up the mayhem.

The film follows the three courageous young Americans traveling through Europe from their struggles of childhood to the series of unlikely events leading up to the attack on August 21, 2015.

I think the second step is that if, or once, we convince people that there's a need for a change, we need to create an environment which is risk - free so that the people who are doing the change, the courageous leading - edge instructors in institutions are okay if not everything works out fine the first time around.

These programs address an urgent challenge or priority — from narrowing achievement gaps and postsecondary success to modeling courageous conversations and leading inclusive schools — and provide educators with important context and data, as well as concrete solutions for expanding opportunity and achieving excellence with equity.

«People who lead the charge have to be pretty courageous to put their names and faces out there,» she said.

Here are a few examples of what we've heard from principals: to get better at leading an improvement process that is relentlessly focused on just a few critical priorities; to make instructional leadership the center of my work as principal and limit the time and energy that I spend on peripherals; to be a better listener; to being more patient; to communicate my expectations more clearly; to get better at holding others accountable; to get better at having courageous conversations.

They provide a detailed roadmap with examples of courageous leaders that have led school communities to success.

Courageous leaders lead through best practice.

Join Parents 4 Teachers as we honor the courageous youth from Englewood and NTA who led the fight against the2018 school closings.

Diane Ravitch, the nation's leading public education advocate, whose blog gets as many as 800,000 hits a month has highlighted the courageous stand taken by a number of college and university deans at schools of education in Connecticut.

I want to take you back to 1963 — to a jail cell in Birmingham, Alabama where a courageous young Black preacher fighting to end segregation was illegally confined for three days after being arrested for leading non-violent protests in the city.

When others say girls can't fly, Elinor's courageous spirit leads her to defy her critics, completing a dare that shows the world what a girl can do.

A courageous hero with uncanny intelligence and the boundless confidence of a leading TV star.

No one was listening when courageous veterinarians were speaking out against outdated theories which led valuable breeding stock down the primrose path to the x-ray machine.

Be My Travel Muse Original, Adventurous and courageous Kristin is leading the way in intrepid female solo travel.

With the aid of the magical Shadow Core and his companion Stryx the old and grumpy owl, follow his courageous journey across an entire continent, braving many challenges and foes standing in the way, led only by a glimmer of hope.

With the aid of the magical Shadow Core — a player - controllable platform, follow his courageous journey across an entire continent, braving war and ancient enemies, led only by a glimmer of a hope.

Let the magic rush into your veins as you lead your team of courageous heroes on an epic fantasy journey to save Princess Loralyn.

Sarah Glennie continued; «The focus of IMMA's 2016 programme is to celebrate the radical thinkers and activists who paved the way for courageous social change, whilst reflecting on the artistic and cultural community who played an active role in the period leading up to 1916.