Sentences with phrase «spent years challenging»

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As he puts it: «I'd like to CHALLENGE every woman in tech who's a) got a nice care, b) owns a nice house, or c) is making over $ 125K a year to start thinking of themselves as the next Ron Conway or Esther Dyson in the making and commit to investing in startups...» I'll forgive him for the poor grammar, ditto for the wisecrack a couple of paragraphs later about how some of us might have spent $ 5,000 to $ 10,000 on our MBAs... or our wardrobes.

For the nine years I've spent so far at NHPF, I've found it both challenging and rewarding overseeing an organization providing quality housing for those in need.

Moody's Investor Services says spending pressure will challenge the province's ability to «sustain balanced fiscal results» over a number of years.

While working as a server, stability has frequently been a challenge for Ottawa resident Aaron Quinn, who spent seven years at a restaurant which expected him to work at least one «on - call» shift each week.

As a result, the Supreme Court is spending the anniversary hearing the fourth challenge to the law in as many years, in a case called Zubik v. Burwell.

After spending 10 years behind the camera watching survivalist Bear Grylls overcome challenging conditions and teach crucial survival skills on shows like «Man vs. Wild» and «Running Wild with Bear Grylls,» Paul Mungeam, who goes by «Mungo,» has learned how to stay alive in the wilderness.

For example, Collado said, New York would be quick to challenge a change in domicile if retirees are just spending half the year in Florida and everything that is near and dear to them, such as doctors and charities, is back in the Empire State.

He sees Transcontinental growing Coveris» business, which had been hurt by the challenges of spending US$ 140 million of capital spending on new equipment over three years.

President Donald Trump's re-election campaign spent more than $ 1 out of every $ 5 on attorney fees this year as the president contended with the ongoing special counsel investigation and a new legal challenge from an adult - film star.

Consumers may have spent more this year but retailers face challenges in the new year to keep that momentum going.

Given these challenging criteria, it is not terribly surprising that we have spent nearly two years at August Capital looking for just the right person.

Charles spent years learning from experts in food and nutrition about natural solutions to his personal health challenges and got involved in the hemp industry looking for the ultimate vegan protein source for humans — he found it... and much more... in the mighty hemp seed.

In any case, Harvey's devastation represents a new challenge for the White House and Congress, requiring lawmakers to approve billions of dollars in recovery spending even though they haven't agreed on much else this year.

Despite serious challenges facing British Columbia, the Liberal government under Premier Christy Clark has spent a significant portion of the past year campaigning instead of governing, spending valuable public resources on pre-election advertising and staging photo - ops instead of doing the hard work of actually governing.

Without a doubt, the meetings with my baby - boomer assistant, daily conversations with my Gen - X boss and other interactions with clients and colleagues taught me and challenged me more than I could have ever imagined after spending most of the previous four years around people my age.

I challenge you to go back through your last couple of years worth of blogs, and show yourself where you spend QUALITY time in addressing hurts and pains.

I don't know if you make New Year's resolutions or not, I really don't, but every year, I challenge myself anew to look at my life, my schedule, and the way I spend my time, and see if there is any way I can spend more time in the WYear's resolutions or not, I really don't, but every year, I challenge myself anew to look at my life, my schedule, and the way I spend my time, and see if there is any way I can spend more time in the Wyear, I challenge myself anew to look at my life, my schedule, and the way I spend my time, and see if there is any way I can spend more time in the Word.

Several years ago, a friend of mine challenged me to spend time every day for a month thanking God for all that was in my life.

He was subsequently sent to South Africa, as a missionary, where he spent seven challenging years, resisting the «evil and iniquitous system of apartheid,» many years before its eventual fall.

Brownes proved a challenging acquisition for Archer in its early years, however the firm has spent more than $ 40 million on the business under new chief executive and turnaround veteran Tony Girgis to reframe the business for returns and growth.

I've made a New Years Resolution to spend more time in the kitchen this year and really challenge myself with learning new recipes.

United have failed to mount a title challenge since Ferguson left his post, despite huge spending by the club on big - names players each summer, and our club has finished above them every year since he left.

Jurgen Klopp spent seven years at the helm of Borussia Dortmund before calling it quits after a challenging 12 months at the end of last season, and speculation remains rife on his next destination.

When you offer someone a two year contract then you tell the fans yet again we will challenge even though you haven't come close to challenging since our season collapsed when Eduardo was injured, yes Eduardo so that's going back four, five, six strikers ago... fans aren't stupid, most of us spend time reading up on transfers and players available, and I'm saying that's a a daily routine imbedded in us like having a morning coffee..

2) Actually won a 2league titles in the last 5 years and challenged the other 3 years 3) Owners are ambitious, Do nt worry about spending money and want to be the best... Arsene wont even spend our own money.

Offering a return home, a chance to challenge for major honours year on year and arguably more money given their spending power in previous transfer windows, it could be an attractive proposition for Kante.

