Sentences with phrase «pivotal role working»

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At Tesla, Elon has overseen product development and design from the beginning, including the all electric Tesla Roadster, Model S and Model X. Transitioning to a sustainable energy economy, in which electric vehicles play a pivotal role, has been one of his central interests for almost two decades, stemming from his time as a physics student working on ultracapacitors in Silicon Valley.

Sen. Adams has worked with PEF on many important issues, and he has played a pivotal role in helping us build support for continuing the high quality state medical, research and educational services of Downstate University Hospital in Brooklyn.»

«The Legislature, assemblymembers, senators on both sides, both political stripes, they have very good working knowledge of what goes on in their district,» said Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, «and I think we should play a pivotal and critical role in making those decisions.»

With Cuomo already accumulating substantial institutional support, such as Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and the major health care workers union 1199SEIU, the Working Families Party could play a pivotal role in Nixon's candidacy.

If a working - class party is to play the pivotal role necessary to winning universal health care, there must be a wider assessment of current political weaknesses on the left, and concrete discussions of how to leverage the potential strength of both unionized and nonunionized workers to win real health care reform.

«With this work, we are beginning to understand the role that changes in mitochondrial DNA play in the death of cholinergic neurons, which has been shown to be pivotal in the onset and progression of motor and non-motor Parkinson's disease symptoms.»

The Lazar lab has been working on HDAC3 for over a decade, focusing on the pivotal role of this enzyme in hormone - mediated regulation of gene expression and metabolism.

CES 2012: Intel to Power Smart Phones, Create Ultrabook - Tablet Hybrid Devices Intel played a pivotal role in making PCs ubiquitous by developing a standard processor architecture, and the company intends to work similar magic in smart phones

He also played a pivotal role in building the NGO Island Conservation, whose mission is to prevent extinctions by removing invasive species from islands, from a five - person operation to a multi-million dollar organization that now works in over a dozen countries.

And the whole thing wouldn't work at all without Lieberher, who brings preternatural confidence, wounded vulnerability and an otherworldly intensity to his pivotal role.

Shannon's small role fits with this strategy: He plays a photographer for LIFE whose work brings pivotal attention to the Lovings» case, in scenes that are quiet and offhand and, indeed, actually about the process of the photographer attempting not to disrupt his subjects» lives as he takes their picture.

Rooney Mara Mara was just another working actress doing guest spots on TV and the occasional role in mostly forgettable films until 2009 when she successfully auditioned for the small but pivotal role of Mark Zuckerberg's girlfriend in David Fincher's Oscar winner for Best Picture, The Social Network.

With no formal position, he's played a pivotal role in shepherding and selling the work coordinated by the NGA and CCSSO.

Preparing for adulthood • Planning for young people's futures • A broad range of education and learning opportunities: Wolf Review • Employment opportunities and support: the role of disability employment advisers • A coordinated transition to adult health services: joint working across all services • Support for independent living Services working together for families • Local authorities and local health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change for children, young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arrangements

Reflecting on his pivotal role in precipitating the boycott, Bishop recalled in 1992, «I had more mouth than anyone else, and I worked for myself, so there wasn't much chance of being punished by whites.

During the next few weeks California educators will play a pivotal role in a crucial phase of work for the new Smarter Balanced assessments California students will take this spring: setting the cutoff scores that will indicate how well a student is performing.

«Principals play a pivotal role,» he told the group in Boston, urging attendees to work together to provide aspiring leaders with the skills they need to turn around struggling schools.

Well, actually, there are two parts to that assumption: the first is that we at CityBridge believe that teachers can play a pivotal role in redesigning schools through the work they do in their classrooms, and the second is that teachers in our programs believe the same.

The Arizona Charter Schools Association is proud to have played a pivotal role in bringing this funding to our state, proactively working with the Arizona Legislature in 2015 to ensure Arizona would qualify for the grant.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and ambitious finance professional to work as an integral part of a dynamic and highly effective Senior Leadership Team, playing a pivotal role in the strategic development of the cluster and wider Trust community.

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for an experienced professional to play a pivotal role in the work of NET Academies and to make a visible difference in the lives of children across our family of schools.

This is an excellent opportunity for a strong leader to undertake a pivotal strategic role in the leadership and development of the school and the work of NET Academies.

Through his work with the HR 1103 Joint Study Committee and the Alliance of Agency Heads Math / Science Task Force, Mr. Henson played a pivotal role in advancing the preparation and compensation of Georgia mathematics and science teachers.

readers will recall, Mandel and his aide, Meghan Lowney, played the pivotal role in the creation of Excel Bridgeport, Inc. the corporate funded education reform advocacy group that supported Malloy's education reform bill, worked to pass Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch's failed charter revision proposal to do away with an elected board of education in Bridgeport and has been the biggest boosters for Paul Vallas and Kenneth Moales Jr, the disgraced former chair of the Bridgeport Board of Education.

Having worked in the FIA between 1993 and 2009, Max Mosley played a pivotal role in ensuring safety in motorsport, and particularly Formula 1, was substantially improved.

