Sentences with phrase «real day of work»

HOMEWORK stars Freddie Highmore as George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, who is befriended by Sally, a beautiful and complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.

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Honestly, on my first day of remote work, while I was waiting to meet my new manager on our conference line, it crossed my mind that the whole company might not even be real.

If the company is going to grow and be a real option for clinical use, it needs to show its system can work accurately and handle every step from the individual finger prick to the processing of hundreds of thousands of samples every day.

«The biggest mistake I see these days is thinking that a business idea will automatically turn into a viable business model,» says Terri Lonier, president and founder of Working Solo, a New Paltz, New York - based business strategy consultancy, and author of Working Solo: The Real Guide to Freedom and Financial Success with Your Own Business.

The real clincher comes when we see a world of disgruntled people who go off to work, day in and day out, to a job they hate, never even knowing they were called to be more.

Yet, in the near future, there's no reason you couldn't skip the phone altogether and use earbuds as your primary form of communication throughout the day, using a laptop for real work or speaking to voicebots at home and in the office.

When Chicago lawyer Marvin Bower rescued what was then an accounting and engineering firm from near bankruptcy in 1939 and proceeded to invent the discipline of management consulting, he enshrined a set of commandments that guides McKinsey to this day: put client interest above firm profits; speak truth to power no matter the consequences; our work must have real impact on the client's business; take client secrets to the grave.

As Shawn Callahan, author of Putting Stories to Work, explains these «small stories» are the anecdotes concerning real - life experiences that people tell every day in conversations.

And where Gladwell drew criticism for being a dilettante, Ranadivé — the founder and CEO of real - time software company TIBCO — has been working in this field for some time, both in his day job and as an author (it's his third book on the subject).

While Google's arsenal of perks — which includes everything from «stock equity,» to «free 24/7 gym access,» «aaaaaamazing holiday parties,» and «mini-kitchens, snacks, drinks, free breakfast / lunch / dinner, all day, errr «day» — are notoriously cushy, the company wins real points with employees for attracting «the best talent and best people to work with in the world» as well as providing abundant «opportunities for career growth, and tons of career development resources.»

Burn out is a real thing and can not only set you back a few days on productivity but it can sneak up on your immune system, potentially causing you to miss time off of work.

They sound logical and strategic in their approach when you first hear them, but at the end of the day... they just don't work well in the real world.

Most people can't beat me, I have been given real estate portfolio after my parents divorced when I turned 18, I'll be 27 now and never officially worked a day in my life, I am financially independent and I am able to increase standards of my lifestyle every year thanks to growing income stream well above the rate of consumer price index.

As a real estate professional, you probably spend the bulk of your working day interacting with potential clients through various social media platforms.

It can be hard to work on your own life when you could just be someone else, but at the end of the day, it is your actions in the real world that you will be remembered by.

The love of God, shed abroad in our hearts by His unmerited mercy, is the bedrock, the cornerstone of that work which makes us justified, righteous and ready for the very real new creation ahead — the hope that makes our days here (often scared with pain and trial) have meaning — that's the hope of our calling that allows (as Steve notes) us to live for each other.

But his real work during that period from 1824 to 1843 was in pastoral care, including preaching nearly every Sunday with a tenacity and depth that caught the imagination of hearers and readers from his day to our own.

Relying on intelligence dossiers prepared meticulously by his UDR commanders, he prepared intensively, making several dry runs by following the bread delivery van in which Hackett would ultimately die; he blocked out the reality that the target might be a family man with a pregnant wife and child awaiting his return home from work; he avoided reading the papers or listening to TV reports over the next days, because the stories tend to make a real human being out of what had to be thought of only as «the target.»

I wish it (Christianity) were more productive of good works... I mean real good works... not holy day keeping, sermon - hearing... or making long prayers, filled with flatteries and compliments despised by wise men, and much less capable of pleasing the Deity.

