Sentences with phrase «in a strong position of»

10.00 - The new consensus among many Westminster commentators, particularly on the right, is that Nick Clegg had a good week and is now in the strongest position of all three party leaders.

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From advancing women leaders through comprehensive leadership programs, to a stronger presence of women amongst managers and driving a leadership position in supporting employees with disabilities to ensure an inclusive workplace where all can contribute — P&G was a shining star for inclusion.

It can be a challenge to view a person who has always done a certain set of tasks or held one position in a different light, but you are doing your business a disservice not to create opportunities for advancement for your strongest employees.

Barrick is in a stronger position now to focus on growth opportunities following two credit upgrades from rating agencies in the first quarter of the year.

There was no specific trigger in our view, just an accumulation of good news that should had [sic] led to a stronger USD well before, and a short market position.»

«Wizz Air UK is a key part of our Brexit contingency plan... and the natural next - step in the development of our UK business, putting us in a strong position to take advantage of opportunities that may arise in what remains Europe's largest travel market,» Wizz CEO József Váradi said on Thursday.

In Canada, the report notes, unlike in the U.S., there have been strong efforts to emphasize diversity at the highest levels of government and society, most notably that of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who appointed 15 men and 15 women to cabinet positionIn Canada, the report notes, unlike in the U.S., there have been strong efforts to emphasize diversity at the highest levels of government and society, most notably that of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who appointed 15 men and 15 women to cabinet positionin the U.S., there have been strong efforts to emphasize diversity at the highest levels of government and society, most notably that of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who appointed 15 men and 15 women to cabinet positions.

«If you are displaced or the needs of your job and your company have changed,» said Weiner, «you're in a much better position to re-skill and learn new jobs when you already have that strong foundation in place.»

THE Western Australian wine industry remains in a strong position despite what was a difficult 2001 - 02 overall, according to industry figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

«Thanks in part to the forceful response to the crisis and policies throughout the eight years of the Obama administration to promote robust, shared growth, the US economy is stronger, more resilient, and better positioned for the twenty - first century than ever before,» the White House said in an email after the jobs report.

We were in a strong negotiating position since our party of eight freed up a chunk of oversold seats in one fell swoop.)

«Combined with the strength of the PokerStars brand in the U.S. and its U.S. customer database, it will be in a very strong position to capitalize on the potential revocation of PASPA (the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act) later this year, which could result in a number of U.S. states legalizing online sportsbook / gaming,» he wrote in a report.

And, finally, in terms of general investment themes, they should consider including portfolio positioning that favors an important element of endogenous resilience, be it because of companies» strong balance sheets, large cash balances, strong pricing power, or notable segment dominance.

However, when asked to comment, one CEO said Canada is in a strong position because Candu reactors use heavy water instead of boiled or pressurized water, which allows the reactor to run on natural uranium instead of enriched uranium fuel.

But an equally big part of the consulate's strategy in the Valley has involved mobilizing the 300,000 - strong Canadian contingent that lives and works there, many of whom hold executive positions at the biggest names in high technology, including Google, Apple, Microsoft and Facebook.

But my hunch is that China is in a much stronger bargaining position than the author of «The Art of Deal» imagines.

The PSA is in a strong position to boost awareness of the system and its capabilities to pharmacies across the region as the society represents roughly 30,000 pharmacists.

The logic: Navy has one of the strongest teams they've had in recent memory, but Virginia should be stronger at most positions in this game, and has a vertical threat that could potentially torch the Midshipmen.

Western Digital has offered to drop out of a bid for Toshiba's semiconductor business in return for a stronger position in the two companies» chip joint venture.

«The enlarged group would be an online - led globally positioned betting and gaming business that would benefit from a multi-brand, multi-channel strategy applied across some of the strongest brands in the sector,» the companies said.

These included such bullet points as «Recent organizational realignment has strengthened focus on sales and revenue generation,» and «Well positioned in our markets, strong portfolio of strategic assets and committed to achieving revenue growth.»

In a live interview, Edwards tells us she sold out of her position because over the next 3 to 4 quarters she doesn't see strong tailwinds for the stock.»

Daniele Nouy, the chair of the European Central Bank's supervisory board, said earlier this month that although the banks are in a much stronger position, there's still a «huge problem» with bad loans.

In all of the above cases the entrepreneur who is susceptible to the confirmation bias will look for information and analyze it in a way that will yield: 1) fewer competitors rather than more, because it increases the viability of the start - up, 2) underestimation of the capabilities of the competition because stronger competitors will make life harder for the entrepreneur, 3) view of the company's product as fully addressing the needs of the customer because otherwise the start - up is at a weaker position in the marketplace, and 4) need for less resources rather than more because it generally makes raising the money easieIn all of the above cases the entrepreneur who is susceptible to the confirmation bias will look for information and analyze it in a way that will yield: 1) fewer competitors rather than more, because it increases the viability of the start - up, 2) underestimation of the capabilities of the competition because stronger competitors will make life harder for the entrepreneur, 3) view of the company's product as fully addressing the needs of the customer because otherwise the start - up is at a weaker position in the marketplace, and 4) need for less resources rather than more because it generally makes raising the money easiein a way that will yield: 1) fewer competitors rather than more, because it increases the viability of the start - up, 2) underestimation of the capabilities of the competition because stronger competitors will make life harder for the entrepreneur, 3) view of the company's product as fully addressing the needs of the customer because otherwise the start - up is at a weaker position in the marketplace, and 4) need for less resources rather than more because it generally makes raising the money easiein the marketplace, and 4) need for less resources rather than more because it generally makes raising the money easier.

