Sentences with phrase «as a second language]»

It owns close to $ 4 trillion of our debt, and as the second - largest economy in the world, it's also responsible for roughly 15 percent of global exports.

Higher interest rates are viewed as the second biggest threat to the economic expansion, behind protectionism.

Given Clinton's interest in Cuban, here are some other business leaders she might consider as second in command.

Nasdaq plans to launch bitcoin futures as early as the second quarter of 2018, exchange officials told CNBC on Thursday.

When he retired and sold his two practices, his daughters, Whitney and Mary Alison, convinced him to look into franchising as a second act.

Aramco is now expected to list public shares on the Saudi domestic stock market, perhaps as soon as the second half of this year, according to sources familiar with the situation.

(As the second half of that sentence may indicate, this work is, in fact, rarely self - effacing).

As the second blog post puts it — in the opaque and passive - aggressive language favored by the world's largest social network --» We anticipate that this update may cause reach and referral traffic to decline for some Pages.»

Safety experts have ranked the community as the second - safest city in the nation.

Nasdaq plans to launch bitcoin futures as early as the second quarter of 2018, according to exchange officials.

As the second week of big bank earnings kicks off one technician warns the group could be on the verge of a collapse.

This is harder than it might seem, though, because many people are unaware of their talents: Exercising certain skills comes as second nature to them.

Bush served as First Lady from 1989 through 1993, and previously as Second Lady when her husband George H.W. Bush was Vice President in the Reagan administration from 1981 until 1989.

As the second - largest economy in the world, and the fastest growing of the major economies, China has tremendous influence on global economic growth, not to mention the companies whose share values rely on such growth.

Apple may have gone all out in introducing its newest iPhone 8 and iPhone X (10) models to the world, but Apple's position as the second - biggest smartphone maker in the world is being threatened.

Sakhalin cemented the strong personal relationship between Tillerson and Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin, seen by many as the second most - powerful man in Russia behind Putin.

Hong Kong ranked as the second most expensive market, with $ 1 million buying about 236 square feet.

The European Union and the U.K. are far from reaching an agreement on key issues in Brexit talks, as the second round of negotiations comes to an end.

Palmer's employees can earn more shares by completing classes ranging from advanced carpentry to financial education to English as a second language.

The AP reports that women make up just 20 percent of cadets, who are mostly commissioned as second lieutenants in the army after graduation.

This rising tide of connectedness in the world suddenly means that if you're an English - language publisher, there are hundreds of millions of people around the world where people speak English as a second language.

The wave of preemptive cancellations comes as the second powerful nor'easter in a week takes aim at the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

It pulled in nearly $ 4 billion in revenue in 2015 and recently overtook Adidas as the second largest sportswear company in the U.S.

Amazon's purchase of Whole Foods is their biggest deal to date, and is 14 times as big as their second - largest acquisition of Twitch in 2014.

Research from EBRI has sited the employer retirement plan as the second most important benefit employees receive from their employer.

More like pranksters than evildoers, these Web trolls intentionally disrupt events in online games or communities such as Second Life.

«As the second largest economy in the world, it's no surprise that China is making more outbound investments,» said a spokesperson, Christine Anderson.

Eric Ebron also showed up as the second best tight end of the week, available for the low, low price of $ 3,700.

As the second to enter the field, you can analyze and learn from the first company's mistakes, incorporating the new market's lessons into your own strategy.

As a second - generation winemaker, Mr Pannell knew there was plenty of talent and a whole world of knowledge among the offspring of the men and women who first pruned vines in Western Australia.

The Forbes list cites Gates, the Microsoft founder, as the richest person in America with $ 89 billion, Amazon's Bezos as second richest with $ 81.5 billion, and investor Warren Buffett at third - richest with $ 78 billion.

As the second fastest growing private company in London, Avaloq ranked 187 in our overall Inc. 5000 Europe list.

The deal was described as the second - biggest technology merger ever by Fortune, behind the $ 106 billion tie - up between AOl and Time Warner in 2000.

When they do choose to exercise their freedom and work outside the office, they find they suffer as second - class citizens in the shadows of their less inventive and more conservative colleagues.

CNBC's Scott Wapner reports the latest on how Billy Payne will retire as the second - longest serving chairman of the Augusta National Golf Club.

«As a second - generation artificial intelligence technology entrepreneur, I believe anyone who wants to start their own business or has already started their own business can benefit from the proven techniques in this book.

The company last week generated a ton of media buzz when it announced Barbie would come in new shapes for the first time, as well as a second year to make the doll more racially inclusive.

Both are likely true — not getting enough sleep could increase Alzheimer's risk (as the second study shows), and the factors that lead to Alzheimer's also seem to make it hard to sleep.

The Prairie provinces, then, felt they had come into Confederation as second - class citizens.

«Trade wars create a lot of casualties among innocent bystanders, and there are direct order effects as well as second and third - order effects.»

As the second chart below shows, Kobo is the leader in this department, followed by Amazon with Apple in third:

Listed as second highest on the Distressed Community Index and number four in America's top 10 dying cities, Cleveland is suffering through undeniable economic difficulties.

Ultimately, if your cover is not eye - catching and your title is not intriguing, people will pass by your book without so much as a second glance.

At $ 153 per square foot per year, commercial rents in Manhattan rank just behind Hong Kong as the second most expensive in the world!

The provision of integration services, such as English as a second language and skills training also figure in the decision - making process.

The prototype for a digital ledger - based clearing system is in the process of being built, and testing could begin as early as the second quarter, said John Lee, TMX's managing director of enterprise innovation product development.

Your PC will treat the second partition as a second drive, which can protect it from some simple types of data corruption.

The program, which Chipotle (cmg) unveiled on Monday, is a partnership with Colorado - based Guild Education and will allow employees at the burrito chain to pursue undergraduate or graduate degrees, taking college courses, earn a GED, or study English as a second language.

Most analysts viewed Rafsanjani, president from 1989 to 1997, as the second most powerful figure in Iran after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

But she said years of fiscal restraint are starting to pay dividends, as the second - term Liberals are starting to sprinkle some spending into a health system plagued by doctor shortages and lineups of ambulances outside crowded ERs.