Sentences with phrase «world took on a challenge»

Earlier this year, hundreds of people from around the world took on a challenge to fix our global food system by looking to nature for design solutions.

Using Nature's Design Principles to Feed Nine Billion Finalists announced for the world's first food system - focused biomimicry innovation accelerator Earlier this year, hundreds of people from around the world took on a challenge to fix our global food system by looking to nature for design solutions.

Not exact matches

For many years while I worked for Exxon Mobil their slogan was, «Taking on the World's Toughest Energy Challenges».

Since my last Sino - Saturday edition, much has happened on the trade front: Donald Trump announced plans to impose tariffs of as much as $ 60 billion on imports from China; China fired back with tariffs of $ 3 billion against imports from the US, a promise to challenge US penalties at the World Trade Organization and some tough language threatening more painful countermeasures to come; global markets took a nosedive.

Most of the entrepreneurs I talk with are wrapped up in the challenges of building something new, taking on the world, hiring people, and making payroll.

«They should be investing and taking on the challenge of the Amazons of the world.

Raising mentally strong kids who are equipped to take on real - world challenges requires parents to give up the unhealthy — yet popular — parenting practices that are robbing kids of mental strength.

And this is the most important point: When we talk about the qualities of a great leader or read their words on paper without truly understanding the enormous challenges they face and the rare strength it takes to overcome them, we may as well be two - dimensional stick figures trying to imagine a three - dimensional world.

Xi reiterated the message when he met businessmen and forum organisers in Boao on Wednesday, saying China would continue to «take a more active part in global governance, and work with the rest of the world to deal with challenges more effectively.»

Over the last decade we've seen enterprises springing up all over the world that are taking on tough social and environmental challenges.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 17, 2018 / PRNewswire / — At OhmConnect, our goal is audacious — help people tackle and take action on one of the world's most pressing challenges: climate change.

Christopher M. Schroeder, a seasoned U.S. internet executive and venture investor travelled to Dubai, Cairo, Amman, Beirut, Istanbul and even Damascus and met thousands of talented, successful, and intrepid young entrepreneurs willing to take on the political, cultural, legal and societal challenges to their worlds.

At Global Citizen, we believe that taking action on the world's most challenging issues — from education to health to climate — can make the world a better place and help eliminate extreme poverty by 2030.

But since you personally do nt like the possibility that your comfortable world view could be wrong, you rely on science (as far as it can take you) and theories (that do nt challenge your world view).

Thus did Newman's view of development pose one final, necessary challenge: the need to take seriously the institutional Church, a notion alien to my evangelical world, where a «high» view of the Church typically meant little more than attending morning and evening services on a Sunday.

Then, instead of lecturing friends on your own hot take — or shouting into an echo chamber of your own making — engage in real, face - to - face conversation with people who see the world differently than you do to challenge your biases instead of just trying to have them affirmed.

Raiser challenged the church world communions in their upcoming general assemblies to take action on this proposal.

From her thriving restaurants to her success on top television cooking show challenges, Lorena is taking the culinary world by storm capturing both the hearts and taste buds of many.

(3) formation flexibility — it took 20 years for Wenger to return to a back 3 and now he can't seem to choose anything but that formation... the teams in the premiership and those we could face in the Europa will present vastly different tactics and we need to have a manager who can prepare this squad for this eventuality and have the fortitude to make the necessary adjustments throughout the season... I have seen nothing in the past 6 - 7 years to suggest that he is the man to take on this challenge... I can't even remember when he changed formations when he would replace a small, pacy striker, like during the Walcott experiment, with the lumbering Giroud... of course this is exactly why there is no other manager in the world that plays more players out of their natural positions (square peg in a round hole)

Tiger Woods mania is real and it's spectacular — and it's not just the talking heads on Golf Channel who are beside themselves with glee as the man of the hour takes his place atop the Hero World Challenge scoreboard.

Shortly before a horn took his life inside the ring on Aug. 29, 1947, killed by a Miura bull, the most dangerous in the world, Manolete had been challenged to a mano a mano duel from Luis Miguel Dominguín, a matador eight years his junior, for dominance over the corrida.

Called the mannequin challenge, it's taken the internet by storm over the last few weeks, with a ton of sports stars and celebrities from across the world getting in on the act.

Each member of the World Golf Rankings» top 25 will be at the Royal Birkdale in England this week, taking on the challenge of one the golf world's most notoriously difficult couWorld Golf Rankings» top 25 will be at the Royal Birkdale in England this week, taking on the challenge of one the golf world's most notoriously difficult couworld's most notoriously difficult courses.

Woods» T9 showing at last month's Hero World Challenge informed the prognostication by Mackay, who took a brief break from his duties as NBC / Golf Channel on - course reporter to caddie for Justin Thomas at the Sony Open.

Tiger took his time coming back from multiple back surgeries, making his most recent return from injury in December at the unofficial Hero World Challenge following 15 months on the DL.

After the Presidents Cup in October, Woods took it easy on his back, only playing in his own limited field World Challenge event.

