Sentences with phrase «better than those around»

In the city this vehicle sucks the gas — we never did much better than around 16L / 100 km and for me this is damn close to a deal breaker.

So arrogance is when you think you're better than those around you, and confidence is when you're sure of yourself but don't have to show - off to get others to notice you.

We all strive to be better than those around us.

Even in 55 degrees weather, I can't see better than around 48 degrees outlet temperature.

It will be interesting to see what the battery life would be under the scenario, and whether it would be better than the around 3 hours of battery life the Libretto comes with.

Ko Rang is worth the effort because there's more marine life and the visibility is better than around Ko Kut.

Not exact matches

Sitting in a chair for most of their waking hours often translates into carrying around more weight than is good for a person, physiologically or esthetically speaking.

«It brings a tremendous capability to our U.S. services, as well as to our allies around the world that are purchasing the aircraft because it's more than just an aircraft, it's more than a jet fighter; it is an information node with the sensor capability to communicate with every system on the battlefield.

While this might seem extreme, driving a few hours to help ensure you get to where you need to be can be a better use of your time than just waiting around in the airport.

If we want to close the income gap, if we want to really be — address the issue of income inequality, we need to understand that we've got to prepare these kids better than they're being prepared globally and around the world, but also in America.

The new regime at the money - losing retailer, backed by a hedge fund, may have had more in mind than just changing the optics around a brand best known for its sexually provocative — some would say sleazy — advertising.

Rather than have to search around for what people are saying about your brand, Brand24 delivers real - time information on what's been said as well as what is going on with your competition.

To date, the company has acquired roughly 17,000 units at around $ 1.6 billion in portfolio value, and has averaged better than 40 percent returns for its investors.

But if you want a routine that is road tested by one of the most dynamic and successful entrepreneurs around, you can do no better than follow in the footsteps of Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson.

The firm did report better than expected profits in the third quarter, and could potentially return to a bigger presence in the individual insurance market once uncertainty around Obamacare stabilizes.

«I'm not going to be dismissive of the risks, but I think markets have priced them in and if anything as we look at the fundamentals of stock markets around the world, the fundamentals of European equities right now are I think significantly better than they are for the United States,» said the managing partner of Triogem Asset Management and global investing expert on CNBC's «Fast Money.»

In Tuesday's earnings, Exxon reported that its downstream division contributed around two - thirds of the company's earnings in the fourth quarter, which were, overall, better than analysts had expected.

Comments: «We continue to believe that prospects remain good for economic growth to reassert itself as challenges are persistently met by concerted efforts of country officials and central bankers around the world aided and abetted by secular trends larger than the cyclical hurdles in the immediate path.

When the holidays come around, there's no better way to make your coffee addict wake up and open presents than with a bunch of coffee - inspired gifts.

On the surface, Papa seems to have gotten an extraordinarily generous deal to turn around the beleaguered drug company: Not only is his salary more than twice what it was when he was CEO of Perrigo (prgo), a company nearly three times as valuable as Valeant (vrx), it's also especially good considering Valeant's stock price has fallen nearly 67 % since he took over.

Already, the company appears to have done a good job building excitement around the game — since Sunday, more than 48,000 tweets have been sent featuring the game's hashtag or the link to the live stream, according to Quid, an artificial intelligence data - analytics company.

Nest Cam will be easier to set up and place around your house (with a versatile stand and a magnet on the bottom) than the original Dropcam camera and have higher resolution and better night vision too.

But unlike in past years, consumers will have to shop around to get the best deal, as some of the major wireless carriers have decided to sell the new Samsung models for 10 % or more higher than the list price.

Surely, we thought, there must be a better answer than for Joan to drag around her swollen leg and live with all the inherent risks.

Well operators make less than petroleum engineers and drilling supervisors, who take home around $ 100,000 a year, but more than service workers.

