Sentences with phrase «little success working»

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

«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.

Kottke admits that «since Jobs died, I've been pushing a little less hard» toward a definition of success that involves insane working hours.

Very early, it made me understand that success is simply not doled out but it must be earned through hard work, persistence, educational commitment, and even a little good luck and timing.

This concept might work quite well for companies like Groupon, but B2B companies or companies that need to convey complex ideas will find little success scrambling after the next shiny object that has captured the public's attention.

Success in business usually takes a little luck, but more than anything it takes hard work and the determination to do whatever it takes.

Oh, and advice for priests labouring in the vineyard, apparently with little success: «If our work should be marked by self - emptying and humiliation, that's «promotion».

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

Seminaries provide very little instruction about the unique ministry required for success in small - membership churches, and no one is inspiring seminarians to aim their work in this direction.

Everybody else ends up feeling like more of a failure, because obviously, the accountability group works for some people, and it must be their own weakness, or lack of spirituality, or little faith, or failure to read their Bible and pray enough, or whatever it might be to grant the success that others experience.

I cry tears of joy at each of his little triumphs on the journey, because he has to work so much harder for each little success.

I have used almond meal in other recipes with great success and since there's just a little bit of flour in this recipe, I think it should work fine.

The important thing in my eyes is that you have strong foundations — both your success with this blog and your book which should put you in a good position to work from freelance and also your established career you were balancing on the sides — knowing that should hopefully calm down that pounding heart of yours a little bit!

«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.

This tactic of Wengers once worked with HENRY AND HE HAS EVER SINCE BEEN TRYING TO DO IT AGAIN BUT WITH LITTLE SUCCESS.

They might not all work for you, but if you pick up a tip or two and they add some fun or a little more genuine connection to your time with your children, then I'll consider this a success.

We did work on taking the whole afternoon and pretending we were in Europe, and our other activity had a little more success.

The federal charges leave little doubt Dean Skelos was concerned about his son's success, telling those he solicited for work that Adam was «suffering» financially and struggling to afford a house and insurance.

What I'd like to do here is share a little of the IR's success by providing a practical framework that others may wish to adopt as they work to create their own student - run industry outreach initiatives.

«One of Trivers» assumptions is that the reproductive success of females varies little as compared with the reproductive success of males,» explains Claus Halberg, who works as an independent researcher and seasonal teacher of philosophy at the University of Bergen.

Drugs that work in this manner have been approved to treat melanoma but have been tested in a limited manner, with little success so far, in patients with pancreatic cancer.

Seemingly unexplained weight gain (she works out and watches her intake but with little success).

I've had so many wonderful opportunities as a result of blogging, and whilst of course I succumb to the comparison trap every now and then (read «constantly» — i'd love to get a little piece of the success and work other bloggers seem to be getting) I'm proud of what I've achieved and i'm excited to see what else is to come!

In fact, a few of the senior women I've worked with tried matchmaking services, but with little or no success.

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Director Kenny Ortega had previously choreographed Dirty Dancing, and composer Alan Menken had provided the acclaimed scores for Beauty and the Beast and Little Shop of Horrors, but their work here failed to capture the spark of their popular successes.

There's little doubt that the effortlessly engaging central performances play a substantial role in the film's success, with D'Agosto and Olsen's charismatic work ensuring that their respective characters never come off as the sleazeballs one might've anticipated (ie Shawn and Nick's relentless scheming is almost Ferris Buelleresque in its good - naturedness).

Although his relationship with Selznick was stormy, he created several fine and notable features while working for the producer, either directly for Selznick or on loan to RKO and Universal, including Spellbound (1945), probably the most romantic of Hitchcock's movies; Notorious (1946); and Shadow of a Doubt (1943), considered by many to be his most unsettling film.In 1948, after leaving Selznick, Hitchcock went through a fallow period, in which he experimented with new techniques and made his first independent production, Rope; but he found little success.

Despite writing the book and screenplay of «Fast Times At Ridgemont High» (1982), the film that established the parameters of»80s teen movies; despite establishing or redefining a host of contemporary film stars; despite major box office success, despite an Oscar, despite his role as a pop music shaman — there's little written about Crowe's work as a writer and director.

Looking to have a little fun after his back - to - back successes of «Erin Brokovich» and «Traffic,» Soderbergh gathered a gang of his favorite actors who were willing to work cheap and set his sights on a high - tech retooling of the forgettable Rat Pack casino heist caper «Ocean's 11.»

