Sentences with phrase «for change for years»

Both announcements were victories for labour and anti-poverty groups, which have been advocating for this change for years.

I am deeply saddened by the death of my longtime friend and fellow advocate Jon Kest, whose leadership guided ACORN and NY Communities for Change for years.

I may defend Wenger a lot in some aspects but I have been calling for this change for years, how much of a Wenger fan am I when I have been calling for his responsibility to be cut down for YEARS?

SUNY leaders, who believed the previous procurement process slowed down projects, «asked for changes for years, and we were very reluctant,» Glick said, adding that when it came to the 2011 legislation, there «was a sense of, OK, let's see, and if it goes south we'll go back.»

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For years, the company blithely brushed off government concerns about privacy and competition, but that appears to be changing.

Department stores like Macy's (m) have been talking changes and new initiatives for years, so next year is the time to put up or well, you know.

The company's total revenue for the most recent fiscal year (in millions of dollars) and the percentage change compared to the previous fiscal year.

Accenture has also worked on ways to get more women into senior leadership positions (they've changed the interview process so that candidates of both genders get to know more members in the executive ranks) and to retain them (implementing a one - year no - travel policy for employees who are new mothers and fathers).

With climate change, growing populations, and rising affluence, the demand for water is likely to grow substantially in the years ahead.

«She lived, as we all have lived, too many years in a culture broken by brutally powerful men,» she said, and her words sparked emotions of anger and, at the same time, the motivation to fight for change.

Makini Howell, the owner of nine - year - old Plum Restaurants, a vegan restaurant chain in Seattle, plans to adjust the wages for her 52 - person team in set increments between now and next spring when the law change goes into effect.

«We were very quietly dating for about six months before it became news, and I was working during that whole time, and the only thing that changed was people's perception,» the 36 - year - old «Suits» actress also said.

And, he argues, «they will add up to a very bold change for the brand and the business... If we execute the plan over the next few years, you will say, «Boy, Target made a huge transformation.»»

Those further along their entrepreneurial path might look to Hong Kong for a look at the future; this course specifically looks at changes and predictions foreseen in the years to come.

Previously, same - store sales growth represented the estimated percentage change in sales of all restaurants in the Company system that have been open for one year or more, and the base stores changed on a rolling basis from month to month.

We've made many changes to it over the years as we've learned from our experiences, and we're always looking for ways to make it better.»

Like if you go to a 4th place team and recommend changes and people say, «That ain't the way we do it...» Well, maybe the way you do it is why you've been in 4th place for the last few years.

The two CEOs hope that the changes resulting from the merger will be implemented over the next couple of years, creating a «dramatic change» for consumers in which the store will be «not just about products, but also service offerings that can help people on their path to better health.»

A Canadian company called IC Potash changed its name last year to Belgravia Capital International, and intends to produce specialized fertilizers for cannabis firms and form partnerships with growers in Canada and the U.S. Belgravia also proposes to use «blockchain technology software» to track seed sales and quality.

Perth - based information technology company ASG Group has reported a significant financial loss for the 2013 financial year as it struggles to come to terms with the changing sector.

The New Year is upon us and is a perfect excuse for reflection on what's working, what's not, and what needs to change.

Some are saying that this change isn't a big deal, as Facebook organic post reach has been declining for many years now.

But for several years, companies in southern Louisiana, where his business is located, have suffered along with the oil industry, which is affected by changes in global oil supplies and technologies like fracking.

And somehow those meetings lead to partnering with a 25 - year veteran of the CIA's Director of Operations, a Lockheed Martin Program Director for Advanced Systems at Skunk Works, and a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence to start a company to explore «exotic science and technologies» and turn innovative ideas into world - changing products and services.

The issue stems, in part, from year - old changes to Canada's express entry system which makes it impossible for someone in the PGWPP program to gain express entry without a Labour Market Impact Assessment, as chronicled by Nicholas Keung:

Now that the internet has been changing our lives for more than 20 years, information has gone from a rare resource to a commodity.

IBMers interviewed for this story who worked there starting in the 1960s,»70s, and»80s are still intensely loyal, even when they criticize some of the changes in recent years.

Forte Oil did not give a reason for the change in direction but said the downstream sector in Nigeria had gone through changes in recent years and was expected to evolve further.

As for «peak earnings,» Michael Wilson, chief U.S. equity strategist and CIO of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, said in a note to clients on Sunday that» [W] e think the market is digesting the fact that the tax cut last year has created a lower quality increase in US earnings growth that almost guarantees a peak rate of change by 3Q.»

Next year will bring big changes and new opportunities for sharp, forward - thinking entrepreneurs.

Ask yourself: Has the value your adviser provided more this year than last, or has your situation changed so much that it calls for an increase in your fee?

The consensus from psychologists is that the test — invented more than 50 years ago by mother - daughter duo Katharine Briggs and Isabel Myers — is too rigid and fails to provide context or leave room for people to change.

Retailers are filing for bankruptcy at record - high rates as Americans» changing shopping habits, along with years of overly aggressive store growth, continue to shake up the industry.

Such factors include, among others, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results of current and future exploration activities; the actual results of reclamation activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; meeting various expected cost estimates; changes in project parameters and / or economic assessments as plans continue to be refined; future prices of metals; possible variations of mineral grade or recovery rates; the risk that actual costs may exceed estimated costs; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; political instability; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled «Risk Factors» in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2017 dated March 15, 2018.

The good news is that the media landscape has changed dramatically in recent years, creating many more options for novice advertisers.

In 2017, after years of failure, shareholders at my former employer, Exxon Mobil, passed a resolution calling for the company to outline its plans for dealing with climate change.

Referring to the company's plans for the next five years as «intentions,» Kopke says he aims to build an organization «that constantly adapts to changing market conditions and feedback.

The folks you have known for years will give you the comfort and stability you need to keep progressing forward and the new people you meet along the way will force you to be flexible and change as required to accomplish your evolving goals.

Also, communicating that the company may be big someday helps prepare current employees for change, even if that change is months or years away.

«This is a year of really being an influence and a change maker in an amazing city that's really at the forefront of the revitalization efforts in our entire country,» says Greene Groves concluding her pitch for the program, ending with a paraphrase of the Michigan governor's pitch for Motor City: «Yeah, you can go to another city, but if you want to make a difference, come to Detroit.»

«Changing the mindsets of some of the people who've worked here for 15 years is really hard.

He said late last year that he wanted to «change the world» with start - up investing and that he wanted to see at least one female interviewed for each opening in a start - up.

We have a system that, quite heroically, allows for a dramatic change in policy direction without upending the governmental institutions that have served this nation well for 12 score years.

After a two - year investigation by Canada's antitrust agency, Amazon Canada has agreed to change its pricing strategy in Canada and pay a fine of Can $ 1.1 million (about US$ 840,000) for displaying misleading prices about savings.

It took almost 100 years for AT&T to complete this mission, but the mission never changed until it was achieved.

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One of the reasons the IMF has changed its tune on fiscal policy is because research it has done in the past year shows that borrowing to pay for infrastructure pays for itself over the longer term by generating faster economic growth.

Sudden changes in volatility and monetary policy could spark an «interesting» period for stock markets in the next couple of years, the CEO of Barclays warned Thursday.

Earlier this year he launched Singularity University with a handful of other tech luminaries with the stated mission of «preparing the world for accelerating change.»

«The market changed its sentiment in 2014, so when we filed there was really an appetite for growth, and by the time we were ready to go out, it had switched to more focused on profitability and so we decided to change our financial profile this year,» Steckelberg said.