Sentences with phrase «time on the practice»

She may have spent too much time posing for cover shots and too little time on the practice range.

Chiefs wide receiver Frankie Hammond, who is technically in his first season even though he spent time on their practice squad last year, is listed as having caught the ball on the 0 - yard line.

Sherrod Gideon, the man taken one spot after Brady, spent time on practice squads in St. Louis and Miami, but never played in a regular - season game.

This is because he is new and when he doesn't have a core group who are familiar with each other (like Benitez did), then time on the practice field is the greatest asset.

Achievements and badges require learners to spend more time on practice and exploration of lesson outcomes.

Our professionals are the best because have spent a lot of time on practice and know all the secrets of successful writing.

If you prefer to spend more time on the phone with software support and less time on your practice, this is the software for you.

Technology can help free attorneys of buys work and allow them to spend more time on the practice of law.

Learn how you can spend more time on the practice of law, and less on the management of your practice.

Zola's form builder tool allows you to spend less time on duplicating documents and more time on practicing law.

If your school spends more time on the practice field than in the computer lab or the study hall — then you better start speaking up.

Before you go to the interview, you should spend some time on practicing how to answering questions possibly raised in the interview.

Not exact matches

It was actually the second time that Zuckerberg had to deny the practice in as many days: On Tuesday, Zuckerberg told a joint session of the Senate that it was a «conspiracy theory,» and denied the practice with a flat «no.»

The province has also promised to close loopholes that facilitate «shadow flipping» — a dubious practice (thought to inflate the market) whereby brokers resell properties several times before the deal is closed to capitalize on multiple commission payouts.

The practice places emphasis on you to direct your own time and cultivate rich rhythms and rituals of work.

These were perfect on the go; I recall many times eating this en route to school, or on the way to a sports practice.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Neuroscience shows that consciously counting your blessings actually rewires your brain for greater positivity, so why not use that dead time stuck in the conference room (or on that pointless call) to practice a little gratitude?

Put his maxim into practice: Next time you're in a meeting, focus on discerning the other person's needs rather than your own.

In one study, people keeping a gratitude journal slept on average 30 minutes more per night, woke up feeling more refreshed, and had an easier time staying awake during the day compared to those who didn't practice gratitude.»

It's time American policymakers started a discussion on taxing meat too, because rather than reform its practices or scale back production, the meat industry has fought tooth and nail to fend off environmental regulation and commonsense nutritional standards, leaving citizens to deal with its mess.

They're calling for the elimination of «on - call» shifts, a practice where management schedules shifts for part - time employees each week, but then requires them to call in ahead of their start time to find out if they're actually working.

But an article in The New York Times reported on Tuesday indicated the company has more to worry about than how it treats women and detailed a series of questionable business practices.

She's practiced the «Oops, I did it again'thousands of times in training, and on Thursday her signature trick was worth its weight in Olympic gold as American Jocelyne Lamoureux - Davidson's shootout winner broke a Canadian 16 - year stranglehold on the women's ice hockey title.

Having something you can be highly interested in, something you can deliberately practice and readily get feedback on, something where you hope that you can succeed, are all important The key is, of course, giving yourself time to practice and learn and stay in the game.

Getting your ideas on paper is a good practice that will save you valuable time down the road when you need to share your ideas with others.

Once we agree on everything, we come up with a time frame and put it into practice.

May also called for big changes to who sits on boards so that they include employees, as is the case in some European countries: «In practice, [board members] are drawn from the same, narrow social and professional circles as the executive team and — as we have seen time and time again — the scrutiny they provide is just not good enough.

They sit in folding chairs beneath a painted tin ceiling and practice, depending on the night, selections from the Opry canon, Irish jigs, jazz, or old - time favorites like «Cluck Old Hen» and «Whiskey Before Breakfast.»

They won't get the results they want and you'll spend time on projects that are against your best practices.

Azavea, a maker of mapping software, follows Googlesque practices of letting employees spend up to 10 percent of their time on research projects of their own devising.

There are many more fascinating stories out there about individuals who just started with something and got better as time and practice went on.

«I ended up leaving my full - time job to focus on building my financial planning practice.»

Although meteorology had developed throughout the Victorian era to produce same - day weather maps and daily weather warnings (based on a telegram service that could literally move faster than the wind), the practice of forecasting the weather as it evolved and changed over time remained notoriously inadequate.

Back when you were trying to master scales on the violin or memorize your times tables, someone probably told you, «Practice makes perfect.»

«Talking to coal exporters there, «Greed & fear» hears that demand from China for coal is strong while, interestingly, in stark contrast to past practice, China SOE steel producers now pay on time.»

With some time up front and some practice, you will be well on your way to having an effective pitch deck.

The crux of the act is simply this: illegal wage bias (based on race, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability) occurs «when a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted, when a person becomes subject to a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, or when a person is affected by application of a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, including each time wages, benefits, or other compensation is paid, resulting in whole or in part from such a decision or other practice.»

One of my favorite examples of how businesses are exposed to peril is the practice of giving employees working remotely real - time access to inventory, shipping and billing records on the company's main computer systems.

«Officers are being written up all the time and charged with using too much pepper spray, yet here we are on Rikers practicing with rubber pellets shooting shotguns,» one ESU officer told the New York Post last month.

BEIJING / SHANGHAI (Reuters)- China's ruling Communist Party has listed golf and gluttony as violations for the first time as it tightens its rules to prevent officials from engaging in corrupt practices, while also turning an even sterner eye on sexual impropriety.

It will be some time before anyone knows the effect of these card company practices on small businesses.

With all the extra time on their hands sans practices, games, and travel — and with most of them not even 40 yet, much less 65 - plus — how will these men spend their time?

I'll talk about best practices for proactive measures during this tough time so you don't dwell on the negatives — but actually go on to grow your business.

It's about being on time for practice, accepting challenges and being fearful of the elements.»

Despite increasing regulation on telemarketing behavior and its often - dubious ethical practices, it sells enough product to justify its time and expense.

When you're working to earn credit - card rewards, it's important to practice financial discipline, like paying your balances off in full each month, making payments on time, and not spending more than you can afford to pay back.

Spend time to craft thoughtful e-mails, do your research, control your online reputation on social media sites, and practice, practice, practice!

Since that time, the servant leadership movement has gained steady momentum while being practiced by some of the most profitable and successful companies on the planet.

On the subject of religion, Porter points out that the time, effort and currency invested in the practice of faith is simply the price of receiving «a mixture of insurance and social services.»