Sentences with phrase «for jacking up»

They also aren't too boomy; something that surprised me, considering AKG is notorious for jacking up the bass on its headphones.

Hardly a justification for jacking up the annual fee, in my opinion.

That is, we the authors are punished for jacking up the prices.

Evidence suggests higher prices may not be the best way to make more money in the digital literature market, but publishers may have other reasons for jacking up costs.

Others are speculating that the park companies are getting a price hike out of the way in early 2014 just so that they can add on another price hike before the year is over, without getting as much grief for jacking up prices by, say, $ 10 or $ 12 all at once.

The judge said that the punishment for the founder of Turing Pharmaceuticals is not for jacking up the price of a lifesaving drug, nor for his abrasive behavior.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals became embroiled in scandal for jacking up the prices on some of its drugs, including Addyi, the little pink pill.

Her company is best known for jacking up the price of life - saving EpiPen anti-allergy medication, but it also manufactures naloxone, a drug meant to treat opioid over-doses.

The present French agitation for a «competitiveness pact» is just a classic French ruse for jacking up their own influence as gatekeepers of the inner circle, and has nothing to do with competitiveness, except to reduce it.

Miller, chief investment officer at LMM, said he thinks the embattled drugmaker is «a completely different company» than the one that was under severe fire for jacking up drug prices, and could see returns of 25 percent to 30 percent per year over the next five years.

Municipal regulations are equally blameworthy for jacking up rents and denying low - income Canadians roofs over their heads.

Some manufacturers are trying fit in compact SUVs like the Mahindra Quanto and the upcoming Ford EcoSport, some are planning for jacked up hatchbacks like the Volkswagen CrossPolo and Tata Vista D90 Xtreme while some are struggling to add a boot to their hatchbacks under the 4 - metre category to enjoy the excise benefits offering attractive price tags.

Some people do actually we will have a nintendo land in universal studios soon so Like once that's made pshhhh forget about it nintendo will never go any where... Just for this reason alone, imagine this a bottle of water usually goes for 1.50 $ at Wal - Mart at universal a slightly bigger bottle goes for 7 $ now imagine if nintendo set up a souvenir store and sold gee I du n no amiibos for a jacked up price of like 25 $ lol forget about it dude nintendo ain't going no where x ’D

now in conjunction to the comment posted these so called schools are diploma mills that capitalize on people desire to improve themselves; and as for these jacked up degrees are just that jacked up, they (the so called schools) shouldn't offer associate / bachelor degrees for courses that require a certificate!

Not exact matches

The high demand and limited supply has apparently created an opportunity for small third - party retailers that have some consoles in stock to jack up the price.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is up at 5:30 am for a jog.

CEO Jack Dorsey said Friday that Twitter was trying the tactic to «diminish abuse,» which has plagued Twitter's users for years despite the company's repeated promises to clean up the problem.

This, despite the system impeding trade deals with Europe and Asia while jacking up the cost of groceries for Canadians.

When I met Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul) at a book signing, I shared a story with him about a signing I did at which the only person who showed up was my mother.

According to a recent study from Kaiser, to make up for the loss of CSR payments, insurers would have to jack up the price of premiums by an average of 19 % more than the current projected increase for 2018.

Repeat five times, for a total of 100 push - ups, 250 squats and 300 jumping jacks — all in 20 minutes or less.

Responding to Tory charges that the NDP's proposed cap - and - trade system would wind up raising gas prices by 10 cents per litre, Jack Layton blamed Stephen Harper «s subsidies to big oil companies and support for the harmonized sales tax in Ontario for higher gas prices.

Imagine the old days: You went to a store and had no idea what other stores charged for the same products — which meant the store you were in could jack up the price.

After PayPal: Regarded as a very useful person to have around at a start - up, Rabois went onto hold senior positions at LinkedIn (more on that in a minute), Max Levchin's Slide (a company responsible for slideshows and animations in social networks) and electronic payment firm Square (founded by Twitter's Jack Dorsey).

