Sentences with phrase «seizing upon opportunities»

He describes different factions of the reform world seizing upon opportunities that occurred at the same time, and ignoring what their counterparts were doing.

But when he bumbled, Keselowski seized upon the opportunity and though it may appear he may have stole the W, this was in fact the definition of a hard - fought victory.

Lorius seized upon an opportunity from the French polar mission to go to Antarctica during the so - called International Geophysical Year of 1957.

With no easy solution in sight, and seizing upon the opportunity to prove his abilities to his superiors to judge reassignment, Weston ends up on the run with Frost throughout various locations in Cape Town.

The fact that the Duplass Brothers were attached to produce and there was this really exciting, fresh cast with a great new voice at the helm made us seize upon the opportunity to become involved.»

We must seize upon the opportunity presented by Gov. Brown's commitment and begin working earnestly on designing a school finance system that removes the red tape and «command and control» at the state level and allows educators to meet the needs of their local students.

As the world's first truly international artist, Calder continues to resonate globally with diverse audiences, and he would have seized upon this opportunity to show his work amidst the Pushkin's venerable collection.»

«It can only be hoped that world leaders will seize upon opportunities to engage in arbitration and other amicable dispute resolution processes, as have those in the conflicts featured in the book, to resolve even seemingly intractable conflicts.»

In Eastwood v Magnox Electric plc [2004] UKHL 35, [2004] 3 All ER 991, the House of Lords seized upon the opportunity to recognise the validity of a claim for stress - related injury alleged to have been caused by a campaign on the part of an employer to demoralise the claimants before dismissing them in breach of duty of trust and confidence.

For Samsung, the key lies not just in seizing upon this opportunity to demonstrate that it's capable of the «surprise and delight» it so often attempts, but also to position the Gear Fit as more than a fitness device.

Kuna is looking to seize upon the opportunity to service this target market size which is in the excess of 266 million people.

In early 2016, AREAA National Chair Vicky Silvano and Chairman Emeritus Jim Park seized upon this opportunity and began what would be known as the «No Other» campaign, which sought to get AAPI a standalone category in this critical report.

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«Modern production systems are teeming with turnaround opportunities, but to date, investors have not seized upon them.»

With continuous partial attention, we're scanning incoming alerts for the one best thing to seize upon: «How can I tune in in a way that helps me sync up with the most interesting, or important, opportunity?»

Beyond these challenges, China has also seized upon the economic opportunity that clean energy technologies and services offer in the global marketplace.

«We certainly don't take any pleasure from seeing WestJet's current challenges and woes but certainly it's our objective that if there was a business opportunity there we'll seize upon it as they sought to do,» Rovinescu said.

Undaunted he seized upon this as an opportunity for evangelism.

«We will also seize this opportunity to call upon the President, His Excellency Nana Akufo - Addo not only to concentrate on alleged crimes committed in the past but also crimes committed under his watch by members of his government and party.»

«Accordingly, Pastoralists being major victims of internecine tribal killings across Northern Nigeria for decades on end, we seize this opportunity to call upon the president to as a matter of duty extend his sense of justice to likewise arrest and punish all those who committed the genocidal killings of the over 1000 our men, women and children last June in Mambila, last November in Numan and Kajuru among others.

Meanwhile, Valjean seizes an opportunity for compassion regarding Fantine (a clammy Uma Thurman), a worker at his factory who is dismissed upon the discovery that she has a child out of wedlock.

Many academics would have seized upon such an opportunity to turn the tables on a critic.

The union, led by Alex Caputo - Pearl, immediately seized upon the public relations opportunity to pursue the national anti-charter theme of billionaires trying to privatize public schools.

SEAs and LEAs are planning for and working to fulfill the law's requirements, as well as seizing upon new opportunities to partner with stakeholders to improve education for all students.

Seizing upon this as a great opportunity, I started writing my first book of contemporary fiction with a dozen short stories.

Retailers should seize the opportunity to impress upon their customers that pet identification products are an essential part of responsible pet ownership for dogs and cats.

In terms of how likely a delay at this stage would actually be, much will depend upon the extent to which members of the European Council want to seize the guidelines as an opportunity to exert influence.

White & Case is among a select group of global law firms able to meet the cross-border and domestic needs of North America's most notable businesses, helping them to overcome their most difficult challenges and seize upon their most exciting opportunities.

We are among a select group of global law firms that are able to meet the cross-border and domestic needs of the most notable businesses in the US, helping them to overcome difficult challenges and seize upon exciting opportunities.

Canon seized upon this market opportunity by launching a low - price, personal photocopier that printed fewer pages per second and cost more to print per page.

This is a great opportunity to seize upon the knowledge of an industry expert and learn how you are perceived by others, reaching out to network connections including peers, friends, managers, vendors, and others with insightful opinion.

Rhode Island's 2005 early childhood system plan, Successful Start, provided the foundation upon which state leaders could seize opportunities to expand services to support the healthy development of...

Rhode Island's 2005 early childhood system plan, Successful Start, provided the foundation upon which state leaders could seize opportunities to expand services to support the healthy development of the states youngest children.

«An opportunity is upon our nation at the moment, and I hope that one day, our political leaders will have the courage to honour the voices of our peoples as captured in the Uluru Statement and seize that moment,» Commissioner Oscar said.