Sentences with phrase «general targets for»

They also say that the research shows that phosphatases, like kinases, could be general targets for drug development.

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For people in their 20s and 30s, Ponnapalli concedes that rules of thumb and general targets are a good place to start since it might be hard to gauge a detailed retirement budget from that many years away.

US Air Force Major General James Hecker said the A-10s were returning to meet an increased need for close air support in a campaign targeting Taliban revenue sources including drug - producing facilities and in counter-terrorism operations.

General Catalyst is targeting $ 1 billion for its largest fund ever.

Vancouver based General Fusion aims for a relatively low - cost, practical form of fusion called Magnetized Target Fusion.Photo: Courtesy of General Fusion

Vancouver based General Fusion aims for a relatively low - cost, practical form of fusion called Magnetized Target Fusion.

It is the headquarters for 19 Fortune 500 companies — more than any other metro its size, The Atlantic reports — including Target, UnitedHealth, and General Mills.

Here's what we do know about the state of Afghan security forces: A September report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction indicated that ANDSF is nowhere near its 352,000 target personnel level: Afghan National Army force strength, in particular, fell from 185,817 in September 2013 to 168,327 in November 2016, thanks to increasing attrition rates and fluctuating readiness.

At bonus time, for instance, if his team had a plan that attached financial rewards to specific targets, he believed the general understanding was that «if you haven't made plan, well, duh, there's no bonus.

And while the protests in New York and elsewhere are for now focused on the financial sector and economic inequality, their target may well shift to «big business» in general.

For some, it's powerhouse general mass retailers, like Wal - Mart and Target, while other products will fit more specialized but equally powerful retailers, like Williams - Sonoma, The Sharper Image and Sephora.

Nowhere near as sophisticated as things are today, geo - targeting allowed marketing companies to hit a general area (usually a town, county or city) and drill down to the right people in that area using data mined from cookies, so, for example, farmers within driving distance of one of the many Springfields across our great land would get ads from the local Agway there telling them when there was a sale on farmer stuff.

As for the goals and rewards, they served to motivate people in a general way, but they were not targeted to SRC's specific business objectives, notably improved productivity.

«This trend could be due to several factors (or a combination of them): more startups being targeted for acquihires as their growth slows, capital availability leading to more ready cash on - hand, and a general consolidation of certain industries (e.g., food delivery companies acquiring each other),» CB Insights wrote in a blog post.

«We're not going to make a general product for the general market — target a bigger mass, make a Walmart - level product and throw it out there,» he says.

That aggressive pricing proved painful for Walmart rivals beyond Dollar General: Target (tgt) said it had trouble enticing customers with its fresh food.

Jeff Hurrle, VP and general manager for Sport Systems (No. 319), an Almonte, Ont. - based company that builds and installs sports equipment like bleachers and nets, knew he needed expert help to evaluate whether the brand's content was engaging enough, particularly because they target the B2B market, a notoriously challenging audience to engage on social media.

«Without rapid cuts in CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions, we will be heading for dangerous temperature increases by the end of this century, well above the target set by the Paris climate change agreement,» Petteri Taalas, the WMO's secretary - general, said in a statement.

«Business travellers are a key target for loyalty,» says Toby Smith, Cathay Pacific's general manager of product.

Once one accounts for fiscal feedback effects, the net cost per job created of these targeted job creation policies are perhaps one - fourth of the net costs of general fiscal stimulus.

In general, management makes the initial recommendation for the financial targets, and these recommendations are reviewed and discussed by the Committee and its independent advisors.

In general, HP aims to set a total long - term incentive compensation target amount for its senior executives to be at or near the 75th percentile of the long - term incentives paid by its peer group companies.

The threshold, target, and maximum percentage business line goals shown for the named executives listed in the table above were derived using certain assumptions for 2008 with respect to the general economic, interest rate, credit, and regulatory environment in which we operate and certain assumptions as to the outlook for the businesses each of them managed.

General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS) on Tuesday reaffirmed its key financial targets for its fiscal year ending May 29, 2016.

Tracking pennies, progress, and goals in general is a tremendous means of ensuring you're staying on target for the long - term target of financial independence.

As for inflation in general, Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer has said that there is «good reason» to believe that inflation will move back up to the Fed's annual target of 2 % as the US economy's untapped capacity gets used up and as the effect of the big dip in oil prices in the second half of 2014 wears off.

