Sentences with phrase «by millions upon»

Call of Duty releases annually and every year it is snapped up by millions upon millions of people.

Not exact matches

Even by spinning off $ 20 billion in assets, GE apparently can't move fast enough to preserve the dividends that millions of retired Americans depend upon to maintain their standard of living.

And that's why we have embarked upon a task to empower five million women by 2020 across the world.

By the time of the magazine's 75th anniversary in 2003, by then under the leadership of Joe Chidley — a former Maclean's staffer who quickly rose at CB from writer to technology editor to finally take over the editor's chair upon Johnson's departure in 2000 — Canadian Business was a true biweekly, with a readership of nearly 1.1 million and several popular annual issues, including the Investor 500, the Rich 100, and the annual MBA GuidBy the time of the magazine's 75th anniversary in 2003, by then under the leadership of Joe Chidley — a former Maclean's staffer who quickly rose at CB from writer to technology editor to finally take over the editor's chair upon Johnson's departure in 2000 — Canadian Business was a true biweekly, with a readership of nearly 1.1 million and several popular annual issues, including the Investor 500, the Rich 100, and the annual MBA Guidby then under the leadership of Joe Chidley — a former Maclean's staffer who quickly rose at CB from writer to technology editor to finally take over the editor's chair upon Johnson's departure in 2000 — Canadian Business was a true biweekly, with a readership of nearly 1.1 million and several popular annual issues, including the Investor 500, the Rich 100, and the annual MBA Guide.

This number is calculated using the share counting rules described in Sections 5 (a) and 5 (b) of the 2014 Plan and includes the number of shares available for new award grants under the 2014 Plan out of the 385 million shares authorized by shareholders upon adoption of the 2014 Plan; the number of shares available for new award grants under the 2003 Employee Stock Plan (the «2003 Plan») on the date that shareholders approved the 2014 Plan; the number of shares subject to outstanding stock options under the 2003 Plan and 2014 Plan as of November 17, 2015; and two times the number of shares subject to outstanding RSUs under the 2003 Plan and 2014 Plan as of November 17, 2015 (all adjusted for the 7 - for - 1 stock split).

US and British intelligence agencies have successfully cracked much of the online encryption relied upon by hundreds of millions of people to protect the privacy of their personal data, online transactions and emails, according to top - secret documents revealed by former contractor Edward Snowden.

As previously disclosed, on February 22, 2016, based on the work of an ad hoc committee of the Board (the «Ad Hoc Committee») established to review allegations regarding the company's relationship with Philidor and related matters, as well as additional work and analysis by the company, the company preliminarily determined that approximately $ 58 million in net revenue relating to sales to Philidor in the second half of 2014 should not have been recognized upon delivery of product to Philidor.

Conversion of preferred stock occurs automatically and immediately upon the earlier to occur of the closing of a firm commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement filed covering the offer and sale of common stock in which (i) the aggregate public offering price equals or exceeds $ 25 million, (ii) with respect to the Series F convertible preferred stock only, the public offer price per share of which is not less than one times the original issue price of the Series F convertible preferred stock, (iii) with respect to the Series E convertible preferred stock only, the public offer price per share of which is not less than one times the original issue price of the Series E convertible preferred stock and (iv) with respect to the Series D convertible preferred stock only, the initial public offering price per share of which is not less than two times the original price of preferred stock, or the date specified by holders of at least 60 % of the then outstanding Series B convertible preferred stock, Series C convertible preferred stock, Series D convertible preferred stock, Series E convertible preferred stock, Series F convertible preferred stock and Series G convertible preferred stock, provided however, that in the event that the holders of at least 65 % of the then outstanding shares of holders Series G convertible preferred stock, at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series F convertible preferred stock or at least of 65 % of the then outstanding share of Series E convertible preferred stock do not consent or agree to the conversion, conversion shall not be effective to any shares of the relevant series of Series G convertible preferred stock, Series F convertible preferred stock or Series E convertible preferred stock for which the approval threshold was not achieved.

Upon closing of the proposed transaction all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of MoPub, and all equity awards to purchase shares of MoPub common stock held by individuals who will continue to provide service to the Company, will be converted into the right to receive an aggregate of 14.8 million shares of the Company's common stock.

Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by forward - looking statements based on a number of factors, including, without limitation: (1) risks related to the consummation of the Merger, including the risks that (a) the Merger may not be consummated within the anticipated time period, or at all, (b) the parties may fail to obtain shareholder approval of the Merger Agreement, (c) the parties may fail to secure the termination or expiration of any waiting period applicable under the HSR Act, (d) other conditions to the consummation of the Merger under the Merger Agreement may not be satisfied, (e) all or part of Arby's financing may not become available, and (f) the significant limitations on remedies contained in the Merger Agreement may limit or entirely prevent BWW from specifically enforcing Arby's obligations under the Merger Agreement or recovering damages for any breach by Arby's; (2) the effects that any termination of the Merger Agreement may have on BWW or its business, including the risks that (a) BWW's stock price may decline significantly if the Merger is not completed, (b) the Merger Agreement may be terminated in circumstances requiring BWW to pay Arby's a termination fee of $ 74 million, or (c) the circumstances of the termination, including the possible imposition of a 12 - month tail period during which the termination fee could be payable upon certain subsequent transactions, may have a chilling effect on alternatives to the Merger; (3) the effects that the announcement or pendency of the Merger may have on BWW and its business, including the risks that as a result (a) BWW's business, operating results or stock price may suffer, (b) BWW's current plans and operations may be disrupted, (c) BWW's ability to retain or recruit key employees may be adversely affected, (d) BWW's business relationships (including, customers, franchisees and suppliers) may be adversely affected, or (e) BWW's management's or employees» attention may be diverted from other important matters; (4) the effect of limitations that the Merger Agreement places on BWW's ability to operate its business, return capital to shareholders or engage in alternative transactions; (5) the nature, cost and outcome of pending and future litigation and other legal proceedings, including any such proceedings related to the Merger and instituted against BWW and others; (6) the risk that the Merger and related transactions may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (7) other economic, business, competitive, legal, regulatory, and / or tax factors; and (8) other factors described under the heading «Risk Factors» in Part I, Item 1A of BWW's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2016, as updated or supplemented by subsequent reports that BWW has filed or files with the SEC.

While not illegal, the trading activity by Joseph Otting's money manager could violate the spirit of ethics rules designed to prevent conflicts of interest... Otting gave the OGE a tally of his investments in March 2017 and agreed upon his June nomination to unwind millions of dollars in financial stocks within 90 days of being confirmed.

Visa is the trusted global leader in the payment industry, and is relied upon by millions of merchants and billions of consumers around the world.

In April 2011, JPMC agreed to settle claims that the bank over-charged active or recently active military service members on their mortgages by paying $ 27 million in cash to approximately 6,000 military personnel, by lowering interest rates and fees in excess of that permitted by the Service Members Civil Relief Act («SCRA») and the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 («HERA») on soldiers» home loans, and by improperly foreclosing upon homes owned by borrowers protected by SCRA and HERA.

The Gates Foundation has quickly become a major influence upon global health; the approximately US$ 800 million that the foundation gives every year for global health approaches the an - nual budget of the United Nations World Health Organization (193 nations) and is comparable to the funds given to fight infe - ctious di - sease by the United States Agency for International Development.

And while I don't know the stories of all the millions upon millions of people who no longer attend a Sunday morning gathering, I do know the stories of a couple hundred of them, and by far, most of them have grown closer in their walk with Jesus than they ever had when they were sitting in a pew on Sunday morning.

You operate from the evangelical bully pulpit, that was built upon the fears of millions and millions of people, by the use of intimidation, guilt tripping and the taking advantage of people's weaknesses.You speak from an arena of safety, privileges and comforts that Paul didn't even dream about.

this planet has known 4 mass extinctions and you people believe that god made those millions upon millions of species die off so that you could live, take over the planet, convert or kill off everything that gets in your way, and then finally kill the planet by removing its resources... which of course you believe god made for YOU!!!

That's not even including the millions upon millions of individual victims of ethnic cleansing, religious intolerance and the centuries of human sacrifice practiced by cults around the planet.

They see it almost as an insult, because they know about the millions of so - called christians in America who judge others by political affiliation, by income, by race, who only help people who are similar to themselves, who only befriend non-christians when it helps them or if they see an opportunity to convert, etc. - in short, the millions upon millions of Americans who call themselves christians yet do not even attempt to follow the teachings of Jesus.

By joining the league when he did, he saved the owners from having to explain why they were willing to spend millions upon millions on someone who never played an inning in the Majors when proven veterans were sitting around, wondering where the big contracts had gone.

The words that no Tottenham fan wanted to hear, uttered by their star player Gareth Bale upon his unveiling as a Real Madrid player following his then record - breaking # 85 million move to Real Madrid on September 1st, 2013.

In March 2017, the government cancelled a contract worth GH cents 255 million awarded by the John Mahama administration for the supply of farm inputs to cocoa farmers upon the advice of the newly inaugurated Board of Ghana Cocoa Board chaired by Hackman Owusu Agyemang.

Cuomo is cleverly insisting upon flexibility to demand uniform spending reductions if and when the feds slash their support by $ 850 million or more.

De Blasio had for months refused to match the state's $ 418 million pledge, put forth immediately by Governor Andrew Cuomo upon MTA Chair Joe Lhota's release of the plan.

The IMF program which started in 2015, was to end in 2017, but the IMF upon concluding its fourth review of Ghana's programme in August 2017, extended the programme by one year and approved a $ 94.2 million disbursement.

When reached by phone on Wednesday, Singer would not tell the Review whether Standard planned to make its $ 1.5 million payment to the county by the previously agreed upon Sept. 30 deadline.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr., today called upon New York State Government to pay $ 29 million in reimbursements owed to Oneida County for state - mandated programs operated by County Government.

