Sentences with phrase «from years of use»

The shelves were covered with stained contact paper from the 80s and the walls were yellowed and stained from years of use.

Adding the black to the piece I think brought it together with everything else that is going on in the room, plus it covered up a ton of blemishes from years of use.

It was also in need need of a freshen up just from years of use with little boys.

Besides, the edges are double stitched, and this eliminates the worries of wear and tear apart from years of use.

It's a simple piece of wood, really - a flat 1 inch thick board, with raised sides nailed in, though worn down from the years of use.

I was eating what I thought was a healthy diet, but unfortunately, my body had been worn down from years of using ibuprofen to suppress pain from sports and headaches, high stress, eating too quickly and years of poor nutrition.

When your furnace filter is plugged up with all kinds of dirt particles from a year of use, it makes it very difficult for the furnace fan to push air through it.

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Last year the group warned of «unscrupulous» parties who might try to use the yet - to - be-defined crowdfunding rules to steal from investors.

Making parts and finished products using 3 - D printing technology has grown to account for 28 percent of all additive manufacturing activity, up from virtually zero 10 years ago, according to Wohlers.

In a period of one year (2010 - 2011), the company saved 2.5 million sheets of paper, a 28 % drop in paper use from the year before, noted Laurence.

This new form of equity crowdfunding — which is the result of the new Title III of the JOBS Act — allows companies to raise up to $ 1,000,000 each year, from investors for their businesses, using crowdfunding platforms.

Moaza Al Matrooshi, a 24 - year - old from Dubai, had one of her ovaries frozen as a nine - year - old and is thought to be the youngest to have had the tissue stored for future use in a pregnancy.

To appreciate that, just look at old enterprise software from five to 10 years ago: It was hard - edged, unfriendly software that didn't take the needs of the people using it into account.

After graduating with a degree in Architecture from Cambridge, she spent a year as Operations Manager aboard the record - breaking biofueled powerboat Earthrace, where she traveled 25,000 miles, visited 120 cities, and ran a campaign to promote the use of alternative fuels.

Twenty percent of those surveyed said that using all of their earned vacation days in the next 12 months was a top priority, up seven points from last year.

In other words, if the company notices a shift in local consumer tastes, it can fire off a batch of new garb from a nearby factory and get product on shelves many months faster than the old way — a supply chain triumph given that Levi works two years in advance and uses more than 1,000 different finishes in a season, which lasts six months.

This year, Apple is rumored to be updating its iPad Pro lineup with an iPhone X-style design that has narrower bezels and the iPhone X's TrueDepth camera that's used for FaceID and Animoji, according to a report from analyst Jun Zhang of Rosenblatt Securities obtained by Macworld.

Forty - eight percent of them used all their vacation time last year, up three percentage points from 2015.

One year later, he faced a complaint from the mother of a 15 - year - old boy who claimed he used excessive force when arresting her son, including putting his gun to the side of the teen's head and kicking him in the ribs.

Williams said the Heritage estimate was correct based on the methodology the foundation used — the analysts estimated a carbon tax rate of $ 36, which would increase by 3 % each year from 2015 to 2035.

Alongside field work the team, which included scientists from the WHRC and Boston University, used 12 years of satellite imagery, field measurements and laser remote sensing technology as part of its method.

Their newest paper uses historical data from multiple countries to show that an increase in the ratio of household debt to gross domestic product over a three - to - four - year period predicts a decline in economic growth.

The number of people using the online room rental service on the continent rose by 143 percent to about 765,000 guests in 2016 from the year before, said Nicola D'Elia, the firm's Africa and Middle East chief.

In September, the U.S. government moved to ban the use of Kaspersky products from government computers after it was revealed that Russian hackers managed to obtain U.S. National Security Agency information through the software two years ago.

On deck for this year: Taking the knowledge garnered from selling more than 20 million products and using it to develop a Bark & Co. - branded line of toys and treats.

Efforts to squash review aggregators come from the same playbook that retailers used a few years ago when trying to eliminate «showrooming,» the practice of using a smartphone to comparison shop while inside a brick - and - mortar store.

The resources I've gathered literally came from years of working with small businesses and researching which tools to use when running a business.

