Sentences with phrase «speaking at a time when»

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If and when you must speak of the competition, be respectful at all times.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

I frequently speak about this when I lecture on college campuses, but even if you are not a full - time employee at a major company, internships will get you so much farther than any book you read or class you take.

Restaurant owners who spoke to Fortune stood in solidarity with their immigrant employees who participated in the nationwide «Day Without Immigrants» strike, which organizers hoped would highlight their importance to the American economy and daily life at a time when they feel under siege following the election of President Donald Trump.

Couple this with research from Inside Sales which found that, when businesses are ready to buy, up to half go with the vendor they first spoke to and it's clear you need to keep on top of your sales pipeline at all times.

At the annual sales conference for my company this year, I did not lead off by speaking of victories but rather of a time when I was unable to make a sale.

When it comes to slide presentations, if you use a slide with text on it, the audience can either read what's on the screen or listen to you speak, but not both at the same time.

They spoke by phone several times about the project and arranged a meeting time, but when he showed up at their door, they appeared dumbfounded and asked how they could help him.

Granted, I had some common background (we're both Mormon, both lived in Brazil, both entrepreneurs), and since I was a college student at the time, I played that card (entrepreneurs are suckers when it comes to giving advice to students — I speak from experience on both sides).

A lot of that backstory is hinted at with costume designer Edna Mode's character, who speaks fondly of a time when she made super-suits (but hates the capes).

When I spoke with Katelyn, she mentioned that while you can book, change and chat with your agent at any time and in real time, your itinerary is always available even with no cell connection or wifi available.

Speaking of the lack of appreciation, when is the last time you said a heartfelt «thank you» at work?

He was also a dog lover (one of the few times he spoke to this magazine was for a piece about dogs) and when he didn't own one, Ken would spend time at the Toronto Humane Society walking the impounded pups.

«Our members» balance sheets speak for themselves — health care is a growing cost at a time when other costs are either not rising or falling,» said Robert Andrews, chief executive of the Healthcare Transformation Alliance, a group of 46 companies, including Coca - Cola and American Express, that have banded together to lower health care costs.

Brigid Schulte, author of Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love And Play When No One Has The Time, spoke at WorkHuman about the stress caused by a culture that glorifies constant busy - ness.

When she is not working in San Francisco, Shahla spends her time merged into business development and speaking at international events.

When I spoke in Mexico, a trade delegation from China was there at the same time.

Historically speaking, there are obviously some periods when you could have made a killing in gold if you timed it just right by getting in before the bubble and then getting out at the top, but like any other investment or investment sector, you would almost have to be a psychic to achieve that.

When it was my turn to speak, I felt like the last person standing who would defend value investing, a process I still strongly believed in despite all evidence to the contrary at that time.

If speaking about how much I love my family is considered bad at any time in my life, then I guess I will have a big surprise waiting for me when I die.

The body of Christ can be the hands and feet of Jesus, speaking grace, truth and hope into our lives at times when we need it most.

A professor at a major Catholic institution where I used to speak from time to time when I was a Lutheran recently said that he had tried and failed to have me invited for a lectureship.

At times, Harris» approach tends towards obscuring the truth when it encounters the complexities of hurting people, but perhaps truth spoken in love is what the broken need most.

But Mark wants us to know that what this looks like is often a matter of speaking a quiet word in a committee meeting, spending time with someone who is incoherent and coming apart at the seams, emptying a bedpan at the hospital and scratching a few desperate, halting words on a legal pad when getting ready for Sunday's sermon.

And it is a dismissive, hurtful way to speak about women, who Piper seems to have forgotten were also created in the image of God, were appointed by God as leaders at critical times in the history of Israel and the Church, and were the first to whom Jesus appeared when he inaugurated his new Kingdom on Resurrection Day.

I was once at one of the mettings, they had a prayer, i looked out the window, was clearly not praying with the others, and when it came time for me to speak, none of the christians (and all the rest were praying) would listen to a word I said.

At the time, I appreciated her generosity, her faith that I would somehow have the wisdom to know when to raise my voice and when to stay silent, her confidence that when the right time came I would indeed speak the uncomfortable words.

