Sentences with phrase «closest lead we have»

The closest lead we have on the whereabouts of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) is this shot of a robotic hand resting on R2 - D2.

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While trafficking routes have changed over time, in recent years narco subs and other vessels leaving southwest Colombia or northwest Ecuador laden with drug cargos often head out in the Pacific, even around the Galapagos Islands, before turning north in an effort to skirt law enforcement closer to home — which may include underwater sensors in Colombian waters — as well as US - led interdiction efforts.

The Iraqi military, with support from the US - led coalition, Kurdish forces, and Iranian - backed Shiite militia units, have been slowly closing in on Mosul since the start of an offensive on October 16.

April 27 - A proposed C $ 40 billion liquefied natural gas export terminal on British Columbia's coast edged closer to reality on Friday, as the company behind the project said it had chosen a contractor to lead project construction once financing is in place.

«We are pleased to acquire a business of this scale that has such an outstanding reputation with its customers dating back to 1954 and a strong management team led by CEO Christian Boas, who will remain with the business following the closing.»

«As the hottest year in history comes to a close, the success of the global fossil fuel divestment movement is undeniable,» said May Boeve, executive director of 350.org, the grassroots climate organisation that has played a leading role in the campaign.

Here's a closer look at each of the leading cities and what they have to offer aspiring entrepreneurs.

The so - called populist movement — in which people feel they aren't being heard by their governments — has led Britain to vote to exit the E.U., or Brexit, while far - right political candidates in France and the Netherlands edge closer to winning their upcoming presidential elections.

«What it has to do with is the fact that the person is not humble enough to accept responsibility when things go wrong, accept that there might be better ways to do things, and they just have a closed mind,» says Jocko Willink, coauthor of Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win.

Months of deliberations behind closed doors at Shell headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, had led the top brass at the world's largest non-state-owned oil company by sales to conclude that the energy industry was changing fundamentally — in a way that could turn the profitable oil - sands operation into a liability.

Maria Korsnick, president of the Nuclear Energy Institute said the trade group was disappointed in the agency's order and warned that upholding the status quo would lead to the retirements of more reactors in the U.S. «Once closed,» she said, «these facilities are shuttered forever.»

That is, simply being close to an area with strict regulations (even if the county itself doesn't have them) may be correlated with a lower firearms homicide and suicide rate, according to lead study author Dr. Elinore Kaufman.

Social media has a 100 percent higher lead - to - close rate than traditional outbound marketing.

By having a team charged with stocking the top of the funnel, other members weeding out the real from the pipe dreams, and led by someone who can close the deal, the sales funnel becomes a real tool that executives can use for planning.

A Saudi - led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen has closed air, land and sea access in a move it says is meant to stop a flow of Iranian arms to the Houthis, who control much of northern Yemen.

«Fragmenting liquidity in the closing auction would impact the DMM's ability to provide this service and could lead to increased volatility for our investors.

At the Pool is closing a $ 1 million seed round led by Silicon Valley venture - capital firm Clearstone Venture Partners and has overhauled its platform with many new features.

At the time, Business Insider reported that the closing of the fund could «raise a few eyebrows» in the so - called «Startup Nation» and lead to questions about the calibre of the young tech companies that are coming out of the country but it turns out that the move may have been motivated by different reasons.

He realized that the closed - off nature of computing systems and gaming consoles had led to a generation of kids who like computers but had no idea how to program them.

Closer to the present day (and with much lower stakes), companies with whimsical office cultures have chosen to follow Caligula's lead and appoint some four - legged executives of their own — in this case, dogs.

«A thought that I have is the United States could lead a coalition of large trading partners and allies against China, or to let China know that they're breaking the rules left and right,» Kudlow said on «Closing Bell.»

She also developed a close working relationship with her predecessor Anne Mulcahy, a relationship that led to what has been called one of the smoothest, most thoughtful successions in recent business history.

