Sentences with phrase «higher up the chain»

I do agree that any changes will need to come from administration level (might need to be even higher up the chain than the building principal in districts with multiple schools).

«The experienced Minister for Trade and Industry will work with you to address any challenges that may arise, but, if, indeed, it becomes necessary, which I hope it will not, to go higher up the chain of authority.

«The experienced Minister for Trade and Industry will work with you to address any challenges that may arise, but, if, indeed, it becomes necessary, which I hope it will not, to go higher up the chain of authority, I want you to know that my doors will always be open.

In waterways, bacteria convert elemental mercury to methylmercury, an organic form that accumulates in food chains, increasing in concentration higher up the chains.

Acupuncture itself doesn't directly release feel - good chemicals that can aid in inflammation, stress, and so forth, according to Study, but it works higher up the chain such as affecting the pituitary gland to produce the extra hormones.

This is not to say that educators are blameless, but if one wanted to ascribe blame, one would have to start far higher up the chain of command.

So there is always someone higher up the chain to feel envious of!

These are the consumers who don't travel enough to receive the more valuable benefits a program may offer higher up the chain but travel just enough to get a shiny card with the name of a precious metal or stone embossed on it.

With my SPG 75 night Platinum status, I'd also be high up the chain for a suite upgrade, and I could invoke the YOUR24 to check - in at 9 am and still get the 4 pm late checkout (on availability).

If I was in the climate issue for personal monetary gain, I'd be employed at the every least at a wage level higher than what my gift grant breaks down to, and considering my knowledge and skill level, I'd probably be considerably higher up the chain than that.

The higher up the chain of decision making on Energy goes, the more differently the issue presents itself.

It seems that «The Monkey» might be higher up the chain yet.

Still less clear is whether it is possible to transform a large law firm brand from relatively low impact levels — such as those currently experienced by IM's corporate services practices — to be able to compete effectively with firms higher up the chain.

The probe, conducted by former Supreme Court of Canada justice Marie Deschamps, discovered a broadly held perception in the lower ranks that those higher up the chain of command either condone inappropriate sexual conduct or are willing to turn a blind eye.

If your research provides you with several names and you are not sure which one to choose, the individual higher up the chain is always a good suggestion.

Not exact matches

But AGT has long focused higher up the value chain, processing the pulses it buys from farmers near the source.

Throw in supply - chain problems that yielded empty shelves and high prices, and it added up to an unmitigated disaster.

Fitbit (fit) and Garmin (grmn), its closest competitor for the most fitness - oriented customers, are both trying to move up the value chain with more capable and higher - priced smart watch products.

They chose the mass - merchant and superstore channels, where they knew they'd find higher - ups from Comp USA, among other chains.

But as large companies shore up their security systems in response to high - profile data breaches, that means «the bad guys are moving down the food chain, where folks are not as prepared,» says Brian Casazza, CIO at Vistage, a training organization for small - and mid-sized businesses.

Judge Ben Singer made clear that he did not think justice had been served yet, indicating that ultimate responsibility for the fraud lay higher up the VW chain of command.

But he does acknowledge that the securities group refers a couple of hundred suspected insider - trading cases to its higher - ups in the regulatory chain.

With the deal, JAB is scooping up a consistent restaurant chain that has posted steady comparable - restaurant sales and rising revenue at a time when many restaurant chains are hurting due to high labor costs and weak traffic trends.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Since the selling cycle is longer and presentations are made higher up in the chain of command, the person making the sale has to be comfortable conversing with CEOs.

Turnas says that he's looked to fine dining restaurateurs, who have opened up fast casual concepts — like Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group, which expanded from high - end restaurants like Gramercy Tavern and the Modern into the Shake Shack chain.

Encouragingly, business was up at its namesake and Bloomingdale's chains and their related discount business, as well as high end Bluemercury beauty shops, during the most important time of year for any department store.

Pick up the phone, even if it means calling someone higher up the food chain.

«It's vindictive, it's mean and it's extortion,» Tarantino said, alleging that when the Arclight theater chain tried to tell Disney higher - ups that they would be honoring a contract to show «The Hateful Eight» at the Cinerama Dome, the studio threatened to pull «Star Wars» from all Arclight locations.

