Sentences with phrase «driving by some of our competitors»

Some over-optimistic driving by some of our competitors resulted in Tommy having nowhere to go at the first corner.

Not exact matches

Hackett has focused on streamlining Ford's core vehicle business while also recasting the company's message for investors who are captivated by self - driving cars and the arrival of upstart competitors such as Tesla.

But instead of driving prices down, the competitors appear to increase prices step - by - step (which is why the charts above look like a staircase), something that's referred to as «shadow pricing.»

By working on self - driving car technology, Apple is putting itself in direct competition with a slew of competitors, including Alphabet's Waymo (GOOGL), which has been developing an autonomous driving product for years.

Some builders will spray paint a piece of plywood offering higher wages and drive it by a competitor's site.

Uber has faced ongoing scrutiny over allegations of workplace harassment, a criminal probe into its attempts to evade regulators, a lawsuit over trade secret theft brought by Waymo — its competitor in the self - driving car industry — and a lawsuit brought by a woman who alleges her medical files were improperly shared by Kalanick and other executives.

The 104 - page OPEC report finds that there will be greater demand for the group's oil in 2016, with customers consuming an average of 31.65 million barrels a day throughout the year because the market will be «supply - driven» as competitors, beset by low prices, continue to cut back severely on capital expenditures ranging from exploration to new drilling.

And, by definition, it means the company (and competitors like OfferPad) are involved with the transaction that drives the value chain — the actual buying and selling of homes.

The unique feature that drives many towards Ethbet is that it will be the first Ethereum - based platform to allow players to bet directly against each other, a feature not yet offered by any of its competitors.

There is also no scope for a bitcoin miner to ramp up production in an attempt to price out competitors by driving down the value of bitcoin, as is possible with gold.

This will require a cultural shift — driven by stronger and more strategic business leaders — away from the existing environment of price - based competition and fear of local competitors.

To get to the event, attended by a cheerful band of 180 competitors, Bickham drove 12 hours from his Pennsylvania home and slept on the river bank in his battered Chevy.

You can couple all of this with loss of strength, loss of sex drive is reported by most, and hormone levels get out of whack by both male and female competitors.

The 2016 Ford Focus RS already has a big horsepower and torque lead over its competitors, but for European owners that want a little more out of their all - wheel - drive hot hatch there's the Ford Performance by Mountune upgrade.

See the Cherokee compared side - by - side against key competitors here.Performance During a day of testing, I drove the new Cherokee on twisty mountain roads and pockmarked streets, as well as a brief highway stint, and it performed about as well as any SUV in the class.

The NSX pace car will be driven by Sage Marie, Honda's senior manager of Public Relations, who also happens to be a two - time Pikes Peak competitor and road racer.

It is driven by a smooth - shifting six - speed automatic transmission that achieves up to 31 miles per gallon *, which is better than most of the other full - size competitors in its class.

After a long day driving around San Diego, we came away impressed by the Odyssey and had a much clearer picture of how it compares to the 2011 Toyota Sienna, its primary competitor.

Driving dynamics have long been a Hyundai weak point, but they are improving by leaps and bounds, and while the new Tucson is no Mazda, it's certainly much more satisfying to drive than the previous version, and better that many of its competitors.

On top of being comfortable and refined, the Lexus GS is also enjoyable to drive, punchy and frugal when compared with its competitors and can, in some instances, offer rather impressive value for money by segment standards.

«We got completely hosed at the start by a competitor who decided to drive into me for the entire length of the braking zone in Turn 1, which knocked the mirror off.

Subaru of America Inc. will push station wagons and four - wheel drive for 1994 because Impreza has turned out to be a major disappointment.President George Muller said the car is out - gunned by its competitors, so he's decided to play to Subaru's strengths.Subaru was counting on the Impreza for about 5,000 units a month.

Driven by the tremendous success of the Smart Fortwo, especially in Italy, [9] Fiat began examining a variety of small car concepts «to regain its small - car crown,» [9]-- developing an «intense interest at producing a Smart (Fortwo) competitor» [21]-- and concluding that «most customers want more than just the Smart's two seats.»

The Toyota Tacoma doesn't come close to matching the more impressive figures posted by its diesel competitors, but it's significantly less expensive than many of the other vehicles in this list - and 19 mpg in city driving and 21 mpg on the highway aren't bad considering the truck's price point.

Where competitors like the front - drive Toyota Avalon and Chevrolet Impala impart a sporty look, the rear - wheel - drive Charger displays a rowdy all - American bravado backed up by a team of powerful engine options, including a 707 - horsepower Hemi V8 found in the Charger SRT Hellcat.

Add these issues to poor fuel consumption, a vacillating transmission, sloppy handling and compete lack of traction from Holden's «Active Torque on Demand» all - wheel - drive system and Captiva 5 fell well short of the prowess demonstrated by its competitors.

The division it's caused It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that KDP Select is an attempt by Amazon to drive its competitors out of the ebook business, or relegate them to such a minor role that they might as well be gone.

Wow, so Amazon drives all of the brick - and - mortar bookstore chains out of business, in part by taking advantage of its special sales tax status, and as soon as the last competitor gives up the ghost, starts planning to move into their shoes?

And publishers would have no choice but to agree because every other competitor would also have been driven out of the market by Amazon's predatory pricing?

It is a systematic move by the dominant outlet for hard copy book sales to do two things: hamstring it's direct competitors for ebook sales and drive buyers towards Amazon's ebook reader and online sales of ebooks, which are a tremendous profit center for «The Big A».

