Sentences with phrase «many local contests»

And that was a local contest.

Generating excitement through local contests (recipe contests, Junior Iron Chef contests, and school makeover contests with local business contributions).

That is partly because he made them so, but the local contests also punctuated a period of unpredictable change and added to the unpredictability.

But just as predictions for the national election proved wide of the mark, so did those for the 9,500 local contests.

What normally would have been a local contest with little national interest partially evolved into an early referendum on Obama, his polices to jumpstart the economy, and the reputations of the Democratic and Republican parties, as both national parties and their congressional committees poured money and resources into the race.

Throughout much of the state, the question received more attention than any local contests, due in part to a multimillion - dollar spending campaign in which organized labor urged its members to show up and vote «no.»

There are local contests all across the state, including a special election in the Southern Tier's 52nd Senate District to fill the vacant seat that used to belong to ex-Sen.

The Tory MP argued that recent episodes of electoral fraud in local contests illustrate a wider problem of corruption whereby votes are cast in other people's names.

There are no big races to speak of, but a number of local contests are taking place across the state.

The quiet three - way contest for Erie County DA — the premier local contest of the 2016 Democratic primary — suddenly sports a new tone.

Besides the marquee matchup of the presidential race there are a number of state and local contests on the ballot.

Records from local contests were rarely saved.

Local contests rarely received coverage in the bodybuilding magazines.

Whether or not you choose to invite your students to participate in your local contest, the site features videos of poems performed well by young people, teaching resources, and an excellent «Find A Poem» feature that will help you discover new gems to share each day.

We asked Harvard Graduate School of Education faculty to share thoughts and reactions to the election, during which Republicans maintained control of the House and Senate and — in an important local contest — a ballot question to expand the cap on charter schools was rejected by voters.

One of the most significant local contests on the Nov. 5 ballot is in Cleveland, where citizens will decide whether to keep a 4 - year - old system of mayoral control of their district or return to an elected school board.

From widely recognized and established contests like the Writer's Digest International Self - Published Book Awards to local contests being held for members of small writing groups, published authors have a daunting list of contests and awards to consider pursuing.

Find out about local contests in your area and ask if you can donate one of your books as a prize.

It is very crowded on the weekend and is the place for local contests.

Now I don't want to suggest that our local contest initiated in March helped shape the idea for a national poll on the same social medium but — amazing coincidence — you be the judge.

Get registrations at open houses, get sign ups on your community pages, host local contests / giveaways in exchange for emails, do online marketing to get sign ups.

We're in the thick of the U.S. election cycle — a season that's proven unpredictable and rollicking, and I'm referring not just to the national election but to state and local contests as well.

Not exact matches

We do a little bit of everything from a gingerbread house contest to Hanukkah cookies to decorating the office tree and bringing in presents for the local Toys for Tots drive.

«Write to Play» heralded Playworld's first - ever social media giveaway, and the results are impressive: Not only did its Facebook fan base increase from 600 to more than 9,000 during the two months the contest ran, but as finalists rallied to gain community support for their campaigns, many local news outlets reported on their efforts, earning Playworld significant free publicity in the process.

Uber continues operating in most contested markets while pleading its case to local lawmakers.

The possibility of winning the Amazon headquarter contest in Nashville worries locals over the prospect of more people, more traffic, and higher rents, the New York Times reports.

As the New York Times reports, the contest will supply local programmers and developers with a stockpile of raw municipal data sets to help them build city - related apps for the web and smart phones.

After a small local win, he set his sights on the famous hot - dog eating contest in Brooklyn.

Local competitions: Entrepreneurial contests held by neighborhood associations and other community groups are a great place to start.

Prizes from business contests run the gamut: A seemingly infinite number of local and business - school competitions offer small - change awards of $ 5,000 to $ 15,000; meanwhile, Rice University doles out six - figure prizes annually, as do accelerators MassChallenge and TechStars.

But be on the lookout for ways to insert yourself into press mentions, hold contests and giveaways, sponsor events in your area, support local charities, blow something up, disagree with an industry demigod, anything.

In 2012 he made the decision to go «all in,» and another contest win got him a rent - free kiosk in a local mall.

Not one person voting in Tuesday's hotly contested special election in the local 18th District said the tariffs would affect their choice.

Using Pagemodo, a local bakery can post beautiful product announcements, hold user contests, and track their followers just as easily as a big fast food chain with a pricey marketing agency.

Some local governments have been keen to host e-sports contests or build e-sports industrial parks with large companies, in hopes of boosting local revenue through the emerging sector.

The Calgary - Montrose Tories had been involved a prolonged legal dispute with the provincial PC Party, in which the local Tories were suing the PC Party for more that $ 180,000 in legal fees amassed during a botched nomination contest held before to the 2004 election.

The civil rights struggle renewed this contest with further strengthening of the role of the national government over against local communities and states.

Only some Democrats, sensing the ship to be sinking, latched onto the stratagem of trying to «localize» their contests — not because the politics of 2010 really were local, but because they were not.

She added that the contest has shown them just how useful social media can be to connect with the local community.

Local church officials recently decided to put it back in use - a decision that was contested by the pastor.

Here's a topping idea that won me 1st place in a local pizza contest: a little bit of purchased alfredo sauce, sliced mushrooms sauteed with fresh thyme, caramelized sliced onions, spinach sauteed with garlic and top off with some crispy cooked, crumbled bacon (cook the mushrooms in some of the bacon fat)....

For the first time this year's contest, in which young chefs ages 8 - 12 from across the country create healthy recipes and show off their food know - how, included an emphasis on local and regional foods through MyPlate, MyState.

(Local = where you live, and locally owned, not some big chain) For full details on the contest, click here:

More than 1000 folks and local TV have come to see the contest, hosted with a lot of humor by popular Italian entertainer Gianni Pellegrino, assisted by two charming local ladies.

The contest is scheduled to end on July 14th so consumers are encouraged to visit Facebook.com/Vidaliaonions.org for a chance to win and give back to the local community.

El Porvenir plans on using the award funds for a biologist - led conservation course at the local school, along with an art contest for students with the theme «Forest Conservation.»

Local school children have been invited to participate in many of the in - store activities like Pinewood Derby Car Racing and coloring contests and departments throughout the store will show their love of potatoes by hosting food sampling stations featuring different Idaho ® potato recipes.

MONTREAL — The contenders in an annual contest to name Canada's best new restaurants include eateries offering fire - stoked feasts in P.E.I., Spanish - inspired dishes in Halifax, and local seasonal and wild foods at a Toronto hot spot.

«What we think is wrong is to disadvantage the local player — we weren't looking for a free kick but the same rights as other bidders to contest the offers,» he said.

«FIRB should have aligned their approval to give the local a proper contest.