Sentences with phrase «for smaller contests»

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CNOOC underestimated the political debate it would provoke by bidding for an underperforming and reasonably small U.S. oil company; its inexperience effectively handed the contest to a competing bid from U.S. oil giant Chevron.

The goal of any marketing promotion — for large companies or small — should not be participation in the contest, number of «likes» or some other advertising metric.

In February, the chain confirmed a «small batch» of misprinted extra large - size cups were distributed in Atlantic Canada and Alberta for the annual contest, but added no major contest prizing was affected because third - party consultants audit the production process and the seeding of prizes.

That brings us to today, as Microsoft announces Innovate.AI, a global contest to find the small startup with the biggest idea for how artificial intelligence can solve a real problem.

The contest is now open to choose the next small town for the 2017 Web series.

Contests are good for adding email addresses to your user base, but it is often far better to have a smaller, avid fan base than a larger number of people with no enthusiasm for your brand.

As for Gallo, who started his own company in 1985 with $ 10,000 in borrowed capital, the contest enabled him to help another small business get started, while giving his Norwalk, Connecticut, company significant exposure.

Winners of The Facebook Big Break for Small Business contest each receive $ 20k.

Giveaways and contests are usually the go - to strategy for smaller brands or brands just starting out on Instagram.

However, the rules of every contest are different, and for some you simply need to own a small minimum amount of the coin.

ICE's Detroit field office said that many of the immigrants who were arrested were wanted for «homicide, rape, aggravated assault» and other violent crimes, but advocates contest this, saying many of the Chaldeans had already served sentences for small crimes or minor immigration infractions.

For example, a contest between Alabama and Auburn may receive more than ten times the number of bets as a game between two smaller schools which greatly amplifies the impact of public betting.

An underrated small - school superstar, Ekeler has played only 35.0 percent of the snaps over the past four games, but he's averaged 6.3 carries and three targets in those contests for an efficient 60.5 yards, three receptions, and one touchdown per game.

As no consistently accurate poll figures are presented here for the regional parties, or for the very small parties, I have assumed — for the purposes of this model — that support levels for these parties / groupings will remain «as was» relative to the 2015 contest.

Operatives from both parties say the young secretary of state likely holds a small lead over the longtime politician Blunt, a remarkable development for a race that most analysts considered a second - tier contest when the summer began.

But in Buffalo, Cuomo again stopped short of specifically endorsing Amber Small, a Democrat running in a contested race for the State Senate.

Erie County Democratic Committee Chairman Jeremy Zellner and the party's endorsed candidate, Amber Small, have both called on the Republicans — specifically Jacobs, who is the GOP favorite — to declare their intentions in the contest for the White House.

The seat held by Martin, the Republican Senator running for Congress on Long Island, will come down to a contest between Republican Elaine Phillips, mayor of Flower Hill, a small town in Nassau, and Adam Haber, a Democratic businessman who lost a challenge to Martins 56 - 43 percent during the last election.

When asked if he will support Democrat Amber Small in the hot 60th Senate District contest against Republican Chris Jacobs, the Democratic governor proved noncommittal — at least for now.

• Besides the Jacobs - Small contest, the other race dominating Erie County politics this year was expected to be Democrat John Flynn versus Republican Joe Treanor for district attorney.

This analysis attempts to list the very largest and very smallest constituency units across the state both for local election and European election contests.

Their new algorithm matched all the records for packing up to 23 different sized discs in the smallest possible circle and broke all those for packing between 26 and 50 discs — challenges set in a previous competition contested by 155 groups from 32 countries.

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In one contest fans were asked to write up a small paragraph why they liked their favorite series for a chance to win a console bundle of their choice and be named the «Ultimate [insert franchise] Fan.

The Plot: In small - town Iowa, an adopted girl discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their town's annual contest.

Who: Jennifer Garner, Yara Shahidi, Ty Burrell, Olivia Wilde and Rob Corddry What: An adopted girl discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their small town's annual contest.

The current nomination contest is no exception, with all of the GOP candidates calling for a smaller federal footprint, if not the outright closure of the Department of Education.

Following the announcement, the company had launched an online contest where people could submit their choice of name for the small hatchback.

While the bizarrely - styled Multipla of the late 90s didn't go on to win many beauty contests, it was supremely flexible — it sat three - across both front and rear in a box small enough for European cities.

