Sentences with phrase «in firm control»

It would be great to be in firm control of my financial future.

In contrast, parenting styles characterized by high control (especially psychological control) but low acceptance, and those that are specifically low in firm control, are associated with externalizing behaviors (Forehand & Nousiainen, 1993; Steinberg, Lamborn, Darling, Mounts, & Dornbusch, 1994).

The Litecoin price is seen nursing losses of around 5 % on Tuesday, as the bears remain in firm control, as being the case...

The Litecoin price is seen nursing losses of around 5 % on Tuesday, as the bears remain in firm control, as being the case across the crypto market.

Interesting aside, the guys from Handspring, who were supposedly bought out by PalmOne are now in firm control of the company.

Smith's, Miller's, and Odita's exhibitions showcase painters in firm control of myriad influences and considerations, at the height of their efficacy.

You have every right to be in firm control of your retirement investing.

Get back in firm control and maintain a smoother ride with the enhanced strength and precision - engineered design of Monroe's Gas - Magnum shock absorbers.

Here was a young female actor in firm control of her talent, whose beauty was not passive but a source of strength.

Abel Ferrara was already in firm control of his art - sleaze style by the time of 1984's Fear City, a film that looks like it occurs at the darkest corners of the sex - funk world of Purple Rain.

The Arewa youth advised Osinbajo «to sit up and be in firm control of the government of Nigeria» and address the challenges facing the country.

At that point it was in firm control of the 40 - strong council with 25 members.

«We therefore, wish to advise the Acting President to sit up and be in firm control of the government of Nigeria and begin to address the myriads of issues threatening the unity of this great nation,» the Arewa youths said.

Where we have a leader who is articulate or is in a firm control of the government, the speech could have been an avenue to mobilise and regain the confidence of the people.

Not exact matches

You can invest in state - controlled firms like Sinopec, PetroChina and Bank of China, but it's difficult to tell whether these firms would thrive were their preferential treatment taken away through economic liberalization.

Microcap fund manager Acorn Capital has increased its stake in listed Perth - based financial planning firm Plan B Group Holdings to control almost 10 per cent of the voting power.

The list includes both privately held companies and publicly traded ones, but to be included in the ranking the family must control at least 50 % of the voting rights for a private firm, or 32 % of the voting rights for a public one.

She cites the example of a recent client, a private B.C. firm with $ 400 to $ 500 million in annual revenues, and which is controlled by the third generation.

That's where a company like Japanese manufacturing firm Nabtesco comes in, producing reduction gears for precise movement, torque control and shock resistance in industrial robots.

The company, founded in 2009, has developed a large clientele of academic research institutions, space agencies, mining firms and defence departments for its signature yellow - and - black products, thanks in part to the fact that Clearpath robots don't need someone holding a remote control to operate them.

Earlier this year, GP Strategies, a $ 400 million - a-year training and e-learning firm based in Maryland, snapped up a controlling stake in Prospero for an undisclosed amount.

Less than a year before that, another UAE - owned firm took control of the Berbera port in the breakaway northern region of Somaliland and pledged up to $ 440 million to develop it.

Had the deal closed, the sale of a half - interest in the Cutbank Ridge shale gas play would have been the largest investment of any kind by a Chinese state - controlled firm in Canada and the biggest reason to expect to see Asia - bound liquefied natural gas tankers docking on the West Coast in the not - too - distant future.

Inversion is a process whereby a bigger organization targets and acquires a smaller firm that's located in a more corporate tax - friendly country, with the deal structured so that the smaller company becomes the controlling partner of the larger firm.

The study compared the compound annual growth rate of a Family Index of 23 companies — in which at least 30 % of voting control belonged to a family with multi-generational involvement in the ownership or management — against 412 widely held firms over a 15 - year period (1998 to 2012).

Tightly controlled companies are the unloved children of the public markets, because they concentrate decision - making in the hands of the few to the exclusion of a firm's wider shareholder base.

Fullbrook suspects the outperformance of family - controlled firms may not persist in future, because institutional investors have begun to pressure companies to adopt the same longer - term perspective that sets controlled firms apart.

