Sentences with phrase «from heavyweights»

The first category, commercial, includes programs from the heavyweights of the software world, such as Microsoft and Adobe, which tend to be well developed and supported; however they come with a price tag, which in the case of some high - end applications can be a steep one.

Check out some screenshots below from some heavyweights in our community.

The nominees are looking pretty familiar already, though the winners are talking points; Nintendo's super sequel to the best Wii game available, Super Mario Galaxy 2, won as underdog here, nabbing the Best Gameplay award from heavyweights like God of War III, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Mass Effect 2.

The latest edition of the annual «Best American Travel Writing» anthology series landed in bookstores this month, and it looks to be full of good stuff, including stories from heavyweights like David Sedaris, Michael Paterniti, and Colson Whitehead.

But despite backing from heavyweights such as Sony Corp., Amazon.com Inc. and a handful of publishers, the idea has yet to catch fire with consumers.

Hanya Yanagihara's second novel, A Little Life, was something of a dark horse contender for the top spot in a year studded with releases from heavyweights like Atwood, Smiley and Franzen.

I think it's safe to say that my critique of popular reforms like mayoral control, online instruction, and merit pay as frequently failing to break free from yesterday's assumptions will provoke sharp insights and hard - hitting pushback from these heavyweights.

The founder is serial entrepreneur Marc Lore, who sold his previous venture, Quidsi (the company behind Diapers.com and Soap.com), to Amazon for $ 545 million in 2010. Jet.com has already raised $ 220 million (from heavyweights like Bain, Accel, Goldman Sachs, and Google Ventures) and boasts a $ 600 million valuation.

Since its 2012 launch, the Toronto - based «virtual garage sale» site had raised more than US$ 34 million, including from heavyweight American funds such as Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Cryptocurrency investment management startup CoinTracker has raised $ 1.5 million in seed funding from some heavyweight investors.

Cryptocurrency investment management startup CoinTracker has raised $ 1.5 million in seed funding from some heavyweight investors, the firm announced on Tuesday.

The nation has lashed back, with help from a heavyweight Washington, D.C. law firm.

Featuring gospel - infused tunes from the heavyweight champions of a cappella, The Persuasions, the flare and pageantry of the Brooklyn United Marching Band, and an electric performance by Vy Higginsen's Sing Harlem Choir.

Apart from the heavyweight and super heavyweight categories, these athletes generally are not bulky, but have very strong muscles and bones — more so than bodybuilders.

It's made in Italy from a heavyweight pleated - knit with streamlined panels forming the V - shaped front and back and geometric waist panel, before falling to a flouncy mini-length skirt.

This premium yoga ball is made from a heavyweight vinyl and provides enhanced stability and rigidity for the most technical moves.

They re made from heavyweight wool to a mid-rise fit, with straight legs which fall to a cropped length, while the exposed side seams are defined with tonal green binding.

Upgrade yours (because honestly, it's probably time) with one of our top picks, from heavyweight fleece to luxurious silk.

Spun from heavyweight organic cotton, our easygoing knit version of the classic blazer has all the neat details you'd expect, from a notched collar and princess seams to welt pockets and a back vent.

Designed in the shape of a versatile biker jacket from a heavyweight wool blend and lined, this will keep you insulated and covered against the cold.

Support from heavyweight public employee groups like the California Teachers Association cloud his judgment, they contended.

If your dog is a chewer, look for a dog bed made from heavyweight, upholstery - grade fabric such as nylon or polyester.

It is recommended that Rabbits drink from a heavyweight earthenware water bowl.

Frank Callari, «chief stacks officer» at CatHouse Systems, says that felines» sensory systems are especially sensitive, and they have gotten an excellent response to their CattyStacks product, made from heavyweight corrugated cardboard.

GIRTON: We tested many sizes and designs, and after years of research, we decided to make the caskets from heavyweight press board and print the exterior to depict a fine wood - grain casket with brass corners, handles and a name plate.

High - profile editors, reporters, and reviewers from heavyweight gaming news sites such as Polygon, Ars Technica, and Kotaku use the private Google Groups mailing list, which is called Gaming Journalism Professionals or GameJournoPros, to shape industry - wide attitudes to events, such as the revelation that developer Zoe Quinn had a sexual relationship with at least one prominent games journalist — a journalist who had mentioned her and her products in his reporting.