I started googling way back in may who could we be buying gonzalo higuian, julio cesar and wayne rooney but realize going by history wenger just as no interest in buying world class players, he wants 2 buy d grade players and turn them up to koscienly nd nasri that will take years while da arsenal faithful pay handsome figures for dismal performances, fans allowed wenger 2 get away when he gets away with these lucky matches of fenerbache been strong on paper but a waste of tym on the pitch, also it happen at bayern but they put a slighty weak team but wenger runt his mouth around of how good da team was after that 2 - 0 win, not forgetting it was bould that got the team defense looking solid while wenger moan about referee decisions and no blame on team, I just feel we (arsenal) have allowed wenger and co to misuse us, so now our main target aim is benzema yet giroud plays more often than him for france, can any1 see how wenger is lowing our standards and expectations at arsenal, I wil be over da moon if wenger does not sign an extension wit us, after the gilberto days and disaterous results and teams we play, his approach to the game defensely which is pathetic and his annoying behaviour.So what if manu and chelski haven't really bought they are already strong it was seen last week now we should be worried about our selves since that villa defeat, jst imagine what the man's and london money maniac's are goin 2 do to us, I can see it already coming from wenger, if we find the right player we will buy him, after sept2, we didn't find da right player but the squad can challenge for the title, its so sick having 2 hear that crap, just take him psg, I just wish the fans would say we had enough of this bullshit transfer policies its time we stood up against these pigs of directors by protesting!

Both teams carry hopes of a Premier League title challenge and will be looking to build on last season's finishes as two of the worlds greatest managers take charge of two of England's greatest clubs.

They haven't shied away from such a colossal challenge as they take on some of the biggest clubs in the country and the World on a weekly basis.

Thousands of youngsters from over 60 countries have teamed up to take on the Save the Children World Marathon Challenge

Home educated children are among the most well - adjusted, happiest and best equipped people to take on the challenges of the real world — and we want to help Canadians take advantage of its benefits.

I hope you will take the challenge and help educate the world on your perspective on adoption.

Our goal as parents is to raise a person who can go out into the world and be comfortable in their own identity; a person who can take on challenges as they come because they know they can problem solve and try new things.

Thus, while my own take on Russia in Ukraine is somewhat more informed by «constructivist realism» and the English School International Society approach, I still believe that International Relations scholars ought to confront the best versions of arguments with which they might disagree, especially on such a pressing matter as the Russian challenge to contemporary World Order.

The report recommends foreign policy follows five guiding principles: to actively work to protect civilians; to challenge abuses of humanitarian law and human rights; to deliver on policies like the Arms Trade Treaty which save lives through international agreement; to meet the challenges of the modern world, including new threats like terrorism; and strengthening multilateral institutions, with the UK taking the lead to reunite the UN.

Launching the report in Accra on Tuesday, Programme Leader for Sustainable Development, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone for the World Bank Ivo Imparato says although there is a platform for cities and investors to meet the challenge of urban resilience, it would take a significant amount of support.

On foreign affairs, Mr Blair called for the West to take a more active role pushing for democratic change in the Arab world and said that Europe needed an elected leader to challenge the role of China in the world.

While Exxon Mobil provided plenty of details about the company's thinking on climate change and disclosed steps it was taking internally to meet regulatory and other challenges around carbon emissions, it held fast to the broader assertion that the world's energy needs over the next three decades can not be met with low - carbon energy alone.

Now, having proven himself among the world's leading scientists, Palatnik is taking on what is probably an even greater challenge: setting up a lab in Argentina, where he intends to do research that competes with the world's best.

As the two of us started to evaluate the feasibility of such a change, we took on an even larger challenge: to determine how 100 percent of the world's energy, for all purposes, could be supplied by wind, water and solar resources, by as early as 2030.

By taking risks and funding challenging work with a high potential pay - off, the foundation helps fuel innovation that can have a significant impact on future generations by enabling scientists today to more deeply explain the natural world.

In line with the outcomes of 1999 World Conference on Science (WCS) and taking into account the 2011 Budapest Declaration on the New Era of Global Science and the 2013 Rio de Janeiro Declaration on «Science for Global Sustainable Development» we renew our commitment towards the responsible and ethical use of scientific knowledge in addressing the grand challenges of humankind.

«Economic growth in our modern times can simply no longer be achieved with actual consumption and production patterns, and in order to take on this enormous challenge, we need to mobilise all knowledge of the world.»

While everyone's home looks a little different, Morton says that the sense of camaraderie they all share is unparalleled — united in their desire to take on a challenge, get a little uncomfortable, and emerge with a deeper communion with themselves and the world around them.

My ultimate goal is to empower people through education, information, and the most effective tools available, to face the world — quite literally — feeling their absolute best and ready to take on new challenges.

By doing weighted exercises in the gym you will be preparing your body for the challenges of the outside world, and strength training directly translates into everyday life, helping you take on daily tasks with ease.

At the same time, we all like to rise to the challenge sometimes and embark on an adventure that could take us to a whole new world we never even knew existed.

In the meantime, when he wasn't earning Emmy nominations for South Park or teaming with longtime partner Parker for the mock - patriotic puppet comedy Team America: World Police (2004), Stone was racking up producer credits on projects like How's Your News — a documentary series featuring disabled reporters exploring various topics — the short - lived political satire That's My Bush, and Kenny Vs. Spenny, which featured two hyper - competitive best friends taking part in a series of outlandish challenges.

Taking players on an exhilarating World Tour, DiRT 2 delivers over 100 stunning events, including aggressive, multi-vehicle races and intense solo challenges, set in the most diverse and demanding real - world environmWorld Tour, DiRT 2 delivers over 100 stunning events, including aggressive, multi-vehicle races and intense solo challenges, set in the most diverse and demanding real - world environmworld environments.

Dragon Ball Z Battle of Z will let players form teams with up to four characters to participate in group melee action, take on massive boss battles, or challenge other players around the world for brawls featuring up to eight characters on screen at the same time.