The search itself came after strong criticism from Democrats in Congress and some outside interest groups about the lack of diversity at top positions on the Fed.

«Fitbit has a very strong position in the market for fitness trackers, and they are one of the strongest in the wellness market as well,» says Gartner Research director Angela McIntyre, who focuses on wearables.

Because the Leave movement was fueled in large part by surprisingly strong anti-immigrant sentiment, and Trump's vocal anti-immigrant positions are at the center of his campaign.

Western Digital has offered to drop out of a bid for Toshiba's lucrative semiconductor business in return for a stronger position in the two companies» chip joint venture, two sources said on Tuesday.

The stable outlook reflects our view that ACT's strong market position in North America and Scandinavia and its continued operating efficiency will insulate it from margin pressure in this highly competitive industry, contributing incremental earnings and generating strong free cash flow for debt reduction that should result in leverage declining quickly to about 3x by the end of 2013.

The industry in North America has high fragmentation and has low barriers to entry, but ACT enjoys one of the strongest positions, enhanced by the brand equity of its banners, the quality of its real estate, and efficiencies stemming from the breadth of its operations.

-- The stable outlook reflects our view that ACT's strong market positions and its continued operating efficiency will insulate it from margin pressure, resulting in leverage declining quickly to about 3x by the end of 2013.

«Quebec still has a strong position but our competitors are getting closer and they are growing faster than we are,» Alexandre Moreau, author of the report, said in an interview.

White House lawyers and other officials studied the option of overriding the ban but did not develop a strong legal position or an effective political sales pitch in an election year, a source familiar with the discussions said.

The deal puts the defense tech company in a strong position as it bids for the right to upgrade the U.S.'s ground - based arsenal of Minuteman III nuclear - armed missiles, a procurement program with a value estimated at over $ 60 billion over its expected lifetime.

These are all positive signs that we have a strong manufacturing footprint in Canada but we are also positioning ourselves to build the car of the future.

«With the benefit of cost reductions undertaken to date, as well as synergies related to the transaction with Postmedia, and a strong cash position going into 2018... we are well - positioned to execute and invest in our transformation.»

The big apparel makers are busy working on it, and the first one out of the gate stands to win a strong position in the $ 34 - billion - a-year activewear industry.

«The trebling of underlying profits, a strong capital position and emerging regulatory clarity allows us to resume paying dividends,» Bill Winters, Stanchart's group chief executive, said in a statement accompanying the earnings announcement.

Merger agreement in hand (and the money in escrow), Cline spent the next five months on the road trying to win over CEA's investors, who were looking for a growth company that was well - positioned to go public, preferably with a strong management team and a few years of audited financials.

The family in question may have not just a strong position in terms of the stock it holds; they may also bear the name that's emblazoned on the company letterhead.

CEO Kotick said in a statement, «We should emerge even stronger — an independent company with a best - in - class franchise portfolio and the focus and flexibility to drive long - term shareholder value and expand our leadership position as one of the world's most important entertainment companies... The transactions announced today will allow us to take advantage of attractive financing markets while still retaining more than US$ 3 billion cash on hand to preserve financial stability.»

«Marcelo has done a remarkable job of turning around the Sprint brand and business, driving enhanced network performance, strong subscriber growth and significant cost reductions leading to the best financial results in Sprint's history,» said Masayoshi Son, Chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp. «Marcelo has also positioned Sprint as a leader in the race to 5G, which promises to revolutionize the communications industry.

You've said in the past that in order to have a strong pool of female candidates for board positions, you have to appoint women to senior roles.

«The two companies have a strong position in the digital offering of audio books in Germany.

In terms of politics in particular I rarely have a strong position on a candidate,» said Kogan, adding that therefore he «didn't bother» to make the effort to find out who would ultimately be the beneficiary of his psychometric modelinIn terms of politics in particular I rarely have a strong position on a candidate,» said Kogan, adding that therefore he «didn't bother» to make the effort to find out who would ultimately be the beneficiary of his psychometric modelinin particular I rarely have a strong position on a candidate,» said Kogan, adding that therefore he «didn't bother» to make the effort to find out who would ultimately be the beneficiary of his psychometric modeling.

Exchange Rate Changes and Net Positions of Speculators in the Futures Market Research by Thomas Klitgaard and Laura Weir finds a strong and stable contemporaneous relationship between weekly changes in the net positions of futures market speculators and exchange rate movements, but that such data do not appear to be useful in anticipating such changes over the followPositions of Speculators in the Futures Market Research by Thomas Klitgaard and Laura Weir finds a strong and stable contemporaneous relationship between weekly changes in the net positions of futures market speculators and exchange rate movements, but that such data do not appear to be useful in anticipating such changes over the followpositions of futures market speculators and exchange rate movements, but that such data do not appear to be useful in anticipating such changes over the following week.

Stronger manufacturing activity data from the U.S. Thursday, in the form of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve's regional business survey, allowed investors to add long positions in the greenback, which has fallen more than 1.4 % this week in the wake of President Donald Trump's decision to fire his FBI Director, James Comey, and revelations that his campaign team may have had extensive contacts with Russian officials - despite his repeated denials - in the run up to last year's elections.

The chief executive of Bitfinex and Tether, Jan Ludovicus van der Velde, said in an email Tuesday that «the financial position of the company has never been stronger.»

Macro: The Macro strategy's strongest contributions came from long equity and Energy - sector positioning as low volatility and sustained, upward trends in these markets continued driving returns throughout most of January.

A strong competitive position and recent roll - out of new products make the profit growth expectations embedded in this stock look too low.