Sentences with phrase «predicament faced»

At least that was the predicament faced by Catriona Troth, the eighth indie author in my literary fiction interview series, when she sought to place her novel, Ghost Town, for sale.

«I thought the key thing I was able to bring to them was communicating the urgency of the predicament they faced and having them buy in to the idea they could be successful.»

Sure, you'll find some scattered levity, but the predicament faced by the devoutly Jewish April is not a cheery one, nor is it is masked that way by broad gags or wit.

That's how one Baghdad woman describes the dire predicament faced by her and other Iraqi Christians, a dwindling community that is enduring another string of anti-Christian sectarian assaults in Baghdad and in Mosul.

Schultz and the President discussed Schultz's «concerns for the country,» the budget predicaments facing 42 states, and «the profound crisis of confidence in America.»

Reformed Church of Highland Park's pastor, Seth Kaper - Dale, is familiar with the predicament facing some of his congregants.

Although, arguably, their respective targets are different (Liverpool realistically targeting fourth, whereas Chelsea are aiming to challenge for the title) there are a number of similarities to the predicaments both face: a transition in method; managers in their first full season; a transitional phase in their squad and trouble finding the right balance tactically.

The predicament facing the party is a product of New York's unusual voting system, which allows candidates to appear on multiple ballot lines.

That predicament faces Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg), a college physics professor.

Though no stranger to climbing mountains by himself, he is especially unprepared for the predicament he faces, his location unbeknownst to the rest of the world, his sustenance limited to a chicken burrito and bottle with 500 ml of water, and his supplies consisting of some scaling rope, a camcorder, and a dull multi-tool.

If you stop and think about the predicaments faced by these people, you'd realise that they're incredibly screwed up, but there is a general feeling of «midday movie» that stops anything from getting too serious.

Models like brEDcrumb not only stand to alleviate the guidance counseling predicament facing nearly a quarter of schools, but, like Parachute and EnrichEd, they can also diversify students» networks by connecting them to adults beyond their school's four walls.

That's the predicament facing gamers in Broward County, Florida where retailers are now required by law to collect the thumbprints of anyone trading in used videogames.

As Tweti writes: «Given the active and stimulating lives they live in nature, parrots always oppose the predicament they face living in captivity.

I would never do such a thing on any forum, as I don't believe either of them are an answer to the predicament we face.

The participants attending the Alice Springs consultation explained the predicament facing Aboriginal women in that region.

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She says Darash is not the only one who faces this kind of predicament — and that it often ends in a founder moving away from the United States permanently.

Faced with a similar predicament, here's how college trep Sarah Haselkorn keeps everything in order.

In this abundant world, the arcaders face the predicament of finding meaning without having anything to contribute.

And like Cameron, he faces a predicament in the event of independence.

Having said that, the mall is in a serious predicament, as Sears continues to be that dead anchor store walking, but now there's the possibility of another anchor store going under, as my local Bergners department store is part of Bon Ton stores which filed for bankruptcy and is facing possible liquidation.

«Now just imagine the predicament a more typical couple of more modest means faces in the current market environment.»

If we take the Gospels seriously, we are left, in our dire predicament, facing an utterly humbling question: How must we live and work so as not to be estranged from God's presence in his work and in all his creatures?

Can it not be more widely recognized that we are all in the human predicament together and that the pooling of knowledge and experience might lead to considerably more light being shed on the business of living which faces every one of us.

For Lutheran Christians, such despair in face of the universal and radical human predicament can only be overcome through the gospel, which announces forgiveness of sins and redemption of life under the conditions of an ambiguous world chained by sin and death.

Both individuals and churches face this predicament.

A thousand years from now our descendants will be facing difficult times, some of their problems being new and others being the same old problems that plague us today, because they will share inevitably in the perennial human predicament.

Test kitchen manager Brad Leone and his fiancée were facing this predicament until they finally hunkered down and perfected an easy riff on chana saag, the curry and cumin - spiced chickpea and spinach stew on the menu at most Indian restaurants.

The look on her face when she turned around and realized her predicament said it all, and Naomi took care of things without too much issue.

The shock on his and his teammates face, turns to laughter when he realises the predicament he was in.

In the light of a successful week for Arsenal, they are faced with a new predicament.

Right tackle Damian Prince faces the same stay - or - go predicament, and his decision is similarly unclear.

Whatever your baby dilemma is this article aims to address some of the most common baby predicaments that parents face.

It is a predicament parents across the suburbs are facing as the school year approaches.

Based on the beloved children's story, How to Train Your Dragon tells a tale of Hiccup, a Viking teenager who instead of embracing his family's long - standing heroic dragon slaying tradition, faces a predicament when he comes face - to - face with a dragon who challenges him and his fellow Vikings to see the world from a whole new perspective.

After working with thousands of families over my years as a family psychologist, I've found that one of the most common predicaments parents face is how to get kids to do what they're asked.

Labour's predicament is difficult, but it is the Liberal Democrats who face an existential crisis.

The predicament members of parliament are facing in the aftermath of the Brexit referendum is having to choose between the responsibilities of elected representatives in a parliamentary democracy, and the will of the people as expressed in a direct democracy referendum.

No matter what predicament, problem or difficulty you are facing the Lord has a way when there seems to be absolutely no solution in sight.

Take Labour's current predicament: an elderly, leftist leader faces a new Conservative Prime Minister.

«Jeremy Corbyn is not the first Labour leader to find himself in this position and so we should consider what he can learn from the last one who faced a similar, perhaps even worse predicament.

The watchdog agency's predicament is just one example of what happens in the budgetary bloodletting of fashioning a $ 20 - billion annual budget plan when the state faces a huge shortfall in revenue.

The last time Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced this predicament, the special election was scheduled to coincide with the general election.

Fixating on Clegg's predicament — and, indeed, simply looking at his face — it is easy to think most of the coalition's pain is felt on the Lib Dem side.

Yet if Cuomo gives the WFP the back of his hand and then bullies it over the budget, he will find himself in a predicament much like Spitzer's, facing an array of determined, well - financed enemies.

«Nigerians are aware that of all the people who have been facing the predicament of having worked for either the PDP or the previous federal government, our son has been the only one that was brought to court in handcuffs, paraded as a common criminal and treated without any dignity whatsoever,» the statement read.

You are in the midst of one of the toughest predicaments you may ever face in your career, and I wish you all the very best in tackling it.

Animals that travel between multiple destinations and return to a home base — like bees, birds, primates and humans — face a predicament known to mathematicians as the Travelling Salesman Problem.

When faced with a predicament, we feel inclined to fix the problem or eliminate it, but avoiding it is usually an easy and tempting option.

In a culture that shames girls for having sex while also pressuring them into having sex to please the men around them, this is an uncomfortably realistic rock - and - a-hard-place predicament real - life teen girls are faced with.