Sentences with phrase «holding power as»

In his outlook for bitcoin in 2015, he also pointed to holding power as the main driver for a rising bitcoin price.

The electronically adjustable front seats provide supreme comfort and holding power as you push the limits of performance.

In this particular instance it is not very difficult to imagine scenarios in the not - too - distant future in which there might occur resurgences of socialist policies and ideals: the failure of neo-capitalist regimes in developing societies and / or the formerly Communist countries in Europe to achieve economic take - off; the insight granted to sundry dictators and despots that, while socialism invariably immiserates the masses, it is a very good recipe for enriching those who claim to hold power as the vanguard of the masses; the «creeping socialism» (still an aptly descriptive term) brought on by massive government intervention in the economy in the name of some societal good, e.g., there could be an environmentalist road to socialism, or a feminist one, or one constructed (perhaps inadvertently) with some other building blocks of politically managed regulations and entitlements; or, last but not least, the actual restoration of socialism, by coup or by voting, in a number of countries, beginning with Russia.

Other lawmakers have been stripped of committee chairmanships following accusations of bad behavior, including former Assemblyman Vito Lopez, who held power as the chair of the Housing Committee, gone following a critical report of sexual harassment and abuse.

It's not clear how long Morelle would hold power as interim leader.

Not exact matches

Najib chaired its advisory board and as finance minister held veto power over its activities.

General Fusion also established an advisory board of experts in various aspects of commercializing fusion power and added impressive figures to its board like Jacques Besnainou, the former president and CEO of Areva Group North America, and Frederick Buckman, who held executive positions with various utilities as well as the Shaw Power Group, an engineering and construction oupower and added impressive figures to its board like Jacques Besnainou, the former president and CEO of Areva Group North America, and Frederick Buckman, who held executive positions with various utilities as well as the Shaw Power Group, an engineering and construction ouPower Group, an engineering and construction outfit.

The reason for Snap owners» hyper - strong control As Snap prepares for an IPO, investors wonder why founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy will hold virtually total voting power.

Yet, just months ago, a Jokowi victory appeared almost a sure thing — holding an almost 40 % lead over Prabowo, a candidate not allowed in the U.S. for past human rights violations and who, as the former son - in - law of Suharto, the Indonesian dictator overthrown 16 years ago, is certainly among the nation's entrenched powers.

While content creators once held the power, they now serve as suppliers to the increasingly dominant digital distributors.

In the data center, there are fewer customers as more computing power is held in the hands of the large cloud computing providers and giants in the industry.

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It is easy to design a search box as almost every site these days is powered by a database on the back - end, which is what holds the products (if a store) or the articles (if a blog), and so forth.

On November 13, new CEO John Flannery announced the shrinking of GE's holdings to three businesses — aviation, health care and energy and power — while shedding such legacy businesses as lighting and locomotives.

He continued to wield power as an adviser to the holding company, and he designed an ownership structure to ensure Ikea's future survival and independence.

The adage that «time is money» is an apt metaphor to describe the power that time can hold when budgeted and used as a resource.

ESPN may feel as though it holds all the cards now that it has cut ties to Grantland founder Bill Simmons, but the balance of power in media has shifted.

Millennials and Gen Zers hold the power to do this, as we will soon see them start small businesses in ever - increasing numbers.

In it, the authors discuss a shift from «old power,» which they define as being «held by few» and «closed, inaccessible and leader - driven,» to «new power,» which is «made by many» and «open, participatory and peer - driven.»

On Thursday, April 27 at 2:00 p.m., ET, as the NFL gets ready for its big draft in Philadelphia, CNBC's «Power Lunch» will hold its biggest - ever stock draft.

Whether these agents are deployed internally or as customer - facing chat agents, AI technology holds the power to improve service for everyone involved.

As the chart above illustrates, there is an interesting correlation between the seat - advantage a minority government holds over the official Opposition, and the length of time between general elections when the minority is in power.

«Holding these values as stable commodities, but with the power to spend and send as bitcoin, makes these precious metals instantly transferable and transactional for the first time,» reads Bitreserve website.

Alice L. Walton, Jim C. Walton and S. Robson Walton share voting and dispositive power with respect to all Shares held by Walton Enterprises, LLC, individually as managing members of Walton Enterprises, LLC, and in their capacities as co-trustees of the John T. Walton Estate Trust, which is also a managing member of Walton Enterprises, LLC.

