Sentences with phrase «for big chunks»

I'd like it to be smaller (something easier to fit in a purse) and to be honest, I still want an unbacklit screen for big chunks of my reading.

Chances are, that despite the fact that you won't be sleeping for any big chunks of time, you may be feeling pretty good by the end of this first week.

Those flashes came in the UCF game, when he was asked to throw over the top of UCF's stacked defense for big chunks and delivered.

Aim for big chunks 1 / 2 - inch in diameter, you'll end up with all sorts of shavings and littler pieces as you are chopping, and having that mix of flecks and the big chunks is pretty great.

If Ailes is being sidelined, that's potentially a big deal for the future of both Fox News and 21st Century Fox (FOX), since the news network, a favorite of politically conservative viewers, accounts for a big chunk of the company's profits.

The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is at its lowest level in four years, giving U.S. consumers billions more to spend this holiday season, but that extra money is being offset by higher food costs, which account for a bigger chunk of most consumers» budgets.

Ideas in the $ 250,000 - to - $ 1 - million range are harder to fund because venture capitalists are looking for bigger chunks of stock and bigger returns.»

For many online business owners, the holiday selling season can account for a big chunk of yearly sales, so don't let the opportunity pass you by.

like you're saying — would you rather climb out of a big deficit because you sat your only star for a big chunk of minutes, or would you rather stay close all game and potentially have to play the last minute or two without your star if he maybe fouls out?

Gibson's Connecticut - sized 19th New York Congressional District encompasses 11 counties from the Hudson River north and west into the Adirondacks, across the river for a big chunk of Dutchess, all of Columbia and south to Orange and Sullivan.

«Most people want to stay where they've been for a big chunk of their lives.»

The major appliances — the refrigerator, water heater, and clothes dryer — can together account for a big chunk of all the energy a household uses.

Add to that that for a big chunk of the month my hair looks less than perfect because of roots starting to grey again, and you could argue that it may be better just to adapt to grey.

And that's the good thing about being inside for a big chunk of day... you can wear your «normal» attire year round!

Obviously you know your office best, but while I agree that most jersey is too casual for a formal office (and a lot of maternity clothes are crappy jersey) but I wore Isabella Oliver wrap dresses for a big chunk of my pregnancy and if you pick the right colors, I thought they looked nice enough.

For a big chunk of the beginning of the film, it's great.

She's not coming alone: aside from Flynn, she'll be joined by director / executive producer Jean - Marc Vallée, showrunner / executive producer Marti Noxon, and the irrepressible Jason Blum, head of Blumhouse and responsible for a big chunk of your favorite horror films, plus (with Whiplash and Get Out) no stranger to Oscars himself.

All that extra kit must account for a big chunk of the $ 1,600 charged for the EcoBoost package.

The United States is a big buyer of coupes, sports cars and sedans made by the German premium carmakers, such as Daimler's Mercedes S - Class and BMW's 7 Series, and accounts for a big chunk of their global profits.

PayPal's available market has already shrunk as Amazon, which doesn't offer a PayPal checkout button, has accounted for a big chunk of the growth in U.S. e-commerce.

Although Palm Pilots were the ebook reader of choice for a big chunk of the then - tiny ebook community, they lacked connectivity.

It has two parts: a lottery, which then gives the winner the chance to draw the ace of spades from a deck of cards for a bigger chunk of the jackpot.

One of her top goals is to pay for a big chunk of their kids» post-secondary education and she believes the best way to do that is through the Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP), which provides lucrative government grants.

How you pay your bills accounts for the biggest chunk of your FICO score.

The above free breakfast, afternoon tea, and happy hour combos allow for a big chunk of your day to be covered with free food, snacks and beverages.

Traditional fossil - fuel investments account for a big chunk of those energy bets, which has sparked a showdown between student activists who say it is morally wrong to support an industry contributing to global climate change, and colleges and universities under pressure to raise funds for financial aid and facilities.

Our kids learn a lot of their behavior from watching us, and if mom and dad are glued to their phones or tablets or other screens for a big chunk of the time, especially around the home and family, that habit and desire to be plugged in can be mimicked by their children.

Some websites do not show disbursements which accounts for a big chunk of the cost.

And to be fair, that is probably going to be sufficient for a big chunk of users.

Pinterest is increasingly rolling out more self - serve tools with more robust targeting and tracking, but the kind of small businesses — the sum of which could eventually account for a big chunk of its revenue — that Facebook has snapped up with the prospect of getting in front of the exact right people at the right time.

It's rather obvious that smartphones make up for a big chunk of these sales.

We would like to lead the market with larger volumes of business interaction rather than going for a bigger chunk of profits.

People at the top of the income ladder derive more income from stocks, which explains the drop in average income since the very wealthy account for a big chunk of all income and sinking stock prices brought down the national average income.

NAR worked with 50 other organizations to show that such a requirement would put homneownership out of reach for a big chunk of the market, because on average it would take first - time buyers and others who don't have equity to draw on 16 years to save up enough money to make a downpayment.

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It's the biggest chunk of the average American's budget, accounting for about 37 % of take - home pay.

If we can «chunk» (a fun word psychologists use for grouping information into smaller parts) groups of three cards into one «thing,» we've suddenly reduced 52 things you have to memorize down to 17 (plus a leftover card, but that's not a big deal).

Mark your calendar for our Biggest Deal of the Year: 6 Chocolate Chunk Cookies for $ 4.20!

If the funder is selling directly to merchants, given today's sky - high marketing costs, acquisition can take a bigger chunk out of the 40 percent — more like 12 to 15 points (the industry average cost of acquisition for a $ 30,000 advance is $ 2,600).

I spent a big chunk of my savings to buy a mathematical font attachment for my parents» IBM Selectric, and I typeset my answers.

The biggest chunk of the average American's budget goes toward housing, which accounts for about 37 % of take - home pay.

Big companies including American Express and Sony have also lined up, and it's gotten a strong boost in China by processing a chunk of payments for Alibaba's Alipay.

The US spends more on space exploration than any other country in the world.A big chunk of this investment goes to NASA, the country's leading agency for space exploration.

So if he buys up a chunk of your company, take it as a mark of confidence: The sale of CPPIB's stake in auto parts manufacturer Gates Corp. for $ 1.5 billion and its $ 128 - million purchase of 115,000 acres of Saskatchewan farmland are just two recent examples that show no deal is too big or small for the CCPIB head honcho.

New entrant Mobilicity is being acquired by Telus, a big chunk of wireless spectrum reserved for new players is about to be transferred from Shaw and Quebecor to Rogers, and the other small independent players — Wind and Public Mobile — are reportedly running out of cash.

She helped me set aside a chunk of time each day for high - priority, big impact tasks (not routine stuff like answering email or booking meetings) and suggested sticking to that timeslot throughout the work week so that it became part of my regular routine.

«They're enrolled in the program, and then they look at their next pay stub and see a big chunk of money taken out for coverage they don't need.

LONDON, April 5 (Reuters)- Telefonica's O2 won the biggest chunk of new British mobile airwaves in an auction that raised 1.36 billion pounds ($ 1.9 billion) for the government, regulator Ofcom said.

A big chunk of the NYT's (NYT) $ 63.2 million profit for the year (almost twice what it made in 2014) came because of lower costs, primarily depreciation and severance.

Given that the global lingerie market is estimated at almost US$ 30 billion, even a small chunk of that could be big business for Jockey.

The problem for China is that a big chunk of the money is going into troubled industries like construction and real estate.