It's a combination of a few things that are real: the baby won't sleep, I have four children and there aren't enough hours in the day for everything to get done, I have obligations and duties and work and requirements demanding all of my attention and my time just like everyone else — trust me, I'm no special snowflake.

In which I am here, breastfeeding, but not for much longer:: So I want to remember, for the real rest - work, and for the metaphors of struggle and let - down and release and feeding, and for the weight of responsibility, the lightness of giving, and for the ordinary, every day, pausing holy - wonder.

The parables disclose with what pleasure and tolerance he surveyed the broad scene of human activity: the merchant seeking pearls; the farmer sowing his fields; the real - estate man trying to buy a piece of land in which he had secret reason to believe a treasure lay buried; the dishonest secretary, who had been given notice, making friends against the evil day among his employer's debtors by reducing their obligations; the five young women sleeping with lamps burning while the bridegroom tarried and unable to attend the marriage because their sisters who had had foresight enough to bring additional oil refused to lend them any; the rich man whose guests for dinner all made excuses; the man comfortably in bed with his children who gets up at midnight to help his importunate neighbor only because he despairs of getting rid of him otherwise; the king who is out to capture a city; the man who built his house upon the sand and lost it in the first storm of wind and rain; the queer employer who pays all of his men the same wage whether they have worked the whole day or a single hour; the great lord who going to a distant land entrusts his property to his three servants and judges them by the success of their investments when he returns; the shepherd whose sheep falls into a ditch; the woman with ten pieces of silver who, losing one, lights the candle and sweeps diligently till she finds it, and makes the finding of it the occasion of a celebration in which all of her neighbors are invited to share — and how long such a list might be!

Other models can be found in the approaches used by chaplains in hospitals, universities and prisons, where contact with unbelievers is part of the normal day's work, and where a real response can be made based on knowledge of the state of people's religious views and needs.

Satan attacks me in my thoughts day and night and he makesit so i can barely eat i pray to the lord and he consoles me god is REAL i used to e a drug dealer the most violent and disruptive of men and one night i came under attack from satan and felt like satan was makeing me into someone im not putting thoughts in my head of death suicide and sexual immorality then i read the wqordof god and everything felt better when i read the Book «The Advocate» spiritual warfare is real and god can save you from satans tourment do nt let Satan claim the rights to your soul i had trouble believing in god for years my mind worked in science and fact but the fact is that God is real and living and when you leave this earth you Will face JudgeREAL i used to e a drug dealer the most violent and disruptive of men and one night i came under attack from satan and felt like satan was makeing me into someone im not putting thoughts in my head of death suicide and sexual immorality then i read the wqordof god and everything felt better when i read the Book «The Advocate» spiritual warfare is real and god can save you from satans tourment do nt let Satan claim the rights to your soul i had trouble believing in god for years my mind worked in science and fact but the fact is that God is real and living and when you leave this earth you Will face Judgereal and god can save you from satans tourment do nt let Satan claim the rights to your soul i had trouble believing in god for years my mind worked in science and fact but the fact is that God is real and living and when you leave this earth you Will face Judgereal and living and when you leave this earth you Will face Judgement

And by «biblical,» most pointed to a glamorized, westernized version of the Proverbs 31 Woman, who rises before dawn each day, provides food for her family, trades fine linens for a profit, invests in real estate, and works late into the night weaving and sewing.

A day of working hard on something related to your real work is satisfying.

It was a work of real scholarship, performed cooperatively by representative scholars and clergy of the day, though largely only a careful revision of the Bishop's Bible.

Once the pastor - loaf is cooked, it can rest in the fridge for a few days before slicing and crisping to serve, which means that if you're planning a dinner party, it only requires a few minutes of work on the day - of to get the best tacos al pastor you'll find outside of a real taqueria.

It's warm and comforting and requires nothing from you after you come home from a long day at work... Meaning that all you have to do is pour the wine and decide which episode of Real Housewives you want to enjoy while slurping up this soup...

