Sentences with phrase «when at first no opportunity»

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Ryan Bethencourt, program director and venture partner at San Francisco's Indie.Bio, the nation's first synthetic - biology accelerator, says that when one applies cost reductions to Moore's Law (the concept that digital technology will increase in power at an exponential rate), the landscape of business opportunities is limitless.

So, when the opportunity to purchase their first kitchen popped up, the company jumped at it — investing nearly half their capital.

What's most interesting is that when handed this extraordinary opportunity, at first Romney passed.

When I first started the blog (haha, I still have to chuckle at my first post) I had no idea it would one day become what it is now, a huge creative outlet, a provider of many opportunities, an...

TWE's Managing Director for Australia & New Zealand, Angus McPherson, said the Company is continually focused on finding opportunities to bring new consumers into the category: «When we launched Gentleman's Collection a few years ago, this was the first range of wines we specifically targeted to millennials, a group that under - indexed in wine at the time.

The first ever Dieline Conference held outside of America will deliver a series of sessions looking at the challenges and opportunities that arise when designing a brand.

George Graham came to my mind yesterday.I don't think of the THIEVING B • • • ARD too often because I despise him for what he did.Stole money.Got found out.Gave it back.Got sacked.It seemed he was beginning to lose his way a bit and it was not to be too long before before he either walked or he was pushed.But the memory of him coming to us as a manager (from his first job at Millwall) when the majority of fans wanted Venebles (despite his obvious Spud past) was of a keen enthusiastic young manager who wanted the opportunity to manage this club.What happened over the following years would have earned him his own Bronze Statue if he had not got caught with his hands in the clubs till.But what an impact he made.

The Dolphins stripped Moulds and fellow wideout Andre Reed, forced Flutie to cough up two other fumbles and egged him into throwing a costly goal line interception at the end of the first half, when the Bills had an opportunity to take control of the game.

On their route to the final, they also eliminated us in the quarter finals, beating us at the Emirates in November, and now have the opportunity to become the first team to knock us out of both cup competitions since the 80s when Manchester United did the same.

They have a shelf life of 8/10 years at the very top if they are lucky so who can begrudge them the opportunity to make hay whilst the sun is shining... am not saying Sanchez is not money driven but the way the guy plays i can mortgage my life he actually enjoys the game, enjoys wining first and foremost then money comes 2nd... like the author of the article rightly pointed out, he was in Messi's shadow at Barca and could not express himself fully, now he is at a club where he is the main man and given a free role and license to express himself and i very much doubt if he will want to go to a club like Madrid (as been rumoured in the dailies today) to relieve the bad experience he suffered at Barca because let us face facts, he is never going to displace CR7 as the main man, so even if Madrid sells Benzema or Bale to make room for him he will be back to the same position he was at Barca, this time he will be playing 2nd fiddle to CR7 so my guess is all the Madrid talks is been fed the press by his agents to drive a hard bargain when contract extension talks resumes.....

ARSENAL FIRST I don't blame Cesc for wanting to go and live his dream at Barca, if I was at Barca and had the opportunity to play for Arsenal id jump at the chance BUT it's the way he left.Faking injuries, paying transfer fee etc then when he sees life at the Nou camp isn't what he expected he wants to come back naaaa mate were alright son I loved Cesc in an Arsenal shirt and still felt for him in a Barca shirt now he plays for Chelsea I feel nothing for him

Give MN an opportunity in central / defensive midfield and give Chambers and Holding a run together at centre back in a flat back four system with our fullback first priority being to defend.Too often we find both our fullback s caught upfield when we get hit on the break.If Bellerin is upfield Monreal should not be.Defensive planning?Just what is Bould contributing?

If we sign for arguments sake the best DM money could buy, why would Coquelin, Ramsey and Wilshere who all have the talent to justifiably lock down a spot in a top - teams first XI, why would they want to stay on not getting first - team opportunities when they're at crucial stages of their development?

But when people are saying we should sign X-player who contributed well last season while playing every single game for «depth» sure, on paper it looks great, but a lot of players hit patches of form that may not necessarily be given that opportunity here, as there may be someone else in the squad who hits the ground running and contributes straight away... If Coquelin, Arteta, Flamini, Wilshere, Ramsey, AOC, Ozil, Cazorla, Rosicky are all fit and firing, I think you're sorely mistaken if you think anything but a truly world - class midfielder would be looking at those names and not potentially evaluating their first - team opportunities.

Having struggled to establish himself as a first - team regular since his arrival, the South Korean international will now have an opportunity to hold a spot down but it comes at a time when he's attracting interest from elsewhere.

We started quite brightly really with two excellent chances in the first five minutes both of which should have been converted and both of which should have put the game to bed but, no, we insisted on making Newcastle look better than they are by giving them opportunity after opportunity to go ahead; the most generous being at the beginning of the second half when one of their players got free and found himself one on one with Cech, fortunately the Helmeted One was on his game and saved our bacon again.

Since then, Rovers have thrown away two priceless opportunities to enhance their stance in the top - flight further, losing away to Bolton 2 - 1, despite boasting a numerical advantage for most of the second half, as well as throwing two invaluable points away last weekend when drawing 1 - 1 with bottom of the league West Ham, Kean's very first game in charge and it was a game where Blackburn produced one of their poorest performances of the season, certainly at home, where Rovers were previously a force to be reckoned with under» Big Sam».

Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain missed a glorious chance in the first half when the ball broke to him unmarked in the penalty area, but he snatched at the opportunity rather than calmly finishing.

At every available opportunity, Sterling was aiming to find Naughton one on one and it was clear as early as the first 10 mins that he was ready to target the Spurs fullback especially when going towards the opposition box.

Bayern Munich boss, Carlo Ancelotti has said his side was not lucky enough when they failed to utilize their opportunities to defeat Real Madrid at home in the Champions League quarter final first leg at Munich.

«When I first came to this job 28 years ago, our state president at the time explained SNA to me — the benefits, the opportunities, the ins - and - outs of my new position,» explained Kidd.

Dreamy at first, a great opportunity for lost sleep, and something you fall in love with more every day (and even more when better rested!).

When Dodge first got started with school foodservice it was part - time at an elementary school, but she was quickly given the opportunity to take on more responsibility.

The first new district attorney in the Bronx since 1988, Ms. Clark has an opportunity to chart a new course for her office — particularly when it comes to prosecuting wrongdoing at Rikers Island, where she has vowed to be a reformer and plans to open satellite offices.

In most instances when the Land Bank plans to market these properties for sale, the occupant at the time of foreclosure will be offered the first opportunity to purchase the property.

The senator is seeking a ninth term when at least five of her Republican colleagues have bowed out, opening up an opportunity for Democrats to fully control the state legislature for the first time since 2010.

Alex Salmond, Scotland's first minister, said in a speech at the SNP conference: «It is past time for a fresh start for our nation, when opportunities will be seized and not lost.

«The information is crucial because it's our first look at opportunities to observe smaller NEAs when they are very close to Earth.

Vaquer first heard about the ESA parabolic flight opportunity in 2002 when he was a 4th - year medical student at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

When I first talked with Francesca before the pageant, she was bursting with energy and excitement at the potential opportunity to use her diagnosis of PCOS as a platform if crowned Miss Philadelphia.

When we first started looking at television opportunities, we were really trying to be creative and gain as many impressions as possible.

When a European director makes his or her first movie in the United States, you can pretty much rely on two things: the camera's awe at the wide - open spaces and big skies, and a downbeat story of how the Land of Opportunity so often lets its most helpless citizens fall between the cracks.

It's shocking at first, as it's intended to be, but Daisy winds up being just as dangerous and threatening (and just as hateful) as the men around her, and her treatment winds up feeling strangely equal - opportunity when all is said and done.

When I first learned that Hugh Jackman was staring in the new updated film, I was thrilled, yet only to be disappointed at the missed opportunities of the filmmakers to delve deeper — and the focus of untruths.

I had the opportunity to talk to Alan Ball about Towelhead, his first feature - film script after American Beauty and his feature directing debut, when he presented the film at the Seattle International Film Festival in June, 2008.

First he's gimped - up to satisfy the didacticism of the time (with the trucking industry presenting limited opportunity for a moral, the movie settles on putting the fear of God in us over falling asleep at the wheel), then his role is reduced to reaction shots: When Paul finally takes the stand in the courtroom climax, all Bogart manages to squeeze out is «Wull yeah, but...» This is Raft's show, despite the film's studio - sanctioned absorption into the Bogey canon, though Bogart would have his revenge by stealing the lead in High Sierra — and in theory, every one of his Midas - touched career opportunities subsequent to High Sierra — out from under him.

However, when students are widely dispersed in their levels of attainment, effective teaching depends first on establishing and understanding where individuals are in their learning and second on providing well - targeted teaching and learning opportunities to meet learners at their points of need.

«When Skype first came to us with this partnership we actually looked at our site and found that there were already quite a few Skype opportunities that teachers were looking for,» Martin said.

It isn't often you'll get a chance to own chassis number one of anything, but someone will get that opportunity at the upcoming Silverstone Auctions May sale when the first Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 crosses the block.

Auto aficionados will have the opportunity to get a first look at hundreds of 2014 model cars, trucks, crossovers, and SUVs when the Miami...

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Indies First / Small Business Saturday Authors of all kinds have opportunities to volunteer at their local booksellers while helping to promote their books themselves on Small Business Saturday (the Saturday after Thanksgiving) when many independent bookstores host a #IndiesFirst events.

Never one to pass on the opportunity, we've got on Bold on the way and we'll be sure to give you a first look at it when we get it.

The issues are always going to be there, unlike the first time I passed up the opportunity to own «Uncanny X-Men # 266 (which I didn't buy until years later when I happened upon it at a kiosk in a mall, of all places).

One of my first blog posts I ever read was the top personal finance books in Canada where I had featured The Millionaire Teacher, so when Andrew reached out to have me review his second book, I jumped at the opportunity.

Introduction This will be the first in a series of articles that look at when risk can be disguised as opportunity.

When sizing up different investment opportunities one of the first numbers that is often looked at is the capitialization rate, or cap rate.

But with my husband turning 40 in a year, and myself not too far behind, I'm just afraid that if we don't start putting that 4 % away into my 401K at work (matched by my employer) when I first get the opportunity, then we'll be much worse off later.

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When those first classes are in session, pay attention to what your professor is saying — you never know when their research interest may become an amazing opportunity for you to take part in (and build your resume and bank account at the same timWhen those first classes are in session, pay attention to what your professor is saying — you never know when their research interest may become an amazing opportunity for you to take part in (and build your resume and bank account at the same timwhen their research interest may become an amazing opportunity for you to take part in (and build your resume and bank account at the same time!).