Sentences with phrase «at spending on»

I think people are back at feeling OK at spending on art.»

Looking at spending on staff is also an area that we are looking into.

In looking more broadly at spending on military and anti-terrorist activities over nearly a decade and a half, experts vary on the overall price tag - but it's safe to say it's mind boggling.

Not exact matches

Most call centers motivate employees through fear, punishing them for not hitting targets or spending too long on the phone, says Daniel Cable, a professor at London Business School who has studied the industry.

The Swedes spent the meeting breaks on the first day staring down at the freeway in evident fascination.

Viome recently hired Guruduth Banavar, the former head of cognitive computing at IBM Research who spent years working on Watson, to lead its A.I. efforts.

The investment indicator in the Business Outlook Survey weakened significantly from the summer report, as the balance of opinion between firms planning more spending on machinery and equipment versus those predicting less dropped to 17 per cent from 29 per cent in the summer and 35 per cent at the start of the year.

In case that cookbook isn't always the first thing they turn to on one of the many nights they spend late at the office or just because they forgot to buy the necessary groceries, Blue Apron is one of the best things to have in your pocket.

«This leads to spending way too much energy on conference calls, meetings and offsites, traveling to see each other, and wasting time with conference reports, PowerPoint presentations, dimming and ultimately extinguishing creativity,» he said at the ANA conference.

Within your audience, each individual will spend five to 10 minutes on your survey, but you'll only have to spend time at the end of the survey period, reviewing the information you've gathered.

On what the bull market needs to stay alive: «I think you need a catalyst because valuations are at the point now where, in my opinion, where it's going to be difficult to get sustainable earnings growth without capital spending,» said Trennert.

It's safe to say that Canadians generally spend at least $ 3 billion a year on cannabis products.

Entrepreneurs fall into a trap where they look at the time spent on a particular idea, project or employee and think they need to continue investing more time accordingly.

Organized as a follow - up to January's Women's March on Washington, the one - day walk - out — called the International Women's Strike, or A Day Without A Woman in the U.S. — will see participants opting out of paid or unpaid labour, curtail spending (unless it's at women - or minority - owned businesses) and wear red.

At its investor day on Wednesday, Home Depot said it would roughly double the investment spending in the next three fiscal years to some $ 11.1 billion.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

On September 10th of this year I spent an entire day in California State Prison at the California City Correctional Facility with people who had committed felonies and worked with them on business plans to help them create legal enterprise upon their release as part of Defy Ventures 6 - month training prograOn September 10th of this year I spent an entire day in California State Prison at the California City Correctional Facility with people who had committed felonies and worked with them on business plans to help them create legal enterprise upon their release as part of Defy Ventures 6 - month training prograon business plans to help them create legal enterprise upon their release as part of Defy Ventures 6 - month training program.

Shapiro wouldn't reveal any specifics when asked how much money NBCUniversal is spending on original content for Seeso, telling reporters at the press event Thursday that the company is spending «a shit - ton» before noting that the number is in the millions.

I shot my team down on all of these with a polite, but adamant no and an explanation that our time was best spent at doing what we're good at: selling online.

«It's never a good thing when the markets are spending time focused on rancour and brinkmanship in Washington instead of being focused on what are some pretty reasonable fundamentals that we're getting,» said Craig Fehr, Canadian markets specialist at Edward Jones in St. Louis.

Finally, visitors to Digital London will vote on the winner who will receive a collection of business - boosting goodies including, of course, exposure, as well as an exhibition stand at next year's Digital London event, access to Wazoku's idea - management software, production time in a video suite to record a promotional video and # 200 to spend at Moo.

By 2011 the U.S. Senate officially recognized the event and in 2012, an estimated $ 5.5 billion was spent on Small Business Saturday at local businesses around the nation.

I could have spent the same, if not more, amount of energy on looking at everyone in my industry and assessing how I can beat them, surpass them or solicit their business.

They were also more likely than millennials to stay on their phones at the dinner table and spend more time on every type of device — phone, computer, or tablet.

