Sentences with phrase «several leading women»

Meanwhile, several leading women artists reinvented Surrealism in the United States.

Even Paul, during his ministry made mention of several leading women in his salutation to the Roman Church (Romans 16).

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This tiny Virginia city is home to several trade and government services businesses, and boasts 11 of the fastest - growing, women - led, private companies in America.

His private life unraveled in late 2009 over allegations about affairs with several women and ultimately led to the end of his marriage.

«We worked with their R&D team to create a lightweight memory foam that molds to the shape of a woman's breast and feels like a second skin,» says Cohen, explaining how the collaboration has led to one of the company's several proprietary design elements.

WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. investigation that led to the sudden resignation of David H. Petraeus as C.I.A. director on Friday began with a complaint several months ago about «harassing» e-mails sent by Paula Broadwell, Mr. Petraeus's biographer, to another woman who knows both of them, two government officials briefed on the case said Saturday.

The woman at the center of a domestic violence incident that led to an explosion and fire in North Haven, Conn., Wednesday night had been held hostage for several days before alerting authorities, according to law enforcement sources.

Since then, we have produced several Women Who Tech TeleSummits packed with some of the most thought - provoking discussions led by startup investor Joanne Wilson, Arianna Huffington, WordPress usability expert Jane Wells of Automattic, Shaherose Charania of Founders Labs and Women 2.0, Shireen Mitchell of Digital Sistas, Elisa Camahort Page of BlogHer, and more.

Women@Austin was hatched last Fall when several of Austin's most experienced female entrepreneurs and executives came together and decided they wanted to do something proactive to bolster women's ratios in Austin business — to make the city of Austin the most accessible, nurturing place for women - led businesses in the country.

And several other studies, including one from Scandinavian bank Nordea, found that companies perform better when led by women.

NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (AP)- A Connecticut woman's call to police to report that she had escaped after being held hostage for several days led to a standoff and explosion in a barn behind her home that left one person dead and nine police officers injured, officials said Thursday.

They grow up with a belief about the nature of the embryo, so events in their lives lead them 10 believe that the embryo is a unique person, or a fetus; that people are intimately tied to their biological roles, or that these roles are but a minor part of life: that motherhood is the most important and satisfying role open to a woman, or that motherhood is only one of several roles, a burden when defined as the only role.

Several companies and organisations led by chief executives who have vowed to do more to promote women in business and the public service failed to make a list of the best Australian employers of women.

Women's health and reproductive specialist, Doctor Andrew Orr, has had his research published in several leading medical journals.

Before starting my business, I led several national nonprofits, where I raised millions of dollars for women's health and consumer advocacy issues.

Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.

Through the work of four playwrights, Matt Charman, Moira Buffini, Penelope Skinner and Jack Thorne, the play follows several intertwining stories: a couple in a therapy session discuss the impact that the strong environmental beliefs of one, and the indifference of the other, is having on their relationship, a young woman, against her parents» advice, drops out of university to become a climate change activist, two birdwatchers who, for 40 years, have noted the recession of the ice through tracking the numbers of guillemots, and Ed Miliband's special adviser (SpAd) in the lead up to the Copenhagen Climate Conference.

And he hopes the cultural reckoning of the last several months over the sexual harassment of women will lead, finally, to greater rights for victims of childhood sexual abuse.

Assembly Woman Barbara Lifton expressed optimism after an end - of - session agreement in Albany led to several

Recent polls showed Spitzer with a lead over Stringer, though Stringer picked up several endorsements on Monday from women's rights groups and from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - N.Y.).

Investigators in the Bronx District Attorney's Office yesterday interviewed the woman whose domestic - violence allegations against a top adviser to Gov. Paterson led several of his top aides to quit and...

The country had already been on edge following the volcano's initial eruption this past weekend, spewing hot ash, gas and smoke into the air for several days, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,200 residents and leading to the death of a 92 - year - old woman who suffered a heart attack aboard a navy boat as she was being taken to Puerto Montt, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) north of the volcano.

The women each slept in a sleep laboratory twice — once in the days leading up to the start of the menstrual period and the other time several days after the menstrual period.

Several women who had high blood pressure because of cocaine use were also mistakenly thought to have pre-eclampsia, a in pregnant women which can lead to convulsions if not treated quickly.

But several strains can lead to cervical cancer, so all women should have yearly Pap smears to screen for cancerous changes.

So a fertilized egg can take several days to implant and begin growing in a woman's uterus, leading to initial hCG tests and ultrasound results that seem to indicate an embryo that is slow to develop and therefore likely to be miscarried.

These research above, in working with small pattern sizes, and several types of fasting than beneficial right here, would lead me to imagine that fasting impacts women and men in a different way, and that most of the weight reduction advantages related to intermittent fasting (that have an effect on insulin and glucose responses) work positively for males and negatively for ladies.

This advice may lead many women to think that they can avoid the risks of HRT if they just use it to get them through the first several years after the onset of menopause.

