Sentences with phrase «showed close interest»

For the next year, he showed close interest in the business, meeting frequently with Recon chief Dan Eisenhardt, even though Mr. Eisenhardt was several rungs down the corporate ladder.

For the next year, he showed close interest in the business, meeting frequently with Recon chief Dan Eisenhardt, even though Mr. Eisenhardt was several rungs down the corporate...

Not exact matches

During the course of the campaign, Jokowi has drawn closer to some of the entrenched interests that he is, in theory, running against — showing that for now, perhaps, there are limits to just how high Indonesia's self - made, corruption - busting leader from the slums can climb on his own.

Your infomercial will seldom be watched by anyone from beginning to end, so you must break up the half - hour show into separate, interesting segments with a «closer» or «call to action» at the end of each segment.

The U.K. had been expected to follow close behind the Federal Reserve in raising interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade, but with lower commodity prices and weak wage growth still keeping a lid on inflation, economists now think that the U.K. may not raise rates till 2017 — even though new data out Wednesday showed the employment rate hit a 45 - year high of 74 % in the three months to November.

Bond yields snapped higher, adding to their already steep gains, and federal funds derivatives showed market expectations are moving closer to pricing in a full three interest rate hikes by December.

Previous AP investigations based on the list have shown how Fancy Bear worked in close alignment with the Kremlin's interests to steal tens of thousands of emails from the Democratic Party.

To complicate matters for India, its erstwhile ally Russia, which has become a close friend of China, is showing interest in establishing closer ties with Pakistan.

While the interest rates it advertises online tend to be lower than most banks or direct lenders, a quick look at the underlying assumptions shows that these rates are the result of factoring in mortgage discount points, which must be paid for upfront as an extra item in your mortgage closing costs.

Best thing is, either way we interpret these verses, it shows that we have a loving Father who is interested in us and wants a close daily fellowship with each of us.

The show comes close on the heels of its predecessor in San Francisco that opened to astounding success with great interest from buyers and exhibitors alike in July 2017.

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

Die Borussen fought off other European suitors during the close season to get his signature — with Manchester United reported admirers — so it'd be very surprising if no interest was shown in the upcoming window for a player likened to a «young Cristiano Ronaldo».

In that era before wall - to - wall sports news, if you had missed Sports Report or its slightly earlier TV equivalent following the revolutionary teleprinter showing the final scores, you had to rush down to the local newsagent that evening to try to get a copy of the Green Citizen or Pink Times (both titles might have a different connotation today) before they sold out or the shop closed to find out results, sometimes only to find that your match of interest had been a late kick off and its final score hadn't made the print run and you just had to wait for the Sunday newspapers because you were certain to miss Sportscene / MotD.

Juventus had also shown a strong interest in Sanchez but the Italians are reportedly closing in on Real Madrid forward Alvaro Morata instead.

Juventus, Wolfsburg, Atletico Madrid and many clubs have shown interest in the Belgian, but Everton are the closest to signing him from Chelsea.

The comment period on the rules closes today and you can easily show your support by sending USDA an email via PreventObesity.net or via The Center for Science in the Public Interest.

We'll be boosting the event as the show gets closer, but the more people we have «interested» and «going» before that happens, the bigger the crowds!

Take some time to find a gift close to their interests and to show your respect of of their emerging personality.

One indicator of the campaign's potential might be Google Trends, which shows interest in Teachout and Wu surging close to and above their opponents in the New York area.

Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings is going unopposed for the flagbearership slot, after one person who showed interest to contest her failed to compete when nominations closed.

«The decision to close both St John's and Ridge Meadow schools shows clearly the Tories are not interested in local people,» he says.

6 are Conservative held seats where the Lib Dems came a close second last time and need not unduly delay us, all show a shift from Lib Dem to Conservative and Conservative holds, the most interesting ones being Watford (which was a three way marginal in 2010 and remains so in this poll) and the two Cornish seats in the sample which both put UKIP in second place, more on that later.

A half - dozen polls this year show the rematch remains close, one reason outside interests are expected to flood the 24th District with TV, radio and direct mail ads in the final three weeks of the campaign.

Like the fictional Jim Hacker, Cameron wants to show resolve and principled firmness by blocking the appointment of someone he considers «totally unacceptable» to head the commission, but doing nothing might have delivered outcomes closer to Britain's national interest than Cameron's rather undiplomatic offensive in Brussels.

«It was really interesting that the fish would consistently choose targets that were closer even though we had shown that the forces didn't change very much with distance,» Burnette said.

If the closest of all stellar systems offered a blue and green target with an atmosphere showing biosignatures, interest in finding a way to get there would be intense.

As a fashion blogger, I'm not even close to perfect, even though I dedicate to create interesting content and show a great lifestyle I am living.

No, actually the photos show windy days, closed eyes and bad faces, however there is some fun and this is so much more interesting than seeing my top 10 favorite outfits of the year.

