Sentences with phrase «owned by a family friend»

My grandparents «rescued» it from a vacant school building owned by a family friend, and we moved it piece by piece from Indiana to Atlanta, then I restored it.

What made this dealership so great was that it was owned by a family friend.

She traces her own passion for animals and aspiration to be a veterinarian back to the age of eight, when she met Harvey, a black lab owned by family friends.

Not exact matches

«In soliciting investments in the Fake Funds, CASPERSEN made the following false representations to investors, among others: in recognition for his prior work with Park Hill Group, CASPERSEN had been offered a «friends and family» investment allocation in a security that was allegedly offered by a private equity firm; CASPERSEN was personally investing in the security, and offering it to his family and a limited number of friends; the investment was a credit facility secured by a portfolio of assets owned by one of the Legitimate Funds; the investor would receive quarterly interest payments, ranging from 15 to 20 percent; the investment was practically risk - free, as the loaned funds would remain in a bank account; the investor could withdraw the principal at any time with 90 days» notice; and investor funds should be wired to one of the Fake Fund Accounts.

When it comes to starting a business most people will start by trying to fund it on their own; tapping their personal saving or hitting up friends and family.

If you have a deep desire to start a child daycare business or grow your existing childcare services, but you have no money in your own checking or savings account, one option is to ask your family and friends to invest in your idea by loaning you some cash.

But now those are already there at yours maybe if you prepare them right as to education and training for finally deputing them to return to their own countries with the needful backup and authority they will be useful tools for the advancement and prosperity of their nations then you will have no one wanting to immigrate leaving behind their own families and friends... in addition to that you will see those who immigrated towards your country start moving back to their own countries and this is the only solution to resolve the issue of illegal immigration and to find peace... otherwise if things go on as it is today surely slowly slowly you will find that your own countries become inherited by piling up immigrants who might get starved due negligence turn on against the Host country... that has contributed in the destructions of their countries but not towards and advancements or developments of their countries and nations to find peace and make a living..!?

It added: «May we humbly suggest that in the context of marriage and family life your words are a call to personal responsibility, not only for our own spouses and children, but for the marriages of those God has put by our side: our relatives and friends, those in our churches and in our schools.»

Impress your friends and family by making your own pastry and apple topping like a pro with Ina's French Apple Tart.

Popcorn poppers are cheap and easy to come by, but you might want to borrow one from a friend or family member to try out coffee roasting before buying your own popper.

I decided to start making my own homemade almond nougat, and the result has been more than welcome by all my family and friends.

What I can't eat: When I got to Colorado 2 weeks ago, the first meal I had was at a pizzeria owned by my friend's family.

Most importantly, talk to your friends, family and colleagues about it — you can raise a tremendous amount of awareness just by utilising your own networks.

Founded by then 17 - year - old Fred DeLuca and family friend Dr. Peter Buck more than 52 years ago, Subway is still a family - owned business, working with more than 21,000 dedicated franchisees in communities around the world.

I completely understand how you feel and as a 48 year old female feel exhausted by dating, just need my own space and keeping busy with friends family and work is enough.

And she could have looked to others to have some of her needs met — by family, friends and even her own self — instead of expecting her partner to fulfill all her needs.

You get advice about it from all sides — your own parents and family, your friends, and books by so - called experts tell you «the rules» of good parenting.

You can also expect him to begin to move away from the family as he develops his own identity and also become more influenced by his friends.

Mary's children outgrew her own childhood bonnets, and so the two friends set about creating a cool bonnet for the babes of today, inspired by family heirlooms.

With the help of family and friends, we established the first and only Breastfeeding and Maternity Center in Western New York that is owned and operated by an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant.

This remark was made this week by my 10 - year - old son about 45 minutes after his and his 12 - year - old sister's five friends left our home to return to their own families.

Your friends and family will be so impressed by your ability to make your own Christmas cards, and they'll love the adorable little angel design.

You are the expert here knowing as well as you do your infant's needs in relationship to your own and your overall circumstances; and while you will be bombarded by well intentioned professionals and friends or family parents all telling you why you «must get that child or baby out of your bed or room»!

So start now by asking family, friends and co-workers — and even from your own healthcare provider — for recommendations, and begin calling and interviewing.

The integrated campaign is underpinned by specially commissioned research, which shows almost 60 % of 1,000 new mums questioned would rather trust their own instincts of parenting — despite the overwhelming amount of advice for new parents online, in magazines, from friends, family and even strangers.

once your page is posted, you can invite friends and family to view and rate it, and others can even add their own perspectives by choosing the «build a family» link.

At one time it was near impossible to but off the rack clothes for the pre and postnatal period and the best solution was to make your own or have them made by a friend or family member who was handy with a sewing machine.

It would truly be a tragedy to see this opportunity pass our community by and see local tax dollars continue to be siphoned off into other communities to pay for addiction treatment for our own residents, neighbors, friends and family members.

Prosecutors said Seabrook funnelled hundreds of thousands of dollars in discretionary funds to friends and family, including more than $ 300,000 to nonprofit groups owned by his mistress at the time, Gloria Jones - Grant, a woman prosecutors called «incompetent,» according to reports.

