Sentences with phrase «things in a better direction»

Specifically, here are some VCs we've seen proactively moving things in a better direction (since they bankroll the tech community after all).

Not exact matches

With the addition of each new LEGO brick, you can change the structure for the better and take things in an entirely new direction.

Gielan advocates that optimism, the belief that good things will happen and that our behavior matters in the face of challenges is a step in the positive direction.

«I think as a company, if you can get those two things right — having a clear direction on what you are trying to do and bringing in great people who can execute on the stuff — then you can do pretty well.»

They don't have to be home runs - they can be singles and doubles, but they need to point people in the right direction and show them that there are big innings ahead and that things will only get better from here.

It's when things aren't going well that we rack our brains for new directions to take our business in.

«By now, you've spent a good portion of your life learning things about yourself, steering those things in different directions, hiding them, claiming new identities and any number of other adjustments we all make (consciously or not),» Kurtz writes.

I can hire people with aspirations to make things better — even if that means a bit of chaos — and then my job is to generally make sure we're all going in the same direction.

The president has been eager to take credit for the stock market's rise and tout Wall Street's performance when things are going well — but when it's moving in the opposite direction, not so much.

Yes our quality of life is still quite good relative to SOME other countries... that not really what people are thinking though when they use the term «3rd world country» — they are talking about the trending that they see — and the media reflects a perception out there that things are trending in a negative direction... look, if you read my original posts, you will see that they have much less to do with our economy as they have to do with WHY we are involved in the middle east and the SOCIAL impact of that.

But whether its going in a better direction, I mean the funny thing is, no matter what direction it goes, no matter how great it is, there's going to be a bunch of shmucks that are trying to like make money off of it, and it's going to repeat itself: The amount of bands that sound like various other bands that once were great... it multiplies so quick, it's pretty funny man.

And if things don't move in that direction - well, you might find he has nice friends, or he might turn out to be right for one of your friends, or you might just have a pleasant evening, or he might introduce you to some new ideas, books, music or interests.

Such a routine will not work for all of us, but the point is to have a routine, and to know when your best writing and thinking hours are, and in the other hours, do things that both stimulate and stretch the brain in new and creative directions.

In order for us to address these problems (and others not listed) we must move the culture in a direction that sees the procreation of children as a good thing and as an expected outcome of the act — even if it does not occur as a result of each and every acIn order for us to address these problems (and others not listed) we must move the culture in a direction that sees the procreation of children as a good thing and as an expected outcome of the act — even if it does not occur as a result of each and every acin a direction that sees the procreation of children as a good thing and as an expected outcome of the act — even if it does not occur as a result of each and every act.

This learning process goes in the other direction as well: I am likely to learn a great deal about the inner logic and systematic connections among my own religious beliefs by subjecting them to a polemical engagement, things, again, that I could learn in no other way.

I mean grant it were not going to agree on everything in life, but it would be a step in the right direction to at least make good use of our time, especially if we actually cared about such things as solutions.

Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig were tasked with introducing the category of Best Animated Film, and in a moment where most presenters would have read 15 seconds of lame patter and tossed to clips of the nominees, the duo took things in a hilariously dark direction.

Those of us Protestants whose heritage is relatively congregational may sometimes find ourselves thinking things would be better if only we had bishops to provide the sort of guidance that gives the church theological direction in a world that constantly raises new and difficult questions.

This is why they flounder around, and run off in seventeen different directions, and fight over the best way to do things, and how the money should be spent, and who should be the group they focus on, and what kind of music and literature the church should produce, etc..

My secret to capturing kitchen bliss is to know what I like, push myself in new directions to keep things interesting, maintain a well - stocked pantry and use fresh ingredients whenever possible.

Before the Gunners signed Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang this summer, all the Arsenal transfer rumours were pointing us in the direction of Malcom from Bordeaux, but the French club wouldn't play ball and refused to countenance any move for the 20 year - old, despite the player's open wish to move on to a bigger and better things.

With Wyatt going in a new direction post-deletion, this pairing could be a good thing for both sides.

With two goals in eight appearances and a new contract until 2020, things seemed to be going in the right direction for the youngster, but again he may well have let himself down.

