Sentences with phrase «close calls as»

Hardcore Europe Ladder Team MeRc killing the ubers with a level 30 Paladin a few years ago (reuploaded to this channel) A very intense battle with some close calls as... Read more»
«What's problematic here is that THE FACE OF LOVE treats these close calls as though they're disposable, rather than essential beats for sustaining the film's central conflict.»
«I look at those close calls as a positive sign for having given myself so many opportunities in our national championship and I believe that I'll have more opportunities,» Mickelson told reporters Tuesday at Pinehurst, where, in 1999 playing with Payne Stewart and about to become a first - time father, he notched his first of a record six runner - up finishes.
The larger of them, the Juggernauts are fun to destroy due to them being able to withstand so much punishment that it's generally a close call as to whether you stop those cores from being stolen.

Not exact matches

European markets closed lower on Tuesday as U.K. PM Theresa May announced plans to call a snap general election on June 8.
MCI's telemarketers could now begin sales calls by saying «I'm calling on behalf of your friends and family», giving them three times the close rate as cold calls.
Some firefighters worked days on the front line, refusing to take breaks, while sheriff's dispatchers continued taking calls even as the fire came close to taking out their building.
Failure brings you closer to discovering what works, so instead of calling something a failure, reframe it as a pivot or plot twist in your life story.
But the North's decision to send former military intelligence chief Kim Yong Chol as delegation leader to the closing ceremony has enraged families of 46 sailors killed in the torpedo attack on their ship and threatens the mood of rapprochement that Seoul wants to create at what it calls the «Peace Games».
By requiring users to register their drones the FAA hopes to curb a recent spate of close calls between drones and commercial aircraft as well as incidents like the recent high - profile crash of a photography drone into the stands at the U.S. Open tennis tournament.
But another executive, who succeeded Gralnick as CEO, closed that chain down and invested in upscale stores called White House Black Market.
An analysis of Building 8's recent hires and job listings by Business Insider, as well as conversations with people close to the company, shows an ambitious effort to create and sell millions of consumer hardware units, from a supply chain outpost in Hong Kong to a planned retail push and customer call center operation.
Lee explained that after such a close call, the company took a long hard look at what was and wasn't working with business as usual.
The frequency of such close calls is believed to be rising as drones increase in popularity.
2.Right - to - work is generally defined as a state where it is against the law for a union to be a so - called «closed shop,» requiring all employees to join a union and pay dues.The Michigan laws would make membership in a union and payment of dues voluntary and would cover both the private and public sector, except for fire and police unions.
As of Thursday's close, Bed Bath & Beyond shares have fallen more than 47 percent in 2017, but would only need to rise roughly 2 percent in the next month for these calls to produce a profit.
While Florida remains the only swing state that's still too close to call, Obama bested his Republican challenger Mitt Romney regardless, as he raked in at least 303 electoral votes during yesterday's election.
The agreement calls for the agent to be compensated even in sales closed by the seller, but that fee is not stipulated, meaning it theoretically could amount to as little as a penny.
The move is a vote of confidence in the U.S. economy — a signal that consumers and businesses don't need quite as much help via monetary policy now that the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.6 percent, close to what economists call full employment.
Right - to - work laws bar so - called «closed shops,» where workers are required to join a union and pay union dues or pay equivalent fees as a condition of employment.
The bold thinkers at the core of these companies are able to work as they see fit — they can stand for phone calls, sprawl out on a couch to decompress, hold meetings outside or close all the doors for focused work when they're really motivated by a new idea.
Every five - and - a-half years they draw about as close to each other as Mars is from the sun, a moment called a «periastron passage»:
the percentage of return an investor receives based on the amount invested or on the current market value of holdings; it is expressed as an annual percentage rate; yield stated is the yield to worst — the yield if the worst possible bond repayment takes place, reflecting the lower of the yield to maturity or the yield to call based on the previous close
Some technical analysts suggest that the market must close below 200 DMA to call this correction over and historically it may be the case as most of the corrections did close below 200 DMA but there were a few instances when this didn't happen.
The FAA sent out this message Wednesday as the number of close calls with unmanned aircrafts reported...
Recent warnings from Malaysian oil and gas giant, Petronas, and the BC LNG alliance about the closing window of opportunity to competitively serve Asian markets should serve as a wake - up call for Canada.
If you are interested in signing up as a client after the call, I'd start off closer to the minimum amount first of $ 100,000 and see how the experience goes before allocating more assets.
