Sentences with phrase «overtures by»

The minister, it was learnt, proposed a diplomatic overtures by President Muhammadu Buhari to his Turkish counterpart, Tayyip Erdogan, as a way of resolving the imbroglio.

David Schwabauer, a fourth - generation farmer in the county, said overtures by companies that want to drill new wells amid his avocado and lemon groves are prompting difficult conversations about how to manage the family farm.

The other old school elements, the overture by Ennio Morricone and the intermission, are most welcome.

Students may listen to an online audio clip of the Nutcracker Suite Overture by Tchaikovsky.

Focal points of the stand will be three large - scale sculptures: Homage to the Square by Jose Dávila, DAZE II by Antony Gormley, and Overture by Idris Khan.

Not exact matches

But buyers, bolstered by anecdotes and overtures from pro athletes, began to come around.

Amazon's overtures in that field were cited as one reason CVS Health Corp., the nation's largest pharmacy chain, moved to bulk up by agreeing in December to buy healthcare insurer Aetna Inc. for $ 69 billion.

For over 20 years, Chris has raised capital, held board positions and managed several of the portfolio companies through successful IPO's or acquisitions, including DexCom (DXCM), DivX Networks (DivX), Khimetrics (Acquired by SAP) and Overture (Acquired by Yahoo).

ICI General Counsel David Blass told California State Treasurer John Chiang in a Thursday letter that the feasibility study, conducted by Overture Financial LLC, fails to fully consider the range of likely events that could raise the costs and undermine the feasibility of the program.

Based on Allergan's response to Valeant's prior overture, however, and as corroborated by analyst commentary in February 2014, which underscored that Allergan would not be interested merging with Valeant — particularly where Allergan's stockholders would be compensated in large part with Valeant stock — Valeant was well aware that a friendly business combination would not likely occur, and conceded as much later on.

He doesn't seem to have been much impressed by the overtures.

I didn't speculate on this in the review, but it did seem that by placing his comments about the sex abuse crisis in that section, he might have been trying to suggest that he had worries, like those worries shared by the late Avery Cardinal Dulles and others, about a one - size - fits - all policy that applies to all those accused of any sort of sexual overtures to people under the age of eighteen.

Accolade Wines, which makes Hardys, Leasingham, Banrock Station and Grant Burge Wines, earlier this week pulled the plug on a planned $ 1 billion - plus float of the business because of the big shifts in the UK market, and also after overtures from potential Chinese buyers or commercial partners of Accolade, which is 80 per cent owned by CHAMP Private Equity.

In mid-2014 Treasury was pursued by two separate private equity firms, KKR and TPG, who made buyout overtures and did extensive due diligence inside the company but decided to withdraw after deciding they couldn't justify paying the $ 5.20 per share price tag they had originally suggested in indicative offers.

The party began hours earlier when the patrons at Bongo's were treated to a California - style sunset accompanied by the booming strains of the 1812 Overture, a combination that might be offensive to romantics but that was right in tune with Alstott.

Eden Hazard has opened the door to a big money move to Paris Saint Germain just day day before the two sides meet in the Champions League by announcing that he would struggle to turn down overtures from the French giants, according to the Daily Mirror.

She said a few teams made overtures during the winter mercato, but those were turned back by the team's leading scorer.

And very importantly, resist all the overtures made by some quarters to dispossess us of our own Alexis Sanchez this summer, I believe Arsenal will rule on the Premier League throne next season aa they become the King of it.

In one study, about half of all preschooler social overtures were rejected by peers (Corsaro 1981).

These private overtures were the way of escaping from the deep hatred of 2010 and 2011, when Ed Miliband appealed to disgruntled left - leaning liberals to desert to the Labour party and Clegg was painted as being a closet Tory by every opposition figure you ever met.

In so doing, the CSDP can do exactly as Cameron has suggested: «help them to make them safer but to make us safer too» by taking a bolder role in a region in which it is already engaged and to which it has already established welcome overtures of development and security support.

«Anyone pretending a link exists between the implementation of this initiative and an independent inquiry by the inspector general is both wildly misinformed and delusional,» said Abbey Fashouer, the Cuomo spokesperson, though Gotham Gazette had stressed that no specific link was being alleged and only posed questions about the timing of the endorsement overtures coinciding with calls for greater oversight and investigations.

The campaign has been careful about such overtures in the past as it fended off criticisms from the left by her primary rival Bernie Sanders, who highlighted her 2002 vote in favor of the Iraq War, ties to controversial Republican figures like Henry Kissinger, and warm relationship with Wall Street.

Applauding the appointment of Brigadier General Peter Boroh (rtd) to head the Amnesty Programme for the Niger Delta by President Muhammadu Buhari which it believes will no doubt energize the programme, the Centre said, «If there are genuine grievances with the Amnesty programme, legitimate overtures and appropriate channels should be exploited.

Nevertheless, the WFP's overtures presented him with a new dilemma: His «New Democratic Party» platform includes a pledge not to raise taxes and a promise to enact legislation capping future increases in local property taxes that directly contradict WFP tenets which seek more funding for education and social welfare programs by raising taxes on the wealthy.

