Sentences with phrase «in about the middle»

At its greatest, just before decline set in about the middle of the seventh century, the empire included within its borders the ancient imperial powers, Egypt, and Babylonia, besides much else that made up the total area from the Persian Gulf in a great arc through western Iran and Armenia as far as Cilicia, and all of Syria and Palestine.

Gather with friends for a glass of wine or a group jog and at some point someone will start in about her middle.

The school - size indicators place New Hampshire in about the middle of the rankings nationally across all grade levels.

It is on the second floor in about the middle of the hotel, so it is a very quiet room.

Among transition economies, Poland's performance appears better: its carbon intensity on a per capita basis is situated in about the middle of the countries of Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia.

Not exact matches

In a fascinating article about education in the Middle East, Amanda Ripley writes at the AtlantiIn a fascinating article about education in the Middle East, Amanda Ripley writes at the Atlantiin the Middle East, Amanda Ripley writes at the Atlantic:

His first science project in middle school was about how the wing works.

«I knew when I was eighty that I would never, for example, think about why I walked away from my 1994 Wall Street bonus right in the middle of the year at the worst possible time.

In recent days, Sanders has stumped with striking Verizon workers, railing about large corporations destroying the middle class through cost - cutting and low wages that create economic stagnation and widen the gulf between the 1 percenters and everyone else.

Steven Cook, senior fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, said higher oil prices lessen all the worries from 2015 and 2016 about the Saudi government's ability to maintain its commitments, but the consolidation of power in the hands of the Crown Prince also is significant for the market and investors as his reform program is widely regarded as critical for Saudi Arabia's future prosperity.

There's a meter on the wall that shows you how much time you have left, so you won't have to worry about running out of water while you're in the middle of shampooing.

So even as Tesla woos middle - class buyers in the U.S. (the Model 3, due to arrive this fall, will start at about $ 35,000) buyers in China have mostly resembled Vanessa Zhu: wealthy drivers who view Teslas as luxury vehicles, or at least as the coolest new piece of tech since the iPhone.

And somewhere in the middle of all these conversations, someone will ask about Leonardo DiCaprio.

«In the middle of the 20th century, it was the most famous, the most admired, the most widely respected company in the world,» says Quinn Mills, professor emeritus at Harvard Business School and the author of «The IBM Lesson» and other books about the company's history and culturIn the middle of the 20th century, it was the most famous, the most admired, the most widely respected company in the world,» says Quinn Mills, professor emeritus at Harvard Business School and the author of «The IBM Lesson» and other books about the company's history and culturin the world,» says Quinn Mills, professor emeritus at Harvard Business School and the author of «The IBM Lesson» and other books about the company's history and culture.

A typical middle - class couple with their home paid off needs only about 50 % to 60 % of the income they earned earlier in life to live an equivalent lifestyle.

We have to overcome the geographical barriers that separate cities in the middle of the country, versus the density of startups in Silicon Valley, and to do that we must be intentional about connecting with others.

The number of people using the online room rental service on the continent rose by 143 percent to about 765,000 guests in 2016 from the year before, said Nicola D'Elia, the firm's Africa and Middle East chief.

As an example, a cap of $ 500,000 in tax - free capital gains on any principal residence means that a home sold for $ 1 million that was purchased for $ 100,000 in 1985 say, would have $ 400,000 taxed at the owner's tax rate at the time of the sale (about 35 % for the average middle class Canadian).

Let's forget about all of this really usable stuff in the middle.»

Bloomberg TV Canada is set to launch in the middle of this year, and will have about 35 % of its content produced domestically and broadcast from a new studio in Toronto's financial district, close to Bloomberg Canada's headquarters.

Despite early signs that a fast - food diet is no healthier in Beijing than it is in Boston, consumers who are new to middle - class dining seem less concerned about the health risks of the high - fat, high - sodium fare that many Americans now seek to avoid.

«About 80 percent of people sitting on the aisle moved at least once during their flights, compared with 62 percent in middle seats and 43 percent in window seats,» writes the New York Times, reporting the findings (and surprising no one who's been on a plane).