With a match next weekend against Stoke looming large, the club would do well by making sure they focus all their positive energy on getting at least a draw to get things back in the right direction.

Jack Wilshere's Footballing career has been on a downward spiral for a good couple of seasons now and, as things stand, it begs to wonder whether his career graph would ever progress in an upward direction again.

We have Iwobi from there which signals things are going in the good direction.

These days they make wingers and full backs who can bomb down the wing and throw a trick or two in the direction of the opposing player, Irishman Kilbane is truly a throwback to the days when the most important thing was the ability to consistently put in a good cross.

Palace and Liverpool are yet to finalise an agreement on the transfer fee, but the suggestion that Benteke has agreed personal terms is a clear sign that things are moving in a positive direction with a transfer likely to be completed next week if all goes well in negotiations.

The only one who seems to want to organise things is Mustafi, whether it's Wenger or someone else in charge next season, they should look at him as being the captain, give him some authority to bollock them if they're not doing their job, praise them if they do well, and give them direction when needed.

Based on the work that he's done with the likes of Harry Kane and Dele Alli in recent years, working with Pochettino could be a good place to continue to improve for Lanzini, and if he has ambitions of winning things, then Spurs wouldn't be a bad place to go as they're certainly a club heading in the right direction based on results over the past two seasons.

The best teams constantly move their squads forward at any opportunity I think two additions in the summer will give the squad a boost freshen things up and keep us moving in the right direction push us onto a higher level and make sure we have cover to still be a strong team if we do have injuries, then other teams really should start to fear us because we've got the potential to be one of the best in Europe not far off at all.

Well this weekend Panathinaikos fans were angered by a recent bout of poor form and decided to go on the offensive but their actions seemed to primarily involve picking up things and throwing them in random directions or simply kicking the odd football very hard.

We are far from being back to our best but at least things are getting better and heading in the right direction once more.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing isn't it we would have had a better direction and plan had we had the influence of a director of football in my opinion.

«The only thing that matters is what you get as a team, our team's results, our CV if you want to go in that direction and in the Premier League tomorrow is a match between the two managers with the best record in the Premier League.

Would it be better to not throw away what you already have with the parent of your child, accept that «people grow and change and often in different directions,» and challenge yourself to do things differently?

Things are moving in the right direction but far from the best ending.

One of the fun things about web technology is that it's always changing, and when we're lucky it changes in a good direction.

So the last decades have seen several waves of enlargement and several important treaties but with so many things not working well, so many member states pulling in different directions and so many players at the negotiating table, it's difficult to see anything major (including accepting a large new member) happening today.

«This plan certainly shows improvement over previous plans we have seen over the years and that's a good thing, definitely a step in the right direction,» de Blasio said.

@NajibIdrissi - I am not good with mathematics, so I am thinking that for most of us, in order to unambiguously compare two things, you have to put them on a line that has a direction (thus, the real numbers analogy).

As someone said the other day, the best thing for the Dems will be if the R's fall for the media and packaging hype machine that Sarah seems to have going in her direction.

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However, around that time my Mum was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and I became very interested in learning more about this disease and ways to treat it.In January 2002 I decided, after much thought, that I should change direction and study neuroscience, as the best thing I could do for MS patients is to work on a cure.

Many meetings and workshops have since taken place in which «we try to make new proposals to go into the opposite direction, to try to understand what the best thing to reform the university system» would be, Leuzzi says.

I, for one, have made a commitment to myself to change direction completely once more if I can not stay in research rather than go for the next best thing, such as sales or publishing.

«The important thing is that we are seeing earthquakes that are much more widely distributed, much farther from wells and in a lot of different directions,» Abers observes «Some of these earthquakes are as much as 20 miles away from what seems to be the primary wells that are increasing the pressure.»

Expectation is a very powerful force that can attract good things when we spin our energy in a positive direction.

It's a whole set of many things, but given we all know that this festive, family - driven holiday can head in any unpredictable direction, why not at least start the day with your best foot forward: with a healthy breakfast.

What are the big things that are happening that we can actually do something to make this domino effect of good change that happens,» and be able to do serial testing to find out, to see if these things are headed in the right direction.