Pope L. lands like a piledriver from heavyweight Mitchell Innes & Nash.

Picking up on my last post here at Slaw (Social Media and Background Checks), I recently came across some excellent commentary from some heavyweight legal bloggers about managing one's online reputation.

The stunning Udyana Wallpaper is made from a heavyweight, non-woven paper which is easy to hang on the walls.

Not exact matches

Former agribusiness heavyweight Great Southern was losing hundreds of millions of dollars in the months leading up to its collapse as it continued to raise money from investors.

To further complicate things, a new character has now been added to the drama: The rich benefactor who has been bankrolling and possibly also controlling the heavyweight battle from behind the scenes.

Major VR platforms, from the likes of Google, Facebook and Sony, were either promised or actually released, giving this new technology added credibility from these corporate heavyweights.

The eight top teams will make one pick per round for three rounds, choosing from a predetermined list of 60 investments, including big Dow Jones industrial companies like 3M and Boeing, the tech heavyweights like Facebook and Amazon, as well as bitcoin, oil, and gold.

So far so good, since launching in January 2011, Hyperink has raised $ 1.2 million from venture - capital heavyweights like Andreessen Horowitz, SVAngel, Lerer Ventures and Y Combinator.

From Tanzania to Sri Lanka, the two Asian heavyweights are trying to establish a stronger military and economic presence in countries along the Indian Ocean in a quest for regional supremacy.

She'll need to recruit her own advisory board of professionals, complete with an industry heavyweight or two and someone from the investment community, such as an investment banker.

Its attempt to remake itself from an isolated fishing nation into an international banking heavyweight proved disastrous.

From the software wars between tech heavyweights Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, to the grueling matches between tennis greats Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi, to the fraught, acrimonious relationship between Earnest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, rivalry has incited staggeringly high levels of achievement from individuals and organizations across industrFrom the software wars between tech heavyweights Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, to the grueling matches between tennis greats Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi, to the fraught, acrimonious relationship between Earnest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, rivalry has incited staggeringly high levels of achievement from individuals and organizations across industrfrom individuals and organizations across industries.

Kalanick resigned June 21 under pressure from investors including Fidelity, but that mutual fund heavyweight made no changes to its Uber valuation that month.

SEO expert Rand Fishkin offers an honest account of how he went from a struggling start - up with $ 500,000 in personal debt to an online - marketing heavyweight..

The French heavyweight has won Olympic gold in 2012, six world championships — including the last three from 2013 to 2015 — and the 2015 World Masters.

The upstart trading and exchange company, backed by financial heavyweights like the Royal Bank of Canada and Barclays, is now accepting applications from companies and issuers of investment products, offering an alternative to the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Demand for programs like the one at UNC partly stems from China's growing status as an economic heavyweight.

For UnitedHealth Group the focus next year is more about getting ahead of potential competition from tech heavyweights such as Amazon and Apple than getting bogged down in the twists and turns of health reform in Washington.

Johnson was heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, a reign that included his knockout in 1910 of the so - called Great White Hope, former champion James J. Jeffries, which prompted race riots in dozens of U.S. cities.

Last year some 40 small businesses — as well as industry heavyweights like Motorola — nabbed $ 144 million from ATP.

«I don't expect people to know the sum of all the parts, but I expect them to pick it up and be able to feel a difference in quality,» Winthrop says, noting that American Giant's heavyweight hoodies retail for a sensible $ 69 (the zippered version for $ 79), comparable to lesser - quality shirts from brand - name retailers.

Changes in the advertising industry motivated the two giants to team up, as heavyweights like Facebook and Google collect massive quantities of data from their users in order to target ads to specific individuals.

When asked which companies scored the highest by seven different criteria, Canadians ranked Tim Hortons at No. 10 this year (up from 29th last year), behind international heavyweights such as Walt Disney, Lego and Google, but ahead of big names like Honda, Apple and Amazon.

When the allegations against Harvey Weinstein became public in October, the company's board fired him, and Hollywood heavyweights distanced themselves from the studio.