Sentences with phrase «as big a force»

«I don't think migration is going to be as big a force as people are expecting it to be.»

But experts came to see foreign buyers as a bigger force in the market, and a contributor to the rise in single - family rentals California has seen the past 10 years.

Not exact matches

For - profit schools have become big business in the United States, especially as the unemployed seek a way back into the work force.

The company now caters to a variety of Armed Forces branches, as well as the Department of Defense, but Lexicon didn't land their first big contract on day one.

Some of today's biggest movies, such as «Star Wars: The Force Awakens,» have premiered here.

As a long - range but midsized plane, he says, «it's been designed in a way that's going to enable it to utilize midsized airports» for which other long - range airliners are too big, forcing them to rely on larger airports.

«Skylanders: Swap Force was the most successful game sold at Toys R Us last year and biggest action figure line, as well.»

In addition to search, it's a big force in Internet advertising, mapping services, retail sales and delivery, not to mention its ownership of YouTube, and its operating system Android, as well as the popular Web browser Chrome.

In honor of International Women's Day, to encourage women across all fields to pursue their goals, CEO, designer and philanthropist Tory Burch has joined forces with big names such as Sheryl Sandberg, Anna Wintour, Laila Ali and Reese Witherspoon.

Meanwhile, some of Apple's biggest fans feel forced to buy «pathetic» and «old» Macs from 2013, as the company doesn't offer desktop and laptops to suit their needs.

The Force Awakens is also set to be one of Disney's biggest priorities, as outlined in our story on the franchise's financial potential.

And it served as a big driving force to getting McDonald's extra-large fries and drinks removed from its menu, even though the company denies it.

But the trend of digital ordering will only accelerate, forcing big players like McDonald's (mcd) to think about what mobile ordering should look like as this trend becomes more pervasive.

So there's a big cultural component of that and as well we have some forcing functions in the business that look for every year where can we drive efficiencies, where can we drive more effectiveness, where can we invest ahead of the curve?

James Murdoch, the son of billionaire media mogul Rupert, is to return as the chairman of the U.K.'s biggest pay - TV company Sky Plc (skyay), four years after a phone - hacking scandal forced him out, regaining his grip on a group that now spans five European countries and is growing strongly.

As Shahien Nasiripour and Tom Braithwaite recount in the Financial Times, this has created some bizarre political marriages, such as that between Louisiana Republican Senator David Vitter and Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown, who are pushing for a bill that imposes rules so stringent on the big banks it would likely force them to break themselves uAs Shahien Nasiripour and Tom Braithwaite recount in the Financial Times, this has created some bizarre political marriages, such as that between Louisiana Republican Senator David Vitter and Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown, who are pushing for a bill that imposes rules so stringent on the big banks it would likely force them to break themselves uas that between Louisiana Republican Senator David Vitter and Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown, who are pushing for a bill that imposes rules so stringent on the big banks it would likely force them to break themselves up.

Perhaps traditional grocery stores will be forced to confront the challenge posed by big box stores and delivery companies like FreshDirect by playing up the community aspect of the shopping experience — just as some of the most successful bookstores have become more like coffee shops and community centers in order to stay in business.

Many big companies are impossible to imagine without the founders as CEOs, and that's a problem when they are being forced out, South China Morning Post reports.

BEIJING / TAIPEI (Reuters)- Chinese aircraft have again flown around self - ruled Taiwan in what China's air force on Thursday called a «sacred mission», as Taiwan denounced its big neighbour over what it called a policy of military intimidation.

When you don't have a reliable paycheck to count on, it forces to you to not only confront your biggest fears, but to do something about them as well.

We will be better positioned to shape the forces of cloud, big data, mobile and security that are changing the way people live, businesses operate and the world works, just as we did when we helped revolutionize the power of the PC almost 30 years ago.

But the question is whether T - Mobile would still have the incentive to be as scrappy after the merger — when it would look a lot like the big telecom providers it was forced to contend with as an aggressive upstart.

Much of the pressure on the sales force to convince people to do rollovers would likely drop off as the big difference in profit would go away.

Pressure from platforms has forced big media conglomerates to make massive bets, such as Disney's deal with 21st Century Fox.

He was part of President Clinton's task force on school violence, and today he works with some of the biggest celebrities like Lebron James, Denzel Washington and Jennifer Lopez just to name a few as vice president of sports and entertainment and alumni development for the Boys and Girls Club.

Seven of the biggest crypto companies have joined forces this week to form the first UK trade body for the industry, as reported by The Telegraph.

There are other forces acting, of course, including rising global savings rates as developing countries grow to represent a bigger share of global GDP.

Online political advertising was seen «initially as a force for good,» because it offered a lower cost way for candidates to advertise and could serve as a counterweight to the influence of big political donors, said Ellen Weintraub, a veteran Democratic commission member who now serves as its vice chairwoman

Now, big money is acting on it and forcing it to go down as sellers scramble to find a suitable exit point.

