Sentences with phrase «in giant nets»

Catching commercial airliners in giant nets never took off.

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The streaming giant failed to meet its own forecast by adding a net 880,000 domestic subscribers in the quarter, compared to the 1.15 million it had predicted.

Seattle - based PopCap, meanwhile, was acquired by giant Electronic Arts in 2011 for $ 750 million, and Finland's Supercell, which currently rules the mobile roost with its hit Clash of Clans, last month netted a cool $ 1.5 billion after Japanese telecom provider Softbank purchased a 51 % stake, which values the company at $ 3 billion — or bigger than Zynga.

The Swiss food giant posted net income of 7.2 billion Swiss francs ($ 7.76 billion), versus 9.652 billion francs expected by analysts in a Reuters poll.

The latest clinical trial outsourcing / drug development and manufacturing merger hit on Monday as scientific instrument giant Thermo Fisher announced it would buy drug ingredients maker Patheon for $ 5.2 billion ($ 7.2 billion is you count $ 2 billion in net debt).

This comes after the advertising giant announced lower net sales in 2018 and a cautious outlook for 2018.

Today, Softbank is a telecommunications and internet giant with annual revenues of about $ 40 billion and Son is the second richest man in Japan, with a personal net worth of $ 7.7 billion.

While the largest tech giants are on record in support of the current FCC rules, their size likely means they will be able to negotiate with Internet providers to ensure any changes to net neutrality policy does not affect them.

Ride - hailing giant Uber's full - year net loss widened to $ 4.5 billion in 2017 as the company endured a tumultuous year that included multiple scandals, a lawsuit alleging the theft of trade secrets and the replacement of its CEO.

In a tweet sent on Tuesday, video - streaming giant Netflix signaled its support of net neutrality and its opposition to the FCC's plans.

The advertising giant presented higher - than - expected net sales in the first quarter of the year, despite the exit of its founder Martin Sorrell.

In one example, janitorial giant Coverall charged worker Pius Awuah more than $ 14,000 to purchase a janitorial «franchise,» arranging to deduct what he couldn't pay upfront from his paychecks; Awuah netted less than $ 1,300 a month.

The telecommunications giant finished off last year with a hefty 18 % jump in year - over-year share net, with much of the good news attributable to Verizon Wireless.

Luxury industry giant Compagnie Financière Richemont, which acquired a majority stake in Net - a-Porter back in 2010, didn't give her one despite that Massenet thought the deal undervalued NAP.

Blockchain for good, harnessing AI, VR and robotics, tech addiction, restraining the net giants are just some of the issues on the agenda (including the ongoing Facebook and Cambridge Analytica debacle, with Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes in attendance).

Casino giant Crown Resorts has reported a 9.1 per cent fall in «normalised» net profit to $ 191.3 million, pulled down by a 45.3 per cent drop in Australian VIP revenue following the arrest of 18 Crown staff by Chinese officials late last year.

After U.S. oil giants Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) chimed in contrasting third - quarter results, with the former reporting year - over-year declines in earnings while the latter swung to a net profit, it was déjà vu in Europe.

I have no idea how this man continues to get away with his dealings in the business world — but he just keeps bouncing from one giant net worth expansion to the next.

There are financial services firms on the Fortune list like Wells Fargo, Visa, and Charles Schwab, healthcare - focused companies (Health Net, McKesson, Molina Healthcare), energy giants like PG&E and Chevron, and more companies operating in industries outside of technology like Walt Disney and Gap.

It is what will take you back to a booth with a giant plastic lobster caught in net hanging over you, promise.

Farming company Australian Food & Fibre, the largest tenant of US financial services giant TIAA's Westchester in Australia, has reported a full - year net loss of $ 9.7 million, down from last year's $ 13.3 million profit.

But literally the worst things that happened were: I dropped my sunglasses in a leech filled pond (my guide retrieved them), I got pickpocketed (thankfully, nothing of value was stolen), and a giant bug made its way into my mosquito net at bedtime (and I screamed like a little girl and made one of the other guests wrangle it out of there).

Food giant Unilever saw net profits grow 10 % to $ 2.235 bn in the first half of 2011, with its brand equity allowing it to weather severe raw materials price hikes in some cases.

