Sentences with phrase «vast challenges on»

But, in his defense, he clearly did have vast challenges on his plate then, fending off heaps of unwarranted attacks and now dealing with a mountain of Freedom of Information requests (not to mention his ongoing research into climate change).

But, in his defense, he clearly did have vast challenges on his plate then...

Not exact matches

My house is no longer cluttered with DVD cases, and I no longer waste vast portions of my income on buying films and boxsets (although that presents a challenge to the industry, which I'll come to).

Throughout his 35 year career, Mr. Koerner has used his understanding of everyday business challenges to effectively advise entrepreneurs and clients on a vast array of issues, including corporate governance and regulatory compliance.

The process of changing the party funding regime should focus not on whether politicians are all corrupt and self - serving (the vast majority are not), or on whether state funding is less corrupt, but on the challenges that the proposed system presents, or does not address — such as the revolving door.

«These estimates show the vast economic burden that diabetes places on sub-Saharan Africa, and should motivate policy makers to increase resources and efforts to overcome this looming health challenge,» says one of the three lead authors, Professor Rifat Atun, Harvard University, USA.

«Industry giants like Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are spending tens of billions of dollars a year on acquiring smaller firms for market entrance, strategic intellectual property and talented employees, but face a real challenge identifying companies with the right products or technology in the vast startup universe,» said Gene Moo Lee, UTA assistant professor of Information Systems and Operations Management.

And even though scientists do not have to metamorphosise into a bull in order to cover the vast distances to go to Europa enchanted by its inviting charms, nevertheless making physical contact and landing on the distant moon presents one of the hardest engineering challenges.

The first television special to focus on the incredible challenges of crime fighters in the vast untamed wilderness.

With the vast number of racing titles that are already present on the Xbox, Rallisport Challenge 2 was really going to have to do something special to capture the hearts of racing fans.

I was asked by Principal Joe Kelly to perform an independent curriculum review of the materials and found that students are not being challenged to think independently as the vast majority of tasks are based on what we in the profession call busy work.

Much depends on the few states that will be able to reach beyond the immediate challenges they face, forge a new consensus on broadly shared prosperity as their state goal, and redesign their whole education system so the vast majority of their students can reach the standards they will need to reach to achieve that goal.

They could do with changing the culture in the Department itself, of a) wasting money on pet projects like Free Schools that don't materialise or need vast debts written off, b) failing to assess risks of funding reforms and provide enough funding for pupil number increases and cost pressures (NAO report) and c) inability to reconcile accounts for academies and LA schools even when challenged formally by Parliamentary Committees.

This subject is vast, and thus it becomes challenging for students to compose an assignment on it.

Writing Business Development essays may prove to be a very challenging task for students as they must possess the ability to write on this vast subject in limited words and with the clarity of thoughts.

After experiencing Belize's vast and unspoiled countryside, participants of the Maya Mountain Adventure Challenge are invited to relax and rejuvenate at Chabil Mar on the beautiful Placencia peninsula in southern Belize.

Take on the challenges of the vast frontier by upgrading your recruits with unique abilities, weapons — and even stylish hats!

Driven by developer's vast experience on the genre, you'll face a challenging campaign the feels really rewarding after each victory.

The game continues the story of the Warrior of Light as they join the resistance and set forth to the vast land of Ala Mhigo, challenging new threats across Eorzea ™ and embarking on numerous new quests.

The concept of absolute originality is a contemporary one, born with Romanticism; classical art was in vast measure serial, and the «modern» avant - garde (at the beginning of this century) challenged the Romantic idea of «creation from nothingness,» with its techniques of collage, mustachios on the Mona Lisa, art about art, and so on.

To stage a retrospective of the works of Merce Cunningham is to take up two of the most challenging concerns of museum display: How to exhibit the ephemeral, and how to manifest a vast network of artistic collaboration without losing focus on its central figure.

With vast economic, political, and eco-problems (other than climate change) to ponder, and with the challenges of making a living and raising a family in increasingly daunting circumstances, the attention of many people is on a lot of other things in addition to climate change.

Finally, Mercy for Animals faces a tremendous challenge in the fact that the vast majority of seafood consumed in the U.S. comes from Asia and South America, where the concept of worrying about fish welfare is as foreign as if fish suddenly started walking on land: «Welfare rights are primarily a Western phenomenon.»

«The greatest challenge facing Kosovo — which declared independence from Serbia two weeks ago — may not be opposition from Russia and Serbia, but may come from Western environmental groups opposed to mining what The New York Times on March 5 called the nation's «vast amount of minerals.»

One of the top research universities in the world, MSU focuses its vast resources on creating solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges, while providing life - changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree - granting colleges.

The 12 scientists and support staff made a slow crawl across a vast, blank stretch of East Antarctica this past austral summer for three months to study how regional climate variability relates to global climate change expected to encounter brutally cold storms and other challenges on the high polar plateau.

Forgive the bad play on words, but one of this Sunday's episodes of Life over on our big brother Discovery Channel (that's 8 pm ET by the way) is all about this planet's vast plant kingdom and all the different challenges they

Thanks to our friends at Spada's new Swordplay site for links to an article at the Richmond Journal of Law & Technology on INFORMATION INFLATION: CAN THE LEGAL SYSTEM ADAPT which asks, how do vast quantities of new writing forms challenge the legal profession, and how should lawyers adapt?

A day ago, I nervously journeyed on the back of a snowmobile along challenging, difficult but glorious mountain terrain and stopped at a silent, deep and vast snow - covered meadow.

Commenting on the deal, Galadari said: «There have been challenges — with projects of this scale, there will always be challenges — and we have worked tirelessly on the vast network of legal arrangements that will underpin this whole amazing endeavor to ensure that, end - to - end, the challenges faced lead to success and the sustainable future of Umm Al Quwain.»

«At least 80 % of the more than 35,000 BC children on welfare are growing up in single - parent families, the vast majority of them headed by women,» says Alana Prochuk, Manager of Public Legal Education at West Coast LEAF and also a participant in the Welfare Food Challenge.

Hodge Jones & Allen have a vast amount of experience advising and representing clients on formal complaints to the police force and judicial reviews to challenge cautions.

Developing new features on older phones has become increasingly challenging, and supporting ICS takes time away from building new experiences on the devices owned by the vast majority of our users.

Take on a wealth of challenging quests as you fight new monsters in vast lands.

«Developing new features on older phones has become increasingly challenging, and supporting ICS takes time away from building new experiences on the devices owned by the vast majority of our users,» said the Chrome team.

A challenging, varied and exciting recruitment role, consulting with key industry leaders to proactively seek out potential new employees «in the market», i.e. the very best available, rather than reactively working with «on the market» candidates, as is typical in the vast majority of the recruitment industry.

Katherine brought and applied her vast experience to the host of challenges facing the business and consistently over delivered on her commitments.

The New Rules of Consumer Engagement With today's vast array of communication touch points — from Facebook to door - knocking — effectively engaging with clients on all levels presents a challenge.

The team has put together specialist knowledge based on vast experience acquired on projects that rise enormous challenges.