Sentences with phrase «leading local figures»

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Naturally, this led to me trying to figure out what to do with a loaf of day - old bread from the local bakery that was too amazing to toss out.

Told through the experiences of several of the leading figures in Australia's Fair Food movement, this book tells stories of personal change, courage, innovation and food activism, from local food hubs and backyard food - forests, to the GE - free movement, urban agriculture, radical homemaking and regenerative agriculture.

Brazil, a leading exporter of soybeans and key competitor with the US, is worried that rising production costs for soybeans could eat into local farm profits next season, while global stocks rise, according to fresh figures from the...

UKIP, under the rumbustious Nigel Farage, have fallen back from the glory days of the May local elections but are still in double figures, while Labour holds a narrowing but still decisive lead over the Tories.

Leading figures in the Labour party will call on local councils across England to work together to create «regional economic powerhouses» in a bid to smooth out the «vast» wealth inequalities in the UK.

Ironically, if Day had been given endorsements and back slaps on any of those lines in 2013 he may have not been forced to create the independent movement that has led him to become a transformative figure in local politics.

Still, for those getting rather bored with the voting intention figures, we can look ahead to several potentially significant events — many commentators have suggested Gordon Brown is putting great weight in the G20 summit this week to give his premiership a boost, beyond that is the budget, which could work either way, and past that we have the local and european elections, which often lead to realignments in the national opinion polls.

A local media report yesterday described the shock of witnesses who saw a 51 - year - old man falling from the 23rd floor of the Michaelangelo Towers, a hotel building in Sandton, Johannesburg, at which an array of leading public figures have stayed including US president Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey.

Travelling from town to town and family to family, they hit upon their calling as Stephen, the elder brother, figures out a way to give the younger brother Bloom the normal life that he wants, and to turn a profit, making him befriend the local rich kids only to lead them astray in a racket organised with the local dry cleaner.

These figures are growing and are too high.We have been working with local schools and families so they can support themselves in leading a healthy lifestyle and to eat healthier foods.

Sustained improvements in the level and distribution of funding across local public school districts lead to improvements in the level and distribution of student outcomes (see Figure 1).

Local as well as international hotel searches by UAE residents are also up 121 % against 2011 figures, with Wego reporting that Dubai leads the top 20 most searched destinations (as at April 2012), with 20.2 % of total share, followed by Abu Dhabi in third place at 7.7 % and Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah also making the top ten.

Turpin was not only a critically acclaimed artist but a prominent figure in local politics, as a leading force in the East End anti-fascist movement and Mayor of Bethnal Green.

His mother was a leading Labour Party figure in local government.

Chris Mugan and Diana D'Arenberg ask leading local and international art figures about the artists, shows and galleries to look out for at Asia's premier art fair — and the trends to follow

Confrontation between villagers (led by a group of women) and private security forces took place in a day full of dramatic episodes: from villagers resisting bulldozers and removing barb - wire fences with tractors, to a tragicomical message from the local authorities telling villagers to «keep the dead trees until we figure out what to do next».

Car Salesman — Nissan of Greater Puget Sound — 4/2010 -5 / 2015 ● Assisted customers as they arrived on the lot by asking questions and engaging in conversation to determine their needs ● Demonstrated vehicle features and explained options as well as pricing structure ● Negotiated with customers to agree on a final price and vehicle options; increased sales of optionals by 10 % on a per - customer basis in first 12 months ● Provided attentive follow - up after the sale for customer retentionSales Floor Lead — Harmon Motors — 9 / 2015 - Present ● Manage the sales floor and supervise four car salesmen at busy local dealership ● Assist customers at all phases of the sale from inquiry to closing, including test drives, financing, and follow - up ● Communicate clearly with sales manager to agree on final pricing for vehicles and for achieving sales goals ● Conduct biweekly sales training workshops for staff and monitor sales goal motivation program; salespeople increased their overall sales figures by 20 % in the first six months after training program began

• Interview, hire and train members of sales teams to perform in accordance to company's mission • Handle staffing and staff scheduling duties by ensuring that adequate staff is available at appropriate times • Manage stock levels and make important decisions regarding inventory control • Create and maintain liaison with suppliers and vendors to ensure that merchandise is always available and delivered to the retail outlet on time • Analyze present sales figures and perform market analysis to determine trends and customer preferences • Provide feedback to supervisors and arrange for sales teams to be trained according to changing marketing trends • Ascertain that quality of customer services provided is in sync with the customer service e policies of the company • Respond to customers» complaints and problems with the focus of retaining their business • Collaborate with marketing teams to lead promotional activities • Understand forthcoming customer initiatives and monitor the activities of local competitors • Assist customers with decision making by providing them with complete product information and demonstration