IN 10 years, CJ King and Co Pty Ltd has grown from a small annex behind a North Beach home to what it claims is the biggest full colour printer in the Southern Hemisphere — a $ 1,500 investment that is now turning over $ 10 million a year.With the assistance of Austrade and the WA Department of Industry and Resources (DoIR), the company is taking on the UK market, already with some success.One of the remarkable things about this success story is that it has been achieved through a consummate belief in a philosophy to use standardised, leading - edge technology and to supply just the print trade and other on - sellers.

It was a first - of - its - kind move from the streaming giant, which may have taken its inspiration from the traditional TV networks that have used the post-Super Bowl time slot to promote new TV series or special episodes (such as last night's long - awaited This Is Us installment on NBC) for years.

Last week, a study published by the Kauffman Foundation using census data from the past 50 years, revealed some eye - opening statistics about the number of immigrant - led companies in America.

Sixty - seven percent of those over 65 years of age reported using their phone or tablet for new, according to the survey, up from just 43 % last year and only 22 % in 2013.

On the other hand, self - driving cars from the likes of Google — while still at least a few years away from consumer use — also loom large.

blueRover only graduated from Waterloo's renowned Accelerator Centre two years ago, but already over 500 Sysco refrigeration trucks now use blueRover sensors to monitor the temperature inside their trailers, says Peter Smith, the company's director of business development in Canada.

Chatbots, computer programs that mimic conversation with people by using artificial intelligence, «can transform the way you interact with the internet, from a series of self - initiated tasks to a quasi-conversation,» The Guardian declared last year.

It expects total monthly active users in March to number 168 - 171 million, including those who use the service for free in return for watching advertisements, up from 157 million at the end of last year.

About five years ago, overwhelmed by the logistics of planning at least two trips per month, he made the switch from organizing his own travel to using an agency.

Overall, the use of option grants fell last year to just 25 % from 28 % the previous year and 35 % in 2011.

It's a rule of thumb used to determine the amount of funds to withdraw from a retirement account each year.

The study, released Monday, shows performance shares were used as CEO rewards by 51 % of companies surveyed last year, up from 47 % the previous year and 41 % in 2011.

Return on average common equity (ROE), a measure of how well the bank uses shareholder money to generate profit, was 6.4 % in the quarter, down from 14.7 % a year earlier.

«I explained how for the past couple of years I've kept Wednesdays clear on my calendar, usually worked from home, and used it as design / writing / solo - thinking time because the other four days get consumed with collaboration,» Schweikardt explained to the board, but lately «the collaboration days had gotten so busy, that Wednesdays had turned to email and administrivia catch - up days.»

It was a second - hand piece borrowed from friends whose daughter had outgrown it, and by the time our son was too old for a baby carrier, that ERGObaby had provided nearly five years of regular use.

In at least two previous years» reports, TSA stated that the unclaimed money collected from airports would be used to support the expansion of the TSA Precheck program, which gives travelers expedited screening privileges.

They put a lot of effort into buying ingredients from suppliers who treat their workers well and look after the environment, using sustainable packaging, and donating 10 % of their profits to charity each year.

«We don't want to look up 20 years from now and say, «Oops, we used up all our water,»» said Jason Banes of the Boulder, Colo. - based Western Resource Advocates.

FMS earnings before tax as a percentage of FMS total revenue and FMS operating revenue (a non-GAAP measure) were 4.0 % and 4.8 %, respectively, both down 60 basis points from the prior year, primarily reflecting higher depreciation due to vehicle residual value policy changes and lower used vehicle sales results.

That's why the bank launched a $ 300 - million revamp of the national currency last year, which will see Canada gradually convert from paper bills to polymer (using a fabrication process pioneered by Australia).

While many of the details for those classes have dimmed from my memory over the years, there are five major lessons learned from business school that I continue to use on a daily basis since completing that degree.

If you have been impacted and don't take action (like changing your password and monitoring other sites you frequent), that information can be used for everything from identity theft to more serious forms of harassment — and continue to unfold years later as information gets sold and resold.

It made extensive use of tax losses from previous years to reduce balances owing during the early and mid-2000s.