Sentences with phrase «for seconds»

When she wasn't smashing her own world records, she was catching her breath for seconds at a time before the second - place swimmer finished.

At a recent U.N. conference, the cookies were passed around the room — and audience members clamored for seconds.

Ask these two back for a second interview.

That figure means agriculture is tied with fishing for second - last place on GDP multipliers.

What's unusual is that on most days he returns to the gym for a second session after work.

Members of the Trump administration walked out of the White House Correspondents» Dinner Saturday night during a performance by standup comic Michelle Wolf, who attacked the administration's relationship to the truth as well as the past behavior of the president, who did not attend the event for the second year in a row.

For the second year in a row, total shareholder equity shrank for the Global 500, by 2.6 % to $ 14.7 billion.

Pacific Crest analyst Andy Hargreaves estimated that the top 8 cable companies lost 463,000 subscribers in the second quarter of 2015 compared to a decline of 141,000 for the second quarter last year.

Banks may see modest gains next year, but the insurance sector, which is a big beneficiary of rising interest rates, could see solid growth for a second year in a row, he says.

Uber's Travis Kalanick just announced he's looking for a second - in - command.

But he tells senators: «I can't consider for a second whose political futures will be affected and in what way.

While preparing for his second presidential bid, in 2006, he got caught up in an extramarital affair that produced a child.

Entrepreneurs often underestimate what their startup has to offer when recruiting talent, opting to settle for second best when they could be negotiating from a position of confidence and strength.

Data on Tuesday showed that U.S. factory activity slowed for a second straight month in April, weighed down by shortages of skilled workers and rising capacity constraints.

So to put his company back into the black, Dilascia reached out to The Profit's Marcus Lemonis for a second chance.

Mix up the fare once in a while and get your employees input on what they would like to try.Let the lunch be a way for your team to relax a bit and get refreshed for the second half of the day.

Baird has released its top internet and interactive entertainment picks for the second half of 2017.

Entrepreneurs start new companies because they aren't willing to settle for their second choice: working somewhere else.

Bank of America (bac) and Goldman Sachs (gs) became the latest banks to report better - than - expected profits for the second quarter, despite mixed fortunes in their underlying businesses.

For the second year running, Canadian Business declared BlackBerry our Loser of the Year, which makes new CEO John Chen a person of heightened interest in 2014.

For the second consecutive quarter, Continental bested rival Whiting Petroleum Corp to be the largest oil producer in the Bakken, solidifying that crown and its place as one of the most - prolific U.S. shale companies.

Try to see it from their perspective for a second.

And then for the second mission, the goal is to build the propellant plant.

Woods Bagot has been ranked seventh in a list of the world's top 100 architecture firms for the second consecutive year, with the company's Perth studio emerging as one of its most strategically important.

Chinese direct investment in the European Union jumped by 77 per cent last year to more than 35 billion euros (US$ 38 billion), compared with 2015, while EU acquisitions in China fell for the second consecutive year, according to the Rhodium Group.

And for the second version, we're working on a more searchable version of this to roll out to our most trusted founders in the network.

Because they'll be real drivers in achieving that goal, don't doubt it for a second,» he says in conclusion.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International tops the list for a second year running — even after a $ 100 million pay cut for its CEO

New York City Tech Luminaries Petition Amazon's Jeff Bezos for Its Second Headquarters Location

Priceline shares tanked by 8 percent Wednesday after the company reported a bookings miss for its second quarter and weak guidance for the current quarter.

Now it's raising $ 50 million for its second fund.

Continental's success for the second consecutive quarter over Whiting highlights the importance of improving hydraulic fracturing processes, including the use of larger amounts of sand, which the Oklahoma City - based company has helped pioneer.

WASHINGTON, May 1 - U.S. factory activity slowed for a second straight month in April, with manufacturers complaining about rising commodity prices in the wake of the Trump administration's tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

Think about your own business for a second.

Priceline shares tanked by 8 percent Wednesday after the provider of travel - related discounts reported a bookings miss for its second quarter.

Analyst Pierre Ferragu said his channel checks at carriers showed that consumer appetite for the new BlackBerry 10 smartphones is weakening and he thinks the company will miss analyst expectations for the second half of this year.

The provider of travel - related discounts delivered better - than - expected earnings and revenue for the second quarter in its Tuesday evening report, but the bookings miss overshadowed those results.

For the second survey in a row, respondents lowered their outlook for stocks for both this year and next.

And speaking of negatives, let's talk self - deprecation for a second.

House bill: lowers the mortgage interest deduction limit to $ 500,000 and prevents it from being used for second homes.

Four years later, the Marshalls are the top - earning franchisees in the system, with plans for a second location.

But as creative as those attempts are to woo Amazon for its second headquarters, it's far more likely that the big dollars that Amazon has asked for will be a major deciding factor in its location.

In the runup to the 2015 UK general election, former Prime Minister David Cameron promised to hold a nationwide referendum on Britain's membership of the EU if he was elected for a second time.

You only intend to check it for a second, but instead you end up going down a rabbit hole that eats up an hour or three without you even realizing.

At the last minute, they added an overtime buy for a second spot — like that would ever happen.

I did the challenge for second time, for an additional 60 days to a closed community of young entrepreneurs, most of whom I'd never met and who live in different cities.

ABC and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences got plenty of «no thanks» before they settled on Jimmy Kimmel for this year's Oscarcast (Kimmel will be back for a second time in March).

Whitley Stimpson, one of the country's top accountancy firms, has been shortlisted for the Established Business Award at the Cherwell Business Awards 2018 for the second year running.

Coach recently reported its fourth straight quarter of North American comparable sales growth; and total sales are on track to tick up for the second year in a row in fiscal 2017, to $ 4.5 billion.

• Blackstone (NYSE: BX) raised more than $ 5.5 billion for its second Asia real estate fund, according to an SEC filing.