Sentences with phrase «few small fall»

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[145] Small businesses with fewer than 10 employees and self - employed firms make up 85 % of city establishments, [6] and the number of San Franciscans employed by firms of more than 1,000 employees has fallen by half since 1977.

On a very basic level, as a sort of cultural trend, weddings themselves are becoming smaller and smaller affairs: They are increasingly getting cheaper and people are inviting fewer guests (in 2009, 149 came to the average American wedding; last year, that number fell to 141).

But the artistic temptation is always to make this fall splendid and Miltonic, a matter of a few grand and tragic choices rather than the steady accretion of small - time compromises, petty sins, and tiny steps downward that usually define damnation.

But, Ali aside, boxing is in a parlous state: no work for fighters, small purses when they do fight, empty gyms and fewer licensed fighters than ever before; only two American world champions (Ali and featherweight Danny Lopez)-- a long fall from a time when U.S. fighters held most of the world titles.

of course no team wants to lose but I can guarantee you that the reaction by the Chelski fans after today's results are nowhere near what would have occurred if we shit the bed on opening day... the difference is they have tasted EPL success on more than one occasion recently, they have won the Champions League and they have done it with 3 different managers in the last 12 years with a similar, if not smaller, wage bill than us... in comparison, we have been experiencing our own personal Groundhog Day with nothing to show for it but a few silvery trinkets that would barely wet the appetite of a world - class club... so it's time for Wenger to stop gloating over our week one escape act and make some substantial moves before this window closes or I fear that things will take a horrible turn when the inevitable happens... living on a knife's edge is no way to go through a full season of football and regardless of what side of the argument you fall on, you could feel high levels of toxicity in the air and that was friggin week one... I would much rather someone tried their best and failed, than took half - measures and hoped for the best

I can only hope that this attempt is taken more seriously than the largely muted and clearly unsuccessful protests of late last season... although the plane writing escapade brought some much - needed attention to the matter, it failed to resonate with fence - sitters and those who had just recently fell off the Wenger truck... without a big enough showing of support the whole endeavor appeared relatively weak and poorly organized, especially to the major media outlets, whose involvement could have significantly changed what was to follow... but I get it, few wanted to turn on their club, let alone make a public display of their discord... problem is, they are preying on that vulnerability, in fact, their counting on you to keep your thoughts to yourself... who are you to tell these fat cats how to steal your money... they have worked long and hard to pull the wool over your eyes... they even went so far as to pay enormous sums of cash to your once beloved professor to be their corporate spokesmodel so that the whole thing would be more palatable... eventually the club made it appear as if this was simply a relatively small fringe group of highly radicalized supporters, which allowed the pro-Wenger element inside the club hierarchy to claim victory following the FA Cup win... unfortunately what has happened to this club can't be solved by FA Cups or a few players coming in, the very culture of this club needs to be changed and that starts at the top... in order to change the unhealthy and dysfunctional narrative that has absorbed this club we need to remove everyone who presently occupies a position of power... only then can we get back to the business of playing championship caliber football, which should always be the number one priority of this organization... on an important side note, one of the most devastating mistakes made in the final days of this hectic and poorly planned transfer window didn't have to do with the big name players like Sanchez or Lemar, but the fact that they failed to secure Jadon Sancho, who might even start for Dortmund this season... I think they might seriously regret this oversight... instead of spending so much time, energy and manpower pretending that they were desperately trying to make big moves, they once again lost the plot due to their all too familiar tunnel vision

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

Regardless of whether you save the umbilical cord or not, after 2 - 3 weeks, the stump will dry out and fall off, leaving a small wound which may take a few days to heal.

Here, blog On Sutton Place shows you how to do it right: a small wreath of greenery hangs from a pretty ribbon around a lamp, one small pumpkin sets a spell of fall, and a few sprigs of autumn berries in a vase add a touch of color.

He's on solids three times a day per suggestion of our piediatrician who we call the baby whispier) And about 7 ounces three times a day, and a couple of small night feedings, such as 3 or 4 ounces, but the last few days he doesn't fall right back asleep like he normally does.

A few other small touches and we are so ready for fall and Halloween!

Their stomachs are quite small and so a few minutes of nursing are enough for most to get enough milk and this is why they fall asleep when nursing.

It takes only a few years for younger, smaller beetle - killed trees to fall and begin to decompose, said Veblen.

It is orbited by a small group of bright stars and, in addition, an enigmatic dusty cloud, known as G2, has been tracked on its fall towards the black hole over the last few years.

R Coronae Borealis star, any of a small group of old stars of the class called peculiar variables that maintain nearly uniform brightness for indeterminate lengths of time and then fall abruptly and dramatically in brightness over the course of a few weeks or less, returning slowly and irregularly to their previous level over several months.

Our first few nights were a blur as we acclimated to the smaller space, but over several weeks, we quickly fell into an easy routine.

There isn't much of a change, 30 fewer total reps. I would suggest you cut it back even more, other wise you risk falling into one of those common bodybuilder mass building mistakes that will make your arms smaller than they are now!

Between the kids, the blog and a few other small commitments, I have bee falling epically behind.

A few friends of mine went on a small road trip there salt month and also fell in love with its quaintness.

