Sentences with phrase «leads for granted»

Of course, fans of either team won't take their current leads for granted, so the focus today is on, well, today.

If you're somehow wondering why Indians fans might not take this lead for granted, please recall: in addition to the franchise's streak of not winning a World Series since 1948, the last two times the Red Sox and Indians faced each other in the playoffs, Boston pulled out victories following 2 - 0 and 3 - 1 Cleveland leads.

Not exact matches

Granting yourself just two months to build momentum for a new offering is not likely to allow you much room for self - care, especially in the two weeks leading to go time.

«The drawback to being an ambivert,» professor Grant told Bernstein, «is that it can sometimes be difficult for them to know which side of their personality to lead with in a given situation.»

Twain and Grant first met shortly after the Civil War, when just about everyone in the North — Twain included — idolized Grant for having led the Union army to victory.

Regulators granted more than 100 bank charters a year for decades leading up to the crisis.

Each automatic triennial stock option grant and each stock option grant for service as lead independent director, member of a Board committee or chair of a Board committee, in each case as described above, will vest 1/36 per month for three years starting on the one month anniversary of the vesting commencement date, subject to continued service in the capacity for which such grant was made (except that if a director who was granted such an option ceases to be a director on the day before an annual meeting that is held earlier than the anniversary date of the vesting commencement date for that calendar year, vesting will accelerate with respect to the shares that would have vested if such director continued service through such anniversary date).

for serving as the lead independent director, (i) on the later of June 12, 2012 or shortly following appointment as the lead independent director, and (ii) every three years thereafter, an automatic grant of a stock option to purchase 24,000 shares of our common stock;

In February, the Army Corps of Engineers granted the final easement needed to finish the controversial pipeline, which had been delayed for several months after protests led by the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and climate activists.

Commencing in 2011, this three - year, AUD 12 M program was led by Myriota Founders, Dr Alex Grant and Dr David Haley, at UniSA's Institute for Telecommunications Research.

The grants, which our independent consultant found were still below market median for executives, incentivize Mr. Dearborn and Mr. Jimenez to continue putting a clear strategic plan in place and to lead the organization to execute that plan.»

He also sits on the board of the Great Oaks Foundation a lead not for profit charter school organization, sits on the boards of various other not for profit organizations and heads the grant board for a private foundation he founded.

[25][26] Visceral Leishmaniasis Research The foundation awarded the He - brew University of Jerusalem Ku - vin Center for the Study of Infe - ctious and Tropical Dis - eases a $ 5 million grant in 2009 for research into vis - ceral leishmaniasis, an emerging pa - ra - sitic disease in Ethiopia where it is frequently as - sociated with HI - V / A-IDS, and a leading cause of adult illness and death.

The other two songs that get me is «Say Once More» from Amy Grant's «Lead Me On» album and «For My Growing» from Mylon Lefevre and Broken Heart.

That summer, quite abruptly, I was forced to the awareness that the structures of society and the patterns of development which I had taken largely for granted are leading humanity toward global self - destruction.

Not only is greatness to be achieved by being a servant; not only does it lead through suffering and death — ask Gandhi, King, Lincoln, Raoul Wallenberg — but it is granted to those for whom God has prepared it.

Much of what the west has long taken for granted is now disappearing: the security provided by Christendom; the Christian way of interpreting reality; the confidence that the Christian path leads to eternal salvation; and the belief that Christian doctrine embodies the essential and unchangeable truths by which to live.

It is to manifest to human beings the great love of God, poured out for us in the passion of the Christ, so that we will be led to love God in return and not take God's love for granted.50 Jesus tells her in her visions, «I shall make all things well... All shall be well.»

The overwhelming support of economists and those many other academics who follow their lead can not be taken for granted for a brazen American imperialism.

Smith's famous «invisible hand» metaphor for how the pursuit of self - interest can lead to overall social benefit takes for granted the conditions of justice, trust and community that allow for mutual exchange.

In Croatia, which presented a different set of problems, the pope again opted for a cautious diplomacy over confrontation and outraged many by granting an audience to the dictator Ante Pavelic, who had led the slaughter of Orthodox Serbs.

Though editorial freedom is essential for good publishing, denominations, like other large organizations, are not used to granting subsidiaries they «own» a high degree of autonomy, especially when that freedom may lead to controversy.

«Resistance to oppression is often based on a love that leads us to value ourselves, and leads us to hope for more than the established cultural system is willing to grant... such love is far more energizing than guilt, duty, or self - sacrifice.

Liberals inclined to minimize the significance of a leftward inclination among the media elite might test themselves on the point by asking how they would react if the situation were reversed — if, in fact, the world taken for granted by the nation's leading reporters and news executives tilted to the right rather than the left.

I hear the points you have wanted to make about not taking God's love for granted leading to fear to behave, think or feel a certain way or in being mindful and living up to it.