The constant pressure of running an efficient business and the emotional exhaustion of time spent on the job puts entrepreneurs at risk for serious mental health issues.

He points out that the organization's members are currently looking at lowering the amount countries can spend on assisting their farmers.

HAVING spent three days at the Financial Planning Association (FPA) confer - ence in Brisbane last week, it is probably appropriate for me to report on the state of the nation, insofar as financial planners are concerned.

In an interview late last year, Patrick Nangle — who recently took the helm at Vancouver ride - sharing co-op Modo after years of running Purolator — said one of the best things about his new job is that he now gets to spend a lot more time talking to people on the front lines.

For example, in some places, including Canada, tax breaks are effective at encouraging more spending on research and development; in other countries, direct subsidies appear to be a better approach.

«Every day I spend an hour at the gym, on a walk, listening to music or reading a book.

Five minutes spent fully engaging with one person as if he or she is the only thing in the room at the moment is worth 10 times more than 15 minutes half - heartedly tittering on about the dullest subjects.

Plus, research and anecdotal evidence suggests that spending too much time gazing at perfectly curated profiles on Facebook, profiles that often eliminate all the warts and stresses of a person's real life, can knock your self - esteem.

Particularly in a startup, it might seem silly at first glance to spend time on small things that delight your customers, when you have so many big problems.

CNN media analyst Brian Stelter, host of the show Reliable Sources, spent most of his broadcast on Sunday talking about how the media missed the boat on Trump, and how this was at least in part because of a certain snobbery on the part of mainstream media analysts and journalists.

Since 2008, Dell has spent $ 13 billion on acquiring at least 20 B2B companies.

Look at what actions they take, how long they spend on which pages, etc..

Spending on this type of software was already projected to hit US$ 2.5 billion globally at the end of last year, according to Deloitte, up 52 % from 2012.

This one statistic alone should make all employers more interested in boosting bliss: Truly cheerful employees spend about 80 % of their time at work doing what they're there to do; the least content spend only 40 % of their time on job - related activities, according to a survey by workplace happiness consultant and author Jessica Pryce - Jones.

In 2013, the board approved a $ 300 - million spend on crucial back - end systems, to be housed at a scalable data centre in Winnipeg.

To help the company overcome its manufacturing issues, CEO Elon Musk has reportedly been spending more time on - site at the Fremont factory.

Apprentices spend the majority of their time shadowing a fully qualified professional or «journeyperson» on the job, and supplement their practical learning with classroom studies at a union training centre or college campus.

After all, I had spent more than a decade as a lead editor at Wired, where we prided ourselves on having an umbilical connection to Silicon Valley.

His parents flew to Bali and retrieved their son, but at this point, the bold 12 - year - old had already spent $ 8,000 on their credit card.

Interest on the debt, at 9 % of annual budget spending, is now nearly half of what the province spends on each year on education and more than one - fifth of what's spent on healthcare.

At the beginning of last year, for example, Facebook officials revealed a useful fact: Users spend, on average, seven seconds watching the videos on their Facebook feeds, and two - thirds don't bother turning on the sound.

Just as alarming is that interest on this debt is increasing at an annual rate of 5 %, outpacing spending increases on every other budget item.

If you've spent any time at all on Twitter, you've probably realized that facts and evidence often take a backseat to opinion and conjecture.

«If your approach is to just buy a bunch of reports to see what's going on in the marketplace, that's not as likely to get you a return on your market research dollars as a specific need,» says Robert Rubenstein, who spent three decades in the market research business at Canadian corporate heavyweights Molson Breweries and TD Canada Trust before recently founding his own startup, Horizn.

All of that spending will have a limited effect on the province's net debt - to - GDP ratio, however, which stands at 37.1 per cent.

«What we found is that people who spent money to buy time reported being almost one full point higher on our 10 - point [happiness] ladder, compared to people who did not use money to buy time,» wrote Elizabeth Dunn, an author of the study and a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia.