Sentences with phrase «as a phone call in»

After hitting us with the raw facts of the crime, as well as a phone call in which he attempts to connect with the original prosecutor and is stone - walled by her cold refusal to talk, Ford goes back into his family's history to unveil a story of racism and optimism, of what hope and hardship and upward mobility meant to a working - class African - American family in the middle of the century.

Something in between can also work, such as a phone call in which you explain the most important provisions.

Not exact matches

One of a number of reasons I stayed out of my business offices and worked at home as much as possible was because when I went to the office, I was «drawn» to listen in on, interfere with or critique every phone call, look at every fax, poke my nose all the way into everything — to the extent that I ruined everybody else's productivity as well as my own.

Keep in mind that going all - in can sometimes be as simple as reaching out with a phone call or handwritten note in the right context.

«For the first year or so, we traveled from military base to military base in our trailer and wrote proposals, made phone calls, filled out loan applications, and conducted payroll with a post office box as our corporate address,» Latshaw recalls.

Cell phone plans vary from $ 10 to $ 70 per month and include calls to most countries in Central and South America as well as the U.S.

The iPhone X has been Apple's top selling device every week since it came out last fall and was the best selling phone model in China, Cook noted multiple times on the call, as he sought to combat the negative narrative some analysts were pushing.

If you become so immersed in work during intense launch periods that you literally disappear into a haze to emerge six hours later, hungry, irritable and overworked, try cognitive - behavioral tools such as a scheduled phone call or a timer with a bell.

That's because, as he explains in more detail on an October episode of his show, when you're stuck at your desk, «you're getting a lot of stimuli that you didn't ask for — like other people's conversations and phone calls.

If the government wins, this case will be cited as legal precedent in hundreds of cases going forward, just as the DOJ cites the 1977 ruling that ordered New York Telephone to give the FBI access to a suspect's pen register (the file that contains the time and phone number of every call).

Having your hands free means you can walk around, use your hands as you normally would when you speak, more easily refer to a note... and you won't have to worry about making sure you hold the phone in the optimal position for call clarity.

Microsoft, which had been looking for ways to bolster its fledgling efforts in mobile - phone software, saw Skype as a potential partner for voice and video calls; it also saw the software as an interesting way to enhance its broadband - connected Xbox gaming platform.

According to a lawsuit Quenneville filed later against Stanton, he was «abruptly and abusively» terminated in a phone call in 2011, and was told by O'Brien that the firm was downsizing as a result of difficult market conditions.

As they walked, the two of them — Ibex's director and chief data scientist — were on the phone with a client and in passing mentioned rare, so - called black - swan events.

The Trump - Xi phone call came as Japan set up a missile - defense system in western areas of the country, following a threat by North Korea to fire missiles over Japan toward the U.S. territory of Guam.

«I look at the move as a challenge and an opportunity,» says Augusta Scott, 61, who started answering phones in the Zappos call center in 2007 and now serves as the company's in - house life coach.

They shadowed the managers at meetings, followed them around the office as they dropped in on subordinates, and sat for hours at their desks looking over their shoulders, recording their phone calls and e-mails.

In late October, for example, an initiative called Yellow Page Mountain dumped dozens of copies of the Yellow Pages at its publisher's Montreal doorstep, as part of a campaign to «hasten the discontinuation of the paper phone directory.»

Working with Millennials is an interesting experience these days because they do not communicate as often by making phone calls or meeting in person.

Quite simply, iMeet simplifies the videoconferencing world by calling you on your own phone (as opposed to you figuring out complex dial - in details).

On the afternoon of Monday, January 31, human - resources manager Brown sat anxiously by his phone, waiting for a call from Stack, who was negotiating with Harvester at his lawyer's office in downtown Springfield.Since SRC did not want to assume Harvester's liabilities to employees for sick pay and vacation time, everyone in the plant had to be terminated as soon as the buyout was completed.

In the context of prospecting, activities such as emails, phone calls and attending events would be considered «inputs.»

In multiple phone calls and emails, Fortune tried to get the agency to comment on the tax treatment of air drops as well as that for newly - mined digital currency, where the rules are likewise ambiguous.

If you use a high - tech approach here, such as a Web - based survey, be sure to include a high - touch component, such as a follow - up phone call or even an in - person interview or focus group meeting.

