Sentences with phrase «close to»

Despite proclaiming Canada an «energy superpower,» prime minister Stephen Harper never came close to getting a new export pipeline built.

Close to nine years of concessions and frustration seemingly exploded into a series of very public tantrums by union members this March.

An analysis of close to 700 million online shopping transactions concluded that one average, a Pinterest user will spend around 70 percent more per order compared to a Facebook or Twitter user.

«They have amicably ended their relationship of three years,» a source close to the situation told People magazine.

Just three years after it was founded, FedEx was burning close to one million dollars a month.

Staying close to God or spiritual beliefs and listening carefully for a clear voice of direction is the process employed by these individuals.

You can love Hillary or hate her, but no woman has ever come even this close to being elected President.

That would represent a premium of close to 30 % of the price of Tribune Media shares on Feb. 28, the day before Reuters broke the news that Sinclair had approached Tribune Media to discuss an acquisition.

At the moment, AIMCo has close to $ 80 billion in assets under management, an important bastion of stability in a province prone to booms and busts, where many families are right now worrying about their jobs and savings.

This can be done by placing billboards close to one of your business» locations or stores.

This financial picture, combined with the labour strife, has forced its share price below 90 cents, down from $ 1.10 in January and a tiny fraction of its value five years ago, when it traded at close to $ 20.

Now, late - stage investors could be putting their money in relatively close to the date of the IPO.

Holding information close to the vest has worked as it has gained big partnerships, Ambar Bhattacharyya, a vice president at Bessemer Venture Partners, who has handled investments in a number of other healthcare companies (they are not investors in Theranos), told Tech Insider in April.

Aside from the limited availability of cloud gaming services — due to the need for data centers to be close to users — prices are much higher than a monthly subscription to Netflix or Spotify.

The savings rate is close to the 25 - year average of five per cent, which doesn't point to a consumer debt apocalypse.

Close to 40 % became shareholders, a development that seemed to inspire workers to look beyond their own wages and working conditions and consider the health of the company as a whole.

«We came very close to shutting down the project,» he lets on.

The litigation hurdles Uber faces — around the world and close to home — have become increasingly costly.

In just more than a week, it has tumbled close to year - to - date lows.

Within six months of setting his goals, he was pretty close to matching the income he received as a pastor.

Take these credit limits as suggestions, rather than as requirements.You usually want to offer the client a credit limit that is close to the average of what other vendors provide.

Harley - Davidson, another company with a great stock symbol (NYSE: HOG), had revenues of $ 6 billion last year, mostly from selling close to 270,000 cruisers.

According to the Bank of Canada, close to half of all high - ratio mortgages originated in Toronto were to borrowers with loan - to - income ratios in excess of 450 per cent.

Look for a site close to other businesses that people frequent daily.

The Federal Reserve Board voted Wednesday to raise interest rates, ending close to a decade of virtually free money — and that could mean financing challenges for startups and small businesses.

After a nine - year bull run in stock markets, many analysts consider British and European companies to be close to peak values, ramping up the risk of over-priced purchases.

«You can't put party hats on everyone,» Rubin says, pointing out that some personality types will never hit 100 — or even close to it — in their self - assessments of contentment.

That's why the $ 250 billion in buybacks announced over the past three months — close to the record set in 2015 — has been so important in minimizing damage from the recent sell - off.

GOP strategists close to congressional leaders are worried that FBI's raid on Trump lawyer Michael Cohen could signal trouble in midterms

Owning two active mines so close to each other has created some tidy efficiencies for Dominion, including better return on the not - insubstantial infrastructure and logistics costs of operating in such a remote region.

Meredith was close to acquiring a number of magazines from Time Warner before the publishing part of the company was spun off.

On the first anniversary of the company's bankruptcy filing, Canadian Business spoke to close to 30 former employees in Canada and the U.S. to find out how Target, one of the best retailers in North America, got it so wrong in Canada.

In just six months America will elect a new President, and our nation isn't even close to having a debate that meets the gravity of this moment.

«If you're a couple, and you both retire at the age of 65, there is close to a 9 in 10 chance that one of you will be alive in your 90s,» he explains.

In the spring, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Union Square Ventures, Founders Fund and Bessemer Venture Partners all invested in MetaStable, according to several of the VCs and other people close to the fund.

Still, numerous surveys show Canadians are worryingly close to the edge.

Choi says few have dared to invest so close to the North Korean border, with tensions constantly flaring, making Gangwon among the poorest provinces in the country.

All I wanted to do was grab a bite to eat close to the highway and get home.

Amazon's MO has historically been to price its hardware as close to cost as possible, with revenue coming from the content sold on the device rather than the device itself.

Walmart close to buying Flipkart.

They're already convincing investors — New Millennium just received close to $ 1 million in a round of financing led by Toronto - based venture capital fund Hedgewood Inc. — and a burgeoning array of early adopters, including pioneering chefs, adventurous retailers and corporate partners that could soon include Google.

Rogers has yet to finalize pricing, but the company is looking to keep it close to the U.S. cost.

Forrec is dabbling in the «adult lifestyle community» category, which offers a more suburban feel situated close to nature.

Meanwhile in February the U.S. - government funded National Ignition Facility (NIF) in California, known for housing the world's most powerful laser, reported experiments indicating they were close to achieving «net gain,» where more total energy comes out than was put in — a goal that has eluded scientists for six decades.

According to Grantham, the housing market is close to two standard deviations above its historical norm, making the bubble signal clear.

The development contractors get close to $ 70 an hour.

I stay close to people who have worked for me and moved on.

Rolled out to U.S. junk - food junkies in mid-2012, the campaign generated close to 4 million flavor ideas through a Facebook app and SMS.

«We're getting very close to having a law passed in New York,» says Scorpio.

«I think the way in which he acts, especially his corrosive effect on norms — truth - telling being the most important of them — has that staining effect on institutions and people who are close to them.