What is it: Two former Warby Parker execs — Jen Rubio, the company's former head of social media, and Steph Korey, former head of supply chain — teamed up to create Away, a travel brand aiming to create products that combine high - quality materials and innovative technology at an affordable price.

The expression was meant to encourage her staff to think about how high up the organization's food chain any given question needs to travel.

Commentary: «Revenues were up 8.3 % for the third quarter versus the prior - year period, due primarily to higher commodity prices impacting the Company's supply chain revenues, higher same store sales in both domestic and international stores, store count growth in international markets and the positive impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.»

The challenge right now is to get the scalability of public chains higher, and come up with better answers for privacy challenges.

It's appetite goes much higher up the food chain.

The higher up on the food chain you go, the less likely church leaders are going to follow their own religion.

The black people in South Africa chafe in their chains; some of them are taken off the streets and left in cages, four feet wide, four feet high, four feet deep, left there for months, not enough room to stretch out, not enough room to stand up.

At that instant of time when I gave all up to him to do with me as he pleased, and was willing that God should rule over me at his pleasure, redeeming love broke into my soul with repeated scriptures, with such power that my whole soul seemed to be melted down with love; the burden of guilt and condemnation was gone, darkness was expelled, my heart humbled and filled with gratitude, and my whole soul, that was a few minutes ago groaning under mountains of death, and crying to an unknown God for help, was now filled with immortal love, soaring on the wings of faith, freed from the chains of death and darkness, and crying out, My Lord and my God; thou art my rock and my fortress, my shield and my high tower, my life, my joy, my present and my everlasting portion.

While deep lessons for acting humanely can be learned from eating kosher (not cooking a kid in its mother's milk or not eating higher life forms like whales or monkeys) the ultimate reason for observance must simply be that it is divine and thus immutable and enduring — but it is still up to each individual to maintain the links of the chain of this unparalleled tradition for it to endure for future generations, for Mose and his children and their own...

Anderson says a related parallel between the Penn State and Catholic Church scandals is the existence of hierarchies that apparently allowed personnel to report abuse allegations up a chain of command without higher - ups taking decisive action.

The restaurant chain grills chicken breasts over a blazing real wood fire, so crank your grill up high enough to get the flames nipping at your cluckers (not a euphemism).

DENVER [Oct. 2015]-- Good Times Restaurants Inc. (NASDAQ: GTIM), operator of Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard, a Colorado favorite quick service restaurant chain best known for its fresh, high - quality, all - natural products, is firing up the month of October with the Jalapeño Cream Cheese Burger.

Treasury has also singled out several commercial brands in its troubled United States operations as «non-priority» but won't divulge which ones they are, as it attempts to move higher up the value chain and divert more investment into the luxury end of the market.

After perfecting the fermentation process and lining up supply of high quality beans, Break The Cup is ready to break into retail chains and expand its distribution.

The plan stops working when you get higher up on the food chain and especially when a fighter hits their 30s.

Burners are seasonal and used mostly around the height of recruiting season, when local bag men need to communicate quickly with other shadow boosters across the state and region higher up the fiscal chain.

Like Suarez and Bale, Benteke is now subject to interest from clubs higher up football's food chain.

Here in Houston ISD, for example, high school students, PTOs and coaches often set up fundraising tables at lunch to sell entrees from local restaurants and fast food chains, everything from pizza to Chinese food, creating veritable «food courts» of junk food.

It has a high - performance chain - driven motor that runs quietly, so no worries about disturbing the neighborhood, and your kiddo will be able to reach speeds of up to 15 mph.

The Pocket Mod Sweet Pea is jam - packed with features, including a high - performance chain - driven electric motor, a gorgeous vintage - inspired body, a pair of 12 - inch pneumatic tires with a rear suspension system (to ensure a comfortable ride), a retractable kickstand, variable - speed acceleration, a padded seat, and a built - in battery that travels for up to 10 miles on a single charge.

Yes, members (and people, cats, Tories etc who paid three quid) are important but they aren't higher up the political food chain than MPs who are elected by thousands of voters and nor should they be.