Sentences with phrase «several good conversations with»

During that looong day, I was able to have several good conversations with two of the Mormons I work with.

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And several Democrats said recent conversations with Springer, as well as his schedule, suggested he seemed to be more seriously interested in running this time than in years past.

Beyond the special visit of Senator Collins, highlights included: • Intense and probing pre and post-dinner conversations about the economy and the world on the deck (along with wonderful wine and hors d'oeuvres — part of the tradition is that each participant ships several bottles of excellent wine to share with others) • Participation in a financial forecast survey of key factors for the upcoming 12 months as well as a review of the prior year's financial forecast survey — including distribution of funds that the prior year's attendees «bet» on the accuracy of the forecasts.

We engaged in conversations with several women founders and VCs across the US to learn more about their experiences, both good and bad, and to hear what ideas they had for increasing the amount of capital going to women - founded companies.

In The Green Knight, the good Peter Mir confronts the murderer, and seems to have no resources with which to bring about moral conviction in the man; their several conversations end in frustration and no closure is reached.

Last week I attended a small conference in Nashville, where I enjoyed some really good conversations with several fellow bloggers / writers — Jim Palmer, Lauren Biggs, Gavin Richardson, Jay Voorhees, Andrew Thompson, Amy Smith, and Ronald Kidd to name a few.

Judging from (beer - fueled) conversations I had with several Republican strategists at this weekend's Personal Democracy Forum conference, the Post article hits the mark quite well — the main sentiment I heard from that side of the partisan divide was frustration mixed with fatalism.

Nassau Democratic chairman Jay Jacobs said he had several «heart to heart» conversations with Lavine about «what's best for him and for the party.»

In some ways, the conversations taking place in Brooklyn over the next several months will mirror those taking place on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where Mount Sinai Health System also wants to transform health care delivery, proposing to replace Beth Israel Medical Center with a much smaller inpatient hospital as well as additional ambulatory care sites.

Dave Asprey: We can indeed and you've given listeners several really good ideas here, and hopefully we move the needle for millions of people with this conversation.

And for every one communication that goes well and leads to meeting outside of eHarmony, several communications conclude with a decision, made mutually or individually, that the conversation needs to end.

In our conversation he talks about why he likes working on stage and screen projects with the film's writer - director Martin McDonagh as well as several other top - flight helmers he has acted for in the past including George Clooney — with whom he says he grew close to over the course of two years he spent with him on Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind in which Rockwell played Chuck Barris, the game show host who claimed he was a CIA agent.

Far more delicate - seeming in person than on the screen, Ms. Swinton is dressed in a loose brown shirt that she'll pull over her legs, knees folded against her chest, several times during the course of our conversation — a charming, almost alarmingly childlike pose from an actress I most readily associate with ferocious, audacious turns in Derek Jarman's free - verse celluloid poetry and best - of - bad - movie appearances in everything from Vanilla Sky to The Beach to The Statement.

This Measures of Success framework serves several functions: it tells a story about the systems - level work to better serve children and youth across multiple initiatives, it provides accessible information that can be used to inform cabinet - level conversations and discussions with potential partners and funders, and it can trigger conversations and collaborative action to improve capacity to use data for effective decision - making.

With a nice spread of reaction and a good handle on the several ironies coming together in this instance — ultimately about as bizarre as most things connected with the late pop star — Streitfeld's article is well worth reading in the ongoing conversation about online reviews, their place and power, not just in publishing but in many other areas of online retail, as wWith a nice spread of reaction and a good handle on the several ironies coming together in this instance — ultimately about as bizarre as most things connected with the late pop star — Streitfeld's article is well worth reading in the ongoing conversation about online reviews, their place and power, not just in publishing but in many other areas of online retail, as wwith the late pop star — Streitfeld's article is well worth reading in the ongoing conversation about online reviews, their place and power, not just in publishing but in many other areas of online retail, as well.

While attending the Frankfurt Book Fair and constantly reporting all the latest updates of the industry, Mercy Pilkington of Good e-Reader highlights several key points for self - publishers in the conversation with Michael Tamblyn, CEO of Kobo.

I often have the conversation with my clients about home dental care and quite commonly hear: 1) they have a tooth brush at home but haven't used it yet despite good intentions, 2) They brush once a month, or 3) The groomer «cleans» their pet's teeth whenever it gets groomed (usually several times a year).

Training staff, interns, and volunteers is a key part of THL's strategy of helping to grow the animal advocacy movement by increasing the number of committed, trained, animal advocates.189 THL has large and structured volunteer, intern, and campus outreach programs designed in part to help participants become better advocates ready for positions of greater responsibility.190, 191 THL also tries to promote professional development among staff through structured training for managers and opportunities to attend relevant conferences and trainings.192 THL tells us that they try to promote from within as much as possible, and we have observed this in several cases.193 In our conversations with staff, we heard that while staff, interns, and volunteers all have opportunities for training and skill development, such opportunities tend to be much less structured for staff and more reliant on the staff member to take the initiative, which may lead to less overall growth.194

On a positive note, Stewart felt encouraged by the conversations he engaged in with several Yulin citizens, most of whom didn't like the idea of eating dog, as well as butchers who said their businesses had taken a drop in sales due to all the activism, outside pressure, and the government no longer endorsing the event.

Already FFVII was known for its surprising dialogues, its well - told story, Tifa's long conversations with Cloud in 7th heaven for example, and finally several memorable moments, which were expected to have in XV, and everything was so poorly done and Fast.

The sculptures are the main attraction, but Chacair's small, precise paintings strike up conversations with those of her Beirut - born contemporary Etel Adnan at Galerie Lelong (who is better known here thanks to several gallery shows and a Whitney Biennial appearance.)

The conversation will take its cues from «Raymond Pettibon: A Pen of All Work,» which occupies the three main floors of the Museum and includes more than eight hundred drawings from the 1960s to the present, as well as a number of his early self - produced zines and artist's books and several videos made in collaboration with fellow artists and his musician friends.

Besides an evaluation of numerous letters and material from the Gerhard Richter archive, the book includes conversations with the artist as well as several of his contemporaries.

This record may capture electronic conversations between several people innocently participating in an electronic conversation with the targeted recipient, as well electronic conversations involving multiple participants engaged in a group text.

Only through a conversation with one (or several) licensed insurance agents can the best deal be coaxed out through conversation.

LinkedIn offers several often overlooked ways to make people aware of you, and the value you offer, without the discomfort of initiating one - on - one conversations with people you may not know very well, if at all.

A: The first step your daughter can take is to begin to have first of several conversations with her young children about good and bad touch - explaining «good» touch is a hug, a tickle under the armpit, a high five.