Sentences with phrase «by making an example of»

Whatever treatment they got, she asked for it by making them examples of her political views and her proposed policies.

They are intended to punish the responsible person and deter others from similar conduct by making an example of the person who caused the injuries.

Not exact matches

For example, the bank found a 1 % increase in «comfortable banking» metrics — a.k.a. the percentage of customers who said the teller made them feel appreciated — led to a 1.7 % increase in overall customer satisfaction, which increased branch profitability by 0.4 %.

For example, just by building an emergency fund with at least 30 days of living expenses in it will make most of these problems go away.

The Gutenberg Bible, for example, is described by the University of Oxford's Bodleian Library as epitomizing «the great advances made in printing technology in the 15th century.»

Cameron points to the example set by a senior executive at Korean manufacturer LG Electronics, who makes a point of expressing appreciation to employees everyday.

I've looked previously at some of the arguments made by the housing bears, for example in «Housing crash predictions using wrong indicators.»

These examples, among other spelling errors made by the Trump administration, have brought the subject of accuracy in business communications to the forefront.

Also banned: instructions on «on how to make or use weapons if the goal is to injure or kill people,» unless there is «clear context that the content is for an alternative purpose (for example, shared as part of recreational self - defense activities, training by a country's military, commercial video games, or news coverage).»

If resorts no longer have the money to upgrade their lift capacity every year the way some people buy cars, they may have to improve the customer experience in other ways — for example, by limiting the number of tickets sold on any one day and steering more skiers to make mid-week reservations when the slopes are wide open.

It's an extreme example that shows how quickly the health of an entire community can be affected by the decisions made about its environment.

For example, Lighthouse, an AI - powered connected camera made by a startup of the same name, is available on Amazon.

For example, instead of sending an e-mail to congratulate someone for achieving a goal, Kjerulf says, a boss could make a corporate thank - you actually mean something by simply delivering it with a handshake.

A recent survey by Toronto staffing service the Creative Group found, for example, that advertising and marketing executives give new workers an average of 10 weeks to make a good impression.

But if enough people feel SpaceX is threatening what they value (such as the environment — here or there), or disadvantaging them in some way (for example, by allowing rich people to move to another planet and abandoning the rest of us here), they'll make life difficult for the company.

While Musk is clearly smart enough to have considered all this already (or at least to pay someone else to consider it), Maynard ends with a word of caution for the SpaceX team: «If enough people feel SpaceX is threatening what they value (such as the environment — here or there), or disadvantaging them in some way (for example, by allowing rich people to move to another planet and abandoning the rest of us here), they'll make life difficult for the company.»

This means that we calculate the commonness of something by how quickly we can recall an example, which is what makes plane crashes and child abductions seem like much bigger threats than they realistically are.

They also have recent real - world examples to make their case: Tax cuts in Kansas made by Gov. Sam Brownback failed to deliver the expected boost, forcing the state into years of grueling budget battles and harsh spending cuts to make up the gap.

For example, there are surely lots of ways for the company to make money by selling the right bits of the vast trove of information it currently has about its roughly 900 million users.

«We'll actually have the chef come in and do the final bits of assembly right on site to make it more interactive,» Lorton offers by way of example.

Apple has improved the iPhone's LED screen somewhat in recent years by increasing the range of colors it can show, making photos appear more lifelike for example.

And these are just three examples of businesses making America great again by improving their local communities — with or without the government's assistance.

For example, if the government decides that climate change doesn't exist, «then we as entrepreneurs just got to get in there and and fill the gap and and create hundreds of thousands of jobs and make sure that» we're living in a carbon - neutral world by 2050.

One pronouncement made earlier this year should suffice by way of example.

As a great example of the inherently holistic nature of social marketing, Heidi relies heavily on her existing blog content to make sure that questions get a thorough response in a way that would not be possible by just answering the question on LinkedIn alone (as of this writing there's a limit of 4,000 characters for responses).

Most of us have heard the term, and most smart businesses have added checks and balances to their processes to try to overcome confirmation bias — for example, by making sure that their business is structured to allow the open flow of information between executives and those close to whatever problem is being addressed, or by including designated naysayers in the conversation around a decision.

Oliver's show is by no means an isolated example of the power the Internet has to make a mainstream celebrity relevant.