His outspoken positions on social issues have led many people, including his closest friends, to say he may run for president.

Security analyst have also warned that isolating Pakistan could lead it to seek closer ties with Russia, Iran and China — rival powers whose influence in the region is a longstanding concern for the U.S.

It's important to lead like a boss particularly when you've made the command decision to close it down.

Beijing has ordered companies to close factories in 19 industries from steel to glass where overproduction has led to price - cutting wars.

The latest round of national research grants has once again highlighted the University of Western Australia as the state's leading research institution, with Curtin University of Technology following close behind.

The City of Perth says age - related issues have led to the deterioration of Jacob's Ladder, with the popular landmark to remain closed until at least late May while work is done to maintain its structural integrity.

«That was one of the bricks in the load that led me to conclude I have to step away from the department if we're to close this case credibly,» Comey said, adding that consideration of appointing a special counsel to oversee the matter was a valid suggestion but one that would have been unfair.

Millions of people in the US have had to get a credit check for a mortgage, so when senators suggest that Wells Fargo employees opening and closing a credit card without a customer's knowledge may affect a credit score and lead to a higher interest rate, it's simple to understand the direct ramification.

Just last year, the discovery of an enormous Allied bomb in the German financial center, Frankfurt, led to the evacuation of 60,000 people, while Berlin's Tegel airport had to be closed down while police disarmed a nearby Russian - made bomb of similar vintage.

Sun Basket, a delivery service that provides recipes and pre-portioned ingredients for home - cooked meals, has closed a $ 4.5 million seed round led by PivotNorth Capital and Baseline Ventures.

Any of those price tags would make a merger the most expensive in tech history, but Qualcomm and lead director Tom Horton have said it's «just not even close to what the value of the company is.»

Maine's vote on recreational pot was still close to call early Wednesday morning, though The New York Times reported that the «yes» vote had a narrow lead.

Meal - kit startup Sun Basket has closed on another fundraising round, this time led by the venture capital and private equity arm of consumer products giant Unilever.

Shipt, a grocery delivery startup, has closed a $ 40 million in Series B funding led by Greycroft Partners, with participation from and e.ventures and Harbert Venture Partners.

The leading professional services firms recognize that maximizing their full human potential means working to close the leadership gender gaps that have long existed in the industry.

He estimates it would cost $ 100 billion to boost production to the levels of today's leading oil exporters — close to double the current investment in the oilpatch.

Rather than marketing to everyone, LeadCrunch enables marketers to focus their effort on leads that have the best chance of closing.

A salesperson, for instance, may be able to follow up on leads and close deals that you've let fall through the cracks.

REBBL, the plant - based beverage company, has closed $ 10 million in Series D funding led by Boulder Investment Group Reprise (BIGR).

Carlsberg's challenges in that market have led the company to close two of its ten breweries in that region, a move to reduce capacity by about 15 %.

A Saudi - led military coalition announced Monday it would close all air, land, and sea ports to Yemen, a move it said would lessen the flow of arms from Iran to the Houthi rebels — though it may also worsen a humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

Those changes, along with rising fuel costs, have led thousands of factories to close their doors.

If you're in a business - to - business, professional services category or have a long - term sales cycle, your lead - to - sale ratio will give you an idea of the audience you'll need to target to actually close a sale.

Fushman's transition has actually been under way for some time, and he has been working closely with the new product lead, Rob Baesman, for the past year, another source close to the company told us.

But the presidential race had tightened in the past week, as Trump closed in on Clinton's narrow polling lead.

Analysts have been predicting that Mayer's old ties with Google might eventually lead to a closer relationship with Yahoo.

The crisis — spurred largely by Syria's civil war — has caused numerous political spats, leading to the construction of walls around certain countries and the closing of borders between others.

«The Dark Knight» has had a huge influence on pop culture, and it led to a lot of dark, gritty imitators who couldn't come close to pulling off the magic that Nolan and his cast and crew did here.