Sentences with phrase «hits a person on»

However, accelerating levels have hit people on low or fixed incomes, such as pensioners, the hardest.

«It's hitting people on all levels,» Assemb.

«It could hit people on # 40,000 a year and they are already being hit by things like child benefit changes.

There is a 1 - in - 3,200 chance of satellite debris hitting a person on the ground, odds that NASA says are extremely remote.

When a car, van or truck hits a person on a bicycle, the resulting injuries can be very serious.

Car or truck drivers might face traffic citations or criminal charges after hitting a person on the street or a bicyclist.

An environment should have elements that hit a person on an emotional level.»

Not exact matches

He hit every single person on the sidewalk.

EU regulators are expected to order Amazon on Wednesday to pay Luxembourg millions of euros in back taxes, a person familiar with the matter said, the latest global company to be hit by an EU crackdown on unfair tax deals.

Rebecca Rescate is the only person yet to have appeared on ABC's hit TV show Shark Tank, with two separate businesses, and get both of those businesses funded by a «Shark» investor.

A prime minister who came to office on a wave of optimism needs to find a way to provide a bit of it even to the sorts of hard - hit people who only rarely and fleetingly turn up on Ottawa's radar.

For instance, Kohler hits on the zeitgeist of how people connect with their products.

Most people know Barbara from watching her on ABC's Shark Tank, which has become a smashing hit with millions of viewers of all ages tuning in each Friday night.

If she says, «I'm just not an early - morning person,» you could allow her to catch up on emails from home and then hit the freeway after rush hour.»

To date EverFi has raised a total of $ 251 million including the latest round, its Series D. People familiar with the deal declined to comment on the firm's private valuation, though one person familiar with the terms suggested that the company had not, at this stage, hit that oft - vaunted billion - dollar milestone.

«Most people plan this on a real hit - and - miss basis,» says Maloney.

I hope that when you look back at history, all of that will hit a peak, and then as people got comfortable with it and they move on to the next round of immigrants that came.

These tend to be skills and accomplishments people tuck in a personal interest note at the bottom of their CV, so Carlisle now hits the Page Down key on his computer and works his way up.

With people off on holiday, «summer means you might have to tackle projects without a critical team member, or pinch - hit for a co-worker to keep the wheels turning,» says Brazen Careerist.

«When crude oil goes to $ 55 a barrel, I can take a 12 percent to 18 percent hit on my corrugated [boxes] and plastic packaging,» says the founder of the 15 - person firm.

«Too many people burn their candle from both ends when they're young and they end up having weight issues or they're smoking, and those don't bother you when you're in your 20's, but you really pay a lot on the back end when you hit your 40's and 50's.»

Early on in our history when things weren't really going well — we had hit a tough patch and a lot of people wanted to buy Facebook — I went and I met with Steve Jobs, and he said that to reconnect with what I believed was the mission of the company, I should go visit this temple in India that he had gone to early in the evolution of Apple, when he was thinking about what he wanted his vision of the future to be... That reinforced to me the importance of what we were doing, and that is something I will always remember.

They also tend to go on and on, with one or two people talking while the rest hit «mute» and check their emails.

However, over the weekend it was also hit by fresh outrage over the fact that — as people discovered when they downloaded their Facebook data — the company was for years quietly harvesting users» call logs on Android phones.

BRUSSELS, April 18 - EU antitrust regulators are set to hit French telecoms and cable group Altice with a hefty fine for concluding its 2015 acquisition of PT Portugal without first waiting for official approval, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

The deal values Kind at more than $ 4 billion, according to people briefed on the transaction, marking a significant valuation for one of the most prominent new food brands to hit store shelves in recent years.

The United States and its allies are considering whether to hit Syria over a suspected poison gas attack that medical relief organizations say killed dozens of people in the rebel - held town of Douma near Damascus on Saturday.

Rather than its narrowly - framed focus on wealthy individuals taking unfair tax advantage, people are beginning to wonder whether the proposals will hit more broadly than pitched, and whether that in itself is unfair.

