Sentences with phrase «small victories in»

He created a blog and wrote about the small victories in life like when another lane opens up at the grocery store or when you get called first to the buffet table at a wedding.

As long - time community activists have explained, the struggle for social justice is one that must be characterized by patience and a willingness to see small victories in a slow journey full of setbacks.

The popular majorities — those who are forced to survive on wage labor, sometimes known as the 99 percent — are never able to win great substantial victories for democracy, but are forced to accept incremental steps towards achieving some small victories in the areas of progressive taxation, health care, universal education, retirement pensions, and environmental and consumer protections and civil rights.

Instead, they're encouraged to bring back small victories in the form of plea deals and reduced sentences.

It's the small victories in life, right?

Small victories in these scenarios represent a collective shift to move away from out dated ideas of gender and sexuality and move toward greater acceptance.

Eliot Spitzer has just won a small victory in the ongoing legal saga over his private e-mails.

So far, Wade has won a small victory in his case against PayPal.

OPW - Nov 12 - Shagbook is celebrating a small victory in the «Facebook vs Shagbook» battle.

And the recent Supreme Court decision didn't make the film feel like a musty period piece — instead, it seemed to add resonance and immediacy, turning a small victory in one community into the harbinger of greater things to come.

Sometimes this was the only small victory in her days: this knowledge that she was fitter than time.

On Monday afternoon, the Montreal SPCA, which is fighting the anti-pit bull legislation, updated Facebook followers about the small victory in court.

Publisher Activision took home a small victory in its longstanding legal battle against Call of Duty creators Jason West and Vincent Zampella earlier this week, convincing a Los Angeles judge to drop a fraud claim against it, according to a news report.

Procedural fairness At first instance the claimants had won a small victory in that NICE was sent away to modify its appraisal protocols to comply with anti-discrimination legislation.

The migrant workers under this program, primarily brought to Ontario from Mexico and the Caribbean, have won another small victory in a recent Health Services Appeal and Review Board (HSARB) of Ontario decision.

It's one small victory in a much larger problem with patent trolls, but, as NAR Associate General Counsel Ralph Holmen has said, it sends a message to other patent trolls that the real estate industry is prepared to fight back and has the means to win.

The banking industry celebrated a small victory in early November with the approval of H.R. 2148 — a bill that aims to cut through some of the confusion that the Basel III high volatility commercial real estate (HVCRE) rule created for construction loans.

Not exact matches

Have a small victory each day, and in time, you'll be headed toward those goals.

GoldieBlox may not have won its fight for the right to parody, but the toy startup scored an unprecedented victory in February, becoming the first small business to air a commercial during the Super Bowl network telecast.

Even in the less - structured startup space, small victories are often not celebrated.

In eight years, the teams scored victories in a series of small - time swindles, and secured multiple convictions connected to Norbourg Financial Group, a manifestly fraudulent mutual fund companIn eight years, the teams scored victories in a series of small - time swindles, and secured multiple convictions connected to Norbourg Financial Group, a manifestly fraudulent mutual fund companin a series of small - time swindles, and secured multiple convictions connected to Norbourg Financial Group, a manifestly fraudulent mutual fund company.

When you have a series of small victories, the boost in your confidence can last for months.

Take joy in small victories.

Small victories build new androgen receptors in the areas of the brain responsible for reward and motivation.

«When things are going sideways, as they can in a long product march, you have to celebrate and memorialize the small victories,» said serial entrepreneur and angel investor Jason Calacanis.

Inside the FBI, which Trump has attacked as part of his effort to undercut Mueller's investigation throughout his first year in office, the feeling is that the Nunes fight could provide a small victory — at least for now.

Investors cheered when same - store sales growth rose to 2.6 per cent in the second quarter thanks to the introduction of new products, but it was a small victory compared to the threat posed by a Canadian market saturated with red Tim Hortons signs.

Take pride in the small victories every class.

Wallace and Andrew de Moray were given the title after leading a small Scottish force to victory over Edward I's large army in 1297.

We imitate Jesus because we love Him, and this is the continuation of our story — the happy ending beyond the eucatastrophe that endures suffering in order to journey outward in small victories, eventually breaking through to the light.

