Sentences with phrase «for about a dollar»

I know you said you didn't want to buy alcohol, but in case you change your mind (or for anyone else), most liquor stores sell shooters of burbon, oftentimes for about a dollar.

I found mine at an Asian supermarket for about a dollar for a bunch.

It is promising that add - on decoders for attachment to audio CD players, to be made under licence in China, will be on sale by the end of this year for about Dollars 200.

Many stores have really cute reusable bags for about a dollar (ironically, much cheaper than some gift bags!)

For about a dollar a pound, you've got like a two - month supply.

It all started with this little guy my Mom bought for me at a flea market in Milton, Florida for about a dollar... Then I received these two in the mail from my friends, Megan & Lori, at White Flower Farmhouse, along with -LSB-...]

For about a dollar per day, your condo insurance will reimburse the cash value or replace property damaged by a covered peril.

It all started with this little guy my Mom bought for me at a flea market in Milton, Florida for about a dollar...

It all started with this little guy my Mom bought for me at a flea market in Milton, Florida for about a dollar... Then I received these two in the mail from my friends, Megan & Lori, at White Flower Farmhouse, along with -LSB-...]

I recently mentioned that I've started collecting little glass bottles and vases.It all started with this little guy my Mom bought for me at a flea market in Milton, Florida for about a dollar... Then I received these two in the mail from my friends, Megan & Lori, at White Flower Farmhouse, along... [Read More...]

The best part is that I made 24 plate hangers for about a dollars worth of glue and paper clips!

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«As excited as I am about what the future of video holds for us, it means moving money dollar - for - dollar from other departments.»

U.S. welfare systems, Tanner says, tend to pull a person's benefits all at once as soon as they get a job — so much so that a person on welfare who gets a job will only see an increase of about five cents for every new dollar they earn from that job.

The project's launch featured a prominent ALS patient and research advocate: Pat Quinn, co-founder of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, an initially - derided social media stunt that went on to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for ALS research and may have spurred important new discoveries about the disease's genetic roots.

O'Reilly, who hosted The O'Reilly Factor, was fired by Fox last week following news about Fox settling sexual - harassment cases involving him for millions of dollars.

For more about the economic impact of the almighty buck, read How a Spike in the Value of the Dollar is Hurting the U.S. Economy.

Leader Pauline Marois also drew media attention for musing about Quebec's currency if the province was to separate from Canada — Quebec would use the Canadian dollar, she said, and hopefully get a special seat at the Bank of Canada.

U.S. dollar - bitcoin trading made up about 25 percent, and tether — which is pegged to the greenback — accounted for about 20 percent of trading volume.

The choice was easy for me — I wasn't about to risk paying several hundred dollars for something that could wait till morning.

About 98 percent of the more than 300,000 U.S. exporting firms are small, and they account for over a third of the $ 1.4 trillion in annual total export dollars in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, which defines a small business as having fewer than 500 employees.

The model accounts for a dedicated Olympic fund, but «how you spend those dollars, our model has nothing to say about that.»

«But I think customers are choosing to spend their disposable dollars in different ways, and that's part of the reason why we are not more optimistic about the lower gas prices,» she added, noting that consumers are spending more on cars, healthcare, electronics and home improvement, leaving little upside for Macy's.

In 2015, Ackman, the founder of hedge fund Pershing Square, announced his multi-billion dollar bet on Valeant Pharmaceuticals (vrx); he proceeded to lose nearly his entire investment, or $ 7.7 million every day for about two years, as Valeant stock sank 95 %.

The common currency rose to a two - and - half year high against the dollar on doubts over the U.S. currency but also after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi gave two speeches last week with no indications about the bank's next steps for monetary policy.

On Monday, the yen slid towards 99 per dollar, its lowest in nearly four years, as markets prepared for the BOJ to start buying about 70 percent of debt issued by the government.

But because many of these multinationals do most of their business outside of Portland, the actual dollar amount deducted for the tax would be miniscule: the city estimates it will generate about $ 2.5 to $ 3.5 million per year from this initiative.

