Sentences with phrase «as scripts of»

According to Janet Davidson - Hues, «The words which I use in my work are structured as scripts of behavior, and confront irreverence, anonymity, contradiction, and misinterpretation.

Improvisational theater games are traditionally used as an ice - breaker for theater actors to feel comfortable with other actors as well as the script of the play.

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As of March 2016, Express Scripts began amortizing the contract over 10 years, rather than over 15 years as it had been doing, the company said in its annual filing in FebruarAs of March 2016, Express Scripts began amortizing the contract over 10 years, rather than over 15 years as it had been doing, the company said in its annual filing in Februaras it had been doing, the company said in its annual filing in February.

The bulls are finding comfort in sound fundamentals and sticking to a familiar script: So long as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell takes on the mantle of gradual rate hikes, the «Goldilocks» growth story stays intact and earnings remain robust.

Anthem's contribution to Express Scripts» revenue has been increasing, from 14 % in 2014 to 18 % in the latest first quarter, in line with the company's expectation of a bigger contribution as the contract neared its end.

As William R. Stanek stated in PC Magazine: «With dynamic HTML, you can create Web pages with eye - popping special effects, animation, and much more without relying on server - side scripts, database engines and hundreds of lines of complicated markup code.

Express Scripts hailed the decrease as «the latest chapter of an ongoing success story for our utilization management programs.»

As reported by WIRED, HBO fell victim to several hacks over the summer, most notably involving several leaked «Game of Thrones» scripts and episodes.

He's started producing original scripted comedies, and it's no coincidence that most of the companies buying them haven't traditionally produced or aired comedy, so don't view him as a threat — at least not at the moment.

The cast do little to alleviate the poorly written script of its bad puns and embarrassing silliness, forcing us to group everyone together as the guilty party responsible for entertaining Schumacher's absurd ideas.

Analysts have long speculated that Express Scripts could be involved in some sort of merger deal, but more likely as an acquisition target rather than as an acquirer.

We felt as if we had been playing parts in a fascinating movie that suddenly took a bad turn, in which we had worked like dogs for two weeks to produce something really spectacular and then were written out of the script.»

Wasson decided to take on Express Scripts, one of the largest PBMs, as his test case.

In an interview about the trade sanctions that President Trump is throwing at China and at Corporate America - whose supply chains go through China in search of cheap labor and other cost savings - Ambassador Cui Tiankai defended the perennial innocence of China, as is to be expected, and trotted out the standard Chinese fig leafs and state - scripted rhetoric that confirmed in essence that Trump's decision is on the right track.

The new report comes a few months after WSJ also reported that Facebook would be willing to pay up to $ 3 million per episode for potential high - profile shows — an amount that rivals the price of top shows on premium cable channels — as well as smaller outlays for original sitcoms and other scripted shows.

Express Scripts, which in its role as a pharmacy benefit manager negotiates drug prices and reimbursement on behalf of insurers and employers, «will work with health plans and plan sponsors to decide where they want [Luxturna] on their plans,» Miller said.

The genius of first - time screenwriter Liz Hannah's script is that she makes the story about Graham's evolution as much as it is about the Pentagon Papers.

Changing the script in your head is a huge step, but Dweck's site ends with a healthy reminder that the whole point of doing so is to change not just your thoughts, but your actions as well.

In June 2011, the HR team was working with a spreadsheet that relied on a bunch of scripts (known as macros) and some of them had malfunctioned.

Yet what some moguls might seem as liabilities DuVernay turned into strengths, using her indie training to maximize her resources, telling a black story from a black point of view, making sure that women's contributions were acknowledged and writing into the script her own passionate pleas for equality (albeit in the King style).

Some of the kinds of transactions that Bitcoin can support include so - called M of N transactions, which require agreement between a certain subset of a group, and can be used for escrow, mediation, or shared financial management; time - locked transactions, in which bitcoins are distributed on a strict schedule, useful for trusts or wills; and even data - conditional transactions, in which a script uses a data input such as a regular Google search to monitor real - world events that would automatically trigger disbursements or other actions.

Ubisoft wanted a lot of creative control — as in, it will have approval over budgeting, casting, the script, even the release date.

Several people Business Insider spoke to who move in hacking circles were also dismissive of «Vamp,» describing him as a «skid» — an abbreviation of the derisory term «script kid,» or someone who is reliant on scripts and pre-written code to hack, rather than using their own skill.