That would be like if we said, «Let's forget about all the stuff in the middle, and just go straight to Nevada.

In collaboration with Huawei Arabia, Entrepreneur Middle East posed this question to some of the region's most prominent business personalities to learn how they go about unlocking their full potential at work.

As is often the case, the Government is busy pointing their finger at energy providers and energy providers are busy pointing their finger at the Government - but no one seems to be doing anything about it, and the people (and businesses) of South Australia are caught in the middle.

The story was about a mom who allegedly rescued her daughter from a potential kidnapping after waking in the middle of the night and feeling as if something was amiss.

«I would go to class one day and I would learn about transactions and I would go to work on Monday and be in the middle of the transaction, and I would think, «Thank God I went to class,»» says Cole.

Back in Toronto, Nuinsco officials remain optimistic about conducting a spinoff in the Middle East and North Africa, even with ongoing conflicts in both Egypt and Sudan, not to mention a soft market for initial public offerings.

Trump couldn't resist, in the middle of his very serious speech about our nation and its future, to muse: «I have the best courses in the world.»

«Diary of a Wimpy Kid» best - selling author Jeff Kinney talks about the tenth installment in the middle - schooler's book series, brick and mortar book - selling and the global phenomenon of growing up a wimpy kid.

It might be during the last stretch of an important project, in the middle of a team meeting about an upcoming initiative, or somewhere else — sometimes, you just burn out.

Banks generate about $ 170 billion in revenues from corporate and investment banking (CIB) operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa region — EMEA — but the MiFID II reforms are expected to trim that figure by 2.6 %, according to Coalition.

Turner: One of the things that people in the industry often talk about when it comes to money management is this barbell, where as you said you have low - cost, passive index tracking funds and at the other end you have higher fees, higher active share, things like private debt which you mentioned, and it's those in the middle that are charging higher fees for something that looks quite a lot like beta that are really going to struggle.

Again, if you ask people about how they deal with stress and you hear answers that just don't pass the smell test - where someone always seems be in the middle of a crisis - you might just have an arsonist on your hands.

It just seems right that way, maybe because the word is about payments and numbers and «noom» sounds like the «num» in number, while «myoo» seems strange to put in the middle of a word.

The financial industry frequently touts 70 % as the percentage of your working income that you'll need to replace, but most middle - class Canadians replace only about 50 % to 60 % of their working income in their golden years, and they say that's just fine.

Think about your organization like an oilrig in the middle of the ocean.

Says Brian Pope, chief marketing officer, «We were interested right away in the idea of reaching that mobile consumer, that gaming consumer, in the middle of an experience that they were passionate about.

It has supports in the middle, too, so you don't have to worry about a lack of support in the middle of the frame.

It really feels like we have open lines of communication with middle and senior management, and that the company leadership cares about keeping employees in the loop of what's going on.»

CNBC's Hadley Gamble talks about Donald Trump's future relations with countries in the Middle East, in light of the President's recent executive order on immigration.

Still, Empire has operated a joint venture with a Chinese partner to manufacture ride components since 2011 — and Nelson has come to know a thing or two about doing business in the Middle Kingdom.

Oil prices have soared amid worries about fighting in the Middle East, but it is not yet clear whether elevated tensions will continue to support the recent rally, according to the latest monthly report from the IEA.

«I'm optimistic about the prospects in the region,» says Vikram Malhotra, global market head of South Asia and Middle East at the Bank of Singapore.

The long - lasting success of Amazon is one thing; the quick rise of Uber seems to suggest were are in the middle of another bubble about to explode.

After a dip in middle age, life satisfaction peaked again at about 69 years old.

Using new gas - injection technology that creates gas bubbles in the middle layer of the bottle wall, the company reduced the amount of plastic that goes into each container by 15 %, which works out to about 275 tonnes of plastic a year.

When she learns some unsavory information about her family and her hometown, it stirs up old memories in what was then a region stuck in the middle of the tense civil - rights movement.

Oil prices rose about 2 percent on tensions in the Middle East and concerns of a further fall in Venezuelan output.

But in addition to them being mostly old, she also fears the last thing they will think about when they think about a middle - aged woman is investing.