About 15 % of the company's sales came from its traditional Dollar Menu — where for years everything cost a buck.

During the Q&A for Malcolm Gladwell, who gave an opening keynote speech on differing innovation styles, addressed this point while fielding a question about why so few women - owned companies break the million dollar mark.

North Korea generates about $ 1 billion a year from the coal trade, according to the Treasury, which singled out three Chinese coal companies it said was responsible for importing almost a half - billion dollars in North Korean coal between 2013 and 2016.

The yen has fallen about 11 % against the U.S. dollar this year, and that's been great for exports, while inflation is the highest it's been in five years.

Last year was about even with total investment dollars for the previous three years, according to the Yearbook.

Taking this drug daily has shown to offer more than 90 % (and as much as 99 %) effective protection against HIV in clinical trials, and certain New Zealand residents will soon be able to get a three - month supply for just $ 5 (oh, and that's five New Zealand dollars, which is about $ 3.64 in U.S. money).

With Facebook becoming very much a «pay - to - play» platform, this is the perfect opportunity for businesses and marketers to fully grasp everything there is to know about ensuring that your advertising dollar stretches as far as possible.

By Sunday's end the «conversation» about Adidas and Yeezy Boost had lit up social media, with social analytics firm Networked Insights recording 141,077 related posts — 20 % more than the sum of posts about Nike (NKE), which had likewise set up a flotilla of big - dollar marketing events for the All - Star celebration.

Below are some of the more interesting details about the young man who just turned down billions of dollars for his startup (which, by the way, isn't generating any revenue but has raised $ 73 million from investors):

Travel - size toiletries (complementary), ranging from shampoo and conditioner, to soap, mouth wash, toothpaste, etc. (These can be purchased for about $ 1.00 each from a dollar store, supermarket or pharmacy.)

Poloniex, which for now trades only digital tokens (about 70 types), needed a way to translate its cryptocurrency exchange fees into fiat money like U.S. dollars — «to buy cookies and milk and pay rent,» as Allaire likes to say.

The polyester is woven into an exceptionally fine thread, for a fabric that feels about as close to silk as you're going to get without paying many, many more dollars.

There's a lot of room for expression of everybody's ideas, but sometimes people forget about the almighty dollar.

We're not talking earnings in the billions of dollars from multinational, multi-industry conglomerates anymore - we're talking about the ability for people to work together in harmony, understanding and mutual respect, along with cooperation.

It's one thing to be high - minded about your journalistic principles, but it's another to do so while outlets like CNN are raking in billions of dollars for their wall - to - wall Trump coverage, and you are trying to keep the lights on as your ad revenue vanishes with breathtaking speed.

«Everyone talks about what is the third billion - dollar business going to be for Amazon, and it could be Echo,» Wingo told us.

Some of her remarks give fresh fuel to liberals» worst fears about Clinton, namely that she is a political moderate, happy to cut backroom deals with corporate interests and curry favor with Wall Street for campaign dollars.

Here are three lessons that I learned about creating the foundation for a million dollar business.

«You're talking about billions of dollars in claims for damage, business interruption, loss of life.

Dividing shares isn't specifically about the financials or the numbers inside financial tables because the financial projections in a normal business plan will include a single number for the total dollars invested called «paid - in capital.»

After bringing these people on, you still aren't going to have additional dollars in your startup's pocket, but you'll be well - on - your - way to a solid team that's dedicated to gaining your product traction, which is about 80 percent of what most early - stage investors look for in the first place.

He bought the house for $ 31,500 in 1958 or about $ 250,000 in today's dollars.

«For every dollar we spend on the banana car, we probably get $ 10 to $ 20 in return,» he says, citing a survey of new customers who signed up as a direct result of seeing the vehicle, which runs about $ 600 per month in operating costs.

When you strip down the complicated investment vehicles — now being peddled for pennies on the dollar — there are people like Jack Hamersma, a boat salesman Packer wrote about who lost his job, was diagnosed with cancer and then had his house foreclosed upon.