Sentences with phrase «as we're called»

You might recall his regrettable taste in romantic companions (a Hells Angels associate), his habit of leaving sensitive documents in random locations (said associate's home) and his talent for saying foolish things (such as calling for the ouster of an Afghan governor).

Imagine us with the interfaces that we have, the pocket interfaces as I call them.

Not many CEOs have engineered the kind of transformation that van Houten has executed at Philips, steering the 126 - year - old Dutch firm through a «radical pivot,» as he calls it — transforming an Old World maker of electronics and lighting into a leader in health care technology.

The publisher of popular video games such as Call of Duty and World of Warcraft — two games in which players mow

Along with the contact option, business profiles have access to analytics, or as they call them, Insights, giving users access to impression and engagement data.

Before the White House intervened on Tuesday, Qualcomm had been working its political ties behind the scenes at least since December, according to a revealing «tick - tock,» as we call such stories in the media biz, by Wall Street Journal reporters Ted Greenwald, Kate O'Keeffe, and Tripp Mickle.

Sourcing, as they call it in the food business, is the process of getting your foods and other ingredients.

If you're experiencing several of these warning signs, use it as a call to action.

Did you ever see music as your calling?

They create their own terms and lingo such as calling the workout a WOD or the gym a Crossfit Box.

After the birth of Alexis — or Junior, as he calls her --» all these dad reflexes kicked in,» he tells Fortune.

In 2003, she became one of six women to earn a career Grand Slam (or «Serena Slam,» as she calls it) in the open era when she won the Australian Open, again defeating Venus in the final.

The power of brand identity can not be understated, as every call and email are a representation of your brand and the value proposition of your business.

For example, BIDMC is using Alexa to enable inpatients to perform routine tasks, such as calling a nurse or ordering a meal.

Zip merging, as its called promotes bad driving.

Mark Schankerman, a professor at the London School of Economics, who first met Spangenberg after he donated some of his patent fortune to fund work in entrepreneurship at the London school, said patent trolls and their lawyers play a role in limiting the patent economy, especially in cases where they are demanding too much for IP — «the «holdups,» as he called them.

The menu calls it a «Fresh Fruit Waffle Sandwich» which doesn't sell it nearly as well as calling it what it actually is — a Strawberry, Banana, and Nutella Waffle Sandwich.

Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have tended to agree on major issues when it comes to energy, such as calling for more clean energy and supporting aggressive plans to fight climate change.

In contrast, before the company founders of the»80s started their businesses, they were generally involved with activities removed from their companies - to - be — Anita Roddick owned a small hotel in Littlehampton, England, and was raising two young daughters; Yvon Chouinard saw mountain climbing as a calling.

For this reason, it is important for entrepreneurs to develop a customer - complaint strategy, or as I call it, an «angry customer strategy.»

I confess that like public figures from bygone days or an entertainer that hadn't been heard from in eons, I didn't know AIM, as we all called it, still existed at all.

FedEx Corp. is maintaining discounts for members of the National Rifle Association, even as calls for a boycott mount on social media after a deadly school shooting in Florida.

His «platform», as he calls it, automatically collects, filters and organizes millions of pieces of TV show - related posts and Tweets and converts the raw data into easy - to - read reports.

Like any start - up, the first thing Churchill did three and a half years ago when he founded VonChurch was build a senior management team, or as he calls it, «a supergroup» that would be as cohesive and successful as some of the best rock bands.

Just as stretch goals compel us to, well, stretch ourselves, a compelling vision acts as a call to action for individual and organizational growth.

Which brings up China's approach to its growing clusters of biotech startups mentioned up top — or, as I called it, the «science experiment.»

He suggested that we consider strategies like universal basic income, as well as calling for popular policies like decoupling health insurance from employment.

The «T» as we call it.

While the 100 - minute limit is strict, 5 GB of data is a healthy amount, and it's still possible to use WiFi - based services like FaceTime or Skype as a calling replacement.

Over the years, Ratliff has forged meaningful relationships with her «guests,» as she calls them — so much so that, when she fell on hard times, they banded together in support.

They decided that BLAW, as they called it, would be available only as part of a terminal subscription.

Indeed, working from home seems like heresy if believe in the «collaborative, innovative workplace» idea, or (as I call it) the «let's - force - everyone - to - work - in - an - office - that - looks - like - a-hotel-lobby-from-outer-space» management fad.

Celebrating can be as simple as calling out an accomplishment in a weekly all - hands meeting and clapping for the team that accomplished their goal, or it can mean taking the team on an adventure or outing.

Your flow state — or as some call it, the zone in sports — allows you to push past physical and mental boundaries that would otherwise be impossible to cross in a normal state of mind.

«Mike Bayer, «Coach Mike,» as we call him, brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the «Dr. Phil» team,» said Dr. Phil McGraw.

The maturity of bank branding, as he calls it, is clearly an international trend.

Maybe it's donor fatigue, as they call it in the business.

And as the recent, technically troubled launch of publisher / developer Blizzard's record - selling Diablo III for PC suggests, it isn't clear that the industry has the database and server muscle to handle multiple AAA games (such as Call of Duty) being sold digitally for the much larger console market.

Not everyone on the committee responded positively to Newell's proposed pivot, as he called it.

Had he not reworked it just before delivery, we'd quote it now as calling December 7, «a date that will go down in world history.»

Ordinary metrics such as calls per day and minutes per call are a decent starting point, but they alone are not comprehensive enough to paint a complete picture of the skills of any particular sales rep.. So, consider incorporating lesser - used metrics into your performance tracking, such as voicemail - return rate, dial - to - opportunity percentage and dials - to - appointments ratio.

«Since the P.S. is the end of the line, use it as a call to action that supports your primary offer rather than introducing an entirely new one.

Calling myself a writer has about the same impact on a potential client as calling myself a biped.

Owned by Sina Corp., a Yahoo - like web portal that came to prominence in the early day, it's become prominent in Chinese politics, especially around environmental issues, corruption over food safety, disaster response and in Chinese celebrity culture, where a number of actors and singers have gained millions of followers (or «fans» as their called in Weibo lingo).

If you haven't done so in a while, consider this as your call to action.

So a player of an action game such as Call of Duty would be able to download an app to his (and, let's face it, we're usually talking about guys here) smartphone or work computer and crow about his scores or schedule a game with buddies through Facebook - like status updates even when he's away from his console or home PC.

The «baby high,» as I call it, hits me like a freight train from Rainbow Happy Land.

Even small actions, such as calling someone for advice, will make you feel productive and keep your anxiety in check.

This can be one of your most valuable tools as the call to action (in this case purchase) can remain consistent long - term.

As call centers and help desks attempt to keep up with growing demand while lowering costs and improving performance, cognitive and artificial intelligence (AI) technology offers a solution that scales.