Sentences with phrase «as opening acts»

If premium vs. deductible is the headliner, you can think of these other compromises as the opening acts.
Since PHEVs are heavy and expensive, mild hybrids will be launched across the board as opening acts, starting in 2017.
And as Paramore's star began to rise, they were kind enough to bring Paper Route along, signing them up as the opening act for an extensive U.S. tour, even though their sounds don't necessarily mesh.
The Police, Aerosmith and Talas — with U2 as an opening act - played there.
The «folk hero» of the movie's title is played by Wyatt Russell, a successful singer - songwriter who takes his buddy the comedian on a small tour as an opening act.
After a night out together, Paul somewhat reluctantly agrees to join Jason's upcoming solo tour as his opening act, but quickly comes to realize that his new gig is not at all what he had anticipated it would be.
It is only fitting that the fall of Saigon, which observed its 40th anniversary last year (see Beyond the Book), serves not as bookend, but as the opening act for Viet Thanh Nguyen's spellbinding debut, The Sympathizer.
You may recognize him from his 11 seasons on Emergency Vets or as the opening act for Bob Hope, Jeff Foxworthy, and George Lopez.
If you think of your resume cover letter as the opening act in a musical performance and the resume itself the headliner, you will have a better sense of the importance of the cover letter for resume as well as its relationship to the actual resume.
If Penn & Teller can not figure out how a trick was done, the magician or magicians who performed it win a five - star trip to Las Vegas to perform as the opening act in Penn & Teller's world - famous show, also at the Rio Hotel & Casino.
After nine months of performing live in Los Angeles nightclubs while working at the hospital, Fran was offered the opportunity to record four songs at A & M Record, and to tour the East Coast as the opening act for Joan Rivers, Rodney Dangerfield, and others.

