Sentences with phrase «wasting an opportunity on»

Although I had completed two advanced theological degrees summa cum laude and published a book, my Doktor - vater refused to obtain a scholarship for me, explaining that he did not want to waste the opportunity on a student who as a woman had no future in the academy.

Ross Douthat rightly complained on twitter that the Oregon study showed that the Republicans are wasting an opportunity on health care and that while there are conservative alternatives to Obamacare, there are no Republican alternatives.

Not exact matches

Lucky people don't waste their time on petty opportunities.

By virtually every measure, prohibition of cannabis with high THC commonly known as marijuana and the variant with no recreational drug potential commonly known as hemp has cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars in missed business opportunities and wasted resources spent unsuccessfully fighting the so - called war on drugs.

Before you plan your next business trip, it's important to consider stocking up on rewards programs to avoid wasting an opportunity.

The way companies support SMEs from a marketing standpoint, as well as a sales standpoint, is to ensure they can focus on the right opportunities, and not waste time with lesser ones.

The reality is that the automated nature of the process probably means you're missing more opportunities than you are preventing wasting time on.

Sales wastes valuable resources on low quality sales opportunities.

Depending on where you are at (career - and age-wise), as well as where the company is at — and where it is going — this offer could either be an amazing opportunity, or it could be a total waste of your time and potential.

For years, conservatives have said Facebook operates with a deep anti-conservative bias and Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill did not waste the opportunity this week to grill CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the subject during congressional hearings intended to focus on the company's sharing of user data.

Industry experts shared their thoughts on key emerging opportunities for cleantech entrepreneurs, investors and government in waste management.

We make sure your sales people are working on the right opportunities, not wasting time on bad sales leads.

David Hogg wasted an incredible opportunity on Thursday, when Fox News host Laura Ingraham apologized mocking him on Twitter the day before.

I have fortunately gotten offers to work at a startup and in several different contexts similar to my previous position — and these are things I would potentially enjoy, yes, but to waste the potential equity that «personal brand», dirty as it may sound, creates for me (or anyone else) to leverage into client work that pays well and speaking gigs that open up other opportunities — would be a true «lighting on fire» of that which I had done to build that before quitting.

Having too many unqualified sales leads wastes the time of the sales team and causes the company to miss out on legitimate sales opportunities.

But the most important lesson is that no matter what's our profession, nor our salary if we live a frugal lifestyle, if we cut out the waste, if we spend less than we earn and then invest that money on low - cost index funds and ETFs, Anyone has the opportunity to become financially secure.

I feel like I am wasting the opportunity to feel sun on my skin and breathe fresh air.

While maintaining a zero waste to landfill measure as a key metric, our objective has expanded to a broader focus on waste reduction and reuse opportunities.

These groups provided advice to the Department on opportunities to reduce food waste, data sources that may assist in the formation of a National Food Waste Baseline, and possible governance arrangements for the delivery of the strategy once it is released.

These bodies provided advice on opportunities to reduce food waste, the provision of data sources that could assist in the formation of a National Food Waste Baseline, and governance arrangements for the delivery of the strategy once it is released.

IKEA sees transparency around results as an opportunity to inspire and motivate others to take on the challenge of diminishing food waste in their own homes or operations, both within IKEA and outside of the company.

Other speakers emphasised: the impact of cheaper and more accessible digital technology on identifying as well as solving problems (Mr Salesh Kumar and Dr Washington Otieno); the importance of realising the nutritional and economic value of food as well as accounting for the environmental impacts of food production (Dr Karen Brooks); and the opportunities for novel products from so - called waste, such as phosphorus recycling (Dr Dana Cordell); Novaq (Dr Cedric Simon); and anaerobic digestion (Dr Bernadette McCabe).

It provided a unique opportunity to learn from leaders in different fields of study, allowing me to separate myself from the tunnel vision of my degree, and enjoy different standpoints on what other people find truly important in food waste, and what needs to be done to prevent it.

By characterizing the different waste streams, we've identified opportunities focusing on reduction at the source and then followed by reuse / recycling options.

Based on this summit and continued input, EPA, USDA and stakeholders from across the food chain have developed a collaborative Call to Action, which identifies current opportunities and challenges in reducing food loss and waste in the United States.

The organization recovered more than 130,000 pounds of food in its first year of operation, and continues to promote the connection between wasted food on college campuses and opportunities to aid in local hunger relief.

In September 2015, a historic window of opportunity opened to elevate the issue of food loss and waste reduction on the global agenda.

Our hope is to have the U.S. government, in partnership with the many stakeholders in the food system, including producers, manufacturers, retailers, non-profits and food advocacy groups, faith organizations as well as leaders from state, tribal, and local government, join in using the Call to Action as an opportunity to further individual and collective actions on preventing food waste.

I'd like to first thank the event organizers for the invitation to address this group and the opportunity to share experiences from the United States on reducing food loss and waste.

As for our international efforts, as you may know, the U.S. is pleased to have put forth a resolution on the topic of food waste, to build awareness among environmental ministers and encourage action that addresses the unique challenges and opportunities of dealing with uneaten food.

