Sentences with phrase «better than an increasing»

But it also means you have to be much better than an increasing number of other writers to earn a reader's regard.

You may decide that a personal loan is better than increasing your mortgage.

Maybe I am being unrealistic, but hey its better than the increased matching limits.

Simply admitting that they need to share production of screens with their parent companies (OPPO / Vivo) to cut costs and that copying Apple's design would help them better to expand sales in different markets (again what OPPO does) would've been better than the increasing screen real estate bullshit spinoff they threw at fans.

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Anything less than this is considered to be inadequate, which can limit your motivation, increase the release of cortisol (a stress hormone), as well as decrease your body's ability to recover from exercise — all of which are damaging to your health and fitness routine.

«Major tax increases or policy changes such as big hikes in the minimum wage will probably do more harm than good,» says Dahlby of the sort of programs necessary to satisfy vocal public - health boards.

So good earnings news from Berkshire (BRKA), especially on the same day where the jobs numbers were a lot stronger than expected, and showed signs that wages are finally increasing, would seem to be a really good sign for the economy.

Cornell's decisiveness, along with a better - than - expected holiday - season increase in sales at the website and stores open for at least a year, has revived Target's stock: The shares have jumped 30 % under the new CEO, to all - time highs.

This is an overall increase in employment, but some states and industries performed better than others.

That's better than not surpassing the high, but many stories failed to mention the drastic increase in the cost of healthcare and education that's occurred over the past 18 years.

Morneau said nine out of 10 recipients of child benefits would do better under the new program than they were previously; a family of two children earning $ 90,000 per year will get a tax - free bonus of $ 5,650 per year from the federal government, an increase of $ 2,500 per year compared with Harper's child - subsidy regime.

Revenue also beat Street forecasts, powered by a better than 20 percent increase in organic sales.

Expedia's stock surged after the travel company reported better - than - expected quarterly sales and a sharp increase in booking volume.

NHL 12 has sold more than 415,000 copies since its release worldwide on September 13, a 19 % increase over last year and the franchise's best ever first - week sales.

«Cash flow after organic investments increased to $ 2.8 billion, up by more than 50 percent from a year ago, thanks to good operational performance and continued spending discipline,» added Pouyanne.

It's far easier and less expensive to sell to existing customers than to acquire new ones, Herjavec added, so maintaining a robust customer mailing list is a good way to increase your revenue at a low cost.

«Prospects for renewed gains, other than a relief rally following the election results, would require somewhat larger wage increases and continued job growth as well as the maintenance of low inflation.»

Betting on other spreads has worked better with refining margins increasing sharply this year, as heavy demand for distillates has boosted those margins by more than 50 % in the last two months.

Cornell professor and economist Robert Frank, who wrote a book in the 1990s titled The Winner - Take - All Society: Why the Few at the Top Get So Much More Than the Rest of Us, made popular the belief that a big portion of the increase in the income gap has to do with the way a global market values its best performers, be they CEOs or athletes or actual performers.

«Increased morale and a better trained workforce will do more for our company than chasing cost - savings and eliminating every borderline job.»

This seems like a good deal, considering Fortune 500 businesses that expanded translation budgets were 1.5 times more likely than their Fortune 500 peers to report an increase in total revenue.

It would be in their best interest to realize that their continued participation leaves money on the table since someone else can increase the value of the company more than they can, thereby increasing the value of their shares.»

Earlier, Verizon reported that its revenue increased almost 3 % to $ 31.7 billion, better than $ 31.4 billion analysts expected.

Panera's comparable sales grew 6.2 % in the latest quarter at company - owned cafes, better than the 5.3 % projected increase.

Representing more workers than any other generation in today's workforce (and an increasing percentage of your customer base, as well), they deserve a little respect.

That's good news for family restaurants like Pizza Ranch, which saw its sales volume increase more than 19 % in 2011; average unit growth was close to 14 %.

Instead they focus on increasing their capacity so that their 100 % is better than the competition's 110 %.»

The company reported a better - than - expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, boosted by increasing demand for its cameras and drones.

Rather than robbing jobs, increased growth overseas actually helps companies domestically, which is good for both employees and investors.

After all, inflation (and even medical inflation, which tends to be higher than regular inflation) is well below 9.9 %, meaning a year - to - year 7 % or 8 % increase on major drugs isn't necessarily justified by market dynamics.

April 23 (Reuters)- Barrick Gold Corp reported a slightly better than expected increase in first - quarter adjusted profit on Monday and said it was done selling assets to cut debt and would instead use funds from any future sales to boost growth or pay dividends.

While the tech giant reported better - than - expected earnings on an increase in revenues, and record sales of iPhones during its fiscal fourth quarter, investors apparently aren't all impressed.

The Container Store is doing slightly better than Bed Bath & Beyond — as reported by Retail Dive, in late 2017 there was an increase in both net sales and same - store sales, and the company has been actively working to improve its web presence.

The good news helped push Twitter's stock (TWTR) up by more than 11 % on Wednesday following the report, the largest increase since the company was the subject of takeover speculation in October.

When you realize that there is no better time than now to become an entrepreneur, make sure you do these five things — it will increase your odds of success.

The best way to increase revenue is to get more value from your customers than it costs to acquire them.

Fiat Chrysler, meanwhile, reported sales rose 6.2 % in July, better than the 4.8 % increase that was expected.

That was better than April's 149,000 increase, and over twice as much as 80,000, the number of hires the U.S. Census Bureau reckons the economy needs to churn out each month simply to keep up with population growth.

September now is the next most likely date for a rate increase, with a better - than - a-coin-flip chance of 52 percent.

Additionally, when visual objectskeeps visitors on your landing page — even for a few milliseconds longer than they would normally stay — it increases the chance of click - through rates to other sections of your site which can result in better engagement with your company and social media pages.

While a few studies have indicated that cupping may reduce pain and increase well being, as The New York Times notes there's scant research to determine whether it's anything more than a placebo effect.

China is the best place for expanding manufacturing and investment, the country's premier told Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, less than two weeks after its chief executive Terry Gou went to the White House to discuss increasing investment in the United States.

Examples of such projects providing marginal benefits are: improving financial reporting systems through better information technology, minor tweaks to supply chain logistics, cutting back on marketing or increasing low - cost advertising (like social media), «rationalization» of head count, holding average wages as low as possible, squeezing suppliers a little bit, not repatriating earnings to stave off taxation, refinancing rather than retiring debts, and the share buyback that is insensitive to a company's current stock price.

On a per square foot basis, inventory decreased 3 %, better than our guidance for a percentage increase in the low single - digit range.

Although the average level of after - tax income of the top 1 percent of households remains well below its 2007 peak, the percentage increase in their average after - tax income from 1979 to 2013 was five times larger than that of the middle 60 percent and four times larger than that of the bottom fifth.

Tight oil companies have made the case that through increased efficiency and lower service costs that their economics are better at lower oil prices today than they were at $ 90 per barrel prices a few years ago.

Having a plan for your tax refund increases the chances that you'll put it to good use rather than letting that money bleed into your regular spending.

Companies with records of steadily increasing dividends usually fared better in the ratings than those in which dividend growth has been erratic or where dividend cuts or omissions have occurred.

Seems to me that this is the very worst time to increase rates, and doing so would cause more damage to our economy; but I believe this administration would do anything to make us believe things are better than they really are, at the expense of everyone's financial security.

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