Sentences with phrase «little success as»

Finding little success as an actor he got the idea of teaching public speaking and persuaded the manager of the YMCA where he was staying in in New York to let him instruct a class in return for 80 % of the net proceeds.

Honda had launched the Civic Hybrid previously with little success as this car was much ahead of its time.

With the IMA, the largest vehicle Honda could use it with was the Accord, which had little success as a hybrid here in the States.

Not exact matches

As the cold set in, I tried with very little success to type with my gloves on — that didn't work.

Though Laura Dern, 50, has had major success in the past, she achieved mainstream praise for her role as Renata Klein on HBO's «Big Little Lies.»

«No matter the size of the company you're talking to, you're ultimately connecting with a single person, who, like most people, probably likes things such as proof of success, kindness, a little sense of humor and not working with jerks.

But keep in mind that little successes build up to big ones, as Stanford researcher B.J. Fogg has found.

If the company's goal is to get every Canadian to adopt a more active lifestyle, then it should come as little to no surprise that GoodLife's success has largely been built on the back of avoiding the intimidating gym cliché of Mr. Universe wannabes pumping iron, in favour of a more open, welcoming environment.

Lenders, as well as the business brokerage industry, have united behind this issue and lobbied SBA officials with little success.

Being busy is often seen as a sign of importance and success, after all, so if you're driven, admitting that busyness is just not you can take a little bit of soul searching.

These fresh cuts follow Sanofi's ($ SNY) decision a week ago to chop up its cancer R&D group in Boston as it cut back in a field where it's enjoyed little success.

He has an internal locus of control, as he saw how the littlest actions moved his company closer to success.

Perhaps you've tried other options to fund your business such as credit cards, bank loans, investors, family and friends, or other lenders with little or no success until now.

From the day we met at a little restaurant in Toronto over 60 years ago, until the moment we moved forward as friends and partners, there was always an intense desire that amounted to a mission to build a creative and winning way to success.

So the tradition (described in various documents, finally compiled in the Codex Calixtinus) records James's preaching in Hispania (sometimes with little success, as when, discouraged, he implored help from Our Lady, who appeared to help him enthroned upon a pillar, in the city now called Zaragoza.)

The agitation for the recognition of Urdu as a regional language in India has so far met with little success.

These hopes are often voiced as narratives about success on the Little League field or in the sixth - grade spelling bee.

After that came ten years labouring as a parish priest of Prouille, a period of little success in gaining converts from Catharism, although he founded a small community of nuns who wanted to remain Catholic while living a life of comparable simplicity as they would have had as Cathars.

We didn't judge the war as at root unjust, rather as being fought in the wrong way and with too little likelihood of success.

Asked on the call how his faith had shaped his success as a businessman and his political career, the presidential candidate spoke about «a conviction that life is eternal, that your family is your greatest prize, that ultimately what we accomplish in life is of little significance compared to the interests of the savior Jesus Christ and his purposes.»

I get upset and emotional like anyone else, but when I have time to sit back and look at the world objectively I see these people as products of their sheltered little environments and I feel for their successes the same way I cheer on someone competing in the special Olympics.

As the preceding essay by Denis Hurtubise shows Whitehead was hard pressed to find an adequate solution, and his successors have tried with little success.

It is rather that, as well as sharing our successes and joys, we also need to allow others to see a little of our pain.

As a movement, Reconstructionism had little to show by way of institutional success.

We use our advantages, our little successes, our power and privileges as final proof that we have done God's work — and humanity's.

In postwar England, as a little - known architect, he had submitted his drawing for Coventry's open design competition without «the faintest hope of success.»

The success of cooking is as much dependent on how well one follows the directions of a good recipe as it is on being able to add a personal element — either to suit your tastes, your current pantry, or just to give a recipe a little bit of flair to help you make a dish become a part of you.

Lupe's more than 1,500 employees are also key to the company's success, as Lupe believes in training for «every little step.»

Little successes act as a not - so - subtle reminder for me to calm the eff down and keep things fun.

