Sentences with phrase «down the time by»

Indeed, by analyzing a roster of competitive runners, Kilduff found that competitors running in a race with a rival whittled down their time by an average of five seconds per kilometers.

And because of it, I tend to get things done days in advance... and I get to enjoy a little down time by catching up on my DVR'd shows or maybe even reward myself with a little shopping!

Save on postage and down time by ordering 2 or more grooming loops at a time.

«Witch time» makes a return, allowing you to slow down time by dodging an attack at the last instant - giving you a chance to deal a devastating counter-attack.

ShawPittman LLP, Washington • D.C. 1/2001 — 12/2001 Database Administrator Maintained and updated time and billing database servers and application software, optimized settings to reduce system down time by 5 %.

Received, inventoried, and distributed electrical and mechanical parts, reducing production down time by 20 %.

Time manage to save manufacturing from down time by time management on the line of a manufacturing company in a fast past environment with communication, observation of production line processes by troubleshooting and assisting with production team to improve time management and production.

Midwest Steel Blanking (Lombard, IL) 07/2004 — 08/2008 Director of Operations • Oversaw daily operations and management of 40 employees including 2 project managers • Served as an advisor to the President on all critical and strategic issues • Led presentations to banks, governmental agencies, potential investors, and large volume customers • Oversaw production, maintenance, quality control, and all other dealings with all outside vendors • Negotiated all insurance policies and contracts concerning account receivables and insurance related claims • Developed the ISO 9000 quality manual and OSHA safety awareness programs, training, and documentation • Trained future managers of the company in professional skills, managerial decision making, and business communications • Designed and implemented a new inventory control systems for managing raw - material and finished - goods • Ensured cost control limiting the direct expenses incurred and indirect impacts such as inefficiencies, downtime, and waste • Over a 3 year period, reduced the account receivables insurance premium from $ 55K to $ 13K / year • Renegotiated all other insurance contracts for better coverage and reduced premiums by 20 % • Reduced «outside parts manufacturing» cost by 50 % • Maintained the cost of all supplies at the 2004 levels • Instituted production reporting and operational data analyses for decision making • Reduced down time by 60 %, overall operation's cost by 4.5 %, and scrap generation by 3 % • Developed ISO 9001 quality manuals and handled external annual audits • Introduced safety procedures and training programs

• Instrumental in minimizing costly down time by ensuring all equipment was in working order and purchased new equipment when necessary.

Not exact matches

Even though the planners had, in effect, spent more time thinking about their task, with no progress made on the task itself, as Baumeister and Tierney explain, «their minds had apparently been cleared by the act of writing down a plan.»

At the same time, Foot Locker shares, already down sharply this year, tumbled 25 % in heavy trading as the retailer reported that comparable sales fell 6 % in the second quarter — a stunning result given the 1.7 % increase expected by Wall Street, according to Consensus Metrix.

The value of the cryptocurrency bitcoin is melting down Thursday, having dropped 20 % against the dollar by midday Eastern Time in only two hours of frantic trading.

And it expects to be up and running by 2024 — by which time, several industry pundits have warned, the window for locking down lucrative supply contracts in Asia will have closed.

By slowing down, for example, by taking the moments I needed to prepare for that call in the first place, I would have ultimately saved myself time in the long ruBy slowing down, for example, by taking the moments I needed to prepare for that call in the first place, I would have ultimately saved myself time in the long ruby taking the moments I needed to prepare for that call in the first place, I would have ultimately saved myself time in the long run.

One explanation offered by officials suggests that Russia could just be infiltrating systems as leverage in a coordinated attack down the road — that is, theft may not be the main goal, according to the Times.

Zuckerberg says that «by making these changes, I expect the time people spend on Facebook and some measures of engagement will go down.»

If you only put 5 % down on a $ 450,000 home and prices dropped by 20 %, your home would be worth less than the amount you owed on the bank — and this could spell trouble when it came time to renew your mortgage.

«No matter where I am in the world, I try to routinely wake up at around 5 a.m.. By rising early, I'm able to do some exercise and spend time with my family, which puts me in a great mind frame before getting down to business,» he explains.

Thor promised to solve the problem by slowing down orders so they reached exchanges at the exact same time, preventing front - running.

