Sentence examples for navigate the rapids from inspiring English sources

HOW did Mr. Weihenmayer first learn to navigate the rapids?

As a young staffer at the National Urban League, he learned, under the tutelage of Vernon Jordan, to navigate the rapids of Washington's overwhelmingly white un-elected government of lobbyists, lawyers, and fund-raisers.

"If your job is to navigate the rapids as a team, you want to listen to everybody".

During the summer, a horse-powered rail-tramway was built by Norman Macaulay, capable of carrying boats and equipment through the canyon at $25 $6800) a time, removing the need for prospectors to navigate the rapids.

Engaging in a dogfight with the enemy is, he explains, like "trying to stand upright on a rolling log and shoot flying ducks while navigating the rapids".

Stott, who lists his previous greatest sporting achievements as winning the 2008 Bedford Sports Personality of the Year, and Baillie, the 33-year-old Scot, were the slowest canoe into the final, but leading out in the final they sheared a full two and a half seconds off the day's previous best time – navigating the rapids in 106.41 seconds.

The sooner you, as a parent, get your own head around this one, the easier it will be to support your teen in navigating the rapids of the many life altering decisions they face every day.

Mr. Jonathan, the first president who does not hail from one of Nigeria's three largest ethnic groups — he's an Ijaw from the Niger Delta — may well be the right man to navigate the tricky rapids and falls ahead.

In the globally connected world you will require a measure of technological sophistication, but will also need an increased degree of cross-cultural knowledge to navigate the challenging rapids that course through 21st century social life.

Possibly this baffles his Canadian boss Mark Carney who relies instead on a "trusty canoe" to "navigate the most rapid and treacherous waters" suggesting a more adrenaline fuelled approach to interest rate setting.

Organizations that are able to understand and navigate the dramatic and rapid changes taking place in these economies will be best positioned to recognize and seize opportunities.