Sentences with phrase «other opening the presents»

It's so lovely sitting round with each other opening the presents — but the ones under the tree are not allowed to be touched until after lunch.

Keep a big box handy to throw packaging and wrapping paper into, and choose one or two toys to remove from their packaging for immediate play while putting the other opened presents away in another box to be opened later.

Not exact matches

O'Leary, the designated negotiator for the deal, presented the other side with an opening ask of $ 120 million.

The incubator offers an open - floor design plan to spur collaboration, weekly networking sessions for treps and investors (with cerveza and snacks, of course), as well as a pitch night where the top concepts from students and alumni get presented in front of venture capitalists and others with deep pockets.

The Chief Financial Officer and senior finance staff attend each meeting of the Audit Committee other than the portion of the meeting which is held without management present to allow a more open discussion.

These responsibilities include: (i) fostering processes that allow the Board to function independently of management and encouraging open and effective communication between the Board and management of the Company; (ii) providing input to the Chairman on behalf of the independent Directors with respect to Board agendas; (iii) presiding at all meetings of the Board at which the Chairman is not present, as well as regularly scheduled executive sessions of independent Directors; (iv) in the case of a conflict of interest involving a Director, if appropriate, asking the conflicted Director to leave the room during discussion concerning such matter and, if appropriate, asking such Director to recuse him or herself from voting on the relevant matter; (v) communicating with the Chairman and the CEO, as appropriate, regarding meetings of the independent Directors and resources and information necessary for the Board to effectively carry out its duties and responsibilities; (vi) serving as liaison between the Chairman and the independent Directors; (vii) being available to Directors who have concerns that can not be addressed through the Chairman; (viii) having the authority to call meetings of the independent Directors; and (ix) performing other functions as may reasonably be requested by the Board or the Chairman.

I am open to the possibility of their being an omnipotent super being (if for no other reason than because I can't prove there isn't one) however, if one were to present him or herself to me I think I'd have a hard time respecting this omnipotent being that has had the power to prevent wars, protect the innocent, and create a better life for all, but chooses not to.

It's so awe - inspiring that it causes an intermission to present - opening and signals the point when the boys forsake all other gifts to play with the Showstopper.

We also believe that by being open to what others see from their different perspectives, we can correct and expand our present thinking.

I think a lot of it has to do with how you present your ideas and if you try to have an open mind as much as you can muster and if you show respect for the other person.

In other words, it is my awareness of the past which has been efficacious in bringing me to the present and in providing the material (so to say) upon which by my several decisions (and the actions consequent upon them) a future is opened up for me to know and experience.

Most of these lectures aim at bringing the insights of Hinduism and Buddhism closer to Indian and Western Christians as well as philosophers, to deepen their understanding of faith and expand it to other forms of belief.43 His anthology «The Vedic Experience» which has been accepted and respected by many Hindus, tries to present texts from the Veda and the Upanishads in such a way that they become open towards other beliefs and transparent for the depth of faith.44 An important aspect of his literary production, already central at the beginning, but gaining prominence again lately, has been to address a Western public that faces the challenge of having to seek its religious identity and not being able to take it for granted.

This becomes clear when Hartshorne continues in a vein that runs through realistic epistemic claims of any sort, including the Whiteheadian: «On the other hand, if what I have in present experience is not the past itself but a newly created substitute or image, then the door is open to solipsism of the present moment, and only arbitrary fiat will keep that door closed» (italics added).

Prehension is a present creative act open on both ends, to the past on the one hand and to further possibilities or novelty on the other.8 Causal activity in nature shares in this polarity.

However both Whitehead and Derrida's critique of modernism present a noble and exciting possibility for decentering the domination and absolutist claims of modernity; opening the way for other philosophical perspectives without necessarily falling prey to a radical relativism.

One can in this general way regard the implicate order as a further development of what is already present in Spinoza, as well as in Heraclitus, Cusano, Leibniz, Whitehead and others, a development that is capable of making full contact with modern science, and yet opens up a way to assimilate common experience and general philosophical reflections on this experience, to give a single, whole, unfragmented world view.

It is a ferment universally present for the renewal of all communities, opening them to each other before God, in a mutuality of forgiveness and justice.

The present dispute brings the issues and differences among religions out in the open so that the genuine Christian has to dialogue with the genuine Jew, the true Muslim, the best Hindu and the real Buddhist...» (concluding paragraph of Edmund Perry, The Gospel in Dispute: The Relation of Christian Faith to Other Missionary Religions [New York, 1958]-RRB-.

It is our hope that the present comparative treatment will deepen the understanding of American civil religion at the same time it opens up issues that can be explored in many other societies.

Other indications of the lack of a sense of direction in theological education today are to be found in the hidden and open conflicts present in the schools.

