In the second chapter Whitehead introduces the idea of a variable, which is a letter that can refer to
general things of the world.
Big beats / Siren Dance: «
The general thing of this music is special use of electronics which creates a typical sound.
Not exact matches
Among other
things Mr. Newsom helped set up a public - relations department within the company and retained the firm
of Elmo Roper to poll public reaction to the oil industry in
general and Jersey Standard in particular.
Continuing with the dog food example, we can see that ratings, comparison, and reviews all were all grouped as closely related to dog food in
general, implying that people that are searching for dog food are very interested in the comparison and review side
of things.
The
general MBA is becoming a
thing of the past as programs specialize in everything from mining to golf
In
general, the criteria were
things that don't
of and by themselves generate sales or profit but were believed to be stepping stones.
«British officials have worked with a number
of people in the Secretariat, including Director -
General Roberto Azevêdo, who have explained a wide range
of WTO rules including
things like independent schedules in goods, services and agriculture and how these schedules could come into being,» Keith Rockwell, spokesman for the WTO, told CNBC via email.
And as I suggested recently with regard to the Ray Rice scandal, cases involving famous men doing awful
things don't necessarily help us understand the ethical subtlety
of the more
general problem
of whether to fire employees who do bad
things off the job.
In
general, a successful coaching program for sales reps should consist
of two
things: real - time training on mobile devices and a proactive, not reactive, approach.
«In terms
of actual tax - code adjustments, there will be arm - wrestling and adjustments, but for me, cutting to the chase, the big
thing is simplification for my small - business members and small business in
general,» said Keith Hall, president and CEO
of the National Association
of Self - Employed.
«Those two barriers alone are really
things we have to break down in the fastest - growing part
of the world in
general in technology.»
How to Take Advantage
of Online Review and Answer Sites: Removing False Information Responding to constructive criticism is one
thing, you can take it into account to improve customer satisfaction and your business in
general, but what if there's false, defamatory information about your company floating around in the ether?
«There are a number
of states, though, that even if the data is encrypted, under the terms
of the statute, you have to provide notice to the consumers and perhaps to the attorney
general and that's the kind
of thing that could spark an investigation,» he said.
«There's lots
of additional content to consider, such as everyday savings offers,
general business advice and the availability
of things like working capital lines
of credit and installment loans,» says Richard Tambor, senior vice president and
general manager at New York City - based American Express Business Finance.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect
of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels
of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments
of the aerospace industry, levels
of air travel, financial condition
of commercial airlines, the impact
of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition
of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization
of the anticipated benefits
of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing
of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition
of Rockwell Collins, including among other
things integration
of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization
of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels
of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability
of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope
of future repurchases
of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level
of other investing activities and uses
of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition
of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery
of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits
of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits
of diversification and balance
of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome
of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact
of the negotiation
of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect
of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect
of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on
general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect
of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other
things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability
of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition
of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits
of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing
of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence
of events that may give rise to a right
of one or both
of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee
of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million
of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects
of the announcement or the completion
of the merger on the market price
of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation
of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value
of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability
of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
In
general, generics are a wonderful
thing — they're a lower - cost alternative to expensive, brand - name versions
of drugs.
We have great leadership with [
General Manager] R.C. Buford and with Pop, who has been there a long time, and they have their way
of doing
things.
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.
That's essentially how
things remained until about 1989, the year
of the unexpected victory
of Poland's worker - created Solidarity Movement over that country's Bolshevik
general, Wojciech Jaruzelski, quickly followed by Mikhail Gorbachev's dismantling
of the USSR.
On the other side
of things, Attorney
General Schneiderman issued a statement as well, with a rather different tone:
In Afghanistan, U.S. Army
General Stanley McChrystal was focused on one
thing: devising the best plan
of attack.
That's one example
of a more
general thing, which is having Customer Support on level footing, connected and dialed - in to the rest
of the company.
Levie said the phases represent a
general vision
of where
things are headed for Box, rather than specific plans that are set in stone.
The «buy American»
thing is just a special case
of the more
general plea we often hear to «support your local economy.»
Bose owns a number
of important patents related to noise cancelling tech, and in
general seems to have made that more
of its
thing.
Even if you have no idea what you want to do while on your break, using TripScope you can set preferences to a
general outline
of things you like or want to see, for example: beaches, zip - lining and nightlife and your pro agent can give you ideas.