But granting that we have honestly taken this precaution, a clash between the two on points of detail where they overlap should not lead us hastily to abandon doctrines for which we have solid evidence.

Depending on the government for our religion freedom is counterproductive, and leads people to believe that freedom of religion is based on the other freedom which the governments grants, such as the freedom to collect tax - free tithes, the freedom to assemble, and the freedom of free speech.

We are very fortunate that in the last few years, the coconut oil producing countries have begun to wake up and not take for granted that the American view on dietary oils, which states that saturated fats are bad and increase cholesterol levels leading to heart disease, is true.

Similarly, Purple Design was briefed by William Grant & Sons to review assets for its Glenfiddich brand, refine them and create a holistic brand world which would maintain its market - leading position and ensure consistency in the way the brand is presented across manifest media.

The three - time All - Delta - League selection and leading scorer for the Grant Pacers last year landed awkwardly after going up for a layup during AAU competition over the summer and heard a pop.

As Grant Brisbee pointed out on Monday, MLB finally got things right when it comes to World Series home - field advantage, and the seasons of the Dodgers, Nationals, and Indians are proof of that: Who has the top record does matter, and the Dodgers are, one game at a time, wasting the incredible lead for it that they had built up over the summer.

Grant Williams and Lamonte» Turner scored 17 points each to lead five Tennessee players in double figures Saturday night as the 18th - ranked Volunteers trounced Mississippi 94 - 61 for their fifth straight victory.

We should not take monaco for granted, we should go with a strong squad and get the job done in the first leg at the emirates, get a commanding lead of 3 or 4 goals and take it back to france, finishing off the job there!

Arsenal's last home Europa League game was dire after taking a win over Ostersunds for granted, but Ramsey knows that we can't do the same tomorrow, despite our lead from the first leg in Milan.

Grant Szalewski and Kyle Matheson both went for 20 on Opening Night to help lead the charge for this well - rounded club.

Westbrook tied the game at 94 on a drive when the Nuggets were called for goaltending, and the Thunder finally took a 99 - 97 lead on a 3 - pointer by Grant.

Ryan Phillips led with 35 and Duane Farrington had 24 for Grant Miller's squad.

And the Gunners have now made a vow, never will they allow the Swans to take them for granted and ride on their backs again this season, as Lukasz Fabianski had licked all the Gunners» game playing secrets to the Swans last season that led to those 2 wins for the Swans over Arsenal.

I was shocked to see how the team fell apart in the last 20 mins, just could not believe what i was watching, here are my 2pence for thought: — Regardless of decisions that ref made, there is no way a team such as arsenal should throw away 4 goals lead, granted we had 10 men, it just shouldn't happen, there was no fight or true grit in the players.

The 2018 final hosts Lyon travel to Spain defending a 3 - 1 first - leg lead, although Villarreal's UEFA Europa League expertise means Les Gones will take nothing for granted.

His requirements are believed to include two defenders, a midfielder, a winger and a high - calibre striker to give United the kind of world - class goal threat they previously took for granted when player such as Robin van Persie, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Andy Cole lead the line under Sir Alex Ferguson.

The words of Claudio Marchisio earlier this week ring so true now: «We mustn't take any of what we have achieved for granted because it is our past that has led us to this present.

The Blues are taking nothing for granted despite an 11 - point lead at the top of the Premier League, according to the midfielder

A stylish Grant Owens header gave Marquette a 1 - 0 lead early on Saturday afternoon in Pennsylvania, but Villanova would level the match before halftime on their way to a 3 - 1 victory over the Golden Eagles in the Big East opener for both squads.

Robbie Keane also joined the Hammers on loan from Spurs on deadline day and despite making only a handful of appearances for Tottenham this season, is set to lead the line on Wednesday at Bloomfield Road, either alongside a rejuvenated Carlton Cole and Victor Obinna, or top scorer Frederic Piquionne — The possibilities are endless for Grant it would seem.

Again, the burden of playing the competition on Thursday nights and having to compete in the league on Sundays has proven to be difficult to cope with, this has led to suggestions from some fans that Wenger should take the competition for granted and focus on winning the Premier League.

Maxwell has insisted that Paris Saint - Germain are taking nothing for granted as they head to Chelsea with a 3 - 1 lead.

Seeking to persuade the Chicago Children's Museum to jettison plans to build in Grant Park, an alderman leading the opposition said Wednesday that he has suggested two dozen other locations for museum officials to consider.

She is currently the Vice President, Program Manager, and lead facilitator for grant - based projects for D.C. Breastfeeding Coalition.

DHR is the lead state agency for the federal child care subsidy funds, while Bright From the Start manages the state pre-kindergarten program, the federal child nutrition program, all child care center licensing and registering of family child care homes, and the quality and infant — toddler set - asides of the state's portion of the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant.