Sentences with phrase «of pitching as»

I honestly didn't even think of pitching as part of a writers conference.

Barca need opponents with pace and good work rate at both ends of the pitch as well as heights.

Still, Arsenal may yet need further reinforcements in that area of the pitch as Mesut Ozil is heading towards the end of his contract and could walk away on a free transfer in the summer.

The French international has really looked the part this season in Ronald Koeman's impressive side, and could be just the player Arsenal need in that part of the pitch as they look for an upgrade on the likes of Mikel Arteta and Mathieu Flamini.

But considering the Gunners» financial constraints, perhaps a move for Lacazette looks more feasible as he should be available at around # 40 million, allowing Arsenal to strengthen on other areas of the pitch as well.

Whilst the latest news coming out of the transfer camp may be that Arsenal have reportedly been turned down by Leicester and England Striker Jamie Vardy, a Gunners legend is instead looking at the other end of the pitch as to where Wenger's next signing should be.

It can be easy to discount personal issues and life of the pitch as a reason for a player to struggle, but it must affect footballers as much as anyone in any profession, so bringing in a familiar face could be a big boost for the 27 - year - old next season.

With Gareth Bale another attacking player not at his best this season, it makes sense that Real are, according to Don Balon, looking at Alli as a long - term replacement in that area of the pitch as they look to put together another group of Galacticos for the next few years.

Both United and Chelsea look in need of a signing of that quality in that area of the pitch as well, with Michael Carrick set to retire and Marouane Fellaini out of contract in the summer at Old Trafford.

Unfortunately for him, as he is reported as saying by The Mirror, two of the three players that are most important to our title challenge play in the same area of the pitch as he would do.

Indeed, in the first half there was probably too much of that, with little time on the ball for either side and a tendency to release the ball rather too quickly either out of a desire to get it up to the other end of the pitch as quickly as possible or to get out of the way of a set of flying studs heading in your direction.

However, in a season that involved just as much action off of the pitch as well as on it, Fresh Arsenal wanted to take a pause and assess the last...

The Brazilian midfielder has been tremendous for Real Madrid in the centre of the pitch as he has helped them to two consecutive Champions League titles and the La Liga last season.

Customers can sit here with Longside Lower seats from Football Ticket Pad, enjoying seats close to the action and on the same side of the pitch as the players tunnel and technical area.

Leeds have a few new faces in the side and they are absolutely in positions of need, with the club hopefully finally finding a replacement for Charlie Taylor at left back and with Eunan O'Kane suspended after his mindless red card against Ipswich Town and questions surrounding Ronaldo Vieira's fitness meaning that Forshaw will likely be needed in the middle of the pitch as well.

Ronaldo Vieira seems to be a forgotten man in the Leeds United midfield, as the young player hasn't seen as much of the pitch as would have been expected of him, given his performance in his breakout season last year.

Chelsea had been on top for most of the second half but were struggling to impose themselves at the last ten minutes, as Arsenal were doing well to hold onto the ball in the middle of the pitch as they continued to frustrate the home side.

For him to have the best opportunity of success at Old Trafford, Pogba needs to be playing in the final third of the pitch as much as possible.»

United's in - form striker, Romelu Lukaku cut a forlorn figure on the day having been left all alone at the top of the pitch as the rest of his team sat back.

But that didn't stop Consolidated Edison from making a potential rezoning part of its pitch as it looks to sell the 2.65 - acre site it owns at 500 Kent Ave., which sits in the Brooklyn Navy Yard's IBZ, Crain's reported.

Think of that pitch as a story — your story.

Not exact matches

For a couple of decades, a big part of Canada's sales pitch to international investors has been that the North American Free Trade Agreement works as a backdoor to the world's most voracious consumers.

As her father lay dying, Fasold said, employees from Albuquerque broker Bio Care visited father and daughter, and made a heartfelt pitch: The generous gift of his body to science would benefit medical students, doctors and researchers.

(If we pick Elon Musk as the new Richard Branson everyone wants to meet, then you might want to make a pneumatic tube length pitch instead of an elevator one.)

If so, paste your release, pitch or alert in the body of an e-mail rather than sending it as an attachment, which may not get opened.