On the same day as the closing of the Convertible Note Offering, Shkreli sold 292,400 shares of Retrophin stock as a result of a margin call, in flagrant disregard of the Company's representations and agreements.
In a conference call, Didi president Jean Liu said that Apple's investment comes as part of an ongoing funding round for Didi that has yet to close.
«We believe that together, as citizens, we have a higher calling to close the military / civilian cultural divide by joining in service to our communities.»
Blackhawk also said on its call that upcoming promotional launches will include closed loop cards across accounts such as Uber, Delta Airlines and Williams Sonoma.
As President Donald Trump takes the country closer to an economic nationalism that calls for tearing up agreements like NAFTA and the Trans - Pacific Partnership, potentially enacting higher tariffs on imports and obsessing over trade deficits, it is worth reflecting on a similar debate that inflamed the electorate 130 years ago.
Postal Doors Staying Open Faced with outcry from the public and in Congress, the Postal Service backed off plans that called for closing as many as 3,700 rural post offices starting next week.
For example, BorgWarner CEO James Verrier said, «China light vehicle production was up close to 7 %, which was well ahead of our expectations as we went into the quarter,» and then, discussing the full - year, said, «I would say we're closely aligned with IHS» view, which is calling for about 2 % growth in China.»
The Reserve Bank uses its domestic market operations (sometimes called «open market operations») to keep the cash rate as close as possible to the target set by the Board, by managing the supply of funds available to banks in the money market.
The prevailing overvalued, overbought, and overbullish combination of conditions has historically been associated with subsequent market returns below Treasury bill yields, so while we hold about 1 % of assets in call options as a modest speculative exposure to market fluctuations, a larger exposure closer to 2 % continues to await a short - term pullback sufficient to «clear» that overbought condition.
The first MIP is charged at closing and it's called the FHA Upfront Mortgage Insurance Premium, which some lenders abbreviate as UFMIP.
A South African environmental group renewed its call for a moratorium on shale - gas fracking, as the government moves closer to a decision on whether to allow the process opponents say imperils water quality.
Virgin is closing a call centre in Swansea and Calvetron is to appoint administrators shortlyMore than 1,500 jobs are at risk after Virgin Media announced plans to shut a Swansea call centre, and as the company behind the fashion brands Jacques Vert and Windsmoor teeters on the edge of collapse.
Noting the close call to American taxpayers, NAHB Chairman Ed Brady issued the following statement that this should serve as an urgent wake - up call to policymakers to quickly pass comprehensive housing finance reform:
It also called for private sale and gun show loopholes to be closed and universal background checks to be enacted, as well as a universal database of those banned from buying guns.
Close to a million students stood up and streamed out of classrooms across the country last week as part of the National School Walkout, which honored the victims of the Parkland shooting one month ago and called on lawmakers to pass gun control legislation.
Most business failures — such as engineering disasters, product malfunctions, and PR crises — are foreshadowed by near misses, close calls that, had luck not intervened, would have had far worse consequences.
As partners and when needed, we will conduct weekly calls with our investments for the first 6 - 12 months post closing an investment round.
Closing lesson for today Mikey, as soon as a person has to resort to name calling then he or she has pretty much failed and lost the discussion.
After reading several of the posts on the «interpretation of mythical texts into a book called the bible» one is left to wonder how a being who is supposed to have created the universe would permit what is often referred to as «his inerrant words»... to get so screwed up... you would think he / she / it would have been keeping a close eye on a book that he / she / it wanted to have in print for... mass distribution... it is not not a womder the bible is messed up the way it is... it is a «human» construct... only humans could mess a book up that badly... gods do nor make mistakes... except for Rick Santorum
I agree with L.Nielsen's sentiment that you are «almost there» — close to realising that this is the only life you have and that all your effort should be directed at living it well for it's own sake, close to realising that you are strong enough as an individual to face the world without the psychological crutch you call god, close to realising that you are a good human being in your own right, close to realising that your own successes, failures, loves and fears are yours and yours alone, not attibutable to an imaginary creator.
What really makes my head hurt trying to understand is when people claim to be of a faith or to be a Christian and have absolutely no clue as to the idea that they're supposed to actually believe and uphold the teachings of CHRIST and not their own religion ideas and call it «close enough».
In closing arguments, Assistant US Attorney Nathan Williams mocked Roof for calling himself brave in his hate - filled journal and during his confession, saying the real bravery came from the victims who tried to stop him as he fired 77 bullets at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church.
Finally, as I bring this address to a close, I call on you to improve the state of your corner of the Universe and take a vow of levity.
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