Sentences with phrase «of old power»

In the 1980s, amusement - park operator Six Flags failed to make a go of the old power plant as an entertainment destination.

The second emergency measure, which has so far not been used, would see a reserve of old power plants fired up.

It said these countries should immediately promise to stop building new coal plants and to accelerate the closure of old power stations.

As Morris takes over the reins of an old power station, McCrory takes the reins, temporarily, of Tramway, a former tram depot that is now one of Glasgow's largest contemporary visual and performing arts venues.

Based in Driggs, Idaho, just «over the hill,» as the locals say, from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Legacy Classic Trucks sit in a largely nondescript industrial park — well, nondescript if you missed the graveyard of old Power Wagons sitting in various degrees of disrepair outside the buildings.

Clearly they are part of the old power structure the Pope talks about.

These points are both of them in the nature of replies to objections, to difficulties which our modern culture finds in the old notion of a life hereafter, — difficulties that I am sure rob the notion of much of its old power to draw belief, in the scientifically cultivated circles to which this audience belong.

Back in 1979, none of the old powers that be, except maybe CBS, could have approached Facebook's reach today, and none of them could approach it now.

None of the old powers that be ever dreamed of such dominance.

It strikes me that there must be a large element of waste in most of the slower response times of the older power generators that is not mentioned.

The country has plans to construct a set of new reactors to maintain electricity supply and cut carbon dioxide emissions as a generation of older power plants is shut down.

Not exact matches

In our cynical age, many might scoff at such an old - fashioned motto (or, indeed, at the power of any motto or slogan).

As I've gotten older, I've been able to recognize some of the deeper themes of religion, power, and self - awareness that I didn't pick up on when I was 12 or 13.

With a growing empire that reaches well beyond entertainment, the 47 - year - old opens up about the power of entrepreneurship, investing and the need to build wealth, leaving listeners with a three valuable lessons on how to take their success to the next level:

Clearly he concluded most of those five MLCs backed the Barnett - led Liberals who, in good old - fashioned socialist style, opposed Western Power being split, most especially its generating and sales divisions, as Carnegie recommended.

Tens of thousands of Americans die every year from old - fashioned air pollution, generated by electric power plants that burn fossil fuels.

Stiglitz told us that this decades - old debate about how to balance the creation of short - term and long - term value is recently gaining new life in the US because of the venomous class class tensions and ugly politics arising out of income inequality, and because people in positions of power are looking at the big picture and realizing that something has to change.

«Saudi Arabia is among the largest political, diplomatic and economic powers in the Middle East, and the visit will usher in a new era in our bilateral relations with one of our oldest friends in the region,» the U.K. government said in a press release Tuesday.

Watch House of Cards (speaking of creeps...) or any old episode of Behind the Music, and the story about power you'll see is simple: a nice, ambitious person, once they can do whatever they want, is quickly transformed into a monster of appetite, running over anyone necessary to satisfy their newly created desires.

Both men and women of good conscience are fearlessly acknowledging the elephant in the room — the disturbing, age - old trend of men in power taking advantage of their status to prey on women (and other men) working below them.

Angry people have the maturity of a 2 - year - old, so the sales professional would be wise to remember the power in remaining calm, flexible, patient and mindful.

After the release of his highly - anticipated «4:44» album earlier this year, the 48 - year - old has kept the internet buzzing about his next power move.

Call it a win for the power of old - school customer service and immediate gratification, the kind that drove more than $ 1.2 trillion in sales during the second quarter of 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.

While utilities have long discouraged energy storage by homeowners and industrial consumers because it threatens their revenue model, Brown says it makes a lot of sense, not just for enabling more renewable power but for lightening the load on old, creaky infrastructure.

He recited a Yeats poem in a thick Irish accent, smashed a coffee mug, and then began reading from the Cluetrain Manifesto, a decade - old Internet marketing treatise about the power of communities.

But somewhat lost in all of this business wheeling and dealing is the fact that the balance of power in medicine is shifting: Armed with their body's own endless stream of signals and a smartphone, many individuals are getting the information they need to take charge of their health and wellbeing — or, in the case of Theresa Beech, whose 13 - year - old son was lost to cancer two years ago, to help total strangers search for a long - elusive cure.

