Sentences with phrase «ago i paced»

Just three weeks ago I paced the house, cleaning and straightening.

Annual inventory growth slowed from 1.8 % the previous quarter, while a year ago the pace of annual inventory growth was 2.3 %.

Not exact matches

A year ago, D'Souza rejiggered the company to prioritize services that help clients adapt and keep pace with the digital revolution (all the buzzwords — A.I., data analytics, etc. — apply).

Maybe ignoring the competition was fine advice a decade ago, but with technology driving change at a pace never seen before in human history, entrepreneurs can't afford not to follow their competitors, at least to some extent.

Two weeks ago, he argued that a US recession could be closer than anyone expects, citing a surprising pace of weakening economic data.

The pace of oil and gas production gains has consistently surprised forecasters since horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, better known as «fracking», were pioneered in U.S. shale rock formations about ten years ago.

Only a handful of cities, starting with Beijing four months ago, were allowed to pilot road tests, but the country hopes to keep pace with the U.S. in the global race to develop autonomous vehicles.

«We look very different today than five years ago — for example, clinical and technology professionals are the first and third largest job categories across UnitedHealth Group — and we will look different again five years from now as we continue to evolve at an accelerated pace,» UnitedHealth CEO David Wichmann said on the company's first - quarter conference call.

Four years ago, when I was still chief economist at CIBC World Markets, I forecast that global economic growth was on pace to send oil prices to $ 200 a barrel by 2012.

We upgraded our view on U.S. consumer discretionary stocks last fall and still believe that households are in a better position than they were just a few years ago: Consumer debt is down while household wealth is up, gasoline prices are much lower than a year ago and the U.S. is creating jobs at the fastest pace since the 1990s.

I was way ahead of pace up until a couple of months ago when life got in the way.

Overall, March adjusted annualized sales jumped 8 % to a 15.3 million vehicle pace, compared with 14.1 million a year ago, according to market researcher Autodata Corp..

The pace of evolution in the retail sector is accelerating in a manner that few would have anticipated even five years ago.

It's not the same industry as a mere five years ago and it will continue to evolve at an unprecedented pace.

While customer experience initiatives have been put into place several years ago, recent fast paced evolution in customer interaction suggest it may be time to rethink and redesign customer experiences.

Separate data from the Department of Transportation helps explain why: The number of miles Americans drove in August rose at the slowest pace this year, up 2.3 percent from a year ago.

It was not that long ago (early to mid-September) when the market debate was centered around the strengthening US economy and the pace that we would see the Federal Reserve (Fed) start to shift gears and tighten monetary policy in response to a very strong economy.

I said Chavez repatriated Venezuela's gold a few years ago because he knew they were going to devalue their currency at a rapid pace; that he was preparing the country for his round of massive devaluation.

No; but with them gone I see the years ahead opening like a pathway deep in snow above the tree line; ridges I can't tread at half the pace of thirty years ago, when I was starting out.

Sixteen months ago, the medical oncologist declared my cancer to be «in full remission,» and the pace of life quickened.

This means that it's not necessary for a city or state or region to participate in new modes of wealth creation — which was the case one hundred years ago when the auto industry grew at a torrid pace.

Nebraskaland's retail distribution operation is growing at a steady pace, but growing even faster is the company's wholesale business, which it launched four years ago from an office in southern New Jersey.

Fire safety has been a issue to me for the past few years but it wasn't until a few nights ago when our apartment building's fire alarm system went off 5 times during 1:30 - 3:00 AM that left my hands shaking, heart beating quickly and pacing our loft (with kitties in arms) that I knew this had to be a post.

Years ago, a housewife would have cooked a homemade menudo or pozole for her family, but today more households have two working parents and live a fast - paced lifestyle that doesn't allow them to prepare time - consuming soups or dishes.

Since the New Southern renaissance turned the spotlight on Charleston a decade ago, restaurants have been opening at a gold rush pace, garnering the kind of media attention and food world cred usually reserved for towns with, like, more than 125,000 people.

My brain felt like it was pacing the rooms, like Gabe did so many years ago in that journalism room.

