Sentences with phrase «squander opportunities»

To paraphrase Burkhart, let's not squander these opportunities.

Don't squander opportunities.

Jesus seemed to squander opportunities to make decent money from his mission.

Such reactions reflect entrenched corporate biases — and squander opportunities for employers to connect with people who may well have the tools to do the job.

If that idea doesn't prove workable, they've squandered the opportunity to impress the funders that have relationships with that incubator.

His mom graduates high school as a salutatorian destined for college but falls pregnant as a teenager and begins a life of single - motherhood and squandered opportunities.

Don't squander this opportunity to learn about yourself and embrace a new direction.

In some cases, they will mistrust parents whom they feel squandered opportunities in boom times, she says, while others from wealthier upbringings may think their family's good life is hopelessly out of reach.

«The proposals before the commissioners today squander the opportunity for us to act in the best interest of investors,» she said.

«While some squandered the opportunity to «dent the universe,»» he wrote, «others never cared about doing so in the first place.

If we allow ourselves to be distracted by theological sophistries we run the risk of squandering this opportunity.

We can not squander the opportunity our poor record has given us to acquire the most important position on the field.

But they squandered the opportunities they created and suffered a jarring 17 - 16 loss.

Pains me to say that but we need to see desire and commitment to win the PL to mitigate the many squandered opportunities we have had this year in PL.

The best chance fell for Antoine when he got 1v1 with Rui Patricio but squandered the opportunity, then did it again minutes later.

The experienced defender nearly gave away a goal, however, when he lost possession in his own box just five minutes before halftime, but Celta Vigo squandered the opportunity.

Carlo Ancelotti is confident his Real Madrid team will not squander the opportunity to progress to the last four of the Champions League as they head into the second leg at Borussia Dortmund in a very strong position after last week's confident showing in Spain.

Ronaldo should have finished with a hat trick late on but he squandered the opportunity to make it 3 - 1.

Initially it looked as though he had squandered the opportunity, but did well to spot Mata.

After Napoli played out a goalless draw with Inter Milan on Saturday night, Serie A champions Juventus were presented with the chance to narrow the gap to the Partenopei, but it looked as though Massimiliano Allegri's men were about to squander the opportunity, falling behind against Udinese after just eight minutes.

Wenger now rates Arsenal's chances of going through to the quarter - finals at «five per cent» and was furious that his team squandered the opportunity to go to Spain with at least a draw.

Three years ago Liverpool squandered the opportunity when they returned to the Champions League.

Republicans worry that Josh Hawley, the party's top Senate recruit, is squandering his opportunity to beat vulnerable Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill.

While we admire Mr. Obama, we believe he squandered an opportunity to bring positive change to Washington - and what change he did bring will burden future generations.

LAWTON: And in the meantime, many party faithful say they fear Democrats have squandered an opportunity to energize some key voters in a year when they need every vote they can get.

We are at a crucial stage in our challenge to decarbonise our electricity generation and we mustn't squander this opportunity.

«State government just squandered its opportunity to restore public confidence to the procurement process and shed light on billions of dollars in economic development spending.

In one of the petitions, which was made available to one of our correspondents, the petitioners said the party might soon squander the opportunity it secured following the Supreme Court judgment, which sacked the former governor of Borno State.

He should not squander his opportunity to make the case for a rational and fair immigration policy to his readership.

«It wasn't the most orderly process, to close this prior Rupco getting all of the land - use approvals through the city,» said Woltman who believes the Landmark Place proposal represents a «squandered opportunity» to redevelop an historic site.

«We must not squander the opportunity to set the right course and make New York a leader in evaluating performance in our education system,» Cuomo wrote in his letter.

In an op - ed article written for publication in the Albany Times Union, Cuomo said when the Democrats were in power in the Senate from 2009 through 2010, they «squandered the opportunity,» and failed to pass any «meaningful reform.»

It's such a shame in truth that we squandered this opportunity.

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It seems like a waste of talent, but worse still, Cesar Chavez squanders an opportunity to revisit a story worth retelling.

they have completely squandered the opportunity to create some very interesting reflections on humanity.

A squandered opportunity at a classic political satire, and an unfortunate waste of talent..

A perfect candidate for not being all about swords, and the devs squander the opportunity.

Though the movie feels a little undercooked at times — for instance, Hartigan squanders the opportunity to dig deeper into the death of Morris» mother, whose absence weighs heavily on the film — «Morris from America» is a sweet and honest look at growing up in a foreign country that doesn't sugarcoat anything.

My man bug bear really is that this plot could have been explored without the whole downsizing premise, and that a second film could have been made to make the most of that squandered opportunity.

After Earth squanders opportunities for drama and surprise through the tiresomely prosaic device of telling the backstory in the opening narration.

Again and again, the film squanders its every opportunity to make a meaningful statement, whether about post-Katrina gentrification, about the pressure on these wannabe Peter Pans having to make concessions to adulthood, about the crush of a mom - and - pop operation by an avaricious conglomerate, or about any of the worthwhile themes hinted at but studiously avoided.

From the moment it was announced that Coogler had signed on to the film nearly two years ago, he knew he couldn't squander the opportunity.

I have no expectations for it whatsover; it's disappointing to see Disney squander the opportunity to make something out of one of Pixar's most interesting films.

While this type of story, like Woody, is old and simple, underneath is a richer tale of squandered opportunities and grand desires unrealized, not just for one man, but for an entire community, state, region and, perhaps, an entire country as well.

The screenplay squanders opportunities for drama, but works as a hero's journey into knowledge and a poetic meditation on the unsuspected distances that can develop between the most intimate people.

Tilley sees this as a «squandered opportunity,» and makes the case for comics as an essential part of every child's reading list.

Second, Mathews notes the gloomy appraisal of State ESSA plans that was issued last month by Bellwether and the Collaborative for Student Success, which declares that «States largely have squandered the opportunity... to create stronger, more innovative education plans» and that many «proposed graduation rate goals that far exceeded proficiency rates by 20 percentage points or more, creating the potential for states to graduate students that are not adequately prepared for their futures.»

«Technology offers tremendous potential for improving the delivery of education, and we should not squander this opportunity,» Sen. Bob Kerrey, D - Neb., the chairman of the Web - based Education Commission, said as the panel's report was released here last month.

Today, Mitt Romney squandered an opportunity to participate in a meaningful discussion of real education reform by attempting to disguise attacks on teachers and public education as meaningful policy proposals.