Sentences with phrase «tight knit community of»

Because MLJ Adoptions has been a part of so many adoptions from Bulgaria, our families have formed a tight knit community of support.

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People in Israel's tight - knit startup community are talking about the reported death, and the odd life, of once high - flying startup Mobli.

On an intellectual level, he knew many of his friends in Boulder's tight - knit entrepreneurial community weren't «crushing it.»

This is hard to scale to a large number of employees, but if you're only dealing with a few individuals, you can create a tight - knit community within your virtual workplace this way.

Go to any number of Prius forums and you can see how, like any enthusiastic World of Warcraft gamer, Prius drivers are a tight - knit community, constantly sharing tips and tricks with each other in the hopes of getting to that next level — 70 miles per gallon or 700 miles on a single tank of gas.

Our group of girls is such a tight - knit community that I'm so fortunate to be a part of, and they're all so brilliant with what they're able to accomplish, it's absolutely incredible, and I thought it would be great for us to have one place, rather than countless apps, to showcase ourselves and just get to know each other better!

At face value, Holacracy is a business philosophy in Vegas's tight - knit Downtown community of entrepreneurs.

Three of the most prominent entrepreneurs involved with Hsieh's project committed suicide, sending the tight - knit community into a tailspin.

While WeWork is known for workspaces, Neumann and the company have worked to build communities within those workspaces, which makes people in even different companies feel like they are part of something tight - knit (and work even harder as a result).»

This is just a taste of more things to come from the collaborative and tight - knit Canadian community as we build out more products for the world,» added Weinberg.

Bonus: some groups are really tight knit and foster a sense of community; you might just meet a neighbor who becomes a friend, or be able to ask others where to find the best sitters / dentists / mommy yoga class / etc.

Around her were supporters of the Birmingham Jewish Federation, peppering her with reasons to stay: abundant jobs, lack of traffic, low cost - of - living, and - most important - a friendly, tight - knit community of 5,200 Jews spread among five congregations.

Certainly he knew many of those folks were still alive — and within the Roman Empire (especially the tight knit Jewish community) travel & correspondence were a given.

Likewise, mentions of social connections, which they say are often provided in a «tight - knit moral community,» suggest stronger relationships among Christian tweeters and are, they add, often an indicator of happiness.

«We have the right, tight knit, progressively moral community that could not commit these acts because of our progressive morals, so we haven't.»

Their discussion would lead to clean drinking water for hundreds of destitute villages — and the fracturing of a tight - knit missionary community.

For a business that got its start from word - of - mouth exposure, Hunterdon Brewing is dedicated to building and maintaining relationships with craft beer suppliers — helping to make the tight - knit community even tighter.

We've had tonnes of feedback from our tight - knit community about what they do and don't like.

«Unfortunately, she works in a semi-rural district in a tight - knit community where change isn't always at the top of the list of things to do,» he said.

She Kesems because she loves being part of the tight knit Camp Kesem Community.

A smooth - talking bankrupt real estate investor, Stern, 40, is a member of the tight - knit Satmar Hasidic community in Monsey, N.Y., who helped local politicians win office by directing tens of thousands of his allies» dollars to campaign coffers and rallying the Orthodox Jewish community's support, sources said.

This is a tight - knit community, proud of our beautiful parks, rich history, and cultural diversity.

Researchers have linked the cooperative, tight - knit behavior and group pattern of these women to improved levels of community and social connectivity — a major area of wellness overall.

Those people who live the longest and experience the lowest rates of disease live in rural, tight knit communities.

Even though Iyengar yoga was popular back in my early days of practice, it was still a small and relatively tight - knit community.

With IIN, you truly feel like you are part of a school because you're part of such a large and supportive tight - knit community!

I am from the largest city in Kansas, Wichita, and I learned so much about the importance of building a community of tight - knit, ride - or - die, friends that have your back regardless of any situation.

When I first started blogging I felt like it was such a small tight knit community and now as the blog grows so does the exposure to the crazy world of the internet.