Using the site, you can take advantage of the down time you will have on a business trip by uploading your travel itinerary, and finding a fellow entrepreneur in another city to invite to coffee.

Unrepresented or unconnected first time authors are truly throwing money down the drain by sending manuscripts out in a shotgun effect.

In most situations, by the time you sit down face to face with a hiring manager, he or she has carefully reviewed your resume, looked into your qualifications, and likely checked both you and your former employer out on the Web and social media.

Issue resolution improved by 6 percent, while average call time and escalations — when callers demand to speak with managers — both went down.

Donald Trump, who was named TIME Person of the Year on Wednesday, said he will work to bring down the cost of Air Force One planes being developed by Boeing.

While BYD was down 40 % at the time, train maker CRRC Corporation was down 50 %, while China Railway shares fell by 45 %.

When your customers are excited to pass your products down to the next generation, you're building loyalty that lasts a lifetime — and that starts by designing a product that will stand the test of time.

By taking this down time to really reflect on the course of your work and life, you can ensure that when you're back up to full speed you're actually running in the right direction.

Those stocks had traded about half their 30 - day average volume by the time trading was shut down.

«We are going to get the job done by intercepting the firearms, intervening in the gangs and taking down the narcotics markets and holding onto them,» Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said at the time, according to ABC News.

By the time overtime hit, with the Patriots marching down the field for an inevitable score, his mood had changed drastically.

Amazon Description: «From Woody Allen, «Crisis in Six Scenes» is a is a comedy that takes place in the 1960's during turbulent times in the United States and a middle class suburban family is visited by a guest who turns their household completely upside down.»

If you break down every time your boss gives you a performance review, then psyche yourself up beforehand by tell yourself that nothing he says is personal and that it's all just words.

Australian shares were down 0.6 % after the Reserve Bank of Australia's policy board decided to cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to an all - time low of 1.50 %, as expected.

For example, 79 % of households paid for traditional cable or satellite service in last year's annual survey by the Leichtman Research Group, down from 84 % three years earlier and the all - time peak of 88 % in 2010.

If he saw a jam developing ahead, he slowed down so that by the time he reached it, the jam had already broken up.

But the Target strategy is also likely to ease pressure on its margins by cutting down on overtime and general pay at a time when shoppers are scarce, the results of the «Black Friday» creep that has led many retailers to open their doors on Turkey Day and progressively bring up store opening times in the last decade.

That's a very, very long time in technology and by then BlackBerry was so far down and the trend was so well developed that it was really hard for them to come back.

But new side - by - side comparisons from EDGI provide a kind of virtual trip back in time to the web before Trump took office, shedding light on the subtle ways that the administration is making it harder to track down information about climate change and alternative energy sources online.

The last time the company did something similar was in 2008, when the then struggling chain shut down all U.S. locations to retrain employees on improving the «Starbucks Experience» by boosting technical abilities and customer service.

By taking time to slow down and gather your thoughts, you'll realize what tasks are most important to accomplish each day.

What's more, franchisees see more disconnect with headquarters in the custom - burger experiment, which was launched at a time service is still bogged down by an overly expansive menu.

By taking stock of her ideas and writing them down, she says it allows her the time to process what they can become.

So next time, defend yourself by writing down what really matters before you shop.

Changes to Facebook's news feed as part of an initiative to crack down on the share of low - quality viral videos reduced the amount of time users spend on the network by 50 million hours a day in the fourth quarter, the company reports.

Her pep talks are filled with counterintuitive advice such as, «slow down time» and «gain your power by letting go,» but these directives don't seem idealistic when coming from Harder, founder of the Bliss Project; they seem downright fun.

As companies begin to fill positions they cut in down times, employees are buoyed by the promise of higher pay and better opportunities, making them quicker to jump ship.

By the time Priszm stopped distributions last year, its ability to pay down debt was already in doubt.

The transactions are structured so as to spare institutional backers of the ride - hailing firm the pain of marking down the value of their investments, while at the same time offering staff an exit well below what they may have been hoping for before the company was hit by a string of governance scandals.

They cut down additional time spent in the waiting room by offering the endless pile of paperwork online for patients to fill out in advance.

This means that, until the Chinese government shuts it down — which may have happened by the time you read this — anyone in China can search and read uncensored news originating anywhere in the world.