And he or she must be supported by a senior political leader who serves as a public sector catalyst to build coalitions of governments, workers and training and research institutions and help to pitch investment proposals to head office decision - makers.

Adblock Plus is pitching this as a great package for publishers that know a lot of their readers are likely to be using ad - blockers — gaming sites, tech sites, and so on.

Massoumi says he's found that a critical hiring strategy is subjecting new hires to a role - playing scenario, in which someone applying for an enterprise - sales role, for instance, might have to pitch ZocDoc to another employee acting as a member of a hospital system.

Competitors that advance in the competition will have a chance to pitch and receive advice from some of the sharpest business minds in the country, including Daymond John, also known as «The Shark» from ABC's «Shark Tank,» and other inspirational entrepreneurs.

As part of that pitch, Flipboard announced on Monday that it is opening up its interest graph to advertising partners.

That they happen to make billions of dollars while serving the cause of what they see as good is pitched largely as a coincidence.

Instead of pitching Riot as a congenial place to work, hiring managers focus on how new hires can level up — that is, develop and fine - tune skills.

During lunchtime, the annual global pitch competition will invite 10 startups from healthcare 3D printing, bio-printing, and related 3D visualization technologies such as VR / AR to pitch in front a group of investors including GE Ventures, Asimov Ventures, Digital Industrialist, and other Silicon Valley investors.

My background in the marketing - heavy sport of NASCAR for over a decade was somehow overlooked during my pitch, but as someone who has seen the gam - met of the best and the worst of marketing, I wanted to share several principles to help steer my fellow entrepreneurs, Shark Tank or not, along a successful path in marketing their brands.

This is what this online course from the University of Maryland covers, as professor Michael R. Pratt explains what you need to do in the early stages of your business to prepare for funding, where to source funding, how to pitch investors and venture capitalists, as well as how to close funding.

Horbaczewski really hyped his company's first event, pitching it to investors as the «Grand Prix of Drone Racing» to investors.

Attend an Open Call where you will be given the opportunity to do a 1 - minute pitch of your business / product / idea to a member of the Casting Team — just like you would as if you were on the show.

What they pitched to us wasn't intended for a consumer — it was a 60 second [ad], which is really unheard of, we usually do 30 second [ads], but we wanted it exactly as it was.

The San Francisco Chronicle has an account of the event, during which students pitched their projects, such as a new disaster communication system, to faculty and venture capitalists.

Buyers just don't have the time or the appetite for the kind of self - centered sales pitch Miller fondly refers to as «show up and throw up.»

Include a few in the start of your pitch, but also keep a few in your back pocket for use as the conversation continues.

Apple's pitching it as more of a health - focused device this time around, and to that end it's launching a Nike - themed model as well.

Inc. editor - at - large Kimberly Weisul spoke with author and Duarte Design CEO Nancy Duarte about presentation mistakes, investor pitches, and why speakers should think of themselves as Yoda.

But today, as misgivings about Theranos» technology — which purports to perform a full range of blood tests with a mere finger prick — have reached a fever pitch, both parties are looking to dissolve the partnership, the Journal reports.

find, pitch, and oversee coverage of visuals - heavy stories in the New York area and globally by using commissioned photographers, as well as taking original photos.

Launched in 2001, Medallia was in the enviable position of being pitched by select VCs (the startup closed a $ 35 million Series A in 2012) and had the more enviable ability to be choosy as to which firm to work with (according to Crunchbase, Sequoia is their outside funding source of choice).

Voters liked the pitch, even though, as Abe admitted, «it's very rare for monetary policy to be the focus of an election.»

As a startup advisor and investor, I recommend a pitch deck with about 10 slides backed up with a written business plan of approximately 20 pages, both containing quantified answers to the following key questions.

As she made a pitch to the audience to invest in her business, Critters and Conservation, she lured Togi, a Congo African gray parrot with a stunning red tail, out of his cage to perform a head - bobbing dance on her hand and then moved Señor Lagarto, a three - foot - plus - long Colombian Tegu lizard, onto her shoulder.

Long associated with older industries, Osaka has struggled to get out of the shadow of Tokyo as a start - up hub, but it has upped its game in recent years with new start - up investment funds, downtown university campuses, incubators and pitch events.