Many things have not been touched upon, like: a cash for access scandal with David Cameron's chief fundraiser offering dinner for donors at Downing Street; the sacking of soldiers by email; aircraft carriers without aircraft; Andrew Mitchell effing and blinding at police officers; and the shambolic handling of the west coast railway contract that will cost taxpayers # 40 million.

Other cost containment and reform measures will, upon full implementation, reduce the annual cost of the Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) and Early Intervention (EI) programs by $ 100 million and $ 75 million, respectively.

This year we built upon those numbers by investing a record $ 1.2 billion, a $ 700 million increase, in Foundation Aid which is critical to our students in public schools.

It builds upon this program by eliminating the four - year phase - in period and accelerating the full tax cut — a $ 724 million value — to New York's senior citizens in the current year.

«That you, Yusuf Gyang Pam, whilst being a cashier at the Office of the Secretary to the Plateau State Government on 11th July, 2014 in Jos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, used your office as cashier at the Office of Secretary to the Plateau State Government to confer corrupt advantage upon yourself by making a cash lodgment of the sum of N10, 000,000 (Ten Million Naira) into your personal account with Zenith Bank and which sum was derived from the account of Plateau State Government, and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000».

«That you, Senator Jonah David Jang, whilst being the Governor of Plateau State between January and May, 2015 in Jos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, used your office as Executive Governor of Plateau State to confer unfair advantage upon yourself by collecting the sum of N4, 357,195,000 (Four billion, Three Hundred and Fifty - Seven Million, One Hundred and Ninety - Five Thousand Naira) from the cashier of the Office of the Secretary to the Plateau State Government, and which sum was derived from the account of Plateau State Government, and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000»..

The paper includes estimates that the number of automated «bots» is 60 million on Facebook and up to 48 million on Twitter, the latter based upon a recent study by Menczer and colleagues.

Upon analysis, the samples» carbon isotope values revealed an exceptionally arid region deep in Asia's interior going back 23 million years, initially ringed by areas of higher rainfall.

This framework will be built upon available open - source deep learning platforms that can be adapted to address different aspects of the cancer process as represented by JDACS4C's challenge topics: 1) understand the molecular basis of key protein interactions; 2) develop predictive models for drug response; and 3) automate the extraction and analysis of information from millions of cancer patient records to determine optimal cancer treatment strategies.

Energy bars are synonymous with healthy, quick and energizing food for these modern times, relied upon by millions for a fast, waxy - cardboard - esque - quasi-tasty boost of calories, protein and carbs.

A January 2014 study by oxford university revealed that 2 million years ago our earliest human ancestors relied heavily upon this root which fueled up to 80 % of their diet.

suitable partners using new tools that draw upon data provided by thousands, or millions, of users.

More than ever before - millions upon millions of people are using the Internet and are finding it is by far the best way of finding a partner or to find the man or woman of your dreams!

Hunter, once - upon - a-time New York City roommates with fellow Oscar winner Frances McDormand and most recently co-star of the short - lived, single - season Alan Ball series «Here and Now» on HBO, acquired the four - story mid-block townhouse in July 2014 for $ 3.3 million, as noted by the eagle - eyed celebrity property gossip at the New York Post.

Created in 1985 by Oscar nominee and Emmy Award - winning writer - director - producer Richard Curtis («Four Weddings and a Funeral,» «Bridget Jones Diary,» «Notting Hill»), Red Nose Day was built upon the foundation that mass media and celebrities can help raise money and increase awareness of poverty in order to save and change millions of lives.

DiCaprio's Jordan Belfort, upon whose memoir this film, written by Terence Winter, is loosely based, goes from two - bit broker on Long Island to major player, earning $ 49 million by the time he was twenty - six, mostly from bogus blue chip stock sales.

Told in a stark, non-linear fashion, the wrenching trailer captured worldwide fan attention and unanimous critical praise upon its debut, receiving over one million hits in its first 24 hours online, and nearly 10 million views by two days after its debut.

While some critics might be a bit miffed by «comic book movies» and in their criticism, the MCU movies have found their «golden ticket» formula of success with public (i.e a mixture of heart, humor, and blockbuster superhero nuances), raking in millions upon millions at the worldwide box office with each new release.

Disney and Pixar's latest animated feature Coco delivered on its promise to top the box office upon release by finishing first during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend with an estimated $ 49 million.

Adventure made headlines last week when, upon the game's announcement by way of a Kickstarter fundraising campaign, fans donated $ 1 million within 24 hours, well past its goal of $ 400,000 (which was raised in nine hours).

Film Review by Kam Williams Headline: Historic Rock Concerted Revisited by Bittersweet Bio-Pic On August 15, 1969, over a half - million young people descended upon the Catskills Mountains in upstate New York for a three - day music festival which would come to define the hippie generation.

Hundreds upon hundreds of millions at the box - office, fueled by enthusiastic repeat viewings.

No, it's serviceable fare more fatally wounded by the prevarication of making a zombie movie featuring millions upon millions of deaths (hundreds shown) within the chaste confines of the PG - 13 rating.