In just over three years, OurCrowd has established itself as a major international force in the equity crowdfunding industry, investing over US$ 320 million from its «crowd» of 16,000 accredited investors in its portfolio of 100 companies and five funds, which span major investment sectors including Mobility and Transportation, Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Digital Health, Agtech, Big Data, and Robotics.

Everyone has a different interest, but the reality is if the big picture way of looking at things is hey there's too much debt then central banks are going to be forced to devalue their currency to finance that that you're probably going to want your money in something of tangible value as opposed to something based on that currency which is going to be devaluing.

It is clear that the Fiduciary Rule was constructed to keep money inside 401 (k) s and the biggest force was 401 (k) product providers who knew that unless something was done they'd be forced, as Mr. Worthington said, to cut fees (and profit), change products, consolidate or all of the above.

This is about as accurate as my youthful impression that Jane Austen was a writer of pretty trivialities, just because my big sister once tried to force Emma on me.

But on the big issues they care about, Putin stands up to powerful forces they see as threats.

Rather than using fear as a signal that directs your attention outward toward some approaching problem, shame forces you to direct your attention inward toward a bigger problem you don't want to face — painful feelings of inadequacy.

Though, as everyone on these boards know, I'm nothing but a Fox News lover and big, loser troll that pushes MY agenda and MY beliefs on everyone until I FORCE them to be like I AM!

I generally put this down to very religious people (who have been raised with the concept that God is personally invested in them and is a central force in their life) experiencing the thought of a person without a religious belief system as being close to someone soul-less: without morals and without any fear of punishment (hell), so obviously less trustworthy than religious people who have a spiritual Big Brother and religious community watching their every move.

This takes the widely accepted fact that the strength of basic forces of the universe, as measured by fundamental physical constants, are exactly right, and «fine - tuned», for a development upon the Big Bang which produced planets like ours, fit for the evolution of life.

The biggest shift in American religious culture in my lifetime has been the extraordinary decline of mainline Protestantism as a vital force in public life.

Now court watchers are assessing whether the unusually straightforward legal case in Utah likely makes it, as NPR suggests, «the case that forces the high court to wrestle [directly] with the big issue.»

This idea has been robbed of it's force by the silly caricatures like Peter as comical gatekeeper and people floating on clouds holding harps, and God as an old bearded fellow sitting on a big chair..

Separation of Church and State is there to protect THEM as much as anyone because religion is the biggest balkanizing force in the world today.

God is some big bad force who wants to squash us like a bug if we do nt do exactly as he dictates by whichever book or bible in whatever religion.

I've tucked them away in the freezer for when we plan on eating them - hey, it could be as early as next week, when I'm plowing through the final pages of this manuscript - but let's assume they'll stay hidden until I'm forced to watch the big game with my boys.

Coopers Brewery has been forced into another big writedown of its Mr Beer home brewing kits business in the United States after major bricks and mortar retailers stopped stocking it in physical stores, as online juggernauts led by Amazon up - ended the market.

Weitzer's father joined the company as a salesSteve Weitzer, CEO: «We're not man in the early 1960s, and he helped the company the biggest, but a force to be dealt with.»

Murray Goulburn risks losing its mantle as the nation's biggest milk processor this year, forcing it to slash costs as its revenue tumbles amid an exodus of farmers.

That this House: (1) notes with concern the impact on the Dairy Industry of the Coles milk pricing strategy and that: (a) dairy farmers around the country are today seriously questioning their future having suffered through one of the worst decades in memory including droughts, floods, price cuts and rising cost of inputs such as energy and feed; (b) unsustainable retail milk prices will, over time, compel processors to renegotiate contracts with dairy farmers and the prospect that these contracts will be below the cost of production may force many to leave the industry; (c) the fact that supermarkets are now selling milk cheaper than many varieties of bottled water will be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back for many dairy farmers; and (d) the risk of other potential impacts includes: (i) decreased competition as name brands are forced from the shelves; and (ii) the possible loss of fresh milk supplies to some parts of the country as local fresh milk industries become unviable; and (2) calls on the Government to: (a) ask the ACCC to immediately examine the big supermarkets and milk wholesalers after recent price cuts to ensure they do not have too much market power and are not anti-competitive in their behaviour; and (b) support the new Senate inquiry into the ongoing milk price war between the country's major supermarket chains».

I am always forced to clean as I go due to lack of space, which I prefer anyway I think, but cleaning can be really overwhelming, especially when making big meals.

This is a big game for the two England internationals, with Jack given the coveted number 10 position and Theo on the right as they attempt to save their Arsenal careers as well as force their way into the team for Wembley next weekend.