Sentences with phrase «for more than a year as»

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission had barred merger talks among telecommunications companies for more than a year as it conducted a $ 19.8 billion auction of airwaves from broadcasters for wireless use.

[13] However, if the donor held the Bitcoin or other currency for more than a year as a capital asset, the deduction would be the fair market value of the gift up to 30 % of adjusted gross income.

The emergency shelter was used for more than a year as a legal battle ensued, with staff and volunteers visiting the emergency shelter daily to care, feed and socialize the rescued dogs.

I have been saying the same for more than a year as it was pretty evident that they only started «working» on this game for Wii U for the last weeks.

In an effort to better understand the drastic ice melt happening in the Arctic, Germany is sending a boat to drift with the ice for more than a year as part of the International Arctic Drift Expedition.

The three - month moving average of new home sales has increased steadily for more than a year as more housing markets begin to see rising home prices and improving consumer sentiment.

Not exact matches

Trader Jim Lebenthal, whose «Halftime Report» model portfolio is up more than 30 percent this year, removed General Motors as one of this top holdings for the competition.

Jackie Stone, CMO of MiMedia, a personal cloud storage company, told Business News Daily: «I've worked in digital media for more than 20 years, and as we become more connected, more people have decided that staying «on» 24/7 is socially acceptable — and it's not.»

Before joining the Times, Kate worked for more than six years as an on - air television reporter at CNBC, appearing on the channel's daytime programming with news, interviews, and analysis.

Victoria's Secret has been in turmoil for more than a year now as it looks to reinvent itself in an ever more crowded apparel field.

LONDON, May 1 - The dollar broke into positive territory for the year and bond yields were creeping higher again on Tuesday, as the recent rise in oil prices fuelled bets that the U.S. May Day holidays across Asia and Europe meant trading was thinner than usual, though there was more than enough news flow to keep those...

Investigators believed the company's reviews over whether to supply customers more controlled substances were not meaningful and were used as a sales tool; customers were granted threshold increases for reasons, like the 4th of July, or the closure of an area pharmacy years earlier, that the government considered less than compelling.

It's a proven business model we've honed for more than 90 years and we are always looking for people as good as our tools.

Garmin reported a higher - than - expected profit for the eighth straight quarter, selling more of its GPS - based outdoor activity gadgets such as underwater watches, leading it to raise its full - year revenue forecast.

We are incredibly grateful to all of our associates for their dedicated service to Bon - Ton and to our millions of loyal customers who we have had the pleasure to serve as their hometown store for more than 160 years.»

Earlier this year, for example, it launched a program in which more than 420 of its most active and influential community members sell products to their friends and followers; in turn, they receive a cut of the profits, as well as rewards that include sneak previews of products and trips to New York to visit Glossier and have dinner with Weiss.

The civil war in Syria has been raging for more than six years as rebels fight to oust Assad, a brutal authoritarian who has terrorized Syrians for years.

Koch began his international aspirations more than four years ago, visiting more than 130 sites in nine countries before settling on Berlin as the location for his restaurant and production facility.

For more than four years now, the U.S. Federal Reserve has tried to do just that through a security - purchasing program known as quantitative easing — also commonly referred to as «printing money.»

Kuroda has been beating that drum for years and his comments in confirmation hearings in the past two weeks suggest he plans to pump cash into the economy much more aggressively than outgoing Governor Masaaki Shirakawa, who was reluctant to be too bold for fear of sowing the seeds of future problems, such as an economic bubble.

But unlike in past years, consumers will have to shop around to get the best deal, as some of the major wireless carriers have decided to sell the new Samsung models for 10 % or more higher than the list price.

As Bloomberg notes, rival apparel companies like Under Armour (UA) and Adidas (ADS) are likely to enter the bidding for the lucrative Texas contract — which could be worth more than $ 15 million per year — once it comes up for grabs, which means Nike will face some fierce competition if it wants to keep doing business with the school.

Other political money flows through trade associations in the U.S. such as the American Chamber of Commerce, which has already spent more than $ 21 million in campaign advertising this year, including $ 1.5 million on ads accusing Democratic Senator Mark Udall of driving up energy costs, largely in response to his refusal to support Republican demands for immediate approval of the Keystone pipeline.