Qualcomm, an early pioneer in mobile phone chips, supplies so - called modem chips to phone makers such as Apple, Samsung and LG that help the phones connect to wireless data networks.

There are options to lock the phone and put up a message — such as a phone number to call if it's found — or erase it completely so that it can't be easily sold or used in case of theft.

Ahmed Khattak, founder of GSM Nation When Khattak arrived in the U.S. as a college student, he was frustrated that he couldn't call home without signing a two - year mobile - phone contract.

The strike was called by the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers that jointly represent nearly 40,000 employees, such as customer services representatives and network technicians in Verizon's traditional wireline phone operations.

Today very few «cash registers» are set up to accept a phone instead of a credit card, and similarly only one widely available phone in the U.S., Google's Nexus S, is tricked out with the necessary chip for so - called Near Field Communications that the industry hopes to adopt as the standard for transferring data from phones to in - store terminals.

Dropping out of Reed College; early encounters with LSD and Indian mysticism; selling, as his first business, the Little Blue Boxes used in the 1960s to make free phone calls, then an act of counterculture rebellion.

The District of Columbia has a «one - party consent» law, meaning it is not a crime to tape a phone call or conversation as long as one person in the conversation is aware that he or she is being recorded.

In a phone call with Fortune, Rattner acknowledged that the law could create jobs but not the kind that will stick around long - term as startups fail more often than they succeed.

I will respond to any email or phone call from the Career Centre in a timely manner, as I would treat any professional correspondence

The strike was called by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers that jointly represent employees with such jobs as customer services representatives and network technicians in Verizon Communications Inc's (VZ.N) traditional wireline phone operations.

On an earnings call with analysts, Cook said that he's not worried that the pool for new iPhone customers is shrinking, despite the fact that people aren't buying high - end phones as frequently as they have in the past.

The next most valuable is by phone or videoconference, but with a caveat: Those technologies become less effective as more people participate in the call or conference.

In 2009, as BuzzFeed's Jason Leopold reported, an attorney named Kristopher Hansen called the FBI and reported that he'd received a threatening phone call from a man he believed to be Donald Trump's bodyguard.

The Wall Street Journal found they're spending an average of 18 hours in meetings out of a 55 - hour workweek — and that's if you don't include phone calls, conference calls, and business meals as meetings.

It's true that the vast majority of Americans still rely on phone calls as the first method of staying in touch with friends and family.

Advisors should set proactive reminders in their CRM system to maintain a steady stream of touchpoints for each millennial client and keep notes on preferred communication methods such as text, e-mail or phone calls.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) expects the initiative to create one million U.S. jobs as each company adds a position, company spokesman Bob Christie said in a phone call.

A senior executive said in a conference call with reporters Tuesday that if the government found the method did not work and tried to force Apple to help break into the phone, Apple would have questions about what was tried, in order to keep its products as secure as possible.

For Howard «Buddy» Goldman III, a wealth management adviser for Northwestern Mutual in Owings Mills, Monday started with a phone call from one of his clients, an elderly woman who'd been watching the news as the Dow Jones industrial average plummeted more...

According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Burger King wasted no time in slashing extravagances like the corporate jet and a lavish annual party in Europe, and has even gone so far as to require office employees use Skype for long - distance phone calls.

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Voice engagement isn't about a simple phone call any longer, but rather a conversational experience that crosses from one channel to the next, as Daniel Hong, a VP and research director with Forrester, explains in this pre-EC session highlight podcast.

On either plan, you get free texting, 20 cents - per - minute calling, and the ability to use your phone in Canada or Mexico as if they were the 51st and 52nd states, with no roaming charges even for LTE.

Avant is an online lender and, as such, requires no in - person visits or phone calls to complete a loan application.

As a matter of fact, the cost of running the business process from start to finish could be restricted to the cost of making phone calls, transportation, internet subscriptions, PR and in some cases materials such as fliers and handbills et alAs a matter of fact, the cost of running the business process from start to finish could be restricted to the cost of making phone calls, transportation, internet subscriptions, PR and in some cases materials such as fliers and handbills et alas fliers and handbills et al..

The role of the phone — as in «inbound phone calls from search marketing initiatives» — is a very interested conversation that many advertisers ignore / resist.