Sentences with phrase «certain companies try»

It is unfortunate that certain companies try to make themselves and their products sound better than they are by attempting to make others sound bad through negative advertising.

Not exact matches

The types of chips that Xilinx makes are gaining ground in data centers as companies like Microsoft and Facebook are trying out custom and programmable chips for certain types of changing computing jobs.

One approach companies are trying is to target certain beta amyloid proteins, which accumulate in the brain of people who have Alzheimer's.

Musk tried to counter these concerns by announcing he won't get paid unless the company reaches certain massive milestones, including a $ 650 billion market valuation.

Last month, the company said Pearson would be departing as CEO and that billionaire investor William Ackman would join the board as it tries to clean up its accounting problems, which the company says were caused by «improper conduct» by certain top executives.

Companies that require managers to fire a certain percentage of poor performers every year are simply imposing a rule to try to correct for the poor leadership behavior of managers.

Buffett suggests that investors focus on the economics of the companies they own (in other words the underlying businesses), and then try to weigh the probability that certain events will or will not transpire, much like a Bridge player checks the probabilities of his opponents» hands.

Though most of the food chains try to keep the outlets company owned in certain cases it is not always possible and hence are given as franchises.

It's been a blast working with a professional photographer (John Cameron) and taking cues from a real design company (Carter Hales Design Lab) to try to evoke a certain feeling or story with something as simple as a beautiful piece of smoked salmon, and I feel totally privileged that I've been getting paid to do something I love so much.

I get so frustrated trying to explain how extremely non-altruistic certain formula - company behaviours are (such the «clubs» where they send you samples and coupons, and the «welcome packages» that are full of samples and coupons, and the monetary and in - kind «donations» to hospitals and clinics...).

Evgeny Morozov, well - known for his pessimism with respect to the internet, has an interesting concept of «algorithmic regulation» — whereby Silicon Valley tech companies offer technical solutions to political problems, essentially through using data to try and craft individual behaviours, create certain incentives in order to prod people in certain directions.

The oral examination lasted more than two hours, during which Mr Dame tried to prove that the embattled businessman still owned or had shares in certain companies.

Activist Mark Dunlea works with the Campaign For A Real Minimum Wage Increase: «We do agree his [Cuomo's] idea of trying to do it just for fast - food workers but particularly only for fast - food workers for certain large companies, 30 franchises, does raise some legal questions about his strategy.»

Then, when I started my own company, I stopped directing at that point and went back to producing, so I needed young directors, and I made a point at that time to try to develop them by starting people in certain areas.

The closure of this company was a huge black eye to the publishing industry, though the company (and Amazon) has tried to do right by us in certain ways.

It's interesting how some companies constantly insist on promoting certain things that aren't very popular, like they're trying to force something on people whether they want it or not, like Google with their Google + that nobody wants to use.

What seems pretty certain though is that the company will try to ensure it happens before the mid-Nov schedule that Amazon has set for its Kindle Fire to make its market debut.

I doubt it skews the statistics much, but it would be easy for people in certain areas (read: large cities) to invest local without even trying (take me: within 50 miles there are probably 200 companies a majority of Americans have heard of!).

With a certain degree of share concentration, some mutual funds may even seek board seats of their portfolio companies and try to exert a more active role in corporate governance.

If I am «active» I will select a certain number of companies to invest in based on some criteria (growth, value, etc.), whereas if I am «passive» I choose to simply own all the small companies that exist under that same criteria, and not try to pick winners and losers.

All home loan lenders have tie ups with certain insurance companies whose cover they might be trying to push.

For certain fees, you could also try debt consolidation companies that offer debt management programs.

Some companies try branding a certain way, while others try targeting different income brackets.

Certain credit card companies are more prone to taking legal action when they feel that debtors are trying to escape their credit card payments.