Not only do questions like this lift the mood and give your date the chance to reveal some closer details about themselves, but giving your date the time to talk will show you're both interested and a good listener.

Of course, you will have little control over this but impress Slavic ladies by asking about those close to them and showing an interest in their wellbeing.

You'll find Russian women are fiercely close with their families and very proud of this so ask about her family as this will show you are interested in her life.

Whether you have a genuine interest in learning how to make these foods or you are looking for an activity where you can have fun, work close together and have something to show for it at the end of it all, this is a date location that offers a little bit more.

Women can see the male users, and how close they are, but their location is only revealed when they «approach» someone, by opening a chat or tapping their profile to show interest.

The show's supporting players — in particular, D.B. Woodside's Amenadiel, sent down from Heaven to insist Lucifer go back from where he came, Rachael Harris as Lucifer's shrink, and Lesley - Ann Brandt as Maze, Lucifer's ass - kicking assistant — hint at the possibility of a more interesting show (as does a closing twist in «Favorite Son»).

mmm... a protagonist who complete dominates a long film to the detriment of context and the other players in the story (though the abolitionist, limping senator with the black lover does gets close to stealing the show, and is rather more interesting than the hammily - acted Lincoln); Day - Lewis acts like he's focused on getting an Oscar rather than bringing a human being to life - Lincoln as portrayed is a strangely zombie character, an intelligent, articulate zombie, but still a zombie; I greatly appreciate Spielberg's attempt to deal with political process and I appreciate the lack of «action» but somehow the context is missing and after seeing the film I know some more facts but very little about what makes these politicians tick; and the lighting is way too stylised, beautiful but unremittingly unreal, so the film falls between the stools of docufiction and costume drama, with costume drama winning out; and the second subject of the film - slavery - is almost complete absent (unlike Django Unchained) except as a verbal abstraction

Some of the close - ups of the old printing presses are admittedly interesting, and the change of settings for Katharine, from dinner parties to the old printing rooms, shows her transition through images not words.

Ford Prefect (Mos Def) is black, and decidedly odder than the original; Zaphod Beeblebrox now conceals his second head beneath the first, and is played with hyperkinetic gusto by Sam Rockwell as a President of the Universe whose patent idiocy recalls one or two Presidents much closer to home; Marvin the eeyore - like Android (voiced by Alan Rickman) has a cute appearance comically incongruous with his deeply depressive nature; and Trillian (Zooey Deschanel), the well - nigh disposable token female of the original radio show, has been elevated up to a genuine love - interest for dressing - gowned hero Arthur Dent (Martin «The Office» Freeman capably taking over from Simon Jones — although Jones turns up briefly as a «ghostly image»).

It was interesting to see him say that, considering that his latest project appears (at least from what's been shown to date) to stick close to a planned retro JRPG revival theme with its turn - based combat, colorful and cartoonish art direction and boy protagonist.

With shooting close to wrapping up in Los Angeles and plenty of interest shown in the film at Cannes, the first images from Nicolas Winding Refn's new thriller The Neon Demon have arrived online via Screen International.

There are also plenty of teen TV shows and teen movies out there that are interested in paying close attention to what it feels like to be a teenage girl.

However one thing pretty sure, Cliff Bleszinski confirmed that Hideo Kojima did showed something really new and interesting at Comic - Con behind the close doors.

For lovers of ancient literature, it doesn't come close to supplanting the baser pleasures of the original text, but from a modern standpoint, it does make for an interesting contrast in narrative elements to show how times have changed in terms of what audiences find appealing.

It is at Levels 3 and 4 that we move in closer to the student, touching a shoulder, showing authentic interest while observing all forms of communication.

Closer examination of the studies of such schools clearly show that the apparent academic advances are due to the presence of such factors as smaller class size, more resources, greater parental interest, and higher student ability and motivation — not to the absence of the opposite sex.

wed up minutes before closing, he stayed late showing me the vehicle I was interested in.

The SEMA Show may be closed to the public, but the annual event is of great interest to auto consumers and enthusiasts throughout the world because of the thousands of modified vehicles and new products on display.

Some are lightly disguised future production vehicles, while others exhibit an environmentally friendly theme.Here's a look at a few of the more interesting concept vehicles on display at the show, which closes Monday: AUDI ALLROAD QUATTROThe German automaker has been building all - wheel drive cars for years, so it's no surprise that a beefier version of the A6 station wagon is on the way.The Allroad Quattro show car uses many of the same mechanical and suspension parts as the A6 wagon but wears a sport - utility wagon body complete with large fender flares and huge tires.

Peter MacGillivray, SEMA vice president of communications and events, noted that there has always been a pent - up interest swirling around the SEMA Show among consumers because it's closed to the general public.

With the 2015 Jaguar XE to be teased having aside a lot of worldwide celebrities, this time, the teaser video is close to show us something interesting.