And we made a very firm decision up front that either we were going to run the company day to day, or we would find the finest management and the most independent, hard-nosed board of directors we could and asked them to take on that responsibility.
Before his hand can retreat, the old man storms through his lines, smacking the board so hard that other pieces jump in fright.
It is hard to say how board members justify the lack of action, but in my own case, if I felt the board was functioning well enough, I would pass over the issue in silence rather than cause unpleasant feelings.
The feather-bedding that required firemen on diesel engines into the 1970s is gone, and most on-board personnel work hard.
Little wonder then that board rooms are hard to penetrate.
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The board has tried hard to address off-balance-sheet abuses.
Now, certain investor groups are probably going to be vehemently opposed to this just because the way these things were structured and that goes to one of the reasons why it's been so hard to get everyone on board with something like this.
With a tainted Ms Stewart on board, it is hard to see how Omnimedia can recover.
At first Mr Bloomberg took a Giulianiesque hard line and called for the board to be abolished completely.
But Notebaert has had a hard time convincing MCI's board and stockholders that Qwest's considerable debt and lackluster financials make it an attractive buyer.
This is hard to pin down across the board.
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But it is a key decision, since granting the president flexibility in cuts across the board could make it hard for conservative Democrats, such as those from defense industry-rich Virginia, to oppose.
"We will work hard an take everything we learnt on board, " said Taibu.
With three board directors, it is hard to believe that Netcom had no inkling of what was being planned.
New York City Opera, meanwhile, has teetered on the edge of extinction, its board and management accused of hard-heartedness and ineptitude.
It is equally hard to reconcile his promise to the board that he would not deal in the shares with what actually took place.
But it is hard to see how any drawing-board initiatives at this stage are going to inspire and unite a sceptical public, given the tangled web of who owns what, and where.
"Roberto's record speaks for itself and he has the respect and gratitude of Sheikh Mansour, myself and the Board for all of his hard work and commitment over the last three and a half years, " said chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak in the City statement.
The faux carbon fiber back is a little cheesy -- particularly for a device that otherwise looks fairly businesslike -- but with 7.2Mbps HSDPA, GPS, a WQVGA display, and a 5 megapixel camera on board, it's hard to argue that this device can't be competitive (put this up against the far bulkier, uglier N95, for example).
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It is hard to tell from the outside whether a board is any good.
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He thinks Ms Mayer will try hard to keep the talented Mr Levinsohn on board.
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I'm often accused of being an optimist, and it's true I had to hunt pretty hard to find any good news in the Board's report.
The IFS sounds quite enthused about the latter possibility, having found it hard to get the Treasury to take on board its recommendations for tax reform.
Dr John Renshaw, chair of the BDA Executive Board, said his team had pushed hard for more investment in dentistry.
It is hard to overstate how revolutionary that rope and Andon board were for the auto industry: Allowing a mere blue-collar worker to stop the line would have been heresy in Detroit a few decades ago, as managers were more concerned about keeping up volume than quality.
Behind the scenes, he has also worked hard at another job: keeping his own country on board.
On top, you'll find a propulsion fan assembly, just behind a hard plastic electronics compartment that houses internals like the Arduino board.
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Such a transformation has its opponents, and Mr Bush may conclude that the hard-charging Mr Rumsfeld needs to be kept on board to see it through, no matter whom this upsets.
My inspiration came from the 15 women fellows who are heavy hitters from the business, academic and nonprofit communities women who have earned a seat at the board table after many years of distinguished service and hard work.
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