He joined the firm as part of a careful succession plan, in which the founding parents are transitioning control to their sons, aided by professional managers like McArthur as needed.

Insiders at family - controlled firms attribute their superior performance to a difference in priorities, says Matt Fullbrook, manager of the CCBE and co-author of the study.

Kevyn Orr, a partner in the Washington law firm Jones Day and best known for his work on the restructuring of Chrysler after it filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009, will assume financial control of Detroit, the nation's poorest major city.

This week brought the clearest demonstration yet of Chinese tech firms» global ambitions as Didi Chuxing raised $ 4 billion in new venture funding and signaled its interest in acquiring control of the largest taxi - on - demand service in Brazil.

The message needs to be positive -LRB-??? We are looking good, feeling confident in our recovery???) but firm -LRB-??? We must still make every effort to control costs and work smarter???).

On Monday, the United States opened the door to sanctions relief for Rusal when the Treasury said in a statement it could soften the measures if Deripaska ceded control in the firm.

For a disadvantaged individual to control the firm, that individual must have managerial or technical experience and competency directly related to the primary industry in which the firm is seeking 8 (a) certification» ¦ for those industries requiring professional licenses, SBA determines that the firm or individuals employed by the firm hold (s) the requisite license (s).»

With $ 716 million in funding, the Milpitas, California, firm specializes in IoT - connected window installations that can be programmed to tint against sun glare and to reduce ambient heat — all controlled through a proprietary app.

Coupled with a «lack of interest in traditional conglomerates,» more spinoffs from GE, Johnson Controls, Honeywell and others are likely in the near future, according to the firm.

The company, which is controlled by private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, will shed some $ 700 million in debt in the prepackaged reorganization that will be filed soon with federal bankruptcy court in Wilmington, Del..

In 2009, Nintendo and Sony dominated the U.S. portable gaming market, and together controlled 70 % of the market, according to research firm Flurry Analytics.

The arrests, by national intelligence agents, marked the first at a Western oil firm in Venezuela and represent a dramatic escalation of growing tensions between PDVSA and foreign companies over control of supply contracts.

The arrests, by national intelligence agents, marked the first at a Western oil firm in Venezuela and represent a dramatic escalation of growing tensions between PDVSA and foreign companies over control of supply contracts, the sources told Reuters.

Ahern earned an electrical engineering degree from University of Vermont and with help from an unnamed angel investor who «bet on people heading in the right direction» started a company in 2002 — Industrial Defender, a cybersecurity firm that protects industrial control systems for the electrical grid, oil and gas, and chemical companies — which Lockheed Martin acquired in 2014.

In the report, released June 28, the firm found that after controlling costs and improving profitability, CFOs said they were most worried about holding onto talent.

Though survival may not be a burning issue for most firms at the moment, the seeds of the next age for cost control may already be sown, according to Wil Uecker, an associate dean at the Jones Graduate School of Management at Rice University in Houston.

«With the weekend detentions, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has succeeded in controlling all three Saudi security services, while cowing both conservative and reform - minded clerics — an unprecedented consolidation of power in the country's history,» The Soufan Center, a strategic consultancy firm, wrote in a Monday note.

• Frontenac agreed to acquire controlling stakes in TPC Training and Jade Learning, a Chicago - based and a Raleigh, N.C. - based technical training firm, from Renovus Capital Partners.

Earlier this year, Vevo hired Goldman Sachs and Raine Group, an M&A advisory firm, to begin talking to suitors interested in either a minority or controlling stake in the company, according to The Information.

U.S. President Barack Obama, in fact, has issued various executive orders calling for stricter security for firms that control critical infrastructure.

With nearly 2.5 million miles of oil, gas and chemical pipelines crisscrossing the country, intrusions into control systems could do more than disrupt deliveries, said Andrew R. Lee, a cybersecurity expert at the law firm Jones Walker in New Orleans.

As long as foreign investors aren't provided with a clear process, and as long as they are unable to take controlling interests in Canadian firms, these muddled rules will likely continue to increase the cost of attracting capital for Canadian resource companies.

«People looking for a big title and control over others don't join the firm in the first place.»