Indeed, how is it even possible to speak of the death of God, particularly at a time when the name of God would seem to be unsayable?

Not only was I asked to speak to religious groups, from local congregations to denominational assemblies, but I was even asked to preach — at a time when I had no church affiliation.

As it happens (and as I wrote at the time), I had just stayed in the cardinal's house when this nonsense appeared; I hadn't seen a vestment anywhere, but had noted thousands of books and the current issues of every major opinion journal in the English - speaking world.

When I speak to (students), that's such a time of young men and young women's lives that there's a lot of things that are thrown at them.

The recognition of the limits of language and human knowledge when we speak about the divine is at the same time an affirmation of the mystery of God.

At times the two seem to speak separate languages — perhaps most strikingly when they use the very same words.

He will not be content with the blessed assurance which comforts beyond all measure: that eternally the Good has always been victorious; the blessed assurance which is a security that passeth all understanding; the blessed assurance that the unprofitable servant may have within himself at each moment, even when the time is the longest and he seems to have accomplished least of all, the blessed assurance which allows the unprofitable servant if he loses honor to speak more proudly than that royal word: All is lost save honor.

i am nt a expert but this is what i see: As jewish time starts from 6 pm to next day 6 pm, technically speaking when Jesus died on the cross at 3 pm — it was night time in the eyes in the jewish culture.

God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by [his] Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

Among them are those that we make concerning the right use of our time, energy, or money; those regarding how to treat persons whose lives touch ours; and those concerning when to speak and when to be silent when convictions are at stake.

Hebrews 1:1 KJV God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; 4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

At the time when writers from Augustine to Aquinas to (even) C. S. Lewis were domesticated insiders speaking religio «speak to the choir, Schaeffer was saying, «Yes, you [postmodernists] have something there... lets see where it goes.

In fact, most of the time Schweitzer could not communicate directly with them at all; since he did not speak any of the half - dozen dialects around Lambaréné What is a theologian to do when he can not speak?

The speaker's drama in preaching is both a search for a language of lived experience and for a way of speaking sermonic texts that are «believable» at a time when coherent, theological frameworks have collapsed.

At a time when their colleagues who spoke for the church were conspicuously incapable of giving the faith a good account in the eyes of the learned, the Vanderbilt academics preferred to dissociate themselves from their religious leaders rather than take up their cause as allies and persuade them that sound scholarship was God's good servant too.

At times he has given some of them an opportunity, when they have grown older, to speak about their own sense of worth.

The last time I saw Benedict was in 2012 when I invited him to speak at a lecture series I ran out of our parish in Westchester County.

Whatever may have been the actual course of events, historically speaking, which the New Testament means to signify when it speaks of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, it is at least clear that it was the conviction of the New Testament writers, building on the testimony of the disciples after the crucifixion of Jesus — as it has been the continuing conviction of millions of Christian people since that time — that far from Jesus» being «put out of the way» by his death at the hands of the Roman authorities in Palestine, he was «let loose into the world.»

And in those moments, I recalled times that I too fumbled around at comfort, trying to speak love to a hurting friend when they really needed silence.

It is refreshing in an age when Richard Rorty and his followers have told us that we can not speak this way to hear a philosopher doing so, but, at the same time, it is hard to know what to make of such talk in the light of Taylor's other claims.

The idea, therefore, of a covenant as the foundation charter (so to speak) of the people of God was very much alive at the time, and there can be no doubt what Jesus had in mind when he invited his followers to drink of the cup of the covenant: he was formally installing them as foundation members of the new people of God.

«The [FBI] official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, questioned the logic of the mapping program, reasoning that the wholesale plotting of Muslim communities - rather than zeroing in on suspected extremists - could drain counter-terrorism resources and alienate Muslim residents at a time when they are crucial to law enforcement efforts.»

Speaking as his appointment was announced Friday at Lambeth Palace in London, Welby said it was a privilege to take the helm at a time when the «tide of events is turning» and the Church has great opportunities to be involved in a changing world.