Dr. Clark has taken a special interest in pregnancy after the age of 35 not only due to the experiences of friends and patients, but by her own personal experiences of trying to start a family at the age of 40.

Share this with your friends and family by ordering for them, or have them enroll to get their own kit and discount.

Assemble the rolls ahead of time or make a fun activity out of it by having your friends or family create their own!

Photography: Cotton Candy Photography / Venue: The Depositories, Castle Gibson / Brides Dress: Val Goodworth [Family Friend] / Bridal Accessories: Shoes — Carvela at Kurt Geiger / Necklace & Earrings — Gifts / Veil: French Vintage / Headpiece & Veil: Grandmother's own / Lingerie: Tallulah Lingerie / Ushers Suits: M&S / Hair: Barry Graham / Make Up: Bella Cruickshank / Florist: Raw Flowers / Food: Berwyn Events / Cake: Made by the Bride!

Following on from the legal ceremony, we staged our own take on a wedding ceremony, including «there in love in you» by Four Tet (an album Jon bought for Nat as a gift on their first valentine's) whilst our friends and family contributed beautiful readings and poetry from Baha'i, Christian and non religious texts.

He lives by honor, respect, honesty, and integrity to his own code - and expects the same of others; he is a good man, one who values his family and friends, treats others with polite consideration, is soft - spoken most of the time, and will resolve a dispute quietly if he can.

While it may be viewed as awkward by your friends and family, you are an adult who can make your own decisions on what makes you happy.

Because it's still popular practice in Korean culture to feel pressured into getting married as one gets older, young people are often set up on blind dates by family and friends instead of meeting singles on their own.

Surrounded by your family and friends over the next few weeks, you'll be glad that you've got an opportunity to experience Christmas on your own terms.

They invariably insist that they are never swayed by advertising or reviews, that they rely almost entirely on their own inerrant predictive judgment and taste, and the recommendations of their trusted friends and family.

We're first introduced to Moll (Jessie Buckley), a timid - looking young woman who understandably gets annoyed when her birthday party — at which the guests appear to include no friends of her own, just relatives and family acquaintances — gets hijacked by someone else's surprise pregnancy announcement.

Then become the story teller by recording your own voice and share on your television with family and friends.

A Brand Ambassador for L'Oreal Paris, Longoria owns the popular Hollywood restaurant BESO; her own production company, UnbeliEVAble Entertainment; two fragrances «EVA, by Eva Longoria» and «EVAmour»; and also has a New York Times bestselling cookbook «Eva's Kitchen: Cooking With Love For Family And Friends.»

The first, by George A. Romero, his wife and assistant director Chris Romero (née Forrest) and Tom Savini, reveals that almost all the cast were friends, family or local Pittsburgh volunteers (even the mall was owned by personal friends of Romero), that the original script had a far bleaker ending (everybody dies) which was changed during the shoot because the film was «too much fun» for it, and that the fourth film, should it ever get made, is a larger - scale affair set in a down - town area, with lots of action sequences and an overarching theme of «ignoring the problem».

He is welcomed by the fellas with open arms, quickly becoming one of them, although he is becoming increasingly conflicted between his duty as a police officer and wanting to protect his friends within the crime family from getting killed, whether by the cops, rival gangs, or within their own unit.

Firing both our imaginations and our own core emotions (particularly Joy, with some Sadness thrown in for heft), the brainy script for this Pixar beauty is matched by its animated splendor, a go - for - broke design featuring remarkable imagery, and its humanist reach, which extends to both family and (imaginary) friend alike.

And not in any one thing, but in parents talking to kids and letting kids speak, reading to kids, and in families sitting around the dinner table having interesting conversations, and in kids being exposed to extended family and friends, that is, not bound by the (necessarily) limited views of their own parents.»

In essence, it's about being professional and taking care, which means don't: agree to meet alone; allow over-familiarity; give out your personal mobile number; meet informally outside working hours and away from your organisation's premises (and certainly don't do so without getting formal approval); allow too frequent contact or over familiarity that may be acceptable with friends, colleagues and family but not from people with whom you only have a commercial relationship; discuss your private life, or social or recreational interests of you or your partner; accept offers, discounts or other services or products by the client, customer or contractor; accept hospitality or gifts that you yourself wouldn't pay for from your own pocket; and don't do anything that makes you feel uncomfortable, obligated or might be open to misinterpretation or might be difficult to explain to your manager, a journalist or an investigator.

Complicating the issue further, few researchers are able to gauge whether or not students make selection decisions on their own (based on their own research), or whether they are overly influenced by family and friends, and to what degree, or even, how much influence popular ranking scales have?

Snyder said these educators should be commended but the bigger issue was figuring out a system of sustainable support, to help students surrounded by family and friends without college diplomas get through to earning their own.

But by striving for the best possible quality for my book on the budget I had, and reaching out to my friends and family to get initial sales, and following that up by utilizing as many tools as possible to get the word out (targeted Facebook ads, Goodreads giveaways, free copies to blogger, my own blogging and twitter, and a mailing list), I've been able to build sales.