Sentences with phrase «by big chunks»

Infinity Ward at the time, was just starting out and the team was made up by a big chunk of guys who worked on the Medal Honor series.

In the case of David Zwirner, supply for fairs is boosted by a big chunk of the gallery's secondary market dealing and its management of some major estates.

Not exact matches

The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is at its lowest level in four years, giving U.S. consumers billions more to spend this holiday season, but that extra money is being offset by higher food costs, which account for a bigger chunk of most consumers» budgets.

Today's must - read story is by Fortune's Chris Matthews, who reveals that wealth concentration is growing as millionaires take over an even bigger chunk of the world's wealth.

Big companies including American Express and Sony have also lined up, and it's gotten a strong boost in China by processing a chunk of payments for Alibaba's Alipay.

The provinces have lead jurisdiction, with Ottawa buying its say on policy by providing big chunks of money.

The ranking is part of a detailed new study of the world's billionaires, by WealthX, a market research firm that helps businesses reach ultra-rich consumers, and UBS, whose wealth management arm handles a big chunk of their money.

What are we to think when a CEO slashes his own salary by 93 %, and then uses the money — along with a big chunk of corporate profits — to ensure that every one of his employees makes a minimum of $ 70,000 per year?

New entrant Mobilicity is being acquired by Telus, a big chunk of wireless spectrum reserved for new players is about to be transferred from Shaw and Quebecor to Rogers, and the other small independent players — Wind and Public Mobile — are reportedly running out of cash.

For many online business owners, the holiday selling season can account for a big chunk of yearly sales, so don't let the opportunity pass you by.

According to a big chunk of ocean surface temperature recorded by boat, the oceans were not warming nearly as quickly as the rest of the planet.

If your dream is to add to this number by starting your own bed and breakfast, or if you already own a small motel or resort and want to take bigger chunk of the total worth, there are some things you need to know about your financing and small business loan options.

[01:10] Introduction [02:45] James welcomes Tony to the podcast [03:35] Tony's leap year birthday [04:15] Unshakeable delivers the specific facts you need to know [04:45] What James learned from Unshakeable [05:25] Most people panic when the stock market drops [05:45] Getting rid of your fear of investing [06:15] Last January was the worst opening, but it was a correction [06:45] You are losing money when you sell on corrections [06:55] Bear markets come every 5 years on average [07:10] The greatest opportunity for a millennial [07:40] Waiting for corrections to invest [08:05] Warren Buffet's advice for investors [08:55] If you miss the top 10 trading days a year... [09:25] Three different investor scenarios over a 20 year period [10:40] The best trading days come after the worst [11:45] Investing in the current world [12:05] What Clinton and Bush think of the current situation [12:45] The office is far bigger than the occupant [13:35] Information helps reduce fear [14:25] James's story of the billionaire upset over another's wealth [14:45] What money really is [15:05] The story of Adolphe Merkle [16:05] The story of Chuck Feeney [16:55] The importance of the right mindset [17:15] What fuels Tony [19:15] Find something you care about more than yourself [20:25] Make your mission to surround yourself with the right people [21:25] Suffering made Tony hungry for more [23:25] By feeding his mind, Tony found strength [24:15] Great ideas don't interrupt you, you have to pursue them [25:05] Never - ending hunger is what matters [25:25] Richard Branson is the epitome of hunger and drive [25:40] Hunger is the common denominator [26:30] What you can do starting right now [26:55] Success leaves clues [28:10] What it means to take massive action [28:30] Taking action commits you to following through [29:40] If you do nothing you'll learn nothing [30:20] There must be an emotional purpose behind what you're doing [30:40] How does Tony ignite creativity in his own life [32:00] «How is not as important as «why» [32:40] What and why unleash the psyche [33:25] Breaking the habit of focusing on «how» [35:50] Deep Practice [35:10] Your desired outcome will determine your action [36:00] The difference between «what» and «why» [37:00] Learning how to chunk and group [37:40] Don't mistake movement for achievement [38:30] Tony doesn't negotiate with his mind [39:30] Change your thoughts and change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom for you?

Overall, J&J's drug revenue increased by 19.4 %, but a big chunk of that increase came from drugs acquired when it bought Actelion and currency exchange tailwinds.

The S&P 500 dropped 1.8 %, but recovered a big chunk of those losses by Friday.

A big chunk of every paycheck goes off into my betterment account by itself and gets invested in something like eight different ETFs without my having to lift a finger.

However, only a tiny, tiny, tiny percentage of «Muslims» are actually terrorists, which is supported by the fact that most of the terrorist acts are done by the same few organizations, and ALSO supported by the fact that the 57 Islamic nations in the world are NOT run by al - Qaeda, and ALSO supported by the fact that the US still exists (if a big chunk of Muslims were terrorists, the US would not exist).

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During these trips I would cut little chunks off of the big fudge block every time I passed by the counter that held the boxes, and then fall into an inevitable sugar coma by the end of the day.

Take a chunk out of the cult of coach by pointing out how many of LSU's biggest plays of 2007 happened because of perfectly timed individual contributions, usually in well - portioned turns.

Having already missed a big chunk of 2008 with neck and back injuries, AndyRoddick withdrew in Shanghai after spraining his right ankle during practice.Roger Federer slogged through his matches last week, slowed noticeably by backtrouble as he bowed out in the quarterfinals.

