Sentences with phrase «for building the world»

Why can't we for a change spend some money and once and for all build a world class defence?

You can thank those industrious Romans for building the world's oldest reliably dated bridge, too: They erected a stone arch span over the Meles River in Izmir, Turkey, in the ninth century B.C.

The German automaker known for building the world's very best rear - wheel drive performance sedans is planning to offer a new entry - level four - door with wrong - wheel drive.

Each image is responsible for building the world of your book within the viewer's imagination.

You can find more details on the new feature at wikitude.com/myWorld or simply check out the Facebook app for building a world at apps.facebook.com/wikitude.

Finally, Qin Shi Huang is known for building the world - famous Terracotta Army — a literal army of life - sized clay soldiers.

But they immediately reveal three things: He was a preternaturally talented draftsman from the start; he was always wickedly funny; and he has always had an engineer's passion for the built world.

Not exact matches

It manages to turn a less - than - scintillating - sounding subject — our aging electricity grid — into compelling reading, he claims, writing that even those who have never spent a minute pondering how the lights come on will leave this one understanding «that the electrical grid is one of the greatest engineering wonders of the modern world» and «why modernizing the grid is so complex and so critical for building our clean - energy future.»

It joins the ranks of more unconventional ICOs like «PAquarium,» which plans to build the world's largest aquarium (it raised a relatively small $ 620,000 (# 479,000)-RRB-, and Dentacoin, a blockchain for the global dentist industry (its ICO kicks off on October 1).

The human mind relies primarily on visual stimuli to successfully interact with the world around it, which is why it's only natural for marketers to build the vast majority of their strategies around visual media platforms, relying on high definition video playback devices, such as smartphones and tablets, to broaden their reach and bring the message across.

They found those traits in an unlikely man — a cypherpunk, part - coder, part - activist, who boasts of holding a world record for the most failed attempts at building a business around peer - to - peer, decentralized file sharing.

It is also going to be the world's biggest naturally ventilated building, which means that it isn't going to have to be heated or air conditioned for nine months out of the year.

I don't want public attention because I don't want the story to be about me... I want it to be about what the US government is doing... I'm willing to sacrifice all of that because I can't in good conscience allow the US government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they're secretly building.

You won't, for instance, find Alberta's Daryl Katz, who amassed billions building a pharmacy empire and owns the Edmonton Oilers, or David Thomson, current Lord Thomson of Fleet and the world's 25th richest man.

Everyone knows Facebook is important for building a business or a brand — according to Alexa.com, it's the third - highest trafficked website in the world behind Google and YouTube.

For one thing, Tesla was building Supercharger locations in China at a faster pace than anywhere in the world, addressing consumers» «charge anxiety.»

Capitalism — that is, open, transparent, American - style capitalism — is still the best bet we have for building a broadly prosperous world.

From Coca - Cola's portable water purification system to the Toronto - based startup that's pioneering new ways to ship emergency supplies to remote corners of the globe, the world of business is building a brighter future — for everyone.

For decades, Enbridge built the world's largest network of oil and liquids pipelines without the public even noticing.

It's also a natural deep water port and houses the largest naval fleet in the world, as well as the only major submarine and ship building yards in the U.S.. On top of that, it's becoming a center for the biotech industry and has a growing startup scene.

Or does it seem more probable he sees Trump as the likeliest tool for achieving his long - held vision of peeling back the tentacles of government and freeing up individuals like himself to build new worlds?

Big incentives in Perth's office leasing market are resulting in world - class, high - tech fit - outs for tenants willing to take the plunge and move buildings.

Built for the «move fast and break things» world, WeWork serves a new kind of company, one that is willing to pay a little extra to avoid commitment.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forworld that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forWorld War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forworld's last substantial rain forests.

The airline, the world's largest, said it urged Chicago officials to build three additional gates for American to «re-level playing field.»

Gutsche certainly has experience in the corporate world, having spent time as a management consultant at Monitor Group after completing his MBA at Queen's University and having built a billion - dollar portfolio for Capital One Canada.