«The great
thing about machine learning is you can actually measure it,» Salesforce's
general manager
of Einstein, John Ball, said at a press briefing held last week.
The trouble, according to a host
of psychologists, is that using this sort
of general encouragement for every little
thing teaches kids to value your praise rather than the intrinsic satisfaction
of true accomplishment.
To be fair, medical inflation is higher than
general inflation, and biopharma companies have the unenviable task
of explaining that a gross list price increase isn't the same
thing as the net they'll take away from that increase after haggling with insurers and pharmacy benefits managers.
The idea that two firms doing the same
thing exhibit varying levels
of skill or speed is not surprising — it is a
general property
of the natural world.
With assets
of up to $ 1 billion, the athletic gear retailer will land in the seventh spot in a tally led by Circuit City, Linens &
Things, and
General Atlantic & Pacific Tea (A&P).
«The first
thing we did was to explain to Mr. McGahn that the underlying conduct that
General Flynn had engaged in was problematic in and
of itself,» Yates recalled.
As talk about the economy has largely focused on tax cuts, the U.S. budget deficit and the potential for trade tariffs, one
of the biggest
things investors and the
general public seem to be missing is the increased spending soon to be pumped into the U.S. economy by the government.
«He didn't know about the specifics
of it, as far as I know, but he did know about the
general arrangement that Michael would take care
of things like this,» Giuliani told Fox News Wednesday evening.
Among the
things that prompted the creation
of the inquiries were: financial difficulties facing DB pension plans and related concerns about DB funding rules; long simmering and unresolved legal issues, the most prominent
of which revolve around the use
of surpluses in DB plans; ambiguity about how EPP regulations apply to new hybrid plans; a lack
of harmonization among Canadian regulatory laws; and declining coverage by EPPs in
general and DB plans in particular.
«He didn't know about the specifics
of it, as far as I know, but he did know about the
general arrangement that Michael would take care
of things like this,» Giuliani said.
The demand «that rent should be handed over to the state to serve in place
of taxes,» Marx explained, «is a frank expression
of the hatred the industrial capitalist bears towards the landed proprietor, who seems to him a useless
thing, an excrescence upon the
general body
of bourgeois production.»
But he did know about the
general arrangement, that Michael would take care
of things like this, like I take care
of things like this for my clients.
If they «re rising because there is
general confidence that the economic growth will continue and that «s why interest rates are rising because stocks are actually — the return
of companies is actually providing a competition for funds, that «s a positive
thing.
«It looks just like yesterday at this time where
things are weaker (in)
general overseas, but people look optimistic at the open,» said Randy Frederick, managing director
of trading and derivatives at Charles Schwab.
Here's another example
of where
things stand today: Vox Media, the company behind high - profile sites including the Verge, SB Nation and Vox, has raised $ 46.5 million in a round led by
General Atlantic.
But the
general point is that high terms
of trade, all other
things equal, will raise living standards, while low terms
of trade will reduce them.»
While interest rates and the rise and fall
of the stock market are
general economic trends, the president's tweets are quite another
thing.
Brandon Lee, Canada's consul
general for San Francisco and Silicon Valley, describes CDL as «one
of the most exciting
things happening within Canada's innovation ecosystem.
I should note that in
general I designed the application for myself and my own style
of trading, which means that some features you might expect are missing: no sector / factor attribution for stock pickers, no attribution stats for credit pickers, daily - frequency calculation
of things like MAE / MFE (so any intraday trades will show zero MAE / MFE), and no options - specific analytics.
Two and a half years into the mandate and no real result on the election promise.This sort
of thing is par for the course, though.A tactic played over and over which the
general public doesn't seem to be able to grasp.
Once again, small businesses are more hopeful for a prosperous 2016, compared to just 13 percent
of the
general consumer population who expect
things to be in better shape in the next six months.
General Electric (GE)-
General Electric has been doing all
of the right
things lately as they continue to recover from the recession and the dividend cut that ensued.
«There are certainly
things that are illegal content, so that is more
of an area where talking about regulations could make sense, but so much
of what comes up in
general discussion about this is out
of reach
of government action from the get - go.»
But he did know the
general arrangement, that Michael would take care
of things like this, like I take care
of things like this with my clients,» Giuliani said.