Yieldcos are publicly traded units that hold renewable energy assets such as solar power plants and wind farms, including those bought from the sponsor or the parent company.

Prior to her roles at Pfizer, she held various leadership positions at Texas Instruments, GSE Systems, Warner Lambert and as a co-owner of women - run RMR Associates, a consulting company where she advised major organizations such as Warner Lambert and Illinois Power.

Just as Facebook's changes to its News Feed algorithm can cause huge swings in a website's traffic graphs, Amazon holds a lot of power to dictate exactly how much money others can earn from standing on its shoulders.

The activist investor holds large stakes in companies such as Swiss power transmission and industrial automation firm ABB, Swedish truck maker Volvo and German industrial group Thyssenkrupp.

As we watch the videos of families crying in Florida we can not comprehend how those voted into power — who hold positions where they are able to create change — continually choose unrestricted gun rights over children's lives.

Candidates are locked in an awkward dance of increasingly distancing themselves from Nancy Pelosi as the longtime leader holds on to power and raises millions of dollars.

A «Republic» is defined as a State in which the supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives.

If the supplier has wholesale transfer pricing power that company can take your profit in a process sometimes referred to as «supplier hold up.»

Dave Nadig, CEO of ETF.com and a well - known ETF expert, recently suggested as much, noting that «Duration hedging hasn't yet had its «hedge the yen» moment when investors discovered the power of currency hedging en masse, but like currency - hedged ETFs, duration - hedged ETFs may start finding a place not necessarily as core holdings, but as finely honed tools for tweaking duration exposure in a broader bond - portfolio context.»

Moreover, the large pay increases awarded to many Chinese workers in foreign - owned plants — such as the 30 % award to the 300,000 workers in the Foxconn International Holdings (PINK ADR: FXCNY) plant — must inevitably push up both Chinese purchasing power and Chinese inflation.

The incredible * scramble * to then paint every PC sin as hers and hers alone (helped along by a healthy dose of old - fashioned sexism) should be recognized for what it is: an attempt to hold on to power.

It has yet to be seen what new powers Minister Liepert will hold as Finance Minister.

It should be clear that society as a whole would be better off if no committee of central planners held such power.

To me, it is interesting to look at the model that's often held up as being remarkably successful since the end of WWII which is the mercantilist model that Japan followed which was to protect domestic industries at all costs and then use government money and power to boost your export sector.

Calomiris proposes (1) internal governance reforms that would decentralize power within the Fed and promote diversity of thinking; (2) policy process reforms that would narrow the Fed's primary mandate to price stability and require the Fed to adopt and disclose a systematic approach to monetary policy; and (3) other reforms that would constrain the Fed's asset holdings and activities so as to avoid actions that conflict with its monetary policy mission and that risk undermining its independence.

As if all that unhinged power wasn't enough, The D comes with «Insane Mode,» unleashing the car's full acceleration potential with a no - holds - barred launch mode calibrated for maximum thrust.

I've found that businesses with real market power attract a lot of interest from competitors, control buyers, etc. who are willing to look beyond the stock as a piece of paper and commit to holding it for several years.

As was recently noted by Goldman Sachs, gold «is clearly better at holding its purchasing power, and has much lower daily volatility».

I see Visa as a company that could capably grow its earnings power at a mid-single-digit clip over the next decade, if not longer, making this a growth stock to buy and hold forever.

Rev.Rick Your thought only holds as to those in power in the U.S. that at are non believers or those that hold a false Christian belief.

Seems reasonable and logical and scientifically explanable as the explanation for what occurred as the Bible shows forth the works of a Mighty God whose power to create all that there is — is all that is needed to hold it all together until such time as He determines to change things up!

They do nt have a clue themselves, its just something they added to justify their existance as a gaggle of old men seeking to hold on to power until they die - hopefully soon.

It will persist as long as men hold the power and make the decisions concerning this issue.

They were Atheists who held great political power, much as you claim the Christian and Jewish leaders did.

Forasmuch as each man is a part of the human race, and human nature is something social, and has for a great and natural good, the power also of friendship; on this account God willed to create all men out of one, in order that they might be held in their society not only by likeness of kind, but also by bond of kindred.

Communist (extreme left wing) and fascist (extreme right wing) governments are totalitarian in nature and, as such, they opposed organized religion the same way that they opposed unions; because they held rival power over people.