Sentences with phrase «who stuck it out»

«I was the extreme guy who stuck out like a sore thumb.

Who valued the life a white boy who stuck out like a sore thumb enough to risk his own life.

This is even more so the case when you're a young, white, American couple that recently moved to China and who stick out like sore thumbs wherever they go.

While there is no one guy who sticks out as head and shoulders above the rest, the class is highlighted on offense by 6 - 5, 280 pound offensive tackle DeVonte Gordon out of Maret School in Washington, D.C., and Pro-Style QB Sam Hartman out of Oceanside Collegiate Academy in Mount Pleasant, SC.

Those who stuck it out through a miserable decade of CU football were rewarded with an autumn of bliss.

But with his conference all but consigned to the dustbin of sporting history, commissioner Dan Beebe never gave up, feverishly working the phones, crunching the numbers, promising fat TV payouts in the not - so - distant future for those who stick it out with him.

The onlookers who stuck it out learned that the Nittany Lions weren't ready to play for a championship and that Mark Dantonio in the rain is the surest bet in sports.

Alexei Ramirez and Ian Desmond are the only two players who stick out, and both are coming off of rough 2015 seasons.

But according to Higgins, those who stick out the tough parts will be rewarded in in the end.

They are particularly good at turning friend against friend, and they target girls who they are jealous of, or who stick out from the crowd.

Through it all, there is one lactation consultant who sticks out in my mind, and it's basically thanks to her that my son was able to breastfeed for a year and half.

Jack Davis's loss to Tom Reynolds, who stuck out on a night in which Northeast Republicanism pretty much died, seems to be an example of local popularity trumping national trends (at least that's what Reynolds has been saying), but it's really just proof that Davis was a terrible candidate.

The one candidate who sticks out as progressive and is most electable is Brian Flynn.

Instead, they invest their money according to their goals and understand that, historically, the markets tend to reward those investors who stick it out and stay the course.

Many people give up, but those who stick it out find it rewarding!

When so many angels are swarming the outfield, it's hard not to be drawn to the one character who sticks out like a purple thumb.

The only one who sticks out like a sore thumb is Mike Myers (playing a British general).

I suspect many will bounce off Xenoblade Chronicles 2's sluggish first few hours, but those who stick it out are in for something really rather special.

The film takes it's time in relating the story, but patience will reward those who stick it out with a touching and compelling tale of healing and overcoming anything that ails you.

With the exception of Paul Rudd (who sticks out like a sore thumb thanks to his ability to improvise better dialogue), the casting for the film is absolutely horrendous.

And just about everyone who sticks it out can at least attend the local community college, join the military, or find an entry - level job of some sort.

However, * some * of the authors who stuck it out and let their new price stand for a few months noted that their sales returned back to their original baseline or even increased!

I'm no expert and market timing is pretty much impossible (feel sorry for Bill's investors who stuck it out until now).

Of course, it's not for everyone but those who stick out the slightly overwhelming introduction will find that Bloodborne offers a gaming experience like no other.

But those who stick it out, who learn the ways of the [i] Odama [/ i] and the Path of Heavenly Duty (also called the «Way of Ninten»... or «Ninten - do»), and who take up the cause of reclaiming the lands and honor of the Kurasawa clan by delivering the Ninten Bell through ten enemy - filled battlefields... they will not be completely unrewarded.

They drew a big crowd of supporters who stuck it out despite stifling heat, and even dared prolonging the proceedings with some great questions.

Those who stick it out in the inhospitable hinterlands could become a new generation of pioneers, heroes and innovators who work to once again make this territory hospitable for the masses.

For the permanent staff who stick it out, high turnover results in increased workload and stress due to the constant need to orient, train and support short - term staff.

When things turned and the market soared, those who stuck it out in the bad times benefited the most.

«It's hard for people who stuck it out during the hard times to look at a place that represented trauma and decline and see opportunity,» he said.

Not exact matches

One bystander who had been rushed into the tent had a deep, three - inch - wide gash in his leg with a piece of shrapnel sticking out of it.

This is the guy who thinks that everyone's out to stick it to him.

It all comes down to this: When your business is stuck, you're the only one who can push yourself out of the muck.

I was so cold at one point that I felt like someone who was drowning — that moment where you're in and out of consciousness and stuck in lala land.

Those stuck in any kind of silo risk missing opportunities, not only for growth, but also for quickly raising funds in times of emergency, finding the product idea that will turn your company around or hiring a leader with a different perspective who can pull your organization out of the mud.

In 2014, Chaudhry says, MOOCs will come of age, thanks to new entrants who have learned from their predecessors» mistakes and figured out how to make students stick with a course.

«There's a volunteer who's been stuck out there all day guarding the door.

Empathetic people who work together are so bonded that they have no problem sticking their necks out for whomever they believe in.

Though its shares are up 25 percent since Cramer's recommendation, investors who bought shares of Callaway had to have guts to stick out the ride.

As someone who has been strength training and working out consistently for 35 years, I've learned how to stick to a fitness routine.

If you're among the 5 % of poll respondents who found sticking to company policy a real pain, this increased level of surveillance may suck some life out of your corporate vacation.

Anyone who wants to cut the cord on their cable TV subscription will get a lot of use out of Roku's easy - to - use streaming stick.

There are actually a few things you can do that will make taking responsibility easier... making you the one out of 10 who can actually make — and stick to — positive changes.

But he also has plenty of defenders — after all, there are an awful lot of people out there who voted for him, and many of them are sticking to their guns on that choice.

Should we, like them, be «longpreneurs» who are «focused, not on an exit strategy, but on an exist strategy, a strategy built on sticking around; a strategy not for a buy - out, but for a handing down, a passing along.»

The numbers were impressive: a $ 25,000 - a-year employee who deposited $ 1,640 into an FSA — instead of paying it out directly for premiums, deductibles, and the like — could be expected to take home $ 19,782 after taxes — a full $ 370 more than if he'd stuck to the old system.

What you really need is sponsorship, you need people who are going to stick their neck out, who are going to put their money where their mouth is.»

The homebuyer, who's spent $ 430,000 (your number — yes I know you left some stuff out but the point is the same), now owns an asset worth $ 589,000, which he can sell if he desires (he's not stuck with it if he wants out).

To get the most bang from your advertising buck, and find new customers who will stick with you, you need to send out very targeted mailings.

So while citizens of other countries who arrive here looking to build a life in this province will get stuck paying extra, the savvy and wealthy investors who are driving this out - of - control market will easily find a way around it.