We had — family come from as far as Edinburgh and Devon, 2 Christmas dinners to accommodate said family, 2 present opening sessions, some good long walks to work off excessive food, cousins all catching up with each other, a bit too much to eat and drink, relaxing afternoons when we could do nothing because it was raining and anyway it was getting dark soon so we might as well call it a day, and a mammoth monopoly game, which carried on so far that someone had bought jail, chance and community chest, and someone else had «banker» debt status, which meant he could borrow as much as he wanted.

What I find interesting is that the discussion of opening up the marriage — what we present as a viable option in The New I Do — was quickly rejected: «I knew that he couldn't handle it if I actually said, «I want to see other people,»» one woman says.

Unless I hear some other suggestions on how to approach it, tonight I think I'll present him with options... stay in your bed and you can have the light on and the door open OR if you get out of bed I will shut the door — your choice.

Mindfulness is the state of being active and open to the present moment, which can be developed through mediation and other mindfulness practices.

The presents they «open» will not be met with as much enthusiasm as other ages.

There is one other duty the Vice President has, he opens / presents the ballots from the states for presidential elections.

Membership in the United Nations is open to all other peace - loving states which accept the obligations contained in the present Charter and, in the judgment of the Organization, are able and willing to carry out these obligations.

In the academic market, good advisers will do some of the work for you, by talking about you to other academics, presenting at conferences with you, keeping an eye out for openings... their job is to get you the interview, and your job is to close the deal.

Opening your window may help equalize pressure, but allowing 145 - kilometer - per - hour winds into your home presents other risks, and it isn't the best strategy.

Nonetheless, pointing to related studies under way and arguing that attention on how to protect pregnant women and their fetuses from malaria must continue, Steketee concludes that «by likely closing a door on IPTp with mefloquine, [the research presented in the two papers] opens other doors for further important work in the coming years.»

In a warm conference room overlooking a frozen cove, Mattingly opens her laptop and calls up my results for about 40 toxins that are present in my body at above - average levels: DDT, PCBs, flame retardants, metals, phthalates, and others.

They and the other panelists each presented for about 10 minutes, before the panel opened up to questions from the audience.

Today, this study presents tangible progress for patients with a devastating genetic brain disease and opens the door for application to other neurological diseases that are treatable with hematopoietic stem - cell transplantation.

This will help you be present and aid you in keeping all of these other reminders in place, while maintaining an open heart and mind,

Unconditional acceptance in the present moment of experience allows trust and open - heartedness to be part of the experience with others.

Then we open presents, watch movies and spend quality time with each other.

Use our open questions to present a unique snapshot of yourself as a person, and tell others in detail what you are looking for.

There are all sorts of events which could present encounters with partner potentials; art gallery openings, cooking classes, music concerts — follow your passions and you'll be sure to meet like - minded others.

Open conversation that is other factor which must be present in between you both for long term relationship for meet casual women.

In your profile you can use our open questions to present a unique snapshot of yourself and tell others in detail what you are looking for.

Minority Report features a moment in a greenhouse (more Raymond Chandler than Hammett) where Precrime's mad geneticist progenitor Dr. Iris Hineman (Lois Smith) presents a sprung midway point that is quirky and ineffably menacing — it is one extreme of what the picture could have been, Minority Report's opening the other.

There's a bunch of other girls with names like Kelli, Melissa, Heather, Dana, Lauren, Megan, and Eve (Katie Cassidy, Michelle Trachtenberg, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Lacey Chabert, Crystal Lowe, Jessica Harmon, and Kathleen Kole), and their house mother Ms. Mac (Andrea Martin, who was in the 1974 original) is trying to get them all excited about opening secret Santa presents.

This year marks the 54th annual edition of the open - to - the - public New York Film Festival, the high point of NYC's cinema calendar, which presents a lineup of 25 cutting - edge «main slate» features and movie screenings, along with documentaries, Q&A s and other sidebar goodies.

All of the other, original opening and closing credits screens remain intact, including the original «Walt Disney Presents.»

On the opening day of the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP21), New Zealand Prime Minister John Key formally presented the Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform Communiqué to Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), on behalf of the Friends of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform, The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group and other supporters of the Communiqué.

The sector is leaving itself open to the clear and present danger of a cyber-attack and, just like every other sector, will be liable to hefty fines for non-compliance of GDPR.

For example, the cafeteria manager was always present on Open House night; she enjoyed meeting parents and discussing with them the school menu and other related topics.

Simply opening the doors to a wiki or other online learning community without providing guidance and instruction will not allow students to learn how to sort through the vast amounts of information presented to them.

Other new models to be presented in Frankfurt from the show's opening on September 14 are the new X3, the all - wheel drive M5, the upgraded i3 and the 7 Series 40 Jahre.

Readers are pulled in immediately by the traditional «once upon a time» opening, and the story is told in present tense as Wright takes months dreaming, imagining, and finally realizing his daring, unique project: «A house like no other, where sun can shine, where balconies fly, where falling water is heard in every room.»