Sentences with phrase «[name a couple»

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. — The world is flat, make that flatter, compared to just a couple of decades ago.

Given their home - market bias, many Canadians have likely been surprised by just how little their portfolios have moved over the past couple of years.

Throw in a couple of Kentucky polls showing that some 60 % of McConnell's own constituents disapprove of the job he's doing, and the senator looks yet more vulnerable.

Instead say: «I don't have a strong opinion either way, but a couple things to consider are...» When you offer an opinion (even without choosing a side), it shows that you care about the person asking.

A couple of years ago, all the cool kids were chasing VR — raising money, building prototypes, waiting for the billions to roll in.

Okay — seriously, try not to click this link RIGHT HERE before you finish reading the last little bit of this article because you'll soon find that a couple hours have gone by and you've laughed yourself into raging six - pack abs.

The first couple years outside the office make some retirees feel like the proverbial kid in the candy store.

That likely reassured investors who watched Walmart sacrifice profits for a couple of years as it gave workers raises and invested heavily in e-commerce to better compete online and in stores.

«And I suppose it is possible that a few more trips to Saginaw or a few more ads on the air on Waukesha could have tipped a couple thousand votes here and there.»

Three years after opening the Seattle Coffee Company, the couple sold it to Starbucks for around $ 90 million.

The company reported only a couple of injuries — «two employees were treated for ringing in their ears» — for the launchpad incident that nearby residents described as earth - shaking.

People may use your app couple of times and then move onto something.

In their research, they've found that most couples are drawn to these split beds, which customize each side of the bed for a different type of sleeper.

When a relationship hits a serious stage and couples get married or commit to each other in some big way, people are often too overcome with excitement or too overwhelmed by the prospect of spending forever with this person to have a deep discussion about where their priorities lie.

«Lots of people have been waiting for this one to pull back to safer levels from much higher levels [where] it was, and that's exactly what's occurred over the last couple weeks,» he said.

For a couple of decades, a big part of Canada's sales pitch to international investors has been that the North American Free Trade Agreement works as a backdoor to the world's most voracious consumers.

So whether it's a one - on - one or a sizable party, here are a couple of places you probably hadn't even considered to host your meeting:

At the time, the couple was rapidly expanding their «Whole Foods to pets» retail chain beyond their means and bringing in millions in revenue.

And, that could be anything from, are there other people from the university that I attend who work here, could I talk to them, to what does it look like to change jobs in a couple years after I've been successful on my first project, to how long do people stay in this office?

Experts say efforts have been made recently to convey North Korea as a normal state, presenting Ri and Kim as a more traditional «first couple.»

If you have a big meeting coming where you need to impress, it might be worth your while to spend a couple of minutes practicing power postures beforehand.

I've performed this upgrade for a couple people, and they're always amazed at the improvement.

Now, «that's condensed over a period of a couple of weeks or a month.»

The minutes of the Fed's June meeting noted that «some participants suggested that increased risk tolerance among investors might be contributing to elevated asset prices more broadly; a few participants expressed concern that subdued market volatility, coupled with a low equity premium, could lead to a build - up of risks to financial stability.»

They adopted a son together and are quite the power couple.

Pratt, with his burgeoning movie career, was often away and it put a strain on the couple's marriage.

As I walked in, I saw a couple hundred people gathered and waiting for me.

His warnings, repeated this week, and the China crackdown sent the prices of bitcoin bouncing up and down over the last couple of weeks.

«There's still a little geopolitical risk in the background, but overall, things have eased over the last couple of weeks.»

Pete has been finance director to a number of owner - managed businesses - and even ran a couple himself.

And who cares if a couple of people think I'm being an attention whore for talking about this in such a real way if it actually does help change a few minds?

-- Blodget said on the conference call that the company still has about $ 22 million of the $ 50 million in financing that it has raised over the past couple of years.

The couple got hitched in 1987 and have two sons together.

If you're going to Austin over the next couple of weeks, here's are some of this year's must - attend events.

In the case of household repairs, there are only a couple of ways to minimize the financial impact.

In states lacking non-discrimination policies for LGBT people, gay men tend to be penalized most, Klawitter's research indicates, with gay men in same - sex couples earning about 30 percent less than their counterparts in opposite - sex couples.

Students were given the options of either receiving a smaller cheque they could cash right away, or wait a couple of weeks for a larger cheque.

Robin Young, an advisor at Northstar Financial Planning in Windham, N.H., is currently working with a couple in their early 40s who are taking extreme measures to plan.

For the next couple of years, the company took its lumps.

I responded to a couple different website development posts and found my first couple of clients.

Prime Now offers some Amazon products for delivery in only a couple of hours and on - demand delivery from a few local stores and restaurants.

In 2009, a young couple was eating sushi at a sidewalk café on Montreal's Peel Street when a concrete panel fell, killing the wife.

A much - maligned report from the Treasury Department said the tax bill would need to be coupled with other economic policies to make up for the new debt.

«Over the last couple of years [3D printing has] gone through this massive hype cycle where it's going to print you a cup and fill it with coffee,» observes Ben Wynne, chief Technology Officer at Vancouver - based Wiivv Wearables.

The couple met back in 1979 and were married in 1982.

Animated infographics (a.k.a. gifographics) have been around for a couple years, but they're still relatively rare — which means they're a fantastic option if you want your content to stand out.

The study, titled «The Brand Influence Guide for the Venture Capital Industry» polled 158 CEOs and 229 investors online, and came to a couple of major conclusions.

«It was a pain in the neck, but it wasn't devastating because I knew I just needed to call a couple of people and fill those slots next week,» Bu says.

In other words, you're only going to make a couple of thousand dollars for every million views.

As intimidating as that might sound, there was actually only one element of her routine I couldn't replicate: couples workouts.