Let me explain: it has been a few years since Audi gave a big rethink to the front view of its lineup, abandoning the old smooth, svelte, wind - cheating look in favour of something more grille - heavy and power - suggestive — like that of a 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC, or possibly a Dodge Ram truck.

Obama had introduced a raft of regulations intended to slash emissions of carbon dioxide blamed for climate change, a policy course that accelerated the retirement of older coal - fired power plants and bolstered the nascent solar and wind sectors, which depend heavily on weather conditions for their power output.

«It's really frightening to me to think of all the wasted brain power, talent and leadership these young people represent around the world,» says Barbara Bush, the 31 - year - old daughter of George W. Bush and CEO of Global Health Corps, which pairs young fellows and leaders to different organizations.

Imagine the compelling power of telling a potential investor or retail buyer that 89 % of women 35 - 45 years old selected your product over a competitor and of that group 71 % said they would tell their friends.

They are confident that their power to focus 24 hours a day will overcome technological and political barriers, and surpass the old guard of existing competitors.

Rossello highlighted how the island's electrical grid, which was severely dilapidated even prior to the storms, was obsolete and working off of a generation system that was 28 years older than the average electric power utility in the United States.

On the other hand, it's never wise to bet against the power of 19 - year - old women.

At 85, he's the oldest member of the Power 50, but he's showing no signs of slowing down.

«We clearly see a fade amongst the 13 - to 18 - year - olds in usage of Facebook, and I think most people would probably intuitively feel that that's happening,» Mark Mahaney, lead internet analyst at RBC, told CNBC's «Power Lunch» Monday.

But when we make these investments, it can be easy to overlook the power of building intimacy with your customers by delivering world - class customer service like they used to in the old days.

He has been on programs that employ «a couple of hot chicks and a crusty old guy,» but argues they lack relevance or staying power.

Moving existing applications from internal data centers to a third - party public cloud can be expensive, and older applications don't take advantage of all the flexibility and power public cloud has to offer.

News of her firing comes on the same day that Zimbabwe's 93 year - old Robert Mugabe, the last of the generation of African leaders to take over from colonial rule, has had his hold on power broken by army units loyal to his former bodyguard Emmerson Mnangagwa.

While the emergence of Bennett's business owes a great deal to luck (and the power of online search), the success of another entrepreneur, Matthew Griffin, whose six - year - old company makes baking pans, proves that targeted marketing and persistence make for a powerful combo on the endorsement front.

Kudlow will bring the perfect mix of star power and old Reaganite - GOP ideological nonsense Trump needs in his White House to make Republicans like Paul Ryan (and only Republicans like Paul Ryan) sleep better at night.

Despite the progress Europe has made in overcoming its recent period of crisis, many in Europe feel the continent is an «old» power in a new world lacking confidence, direction and unity.

«They influence people older than them, process lots of information from lots of sources, and... today they account for 21 to 25 percent of consumer discretionary purchases — and that's going to increase as they get more earning power.»

In a move worthy of Michael Corleone of The Godfather movie fame, the 32 - year old crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman, consolidated his power, over the weekend, by trotting a tried - and - true method of vanquishing political rivals in a monarchy: charge them with corruption.

Well, those same people need to exercise a little more brain power here, because the notion that every HR department is old - fashioned, full of red tape and works in a bubble is a misguided stereotype.

After you update a will, power of attorney or other key documents, destroy the old versions so that there's no confusion over which version reflects your current wishes, Lehmann said.

94 year - old John Goodenough, one of the co-inventors of the lithium - ion battery that now powers everything from phones to Teslas, has developed a new solid - state battery formula that promises to hold three times more energy than li - on.

Nobody wants to look back on their life when they're old and gray and say, «If I had only...» Leverage the power of regret for the positive through mental visualization by imagining what life would be like if you didn't at least attempt to pursue your passion.

The research suggests video games could become a kind of hippocampus training gym: they might some day help older people restore lost memory power and «keep that [memory] system in top form,» as Stark says.

The power of dominoes explains how a 15 - year - old could leave South Africa with no money and no connections and end up becoming the Elon Musk we know today.