Sentences with phrase «as part of our efforts»

Pollack said the article was written «as part of an effort to make light of a significant company event, and was published as a result of a misunderstanding, without going through the normal editorial channels.»

NEW DELHI, May 2 - India's cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to help sugar mills by paying the cane farmers that supply them a subsidy for their produce, a government source said, as part of efforts to help a sector struggling with a glut.

The inaugural U.A.E. Drones for Good competition awarded more than $ 1 million in prizes in February as part of an effort to seed the Middle East's drone industry, with more than a dozen such startups launching in the emirate.

In addition to that, Macy's has been looking to reduce store clutter and re-establish itself as a tastemaker and has relaunched its loyalty program as part of its efforts to get back on track as detailed in this in - depth look at the company in the current issue of Fortune.

«In an initiative called Project Scarlett, Washington Mutual slashed its due diligence staff by 25 % as part of an effort to bolster profit.»

As part of this effort to raise awareness, the Huffington Post started the Sleep Revolution College Tour, visiting 400 campuses across the country.

Munoz, who took the helm at United in 2015 as part of an effort to improve customer relations, has faced calls to step down after referring to Dao as «disruptive and belligerent» in a statement following the incident.

As part of its efforts to capture revenue from impulse shopping, Target is introducing Wondershop, a prominent front - of - store area where it will collect an assortment of 2,000 new seasonal items in a shop - within - a-shop.

Tumblr took a step in this direction in February when it hired its own editors, while LinkedIn (LNKD) continued to aggregate and build out original content as part of an effort it launched in 2011.

Bloomberg had read a draft blog post in which SoundCloud CEO Alex Ljung explained that the company was letting go of 173 staff, and shutting down its offices in London and San Francisco (leaving only offices in New York City and Berlin) as part of an effort to reduce costs at the company whose losses have been spiralling out of control.

Uber Canada's general manager Rob Khazzam said the introduction of the feature follows similar moves made by the company in other countries, as part of an effort to curb driver drowsiness and make the platform safer.

In April, the New York Times reported that the Trump administration planned to roll back certain protections for detained immigrants as part of its effort to combat unauthorized immigration.

Crumbs's co-founders, a New York City couple named Jason and Mia Bauer, hired Morrow last May as part of an effort to make the chain scalable, which means reducing the bakery down to a defined set of reproducible parts and instructions.

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters)- The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said Monday it was requiring six Middle Eastern carriers to participate in an enhanced cargo screening program as part of an effort to raise global aviation security.

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 - The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said Monday it was requiring six Middle Eastern carriers to participate in an enhanced cargo screening program as part of an effort to raise global aviation security.

With SpaceX hoping to make its rockets completely reusable, the company has been upgrading its payload fairings — the nose cone at the top of the rocket — as part of these efforts.

'» As part of that effort Marsh is studying the ecosystem of disease — identifying the factors, like hopelessness and isolation, that are at the root of health problems.

Nordstrom and other companies faced pressure as part of an effort by some consumers to avoid businesses with connections to the Trump family.

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 - The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said on Monday it will require six Middle Eastern carriers to undergo enhanced cargo screening as part of an effort to raise global aviation security.

As part of this effort, Beringer hosts a summer concert series, offers Mandarin - language tours for international guests, and releases new vintage wines at ticketed dinners on - site.

«We decided to retire treasury shares and execute quarterly dividend this time as part of our efforts we had continuously made to elevate shareholder values,» said a source from Hyundai Mobis.

«As part of our efforts, we set up the Monex Cryptocurrency Lab in January this year, and have also been considering the secure and socially responsible cryptocurrency (crypto - assets) business,» it said.

Trump on Monday railed against the recent string of attacks in Afghanistan, and ruled out any US discussions with the Taliban as part of the effort to seek peace talks between the Afghan government and the insurgents.

It's money they get from selling shares in the company, shares granted to them as part of an effort to align their interests with the interests of shareholders.

Las Vegas is now one of four U.S. cities that has its own domain name, as part of an effort to boost local small business growth.