MOUNTAIN VIEW JUNE 26, 2014 — 500 Startups, the most active venture capital fund and startup accelerator program in the world, is announcing that it has filed with the SEC under the new rules allowing for general solicitation, and is now publicly fundraising for its third flagship fund, targeted at $ 100M.

For companies that have seen sales, general, administrative, or other costs expand faster than revenues, and been unable to tame increases using more mainstream techniques such as outsourcing, zero - based budgeting offers the prospect of identifying waste, focusing attention on business strategy, and targeting resources to key goals.

Russian warships heading for Syria could be used to target civilians in the besieged city of Aleppo, NATO Secretary - General Jens Stoltenberg warned on Tuesday, calling on Moscow to implement a lasting ceasefire.

«The opportunity for Target is two-fold — they engage a U.S. soccer fan and family demographic in a growing domestic sport,» said Kevin McIntyre, exec VP sales and general manager at sports marketing firm Leverage Agency.

Deutsche Bank is maintaining its Buy rating and its $ 45 price target on General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) based upon in - line earnings in Q1 for the company.

Companies should consider whether there is significant offline interest in their raise, consider how much they should realistically target for their raise, and whether their business would resonate with the general public.

This information includes general information about the company, its officers and directors, a description of the business, the planned use for the money raised from the offering, often called the use of proceeds, the target offering amount, the deadline for the offering, related - party transactions, risks specific to the company or its business, and financial information about the company.

In the tradition, this and other texts become the basis for a general rule: Never directly and intentionally target noncombatants.

Their target is the general educated reader who seeks to understand «the Bible as a work of great literary force and authority, a work of which it is entirely credible that it should have shaped the minds and lives of intelligent men and women for two millennia or more.

Today, it's known for its «Smoothies With a Purpose,» concoctions that target general wellness and weight loss or are packed with protein to help customers maximize their fitness routines.

For leading companies such as Cargill Inc., General Mills, Nestle and Kraft, and midsize companies seeking to take advantage of the growing market, Brazil is an attractive target.

Eilersen has announced it is releasing a new series of digital load cells in a hygienic (aseptic) design for dynamic and process weighing, filling, packaging, and general weighing applications targeted primarily at food and pharmaceutical customers.

Natural ant - inflammatory agent: targeted for general pain relief, reducing muscle soreness after exercise and easing arthritic or gout pain

Bitter fight for Coopers coming to a head Coopers, the South Australian brewer currently the target of a takeover bid from Lion Nathan, has called an extraordinary general meeting where shareholders... read more

In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which include Target 12.3's call for halving food waste and reducing food losses worldwide by 2030.

I don't have a specific target for our first round pick, but he's the one guy I'll be disappointed if we don't take (not in the first just in general).

Giroud is a target that works well with players that follow the ball and are in the general vicinity for his knockdowns.

It is Tuesday so it is time for the weekly Arsenal bashing guff that is produced by the hack Adrian Durham and once again his target is Mesut Ozil, and the manager, team and club in general of course, with a side dish of dismissal and disrespect to us Gooners that are stupid enough to actually support our great club.

TRAPSHOOTING — HERMAN WELCH, a 46 - year - old General Motors factory foreman from Downers Grove, Ill., competing in his first Grand American Championship, hit a perfect 100 straight targets from the 20 - yard line to win first - place money of $ 12,000 for the handicap division in Vandalia, Ohio, beating Sam Knotts of Kansas City by one point.

In general I think it's preferable to spend early picks on hitting, so these are three interesting targets for later in the draft.

He may have been the target of much criticism from the Arsenal fans and football media in general for a nightmare game in the Champions League against Olympiacos, but David Ospina bounced back well and ended last season having regained the respect and admiration of Gooners everywhere.

The latest point of contention might be O's general manager Dan Duquette, who reportedly is a target of the Nationals for their team presidency.

There have been specific teams involved, specific prospects targeted, and Phillies» general manager Ruben Amaro has even commented on the potential for a trade on numerous occasions.

There is no confirmation whether or not Real Madrid have made any official contact with the Italian champions Juventus about their Chilean midfield general Arturo Vidal, but there have been rumours and speculation in the Spanish and Italian media about him being one of the transfer targets for Carlo Ancelotti this summer.