Finishing seventh still gets us in the Europa League, but it means cancelling a big chunk of the pre season friendlies and means by the time you get to November you're probably going to be looking at an Arsenal team that have played 948 matches.

And if the past few game - weeks in the BPL are anything to go by, Leicester would realise just how big a chunk of that jigsaw N'Golo Kante is in midfield.

The good news is that a big chunk of it can be absorbed in United's wage bill by the fact that Mkhitaryan was a on a sizeable salary himself and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the club's highest earner, will be off the wage bill when he's out of contract this summer.

I mean, the surprisingly fantastic away kit, the noises made by the board, the players talking big and a real chunk of the back pages being dedicated to Arsenal has all got us up and running.

Chances are, that despite the fact that you won't be sleeping for any big chunks of time, you may be feeling pretty good by the end of this first week.

But here's the fundamental problem: the Tea Partiers may have mobilized against Obama and his policies (and in part be motivated by fear of him and the demographic changes he represents), but they're also opposed to big chunks of the Republican establishment.

Facebook, Google and other large properties are lining up big chunks of ad space for those willing to pay, and CampaignGrid's Jordan Lieberman predicted during the conference that digital video ad inventory (on YouTube and Hulu, for instance) for the Fall will sell out completely in 15 + battleground states by August.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the $ 2.5 billion Clean Water Infrastructure Act into law in Auburn this week, and a big chunk is going to help officials along Owasco Lake clean drinking water threatened by algae blooms.

It's an old Marxist point that I think can be fairly employed by non-Marxists (like me), namely: That the composition of the state is such that the protection of capital - and most especially, the productive capital which constitutes a big chunk of «private property» - is a key aspect of the capitalist state's ongoing purpose and composition (which I think it's fair to say the UK state is).

QUEENS — A new bill proposed by a Queens lawmaker would give the outer boroughs a bigger chunk of the state's hotel tax, allowing local businesses to reap the benefits of large events like the upcoming US Open, he said.

Cuomo is counting on a big chunk of the bill to be paid by others: $ 25 billion by the federal government, $ 15 billion by private investors, $ 13 billion by the Metropolitan Transit Authority, and $ 12 billion by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

«Just as the former British Foreign Secretary and current Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, rightly warned last year, that «the idea that Buharis's answer to the problems in the Niger Delta is by moving big chunks of the Nigerian army to the Delta simply doesn't work», so also operation crocodile smile won't be any different,» it said.

To make up for these losses, the larger pharmaceutical companies sought savings by cutting R&D departments, which traditionally have eaten up a big chunk of the industry's spending.

• In Antarctica, Greenland and other places where big ice sheets are surrounded by the ocean, sometimes big chunks of ice fall into the ocean after they have started to melt.

By far the biggest chunk of stimulus funds is going to energy efficiency and renewable energy, and the smallest is going to advanced research.

... With my Man... Alena had rehearsal for Seussical a big chunk of the day... so Mike came out by me and took me to lunch.

But even if you are a connoisseur of jokes about vomit, big chunks of stuff excavated from mossy teeth by dental floss, and really bad comb - overs (are you doubled over with soda - out - your - nose laughter yet?)

By rescuing the couple from the bar (and then fulfilling her personal requests afterwards) you can get a big chunk of cash.

sure is a big fat chunk of Bible - themed, paranoia - laced psychological weirdness about a young woman beset by all sorts of irritants and invaders.

It's Tarantino's eighth movie and his worst by a widescreen, a boring, self - indulgent mess that squanders a big chunk of the goodwill he's built up with cinephiles by shooting on film and supporting independent theaters.

She's not coming alone: aside from Flynn, she'll be joined by director / executive producer Jean - Marc Vallée, showrunner / executive producer Marti Noxon, and the irrepressible Jason Blum, head of Blumhouse and responsible for a big chunk of your favorite horror films, plus (with Whiplash and Get Out) no stranger to Oscars himself.

As one science teacher reports, «With the vast majority of my students, I am truly facilitating big chunks of their learning by focusing them on diverse artistic expressions of their knowledge.

A big chunk of that money is financing research by dozens of social scientists and thousands of teachers to develop a better system for evaluating classroom instruction.

Teachers modeled word recognition strategies by: a) chunking of words into component units such as syllables, onset / rimes, or finding little words in big ones; b) sound and blending individual phonemes; c) considering known letter - sounds and what makes contextual sense.

Schools are supposed to have all of their students meeting learning standards by 2014, or else lose control over big chunks of federal money.

As opposed to most other automakers that roll out their model updates piece - by - piece, Nissan always releases its model - year updates in one big chunk.

It may be that I'm ruthless when it comes to buying cars but I'd quite happily, with a clear conscience, use any signs or damage followed by poor repairs to haggle as big a chunk of the sellers asking price as I can.

The United States is a big buyer of coupes, sports cars and sedans made by the German premium carmakers, such as Daimler's Mercedes S - Class and BMW's 7 Series, and accounts for a big chunk of their global profits.

Having see - off a chunk of Porsche traditionalists with the Cayenne, Porsche then conspired to gave those still left apoplexy by delivering to the world a big, bloated four - door saloon — the Porsche Panamera.