TIAA - CREF, which has $ 542 billion under management, began investing in cropland in 2007 as part of an effort to diversify and, well, grow its assets and achieve good yields.

A U.S. - led coalition has been launching airstrikes on Islamic State militants and facilities in Iraq and Syria for months as part of an effort to give Iraqi forces the time and space to mount a more effective offensive.

As Fab looks to expand its business, the company is laying off more than 100 employees in Europe as part of an effort to reduce redundancy in its European and U.S. flash - sales divisions.

The uniform diversity follows a change in regulations leading up to the London 2012 Olympic games as a part of an effort to be more culturally sensitive.

May 3 - Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier Inc has agreed to sell its Toronto aircraft assembly site to a pension fund as part of efforts to raise extra cash under a five - year recovery plan.

Video streaming company Netflix Inc. on Wednesday launched its services in 130 countries, covering almost the entire globe except China, as part of efforts to counter slowing growth in the United States.

May 3 (Reuters)- Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier Inc has agreed to sell its Toronto aircraft assembly site to a pension fund as part of efforts to raise extra cash under a five - year recovery plan.

The cosmetics company pulled out of Ireland in April as part of an effort to cut costs.

Last year Kushner, who is married to Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump, resigned from Kushner Cos and sold his stake to a family trust as part of an effort to avoid conflicts of interests in his White House role.

The Health and Human Services Department said in a statement Thursday that the government has withdrawn about $ 5 million in ads as part of an effort to cut costs.

On Thursday, it announced it was closing its offices in the Halifax area, eliminating more than 300 jobs as part of an effort to cut costs.

In an initiative called Project Scarlett, Washington Mutual slashed its due diligence staff by 25 percent as part of an effort to bolster profit.

Earlier this year, as part of this effort, we announced technology improvements for detecting fake accounts and a series of actions to reduce misinformation and false news.

As part of its effort to bring self - driving vehicles to market, GM has claimed today that their autonomous driving division has produced «the first real self - driving car (really).»

In tandem with the 100,000 Opportunity Youth Initiative, Starbucks has opened four stores with classroom and training space as part of its effort to support local economic development in diverse low - to - medium income communities across the U.S.. Each of these stores creates 20 to 25 new jobs with benefits, partners with a local women - and minority - owned supplier and contractor, and works with local nonprofits to provide job - skills training to youth.

As part of that effort, I'm taking on a new role: I'll be KPCB's chief product officer, working with entrepreneurs to transform good ideas into great products.

Instagram Makes Stories Advertising Easier with Automatic Full - screen Support Instagram advertisers can now have square or landscape ad photos or videos automatically reformatted for full - screen utilization, one of several new features the firm recently announced as part of an effort to improve Instagram Stories.

And while there is no legal requirement that underwriters like Mr. Thiel reveal their involvement to the opposing side or the jury, it is considered fair game for lawyers to ask questions about financial backing — something that Gawker Media did on Wednesday in court as part of its efforts to overturn the Hogan judgment.

As part of our efforts to understand the issues of communities in the region, the New York Fed worked with small businesses in areas affected by Superstorm Sandy to comprehend the storm's impact and firms» progress with recovery efforts.

As part of our effort, we regularly host investor meetings at which managers have an opportunity to discuss their investment strategies and return profiles, and respond to inquiries from allocators.

South African technology major Naspers announced on Friday that it has raised $ 9.8 billion from the sale of 2 % of its holdings in Chinese internet conglomerate Tencent as part of efforts to strengthen its balance sheet and fund growth in its e-commerce businesses.

A US - led coalition has been launching air strikes on Isis militants and facilities in Iraq and Syria for months as part of an effort to give Iraqi forces the time and space to mount a more effective offensive.

The consumer groupâ $ ™ s challenge comes amid reports that Waymo has provided all the necessary information to the DMV as part of its efforts to secure a permit to test driverless cars on public roads.

This last element, of course, goes along with our move to explicit forward guidance, as part of our efforts to provide stimulus at the zero lower bound.

Inside the FBI, which Trump has attacked as part of his effort to undercut Mueller's investigation throughout his first year in office, the feeling is that the Nunes fight could provide a small victory — at least for now.