Sentences with phrase «as less a focus»

The fourth quarter, though, should see an upswing with the actual purchasing of the Kindle Fire tablet for holiday gift giving, as well as a massive drop in operating income as less focus is placed on promoting the device.

Obviously, this has a lot to do with the game's focus on rushing through areas rather than slow, steady espionage as well as less focus on narrative — but even compared to games such as Bayonetta and Devil May Cry, it's quite short.

Also marked is that six of the seven artists are African American, though the curator explains this race majority as less a focus than a secondary product of her interest.

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As an introvert, at the time I was more focused on building my writing portfolio, and less interested in coaching executives on their communication strategies.

With less focus on mundane and repetitive daily asks, these bots leave more space for innovation, allowing you as leader to stay ahead of your competition every step of the way.

In the last few days, as the markets have focused on earnings and paid less attention to geopolitics, stocks have risen.

As Women's History Month comes to a close, we should focus less on political correctness, more on empathy.

«As focus has shifted to the digital, the ability to make an impact in the physical world is easier, less expensive, and more effective than ever before.»

An advocate for a local teachers union also expressed concern to the New York Times Magazine about the quality of the education, arguing Bridge focuses less on getting poor students to the baseline as enticing public school students to switch to Bridge schools.

As president of Y Combinator, of which he was part of the first class, Altman has gained popularity through a nuanced, founder - focused personality, less brash than many founders and venture capitalists, and Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham famously said that «Sam is, along with Steve Jobs, the founder [he] refer [s] to most when... advising startups.»

To the contrary, in my experience, if the employees know you are focusing on the issue, they are less likely to be as nervous about it.

The talks so far have largely focused on the three countries proposing their preferred language for less controversial areas, such as digital and cross-border services trade, according to government officials and industry representatives briefed.

Traditional answers often focus on various sectors and involve more or less hand - wringing about their rise and fall, but according to the author of a forthcoming book on entrepreneurship and economy, there is another, better way to view our economy — as one single ecosystem, a sort of one - sector economy that interacts as a unit much like a forest and which should be nurtured as it grows and recycles itself.

Do you think her outward focus makes her more or less likely to succeed as an entrepreneur?

Updegrave adds, «As for choosing investments for your portfolio, I recommend you focus mostly, if not exclusively, on broadly diversified low - cost index funds or ETFs, many of which charge just.2 percent of assets or less in annual expenses.

John Kirton, co-director of the G - 20 Research Group at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs, called the summit a «very solid success,» pointing to broad agreement on the agenda, much of it focusing on less controversial issues such as women's empowerment and promoting digitalization.

As I've pointed out elsewhere, Millennials tend to be more focused on results than appearances, so micro-managing their time rather than their output is just going to confuse them — and quite possibly make them accomplish less rather than more.

Introverts make up almost 50 % of the workforce, and while extroverts are considered the movers and shakers, introverts are just as valuable for getting the job done, possessing key strengths such as creativity, focus, and grit that are often overlooked because they're less vocal or visible.

These connections have now become less common, as technology has allowed us to focus on relationships less.

Increased costs: As TV networks like CBS and cable companies like Comcast launch their own streaming services, they are becoming less reliant on Netflix, so the company is focusing on creating its own shows.

Analysts generally said the SEC's focus is less on bitcoin and more on new digital coins released through fundraisers known as token sales or initial coin offerings.

The way companies support SMEs from a marketing standpoint, as well as a sales standpoint, is to ensure they can focus on the right opportunities, and not waste time with lesser ones.

As a result, according to a survey conducted last year by Focus Research Systems Inc. of West Hartford, Conn., less than 7 % of American small businesses (those with fewer than 500 employees or less than $ 25 million in sales) used on - site computers.

Whether it's a short - term strategy such as better - targeted emails, or a long - term bet on delivering better customer service to shoppers, here's how retailers aim to be less focused on price slashing.

Spiegel also said the company is less focused on specific geographies as it looks to continue to grow, and more focused on making sure its users actually understand the app when the join and are able to start communicating with your friends.

Today I get to do much less teaching as more and more executives have increased their focus on lead generation.