Kitsch also did so much research on Koresh that some of his ideas made it into the scripts, such as the fact that Koresh calls his mom after he is shot.

Experts have pointed to the AT&T and Time Warner deal as an example of what Cigna and Express Scripts could face.

During Trump's address to the Coast Guard's graduates, he seemed to veer from the script to address his adversarial relationship with the press, which he has described as the enemy of the people.

In an epic takedown titled «Miley Cyrus just torpedoed her own career, and MTV helped,» writer Emily Yoshida described the host as «the rich girl whose birthday party everyone's parents forced them to go to... as irrelevant as the post-credits bumper for whatever scripted MTV show is on tonight that you've already forgotten the name of.»

But even as Homer, Marge and their three kids, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, surpassed the Stone Age family's six - season run, no one dreamed the show would continue for a quarter of a century, giving it a second record as the longest - running scripted TV series in American history.

We also found people falling off the other side of the emotional balance beam as well, becoming overly rigid, scripted and automated in their conduct — and, as a result, failing to deliver the message with compassion.

Additional items auctioned off included scripts and costumes, as well as photographs of her with celebrities including Johnny Carson and Cloris Leachman.

Regeneron executives said last week that 1,800 physicians have picked up their prescription pads for Dupixent, and the company estimated 3,500 scripts had been written as of May 4.

In fact, despite the best efforts of a group of companies called pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs), such as CVS Caremark and Express Scripts, mail order pharmacies only fill a paltry 1 out of every 10 prescriptions.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

You will never be able to handle all the off - script requests — hence the interest to manage the misunderstanding of your chatbot — but you will be able to add as you go along the small talks that you will find in conversations with your users

That may come as a surprise amid hand - wringing about the spiraling cost of health care, but two new studies, one from research company IMS Health and one from pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts, show that the amount of...

As you estimate the upcoming fourth quarter, you should consider the following points: We expect the net impact of - $ 0.006 related to --- $ 0.06 related to our decision to exit the Express Scripts network.

I think that you've done a great job of adjusting the cost structure for the lower volumes in the business as a result of the contract loss with Express Scripts.

After a brief lag, the drug is now being prescribed at the rate of at least 10,000 scripts a day, outpacing such famous quick starters as the antidepressant Prozac (which went on to become one of the biggest - selling drugs in America) and the baldness remedy Rogaine (which has been something of a disappointment after its initial blaze of popularity).

The talks with prospective investors come as Vice seeks funds to plough into its international expansion, as well as a move into scripted programming, another strand of content creation into which the at - times controversial company is expanding.

The insurer Cigna will spend about $ 52 billion to acquire the nation's biggest pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts, the latest in a string of proposed tie - ups as health care's bill payers attempt to get a grip on rising costs.

Cigna will spend about $ 52 billion to acquire the nation's biggest pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts, the latest in a string of proposed tie - ups as health care's bill payers attempt to get a grip on rising costs.

That may come as a surprise amid hand - wringing about the spiraling cost of health care, but two new studies, one from research company IMS Health and one from pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts, show that the amount of money Americans spend on prescription drugs went down in 2012 for the first time in decades.

Abra is doing the same thing but using Litecoin and Bitcoin instead of USD with Abra acting as the counterparty (i.e. the other signatory) to the P2SH scripts.

Today these P2SH scripts are 2 of 2 multi-sig scripts with Abra acting as the second signature.

The best sales professionals take their cold calling to an elevated level, beyond the «by the script» style of telemarketing, and use cold calling as a way to build relationships and deliver value, even before a sale is made.

«It's been one of the many challenges I've encountered in the past two years, along with being a first timer with no connections, as well as fighting for my artist visa and getting the script in the right hands.»

Walgreen also performed positively during the year, but we sold it because our business value estimate decreased as a result of the company's escalating war with Express Scripts.

LiteCoin's differences from Bitcoin include faster transaction confirmation, improved storage efficiency, script usage in its proof - of - work algorithm and the Litecoin Network, expected to produce 84 million Litecoins or four times as many currency units as will be issued by the Bitcoin Network, expanding its lifespan.

Huffington Post: Cardinal Timothy Dolan's Benedictions At RNC And DNC Offering a benediction to close the Democratic National Convention, Cardinal Timothy Dolan largely stuck to a similar script as he did when praying in front of Republicans at their convention last week, with two notable exceptions.

But Salam Al - Marayati, president of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, which consulted on «Tyrant» scripts, said the show doesn't present Islam or the Middle East as a monolith.