Sentences with phrase «particularly close to home»

It's a beautiful network of artists, and this course happens to be particularly close to home.
Dwyane Wade swallowed hard, just as South Florida has done for two weeks now, because this time the Feb. 14 Parkland shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School hit particularly close to home.
While the particular number will be determined by each insurance company for its customers, make sure you let someone know if you don't drive very much, or if your office is particularly close to your home.
Finally, there are much less problematic uses of a decentralized web: an uncensorable legal information database is one that's particularly close to home.
TreeHugger had a long series, On Moving Toward Vegetariansm, written by Kelly Rossiter, who I am married to, so I find this post particularly close to home.
This hits particularly close to home for us at EA, given we have hundreds of employees who work at our Tiburon studio in Orlando.
As I had written earlier, I got turned off by the yoga scene for a whole host of issues, but the issues of cultural appropriation and the lack of diversity are the two primary ones which hit particularly close to home for me.
It hit particularly close to home for many in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx who had hoped to see the Dream Act become a reality.
The cheapest flights home happen to overlap with the first three quarters of the Boca Raton Bowl (this specific scenario hits particularly close to home).
This disaster and its aftermath hits particularly close to home, as Reorg has two employees and numerous colleagues and friends who live on the island with their families and face a long journey back to normalcy.

Not exact matches

Last year prices exploded as families pushed to get into this neighbourhood, but Horn still sees value, particularly given that homes in Walnut Grove are close to the picturesque but more expensive Fort Langley community.
It's a conceit that feels ignored in this budget, particularly with cuts to programs such as Close to Home, which Cuomo created and championed, and the proposal to block - grant funding for child welfare services, said Jim Purcell, chief executive officer at the Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies.
«That this House opposes the Government's plans to impose a polyclinic, or GP - led health centre, in every primary care trust; regrets that this could result in the closure of up to 1,700 GP surgeries; is concerned that the imposition of polyclinics against the will of patients and GPs could be detrimental to standards of care, particularly for the elderly and vulnerable, by breaking the vital GP / patient link; further regrets that these plans are being imposed without consultation; is alarmed at the prospective loss of patient access to local GP services at a time when care closer to home should be strengthened; believes that the Government's plans would jeopardise the independence and commissioning capability of general practice in the future; supports the strengthening of access to diagnostic and therapeutic services without undermining the structure of GP services; and calls on the Government to reconsider its plans for polyclinics.
«The funny thing is, particularly in the urban center, the problems that are facing Syracuse are the problems that I face back home in the Bronx when we talk about education, when we talk about poverty — trying to lift families out of poverty and improve the education system,» Heastie said Tuesday morning, after emerging from a closed - door meeting with Miner.
A close proximity to the Portland metro area, combined with a very low crime rate and moderately priced homes, make it particularly suitable for families and professionals alike.
Most Veterinarians will agree that kittens are more fragile than they seem, making it extremely important to pay particularly close attention to your pet's health within his or her first weeks at your home.
Like human doctors, it is particularly important for your veterinarian to be in close proximity to your home.
Furthermore, if they regularly wee close to a door or underneath a window it can cause quite a stink to waft through your home, particularly in summer.
If you prefer to stay closer to home, then the Balearic Islands are perfect for yoga and wellbeing, particularly the gorgeous islands of Majorca and Ibiza.
Home, what's closest to us, resides in the details of windows, doors and driveways, and particularly in the personal responses they provoke.
His imagery draws inspiration from subjects close to his emotional and physical world: his immediate family, particularly his wife and young daughter, and his environment, including the riverscape viewed from his home.
Even closer to home, I am not as convinced as others that in the US we are as prepared as warranted, particularly in college campuses, where, fund raising priorities for renovating existing structures used to trump earthquake needs.
Movements to close Diablo Canyon and the Indian Point power plant north of New York City (about eight miles from my home, for what it's worth) were particularly energized.
The DIFC has particularly close links to China and is home to four of its biggest banks.
The look and feel, particularly in the home screen launcher, is closer to Xiaomi's MIUI or Apple's iOS than the typical Android UI, and that's something you'll either get used to, or something that'll drive you to put a custom launcher on the thing.
Lou Rendina, director of Rendina Real Estate, said demand is strong for affordable apartments or studios close to the city, particularly among first time home buyers eligible for state government assistance.
The last quarter of the year is just not an ideal time to put a home on the market, particularly if you want full price or a quick closing
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