Sentences with phrase «what was in play»

The effort to build could then be carried out with full clarity as to what was in play and what in truth.

The Pope is basically just like an Umpire in a Baseball game — he keeps the game going and indicates what's in play or not, by the written rule book — but does not change the rules of the game — that's set.

Gender is about a certain aspect of who we are, which is what is in play.

A white board in her office is a focal point that gets reviewed and updated based on what's in play.

They often become stuck in the disputed details of their lives, and are unable to see the Big Picture of what is in play and thus understand the essential interaction between the 4 elements of divorce.

Not exact matches

Scratches make it harder to see what's on the display when playing in mobile mode.

What part was played in Volkswagen's wrongdoing by the fact that the companies engineers were apparently technically incapable of making good on the promises their marketing department was apparently intent on making?

Sutton wrote the book on the field of reinforcement learning, a technique which allows AI to teach itself what the best actions are using a reward - punishment system of its own, an area of deep learning that played a role in the success of DeepMind's AlphaGo project.

His energy, enthusiasm and passion to bring out the best in others is what totally reeled me in when the time came for me to decide where I would play college football.

By now you've probably seen the Tim Hortons ad in question — Sidney Crosby, in a letter C jersey, swings his legs over the bench to start playing what is ostensibly an international hockey game.

An example of what can go wrong when tech business builders put their ideas into motion without having coding knowledge is the experience of former NFL cornerback Phillip Buchanon, who was drafted 17th overall in the 2002 draft and played for the Houston Texans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins.

«You have to constantly be making judgments about what's good what's bad and what's going to work and how's it going to play out, and in doing that, if you have high standards, you're going to break some eggs along the way.

«I think the assumption is we were trying to create a game machine and a tablet and really what we were trying to do was create a game system that gave you tablet - like functionality for controlling that system and give you two screens that would allow different people in the living room to play in different ways.

In terms of what domain name to use, this is where keyword optimization comes into play.

You have to be tight and ready to play — describing in detail how you can work with that retailer, what your value proposition is, what your product road map is and more.

This may be a bit of a pay - to - play option, but what's the harm in paying for your influencer's valuable time, learning something along the way and benefiting from a personal relationship through coaching?

There are no official definitions of what it means to be rich, and many factors come into play for measuring where one falls in the often amorphous class structure of American society.

And in regards to the role that color plays in branding, results from studies such as The Interactive Effects of Colors show that the relationship between brands and color hinges on the perceived appropriateness of the color being used for the particular brand (in other words, does the color «fit» what is being sold).

And, for better or for worse, consumers themselves are playing an ever - more - active role in deciding what a brand means.

Since playing the blame game rarely leads to real solutions, we asked flight attendants to weigh in on what they think airlines, parents, and flight attendants can do when kids are being disruptive.

«Dammit,» she told him, «we're going to do what it takes to play in this game.

Kjelberg's videos show him playing various video games while a box in the top corner of the screen shows his reactions to what is happening.

I prepare myself for disappointment because luck plays a factor in everything we do, realizing that more often than not that what really matters is not what should be done but what can be done and knowing the difference.»

At a recent Inc. conference I was asked what role incentive pay had played in the recent turnaround in quality at Lantech, the company I cofounded 22 years ago.

But this time around, it turns out that sentiment went ahead of what was happening... it has been a pleasant surprise on our part that [investor] mentality played in this way and pushed the economy ahead,» he said.

«Some Canadian cities have as diverse a middle - class population as any city on the planet, and part of what you have to do is play to that diversity and know that having Thai peanut sauce makes sense in one city but it doesn't make sense somewhere else,» says Underhill.

We know about the oil, but what else is in play strategically?

In response to a shareholder question about what could be done to speed up the glacial pace of adoption of electric car production by other car companies, Musk said he was «playing with doing something fairly significant on this front which would be kind of controversial with respect to Tesla's patents.»

If you are playing big in life, there is always the next big thing, so balance isn't necessarily about slowing down but being in touch with what recharges you and doing that when you first feel the need to avoid overwhelm and burnout.

Bill Schultz: What you're seeing are valuations coming into play, for energy in particular, where they're much more reasonable than other areas.

Allyson: «What we have found through our own research, and other research that validates ours, is that both unconscious and conscious biases play parts in preventing women from getting funding.

Our teams, those staff members past and present who have played a role in helping us to grow our business, teaching us lessons along the way, challenging us, challenging the way we do what we do, those that drive us crazy and those that are always there to pick up the pieces when we need them to - the whole bunch.

Anyone who took Marketing 101 in college can tell you about the stages of the buyer's journey; what you may not know is how quality, engaging content plays into each one.

Against all odds, the volunteers knew what was about to happen: Republican nominee Donald Trump was going to become president - elect, Pennsylvania would be the state that put him over the top, and their county played a monumental role in doing so.

If participants know what the expected hypothesis is — that playing brain science games improves your memory or that standing in a power pose improves your confidence — they're more likely to skew the results in the favor of that hypothesis.

We should be asking what role public policy is playing in this phenomenon and whether a different set of policies would lead to a different distribution of economic gains.

Underpinning Bravo's depiction of the power dynamics between a boss and her underlings (played out in the open floor plan of a cramped SoHo loft), are the very real problems of a working business: What to do if your client doesn't pay, how to deliver on a tight budget, and even what if your assistant ordered more printer paper than toilet paWhat to do if your client doesn't pay, how to deliver on a tight budget, and even what if your assistant ordered more printer paper than toilet pawhat if your assistant ordered more printer paper than toilet paper.

«The impact of overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future, the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning our next vacation — each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems shape our judgments and decisions.»

Parents of the new crop of digital natives are struggling to manage what their children watch, listen to and play, creating strong demand for better tools to regulate how much time and money children spend online — and giving developers whose apps have robust controls an edge in the hyper - competitive business of digital entertainment for kids.

However, beyond what many of us were exposed to in high school, and as most are generally familiar, Physics actually branches out expansively, into numerous realms, many of which philosophers have played around with for ages.

But a closer look at what's happening inside manufacturing plants shows that business decisions are playing a significant role in the productivity slump.

You can relax on what have been voted as some of the best beaches in the world and once your body has recharged with a healthy dose of Vitamin D, go play a round of golf on a course overlooking the water.

What this means is they get social interaction, are able to romp around in the sun, choose their sleeping buddies and play with toys.

There are a lot of challenging social dynamics at play when someone this young is in this kind of position, and I have to go above and beyond what is required normally to establish my legitimacy in this position.

As the largest generation in the U.S. workforce, millennials play a major role in helping companies decide what workplace policies and benefits are best for attracting new talent.

That said, the Switch also topples backward with ease if it's not perfectly level, raising concerns about what it'll do in a moving vehicle, or if played on an airplane seat - back tray during turbulence.

And then, in what was either a clever tactical play, or a spineless submission, the Gap announced it would revert to its old logo, and admitted crowd - sourcing was the wrong idea.

Against the backdrop of current macroeconomic trends — European sovereign debt, the continued monetization of U.S. obligations, the prospect of a hard landing in China — another phenomenon is quietly playing out here in Canada: a continued strengthening of merger - and - acquisition activity in our mining sector, which could boost what are now severely compressed equity valuations.

«What sold me on this,» Tony says, «was that I could play a part in developing technology that healthcare systems will use with their patients.

For more details on what a potential play - in tournament would look like and what the talks around the league are like regarding the idea, check out Lowe's full report here.