But the «kid» everyone was buzzing about was Carreño - Busta's opponent, 18 - year - old Denis Shapovalov (who, fortunately for everyone with pronunciation struggles, goes by Shapo) and instead of cheering on the seeded favorite the crowd was hanging on every point the then - 69th - ranked Shapo played — every flick of his wrist or youthful wince at a wasted opportunity.

If one of these 4 or 5 (if you include Lamar) QB's is Peyton Manning, John Elway, Troy Aikman, or even Carson Wentz and you pass on him then Gettleman will have wasted an opportunity to solve a teams most important position for the next 10 years.

I don't really blame any of those players at all, first mistake from Wenger was his team selection and secondly wrong players in a wrong position,, its quite sad with all their mouths and boasting of starting the season strongly and aiming for the league just a waste of energy and wishful thinking, am putting the whole blame on Wenger, where is Belerin, why Ozil, Cazorla played out of positions, you should know their weaknesses and strength as a coach, why must we pass and pass to score a goal, many opportunities came from shooting distance but the players will always be looking for the next person to pass the ball to, its quite unfortunate that a big club like arsenal is relying on a scrappy Giroud to lead an attack of a team aiming to win the league.

I wonder what are dithering in the transfer market truly costs... last year it might have costs us the top 4 and champions league... now that's a pretty penny... this year it already cost us a small fortune considering what Lacazette would have cost last year and I'm not even including opportunity costs... ultimately it might cost us Lemar, if the speculation is true... why are we seemingly the only club that can't pry a player from Monaco, especially considering the obvious Wenger connection... Wenger should stop wasting precious time criticizing PSG and worry about the task at hand... was anyone seriously surprised by the frugal managers thoughts on the matter

Finally, if Wenger really cares that Arsenal go to the next level with Lacazette in the striker's role he will need to surround him with the proper kinds of players, those who compliment his skills and give him a legitimate chance to lead the line... if they can spread the opposing teams back line with Sanchez on the left and someone of consequence on the right (must purchase this individual), this would likely create some space for Ozil in the middle of the pitch... having 3 players who can not only create their own opportunities, but provide assists and make well - timed runs, could bring some much - needed directness back into our ticky - tack approach of late... unfortunately instead of making the tough decisions and spending the supporters money in the right places, we instead have wasted so much time bashing our heads against the same brick wall over and over again and expecting different results..

Antonio Conte wasted little time in giving him an opportunity to get on the pitch as he appeared as a second - half substitute against Bayern.

I agree with you the players need some heat to perform to theor abilities and stop wasting created opportunities to kill games and or hold onto leads and i agree they need some heat to kick em in the arse to prevent them from under performing against milan but milan isnt city or chelsea but we need to beat them to get far in competition but i do nt think the players missing chances this year is whole heartey down to the manager and we need to finish out the year strong but with cazorla comong back and strengthening some spots in off season and now praying we finally have jack back this squad looks dangerous next year and wenger will have a good year with arsenal next year cazorla and another player will take time off xhaka and or put more pressure on him to perform but we have had success in recent seasons barley missing out on top four last year with highest points to ever miss out yes they need heat to perform strong rest of year but it is not wengers time to go yet be needs another season and if these two years are falling off we have done better than are rivals in are tough years

Moyes» opportunity arose after Allardyce was appointed the new England manager on Friday, with Sunderland wasting little time in bringing in a replacement.

«I'd hesitate to sit him on the bench; that would be a waste,» says LaRussa, who then hints that he'd recall Walker at the earliest possible opportunity.

Walcott needs to work on his finishing he could've had 4 or 5, too many wasted opportunities.

On the other end of the spectrum we have the young DKE SO2 squad who will have a few cracks at the Ann Arbor League crown but they don't want to waste any opportunity..

If you have great talent just sitting on the damn bench, you're wasting opportunity.

From another attack on the edge of the area and in the 75th minute, Zaha again wasted a shooting opportunity with his decision making, but his outstanding footwork and skill created another and this time he finished into the top left, via a deflection off Steve Cook.

West Brom v Liverpool League Cup Betting Preview: Wasted opportunities cost Liverpool dearly again on the weekend after controlling their home game against Man United in the Premier League.

Missing a year of betting on the the Super Bowl coin toss is wasted opportunity because the reduced juice offers more value than any other Superbowl prop.

A lot of United fans will now tell you now that Park is pretty rubbish on the wing, his final delivery is poor and, for all his defensive capability, the opportunity cost of the chances he wastes isn't worth it.

Despite the one - sided nature of the final scoreline it took a while for City to get on top, with Peter Crouch and Gareth Bale both wasting good opportunities.

Deschamps won't want to waste the opportunity to get the best out of his players, so if any player isn't playing regularly for their club side, the safer option is to pick one of the many other options on the sidelines.

Antonio Conte's side wasted a lot of opportunities as a penalty shootout was needed to extract a result between two sides after both sides failed to break the deadlock with scores tied at 1 - 1 during 120 minutes on the field.

All the thinking is based on «households» and there is no reference to significant figures in children's lives who may be living elsewhere (the «absent fathers» of the Riots» Commission report)-- a huge wasted opportunity.