Sentences with phrase «several years supporting»

Scully spent several years supporting himself working as a house painter and carpenter and this experience manifests itself in an architectonic approach to making his paintings.

For several years I supported my writing habit through a variety of dull, poorly - paid, and sometimes horrible jobs (the weirdest was probably my stint as a research assistant / housekeeper / dogsbody for an egomaniacal self - help author whose elderly husband spent much of his time in the basement with his huge collection of Hustler magazines).

Not exact matches

While LGBT inclusion has been a winning stance for companies from a marketing standpoint — several major companies made a public showing of support for LGBT rights during the Sochi Olympics earlier this year — the survey results suggest that companies have some work to do to make employees feel welcomed within their workplaces.

Several years ago Liberal MP John Mckay introduced a private member's bill known as C - 300, which would have compelled the federal government to determine whether Canadian companies were upholding certain environmental and human rights standards when operating abroad — and withdraw federal support from offenders.

Prevent works in much the same way the YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program works — a group of people (12, in Omada's case) take classes, engage in challenges, and generally support one another with the help of a health coach for several months to a year, with the goal of losing 7 % body weight and preventing the onset of Type 2 diabetes.

Jonathan Niednagel, Vice President New Market Development at Prevalent Inc., a supplier of third - party risk management technologies, puts it this way: «It will take several years of breach data before the underwriters are able to build models that support their pricing structure.

I quickly learned that Turkey is the envy of many with several programs to help new businesses including tax credits to angel investors and grants to technology - based entrepreneurs to support their first year of operation.

Over the past several years, companies have done a fantastic job of bringing employees together to help them expand their professional and personal networks, support meaningful causes, and pursue shared interests.

Over the last several weeks, rumors have been flying that Microsoft and competitor Sony (SNE) are planning to release updated consoles this year that would add support for 4K resolution, which is a sizable upgrade in terms of graphical quality.

Patagonia has released several documentaries over the past few years, a unique strategy to spread its longstanding mission of supporting environmental activism.

They set up their first private - equity fund several years ago with $ 70 million in investment capital; they just raised another $ 100 million, to support a second pool aimed at their particular investment niche.

Robbins says that when he divorced several years ago, Renker was the first person to call and offer his support.

He said that he hired a legal team several years ago to look for cases that he could help financially support.

«Our Group and Harvey Water have worked tirelessly for several years planning this Project and gaining support from our key stakeholders.

Many smaller companies can't gain credit facilities until they've been around for several years, and they often need financial support earlier than that to help them grow and survive.

For several years, Miles and a team of partners (employees) at the Dysart & Camelback Starbucks ® store have been a welcome source of support for Luke Air Force Base, located 15 miles west of Phoenix.

Several years ago the racing industry looked into the idea of privitisation and it was agreed that as long as WA racing was not worse off under a private ownership, it should support the sale.

And just yesterday, Mester supported her colleagues» notion to announce a plan for balance sheet reduction, which will take «several years,» as well as a return to using the federal funds rate as the «main tool» for monetary policy.

We found that the sidecar funds raised to support portfolios immediately following the Internet bubble did not perform well, but those raised over the past several years have done quite well, with an average DPI of 0.31 x and net IRR of 24 %.

FINMA recognises the innovative potential of such technology and has been supporting efforts in developing and implementing blockchain solutions in the Swiss finance industry for several years.

Over the past several years, Kevin has been a driving force behind much of the corporate support for the entrepreneurial community in Kansas City.

The Christian Bible was written by men, not women, and then rewritten time - and - again over the last several hundred years, by men, when the Bible failed to support the teachings of those «men».

The higher criticism continued to be an important object of attention during the next several years, and the Century consistently supported its practitioners, publishing their articles and reviewing their books.

I have went the last several years working in ministry to the very poor in an urban inner city, and have owned a small business to support myself and my family.

In fact, Swift made several decisions that served to counter her influence: She deleted a tweet supporting the Women's March, her political voice was limited to a single «go vote» post and her usual public philanthropic efforts were more muted than in years past.

I support local food banks with non-perishable goods several times per year.

Several hundred years ago «scientific evidence» supported the idea that the earth was flat and that the earth was the center of the universe.

We should support the recent decision to bring up to date our dues to the UN, which are several years in arrears, and we should place ourselves once again under the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice.

Several studies of young unmarried mothers have found that between 20 and 25 per cent became pregnant again within two years (with the rate going much higher among certain minority groups) The repeat of pregnancy appears to be related to a lack of knowledge about the risks of sexual intercourse, limited opportunity for further education, boredom with homelife, and the unavailability of a strong female support group.

Several other groups, such as Women Exploited by Abortion and American Victims of Abortion, support women who years after having an abortion are confronting loss and guilt.

I believe Billy would just as enthusiastically support Barack Obama as our President and, if Billy was truthful about his politics several years ago, would be voting for him as well.

A physically imposing man, Madison wrestled professionally for several years to support his ministry.

For several years, my heart sank with every convincing argument in support of evolution I came upon.

Several years ago, Victoria Fine Foods was focused on modernizing its plant and instilling quality controls to support its innovation efforts — implementing manufacturing as a science.

«We have hired several people over the last couple of years, a number of which are based in Memphis, or what we call the Monogram Foods Support Center,» Modica says.

The company also supports several ocean - focused causes throughout the year, including coastal cleanups, river cleanups and Rubio's annual CoastFest event.

We have supported several projects to further research long - term sustainable initiatives, and have been a leader in the NFI for many years.»

Several years ago the organic certification on the layers was dropped because the market would not support the price needed to be profitable.

After spending two years in management serving several locations in Southern California he moved into a beverage support role at the home office in 2007 officially taking over the beverage program as Director in September of 2014.

In California, Arrowhead has partnered with Inland Empire Waterkeeper to support «Crest to Coast» restoration efforts for the last several years.

Several MLB players, including Stanton's teammates, the pitcher Mike Fiers Bryce Harper and Jimmy Rollins, tweeted their support for a comeback from Stanton next year.

some of those in support of the manager in this site are following their heart as he does with some over ratted and injury prone players.The fact is, we knew that moving from Highbury to EMIRATES would have affected the team funding for STAR PLAYERS for several years but there is something call planning that every business follows..

A full - time working mom, she has worked for the past eight years in the world of private philanthropy (on the grantmaking side) for several Boston - area family foundations dedicated to supporting research and improving opportunities for differently - abled children and adults.

I have known Alana for several years and I thought it was brave for her to undertake this and while I did assume stuff may be a bit basic for what I was looking for next in my career I did feel very strongly that it was important to support her and Amy on the new venture.

Several years ago, breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling were added to the Affordable Care Act.

Several stories drove this point home for us in August, including this one about the efforts the California dairy community is making toward supporting the Fuel Up to Play 60 program in the 2014 - 14 school year.

Commissioner Dave Sherman lent his support to the president, though the two have differed on several issues the past year.

The niche includes at least the following: infant - initiated breastfeeding for several years, nearly constant touch early, responsiveness to needs so the young child does not get distressed, playful companionship with multi-aged playmates, multiple adult caregivers, positive social support, and soothing perinatal experiences.

Even several years removed from babywearing, the ad simply seemed so laden with fuel for insult that I couldn't believe it was truly meant as a sign of support for babywearers.

UNICEF wrote to Nestlé's then Chief Executive Officer (now Chairman), Peter Brabeck - Letmathé, defending Cracking the Code as supporting its own findings and set out several areas where Nestlé policies needed to change (it took years of campaigning to pressure Nestlé to change its policy on complementary foods, criticised in the UNICEF letter — see boycott successes).