What happens here is that companies often write off your debt if you haven't paid it and after a certain amount of time they turn over the debt to a collection agency to help them collect and they're getting paid on a percentage of whatever they collect or the debt might be sold to them and so they're trying to recover more than the price paid for the debts.

Certain companies have created garments that act like chastity belts for pets, but these will not stop the pets from trying to mate.

Daniel Cook used to work at Microsoft and he has exposed how the company has tried to create a certain section of gamers.

The console market is pretty much dominated by Nintendo and a certain red - capped plumber, but that doesn't mean other companies aren't trying to play catch - up.

If I have one caveat about this product, it is that when I tried to buy one of these for everyone in my family, I found that in fact the whole thing is an absolutely brilliant parody of a certain axe company in the Bronx.

There's no doubt that BYD (aka Build Your Dreams) has a certain advantage over other companies that are trying to bring a plug - in (or electric car) to market: They are China's biggest battery maker, and number two worldwide.

The defensive protection is less controversial, where advocates of traditional knowledge protection are trying to stop people from acquiring IP rights over traditional knowledge — for example, if a pharmaceutical company goes into an indigenous community, learns about the use of a certain plant for treatment of disease, does a little more research, and then patents the knowledge.

Car companies suggest that these oversized dash displays, which often times behave more like smart phones than the traditional dashboard, are actually safer than the design of older cars due to features like integrated voice controls that keep the driver's hands on the wheel or the large touch screens for tasks like navigation that are easier to manage than trying to fumble with a smartphone (not to mention the fact that these kinds of new features will almost certain boost manufacturer revenue).

The insurance company may be trying to terminate your medical treatment, or claiming that certain aspects of treatment are not covered.

For instance, companies may try to reach collective settlements, which are available in respect of certain competition law claims (using the mechanism set out in the Competition Act 1998), or seek to utilise a collective redress scheme.

In certain cases, trucking companies will try to avoid liability by arguing that the truck driver was an independent contractor, and therefore the company should not be held responsible.

There are rumors that certain disability insurance companies are currently amending the wording of their policies to try to fit into the potential new exception.

There are indeed insurance companies that will try to sell you life insurance that expires at a certain age.

Here, we have tried to measure the excellence of Indian Life Insurance companies based on certain criterions.

Sometimes, companies will have contracts with certain car dealerships for cheaper car rentals so if you're going to need a car, try looking for policies that offer those perks.

Similarly, if your business is trying to raise money, investors may want assurance that the loss of certain employees wouldn't cause the company to go bankrupt.

You need to follow certain points to initiate the claim process by National Insurance Company ltd. whenever you met with an accident try to jot down the number of the vehicle involved in the accident if any.

Many a times it happens that after a certain period of time, people try to challenge their existing insurance schemes as they are usually not satisfied with the services their insurance companies provides.

Some companies try to corner the market on low - risk or high - risk drivers by offering slightly lower premiums for certain profiles.

At the same time, Samsung says it's trying to reduce reliance on «a certain customer,» and although the firm hasn't named Apple specifically, it's pretty clear that Apple was the company it was referring to.

But that may require rejiggering of the teams working on it, and layoffs often come as a result of trying to recalibrate the expectations and investment in certain areas of the company.

«I think we're trying to establish certain tiers — we're not going to be a single - product company over time,» Abovitz told an audience during an interview at Recode's Code Media conference today.

We've reached out to Microsoft and the company is trying to work out what the issue might be, although it appears that it isn't specific to a certain model Windows phone.

Tim Swanson, Director of Market Research at R3CEV has even coined the term «chain washing» to describe companies / startups that are using or trying to use Blockchain technology in certain areas when in fact, they could be using more advanced technology for the purpose at hand.

«I think we're trying to establish certain tiers — we're not going to be a single - product company over time,» Abovitz told Recode.

The interviewer might ask what your boss would say it is, or s / he might ask about a project where something went wrong (indirectly trying to ferret out a weakness) or ask why you left a certain company (even more indirectly probing for problem areas).