Expenses for sales and marketing have more than doubled to $ 37 million over the same two - year period, as have costs for operations and support, and investment in technology, which GrubHub reported cost $ 34 million and $ 15 million respectively.

IDrive, which produces an online - backup service, has spent more than $ 2 million on legal and settlement fees, as well as a year's worth of employee time defending itself, all for charges it says are entirely without merit.

According to Milton, Poljanski's veins are likely more prominent than usual because he's in the middle of the Tour de France, but for an athlete like him, his veins probably stand out all year round, although it's likely not as «dramatic.»

As one of America's top consumer experts, he has been «looking out» for people around the country for more than 25 years now.

This is especially important for female entrepreneurs, as women live on average five years longer than men and can have many more years in retirement to fund.

As the Times reported, «researchers followed more than 200,000 doctors and nurses for up to 30 years.

Betting on other spreads has worked better with refining margins increasing sharply this year, as heavy demand for distillates has boosted those margins by more than 50 % in the last two months.

With about 53 million subscribers, Sprint has taken more than its share of criticism for its customer service over the years, as have many of its competitors.

According to TiqIQ, the average ticket price for Jeter's last regular - season home game has already reached more than 2 1/2 times the peak average price for the final home game of all - star pitcher Mariano Rivera, who debuted with the Yankees in 1995, the same year as Jeter, and retired last year after 19 seasons with the team.

The realization that we're likely to live much longer than they did may come as both a blessing and a curse: More years means more time to travel the world, scratch off bucket - list items, or volunteer for favorite cauMore years means more time to travel the world, scratch off bucket - list items, or volunteer for favorite caumore time to travel the world, scratch off bucket - list items, or volunteer for favorite causes.

More than just toys, this year's drones will likely offer capabilities such as the ability to avoid crash landings and perhaps specialized features for using them in different types of environments.

Mr Prosser has worked in the public service for more than 20 years in both Commonwealth and State government departments — including a stint as an Aboriginal heritage project officer with the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet.

As I said when we launched this exciting project: after more than 100 years, we can not delay, so the next bill to be redesigned must include women, who for too long have been absent from our currency.

But late last year he decided rather than continue to work for change in the policy world, he could do more good as an entrepreneur.

The publisher says it's been using the phrase for more than 30 years to brand special editions, such as «Best of Phoenix.»

The charges were eventually dropped, but as a result of the allegation, he wouldn't find a regular journalism position for more than four years, according to Time.

For more than 80 years, patients have relied upon Board Certification as an indicator that their physician is current in their expertise and prioritizes quality care.

For me, as a race car driver used to things happening in fractions of a second, two more years was almost more than I could deal with.

After acquiring more than 65 tech firms in the past five years, the mercurial CEO announced in September that he would be «buying chip companies,» suggesting that Oracle is positioning itself for what Bill Tatham, head of Toronto - based enterprise software firm NexJ Systems, describes as «another level of world domination.»

As a CPA, I've been advising wealthy individuals in money matters for more than 30 years.

The state says the Silicon Valley company has presented Oregon with «false claims» for more than $ 240 million as payment for those contracts over the past three years.

The uptick in the shares reflects a belief that Netflix is now in a position to sign up more subscribers this year than analysts had previously anticipated, generating additional revenue that the company can spend on TV series and movies as it bids against rivals such as HBO, Amazon.com, YouTube and Hulu for licensing rights.

It's also worth noting that in the same year «The Apprentice» premiered, Trump's infamously ailing casino empire filed for bankruptcy protection as a result of being more than $ 1 billion in debt.

Over the last few years, there has been an increasingly competitive battle for people's attention, and there is more noise than ever as brands clamor for the all - important commodity of attention.

Perhaps more surprising is Buffett's second - best pick over the past year, as it has recently been known more for controversy than outperformance: United Airlines stock, up almost 44 % since the investor bought it in the third quarter of 2016.

The number of shares Coke will grant as a percentage of total outstanding stock will be no more than 0.8 percent in 2015 and an average of 0.4 percent for the remainder of the 10 - year plan.

But last year's increase in campaign donations and lobbying seem like more than business as usual for Novo Nordisk, said Billet, a former AT&T lobbyist who directs GWU's Legislative Affairs program.