Sentences with phrase «of gumption»

Kennedy has a lot of gumption calling out «party bosses» for making the right decision.

I think that if they don't show that kind of gumption then all that tells me is that they are not as into me as I must have thought and that perhaps I should consider moving on.

Also, I was pleased to see the film show a bit of gumption by avoiding an entirely happy, all's - well - that - ends - well conclusion, but these upsides are not nearly enough to sweeten what is otherwise an inherently flawed film.

The road to «Mad Max: Fury Road» has been a long and twisting one for Australian filmmaker George Miller, who began an eventual franchise 36 years ago with little more than a shoestring budget, an unknown actor named Mel Gibson and a fair amount of gumption.

Their efforts aren't always helpful: There's Bauman's immediate family, prone to yelling at each other in the best of times; his drinking buddies, full of gumption but lacking in tact; his shellshocked ex-girlfriend Erin Hurley (Tatiana Maslany), who had been running in the marathon (Bauman had showed up in the crowd to try to impress her and win her back).

Becoming an Assistant Director with us will see you taking the reins of a challenging position that requires oodles of gumption, determination and flexibility

All it takes is daily dose of gumption and a whole lot of grace for yourself along the way.

The S5 almost frightens with its capability, guaranteeing that an experienced driver will run out of gumption long before running out of grip.

Because Rocamadour was a fiction so far below, because everyone who might see us was tucked under the terracotta shingles of those miniatured roofs, because my students had been making me feel so old, and to kiss you would feel like a love song to maturity, a celebration of the gumption I never had at their age.

At the heart of their intrigue is the question of gumption; these were artists who tore down conventions in both technique and subject matter.

This is a very impressive feat and I wish more fellow millennials had this kind of gumption instead of demanding taxpayers foot the bill.

The Peach State has a chance to expand personalized learning options to all K — 12 students in the state, and we here at EdChoice think the legislators who are paving the way for Georgia to become a leader in educational choice have a whole lot of gumption.

Book layout programs like InDesign take a little bit of gumption to learn, but there's no reason the average person can't do it.

With this impressive amount of gumption, the base 2017 Mercedes - AMG C63 Coupe charges to 60 in just 3.9 seconds, on its way to an electrically limited top speed of 155 mph.

Gilly Hopkins is a little girl who's full of gumption and an attitude to boot.

Roles and Responsibilities: Becoming an Assistant Director with us will see you taking the reins of a challenging position that requires oodles of gumption, determination and flexibility.

«I was perfectly prepared to have lunch with a couple of kids that had that kind of gumption.»

Though the name may just sound like the past participle of the word tear, it's actually a very manly name with a lot of gumption.

When the Coalition government are positively gloating over the depth and breadth of their cuts to public services, and have no coherent strategy for growth of the private sector, what we need from senior Labour figures is a bit of gumption, postive plans to resist, not a self - interested exploitation of your fall from power.

But then I thought, WHY??? It takes a lot of gumption to put yourself out there in the blogosphere, and we are who we are at a given moment in time.

Even if times are different and families can travel to see each other much easier now it still takes a lot of gumption (one of my favorite words) to do what you did.

Thanks to its 248 - hp, 5.7 - liter (351ci) V - 8, this automatic «73 still has some of the gumption that made the Mustang famous.

With a lot of gumption and the assistance of FG Press, I set up guest posts and interviews on top blogs and podcasts, a Twitter battle with a tech celebrity, reviews and blurbs from real life startup CEOs, partnerships with blue chip organizations like TechCrunch and Techstars, and more.

It takes a lot of gumption to buy a home in need of repairs, and the government would like to see more of that go - getter attitude.