Just six days ago, Cleveland finished its second game of a back - to - back: a fast - paced matchup against James Harden and the Houston Rockets — a game where James and Irving played a combined 77 minutes and still lost, 117 - 112.

Antoni Conte's Chelsea are currently the EPL pace setters which is annoying when you consider that we ripped them apart not too long ago, but we can only hope that their recent winning run does not carry on this weekend and for that to happen we need our north London rivals Tottenham to do us a favour as they travel to Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

They are actually now ahead of their pace that they were at a year ago before going on a tear post Winter Break.

stayed well on pace until called upon by Bill Hartack, raced to half - length victory over Nadir in track record 1:22 [1/5] for seven furlongs at Keeneland, brought back hopeful memories of stablemate Iron Liege's triumph in same race year ago.

The 26 - year - old German international has seen his Westfalenstadion side fall well off the Bundesliga title pace since his move to the club three years ago.

Gibbs is too inconsistent, too injury prone, not a good enough crosser of the ball considering his pace and too weak defensively — if he couldn't unseat Monreal in 3 years, he should have been gone long ago

Consider the performances of these replacements for players whom the Steelers have lost since the Super Bowl: Running back Jerome Bettis is on pace for a 1,700 - yard rushing season; guard Will Wolford and tackle Justin Strzelczyk have made the offensive line stronger than it was a year ago; fourth - year linebacker Chad Brown has seven sacks in place of the injured Greg Lloyd; and retread quarterback Mike Tomczak has completed 62 % of his passes.

Not long ago, for example, Billy asked Peter to drop whatever he was doing and go to Windsor Raceway in Ontario and drive the splendid pacing mare Handle With Care in a $ 24,000 race.

Ever since the German midfield star became the record Arsenal transfer when signing from Real Madrid a couple of years ago, people have suggested that he needs a striker with better pace and movement than Olivier Giroud to really get the best out of him.

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 have said it when arsenal signed Welbeck he fits arsenal perfectly, the pace we had up front years ago is now back in the team, couple more scores like that will start building a fear factor, meaning we will have a mental edge even before a ball is kicked.

I don't blame Arsenal for keeping him some years ago — he had so much promise and his pace frightened defenders.

As is evident from 2 seasons ago, Walcott has the pace and technical ability to beat Reading.

He's a burly man — a University of Texas lineman in the mid-1950s — but he's a little heavier now and a lot softer than he was when he was putting the Alvin High Yellowjackets through their paces a generation ago.

Kickers are on pace to make more 50 - yarders this year than were even attempted 10 years ago

So, Manfred could push through pace of play whether the union wants it or not, so long as the version put into place is the one proposed a year ago.

This was a far cry from their 6 - 0 Defensive Battle a week ago... The score would stay tied at 12 for much of the second half though as the pace of the Game really slowed and both Teams buckled down, knowing the Crown was within reach..

do nt get ozil on the bench... his euros finished 7 weeks ago... or is it just another excuse to give walcott a chance to demonstrate his mediocrity... anyway a better team than last weekend but still vulnerable to pace of their attacking options

He's still that «talent» he was 10 years ago, only now he's 27 and will not really improve with age, as his only weapon — his pace, is diminishing.

The way the German team play football is lovely to watch, with plenty of pace, strength and attacking play — Spain better watch out on the break as England found out the hard way in South Africa two years ago.

2 years ago, I made the comments about walcott (he was not and would never be good enough, whats the use of pace when you cant control, dribble, help out your team) and per (too slow and lacks the bottle to be in defence) yet they are still here which proves my comments at that time as well that wenger was past it.

«What I would say is when I first saw this young man Bellerin come into English football, three, four years ago, he had dynamic pace,» Wilkins said.

He dictated the game from that position, he ran the midfield and his passing and quickness on the ball meant he controlled the pace of the game which was key in our superb display just 24 hours ago.

Ozil needed a rest THREE weekd ago, and GunnaShah is spot on, what reward sid Gnabry get for doin so well in games?????? Dropped to the bench with zero game time in a month, he was terrorising lbs with his pace.