De Blasio was soundly defeated by Success CEO Eva Moskowitz in a very public fight over school space, despite largely unsuccessful efforts to de-escalate the battle with a conciliatory speech at Riverside Church and other overtures.

Lorigo said he has received daily calls from Republican Jack Davis, who is also making overtures to run on the Democratic line now that he has been rejected by the GOP.

It said in spite of overtures and genuine efforts made by AMCON to reach an amicable settlement, the senator and her co-promoters had remained recalcitrant.

However, sources tell ScienceInsider that several prominent scientists and nuclear policy heavyweights rejected the Administration's overtures, and that other candidates were thought to carry too much political baggage to be confirmed by the Senate.

Gone are Obama - era overtures to address climate change by modernizing fossil fuel use and development, and embracing ambitious renewable energy goals.

In 2011, Cheadle produced and starred in THE GAURD, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and was released by Sony Pictures Classics, and in 2008, he starred opposite Guy Pearce in Overture Films» TRAITOR, an international thriller which he also produced.

Rebecca, whose overtures of concern are rejected by Lucy, finds herself lost and confused.

Full List from SAG's site: THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role RICHARD JENKINS / Walter Vale - «THE VISITOR» (Overture Films) FRANK LANGELLA / Richard Nixon - «FROST / NIXON» (Universal...

TCM Movie Database, < http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/82394/Magnificent-Obsession/articles.html > The website also notes that, before up - and - coming new star Robert Taylor was borrowed from MGM for his first big leading role, unsuccessful overtures had been made to Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., to play Bobby Merrick.Coincidentally, Taylor's first feature role was as a supporting player in Too Late for Love, aka There's Always Tomorrow (1934), based on an unpublished novel by Ursula Parrott, directed by Edward Sloman, and remade by Douglas Sirk in 1956.

But as Mildred pulls herself up by the bootstraps, first as an unflappable waitress and eventually as the well - heeled owner of a successful restaurant chain, the ingratitude of her materialistic firstborn (a diabolical Ann Blyth) becomes a venomous serpent's tooth, setting in motion an endless cycle of desperate overtures and heartless recriminations.

Rated PG - 13 Opens: December 12, 2008 Studio: Overture Starring: Alfred Molina, Elizabeth Pena, Freddy Rodriguez, Luis Guzman, Jay Hernandez, John Leguizamo, Debra Messing, Vanessa Ferlito and Melonie Diaz Directed by: Alfredo De Villa

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The score itself begins with a monumental Overture, which is magnificently sweeping even by the standards of this composer.

The Dolby Surround audio has some channel separation, but the mix is too dominated by Serge Colbert's tinkling pianos and maudlin overtures.

FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR Cloverfield: «ÄúRoar Overture, «Äù music by Michael Giacchino The Happening: «ÄúBe With You, «Äù music by James Newton Howard Valkyrie: «ÄúThey «Äôll Remember You, «Äù music by John Ottman and Lior Rosner Wall * E: «ÄúDefine Dancing, «Äù music by Thomas Newman and Peter Gabriel Wanted: «ÄúSuccess Montage, «Äù music by Danny Elfman)

* Cloverfield: â $ œRoar Overture, â $ music by Michael Giacchino * The Happening: â $ œBe With You, â $ music by James Newton Howard * Valkyrie: â $ œTheyâ $ ™ ll Remember You, â $ music by John Ottman and Lior Rosner * WALLâ $ cents E: â $ œDefine Dancing, â $ music by Thomas Newman and Peter Gabriel * Wanted: â $ œSuccess Montage, â $ music by Danny Elfman)

Narrator Robert Downey, Jr. is just as effective playing the would - be Good Samaritan forced by his estranged wife (Catherine Keener) to question his own motivations when his every overture is ostensibly thwarted by the very person he's hoping to help.

Unaware that the place is a front for a brutal crime family trafficking in contraband and sex slaves, Anna is naively duped by the proprietor's affable overtures into leaving the incriminating diary with him for safekeeping.

The roadshow version of The Hateful Eight, which runs just over three hours long, and includes a musical overture introduction and an intermission, is something of a spectacle, and Tarantino chooses to tell his tale in six chapters, giving it a précis - like, recounted quality, which is further enforced by Tarantino's own, non-flashy narration.

He directs Brendan Fraser as a man defined by his physical strength and capable of using it, when he feels violated by James Whale's homosexual overtures.

From the rousing overture on, everything about the production, directed with joyful aplomb by Jerry Zaks, gleams with old - fashioned charm.

Rated R Opens: October 1, 2010 Studio: Overture Films Starring: Kodi Smit - McPhee, Chloe Moretz, Richard Jenkins, Cara Buono and Sasha Barrese Directed by: Matt Reeves

Rated R Opens: October 16, 2009 Studio: Overture Films Starring: Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Bruce McGill, Colm Meaney and Leslie Bibb Directed by: F. Gary Gray

Throw in some sweet romantic overtures that blossom ever - so - discreetly and the movie turns into a well - balanced meal, albeit one that feels a bit over-stuffed by the time the after - dinner mints are delivered.

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