Research from the study proved that focusing on phosphate controls as opposed to nitrogen will end algal blooms at far less cost.

«We are seeing that our focus on the middle class, by putting more money in the pockets of hard working families, and giving less advantages to the wealthiest, is growing the economy,» Trudeau said, as he also attempted to distract the media horde from his finance minister's loose interpretation of what constitutes a conflict of interest.

I believe that if you can learn how to manage your finances effectively as well, you can save a ton of time, have less stress, and focus on the things you truly want to in life.

Industry Ventures» hybrid fund - of - funds (known as Partnership Holdings) focuses on small, early - stage venture capital funds, less than $ 250 million in size, as well as direct venture investments.

It tilts smaller than our benchmark, with less of a value focus, and it makes a lot of sector bets, especially as it heavily underweights financials in favor of industrials, consumer cyclicals, and tech.

I like Jill's blogs and newsletters because she focuses on driving more sales in less time, which is also a philosophy I practice as I help my clients successfully -LSB-...]

However, it seems that interest in Litecoin is less focused on using it as a currency, but rather experimenting with it as a technology, still similar to Bitcoin in its earlier states.

As companies scale, the Founder's Mentality becomes difficult to preserve: Executives surveyed report that senior management loses external focus, spends less time directly with customers and has trouble with personalized talent management.

Diverse data: In a briefing with reporters, NIH officials said they are focusing on gathering health and genetic data from diverse and historically underrepresented groups — including ethnic and sexual minorities, as well as people with disabilities, with less than a high school education, and with income below the poverty level.

We believe our operations, as they are focused on Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO), are more susceptible to seasonality than some of the other domestic airlines because our discretionary customers in California may be less likely to fly to other regions of the United States during the colder seasons.

There are hotspots globally, and there is policy uncertainty in the United States, but again, we've been focused on the emerging market theme because we have found that economies that we used to think of as politically unstable have actually proved to be less so as they pursue more orthodox types of policies.

However, permanent life insurance solutions that focus on providing lifetime guaranteed death benefits, such as these, are typically less expensive than other types of permanent life insurance that emphasize savings opportunities.

For all asset classes (but focusing on currencies), they define bad market conditions as months when the excess return on the broad value - weighted U.S. stock market is less than 1.0 standard deviation below its sample period average.

US Treasury yields which have been in the focus in the last days are slightly lower today, especially regarding the longer end of the curve, as core durable goods orders came in much lower than expected, even as the less reliable headline number beat the consensus estimate.

It is a philosophy and model they have remained true to as membership has grown: focusing less on real estate and more on building a collaborative environment, robust community and supplying services and spaces that support the growth of businesses of all sizes.

And really, if we're going to consider gold as an investment, we should be focusing on diversification and putting less emphasis on returns, especially in the short - term.

Overall, the findings tended to confirm our hypothesis: Those who are using paid methods and finding them effective do so with wide experimentation, collaboration with cross-functional teams, a meaningful budget, and more focus on building an audience as a measurement of success than their less effective peers.

The focus becoming one of creating content that fits into the overall vision of the experience and discovering, just as scriptwriters write in pauses and silence, that less can be more.

So his strategy is to get the focus off himself, as LBJ did (and Nixon did in 1972) by demonizing his opponent as less than decent and real dangerous.

And in some instances, it has been Scalia and Thomas who have done so more than those who may think of themselves less as originalists (in one recent case in particular Scalia and Thomas dissented from the majority which held that convicted child molesters could be indefinitely imprisoned despite having fully served their sentences based on subtle shifts of language and the over-application of prior case law — no one wants a child molester free and about, but such results focused outcomes are always dangerous).

Surprisingly, having a smaller workforce and fewer resources may actually give you an enhanced ability to succeed in a competitive environment, as you'll have less management responsibilities and more time to focus on mission - critical aspects like outreach and product / service improvement.

This focus makes The Good Society a good deal less lively than Habits of the Heart precisely because institutions are not so readily narrated as are individual lives.

Ministers who do not marry and are true to their calling can focus on their service to God and humanity as they have less cares of the world.

They focus less on «end times» and focus more on helping the world as it stands, although many faiths do the same.