While Alberta might seem to consist of small towns and tight knit communities, there might be a few local singles that you've just missed.

Lelio's approach helps us feel we are thrust into the middle of a very tight - knit community, with a long shared history.

PUZZLE is a closely observed portrait of Agnes, who has reached her early 40s without ever venturing far from home, family or the tight - knit immigrant community in which she was raised by her widowed father.

It's pretty clear why so many folk tales of the time involved the unspeakable horrors of what might happen to a family outside the comforting climbs and exacting legal codes of their tight - knit communities: If you didn't conform to society's by - laws, you were a sitting duck for the devil's mischief.

Starring John David Washington, Anthony Ramos and Kelvin Harrison Jr., the plot centers on the tight - knit community of Bed - Stuy in Brooklyn, where a young father witnesses the police shooting of an unarmed black man.

Jesse Eisenberg stars as Sam Gold, a young Hasid from a tight - knit Brooklyn community who is nervously following the carefully prescribed path laid out for him by his family, which includes studying to become a rabbi, working with his garment dealer father, Mendel (Mark Ivanir), and awaiting the final confirmation of a pending arranged marriage to Zeldy (Stella Keitel, daughter of Harvey and Lorraine Bracco).

Set in Germany on the eve of the First World War, his story takes place within the suffocating confines of the director's own village of the damned, where a series of suspicious accidents threatens the harmony of a seemingly tight - knit Protestant community.

INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Angels Crest (R for profanity and sexuality) Dysfunctional family drama chronicling the blame game played in the wake of the accidental death of a toddler (Ameko Eks Mass Carroll) as his estranged parents (Thomas Dekker and Lily Collins) and members of their tight - knit community try to make sense of the tragedy.

They retain the services of local detectives Kenzie and Gennaro, anticipating that potential witnesses will be more willing to speak to members of their tight - knit community than to cooperate with the city cops.

(In Danish with subtitles) Silent Light (Unrated) Mexican morality play about a devout Mennonite family man (Cornelio Wall Fehr) tormented by the crisis in faith which arises after he starts cheating on his wife (Miriam Toews) with a neighbor (Maria Pankratz) who's also a member of their tight - knit religious community.

Denver had a small, tight - knit black community that comprised 11 percent of the population.

When young father Manny (Anthony Ramos) witnesses the police shooting of an unarmed black man, the tight - knit community of Bed - Stuy is pushed to the brink in Reinaldo Marcus Green's Sundance Award - winning portrait of race, family and consequence.

An account of the witchhunt that ensues after a false accusation of paedophilia among a tight - knit group of friends, some critics have complained about the central, innocent man's passivity in the face of his increasing pariah status within the community.

Accustomed to life in New York, the tight - knit family is ill - prepared for the drastically different set of obstacles that their new community presents.

That's because funding for the game (around $ 5 million) was provided by a tight - knit community of fans who had appreciated the studio's efforts with the Shift titles.

The movie begins as a portrait of the tight - knit community in a small and peaceful Danish town, showing the men bonding over a shared passion for hunting and drinking.

(In French with subtitles) Small Town Murder Songs (Unrated) Peter Stormare stars in this gothic tale of crime and redemption about an aging police officer who successful suppresses his violent tendencies until a murder disrupts the peace of his tight - knit, Mennonite community in rural Ontario.

Higher Ground (Unrated) Vera Farmiga makes her directorial debut and stars in this adaptation of The Dark World, Carolyn Briggs» memoir about a Born Again Christian who comes to question her faith while living in a tight - knit, evangelical community.

For Toni, the protagonist of Anna Rose Holmer's beguiling debut feature The Fits, hers comes in an inner - city community centre, where a tight - knit dance team has been gripped by mystery.

«Remote NT schools bring with them their own set of unique circumstances, and communities are often tight - knit groups,» he tells Teacher.

Through a tight - knit student community and a curriculum that practices the principle of consilience, or the unity of knowledge, Wild believes that his school model will keep students engaged in their own learning.

It has had a beneficial impact on members of the group academically, and also in the tight - knit community it has created within the school.