Sentences with phrase «who challenged her on»

Ok, this one is a little light - hearted, but you would be surprised to know how often I get emails and private FB messages from people who challenge me on the length of my hair.

He got a big hand when Nixon noted «he refuses to march in non-inclusive parades» such as on St. Patrick's Day in Manhattan, though many in the crowd were among those who challenged him on continuing to allow city personnel to march in uniform at such discriminatory events.

Helping him along in this journey is his liberal girlfriend Lindsay (Shailene Woodley, Divergent), who challenges him on his first date to question the reasons we went to war in Iraq.

Not exact matches

Perhaps most remarkable is the collective imagination of students across the United States, who dared to take on a challenge that their parents, aunts, and uncles had all but abandoned: stopping the scourge of gun violence.

If McConnell can fend off his conservative challenger on May 20, guide four of his fellow incumbents through a thicket of Tea Party primary challenges, and survive the November election — a difficult hat trick — he is likely to emerge as the one Washington Republican who can return the Grand Old Party to the grand old political center and put an end to Tea Party extremism.

Blackburn conducted research focused on mothers caring for children with autism and other chronic conditions, and found that moms who were more resilient to stress — perceiving their situation as a challenge, rather than something hopeless or overwhelming — kept their telomeres longer.

«This year, a different challenge has sharpened: People across Europe and the U.S. have risen up and said, «We don't feel we belong, and we don't feel we're being heard,» explained Ngaire Woods, dean of the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University, who moderated a panel discussion on the «Fourth Industrial Revolution» on Tuesday.

As he puts it: «I'd like to CHALLENGE every woman in tech who's a) got a nice care, b) owns a nice house, or c) is making over $ 125K a year to start thinking of themselves as the next Ron Conway or Esther Dyson in the making and commit to investing in startups...» I'll forgive him for the poor grammar, ditto for the wisecrack a couple of paragraphs later about how some of us might have spent $ 5,000 to $ 10,000 on our MBAs... or our wardrobes.

It will take unsafe thinkers who move beyond a reliance on standard approaches, to help us overcome these challenges and seize these opportunities.

In his resignation speech, Franken alluded to wanting a woman to replace him, telling the Senate, «Minnesotans deserve a senator who can focus with all her energy on addressing the challenges they face every day.»

The challenge is that they tend to live on a business model where they get big enough to get noticed by someone big, who then buys them.

In the middle are clients who are doing well but aren't focused on conquering the world because they just see that challenge as too risky.

Holes in her talent pool included smart digital designers and marketers, people with user - experience (UX) expertise, and skilled project managers who have actually worked on real - world challenges and not just performed outdated textbook exercises.

Who in their right mind would take on that kind of challenge?

«While we agree that share repurchase is likely more accretive to 2018 EPS, [Express Scripts»] more pressing challenge is business growth, making deals like eviCore a necessity,» said RBC's Hill, who has a sector perform rating on Express Scripts shares.

More importantly, we need to make it meaningful to the judges out there who have to make the important decision on whether or not we have the expertise, experience, and character to help them answer the challenges they face.

I have yet to meet any millionaires or billionaires who don't have mentors that guide them, challenge them, and focus them on thinking bigger.

The results underscore the big challenges facing Wal - Mart's new CEO, Doug McMillon, who took over the top role on Feb. 1.

Someone who thrives grinding hard on the job and at the gym, «has their shit together» and crushes challenges right when they arise.

While working as a server, stability has frequently been a challenge for Ottawa resident Aaron Quinn, who spent seven years at a restaurant which expected him to work at least one «on - call» shift each week.

And if you're someone who clearly identifies with being on either side of the fence, you know how challenging it can be living and working with people who can be so different from yourself.

On Thursday, meanwhile, reports emerged that the school where the shooting took place, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School, had an armed guard who never challenged the shooter, instead waiting outside while the massacre took place.

«A friend of mine posted one of the stories on Facebook and she challenged her elected officials — Who's going to do something about it?»

A culture that rewards both creativity and efforts to try new things — without punishing the misses — fosters the development of savvy problem - solvers who can think on their feet and be energized vs. paralyzed by new challenges.

