Sentences with phrase «since focussing on it this year»

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Our previous assumption was that the launch of the CurrentC mobile wallet by MCX — which focuses on offers as a value proposition to consumers — would drive volume in 2015, but since the launch of the app has been delayed again and again, we no longer expect this to happen in the next year.

Since Chen came aboard late last year, he's focused the company on its traditional customer base of business users and outsourced other functions so the company can pay less attention to the consumer market.

It's a great story, especially for people just starting out, since Eric focuses on his formative years.

Since early in the six - year - old Syria war, Hezbollah's energies have been focused on propping up President Bashar al - Assad in alliance with Iran and Russia, throwing thousands of its fighters into battle against Syrian rebels.

Chief executive officer Chris Fowler, who has been with the company for 25 years and at the helm since 2013, says he frequently tells his staff to focus on what they can change during difficult conditions.

· Realistic requirements: When you apply, you'd know if you had a good chance of winning approval, since the requirements focus on your personal charge - card history, existing personal bank accounts, and in some cases, the submission of several years of tax returns.

Ford's decision to discontinue almost all of its car models in North America within two years will leave its Canadian operations intact, since they are focused mainly on utility vehicles.Thursday, April 26, 5:50 pm ET

Matt, maybe you can give us perspective as it relates to change, the economics of the change and how it compares to maybe some of your broader independent restaurants, specifically focusing on CBK and Panda since they are larger and one more, you talked about adding more throughout the year, sort of give us perspective on the cadence of that.

Korean leaders to meet at North - South border on Friday: BBC Chinese geologists say N. Korea's main nuclear test site has likely collapsed: WaPo China air force intimidates Taiwan with military flights around island: Reuters Conservative Supreme Court justices appear to back Trump's travel ban: The Hill French president expects Trump will withdraw from Iranian nuclear deal: BBC Rising interest rates keep Wall Street on edge: CBS Investors will focus on various inflation numbers in days ahead: Bloomberg A closer look at the 10 - year Treasury yield's rise to 3 %: Calafia Beach Pundit T. Rowe Price's assets under mgt top $ 1 trillion — a sign of active mgt growth: P&I World trade volume slumped 0.4 % in Feb, first monthly loss since Oct: CPB

«Since I started following Max's advice on intermittent fasting a year ago, I have noticed a stark improvement in my energy and fitness levels, my mood, and even my focus.

Ever since the Conservative government of Stephen Harper decided, about five years ago, to focus more on practical ways to build the bilateral relationship, Canada - China relations have improved across the board.

Barbara Ann has kept her focus on value since striking out two years ago to launch Wincrest, where she runs a global long - short portfolio built around a foundation of in - depth research.

Additionally, since it was also entrusted with a special focus on the study of marriage and the family, it also awards the Master's Degree in Marriage and Family studies, a two - year professional post-graduate programme.

While the United States bishops focused on nuclear war, a more general judgment about modern war as inherently unjust had been present in Catholic thought since at least 1870, the year when a group of bishops, in a Postulata addressed to Pope Pius XI and the First Vatican Council, excoriated the expense of «huge standing and conscript armies» and the prospect of «illegal and unjust wars, or rather hideous massacres spreading far and wide.»

Since his election last year, Francis has repeatedly urged Catholics to focus on income inequality and the suffering of society's marginalized.

Tim i found it liberating to just do what the Lord wants you to do i work within his boundarys and yes i attend church and enjoy it.I love the people and i love hearing the word and worshipping the Lord even if others are still bound up with traditions thats not my walk thats theres.My focus is to do what the Lord wants me to do.There have been times i have said no to the pastor he does nt understand why i choose not to lead the worship.i query him as well regarding the idea that its not just performing a function because there is a need our hearts have to be in the right place so that the Lord can use us but he did nt understand where i was coming from and thats okay because of that i just said no until my heart is right i am better not being involved in leading.But i am happy to be an encouragement to others in the worship team i havent wanted to be the leader i have done that in the past.So my focus has been just the singing and being part of different worship teams i think the Lord has other plans as the groups i am in seem to be changing at the same time i am aware that i do nt to worry about change as the Lord knows whats best.I used to be quite comfortable leading the music but that was before when i was operating in my own self confidence and pride.The Lord did such a huge change in my life that i lost my self confidence and that is not a bad thing at all as my spiritual growth has been incredible.The big change was my identity moved from me and what i could do to knowing who i was in Christ and that he is my strength and confidence.Now i know that without him i can do nothing in fact i am dependent on his empowerment through his holy spirit all the time in everything.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music at another church i attend multiple churchs although i attend two regularly one has services in the morning and one has services in the evening so the two do nt really clash.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music its been two years since i did that and i was worried on how i would go.All i can say is that it went really well and because i stepped out in Faith the Lord really blessed the morning to the congregation.The difference is knowing that i serve the Lord with the gifts he has given me but my heart has to be right and when i do it in his way it builds up the body and it brings glory to him.May the Lord continue to show you what he wants you to do even though others may not understand your reasons i just want you to know that you do nt have to pull away completely just work within the boundarys that the Lord gives you and do nt feel pressured by others expectations to do anything that feel uncomfortable.Be involved just as you feel lead by the holy spirit even if it is in a very minor way take small steps.regards brentnz

For many, many years since I have focused on nothing other than trying to figure out the truth behind salvation.

Since the evening party needed to be held indoors due to the time of year, we were unable to invite all of our neighbors (our table seats only twenty four), so we focused on our nearest neighbors.

In any case, the problem of defining the nature of personal identity has been with me during all of my teaching years, especially since a good part of my efforts have been focussed on borderline issues in the philosophy and psychology of personality.

