Sentences with phrase «planting flags»

Five years after Linklaters turned the trend for firms planting flags around the world on its head with a return to alliance deals, its partner firms — Australia's Allens and South Africa's Webber Wentzel — do not let you forget their ties to the magic circle firm.

Considering how aggressively Fox is planting flags in the ground for the next few years (more so than Marvel), one would think yes, they're paving the way for franchises here.

But rights to polar resources won't be determined by planting flags in a frontier - style land rush.

See where the most successful startups in the old world are planting their flags.

Apple (aapl), for one, has planted a flag in the ground firmly in favor of privacy by default, as demonstrated in their recent battle with the Federal Bureau of Investigation over unlocking an iPhone used by a terrorist.

Method, Toms, Warby Parker, and Whole Foods Market have planted the flag of social responsibility, or conscious capitalism, and defended it profitably.

Testing hypotheses and trading arguments about theories often works better than planting a flag and asking team members to try to topple you from opinion mountain.

What I had been good at while at First Round Capital was finding deals early and planting my flag.

«Our appliance initiative, our furniture, our mattress is a way to plant a flag now in the expectation we'll be able to gain more share in the near future,» he continued.

With the purchase of Phantom, Splunk is clearly seeking to keep up the momentum by planting its flag in the security orchestration and automation segment, a hot category of the cybersecurity market.

«We want to be able to plant a flag in major U.S. and international cities first, but beyond that we're just getting started,» she says.

Trudeau has tried to plant his flag firmly in the middle of things, shrugging off what environmentalists and the Jason Kenneys say about him picking one side or the other.

In early 2014, GoCoin firmly planted a flag on the cryptocurrency moon by announcing support for litecoin and dogecoin payments.

Morgan Stanley's Adam Parker, who has been among the gloomiest of the major brokerage house stock strategists, planted his flag in the bullish camp.

You Are Investing in Something Good — The US real estate market has seen better days (like when pioneers raced out West and planted flags in the ground to claim their acreage), but property is one of those things that, when taken care of, can result in many years of income returns.

They talk about America being a «Christian Nation», like they planted a flag on it and claimed it for their own.

How dare I plant a flag on the hill of my opinions of «what is true and what is right» when I may soon uproot that flag and plant it somewhere else?

A theologian driven by a lust for innovation will end up in heresy or find his desires happily frustrated, like Chesterton's explorer who sailed the globe in search of exotic places only to plant his flag on the coast of Cornwall.

So atheists and religious recognize mysteries, atheists speculate and explore, religious plant a flag of dogma.

Since you do not recognize these facts, you are stuck thinking like a child and basically planting a flag of victory over pointing out that «bananas are yellow therefore yellow crayons must taste like fruit».

End Religion summed him perfectly with these lines:... «Since you do not recognize these facts, you are stuck thinking like a child and basically planting a flag of victory over pointing out that», bananas are yellow therefore yellow crayons must taste like fruit»»...

This new secularism plants its flag on the so - called right side of history — exactly as if historicism itself hadn't been discredited from philosopher Karl Popper onward.

To put the mosque there is like planting a flag of conquest.

The directive I am signing today will refocus America's space program on human exploration and discovery... This time we will not only plant our flag and leave our footprint.

Huss noted that BluePrint's decision to open its first store in L.A. would plant a flag in the company's second largest market and further demonstrate its status as a national brand.

And if the future is a place where high - end restaurants care as much about their environmental impact as they do plating, then The Perennial will be the one that waved its arms, planted the flag in 2016, and said it was here first.

They planted their flag as the best Softball unit in the League and shot up the Standings in doing so.

Week 1 allowed some Teams to really jump out and plant their flag as «front - runners» and the scoreboard was lit up early and often..

Head - to - head isn't everything, but planting the flag at somebody else's house must count for something.

While Baker Mayfield issued an apology after planting a flag at The Horseshoe after beating Ohio State, the Buckeyes are still not pleased about the act.

He then made his way over to the «O» on OSU's field, and planted the flag into it.

The Rot starts at Board level and let me tell you why: A number of years ago David Dein, who has been vilified by some for leaving the club and planting his flag elsewhere, was forced out of the club due to the board members untenable position on Dein's proposal to bring in Alisher Usmanov into the boardroom.

After Baker Mayfield planted a flag at midfield of The Horseshoe, take a look at what Siri says who the owner...

Notably, lacrosse has broken out of the East and planted its flag all over the country.

He then made his way over to the «O» on OSU's field, and planted the flag onto it.

(Yup, I just planted my flag on the best couple's name in sports history.)

Planted flags, 3rd - and - 93, upsets and covers, just another week in college football.

City's supporters are now discovering that winning the title without even playing, courtesy of West Bromwich Albion's unexpected 1 - 0 victory at Old Trafford on Sunday, does nothing to diminish the joy of planting your flag at the summit while the rest look on enviously below you.

This was an opportunity for James Pallotta to plant the flag and declare AS Roma as a club that values its homegrown stars more than pawns to balance the books.

The Mexican striker has long been considered the ideal signing for an MLS club looking to plant its flag in the ground, much like the LA Galaxy did with Beckham.

Pawlenty Plants a Flag on Planet Internet, as he Locks Up Top GOP Talent.

Astorino, who would be up for re-election as county executive in 2017, has said his campaign last year «planted a flag.»

«We have not tilted at windmills in this campaign, we have planted a flag,» Astorino said in his concession speech.

The ad, which Clinton narrates herself, comes as she starts planting her flag for the New York primary April 19.

This year's Republican challenger suggested during his election night concession speech that this wasn't the last New York will see of him: «We have planted a flag and we will be back to reclaim it and advance it further,» he said.

Insiders say Wisniewski likely harbors ambitions beyond his current station, and some believe he held up the reform legislation because he intends to run for governor and needs to plant his flag.

It's wry stuff from Cameron, who is so concerned with photo - ops and media opportunities that it's reassuring to see him plant his flag to a position which isn't popular in the country.

«We planted the flag two years ago and we have returned to reclaim it,» he said.

You can't go around the world and just plant flags and say, «We're claiming this territory.

But Bell also hopes that cooperation will be on the agenda and stresses that the U.S., having already planted its flag on the moon, should not rush to get back at the expense of other priorities.