The analytics say factors such as childhood fandom and alumni status mean little when it comes to coaching success, but Taggart's hire quickly reassured the stakeholders that there are coaches who consider Florida State a be-all, end - all job.

«He was a little bit of a late developer and as well I believe he had big success because he changed position and he has been moved central.

The Packers have had little success on offense on the ground or through the air as they fell to the Seahawks, 36 - 16.

The first 15 minutes of the second half it looked like Arsenal were seriously scared of conceding a second goal and they were on the defensive, but as time went on they started to attack a bit more but with little success.

Stan Kroenke is a businessman worth almost # 1.8 bn (a little more than Malcolm Glazer) with little or no interest as to the success of Arsenal FC other than its ability to generate wealth through gaining entry into the top 4 and lucrative CL spot and the # 30m that goes with it.

Players want to win things and its been clear from Wengers Approach to the transfer window over many years that he is not interested in buying in a super team, he wants cheap players that he can nurture into superstars and then take the credit from signing the «new thierry Henry» ect Players now do nt want to play for Arsenal as they know we are always going to be the «Also Rans» of the EPL Wenger it has to be noted has had very little success in the transfer window since David Dein left and that to my mind is significant he is currently sitting in france commentating for french TV during the euro's while everybody else is buying up the available players that should be on our radar.

«Efficiency» in basketball traditionally describes maximum production with minimum error, but I prefer that word for what Kaun did — the ultimate totem of NBA success achieved with as little work as possible.

The Ox played many roles when he was at Arsenal, and his last was as a wing - back, but he always said that his preferred position was in central midfield, but Wenger kept putting him in any position on the pitch with little success.

Players will come and go, mostly for their own personal needs (financial or football success wise) so why should I, accept the actions of an unambiguous and non caring business franchise that cares little for real fans as long as someone is buying sweatshop sh # t in the armoury.

Like Slonaker, Stevens said that his burgeoning success as an ATV driver had produced little in the way of enraptured awe from any of his schoolmates.

David Ospina has since taken up the reins as Arsenal's first choice keeper and despite his steady displays, the Colombian has done little to show that he can be a long - term success at a club harbouring ambitions of winning the Premier League.

Therefore the idea of playing for a club like Bayern Munich, where he would be pretty much guaranteed the success he craves, it seems a little strange that negotiations would break down as a result of the financial package.

He is A man whose only motive is profit and is happy with Arsene as he delivers what he is set out to do (very little in sporting success terms).

Ticket Prices rise (as do players wages because of the amount of money in the game: TV rights, facility and stadium development etc) So why can't we expect a little more success and return on our investments?

The little Spaniard as been at the heart of much of City's success in recent years, including two Premier League titles in three years.

As for Tiger Woods, he appeared to have little chance of competing for another title judging by his play a couple weeks ago, but his past success at the British Open always put him near the top of the favorites.

These 2 things need to happen for sure 1) Park the tank (be as compact as much you can) it's compulsary if you want any chance of winning the game during the opening period We have been trying that attacking game for years against big teams in Pl and CL and have found little success

Retsub, Yes my friend its quite true that the posts are quadrupled after a poor performance but its partly because we are geared around weekend games and thats when most of the posters will come on here, I think aswel though that you may have a point in that alot of our fans habe become a little fickle but I have to say the last 8/9 seasons I have, as Im sure all our fans have, eagerly anticipated these big head to head games and I can only recall a couple of Spurs victories and an away win at Stamford Bridge among the success stories.

Liverpool are not the biggest club in England; yes, the club has an immense history, rivalled only by Manchester United, but that counts for little now; there is no rule ensuring teams with great history will always continue to do so, we need only look at fallen giants, such as Leeds United, Nottingham Forest, or Aston Villa to see that; only teams with immense financial and corporate power can sustain success, through investment that other clubs can not — this is the model that Real Madrid adopted, and so too have Manchester United recently.

Of course, Wolves shortly once again took control of the match and kept coming in waves as Leeds players chased the ball all over the pitch with little success.

The writing was on the wall for David Moyes» men as soon as the teams were announced, the absence of both Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney for the visitors meaning they had little realistic hope of success.