The second, bigger problem is that the ongoing private valuation inflations have so jacked up the numbers that there's really little or no bump left for the public even if the sellers can get the offering out the door.

By the time he lumbers out of bed — 6 a.m. — Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey and General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt have already been up for half an hour.

And for all of Apple's claims that the headphone jack was eating up valuable space, the iPhone 7 itself isn't notably thinner or longer - lasting than the iPhone 6s.

The latest boost is the plan backed by top business leaders, including billionaire tech investors Bill Gates and Jack Ma, to set up a $ 1 billion fund for the development of innovative energy technologies.

The foundation is being set for a melt - up in stocks over the course of the next few months, says trader Jack Bouroudjian.

The luxury suite at the Ritz - Carlton, Buckhead in Atlanta where Jack Welch and Ted Turner met to size each other up turned out not to be big enough for the both of them.

After waiting in line for an hour to apply, he spotted the manager Jack Kelly, and went right up to him, shaking his hand and saying: «I just want you to know that I waited in line for the last hour to submit my application because I really want to work here,» he wrote.

«For the time being, we think it's best to stick with the headphone jack,» Lau wrote, suggesting that, however, the OnePlus 6 (or whatever it ends up being called) may ultimately ditch the beloved port next year.

It doesn't mean, for example, that for every piece of bacon you consume you're drastically jacking up your chances of getting colorectal or lower - stomach cancer.

For instance, how can we jack up the living standards and the salary and the disposable income of the people so that we can have some conflicts be addressed?

Up next: Goodman says he plans to create an industrial version of the Coco Jack for heavier use in restaurants and juice bars.

Some eight of the 12 private brands it is planning to create from scratch or overhaul will be available in time for the holiday season, and Target is hoping for more success such as that it has enjoyed with Cat & Jack, a brand launched in 2016 that has already rung up $ 2.1 billion in annual sales.

Cheniere Energy CEO Jack Fusco said Chinese demand for liquefied natural gas was up 40 percent year - over-year and should continue to be strong.

Twitter co-founder and executive chairman Jack Dorsey's other start - up, Square, has been making serious noise south of the border for its ability to turn your phone or iPad into a cash register.

By threatening a blackout, Justice argues, Time Warner's Turner networks can jack up prices for networks such as CNN, TNT and TBS.

Once the well - wishers are gone and the cane laid aside, Jack Layton may well send up a little prayer of thanks for the very outcome he campaigned against.

Jack Canfield, co-creator of the famed Chicken Soup for the Soul series has teamed up with successful author and young entrepreneur, Kent Healy to design a fun and engaging teen - friendly book that offers the timeless information and inspiration to get from where you are to where you really want to be.

In March, Transocean sold its fleet of shallow water jack - up rigs to Norway's Borr Drilling BORR.NFF for $ 1.35 billion, saying it wanted to focus on its core deep - and ultra-deepwater rig market.

A variety of variables are lining up to make 2018 and beyond promising for annuity sellers, said Jack Marrion, president of Advantage Compendium, a consultant to the insurance industry.

German and French creditors then made a fortune jacking up the interest rate that Greece had to pay for its increasing credit risk.

Jack Lew, Treasury Secretary on CNBC this week, summed up the central bank - driven policy for the U.S. economy when he said that a «strong dollar reflects a strong U.S. economy.»

The decision on minimum wages added New York to a list of other regions, such as San Francisco and Chicago, that have sought to jack up minimum wages for fast - food workers.

The panel's decision on minimum wage adds New York to a list of other regions, such as San Francisco and Chicago, that have sought to jack up minimum wages for fast food workers.

Comps at its fast - casual Mexican grill, Qdoba — which makes up over a third of total revenue — are down 1.2 % for the year and are expected to be in the same negative range as Jack in the Box to finish the fiscal year.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel's budget proposal includes jacked - up costs for business licenses and stricter noncompliance penalties.

So far the company has done jack shit for business, aside from drum up a deal with Juno Therapeutics which gave them $ 25 million shekels for the boffins to run around and figure some shit out.