Yellow bikinis on bears are the antithesis of working on Labor Day, so the mike's sweepstakes winner will have the chance to have a real summer Friday and celebrate unconventionally.

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A stunning strike and some sterling work from the online Gooners gave Jack the goal of the season award from Match of the Day, and he backed that up with another couple of Man of the Match awards for England, with another couple of super strikes to open his international account to put a real gloss on his summer.

«One day [Florentino Perez] will need to explain why Cristiano works for another company outside of Real Madrid,» he said.

Any Arsenal fan who has a friend or work colleague or just some person they come into contact with who is of the Tottenham supporting variety, will probably have had a tough day having to cope with a healthy smattering of Spurs smugness after our north London rivals produced a memorable result in beating the reigning Champions League winners Real Madrid.

Whether it eventually works out for Real or not in the current campaign, as Zidane looks to maintain the top quality of football for the Madrid based side, remains to be seen in the upcoming days.

Two years ago, United were thwarted by the Luddites over at Real Madrid who supposedly couldn't figure out how to work a fax machine in time to complete the deadline - day transfer of keeper David De Gea.

Madrid had smashed five past Real Betis at the weekend, a result that saw Juan Carlos Garrido lose his job, but they were made to work much harder by an improving Espanyol side Carlo Ancelotti's side also ran out one nil victors at the Cornella - El Prat in La Liga just nine days ago, but the fact of the matter is that Madrid have now won six games in a row and could yet win the domestic double this season.

Given that I barely have five minutes in a row to sit down and write during the day without Cooper wanting to show me something, requesting food, stubbing his toe or a whole myriad of other possible events that require Mommy's attention, I really can't comprehend how some parents work real jobs, from home, with their infants and toddlers at home too.

We've done our best to make do in the meantime, but working essentially in the middle of the family space has had some real day - to - day challenges for the whole family - those of us who want Mama's attention («But she's RIGHT THERE!»)

If you simply don't have enough hours in the day to work outside of your 9 — 5.30 (after all, with family, friends and other commitments it can be a real squeeze... and that's not taking into account how tired you already are!)

If you're at work, a text or email just to say «Hi», and an occasional bunch of flowers or other kind gesture to show that you love her and understand how hard life is at the moment could make a real difference to her day!

Mom owns her own craft workshop business and Dad works from home, but is out of the house most of the day, doing real estate tours.

It becomes very real to them when they can see us working versus our just leaving at the beginning of the day and coming home in time for dinner.

Also, offer your baby a bottle once a day leading up to your return to work to ensure she has the hang of it before you go back for real.

Maybe «Wilma» and others like her, who are the real heroes in the fight for better school food, who do their work day in and day out without benefit of media adulation or hundreds of throusands of outside dollars to support their programs, might find comfort and inspiration in making their own Healthy School Food Continuum and reminding themselves of just how far they have come against overwhelming odds.

I tried not to be too bossy and mom - ish and interfere with his normal lunch - time activities so I could get a real feel for how this part of his day works and I think it worked!

The only thing that has work is to put him down at night drowsy and pat him to sleep.We can now after weeks put him down awake and pat him to sleep but none of this works during the day thus Ive been searching for answers everywhere and I refuse to do CIO Ive felt like such a failure when sleep training does not work largely due to the fact that I have an individual and real mothers do nt always have the energy to deal with sleep training as you want to enjoy your baby too and not just faced endless hours of tears and fustration.

«The work done by organizations like the NEC is exactly the type of work the federal government should be investing in: it's cost - effective, informed by real industry experts, and helps save farmers» lives every day,» he said.

Meanwhile, a world away from the couple of dozen sites over which bloggers and the media have been obsessing, real work is getting done every day in the online political world.

In coming days, prosecutors are expected to call witnesses tied to additional charges against Silver: That he profited from legal work sent to a second law firm in Manhattan by mega-landlord Glenwood Management and another real estate developer in return for the politician's alleged backing of real estate legislation.