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.

China is preparing to hit back at Trump's planned sweeping tariffs with levies aimed at industries and states which tend to employ his supporters, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter.

When you realize the other person is in a highly emotional state, it's usually helpful to hit the mute button on yourself.

He didn't buy the recruiting product either but he and Medina hit it off, became friends and Kosoglow began to mentor Medina on how to be a better sales person.

As the California wildfires continue, with Mendocino, Napa and Sonoma counties being the hardest hit, the focus of authorities rightfully remains on rescuing people trapped in or near the inferno and attempting to control the fire.

COO Sheryl Sandberg said on her last earnings call that Facebook might take a hit: «We're going to continue to give people a personalized experience to be clear about how are using the data and give choices, and we realize that this means that some users might opt out of our ads targeting tool.

People who honestly intend to «give» you money when you are just getting started may be tempted later on to think they are entitled to a return on their «investment» when your hot new product hits the market and you are rolling in dough.

There are certain creative jobs where you know you are the person on the line, and there are few guarantees that you're going to be able to crank out hits every year.

Network with the bank to meet your account officer's boss and the person who pinch - hits when your officer is on vacation.

Leno: I think first - generation [Mazda] Miatas will become collectible because it was a huge hit when it came out [in 1989] and they made a huge impression on people.

NEW YORK, Nov 4 - With freezing temperatures forecast, tens of thousands of people hit by superstorm Sandy need temporary housing, New York officials said on Sunday, but it was not immediately clear where they could all be sheltered.

On the other hand, more than 300 people gave the device a shot at the company's booth, and by almost all accounts, it was a big hit and worked well for virtually everyone who tried it.

Last year, on HBO, Lena Dunham's Girls, arguably the cultural hit of the year, drew about 630,000 viewers an episode, or less than one in every 450 people in the United States.

If the message requires action from someone else, delegate it by hitting Forward and sending it to the person who needs to act on it.

«People are very focused on hitting their quotas now,» this former employee said.

It's easy to feel down when you haven't hit your goals, but the fact there are people who believe in you and are cheering you on, is something to be grateful for.

Type the phrases «information overload» into Google and you'll get nearly four million hits offering endless tips on dealing with the problem, first person accounts of brains fried by a deluge of data, even articles and think pieces declaring us in the midst of «the age of information overload.»

People are hit with a double whammy because, not only do they find that their investments have disappeared, they now owe tax on the funds for removing them from the tax - free environment.

Trump took particular issue with the idea that people who'd fled to the U.S. after disasters hit their homes in places such as El Salvador, Guatemala and Haiti would be allowed to stay as part of the deal, according to the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to publicly describe the discussion.

Alberta's debt is on track to hit $ 90 billion by 2023 and that's going to burden younger people with tens of thousands of dollars in additional...

«The focus is on teams hitting goals as opposed to standing on other people's heads to get a new title, or something silly like that.

[01:30] Introduction [02:30] Tony welcomes Alexandra [03:40] Launching in 2007 — it came from a place of passion [04:25] Establishing clear roles among founders [05:40] Flexing her multilingual skills in business [06:25] Adjusting how you speak to someone based on their objectives [08:10] The secret to Gilt's growth [09:20] Building a business that would thrive during winter [10:20] Finding the capital to purchase inventory [10:40] Moving from venture to private equity funding [11:20] It's all about smart money [11:40] The future of traditional retail [12:20] The subscription model [12:40] Catering to the time - starved customer [12:55] Bringing services into the home [13:10] Leaving Gilt to lead Glamsquad [16:10] Glamsquad started as an app [17:10] Vetting employees [18:10] Building trust with customers [19:00] Taking massive action — now [20:20] Launching the first sale on Gilt — without a return policy [21:30] Fitz [22:00] The average person wears only 20 % of their wardrobe [23:00] Taking the time to understand your customer [23:20] Challenges as a woman in business [24:40] Advice to a female entrepreneur that's just getting started [25:25] The importance of networking [25:50] Knowing the milestones to hit along the way