Sentences with phrase «better than those in years»

In what ways, if any, is this team better than those in years past?

The downsides to the Wrangler are a rough ride and poor handling (though better than in years past), high fuel consumption, and less - than - stellar crash test ratings.

The fair is better than in years past and most visitors seem to know it.

Media buying conditions this year are better than in years past, which will allow our ads to generate more bang for the buck.

Not exact matches

Best Buy Co. said comparable store sales dipped 0.8 per cent for the nine weeks ended Jan. 4, but that was better than the 1.7 per cent decline in the prior - year period.

That vision and his company's incredible financial performance — Nvidia has been growing profits at better than 50 % annually and its stock has leapt from $ 30 to above $ 200 in two years — make Huang the clear choice as Fortune's Businessperson of the Year for 2017.

What has really happened in private equity over those decades is that investors, net of fees, did about 25 % better than the S&P up through the 2005 «vintage» year (denoting funds that first drew capital in 2005).

Beyond this sense of optimism, seven out of 10 business owners said they fared the same or better than they did a year ago in the fourth quarter.

Half of small business social media users complain that the platforms take more time than they'd thought, but almost the same number believe it's time well - spent — that their social media initiatives will pay off financially in a year or less.

These are the best ratings in more than 10 years, according to the National Federation of Independent Businesses.

The reason why Tanzania did better than us in 2017 is because their hotels are brand new and modern while our hotels are 40 years old,» he said during an interview on a local TV programme.

But in the years since launching Rap Genius, they had become better known for their antics and unflattering press, and none more so than Moghadam.

While hiring was down by 0.1 percent in March, the survey found that nearly 9 in 10, or 87 percent of small businesses, expect the first quarter to be the same or better than a year ago.

A well - known attorney in Silicon Valley, von Lohmann left in March after working at Google for more than seven years.

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.

It was the first time in 13 years that anybody other than my family had actually spent 30 minutes thinking about my well being.

Now its average speed is 24.5 miles an hour; that's about 1 mph better than its velocity through most of 2014, but well below the average of 26 mph the previous year — a number it plans to exceed in the next 12 months.

While the project is massive, it's just one of the Aquilinis» many high - profile, highly profitable ventures: Through Aquilini Investment Group, now more than 50 years old, the family controls one of British Columbia's biggest development conglomerates, as well as its NHL team, the Rogers Arena, blueberry and cranberry farms, restaurants and some $ 80 - million worth of vineyard properties in Washington state.

U.S. health insurer Aetna, which has agreed to be bought by CVS Health, reported a better - than - expected first - quarter profit on Tuesday as an adjustment for low healthcare spending late last year offset a rise in flu - related costs.

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.

In case you are not rewarding them fairly for pushing your company forward every year, for knowing your systems better than any newcomer or for their loyalty, you are doing something wrong.

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), widely considered the best gauge of fear in the market, hit its lowest level in more than 20 years earlier this year.

Western Australia is the only state in the nation expecting better Christmas trading than last year, according to a report released today.

«There is no more somber enemy of good art than the pram in the hall,» English literary critic Cyril Connolly declared seventy something years ago.

Thanks to the new law, the largest tech companies repatriated more than $ 470 billion in cash from their overseas holdings at the beginning of the year, Materne said, adding that the mass movement «should result in a bottomless well of capital to fuel a significant wave of software M&A.»

And QSR Magazine released a report that the average Chick - fil - A makes about $ 4.4 million in sales per year — $ 1.7 million more than the next best restaurant, Whataburger.

CNBC's Mike Santoli reports on the lag in small - caps and value stocks despite the market having one of the best starts to the year in more than a decade.

Confidants report that Bezos spends more time in Washington than in any other city outside of Seattle — ten trips a year, give or take — and for good reason.

For one, corporate America is in the midst of its best earnings season in nearly eight years, with profits on track to grow more than 23 percent.

Polished or not, the VR we are seeing today is better than anything we've seen in the past, and the promise of what VR could become in a few more years is tantalizing.

It's been 60 years since he started his investment - counselling firm, which now manages more than $ 36 billion in pensions and endowment funds, as well as corporate and private portfolios.

Barbara Corcoran took an interest and six years later, Cousins Maine Lobster has become a national lobster franchise with 20 trucks in more than a dozen cities and some brick - and - mortar restaurants as well.

With more MBA programs than ever before serving a record number of students — about 10,000 students are registered in Canadian MBA programs this year, up from 4,800 in 1998 — specialization has become a defining trend, helping schools compete for the best students, and graduates compete for the best jobs.

Oil rose 12 percent in the third quarter, its best in more than a year.

Well, TRE finally got up and running late last year, and companies with more than $ 1.5 million in annual sales can now sell their receivables online to the highest bidder.

When I ask what he hopes to be doing in three years time, Mast replies that he wants to continue to make chocolate that is more delicious and of better quality than what mainstream confectioners sell today.

Earlier this year, for example, it launched a program in which more than 420 of its most active and influential community members sell products to their friends and followers; in turn, they receive a cut of the profits, as well as rewards that include sneak previews of products and trips to New York to visit Glossier and have dinner with Weiss.

Many of the 1,433 small business owners surveyed expect to live well into their retirement years, with one in three saying they plan to retire older than 70.

The job he hires for pays very well — $ 150,000 a year — but because the job is monotonous, millennials will not stay in it more than three years.

The good news is that lenders have opened the spigot in the past few years, and more capital is flowing to companies than it did during the Great Recession.

We're very good at launching Mario Party - type games — that's one franchise that does better in Canada than other markets, for example — but when it comes to launching new IP it's a huge challenge in today's world, where consumers are just bombarded with entertainment options that didn't exist when we first launched Mario 30 years ago.

Years of experience in business is a better indicator than age, young or old, when guessing who will complete the trek to success.

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.

A certified financial planner, certified fund specialist and chartered financial consultant with more than 30 years» experience, Carson authored «Tested in the Trenches» and co-authored The New York Times best - seller «Avalanche: The 9 Principles for Uncovering True Wealth.»

In fact, this $ 9.95 - per - month service is better than most stand - alone Web design applications I've used during my 13 years of building sites.

For good reason: In less than two years, several key developments in Saudi Arabia have come together, which will create a wealth of opportunities for years to come, analysts have told CNBIn less than two years, several key developments in Saudi Arabia have come together, which will create a wealth of opportunities for years to come, analysts have told CNBin Saudi Arabia have come together, which will create a wealth of opportunities for years to come, analysts have told CNBC.

Marks & Spencer ended up by more than 1.3 percent after keeping its fiscal - year guidance unchanged on Thursday and announcing a better - than - expected performance in both clothing and home - product sales for its third quarter.

He found this new gig to be a complete contrast — and not in a good way — to his old one, and in less than a year, he headed home to Omaha and resumed his rise through the ranks there.

That's more than a lot of people pay in rent for commercial property; $ 55,000 a year is a really good manager to run a shop in Iowa, or a new product line.

So, while I'm not making a case for paying more than your mortgage payment for cosmetics in one month, I am saying that if you're gonna do it, early in the year is the best time.