Sentences with phrase «support the base of»

With projections from Gartner showing that by 2020, the Internet of Things will support a base of 26 billion devices, the time to act is now.

Alhaj Abdullah Otito Achuliwuor, an aspirant contesting the Upper East Regional Chair of the New Patriotic Party has promised to restructure and reactivate the support base of the party when elected into office.

As part of efforts to reinvigorate the grassroots support base of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Greater Accra region, the NDC Parliamentary caucus in the region has started a programme to whip up support for the party, and ensure peace and harmony in the region.

According to Ologbondiyan, «The South - West zone is a major support base of the PDP.

Senator Ali Wakili has said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo's statement will not weaken the support base of President Muhammadu Buhari come 2019.

The Stop Climate Chaos Coalition claims a support base of more than 11 million people, perhaps that is your definition of «tiny bunch»?

If the Odyssey phase can succeed in attracting a support base of content creators, then Tron's main net will have the potential to rival some of the largest traditional media concerns on the Internet.

Not exact matches

Recognizing that carbon emissions resulting from consumption of these fuels is driving catastrophic global climate change, my role as leader of the company is to ensure that Virgin provides financial support to non-profit groups that are exploring renewable energy and seeking market - based solutions to climate change, like the Carbon War Room.

Last, Spotify is also garnering a big lead over Apple when it comes to its free user base, or users who listen to an ad - supported version of Spotify but don't pay a subscription fee.

TORONTO, May 2 - Canadian energy producer Crescent Point Energy Corp is poised to win support for its director nominees based on a preliminary counting of votes, shrugging off opposition from activist investor Cation Capital, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

It has an online component, but the core of the business is based on face - to - face transactions for bike rentals and support.

Qualcomm vigorously refuted the premise of the FTC's claims against it, saying that «the complaint is based on a flawed legal theory, a lack of economic support and significant misconceptions about the mobile technology industry.»

This report was revised to reflect that the PCCW Media Group is pursuing a dual revenue stream model of advertising - supported and subscription - based tiers for its streaming service.

WHILE it's too early to gauge the long - term prospects of subscriber - based online DVD rental companies, the increasing number of new players entering the market suggests strong support for the idea.

The Toronto - based company has an enthusiastic body of support on social media, and whenever a customer posts a picture of a Victoria Emerson product, the brand reposts or shares the image.

Not long ago, Scott Everett, the founder of Dallas - based real estate firm S2 Capital, was on government assistance and waiting tables to support his family.

But what caused the big oilsands and power companies to support the plan is that it primarily takes the form of a broad - based carbon tax.

To support this stage of development I am partnering with affiliates (like Ovaleye) that I truly stand behind and use on a regular basis.

The energy sector wants tangible incentives and tax relief — based support that recognizes it as the spine of the Albertan and Canadian economies.

It also funds the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, which is based out of the London School of Economics, and it supports Imperial College London's Grantham Institute for Climate Change.

In times of crisis, some entrepreneurs are finding that their greatest support system is their customer base.

Much of the mainstream press did get the election wrong, by misunderstanding the base of Trump's support and by overplaying news that they thought would be damaging — but wasn't.

Based on a comparison of the change in subjective well - being of these people and of people from the control group who had no change in their volunteer status, the hypothesis is supported that volunteering is rewarding in terms of higher life satisfaction.

Today Souq's user experience looks and feels much like that of any other e-commerce platform, but Souq has hardly just copied Amazon's model, says Habib Haddad, CEO of Wamda, a Dubai - based organization that supports entrepreneurs through research, accelerator programs and events.

Despite the fact that the company launched in the midst of a national economic crisis, it has since reeled in more than $ 45 million in funding from investors such as New York City - based General Atlantic as well as Endeavor Catalyst, an investing branch of the eponymous, global entrepreneurship support network.

In contrast, we are acquiring Treasury securities on the open market and only on a temporary basis, with the goal of supporting the economic recovery through lower interest rates.

Those in support of Apple say IDC's data is based on estimates and could be grossly miscalculated.

• Knorr - Bremse, a Germany - based car parts maker, will continue its pursuit of Haldex (OM: HLDX), despite the Swedish company's management withdrawing its support for a takeover because of expected regulatory opposition to a deal, according to Reuters.

• Arsenal Capital Partners agreed to sell its portfolio company, Certara, a Princeton, N.J. - based provider of technology - driven decision support solutions for drug development, to EQT VII Fund for an enterprise value of $ 850 million.

