Sentences with phrase «and a half years»

And every year since then, my teachers have told me that this will never happen here — that I have nothing to be scared of.
Last year, companies raised $ 3.8 billion via ICOs, and this year alone they have already raised $ 2.8 billion, according to data from CoinSchedule, a site which tracks the activity in the space.
The push in recent years to patronize small businesses for holiday shopping resulted in the creation of Small Business Saturday, and this year's holiday shoppers spent an estimated $ 5.5 billion at small businesses the day after Black Friday.
The company is still billions of dollars and years away from building its first official tunnel, however.
And this year I plan to lift up the many businesses that have figured out that doing right by their workers ends up being good for their shareholders, their customers, and their communities, so that we can spread those best practices across America.»
The iconic coffee - and - doughnuts chain has always ranked highly in our annual survey of our favourite Canadian brands, and this year, it took the No. 1 spot (again).
But he could use his mastery of the chamber's byways, honed during his chairmanship of the Senate Rules Committee and years of running floor operations as his party's whip, to work the margins.
Consider the long - term value of working with freelancers, as they may be able to help you for months and years to come, and will likely appreciate the work.
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In 2011 it was able to add sunglasses, and this year began selling progressives.
«This is deeply ingrained bias and years of culture that have long taught men to speak up and loud and with authority and the rest of us [women] to listen when they do so.»
It took years and years to show that it will always happen this way.»
The Steeles leased their land to grow 30 medical marijuana plants last year, and this year they are growing double that amount to be branded with the same label as their wine.
Whereas I imagine most of my peers clicked through their six - question survey like a fire - and - forget missile, I kicked things up a notch, making a simple spreadsheet to log my results, and committing to doing the same simple exercise, year in and year out, for the rest of my career.
And this year at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Razer says two prototypes were stolen from its booth.
«Instead of making a bunch of stuff months and years in advance and trying to sell it, we're able to see what's selling and make accordingly.»
The single biggest difference between now and a year ago, when Dauman appeared to be in full control of Viacom, is the resurgence of Shari Redstone as a factor in her father's life.
And this year's Franchise 500 is a something to behold — it's a 160 - page stockpile of opportunity.
Those virtues can be a prescription for disaster and years of misery.
That means that this year's VC haul in the field has already zoomed past 2016's — and that year was the previous record.
McDonald's currently has a delivery partnership with UberEats, and this year it plans to continue its renovation and modernization plans, including touch - screen ordering, as well as open 1,000 new restaurants and invest $ 2.4 billion in existing locations.
Millions of votes later, Lay's now offers garlic - bread chips, wasabi ginger chips and this year's winner, Southern biscuits and gravy chips.
«We have the right - size stores, they're in great locations, they're a great asset for us, and every year, we're going to tweak the margin, because things evolve, and so forth,» Joly said.
Naturally, his forecasts were derailed by a combination of a deluge in mortgage costs from the disastrous acquisition of Countrywide Financial, and years of extremely low rates that shrank the margins the bank earns on its giant loan portfolios.
She's credited with launching the careers of stars like Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, and Seth Meyers, and each year sends about 15 performers to audition for NBC's Saturday Night Live.
'' We are incredibly proud to be bringing home both the Beazley Designs of the Year Award for Architecture and this year's Grand Prize — especially in a year with such intense competition,» Johan Karlsson of Better Shelter said in a statement.
Between 2014 and this year, ransomware leaped from the 22nd most common form of digital malware attack to the fifth most common method, according to a 2017 Verizon Data Breach analysis.
The event's world - class speakers also regularly recommend books for further reading from the stage, and this year's event, held recently in Vancouver, British Columbia, was no exception.
Similarly, and years after initiating the Global WIL Economic Forum, Le Ray is now eager for the forum to present and explore initiatives that promote diversity and inclusion as the cornerstones of sustainable economic development.
«We have reported into Ottawa each and every year with everything we have done and we are happy to co-operate if anything comes up,» Macedo said.
And this year's run - up has lifted the bar from extremely difficult to Mission: Impossible.
The new research shows that something different has been happening: Boards have been allowing CEO pay to climb ever higher by offering executives the same number of options year in and year out, regardless of company stock prices.
«We need decisions in days and weeks, not months and years
The bunker was left unchanged in the build, with scars from strikes and years of ivy intact.
Oh, and another year of haters hating on the annual technology mega-trade show.
Kozlowski divides his time between the Fortune Society, which is volunteer work, and a year - old M&A advisory practice and consultancy he set up with former colleagues, called Harbourside Associates, to help companies evaluate takeover candidates or prepare for takeover and to provide business expertise for start - ups.
We're not going to change years and years of legacy behavior around female - owned businesses versus male - owned businesses, but I think there's a huge opportunity for us to have a multiplier effect.
Instead of counting out solar each and every year, the EIA has had changing attitudes towards solar over time.
Reflecting on his cycling career and his crash and the year that followed, Phinney told Peloton magazine:
Keep in mind companies often communicate with the same investors many times across months and years until they invest, so the first pitch is only the beginning of a long relationship.
Sepeti met her husband Ken in 2012 and a year later he also enrolled at Le Cordon Bleu pastry school.
But that doesn't mean that the Fed needs to now commit to a policy of even slow - but - steady rate increases in the months and years ahead.
For the sake of argument, though, we will assume that Zycher's latest statements are correct and that these three policies will add $ 55.4 billion of additional GDP to the province each and every year.
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Through years of hands - on experience, we operate under a scalable system that meets all areas of the Fresh business model to ensure a successful launch and years of rapid growth.
In the months and years prior, I had become a regular at the location in Charlottesville.
Leaking Apple's work undermines everyone at Apple and the years they've invested in creating Apple products.
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That weeks - long stretch brings in between 30 to 40 percent of all annual retail sales, the NRF states, and this year holiday retail sales are expected to surge between 3 - 4 percent, up from $ 655.8 billion last year.
And years later, they helped me, an unknown intern, score an opportunity in Silicon Valley.
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