In the past two Best of BestRide contests, Hyundai and its new Genesis brand were peppered throughout the categories earning top votes for the Elantra GT Sport at the low / small end of the market and the Genesis sedans earning votes for best large / luxury vehicles.

While you could query literary agents or submit your poetry manuscript to contests or small presses — self - publishing is often the best choice for poetry books.

Pubs for the Hub to raise funds for Boston; Intuit's «Make a Wish» contest for small business owners returns; ALA's list of most challenged titles released; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announces Take 5; Books Are My Bag to launch in U.K.; Simon & Schuster in pilot program with New York City libraries; Ingram adds Ebook Library titles to OASIS

(cont'd)- I'm giving away hundreds of listings on the Vault, and as a result of doing so, won't see one thin dime of income on the site until October or later - Given all the time and money I've already sunk into developing the site, I don't even expect to earn back my upfront investment until sometime next year - I'm already personally reaching out to publishers on behalf of authors who are listed in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any of those contacts result in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow authors.

Some legitimate contests do charge a small entry or «reading» fee, but often a fee can be a red flag for a scam, so you may want to stick to free contests — and there are certainly enough of them.

Pay a small amount for feedback on our opening pages or scenes (writing contests or a professional partial edit) and again pay attention to repeating issues noted in the feedback.

But that first novella manuscript won one small writing contest (Almost an Author), and is currently a finalist in the American Christian Fiction Writers Genesis contest, the flagship contest for unpublished Christian fiction writers.

From widely recognized and established contests like the Writer's Digest International Self - Published Book Awards to local contests being held for members of small writing groups, published authors have a daunting list of contests and awards to consider pursuing.

Find a home for your work by consulting our searchable databases of writing contests, literary magazines, small presses, literary agents, and more.

Winning the contest would provide enough money for Benjamin and his mother to avoid eviction from their small Philadelphia apartment without giving up on the Grand Plan his father designed before dying of lung cancer: Benjamin's mother will finish her accounting degree, get a good job, and she and Benjamin will have a better life.

Whether it is in long form copy, social media or on video, smaller players are being quickly displaced by the work being done by some of the larger brands which means that DIY investors looking for content on investing or investor education, will likely be drawn to the bank - owned brokerages» content channels or online contests while swiping or surfing online.

Activities planned include dog vaccination shots (Rabies, Bordatella and worming shots will be $ 5 while DHPPL4 will cost $ 10); sessions with Naomi McDonald, an animal communicator; microchipping offered by Small Animal Hospital of Owasso for $ 15; giveaways; and pet contests.

Large pet costume contest at 11 a.m., small pets at 1 p.m., followed by trick - or - treating for pets at 30 pet - friendly businesses.

Both breeds today are rarely used for hunting foxes due to laws banning the practice in many places, but some breeders and owners have their dogs compete in sporting events such as go - to - ground contests, in which they have to go underground to attempt to kill a caged rat or other small animal.

Doggie costume contest with prizes awarded to: Smallest Dog, Biggest Dog, Best in Show, Best Dressed for St. Patrick's Day.

Dozens of teams participate in the contest with divisions for Masters, who compete for cash prizes; plus large group, small group and children's divisions with winners receiving medals and ribbons.

In small - town Iowa, an adopted girl (Yara Shahidi of SALT, TV's IN THE MOTHERHOOD) discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman (Jennifer Garner of VALENTINE»S DAY, TV's ALIAS) in their town's annual contest.

Now and then you'll see us posting contests here on the blogs with prizes ranging from small (free stuff friday) to big (like, say, a free tip for your entire family down to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.)

I've used FAA for over a year (my premium membership just expired), Tumblr, Facebook (finally killed my public page because it was useless), Google Plus, Deviantart (even got a couple «Daily Deviations»), Twitter, Zazzle, Printerest, entered and ranked among the winners in 3 juried contests, but haven't made enough in «quick wins» (outside of a handful of small sales to immediate family) to buy a sandwich and coffee.

Our Movement in Green program is home to public events and fellowship programs in the local bay area, and nationwide essay contests and micro-grants for small environmental projects.

Meanwhile it was only last month Baker Small was forced to apologise for tweeting potentially offensive tweets promoting the firm's wins contesting claims for children with special educational needs and disabilities on behalf of public authorities.