What The New York Times calls the «blame Woodstock» explanation for the rise of clerical sex abuse cases in the Seventies, despite the paper's evident scepticism, can not be entirely discounted, since as the researchers of the John Jay College (hereafter JJC) pointed out in their latest report, «the sexual abuse of minors is a pervasive problem in society and in organisations that involve close relationships between youth and adults... No exact measure exists for the number of youths who have contact with priests in the Catholic Church in a year... [but] despite the media focus on child sexual abuse by Catholic priests, it is clear that these abuse acts are a small percentage of all child sexual abuse incidents in the United States.»

Since it was a presidential election year, I decided to focus my social psychology course on the psychology of political attitudes: how they are formed, how they are maintained, and how they can predict voting behavior.

About Dogfish Head: Dogfish Head has proudly been focused on brewing beers with culinary ingredients outside the Reinheitsgebot since the day it opened as the smallest American craft brewery 22 years ago.

Since the new year, I have been really focusing on upping the amount of protein in my diet.

«Since I have been at Organic Valley in the last 15 years, we have focused on putting half gallons of milk on the shelf and... now we are seeing, I would say, a saturation» in this area, and «we are in a milk heavy world right now,» Melissa Hughes, chief mission officer and general counsel, said at Natural Products Expo West.

Family owned and operated since 1942, the company is focused on maintaining its 75 years of tradition while leading the industry in innovation.

Inspired both by my childhood in Suffolk and my years as a pastry chef, the recipes in it embrace the full range of amazing ingredients I've discovered since I started baking and focus on the wonderful tastes and textures offered by whole, nutritious flours, natural sweeteners, good fats and oils, nuts and grains, seasonal fruits and vegetables and many more wonderful, natural ingredients.

While our organization has branched out (pun intended) since its founding 30 years ago to protect temperate forests (such as those in the Appalachian mountains), and tropical forests in Africa and Asia, our first efforts were focused on the rainforests of Latin America, working with farmers and foresters there to improve their lives and livelihoods so they wouldn't have to clear trees to plant crops or sell timber.

The axing of Victoria Pale Lager, which was sold in an embossed VB stubby - shaped green bottle, is the first label to be discontinued by Foster's since it was taken over by global brewing giant SABMiller more than a year ago, as the brewer focuses more on its core beer brands.

Since its founding, Motley Brews has established two signature events each year with a focus on enhancing the local craft brewing industry.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

I liked that he said he's focusing on getting better at defending the run, since that was his biggest weakness last year.

And it is understood that De Boer going public on Tottenham's interest in his services has so angered the Premier League club's chairman Daniel Levy that he has since decided to pull out of any move for the 44 - year - old and instead switch his focus towards Southampton trainer Mauricio Pochettino.

The massive difference between the training I have done over the last six years «'' since leaving the NFL «'' and the training I'm getting back into, is the sheer focus on power development; strength and bar speed combined.

The Spanish outfit have struggled to find a proper specialist for the right back position since Dani Alves» departure to Juventus last year, and this has brought Bellerin on their focus prior to the summer transfer window.

Michael Owen is a horse enthusiast; he even owns race horses and has even bred a few of his own but unfortunately for the Englishman, Owen could never learn to ride or race in competitions during his playing days but since he retired over 3 years ago, the Ballon d'Or winner has enough time to focus on training and learn the ins and outs of horses and horse racing.

Since it's generally Spring Break time for many of us this time of year, I thought I'd focus on some thoughts on traveling with little ones and some hacks to make it easier.

The Swedes have been keeping children rear facing since 1965 and focused intensely on car seat safety for 45 + years.

The biggest thing we've focused on since i became pregnant is telling our 2 1/2 year old how to be nice and gentle.

A focus on children prenatal / birth to 5 years and child maltreatment prevention, intervention and treatment has been part of the Center's programming since its inception.

With our focus on baby playtime essentials this week, it's a perfect opportunity to feature our latest Expert Spotlight on 4moms, a company I've been personally a huge fan of since getting introduced to the team through their VC investors earlier this year.

Since the birth of her two children, both born with midwives, Jeanette has focused on supporting women in the childbearing year.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER At its annual New York City Gala this month, the Washington - based Human Rights Campaign presented a program that focused just enough attention on the dangers created since Donald Trump became president to press the urgent need for the community to engage in productive resistance to the now one - year old administration.

Governor Cuomo, asked about the committee's requests during a recent trip to Utica, focused on all of the actions he's taken since January of this year, when he declared parts of the village a state Superfund site, began actions against the potentially responsible company, St Gobain, and installed water filters.

In her welcome address, which focused on the theme «Manufacturing: Steering Ghana's Development», the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GIPC, Mrs. Mawuena Trebah noted that «This year's theme is supportive of the exponential growth in manufacturing and investments into Ghana since 2013.»

But the real focus since she started the job five years ago, she said, is on building personal relationships with city residents.

Since declining to seek a fourth term — ostensibly so he could focus on a possible run for president — the 69 - year - old moderate Republican has launched a consulting firm and joined Chadbourne and Parke, a New York City - based law firm.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the nearly two years since U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei returned to Washington, the Syracuse Democrat has introduced 13 bills focused on issues ranging from the economy to taking away perks from members of Congress.

Governor Cuomo, asked about the committee's requests during a recent trip to Utica, focused on all of the actions he's taken since January of this year, when he declared parts of the village a state Superfund site, began actions against the potentially responsible company, Saint Gobain, and installed water filters.

Since becoming minority leader last year, Schumer has attempted to steer Democrats toward what he's termed a «sharp - edged» message aimed at the middle class — an unstated upbraid to the 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign that focused on a diffuse laundry list of issues.

De Blasio conceded that he distributed member items to organizations in his district during his eight years on the Council, but chose to focus instead on the time since he had graduated to public advocate.