Sentences with phrase «close calls in»

I have had a few close calls of different kinds but I have had more close calls in my car.

There have been close calls in the past — two locals in 2001 struck what they think was a supporting tunnel wall while digging near a local railway for the secret shaft.

Somehow he survives living on the streets, escaping all sorts of terrors and close calls in the process, before ending up in an orphanage that is itself not exactly a safe haven.

At his hospital, he says, staff have had some close calls in the middle of the night when they ran out of the substance and had to call in emergency shipments from a different hospital.

My own hometown of Amsterdam, a town of some 18,000, had four overdose deaths and a dozen close calls in a single month.

At least a dozen 2016 candidates are hoping that their close calls in 2014 were more than a mirage of a missed opportunity.

Fenway Park saw multiple World Series between 1918 and Boston ending their championship drought, with attempts in 1946, «67, and «86, as well as four close calls in the ALCS in between.

There were some close calls in the second half, with one chance in particular looking worrying.

Of the close calls in the third by Colorado, Matt Nieto hit the crossbar 2:05 into the period.

But a world piloted by cars under Cruise's control would have saved me from two heartstoppingly close calls in the span of a single day.

But changing economic conditions are making it a close call in some areas.»

Alex Torres said a close call in spring training scared him a bit.

MacGruber is a sporadically funny action spoof, and a close call in terms of garnering a recommendation, but does fall short in two key ways.

She's in the French Resistance, having fetched up in North Africa after a close call in Paris with the Gestapo.

I mean when I — when I decided to do it, it wasn't really even a close call in my mind.

Not exact matches

The incident — in which Turkey said a Russian warplane violated Turkish airspace for roughly 17 seconds — comes four days after Turkey accused Russia of bombing villages in northern Syria inhabited by Syrian Turkmen and called for an immediate end to Russia's military operation close to the border.

Uber also faces a challenge we talked about earlier: Since they're aiming to disrupt an established industry, a very regulated industry, one with close ties to municipalities, other companies can not only come back at them, they can call in regulations to make it even harder for Uber.

Its crude oil production in the Atlantic region fell by about 14 per cent due to the 10 - day suspension of its SeaRose floating production, storage and offloading vessel in January after an investigation into its response to a close call with an iceberg.

She called Hagenbuch a «longtime close friend» of her ex's and said that it is «disconcerting» that he is involved in the investigation into allegations against him.

Once the Aetna deal closes sometime in 2018, assuming it passes muster with regulators, customers are likely to see more health clinic - style services at CVS stores, executives suggested on a conference call with investors on Monday.

According to various studies, staying in the closing lane until it ends and then take turns merging (the so - called «zipper merge») leads to a 15 percent increase in traffic flow and a 50 percent shorter line.

But the CRTC's recent decision to press ahead with a so - called pick - and - pay approach to cable will force all the players in Canada's $ 20 - billion film and television industry to recognize that the mutually beneficial relationship between the broadcasters, specialty channels and the carriers may be coming to a close.

Take a closer look at the image: It's obvious that the rest of the page is geared toward a green palette, which means a green call to action simply blends in with the surroundings.

The so - called populist movement — in which people feel they aren't being heard by their governments — has led Britain to vote to exit the E.U., or Brexit, while far - right political candidates in France and the Netherlands edge closer to winning their upcoming presidential elections.

In 1975, he purchased a recently closed vacuum store and reopened the doors, calling it «All Vacuum Center.»

It turns out, lost deals actually have a 12.8 percent higher sentiment score (in other words, the buyer uses more positive and less negative language, generating an overall higher «score) than closed - won deals, across all calls that span the sales cycle.

Levy is comfortable connecting his closest friends through an email addressed to both of them, but he'll use what Grant calls the «double opt - in» system for the busiest people in his network.

In the closing moments of the talks, Secretary of State John Kerry, who has been in Paris for much of the talks, called the deal «a remarkable global commitment.&raquIn the closing moments of the talks, Secretary of State John Kerry, who has been in Paris for much of the talks, called the deal «a remarkable global commitment.&raquin Paris for much of the talks, called the deal «a remarkable global commitment.»