In his first book - length work of nonfiction, Anderson skillfully interweaves details from Shostakovich's life into pivotal historical moments, particularly Russia's role in WWII, brilliantly elucidating some of the more puzzling parts of Russian history.

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Their team played a pivotal role in expanding the frontier of digital publishing and we look forward to working closely with them to introduce young families to the magic of BabyFirst brands in e-Book form,» said Guy Oranim, CEO of BabyFirst.

By laying this new foundation and partnership, Assistance Dogs Asia hopes to play a pivotal role in expanding assistance dog related work throughout Asia and create a strong regional ADI Regional Chapter based on the positive sharing of knowledge and skills.

The role of the private sector in this is pivotal, ministers insisted, although competitive concerns and the fragmented nature of the sector often prevent companies from working together.

From countless scientific discoveries, to strategic commercial and political relations, to his pivotal role in the founding of our country, Franklin's hard work, discipline, and values can be summed up in one idea: «How can I help?»

Looking at the pivotal role of drawing in current practice, the exhibition features almost 200 works on paper by some of the most significant artists working today.

Hive Culture presents diverse works by 18 contemporary artists who are preoccupied with the pivotal role that bees play in pollination, environmental health and our changing relationship to nature.

It is a touchstone for contemporary art internationally, plays a central role in London's cultural landscape and is pivotal to the continued growth of the world's most vibrant contemporary art quarter.The Whitechapel Gallery does not own a Collection, but has a dedicated gallery for opening up public and private collections, including five displays from the British Council Collection from April 2009 — May 2010; four displays from The D. Daskalopoulos Collection, Greece, from June 2010 — May 2011; five displays from the Government Art Collection, from June 2011 — September 2012; four displays from the Collection Sandretto Re Rebaudengo from September 2012 — September 2013; four displays drawn from member museums of the Contemporary Art Society from September 2013 — August 2014 and four displays of works from the V - A-C Foundation collection from September 2014 — August 2015.

The ballet tests basic tenants of the genre — roles that are traditionally gender specific become abstracted, ruthless movements manipulate and redirect classical pointe work — while deconstructing pivotal, but cliché moments from historical ballets against a backdrop of Western swagger.

Moreover, it will exemplify the pivotal roles that the galleries played in showcasing works by radical female artists of the time.

A scholarly catalogue was published to accompany the exhibition, with a lead essay by Ann Dumas that chronicles Matisse's principal models and sheds new light on the artist's working process and the pivotal role his models played in the development of his art.

This sprawling group portrait of a region documented and reclaimed the little - known history of the artists who worked and lived in the greater Los Angeles Metropolitan Region, illuminating the pivotal role they played in shaping the ethos and aesthetics of postwar California.

As an administrator, her work plays a pivotal role in oversight and administration of a variety of programs at various arts / cultural nonprofits.

This exhibition from the Brenau University Permanent Art Collection features works by artists that played pivotal roles in the shifting American art world in the years following World War II including Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Louise Bourgeois, and Helen Frankenthaler.

Over the course of the last seventy years, NOMA has played a pivotal role in championing artists working outside mainstream art contexts, especially those from the American South.

The Thomas Cole National Historic Site and The Olana Partnership / Olana State Historic Site co-hosted a landmark exhibition of contemporary art to highlight the pivotal role that the two historic properties — and the artists who lived and worked there — played in shaping America's tradition of contemporary art.

NOMA has long played a pivotal role in highlighting this work, and so we are pleased to partner with them in this program,» said Maxwell L. Anderson, president of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation.

Around 800 guests gathered in a party tent outside the Geffen Contemporary in Downtown Los Angeles to celebrate the 83 - year - old California conceptual art legend for, in Vergne's words, his pivotal role in the formation of body art, word art, post-structuralist, postmodernist, and proto - appropriation art; the rise of Los Angeles as an art center; over 377 solo exhibitions, 1,500 group shows, and 4,000 works of art — not to mention Baldessari's position as an artist trustee, newly resumed this past year (see Jeffrey Deitch Defends Klaus Biesenbach and Helen Molesworth Hired as Chief Curator of LA MOCA).

Thomas Cole National Historic Site and Olana State Historic Site co-hosted a landmark exhibition of contemporary art to highlight the pivotal role that the two historic properties — and the artists who lived and worked there, Thomas Cole and Frederic Church — played in shaping America's culture of contemporary art.

Surveying the psychological effect of dressing and the cross-influential impact of a mutual dress code within members of same social groups, play a pivotal role in Sahib's body of work.

«So many great artists and writers have lived and worked in Los Angeles, a city with an incredibly rich landscape of museums, galleries and art schools which play a pivotal role in the international art world.

The history of observation and its connection to political power also plays a pivotal role in his work and acts as a starting point for a broader examination of seeing, controlling and monitoring at the same time as it opens up a path to possible worlds.

Painting plays a pivotal role in Tompkins» work.

Her lecture focused on both her work and her husband's work — the first time Nancy talked about Smithson's work: his childhood, the pivotal role place played in his work, from New Jersey to many other places they would explore together.