Sentences with phrase «to stake out»

It raises issues that deserve serious analysis, and stakes out positions with which I agree profoundly.

They are where different constituencies stake out territory and make their arguments in the technological drama.

Given the many modern - day marketing challenges, it's likely that more companies will seek to leverage existing brand equity rather than stake out new territory.

This is similar to the fact that most biology papers don't stake out a stance on evolution, but take it as a given.

«If he wanted to run for president he could clearly stake out the education - reform - friendly position among the candidates,» he said.

But it's hard to think of another leader in American business who comes closer to being a model of ethical behavior or who so clearly and consistently stakes out the high ground.

Your dog will still be protective of home and family, but he won't have a hormone - driven desire to stake out reproductive territory.

No merchant wanted to be the first to stake out new luxury territory in unproven ground, especially when the economy was starting to go south.

«If he wanted to run for president he could clearly stake out the education - reform - friendly position among the candidates,» he said.

Slow cast - ration by fire ants followed by staking them out in the desert to be slowly consumed by vultures sounds about right.

We are guessing that other courts that receive petitions asking for restoration of funds will attempt a similar approach and will seek to defend positions staked out on grounds of equity or adequacy, but will avoid picking fresh fights with governors and legislatures if they can.

The work is not some radical staking out of new territory, but it sure does want to move beyond the dirge - like endgame normally ascribed to abstract painting for a chance to describe something else.

But they are not likely to end a contentious, noisy debate about evaluation systems, and they are almost certain to be intensely debated, in part because of Gates» separate support for advocacy organizations that have already staked out positions on teacher evaluations.

And there it is: That pained smile was the patch of comedy real - estate Shandling staked out for himself, and still owns.

Most modern wells that use fracking are, in fact, horizontal wells, but the industry welcomed the governor's veto as staking out middle ground.

Microsoft is also staking out territory in the tablet market, with chief executive Steve Ballmer using CES as a stage to tout a Hewlett - Packard Slate tablet built with the firm's software.

Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN)-- The campaign of Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle has barred a local television station Friday from the state Republican Party's election night event after it and another station staked her out at the airport.

The Cages and the Falstaffs of the world are least likely to know this, but true - believing Gnostics, an avant - garde elite if there ever was one, have always known it and have always known too how to move into and stake out claims in Christian and Jewish territory.

There are some people, such as Steve McIntyre, who have spent more time on the subject than me, but none I am aware of have spent as much time while staking out as strong a claim as me.

When Flanagan finally took a few questions from a handful of reporters who staked out his Capitol office, he did so for only three minutes.

«What you can do in L.A. or in New York may not work in other places,» she told reporters after a town hall meeting in New Hampshire last summer at which she also staked out other positions short of the progressive ideal.

ALBANY — Interested parties have begun staking out positions on a possible tax cut, trying to get in front of the report of an expected December report by a tax commission convened by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Normally, we reporters spend countless hours this time of year staking out leaders meetings that take place inside Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office.

Thompson & Knight headed to Detroit, Toronto firm Torys became the latest to stake out turf in Calgary, and Latham & Watkins could be on the verge of opening a new office in Boston.

Now in its third year, the 2018 TITAN XD continues to stake out unique territory with a lineup that includes Crew Cab, King Cab and Single Cab body styles, two bed lengths, choice of a powerful Cummins ® 5.0 L V8 Turbo Diesel or Nissan 5.6 - liter En...

On one front came the insidious march of biology, which staked out the study of biological molecules.

After months of staking out conservative positions to win support from New York's Republicans, Long now faces an electorate in which Democrats outnumber Republicans by about 2 to 1.

Earlier Rivera slammed Tavarez himself for staking out similar positions on social issues as Diaz, including opposing same - sex marriage and abortion.

With access to lounges, I can relax in a quiet setting, get a bite to eat, something to drink, and not have to worry about staking out space and claiming an outlet.

Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico shortly before midnight yesterday (his flight was delayed by bad weather) and was promptly ambushed by reporters staking him out in the Intercontinental Hotel lobby.

7 — McCabe & Mrs. Miller (Criterion, Blu - ray, DVD), Robert Altman's third film since staking out his claim on 1970s cinema with M * A * S * H (1970), turns the western myth into a metaphor for the fantasy of the American Dream colliding with the power of big business.

The film whips by quickly but never pauses for anything deeper than allowing plot points to be staked out before moving on to the next bit.

On taxes, the candidates have staked out clear differences.

If you're a foodie, this means staking out the best restaurants, food carts and hole in the wall diners around the country — or the world.

Schneiderman, first elected in 2011, has over the last year or so staked out a claim as a blue state bulwark against the policies of President Donald Trump's administration, filing legal challenges to federal laws, executive orders and regulations.

The Democratic half of the state Senate staked out the chambers early this morning, opened an extraordinary session at 3 p.m., but failed to pass any further legislation after Sen. Jeff Klein (D - Manhattan) issued a statement warning that any bills passed under the extraordinary session would not be -LSB-...]

At the crack of dawn, the expedition team had earlier staked out a general route with red flags, but no one knows how best to navigate the glacier until we get there.

Patents are the lifeblood by which companies stake out intellectual property and survive.

Before the final state budget negotiations begin in earnest, the Senate and the Assembly release their own budget proposals - which essentially means each house stakes out their priorities for...

The 2017 Nissan TITAN XD stakes out a unique position in the segment between traditional heavy - duty and light - duty entries.

Daytimes, meanwhile, are all about staking out a prime sun lounge position beneath a palm tree, ordering up some sushi and watching the passing parade.

Everybody is taking their bat home with them, but they are not staking out different ideological or policy - based ground... It is solely about shuffling the pack, getting some other bloke in and moving Gordon Brown out, as if that will resolve things.

The situation has drawn parallels with Cuomo's own father in the 1980s, when Mario Cuomo staked out a position as a liberal bulwark against a conservative administration.

A Post reporter staked out Smith's apartment last week and saw Spitzer visit twice, each time arriving in the evening and leaving at dawn.

Out of the Past puts forward a strong case for Tourneur's kingship of that genre as much as his breakthrough films staked out his legacy in horror.