At the time, Business Insider reported that the closing of the fund could «raise a few eyebrows» in the so - called «Startup Nation» and lead to questions about the calibre of the young tech companies that are coming out of the country but it turns out that the move may have been motivated by different reasons.

Upon closer inspection, though, these so - called freedoms are in fact deeply researched strategies meant to attract and inspire «intrapreneurship» and innovation among the company's 51 employees.

Right now, both scholars say the election is too close to call — and in any case, is unlikely to bring about the profound change Indonesia needs.

Another strategist close to GOP leaders shared similar concerns — and called for Republicans to distance themselves from the situation before it hurts them in November.

She also developed a close working relationship with her predecessor Anne Mulcahy, a relationship that led to what has been called one of the smoothest, most thoughtful successions in recent business history.

Failure brings you closer to discovering what works, so instead of calling something a failure, reframe it as a pivot or plot twist in your life story.

And Shkreli seemed to be at pains to suggest he wasn't taking the trial seriously: dropping in on reporters during the trial (he called the prosecutors «junior varsity»), taking to social media during the evenings, declining to wear a tie in court, and ostentatiously reading a book during closing arguments.

While the plans to build your own TieFi are real (it calls for a tiny Raspberry Pi computer and some software customizations), the launch is a stunt — a tongue - in - cheek reminder to close the laptop and spend some time with your kids this Father's Day, lest you find yourself Cat's Cradled a few years from now.

But the North's decision to send former military intelligence chief Kim Yong Chol as delegation leader to the closing ceremony has enraged families of 46 sailors killed in the torpedo attack on their ship and threatens the mood of rapprochement that Seoul wants to create at what it calls the «Peace Games».

Some are calling the bike sharing economy in China a bubble and some startups are already closing their doors.

In 2000, Dale launched a brokerage called Realtysellers that offered different levels of service and lower fees to home sellers, breaking from the old full - service model that saw agents involved in every part of the transaction, including advertising, showings and negotiating the closIn 2000, Dale launched a brokerage called Realtysellers that offered different levels of service and lower fees to home sellers, breaking from the old full - service model that saw agents involved in every part of the transaction, including advertising, showings and negotiating the closin every part of the transaction, including advertising, showings and negotiating the close.

«I don't believe that bitcoin is going to be a currency today or in the future,» Schultz said, during a post-earnings conference call Thursday after the closing bell on Wall Street.

In most companies, the marketing department's job is to get the leads and the sales department's job is to call on the leads and close the sale.

Closer to home, a pickup in the U.S. economy, combined with renewed calls for greater infrastructure investment, bodes well for companies like Pentair (pnr), a water - equipment maker, says Todd Ahlsten, manager of the $ 14.4 billion Parnassus Core Equity Fund.

A coffee shop in close proximity to a university or college is usually a great place to work from, especially if it advertises a strict no - phone calls policy.

Shares of the wholesale retailer closed down 6 percent on Friday after its post-earnings conference call, in which analysts pushed a narrative of Amazon overshadowing Costco's future success.

But another executive, who succeeded Gralnick as CEO, closed that chain down and invested in upscale stores called White House Black Market.

But I would look into stocks that are called «closed - end funds» that invest only in municipal bonds.

They would then be taken through the next step in the funnel, which would include direct mail, a phone call, etc., to move the buyer prospect closer to that $ 5,000 service.

In a Facebook Live, high - performance coach Todd Herman had us reflect on what we have done these past five weeks and filtered them through something he calls the «Power 5,» a process that helps us continually evaluate our choices and make sure we're getting closer to where we want to be.

In the end, the «goofy goo» GE chemists offhandedly called «nutty putty» and «bouncing putty» wasn't even close to strong enough to replace rubber.

An analysis of Building 8's recent hires and job listings by Business Insider, as well as conversations with people close to the company, shows an ambitious effort to create and sell millions of consumer hardware units, from a supply chain outpost in Hong Kong to a planned retail push and customer call center operation.