The reason for the celebration is twofold (both dating back to c. 165 BCE): the miraculous military victory of the small, ill - equipped Jewish army over the ruling Greek Syrians, who had banned the Jewish religion and desecrated the Temple; and the miracle of the small cruse of consecrated oil, which burned for eight days in the Temple's menorah instead of just one.»

The superpatient person is like one who has a very serious illness, who has come through the most dangerous phase of the illness yet later unexpectedly dies from a sudden relapse of fever; the fever was finally the cause of death.15 Again, the superpatient person is like a soldier who has had a great victory in the field — the main battle is over; going into the city thinking the victory already secured, the negligent soldier is stupidly captured by a small, insignificant force within the gates.

Washington (CNN)- Trevor Bayne may have won the Daytona 500 on Sunday, but a small charity he name - dropped will share in the spoils of victory.

Instead, what we usually do, is invent other «sins» that we «struggle» so that we can make ourselves feel better about the small victories we gain over these fake sins while completely ignoring the bigger sins we harbor in our lives every day.

It would then be an attempt to convey in a vivid pictorial form the truth, or the belief, that self - sacrificing love is so supremely valuable that in comparison with it even death is of small significance; that although the enemies of Jesus won their victory over him, yet in retrospect his life has become a more potent influence than theirs, for his memory has survived as an inspiration and example for all men.

Obama's margin of victory was much smaller than in 2008 when he defeated John McCain by a 53 % to 46 % margin, and he lost ground among white evangelical Protestants and white Catholics.

They have known too in their very marrow that there is no final victory in this world, and they have known that their political masters would never really stop playing a bloody game of ambition and small - mindedness.

For every moment of big beautiful joy or small hidden victories or tender quiet encounters with love and peace, there is the ache and the longing for everything — sometimes just one something in particular — to be made right.

Every small victory, every small weight of bitter baggage and hurt I unpack in the presence and fulness of the Spirit and in community, it brings healing and lightness to me.

In a larger sense, however, Berry's work must be counted a failure, As in the effort to get Americans to protect the climate, small victories have been overwhelmed by crushing losses, As Berry points out in the opening essay, America now has half the number of farms it had in 197In a larger sense, however, Berry's work must be counted a failure, As in the effort to get Americans to protect the climate, small victories have been overwhelmed by crushing losses, As Berry points out in the opening essay, America now has half the number of farms it had in 197in the effort to get Americans to protect the climate, small victories have been overwhelmed by crushing losses, As Berry points out in the opening essay, America now has half the number of farms it had in 197in the opening essay, America now has half the number of farms it had in 197in 1977.

So when I decided to make cheesecake again and used those chocolate wafers in the crust, I felt a small sense of victory.

There was a great deal of resistance to the French army's abuses and occupation and Cinco de Mayo commemorates the victory (in Puebla) of the smaller, poorly armed Mexicans over the much larger French army.

Of course, you can use pre-made, vegan sausages in place of the homemade seitan ones, but I feel that it's a small victory when you're making things yourself.

To find enjoyment in the «small victories» like not dropping any celery on the floor when first learning to sauté, or turning ice cream that wouldn't freeze into a dinner party milkshake hit.

The final is 86 - 0, but Princeton can take a measure of pride in the fact that they finished the game and collected a few more small victories over the course of the night.

Through excellent organisation, delegation and coaching of groups and individuals from beginners to boxers, his tireless and incredibly loyal coaching has been invaluable to OUABC: The club truly believes that in recognition of many things, not least his hat - trick of Varsity victories complete last year, he is fully deserving of this prize which would a small token of their gratitude to him.

Peterson, at 30, ranks third in yards and third in attempts in the league, and he's cherishing the big victories and even some smaller ones, too.

USC and Notre Dame fell out of the polls after losses to UCLA and Stanford, respectively, while Duke saw a small climb in its ranking, and Texas managed to return to the bottom of the polls after a dominating victory over Texas Tech.

Since his career - defining victory over Albuquerque rival Danny Romero in July 1997, the undefeated (44 -0-2) WBO and IBF junior bantamweight champ has had to settle for big pushovers and small purses.

Improving the backroom staff and finally adding a good Number One is a small victory on its own in our quest for the Premier League title!