Given the lack of de novo growth prospects and NASCAR's outspoken reluctance to expand the current race schedule, profit - expansion opportunities were largely driven by more efficient marketing and management of tracks, offering enhanced experiences to race attendees, and successful acquisition and integration of competitors.

If they tried to impose credit - card like terms (i.e. bank can change them on a whim) they would be driven out of the market place by competitors with more reasonable terms.

Spectra also misses a trick by not having your personal best score displayed on the HUD to help drive you forward, and again misses another one by not having the scores of your nearest competitors also displayed.

However, the Off - Road Masters varies the gameplay further by introducing smash - up to cross country events which sees the player attempting to avoid all of the red boards in favour of driving through the green boards on the way to setting a fast lap time to compete with another 7 competitor's lap times, while elimination is integrated into wild rush events as the driver in last place is eliminated every 30 seconds; time attack is included in multiple event types such as speed cross and wild rush as the player is tasked with setting the fastest lap time in competition with 7 drivers and only 3 laps to set the pace, alongside championships including differing event types.

This can lead to myopia that's kind of staggering, and challenges the notion that the industry is too driven by casual - oriented business - think: 10 years later, the Sims has sold 125 million boxes or expansions for more than 2.5 billion in revenue, and yet no one has shipped a serious, well - funded competitor.

It's easy to see why: developed by a tiny team of just six people initially, Assetto Corsa was the PC's answer to Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo with its emphasis on road cars, stunning graphics and hardcore driving physics to match its PC competitors.

Western nations, driven by a global agenda of climate alarmism, are destroying their profitable industries with carbon taxes; and their promotion of expensive, intermittent green energy is pushing us back down the energy ladder; and our competitors in Asia are climbing the energy ladder as quickly as they can.

Christensen recommends that organising a company by jobs - to - be-done will drive the re-engineering of its internal processes and make them less easy for competitors to replicate.

Roadmaster ranks ahead of its truck driving school competitors by grounding itself in old - fashioned hard work, maintaining strong relationships with big - name carriers and offering total student assistance before, during, and after their CDL classes.

Driver Ed Schools in the Carrollton area we will match and beat by 10 % of the difference Competitor Driving School Prices.

Driving Schools in the Carrollton area we will match and beat by 10 % of the difference Competitor Driving School Prices.

Besides offering more affordable driving lesson packages than our chief competitors (such as Valley Bobs), our driving school stands out by offering custom traffic safety curriculums, the most liked crew of driving instructors, and hybrid training vehicles with added safety features.

«By spending aggressively now, Uber can beat competitors on pricing and invest heavily in the future of self - driving cars,» CNN writes.

There is already plenty of incentive for innovation in those areas without the need for patents, driven by a variety of forces, such as establishing and maintaining first - mover advantages and establishing reputational capital that can not be «stolen» by competitors.

But it certainly could be a competitor to Bitcoin in Venezuela, and I think the fact that the term cryptocurrency was used in the announcement provides an important signal about the government's intention to compete with growing interest in cryptocurrencies in Venezuela, which is largely driven by the economic crisis and devaluation of the local currency there, that's currently ongoing.

Additionally, you will: * Lead with Heart — display empathy and compassion for your patients, customers, caregivers and colleagues on your team * Motivate, inspire and develop your Pharmacy Support Staff by balancing assignments that maximize colleagues» strengths, address development opportunities and decrease knowledge gaps * Identify critical business opportunities and meaningful solutions to drive growth and improve performance in your pharmacy * Successfully implement those solutions by leading your team to achieve specified goals * Adapt to change and adjust plans to thrive in a dynamic community healthcare setting * Seek new ways to grow, collaborate with others and deliver better outcomes * Align others around purpose to gain support and commitment * Facilitate a «team» culture that promotes caring, energy, enthusiasm and pride * Apply acquired knowledge to help drive healthy outcomes and differentiate CVS from competitors * The above represents a summary of the functions of a Pharmacy Manager.

Customer Service and Administration Duties & Responsibilities Interact with customers in a professional manner to improve the client experience, resolving queries and issues in a timely and professional fashion while making all customer needs the top priority Implement quality assurance processes to ensure administrative accuracy and promote operational efficiency Assist in the execution of needs - based client assessment to facilitate successful product / service utilization Collaborate and communicate effectively with all departments and members of company management, acting as a liaison between customers and all staff members as well as representing institutions within the community Generate referrals and consistent repeat business through effective service and timely follow - up Meet and exceed marketing and sales strategies while tracking progress versus established benchmarks Maintain a strong working knowledge of company products and services, respective marketplace, competitor strategies, industry regulations, and other pertinent information, applying all knowledge to related job functions Provide relevant guidance / leadership to new staff training efforts and coaching, consistently leading by example Oversee critical document control and management, maintaining all files in an organized manner Perform continuous assessment of client service operations while furnishing oversight and guidance regarding effective customer service and issue resolution techniques Adhere consistently to all established policies, guidelines, procedures, related laws, and other related constraints Utilize various technology applications to drive customer service and administrative processes Assist management team and senior department members with various other duties as assigned

Looking at the bussiness side of it I can not see anther of the franchises wanting to deal with this broker for fear of him not paying them, but wouldn't it be funny for Re / max head office to driving by there dundas location seeing on of there major competitors sign on a property they own it's like having a Burger King franchise on land owned by McDonalds lol.