Not exact matches

After Verizon beat the FCC in court in 2014, then - FCC chair Tom Wheeler turned to Title II of the 1934 Communications Act to achieve his goal of mandating net neutrality (the court had said that, without broadband providers being classified as common carriers, the FCC did not have the authority to force them to maintain an open internet).
The latest lawsuit was filed Friday by Melissa Ferrick, the Massachusetts - based indie folk singer who teaches at the prestigious Berklee College of Music and rose to prominence as Morrissey's last - minute opening act on his 1991 tour.
ZenHub is a project management tool that acts as an add - on to GitHub, a database of open - source code used by developers to store and share their work.
Additionally, consumers can link Internet - connected lightbulbs and refrigerators into a so - called hub that's not directly connected to the open web, thus acting as a security buffer.
These locations will act as pilot stores ahead of the remaining 121 Canadian outlets set to open throughout the month of March.
But as Krispy Kreme can attest, an opening act is just that.
And while many startups and tech companies that depend on open access to the Internet have cheered those rules, which reclassify Internet Service Providers (ISPs) as public utilities under Title II of the Telecommunications Act, cable and telecommunications industry representatives have already filed several lawsuits that challenge the regulations.
Just as Android really isn't about the phones, this isn't about how many Facebook users Google Plus can poach, but how it might act as a catalyst to move the social web beyond the «walled garden» of Facebook and back into the open web, which Google's search engine bestrides like a colossus.
As we wait for the JOBS Act to clear the way for anyone to invest in businesses via SEC - approved crowdfunding platforms, entrepreneurs can post on some websites that are open only to accredited investors, which under SEC rules includes individuals earning at least $ 200,000 a year or those with a net worth of $ 1 million or more.
Such platforms act as open forums for employees to post and write about their business ideas and creative musings.
Holt Renfrew's men's store, opened in fall 2014, offers complimentary shoe shines and acts as an art gallery in addition to a retail space.
Industry experts say Elliott appears to be acting on a plan to open up a region that until recently was regarded as less fertile ground for activist funds.
Jeff Howe, a journalism professor at Northwestern University, who was one of the first professionals to use the word, defines it as «the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent (usually an employee) and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people in the form of an open call.»
Because the law includes much more than tax cuts — it removes Affordable Care Act's so - called individual mandate and opens up Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling — potential avenues for future agenda items are now viewed as increasingly possible for Republicans.
When the financial system comes under stress, a central bank may need to calm financial markets through open market operations or act as the lender of last resort to financial institutions to forestall bank runs.
He viewed the Dow futures» implied 400 - point open as «acting suspiciously.»
Along with new openings and signed franchise agreements in a variety of markets, CMIT Solutions remained at the forefront of the media's attention in 2016 as we continue to act as an expert source on the most pressing technology issues of the day for businesses and consumers.
Bitcoin is considered a transformational invention because it acts both as a digital currency and as an open source software called blockchain technology.
Franklin Templeton International Services S.àr.l.; opened in Luxembourg in 1991, and acts as the central administrator, domiciliary, registrar and transfer agent for our Luxembourg registered funds.
Investment minimums are as low as twenty - five hundred bucks, and depending on whether we get a positive ruling on part of the JOBS Act, which is scheduled for this October, a company like SeedInvest might be able to open up its network beyond just in accredited investors, who have to be fairly wealthy, to allow investments by regular people.
That if the government was able to act as a price negotiator and get prices down, a lot of things would open up in how we design insurance, because people would not be so afraid of financial calamity.
Authorized participants may wish to invest in the ETF shares long - term, but usually act as market makers on the open market, using their ability to exchange creation units with their basic securities to provide liquidity of the ETF shares and help ensure that their intraday market price approximates to the net asset value of the underlying assets.
«As we open our doors to UK crypto enthusiasts, we're listening and acting on what the community wants - and that's an array of good quality coin options to trade; all backed by a reliable, comprehensive and user - friendly service that they can trust.»
«As soon as the final portion of the JOBS Act kicks - in, we will open SeedInvest to 240 million Americans who will be able to invest in startup companies for the very first time,» Ryan Feit, CEO and co-founder of SeedInvest, said in a statemenAs soon as the final portion of the JOBS Act kicks - in, we will open SeedInvest to 240 million Americans who will be able to invest in startup companies for the very first time,» Ryan Feit, CEO and co-founder of SeedInvest, said in a statemenas the final portion of the JOBS Act kicks - in, we will open SeedInvest to 240 million Americans who will be able to invest in startup companies for the very first time,» Ryan Feit, CEO and co-founder of SeedInvest, said in a statement.
In the future, Abra may open up the system so that others can act as counterparties to these contracts once a full smart contract implementation is in place.
The best institutional investors act as partners in that they bring in other investors, open doors for business development opportunities, help in recruiting, are objective in their advice as the company grows, act like coaches, and guide you through the inevitable difficult times.
Fees charged during the first year an account is open — not including penalty fees such as late fees, returned payment fees, etc — are limited to 25 % of the initial available credit by the CARD Act of 2009.
The investment products managed by the firm are open only to investors who are both (i) «accredited investors» as defined in Rule 501 (a) of Regulation D promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission («SEC») pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, and (ii) «qualified clients,» as defined in Rule 205 - 3 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the investment advisers act of 1940, as amendAct of 1933, and (ii) «qualified clients,» as defined in Rule 205 - 3 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the investment advisers act of 1940, as amendact of 1940, as amended.
I would tell someone just starting their career here at Franklin Templeton that they should not be afraid to contribute ideas, challenge the way that things are done, or speak up as I have found that colleagues and leaders are always open to hearing what you have to say and will act upon ideas if they feel as though it would be beneficial.
Some are structured as open - end funds, also known as»40 Act Funds (much like most stock and bond ETFs).
A preamble to an Act can not creates rights and obligation for persons but it can and should be used in the interpretation of the Act, and especially open textured provisions of the Act such as the power of the Minister under s 2 (3)(c) to consider any matter she considers relevant when making an order to require a person to obtain a licence for the export of natural gas, crude oil or refined fuels.
But for millennials, the Reagan era was never experienced, and so they're open to leaders like Warren and de Blasio who act as if it never happened.
But really, the Greek only says that Cain «was of» the evil one, which leaves open the question as to why Cain acted as he did.
In the Bible, we see that through an act as simple as opening up our homes for guests, we might be entertaining angels.
And just as reflection opens up for instinct a new and vaster dimension, a new world with its own logic, its own objects, so the act of religious belief opens up for reason a new world with its own logic and laws.
What is here said of the eschatological meals open to all is then generalized to an interpretation of Jesus» conduct as a whole: «This conduct is neither that of a prophet nor that of a sage, but rather the conduct of a man who dares to act in God's stead, by (as must always be added) calling near to him sinners who apart from him would have to flee from God.»
He then utilized terminology that for decades informed the basic stance of process theology on the nature of true power, though, as we shall see, that is open to challenge: God «persuades the world by an act of suffering with the kind of power which leaves its object free to respond in humility and love.»
In view of the central importance of this doctrine it matters less whether it is readily accepted by our contemporaries, provided that its message is not interpreted in a narrow, selfishly individualistic sense, but that the gracious divine act which opens man to God is from the beginning understood also as creating authentic community among men.
Generally defined as «dominating, restraining, or controlling another forcibly,» coercion involves interference with freedom, where «interference» means that the freedom in question is lessened in comparison with what it would have been had the interfering individual or group not acted at all, and this broad designation leaves open to dispute what kinds of interference are immoral.
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