«And every piece of this produt — the battery, the battery modules, the power electronics, the inverters — was assembled by Tesla workers right here in the US,» Straubel said, seeming to nod to President Donald Trump, who has made examples of US companies that have sent manufacturing jobs overseas.

Trying to completely overhaul your mornings, by (for example) getting out of bed at 4 a.m. when you normally sleep until noon, can make it difficult if not impossible to stick to your new routine.

The average size of the loans made by Seacoast Commerce Bank, for example, which made just 325 loans in 2015 and ranks number 10 on the list, was close to $ 1 million.

The latest example debuts on Saturday, June 11, at 9 pm EST, with the premiere episode of director Ezra Edelman's O.J.: Made in America, a five - part, 7.5 hour documentary series produced by ESPN Films, the sports network's production company that is behind the acclaimed series of 30 for 30 sports documentary films.

A recent Harvard Business Review article, for example, explained that «avoiding a toxic employee» can save a company a great deal of money — even more than the company would make by hiring a star performer.

Since you already used a restaurant example, let me continue with the analogy: we're serving tasty food to an ever increasing number of satisfied, loyal customers and making enough money on every meal served to pay back original investment in fixed overhead by next year (those faux - egyptian obelisks didn't come cheap).

What follows is meant solely as an illustrative example of how a value investor might think; we make no claims or recommendation to buy or sell any stock or security nor is the information you read necessarily still accurate by the time you see this article.

It appears that the highly publicized legal actions taken by the SEC as mentioned above are (in this writer's opinion, at least) meant to make examples of the parties involved, whilst sending a message to companies within the industry that they are not willing to compromise on enforcing their legislative decisions.

For example, in 1921, Duncan Campbell Scott, the official responsible for the system, sent a letter urging a crackdown: «It is observed with alarm that the holding of dances by the Indians on their reserves is on the increase, and that these practices tend to disorganize the efforts which the Department is putting forth to make them self - supporting.»

Three such examples are Aimsio, a digital ticketing software that streamlines field operations by enabling users to file reports, dispatch resources and track project progress all from one central location; DarkVision, which developed a new ultrasound technology that allows companies to create 3D images of the inside of oil wells, enabling them to make more informed and cost - effective production decisions; and Unsist, which uses artificial intelligence to help oil and gas companies make better production and operational choices.

The government gives the example of a buyer who has already saved over $ 11,000 to make up 2.5 % of a home priced at $ 475,000, or half of the down payment required by CMHC.

As was documented by The American Prospect in April, the Trump Organization has repeatedly benefited from federal funding; for example, Trump owns part of a low - income housing development in Brooklyn that has received numerous grants from HUD (and that the president once called «one of the best investments I ever made»).

Any changes to assumptions that may have been made in preparing this material could have a material impact on the investment returns that are presented herein by way of example.

Truth - in - lending, for example, will increase the «cost of production» by «making» banks charge consumers even more for creating credit on their computer keyboards.

The example of crude oil alone shows how the U.S. makes money by buying a product from its NAFTA partners, processing it, and selling the finished product at a higher price.

In the spirit of leading by example, Mallouk also made internal changes.

This episode is a perfect example: an unintended casualty of this weekend's firestorm is the idea of data portability: I have argued that social networks like Facebook should make it trivial to export your network; it seems far more likely that most social networks will respond to this Cambridge Analytica scandal by locking down data even further.

For example, if a trader have made a deposit of $ 250, his or her trading funds are increased by a 30 % welcoming bonus.

The fact is, there has been a ton of money made / performance driven by, for example, «long Russell 2k» vs «short USTs» / «short ED,» or being long equities «value» against short equities «growth» since back mid 2016 when we began seeing positioning pivot this way (and accelerating post-Trump).

For example, Anthem is making access to LiveHealth Online free for the people of Texas and Louisiana impacted by Hurricane Harvey.

The rising popularity of dividend - focused investing in recent years serves as a good example of how truly passive investing is made difficult, if not impossible, by the number of options and the wide variations among them.

However, there are numerous examples of leaders «making a difference» after a terrible shooting by passing gun control measures.

For example, the city's eastern edge is dominated by Propak Systems, which next year marks 40 years of being based in Airdrie, making the city a hub for engineering, fabrication and construction services.