He said it's better to pay five game designers to sit around for a year and think about and discuss, over lattes, the game they are going to design than to ramp up 200 designers and have them create a bad game because you can't stand not shipping something.

The takeover should more than double Hitachi's rail business revenue to around 400 billion yen a year, according to an article by Japan Times, giving the company a better footing in the European market.

Current broadband satellites, such as those from DirecTV and Dish Network, offer latency speeds around 600 milliseconds at best — many times slower than the 25 to 30 millisecond speeds SpaceX is expected to offer, according to FCC documents.

I think U.S. teams can globalize much quicker than anyone else around the world if they are more open to being inspired by what's working well in a market that's as huge as China's.

The second - generation Moto G, on sale this fall, has slightly better specs than last year's model — an improved camera and an SD card slot among them — and will also sell for around $ 200.

Since launching in 2010, Pinterest has amassed more than 175 million active users around the world, as well as 1 million businesses.

What I've found ironic is that our band, which has been around for a long time now, is doing better than ever.

More than half of Gen Zers identified with 10 of the 11 feelings associated with loneliness, according to the survey, including feeling like people around them are not really with them (69 percent), feeling shy (69 percent) and feeling like no one really knows them well (68 percent).

The LGBTQ dating app, which has more than 3.6 million daily active users around the world, was recently revealed by BuzzFeed News to have shared the HIV statuses of its users as well as the dates of their most recent tests with two data optimisation companies.

Not only do credit cards have fraud protections in place in the event of theft, but they also offer some of the best currency exchange rates around — much better than you'd get changing bills at a bank or exchange kiosk.

As GOOD puts it with more than a touch of understatement, that's «not bad for just fooling around in the laboratory.»

It will get more wrinkly than plain cotton, but as a well - dressed man, you surely already know your way around an iron.

The article's author, Steve Denning, dissects the main theme of Martin's book, which is that the current practices around maximizing shareholder value actually do more harm than good:

That's why it's more important than ever before to build a diverse staff for your business: Recruiting and retaining a diverse, inclusive group of employees lets your company reflect the world around you and makes your team better able to develop fresh ideas that will meet the needs of the whole marketplace.

«And when I look at my friends who are running other good companies, the single biggest difference that I see in whether the companies end up becoming really great and reaching their potential or just pretty good is whether they're comfortable and really self - confident enough to have people who are stronger than them around them,» Zuckerberg said.

That means great phones are now common for a price of around $ 400, and good phones are available for much less than that.

Despite the slowdown, Buffett says the U.S. economy is still doing better than «virtually any other big economy» around the world.

I liked the fact that people came together and batted around ideas, and then, as an editor, you would look for the perfect writer for it, somebody who could make it better than you imagined, then ultimately putting an issue together was about getting the right mix and the right tone.

In a study released in May by the University of Castilla la Mancha, Spain, researchers analyzed the make up and results of more than 4,000 R&D teams around the world and found that gender diverse groups can lead to greater creativity and better decisions.

Simple, CNNMoney reports: it has the best supply chain around, allowing it to give buyers the new gadgets they want faster than can any of its rivals.

''... these are companies who's innovation strategy is essentially around knowing customers better than themselves, identifying unarticulated needs, and then being the first to market with a product that addresses those needs.

For example, when Alysa Marsh of Fresh Free Fruit Inc. wanted to sell fruit smoothies and yogurt health drinks, she found that long lines at her counter could be put to better use than just looking around at her stock.

This worked well with people I knew already — friends were game for a 45 - minute walk - and - talk rather than spending $ 5 to sit around at a coffee shop.

While Francesa admitted that Manning wasn't having all that impressive of a season statistically, he defended him by citing all of the poor play around the quarterback, including a less - than stellar receiving corps, as well as a lack of leadership from head coach Ben McAdoo.

The oath has since been taken by students at more than 250 schools around the world, and while it is not a revolutionary thing, not a perfect thing, it is definitely a good thing.