Search Details

Word: respecting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...teach teens respect for a paycheck, real-world work experience is invaluable. "When you're making 5 pounds [$7.80] an hour, you come to realize that money isn't easy to come by," says British university student Harry Elgood, the son of successful Oxfordshire entrepreneurs, who started working as a bartender when he was 18. While some parents might be eager to bring their offspring into the family business, the Gallos recommend that teens be encouraged to take jobs elsewhere, at least initially, so they won't get special treatment from co-workers. "To have a boss, to be part...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Free Rides, Kid | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...don’t go by who’s the most touted,” Amaker says, when asked about the freshmen impact. “They all have to earn their stripes. They’re all trying to do that—gain the respect, earn their stripes by being teammates, having a good work ethic, and not expecting anything. I love that about them.”College could prove to be a tough transition even for players who played on the highest level in high school. At a school where academic—not athletic?...

Author: By Paul T. Hedrick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BASKETBALL '08 SUPPLEMENT: Youth is Served | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...When you come from a place like Harvard, you have some advantages but some handicaps,” he said. “They respect the hell out of you, but they are concerned you have no common sense...

Author: By William N. White, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Veterans Tell Stories of War | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...Harvard from Midland, Texas, home of the Bush family. He was staunchly conservative—no easy task in the People’s Republic of Cambridge. But he was so convincing and so likeable, everyone kept telling me, that even his most right-wing beliefs were received with respect. When a flame-war broke out over the Currier House e-mail list about students receiving rebates from UHS over the cost of abortions, Caleb told participants to come down to the dining hall and talk to him. About 12 people showed up. These were all admirable qualities...

Author: By Lois E. Beckett | Title: Kids Who Would Be King | 11/12/2008 | See Source »

...have no plans to change it,” she says in respect to financial aid. Furthermore, and luckily, “We will continue to respond...

Author: By Mark J. Chiusano, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Spare Change | 11/12/2008 | See Source »

Previous | 145 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 150 | 151 | 152 | 153 | 154 | 155 | 156 | 157 | 158 | 159 | 160 | 161 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 165 | Next