Sentences with phrase «leaders of a family trying»

We even hear from Ronsel's parents, Hap and Florence Jackson (Rob Morgan & Mary J. Blige), leaders of a family trying to eke out a few acres of their own in a time when «land» has a different meaning than «dirt» — the former being something you own, the latter something you work.

Not exact matches

Mark Watson of El Montecito Presbyterian Church in California suggests that leaders of megachurch youth ministries are reluctant to try family - based programs because they have had phenomenal short - term success with their age - specific programs and are reluctant to change that formula.

Powell: So much of what we think works to reach young people in churches — loud music, fog machines, hip leaders, trying too hard — doesn't matter nearly as much as driving to the essence of what it means to be a family - like community centered in Jesus.

In other news, our team seems to be rounding nicely into form, with a productive off - season and several new additions already settling in, there seems to be a renewed sense of confidence in the air... our well - oiled machine has conducted business again early this year, so we can just sit back, kick our feet up and watch all those other suckers scramble to make panic moves in the 11th hour... of course, we need to tie up a few loose ends but our team of savvy negotiators, under the tutelage of our faithful leader, will perform their usual magic with ample time to spare... I have to laugh when I look around the soccer world and see all those teams look upon us with envy and scorn as they struggle to mimic our seemingly infallible business model... thank goodness the powers that be had the foresight and fortitude to resist the temptations of the modern football era... instead of listening to all the experts and simply taking the easy way out by making the necessary improvements on the field and in the front office, we chose the path never traveled... we are truly pioneers in our field... sometimes you just have to have faith in the people that have always conducted themselves in a respectful and honest fashion... most fans aren't so fortunate, they will never know what it's like to follow a team that treats everyone in and around the club as if they were an extended member of the family... all for one I say... so when you wake up this morning, please try not to gloat when you see rival fans pacing back and forth waiting for their respective teams to pull the usual panic buys, just say nothing and be thankful that it isn't you... like I've always said, this is why you stay the course... this is when the real benefits of having someone in charge for over 2 decades really pays off... have a great day fellow Gunners

And we spin it into «Oh, they're trying to change his life for the better, what wonderful supportive leaders of the community, football is family, blah blah»

In her opening statements at the corruption trial of Sen. Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, prosecutor Tatiana Martins said Skelos started trying to cash in on his role as Senate majority leader even before he officially had the job — and continued brazenly «strong - arming» companies to make payments to his family after he formally got the gig.

ALBANY, NY (12/12/2014)(readMedia)-- Leaders and members of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF), including parole officers and Albany County community organizations, will wrap gifts and assemble food baskets for families of local parolees who are working - poor, and trying to turn their lives around.

The former Tory leader, who found a new lease of political life through right - wing prescriptions for social problems, tried to seize on the recent rioting as further proof that government policy should privilege stable families.

HARTFORD — Flanked by family members of Newtown massacre victims and the legislative leaders who spent months trying to respond to their tragedy, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed a sweeping gun - control bill Thursday whose big provisions — such as a strengthened assault weapons ban — took effect with the stroke of his pen.

Family loyalty angle But legal and political experts alike expect the Skelos lawyers to try to turn the family narrative to their advantage, recasting the ugly allegations as a more sympathetic story of parental love for a child who needed help that may resonate, and arguing that any quid pro quos were imagined by people who wanted to curry favor with the GOP lFamily loyalty angle But legal and political experts alike expect the Skelos lawyers to try to turn the family narrative to their advantage, recasting the ugly allegations as a more sympathetic story of parental love for a child who needed help that may resonate, and arguing that any quid pro quos were imagined by people who wanted to curry favor with the GOP lfamily narrative to their advantage, recasting the ugly allegations as a more sympathetic story of parental love for a child who needed help that may resonate, and arguing that any quid pro quos were imagined by people who wanted to curry favor with the GOP leader.

After losing the appeal of her residency case, Regina Calcaterra is giving up her bid to try to oust GOP Sen. Ken LaValle and has asked Suffolk County Democratic and Working Families Party leaders to tap her friend and donor, Jennifer Maertz, to run in her place.

«There's been a drive over the last several decades of trying to understand and improve biocatalysts from this key enzyme family,» said Gregg Beckham, group leader at NREL and senior author of the study.

Al Pacino stars as Michael Corleone in this dark side of the American dream story, rising from clean - cut son of New York Godfather Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando in an Oscar — winning performance) to ruthless mob leader to modern American businessman trying to pull his family's tentacles from the criminal world.

There's a strong story involving the relationship between two families who reach across the species divide, led by Caesar (Andy Serkis in a brilliant and rich motion capture performance), who is both husband and father to his family and benevolent leader of the simian tribe, and Jason Clarke as an engineer trying to repair an electrical damn to power the human reclamation of San Francisco.

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If the dog starts to try and get round these rules or behaves in a negative way to the other members of the family group or to visitors the leader needs to have sufficient influence to make sure the dog understands it is wrong and changes its behaviour.

It is important for Husky owners to learn how to display a firm authority as these dogs will try to take over as the pack leaders of their human family.

By doing this, the dog is trying to take control of the pack / family hierarchy, and the owner must ALWAYS remain at the top as the leader!

Your Boxer may be growling as they are trying to be the leader of your family.

Importantly I recognize that I also can't ignore that by not promoting the Collaborative process and by not educating people and leaders that this process is an option, I am assisting to perpetuate a system where those who can't make it work, those who have tried everything, those who need help and who are suffering will be destined to be left with a system that is at times inappropriate to assist the sensitivities of the families.