After its success of their adaptation of Big Little Lies, the network will work on another adaptation, this time on the 1998 novel I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb, Deadline reports.

Ford plays Joe Gavilan, who juggles his work as an officer and a realtor with little success.

On this week's Little Gold Men podcast, Katey Rich, Richard Lawson, Mike Hogan, and Joanna Robinson take a look at the films that are working to stay in the race, from the aforementioned Get Out to smaller efforts like The Lost City of Z or even the summer indie success story The Big Sick.

For many (myself included), the work of Iranian director Asghar Farhadi was relatively unfamiliar before a little film called A Separation rode on a huge wave success; from unprecedented...

Sporting a new haircut for her current project (the sci - fi film «Annihilation» from «Ex Machina» director Alex Garland), Rodriguez got candid about her journey to success, talking about the days when she would sustain herself on little more than ramen while working as an extra and later as a guest star on shows like «Happy Endings.»

What do you do when you lose all those trappings you worked so hard for, that are supposed to be little emblems of success and achievement?

Hyde may have had very little effect on the kids» cognitive development, but it still had a great effect on the kind of behaviors — self - discipline, steady work habits, respect for others — that lead to success in school.

Goleman calls «attention» a «little - noticed and underrated mental asset,» which is essential to success in work, play, relationships, and self - awareness.

To withstand this present competition, the students have to work by themselves independently; many students are following this principle and also getting success, but some students are not able to cope up with independent learning and they need a little extra support.

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Many schools have only been in session for a little over a month so far this year, however as educators we know that school staff members work tirelessly for weeks and months before students enter the building to set the year up for success.

In Hooray Henry, Paul Darke charts the car's difficult gestation and eventual success / David Burgess-Wise shares his personal highlights from the annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run and the Regent Street Motor Show / In The Little Corsican, Tom Clarke tells the story of Corsica, the enigmatic coachbuilder which produced some of the most exotic British bodywork of the 1930s, clothing chassis from Bentley, Bugatti, Mercedes and others / A disused locomotive works with no road access seems an unlikely location for a car factory but, as Giles Chapman explains in The Brighton Bubble, that's where thousands of Isettas were assembled in the 1950s and»60s / Matthew Bell visits the Frazer Nash Archives, the largest collection of documentation relating to the marque in his article Archie and Aldy's Archives / In Birds of a Feather, the little - known makes Victor, Metro - Tyler and Economic all operated from the same village in Kent during the cyclecarLittle Corsican, Tom Clarke tells the story of Corsica, the enigmatic coachbuilder which produced some of the most exotic British bodywork of the 1930s, clothing chassis from Bentley, Bugatti, Mercedes and others / A disused locomotive works with no road access seems an unlikely location for a car factory but, as Giles Chapman explains in The Brighton Bubble, that's where thousands of Isettas were assembled in the 1950s and»60s / Matthew Bell visits the Frazer Nash Archives, the largest collection of documentation relating to the marque in his article Archie and Aldy's Archives / In Birds of a Feather, the little - known makes Victor, Metro - Tyler and Economic all operated from the same village in Kent during the cyclecarlittle - known makes Victor, Metro - Tyler and Economic all operated from the same village in Kent during the cyclecar boom.

There's also motion support to allow you to swipe the screen with your hand to take a screenshot and mute the volume by placing your entire hand over the screen but we had little success getting the latter to work.

Millions of immigrants have found success in America through hard work, pluck and a little ingenuity.

I can tell you why he has so many fans and so little recent success, his newer work is not as good.

As a self - published writer, you may be the CEO of your own little publishing empire — but the success of your book will still depend on your ability to work well with others.

The success of movies made from Chandler's stories (especially Humphrey Bogart's 1946 The Big Sleep and James Garner's Marlowe, a 1969 flick based on The Little Sister), as well as radio shows, TV series, and even comic books based on his work makes us forget that he only ever published seven novels and 24 short stories during his lifetime.

I want you to imagine for a moment that you've already achieved huge success trading for a number of years and you're now living it up in the Caribbean, sipping one of those cliché island cocktails (you know the ones with the little umbrellas)... you've worked your butt off for the last 5 years and you're now managing a small hedge fund worth $ 10,000,000.

There are just too many smart people working long hours across the globe for me and my little 3 lb brain to have any chance of success by being BETTER or SMARTER than everyone else.

That gave him a little bit of money to start with, and he was able to turn into over a million today through hard work, start - up success, and real estate.