Sentences with phrase «of lunch conversations»

I've kept these recordings of lunch conversations with my students on my phone for months now, because every time I listen to them, I hear something I hadn't noticed before.

They had developed more satisfying relationships by experimenting with different types of lunch conversations.

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Perhaps company policies could include 45 - minute lunch breaks, since American researchers found that this length of time spent in substantive conversation — not small talk — fosters a sense of closeness between mere acquaintances.

Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky will be speaking with Fortune's Leigh Gallagher in a lunch conversation at the Economic Club of New York.

Case in point: Birch Coffee's «ignition initiative» in which customers can take a sign from the wall of the store (samples include: «Ask Me What I Ate for Lunch Today» and «Ask Me About the Most Embarrassing Thing in My iTunes Library»), and place it in front of their table if they'd like to encourage random conversations with strangers.

As the two of us eat lunch, Griffith wanders back around to the underlying question of all these conversations.

I really liked one of the older guys that worked there as he was super-intelligent and we always had great conversations at lunch.

Their queries were substantive — the company is plowing ahead with a rapid expansion in a recession, after all — but the tone of the conversation was as supportive as a girlfriends» post-workout lunch.

«It was during an initial conversation over lunch that the idea for Imaginary started to come together: let's build a fund focused on early - stage businesses obsessed with the consumer, and help create the global retail brands and platforms of the future.»

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Most times I meet with a single girlfriend for lunch or coffee, our conversation inevitably steers toward how their lack of a relationship defines them.

In thirty years as a professor, of graduate seminars, academic conferences, committee meetings, lunches and dinners, and conversations short and long, I have heard God mentioned rarely, and when he is mentioned he is never talked of in a way that assumes his reality.

This exchange was carried on in numerous meetings, large and small, formally sponsored by Religion and Public Life as well as over informal lunches and dinners and drinks» a conversation among socially and politically and religiously passionate scholars and clergymen and even, sometimes, among the staff during the meetings at which we decided on the contents of the next issue of the magazine.

There we ate our picnic lunch and fell into a rambling conversation about politics, real estate values in an earthquake zone, and the virtues of sauvignon blanc over Chardonnay.

This sort of conversation usually leads to another conversation, and another, until eventually, we have a relationship, and we hang out, eat lunch together, help each other with work around the yard or house, and so on.

Even if we don't go out and shoot kids for fun, when we allow the images in the media to perpetuate the idea that young black men are violent, when our own speech (I don't want to talk about the conversation I had to have at lunch today) perpetuates an idea of black Americans as criminals, especially young black American men, we are accessories to murder.

Our text conversation after she reheated it for lunch was chock - full of emojis and enthusiasm.

«That's last year's stuff,» Harris said during a candid lunch conversation on campus during the first week of school.

Even a little phone conversation can boost your mood, but getting out of the house to go to lunch with your mom or shopping with a friend is a must every once in a while.

By any objective measure, there was a lot of school lunch reform «power» in that room, and the conversation was intelligent, insightful, and informed.

My Twitter conversation from earlier today: I had never tried to set one of our lunch containers on fire... So I didn't know they were actually flame retardant!

This page gives an overview of TLT's regular features — Notes from the Field; the Kids» Snack Hall of Shame; the Friday Buffet — as well as links to some of our best past conversations, like those about picky eaters; kids and table manners; sneaking veggies into kids» food; and our TLT Reader Exchanges on lunch box ideas, cookbooks and more.

Britney Spears, your math teacher and President Bush — maybe they'll never meet in real life, but during lunch time, all three can be the topic of conversation.

Thanks for all you've done to advance the school food conversation, and here's wishing you a year of packed - from - home lunches of only your favorite, healthful foods!

That article stimulated a lot of conversation on Salon, where it was published, and also here on The Lunch Tray.)

You can also ask open - ended questions that stimulate conversation, such as, «If you were the principal of the school, what changes would you make in school lunch?»

I'm kind of disappointed to see so few comments considering we would have pretty lengthy conversations prior to the new school lunch rules.

In none of my posts on The Lunch Tray (or in my conversation with Ms. Aubrey) did I ever mention «cleaning agents» — a conscious choice — and therefore I was disturbed to hear her put those words in my mouth.