The U.K.'s National Health Service has encouraged women to plan home births with midwives for several years; the Netherlands has always acknowledged midwives as the primary care provider in the childbearing year; New Zealand's system similarly places midwives at the forefront of maternity and newborn care; Japan has a long tradition of midwifery - led care.

Since the time of its creation by Oscar de la Renta, maxi dresses for women have undergone various stylish modifications by several other leading designers of the world.

«The fact that eHarmony matched me with several women with whom I shared common interests led me to believe that I was seeing more quality matches.»

After being abroad in many countries, participating in several world conflicts, attending many schools, flying multiple helicopters and airplanes, buying and renting homes, rescuing woman and children from danger, periodically emptying bars... leads me to many stories to be told, for those...

Step 3 — There is nothing wrong on leading conversation with several Russian women at the same time.

This scenario has led to a setback for several individuals who wish to find single women on online dating platforms.

► A giant caged gorilla is placed into a military cargo plane, accompanied by a man and a woman in handcuffs who argue with soldiers and an agent; the gorilla growls, snarls, and roars, showing large sharp teeth until he breaks apart the cage and several soldiers and government agents fire rifles and handguns to no avail as the animal roars and throws pieces of metal, striking some of the men, tosses several men against the bulkheads of the plane, and stands on the chest of an unconscious agent, who wakes up and shouts; a sliding military vehicle in the cargo hold pins the gorilla to a wall, the man and the woman in handcuffs break free and don parachutes, placing one on the agent and after the plane crashes in smoke and flames we see few bloody footprints of the gorilla leading away from the crash site (we do not see the bodies of the other passengers) and the agent has a cut on his forehead and the other man has lots of blood on the back of head and his T - shirt while the woman's face is scraped on one cheek and one side of her forehead.

Although it moves along at an incredibly sluggish pace, Beauvois manages to keep the viewer engaged through his delectable direction, breathtaking images of the Limousin countryside, and with the help of several outstanding performances from his cast of leading women.

editor Devin Faraci — who was accused last year of groping and sexually assaulting a woman several years ago, leading to his now having been twice forced to resign from the Drafthouse...

Even the Fast and the Furious franchise has had several female leads throughout it, the majority of them being women of color.

A delightful film about the gossip - filled lives of a group of women in Louisiana (ostensibly set in the year of its release, 1989, though often it seems to be several decades earlier), Steel Magnolias is lovely, with a very fine cast led by Sally Field and featuring Olympia Dukakis, Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, Julia Roberts and Daryl Hannah.

At tonight's awards reception, in addition to several prominent, award - winning female filmmakers being honored, including the amazing Amma Asante, J.J. Abrams, will receive the Leading Man award for for his ongoing support and advocacy of women in film.

Jennifer Lawrence, now 27, has portrayed several women who are years older than her and been paired with leading men who are sometimes almost two decades her senior (including Joy and American Hustle).

Several talented women have made Star Wars: Episode VIII «s shortlist of actors in consideration for a new female lead, such as Tatiana Maslany, Gina Rodriguez, and Olivia Cooke; all three will allegedly do chemistry tests with star John Boyega.

Several talented women have Star Wars: Episode VIII's shortlist of actors in consideration for a new female lead, such as Tatiana Maslany, Gina Rodriguez, and Olivia Cooke.

Led by a bigoted cop named Krauss (Will Poulter), who evidently consider his badge a license to kill, law enforcement officers swarm the motel and round up all the guests — several young black men and two young white women who've taken up residence there to dodge the violence on the streets.

In an era in which hashtag protests can quickly spread like wildfire on social media, the academy avoided a potentially thorny situation when James Franco — who has recently faced accusations of sexually inappropriate behavior from several women — failed to score a lead actor nod for his performance in «The Disaster Artist,» which earned him a Golden Globe award for best actor in a musical or comedy just weeks ago.

Leymah led several outreach campaigns to both Christian and Muslim women, which started the creation of the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace Movewomen, which started the creation of the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace MoveWomen of Liberia Mass Action for Peace Movement.

After several decades in education, publishing six novels, and leading a multigenerational women's ministry, Kelly still claims that her biggest accomplishment is homeschooling her children.

A joint operation involving the Belize Police Department and the Immigration Department led to the detention of thirty - two women with origins in several Central American countries including Honduras and El Salvador.

Not only does Sledgehammer Games have several lead positions filled by women, Schofield sees more women in the industry overall.

The Brooklyn Conference will also offer workshops including: THE RESISTANCE REVIVAL: A Restoration of Force presented by organizers from the Women's March on Washington; Protest Poster Making hosted by Amplifier, during which attendees will create their own silkscreened posters; Mirror / Echo / Tilt, a performance workshop developed by Shaun Leonardo, Sable Elyse Smith and Melanie Crean; a hands - on program led by The Laundromat Project, and several other programs and activities throughout the building.