Sentences with phrase «world changed around»

We laugh that Yellow Pages ad reps and the folks at Blockbuster did everything right, but the world changed around them.

Almost immediately, the voices of elders he used to know came back to him — spruce needles stick out sharper on the north side of trees; shallow sandbars make the ice buckle — hints about how to find yourself, when the world changed around you.

The world changed around me again, more slowly this time.

But given just how badly it went at Sunderland, it looks an awful lot like a delusional fantasy of a time long gone and a manager who failed to change as the world changed around him, then became brutally exposed.

«I sat on the edge of my seat as this preacher challenged us to participate in the cause of justice, not to slumber while the world changed around us.

They patiently (or obliviously) let the world change around them, and thus became eternal rather than ephemeral.

As America sits on facebook pacified by candy - crush - saga and building your little farmvilles, the world changes around you, un-noticed.

«We should certainly expect... changes in the migratory strategies of birds as the world changes around them.»

That flexibility may be what helped our ancestors cope with the world changing around them — and to participate in those changes by further remolding their environment to their own ends.

The director shot his movie under the radar over an exhaustive 11 - year period, so that we see little Mason (Ellar Coltrane) grow from infancy to manhood and watch the world change around him.

As the world changes around him, James stays true to himself and his artistic vision.

Use your Dimension shift ability and see the world change around you.

We wanted to tell the story of several different people and how they react to the world changing around them.

The view over the school's grounds summons other layers of meaning over time, as this ridge - top site would have provided the Cadigal people, the traditional owners, a place to survey the harbour and the wetlands and witness «a world changing around them» to quote Wesley Enoch who spoke at the launch as the first indigenous director of the Sydney Festival.

Fluent in the lingo of target markets and the interactive possibilities of Web 2.0, they are realizing that Facebook pages and yoga in the galleries are just stopgap measures as the world changes around them.

When the world changes around us, especially unexpectedly, we are faced with so many questions.

Not exact matches

The changing of the food chain around the world has dramatically changed the onset of diseases.»

This would help us to avoid the worst consequences of climate change, like dying oceans and widespread desertification, which will harm people around the world, especially the poor.

But even if they had done a better job of adapting, they would probably still be fighting to remain relevant and profitable, because the media world has changed around them.

Best known as the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad — the No. 1 personal finance book of all time — Robert Kiyosaki has challenged and changed the way tens of millions of people around the world think about money.

Whether it's leading a national conversation about gun control or fighting for girls» education and gender equality around the world, an increasing number of young women are stepping forward as change agents.

«Women speaking up for themselves and for those around them is the strongest force we have to change the world.»

But regardless of which side you lean toward, there are entrepreneurs leading the way in social impact, people like Joshua Schukman, founder of Social Change Nation, an organization focused on bringing together entrepreneurs from around the world who are making an impact while still making a profit.

All of this hints at the sweeping way blockchain technology could change how goods move around the world.

Your voices have inspired a movement for change across the country and around the world.»

Yes, there are legitimate concerns about what the new administration will mean for businesses based in the U.S. and around the world, but America itself hasn't changed.

«Regulations around cannabis are changing rapidly around the world, along with social acceptance,» says Derek Riedle, founder and CEO of the cannabis and lifestyle media company Civilized.

The change, meant to address lingering concerns about pilot fatigue, has been welcomed by pilots» unions and others who say safety standards in Canada have fallen behind many other countries around the world.

Globally dominant American tech companies have expressed concern that customers will go elsewhere if they think the U.S. government's reach extends to data centers all around the world without changes being made to the law.

Despite some changes, the country has preserved much of its traditional Buddhist culture, a big draw for the tourists who come from around the world to explore its majestic mountains and centuries - old monasteries.

The presentation reflects how HubSpot's reacted and built a culture around some key changes in the work world:

They're developing an incredibly practical hack with the potential to change the way we experience the world around us.

The courier said it «has never set or changed rates for any of our millions of customers around the world in response to their politics, beliefs or positions on issues.»

There are many small - scale businesses around the world — from organic vineyards in Australia to llama knitwear co-operatives in Ecuador — that are changing for the better how business is done.

If you're completely comfortable with everything you know, then your knowledge is diminishing, because everyone around you is learning new things and the world is changing.

Even as Apple got people used to the idea of having a supercomputer in their pocket, it significantly changed how businesses interact with consumers around the world, says Brian Blau, research director for consumer technology and markets at research firm Gartner.

Asked how Germany would react to the proposed tax, Zypries said it was very difficult because it was possible to adjust such a tax system, but it would then be necessary to change it around the world and that would not be possible from one day to the next.

It's about understanding that while newfound money doesn't really change the world around us, it can quickly change us into something we are not equipped to handle.

The Financial Times global ranking, one of only two that combine U.S. schools with others around the world, provides a good picture of those changes.

Chambers spoke from the sidelines of YPO Edge, a summit held in Vancouver, Canada of nearly 3,000 leaders from around the world who have been dubbed «architects of change.»

«The world around Avon has changed - they can't just do things the way they used to,» Ali Dibadj, an analyst with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co, told Fortune.

Policy - makers from around the world are currently meeting in Bonn, Germany, under the auspices of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 23).

Underwood was included in Yahoo's «Best Person in the World» series in 2014 and was honored by clothing manufacturer Levi Strauss & Co. as one of 50 women around the globe who have changed the political, cultural, and spiritual shape of the future.

Your areas of impact could be, but are not limited to, your wish - list of changes you would like to see in your life, going on a trip of a lifetime to your dream destinations, positive changes in any of your relationships, and problems or neglected opportunities that you see in the world around that you can no longer put off addressing.

Sachs speaks to corporate, institutional and conference audiences around the world, guiding them on how to break patterns and make new connections to create powerful, meaningful and radical change.

Regarding Trump's recent appointments to his administration, Immelt said his core belief of respect for everyone around the world will never change, regardless of whom the president - elect chooses.

I'm gripped by the immensity of what I have just accomplished: effecting a change in the world around me without moving a muscle.

While we would not comment on any member's personal decision, there's no change in Dell engaging with the Trump administration and governments around the world to share our perspective on policy issues that affect our company, our customers and our employees.

Nike Plus and Nike Fuel Band have used massive amounts of data to encourage people around the world to change their every day behavior, inspiring more people to run longer, harder, faster and farther than ever before.

«The people who are at the vanguard of the investment community in and around San Francisco are starting to come to grips with the fact that there's a gaping hole in the strategy that investors are using today, and are now looking at things that are disruptively world - changing, fundamental technologies that will take five to 15 years to develop and are extremely capital intensive,» he says.