Sentences with phrase «of families»

More than a quarter of the list is made up of families like the Aquilinis, and while it may be hard to feel sympathy for the pecadilloes of the rich, it's worth pointing out that being a member of a dynasty comes with its own set of burdens.

My heart dropped further when I thought about the growing macabre club of families in Las Vegas and Orlando and Charleston and Newtown, who have to relive their own day of horror every time another mass killing occurs.

In the weak economy, many grandparents have prided themselves on being the economic pillars of their families.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders responded to the criticism Monday evening, denying that Trump was making a judgment about his predecessors» treatment of the families of fallen soldiers.

In Philadelphia, 30,000 tickets were given out to see the Pope for a Mass, a speech at Independence Hall and the Festival of Families.

All in all, the Trump tax plan would wastefully increase deficits by at least $ 3.5 billion over ten years — with half of all tax cuts going to the top 1 % — while actually raising taxes on nearly half of all families with children, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center's (TPC) analysis.

The analysts calculate that energy costs now account for double the percentage of these families» budgets than they did in 2001.

For example, many organizations are still set up the same way they were 50 years ago — geared toward working men who are the sole supporters of their families.

And universal pre-K has been a positive change for lots of families with children in the city.

«There is an enormous risk here that some of these families weren't even aware of,» says Goldstein.

(The survey's definition of families includes single people and childless couples and is equivalent to how other government surveys define households.)

«Seventy - three percent of tax filers receive an average tax refund on the order of $ 3,000» — and for some 40 percent of families «this is the single largest cash infusion of the entire year.»

For example, thousands of families not only have solar panels on the roofs of their houses but also have the right to sell electricity back to PG&E.

With skills honed for conflict resolution (or outright avoidance), high empathy, a more realistic view of what it takes to succeed, and even a better grasp of how to listen and work in a team, middle children are a better match because they already «get» the flat structure of families.

In Flight 370's case, a core organization of families has made it their business to keep attention from fading.

So yes, in this sense Blodget is right: we're often distracted in the presence of our families.

One - third of families books their sitter one week in advance, and a quarter books two or more weeks out, according to Care.com.

While women continue to be the primary caregivers of families — caring for children, the elderly and, in the case of illness, for in - laws and spouses — the number of men in caregiving roles is also on the rise.

The tug of war between work and parenting is especially strong among families with two working parents, who make up 61.1 percent of families, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The anxieties of these families don't just end with their monthly paycheck.

But residents are generally a fresher - faced crowd, with plenty of families raising their children by the windy Assiniboine River.

One Acre Fund is dedicated to changing the lives of families in Africa (Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and other countries) by providing access to seed, fertilizer, financing and training in agricultural techniques.

Pets are part of families, people want to keep their pets healthy... so the pet owner wins.

Of those families with household incomes of less than $ 50,000 annually, the percentage is 39 percent.

According to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), nearly half of families have zero retirement savings.

Though the statement was broadly worded, it outlined some plans to address lingering issues between the two nations, including the reunification of families divided during the Korean War and a goal to end the antagonizing propaganda broadcasts at the border.

Research conducted by Dove indicated that almost 90 % of men surveyed believe that taking care of their families makes them stronger.

Of all the arguments made in the presentation, the most important (in my view) is on the changing composition of families.

In 1976, 40 % of families were either elderly or had a single head of household.

The school network has high attrition rates and numerous cases of families defaulting or falling behind on tuition payments.

The Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finances reports that in 2010, just 52 percent of families surveyed indicated that they had saved money in the previous year.

«It's almost always in the families, and it only gets out of the families when people need the money,» Mallon said.

The Survey of Consumer Finances reports that in 2010, just 35 percent of families held some sort of retirement account offered through a current or past job, down 2.9 percentage points from 2007.

The grief of the families and friends is immeasurable.

In a country where nearly three of every four Canadian households own their own home, any policy designed to limit the pool of potential buyers could negatively impact a lot of families (and could therefore make the politicians who introduce it very unpopular).

The festival, also known as Chinese New Year, can be described as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and even New Year's Eve rolled into one holiday, which marks the beginning of spring and the coming together of families.

Plus, she said there hasn't been a boy born on her side of the family in 50 years.

My developer who has been with me for two years has been a friend of my family for 10 years and I trust him to support me and my business.

How do we make you feel comfortable in this hotel, so that you feel like a member of the family?

Through Michael's life the nature of the family business becomes clear.

One 2014 study in the Journal of Family Issues found through online surveys that daters «were not always able to articulate a clear reason why they possess their given height preference, but they somehow understood what was expected of them from the larger society.»

Western Australia's competitive mobile accommodation market has resulted in the demise of family - owned and operated company Desert Plains.

You can set it up ahead of time, so all she has to do is plug it in and watch new pictures of her family show up on a regular basis.

In many ways, building a successful business that can be passed down the branches of your family tree is seen as the American Dream.

Before giving your talk, practice in front of family and friends.

If you've gone through a divorce, suffered the sudden loss of a family member or had to take care of a sick parent or child, Welch says you'll want to disclose that without going into too many details.

Your friends love you and want you to succeed — but unless your ideas really resonate with theirs, and they are invested in your cause, it's unrealistic to expect your network of family and friends to do all the heavy lifting when it comes to spreading the word.

«This auction is not about bringing wealth to members of the family,» David Jr. said.

None of our family or friends thought it would actually work.

And lots of family businesses struggle even to get to the stage where a transition might be possible, since working with your family can be even more stressful and filled with conflict than usual (it harms business innovation too).