• Lexitas, a portfolio company of Trinity Hunt Partners, acquired NextGen Reporting, a Wayne, Penn. - based provider of deposition reporting, legal videography and trial support services.

To build brand loyalty and a great reputation, start using cloud - based based customer support tools like Freshdesk, which provides a single place to track all customer queries as well as automation for many steps of customer interaction.

Backed by U.S. air support, they've swept west from their bases in Iraqi Kurdistan and captured a huge swath of northeast Syria, estimated by one official at about 17,000 square kilometers.

Sepeti says she and Ken built enough of a client base during their part time days to support the business, but they didn't have any money for advertising.

Added Dave Gorak, executive director of the Wisconsin - based Midwest Coalition to Reduce Immigration: «Gingrich's calling Romney's support for «self - deportation» a «fantasy» is disingenuous at best.»

In particular, «agricultural commodities are supported by the dynamics of water shortages in Asia and the Western United States, the declining payback from the green revolution in terms of improving crop yields and the increasing demand from Asia for a diet based more on grains and meat as the population becomes wealthier,» the group responded by e-mail.

It turns out that Eich contributed $ 1,000 to California's controversial Proposition 8, an anti-same-sex marriage bill that passed with broad voter support in 2008, and which became the basis for one of the gay marriage cases argued before the Supreme Court in 2013.

What's more, while 95 percent of small businesses are organized as pass - throughs (based on 2014 Treasury Dept. data) rather than traditional C - corporations, the CNBC / SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey found the most support (68 percent) for the tax plan among C - corps — which would receive the flat corporate tax - rate reduction to 20 percent.

«With the financial support provided by Siva along with the strong base in the Dandaragan operations, the resulting quality of our extra virgin olive oil, the establishment of relationships with key bulk buyers, and the expansion of infrastructure and operating capacity, the Olea Australis Group intends to achieve its goal of an on going sustainable business that is a long - term participant in the continued growth of extra virgin olive oil in Australia and throughout the world.»

Nuinsco will deploy about 10 geologists, along with a supporting cast of drivers, cooks and labourers, housed at a base camp near its targeted belt of rocks.

WASHINGTON — President Trump's major policy moves over the course of his first year in office have had a common denominator: They either overtly favor his base of support — the roughly one - third of voters who solidly back him — or they appear to penalize those states that vote Democratic.

In both cases, Nixon and Reagan came to office with unambiguous support of the people, which is a power base hard to contradict.

Two Perth - based resources companies are planning to switch sectors with the acquisition of cancer - based biotechnology firms, with one planning a backdoor listing and the other seeking support for an IPO.

M&A will never be 100 % successful and we learn from every deal we do, and so not to pick on any specific deal, but I've learned, based on relative success of deals we've done in the past, is making sure the key leaders at the company share a vision with the founder, making sure the strategy drives the M&A, as opposed to the M&A driving the strategy, and making sure we have good support mechanisms for these companies after they come in.

Shares in Mungana Gold Mines rose by more than 25 per cent after the company announced it would move ahead with its North Queensland zinc strategy, following shareholder support for the $ 15 million acquisition of the Chilagoe base metal assets from the liquidators of Kagara, originally announced in December last year.

Mainland courts inclined to support Puerto Rico's sovereignty have precedents that can be used as a basis for rulings in favor of the defense.

The technology companies Amazon.com and Expedia, both of which are based in Washington, will support the suit, Ferguson told reporters on a conference call.

As Aaron Wright, chair of the alliance's Legal Industry Working Group, told Coin Telegraph, «Lawyers are poised to serve as the catalysts for blockchain technology, and the Legal Working Group will serve as a neutral space to explore blockchain - based legal technology, develop standards for «smart» legal agreements, support emerging enterprise use cases, and tackle important policy issues raised by this new, impactful technology.»

San Francisco — based Airbnb, a sort of hotel booking site for couch surfers, allows people who have extra space (like a spare room, guest house or sofa) to rent it out to travellers looking for a place to stay; «trust scores,» guest reviews and support from Airbnb staff give the site a sense of community that's missing from competitors Craigslist or Kijiji.

Perhaps most importantly, interning can also push you to discover new interests and bring your attention to real - world issues outside of the college bubble, says Miles Bird, director of business development for the Kairos Society, a San Francisco - based non-profit that provides support to budding entrepreneurs.

Millennials would rather support small, local brewers, even if they have to spend a little more money, according to Jason Wilson, founder of Alabama - based craft brewery Back Forty Beer Company, which grew annual revenue to $ 2.2 million in 2014 from $ 52,000 in 2010.