The plan to seriously challenge for title started last year when we have money to spend, and can get average one star player per season.

Arsenal spent quite a lot of money on bringing the 29 year - old Lucas Perez into the squad at the end of the transfer window, and everybody (the fans anyway) thought that he was to be challenging Olivier Giroud for the central striker position, but it would appear we were all wrong!

According to a report from a local paper in the Watford area where the 22 - year old striker spent the second half of last season, however, the Gunners have come in with a late challenge to our Premier League rivals Everton.

Allegri, Conte, Ancelotti, Simeone — one of these guys and 200M transfer kitty spent smartly and we can begin challenging next year.

Hopefully this year if only for 1 year arsenal will spend big which takes the squad to the next level and helps them make a sustained challenge in europe and premier league

The madness and beauty of the world renowned Premier League is what we love, and we have to be noted as the most consistent performers in recent years, and with a good summer of spending (and a little luck on the injury front), there will be no reason why we wont be challenging for next season's league title.

OK we have the resources and we don't spend as much, but surely now would be the best time to go out spend the dough on the players we really need and have the ability to challenge rather than stay financially cautious yet again and allow our opposition to improve again and outstrip us in the coming years.

«I think that the LMP1 category provides a fantastic challenge for us but we can rely on a lot of experience gained over the years, in particular those spent in Formula 1, relating to the management of the design, research, testing and development processes that are so important for a successful LMP1 team.»

Football pundit Neville, who came through the Red Devils» youth ranks and spent 10 years in the senior squad before joining Everton in 2005, believes Louis van Gaal's men have a good chance of challenging for the Premier League title next term, but must first retain the services of the Spain international.

Think on this, # 100 million including wages spent now could in fact allow us to challenge AND win wich improves the brand sells millions of shirts and wins kudos which in turn wins cash through ELP and UCL sucsess and then perhaps we would not need to spend again in the next two to three years.

The 27 year old is adept at breaking up opposition advances and also possesses the ability to spring forward and make his mark in the final third and having spent seven years plying his trade in Germany Gustavo may be open to a fresh challenge.

Thomas has spent time with Woods over the past couple of years and noted he had never seen the former world No. 1 «having so much fun and grinding it out and playing well» as at the World Challenge.

Yes we do it right and till we spend more on players for 10 years like MU MC and Chelsea we shouldn't expect to challenge on all fronts.

next season to be c / l semi's at least and title challenge / win to the end and maybe double with the fa cup should be main targets next season this time, arsenal atm is quickly reminding me of the early wenger years money to spend and big players coming once again lets hope wenger has one more big trophy left in him the title and then he will retire in peace.

Even more annoyingly, each year just before we shell out for the most expensive season ticket in the world, we are told how we are going to spend to challenge and then... nothing happens.

Rafael and Fabio spent seven years at Fluminense — «we still have good friends there, and we were happy that they received money for me and my brother» — but it was time for a new challenge.

It was good to see Wenger address that in the summer transfer window, spending up to # 90m on new players who came in to strengthen us in the summer and that has increased our chances of challenging for titles this year.

In recent years, we've seen the German club spend big on Corentin Tolisso, Mats Hummels, Renato Sanches, Javi Martínez, Arturo Vidal, Mario Gotze and Douglas Costa as they continue to dominate the Bundesliga and consistently challenge for the Champions League.

our managers stubborness and reluctance to spend seems to have our fans split right down the middle... i genuinely believe its not the fact that he thinks the squad is good enough its more that hes trying to prove that you do nt need to buy success and by god if it takes him 10 years for this bunch to mature enough to do it hel keep us suffering so he can turn and say «told ya so» to fergie, rafa, hughes, abramovich, etc.the problem is by the time this happens theyl have won titles by spending the question is are all you fans on the other side of the argument willing to wait that long and watch cesc, RvP, arshavin, cliche etc go elsewhere for momentos of their careers.in the time since our last league triumph (also last serious challenge) the team that has won the league most has invested in berbatov, nani, evra, vidic, carrick, hargreaves, anderson, tevez to name a few....

After spending seven years in Alkmaar, Kew Jaliens embarked on a new challenge by joining Wisla Krakow for a couple of seasons before heading to Australian football to play for Newcastle Jets and then Melbourne City, where he ended his career.

The France international has made 143 appearances for Lyon since making his professional debut in 2009, and is on the look - out for a new challenge after spending 15 years in French football.

In reality, three years into parenting, it's proven a real challenge for us to get out, particularly since we both work full - time, want to spend our non-work hours with our little man, and feel uncomfortable overtaxing my parents (our only babysitters at present).

She has spent the last several years working with 1000's of parents, one - on - one, to solve the biggest EC challenges and make the practice of pottying their babies efficient, effective, and most of all... enjoyable.

But of course, it's not every time that you're going to spend most of your time facing challenging 3 - year - old behaviors.