But first, a caveat — this is written from the eyes of a recent transplant still learning about and getting accustomed to Argentine culture and politics, and trying to glean as much as possible about what's going on with limited Spanish during heated conversations about politics at the weekend lunch table with my in - laws or with friends.

As Blair penned his name, my lunch table conversation with one of his former cabinet colleagues turned to the famously scrawled handwriting of his successor in No 10.

Also at noon, NYC Councilman Ben Kallos Liz Accles, the executive director of Community Food Advocates and Monique Lindsay, a public school parent leader and food advocate hold conversation on universal free lunch, food access and nutrition for New York City's public school students, NYSHealth's office, 1385 Broadway, 23rd floor, conference room, Manhattan.

A few months later, in June, the elder Skelos, a Republican from Nassau County, had lunch with Dorego to talk about the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), but conversation turned once again to Adam Skelos.

Actually, I was at FASEB (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology), working in the public affairs office, when I came up with the idea for Newswise after a lunch conversation about computers with a friend.

Lunch Table Discussions and Conversations with Experts is an open networking event that is focused on all aspects of stem cells and regenerative medicine, including science, business, policy, ethics, education, advocacy and commercialization strategies.

I could even say, topics of conversation are pretty much the same each year: gossips, lunch menu... The funniest is when it's about gossips, at any age both kids and grand mothers!

Like you'll be out to lunch with your friends but you're not actually there because you're so focused on taking the perfect Insta Story to share with readers that you miss out on half of the conversation!

Indeed, all of these self - produced songs are directly inspired by strange conversations with real kids.You'll get a sense of Jack's lyrical genius and unusual sensibilities in songs like «A Little Cheese,» «I Lost My Lunch,» and even the relentlessly bouncy track, «No Name.»

As Casey went moony - eyed over the bad boys of her past, I was reminded of a conversation a friend made over lunch just this afternoon.

The first ideal date should be comfortable in a relaxed atmosphere consisting of lunch, dinner, coffee or a glass of wine, in which you can have a decent conversation plus getting to know each other, hopefully with the result of taking off into a meaningful future.

According to an It's Just Lunch survey, over a third of singles mentioned easy conversation as an important component of compatibility.

For the good of the campaign, he invites Annie to lunch, and during a brief conversation, the idea of Annie coming to stay with Will for awhile is brought - up.

You will find different types of activities to allow a greater differentiation in your class: - A brainstorming with a shopping list as a starter - A classification of items - A reading about breakfast with a comprehension grid - A matching up activity with breakfast items - A grammar point about count - non count nouns - A practice about the grammar point - An introduction to quantifier words (box, can, bottle, tube...)- A conversation with gaps and count / non - count / quantifiers nouns - A ranking activity with likes, dislikes and opinions - Vocabulary about other meals (lunch, snack, dinner)- Further vocabulary matching up about fruit and vegetables - A conversation with opinions in pairs - 2 writing activities about food and favorite dishes.

He organized a lunch discussion with his high - school principals, and there, mainly as a conversation starter, I held up a copy of What Works and asked how many of them were acquainted with it.

A few weeks ago we were having lunch at work, chatting about things we've always wanted to learn: new languages, musical instruments, flying an aircraft, ski jumping... you know the kind of conversation.

A group of 8 - 10 students might gather for lunch with a lot of pizza, a voice recorder, and some questions to start a conversation.

The professional learning communities are a safe place to have that conversation,» says Ted Howard II, principal at Garfield High School, one of 12 high schools in the highly diverse district, where students speak more than 100 languages and more than a third qualify for free or reduced - price lunch.

And, although I had published a critical review of Death and Life, she graciously agreed to meet with me, and we had an amiable conversation over a two - hour lunch at an outdoor café.

NEW YORK — Over lunch with Subaru dealer George Glassman last year, our conversation turned to Tom Doll, a long - time executive of Subaru of America.

Join Book Promotion Forum members for lunch and an exciting conversation about the state of Bay Area publishing and what the future might hold.

I won't reveal too many details from the conversation (for that, you'll have to wait for our January feature on BookPage.com), but I will give this teaser: In our hour - long conversation, I somehow managed to seriously crack up over Paulsen's jokes; be incredibly inspired by his love of reading and writing; and feel compelled to buy a used copy of Hatchet on my lunch hour since my own copy is on the shelf in the house where I grew up.