After the initial panic, both Pat and I realized that this pregnancy is actually forcing us to return to my initial plan for Baby Got Booked: building a robust online business that can be run from anywhere in the world.

Investing for a future large purchase, your retirement, or to simply build your wealth is a smart financial decision, but factors such as lack of general knowledge and high costs of investing often deter people from jumping in the investment world.

As Exxon's CEO for a decade he built a reputation in the business world as a blunt talker who sticks to his guns.

Amazon («Our vision is to be earth's most customer centric company; to build a place where people can come to find and discover anything they might want to buy online» and Google («to organize all of the data in the world and make it accessible for everyone in a useful way.»)

The Economic Club of Canada has built a reputation for nimbleness, organizing high - profile events for an audience of the country's top decision makers in days, despite the security and scheduling complications that come with hosting world leaders and the like.

After World War II, Piëch's uncle Ferry Porsche led a de facto research and development center for VW, an arrangement that provided income to build the sports cars for which Porsche is now famous.

According to Breaking Travel News, Giuseppe Bono, chief executive of Fincantieri, said, «These additional orders bring the total number of ships we have built for Carnival Corporation to 61 and confirm Fincantieri's world leadership in the cruise ship sector even at a time of slowing demand.»

The fact that there are women who are building companies that directly address a pain point for that female consumer is a huge opportunity magnified by the fact that the vast majority of the venture world is ignoring them.

He is the grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, who built cars for the Austro - Hungarian imperial family before World War I, long before Hitler tapped him to build the People's Car.

There's something very prideful about wanting to build our own world - beating businesses and not wanting to be a simple branch - plant economy, but in a globalized era there are many roadblocks — such as access to the big bucks needed for expansion — to doing so.

Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world.

It's hardly revolutionary for an airline to own or build traveler accommodations — Pan American Airways did it right after World War II, when founder Juan Trippe opened the carrier's first hotel in Brazil.

In the business world, companies use it to make hiring decisions, identify leadership potential among employees, design training for specific employee needs, facilitate team building, and help resolve conflicts between employees.

You don't have to build houses in the developing world, launch a trendy e-commerce company with a one - for - one model, or subsist on Ramen noodles if you want to start a venture that will help others.

Today Olayan lives in that world — but also apart from it — in Al - Bustan Village, a gated compound on the outskirts of Riyadh that OFC built to be a premier oasis for Western expats.

Apple, Microsoft, and Magic Leap, the mysterious multibillion - dollar startup, are all currently building special glasses that combine the real and virtual worlds — for things like games, but also for education and productivity purposes.

It can be easy to lose sight of why you're working so hard: to achieve financial freedom, build security for your family or to change the world.

They ended up traveling for 18 months, and today, they've built a life that allows them the best of both worlds: half the year in a London flat and half of the year spent abroad, a lifestyle they chronicle on their website, Global Help Swap, and on their Instagram.

«As the mobile world expands to include more and more platforms and screen sizes, it becomes very hard to build one - off apps for each of them.

«Black Panther» pulled off excellent world building for Wakanda, and although the movie mostly takes place in the fictional and tech - savvy African country, we wanted to see more of it once the movie ended.

Since then it's been a powerful journey for me — building up a multi-million dollar online media company, speaking all over the world, helping authors reach the New York Times bestsellers list, advising for billion - dollar brands, receiving media praise from places like Details magazine and much more.

Its growing economy (slated to surpass the U.S. as the world's largest in a decade or so) and burgeoning middle class provide ample opportunity for Canadian companies to expand abroad and build a new export market, particularly in the agricultural and services sectors.

In five years, Kunal Gupta has built Toronto - based Polar Mobile into one of the world's leading digital - media software developers, creating mobile sites for clients like Condé Nast, The Wall Street Journal, CBS and every major Canadian media company.

Sprint's CEO, Marcelo Claure, added: «We intend to bring this same competitive disruption as we look to build the world's best 5G network that will make the US a hotbed for innovation and will redefine the way consumers live and work across the US, including in rural America.»