Arruda, who left his job in June to serve as CEO of Ross, says the digital assistant shortens the research time for each case, allowing lawyers to take on more challenging files and preventing client fees from escalating.

Austin, who is currently working on a book tentatively titled Not for the Faint of Heart, which focuses on the challenges faced by those navigating the new economy, predicts that psychologists will be the next big class of business writers.

The Marketing Director at Braintree, the fast - growing payments platform, Leyden is a technology and fintech marketing pro who, over the past year, has also taken on the challenge of establishing marketing at Venmo, the peer to peer payments platform, where she is working on brand positioning and marketing.

But for now, I'll point you to the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion, an organization comprised of some of the world's biggest companies who have made a public commitment to work together on issues of diversity and accountability in all its challenging nuance.

The startup path is strewn with aspiring entrepreneurs who give up at the first tough challenge, are quick to make excuses or burn themselves out in stubborn desperation on a broken objective.

On the flip side, finding employees who want this challenge — and are excited to own it — is critical to the success of your startup.

As such, when hiring talent Suzy Deering, CEO of Moxie USA, looks for people who have a persevering, hard - driving spirit — folks who enjoy taking on challenges.

Those trends are creating daunting challenges for retailers — but they offer opportunities for investors who take a chance on what are now some very inexpensive stocks.

There are still many challenges to be solved, and the reward for those who take on that challenge is gigantic.

Trump has been a vocal critic of the Iran nuclear deal and imposing new sanctions would put economic pressure on Iranian leadership, but analysts say it could also send the wrong message to the country's people who are in the midst of challenging their rulers in the most significant uprising Iran has seen since 2009.

For starters, recognize those on your team who have beaten a tough challenge (on the job or in their personal life) and share it with their peers.

And who wouldn't like to serve a huge market connecting millions of customers having urgent technical needs, limited alternatives, and little concern about price with millions of highly skilled professionals who would love to be their own bosses, fill their days with challenging and diverse problems instead of bullshit make - work jobs, and have countless opportunities served up to them on a regular basis which they can pick and choose as they wish.

Here, some of his thoughts on the meatiest challenges facing those who hope to tame the medical data menagerie.

When we started our Lunchbox Challenge, we weren't sure who would be brave enough to take on the bologna sandwich.

But McDermott - the young deli - owner who won customers from the incumbent 7 - Eleven by virtue of being smaller and more nimble - arguably now has the opposite challenge on his hands.

«Growing ad revenue in»18 is no longer a given as Pandora faces engagement and monetization challenges,» said analyst Benjamin Swinburne, who lowered his rating on the streaming service to equal weight from overweight.

Startups prize people who step up and take on new challenges during periods of growth or change.

Alexander, who had been defending NAFTA's positive impact on the automotive industry, challenged Lighthizer to name a senator who would support withdrawing from the pact.

So when the challenge gets too tough, Logan falls back on what he knows: big, broad comedy — which works well for six - second Vines but not so well for the part of a man who just found out his girlfriend is getting an abortion.

When you're working with business executives who've spent their lives marketing outbound, on the other hand, getting buy - in and budget can be a challenge.

Harry Campbell, who runs The Rideshare Guy, a blog that covers the on - demand workforce, writes that while gig - economy startups are trying to challenge the turnover rate, employees are still mostly unhappy with their take - home pay.

The «students» tend to be scientists and academics who are working on big science challenges — hairy problems in biotech and pure technology — funded by the NSF.

Finding ways to stay on the radar of people who will either hire you or refer you to new business is a critical challenge for freelancers and consultants.

Culture is about creating an environment where talented people who respect each other can work together to take on important challenges and make a difference.

That controversial decision has elicited a challenge from fellow billionaire and Hillary Clinton supporter Warren Buffett, who's offered to hold a joint - forum in which the Oracle of Omaha and the developer - candidate both field questions on their filings from an audience of voters.

People who wouldn't set foot inside a yoga class or step on the scales for a weight loss challenge come to see the nurse practitioner for a sore throat or a sprained ankle, and end up coming back to have their blood pressure monitored or their glucose tested on a regular basis.