Comprised primarily of agriculture lands, homes (including some stunning luxury properties), and a few small beaches along Okanagan Lake, Naramata is a fun, laid back spot to venture out to every now and then when you're in the mood for a little drive through some rather gorgeous natural scenery (especially in the fall when all of the trees in the orchards and vineyards are bursting with the fiery, rich hues of the season).

For fall and winter, I do make a few small adjustments in colors.

After one small brief scene, for instance, Jackson focuses in on one of Gandalf's enemies as he falls off a cliff, only to return seconds later, instead of the fight occurring only a few feet away.

Doubt takes us back to 1964 to spend a few fall months at St. Nicholas, a small Catholic school in the Bronx.

In Bush v. Holmes (2006), the state supreme court struck down Florida's Opportunity Scholarship Program, a small voucher program serving fewer than 800 students, on the grounds that it fell afoul of the state constitution's «uniformity» clause, which allegedly prevents the state from funding any program outside of or «parallel» to the public school system.

BMW is finally bringing its baby SUV, the BMW X1, to the US this fall as part of the X1's mid-life refresh or life cycle impulse (in BMW - speak) and it fits a whole lot of trends into a car smaller than the Toyota RAV4: It targets city dwellers who need small vehicles for tight parking spaces; it speaks to baby boomers who have fewer possessions (and kids) to lug around but still want an upscale vehicle; and it has many but not all of the big - Bimmer tech goodies that can raise the price of a new Bimmer by $ 20K, including BMW's suite of applications that live in the center stack for music, information, and navigation.

Few luxury SUVs offer the combination of features and capabilities of the Velar, and this Range Rover's size falls somewhere between small - and midsize - luxury SUVs, so buyers may want to look at vehicles in both categories, such as the Porsche Macan or Cayenne, Jaguar F - Pace and Mercedes - Benz GLC.

It has all the same useful features as the Omoton — including build quality that defies its price tag and a flawlessly functional cover — but it falls short in a few small details.

Publishing is a world in free - fall these days: fewer print titles, smaller advances, fewer marketing dollars.

Fear leads us to double down on our mistakes rather than cutting our losses, to sell at the bottom and buy back at the top, and to fall into many other well - known traps that have confounded most small investors — and not a few financial professionals.

It could mean a lower interest rate, better terms and just an overall better loan.FHA's requirements are; a down payment of 3 - 5 %, the home must be under the FHA's set loan limit for the county that the borrower lives in and a few other small requirements.The main advantage to an FHA loan, is if you can fall within their requirements, your credit history or income level, will not hold you back from getting a home loan.

The editors at DJ have made a few changes to the venerable index: Out are Honeywell (HON)-- which I have owned since the GE deal fell apart, and Altria (MO) which I sill have a small position in from the late litigation era.

Similarly, you'll probably want to err on the side of smaller withdrawals if you have few resources to fall back on outside of your savings.

The Maltese is a very, very small dog; it falls under the toy breed that only a few dogs exhibit.

While I understand that falling from a cliff and hitting the floor should automatically kill you, I've died quite a few times just because I hopped down the side of a hill, which was a small fall of about 6 feet.

A few cards fall from the sky, shuffle into shape, and construct themselves into a small, blinking house.

They could localized smaller patches that don't require much work but the larger game updates will always fall behind a few months just because it takes time to localize them.

Most small businesses close up in the first few years not because of cash flow problems or lack of business knowledge or the bottom falling out of their market etc..

A few days ago a small sunspot cluster appeared in the north eastern region only to fall apart within a couple of days.

It adds that job losses would be minimal; the new carbon market would create new jobs; that the manufacturing sector will lose a few jobs; that household consumption will fall by only one percent at worst; that increases in energy costs would be modest; and that overall costs would be small enough to permit expansion of programs to offset the burden for low - income households.

There are quite a few smaller mixed fuel / biomass power plants mainly for steam, which fall under another regulatory category.

There are still few places in the world where the extra costs of floating solar farms are competitive with land costs, especially where there's plenty of space on rooftops and above parking lots, but Singapore may fall into that small category.

A few months into the reforms we can not begin to unmask the level of legal and factual difficulties inherent in claims that fall within the upper range of a case allocated to the small claim track since 1 April 2013.

And do not fall into the disprovable trap of thinking that a cartelization of thousands of small solicitor firms into a few behemoths would either lower costs to the public or enhance incomes to local lawyers.

In 2008, for example, the East and West Fork White Rivers, the Flat Rock River and many of their smaller tributaries overflowed and caused widespread flooding after nearly a foot of rain fell on already saturated ground in a few hours.

In spite of their best efforts their small business had fallen off so badly a few years ago that the husband made the decision to let the life insurance they had in force lapse.

As you might expect, given the VG1's small size, stereo separation is one of the few areas where the VG1 falls short.

With 40 different coffee types in the sampler (or a smaller 20 - cup version), they'll be sure to find a few cups to fall in love with.

In the smaller company or department it may just be you and the person (or few persons) you support, and therefore a lot of different duties fall to you to handle because «you're it.»

Between 2000 and 2009, the percentage of firms offering coverage fell from 69 to 60.4 In one national survey, nearly three - quarters of small businesses that did not offer benefits cited high premiums as the reason.8 Half of workers in small firms that do not offer health benefits remain uninsured, and about a third of such workers in firms with fewer than 50 employees obtain insurance through a spouse.13.

Our cozy Fall porch went quickly from Fall to Halloween with just a few small changes in decor.