And in doing so, he proves one of the oldest footballing maxims of all: letting a gentle return header run under your fingers and into the net is one thing, but letting a gentle return header run under your fingers and into the net while you're wearing a giant yellow advert on your arse is quite another.

43 (and counting)-- Lionel Messi has unsurprisingly been the star of the show again this season for the Catalan giants, netting an amazing 43 goals in La Liga, though Cristiano Ronaldo will still remind you he is behind him in the race for the Spanish Golden Boot!

Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 257 goal for the Spanish giants on Tuesday night as they waltzed past FC Basel in their Champions League opener, an astonishing goal tally to show from his 252 appearances for the club.

Serie A giants Inter Milan and Napoil are also interested in the Brazilian [via Calcio Mercato], who made 23 league appearances for Atletico last season and found the back of the net on three occasions.

The highly - rated Argentina international has impressed at Serie A giants Inter following his arrival at the San Siro from Sampdoria in 2013; so far the striker has netted 19 times in 40 appearances for the club, with 10 goals in 16 league appearances this season.

Prior to his move to Ligue 1 giants PSG Cabaye spent two and a half seasons at St James» Park, netting 17 goals in 79 Premier League appearances.

And in other news: Footballer Jack Wilshere has denied he spat at and threatened a 71 - year - old neighbour in a row over a giant football net in his garden.

The La Liga giants are on a 20 game winning streak in all competitions, with Cristiano Ronaldo netting 32 times in 23 games.

He found the back of the net 56 times in 154 appearances for Santos, earning himself a move to Serie A giants Inter Milan, for what The Sun believe to be a # 25million fee.

He also found the back of the net for the Turkish giants too back in 2012 from the penalty spot.

Michael Lang netted a late winner for the Swiss giants, leaving Jose Mourinho's men needing a point against CSKA Moscow in their next game to ensure they go through.

The 29 - year - old could be a top class signing for any European giant, having netted a superb 139 goals in 181 appearances for Bayern in the last four years.

The teenager, who joined the Red Devils from Ligue 1 giants AS Monaco earlier this month for an initial fee of # 36million, announced himself to the Old Trafford faithful in spectacular fashion last weekend as he netted 20 minutes into his debut against Liverpool after coming on a second half substitute.

The Welsh wizard scored key goals to help Real win the Copa del Rey and Champions League last season and, in total, he has netted 36 times for the Spanish giants to date.

Behind only Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in La Liga's scoring charts this year, the 27 - year - old has shown his ability to perform on the biggest stage, performing in high profile games such as the Super Cup win over Chelsea, where he netted a superb hat trick, and scoring against giants Real Madrid and Barcelona in league games.

The giant England international had a great first season at the south coast club, netting 16 goals for the Premier League struggler's, and was consistently linked with a move away from the club this summer with the likes of Sunderland, Aston Villa and Liverpool all reportedly interested in the 28 year old.

The Argentina international, often compared to Lionel Messi in the past, has kicked on this season by netting 12 goals in eight games overall for the Turin giants.

Plucked from Football Academy Abuja (FAA) Okereke is still waiting for his first senior goal in the league but he has found the back of the net in the Coppa Italia, where his strike knocked out giants Udinese.

The Nigerian netted for the Russian giants in their 1 - 1...

The 24 year old, contracted to Barca till 2021, has made only two league starts this season for the Catalan giants, and has netted only one goal in 2017/18 so far — against Olympiakos in Europe.

That is according to Italian outlet Il Tempo, who say the Reds are keen on the flier who netted 11 times in 27 appearances for the Dutch giants last term.

Made by Adidas, the new Milan third shirt was officially unveiled a couple of days ago and made its debut in their friendly fixture against Bayern Munich over the weekend - a game the Rossoneri won 4 - 0 with the likes of Kessie and Calhanoglu netting for the Italian giants Continue reading →

Podolski who is on loan to Inter Milan is due to return to the Emirates this summer after a rather disappointing spell in the Serie A, with the German forward finding the back of the net just once since joining the Italian giants.

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The Shannon Gaels marched with a giant net, and their young athletes, in uniform, showed their mastery of hurling, bouncing the balls on the long wooden sticks.

Watercourses, and in particular the giant Amazon, were thus considered as net sources of emissions, releasing more CO2 than they absorbed.

When retail giant CVS Caremark unveiled its announcement this morning that it will no longer sell cigarettes or other tobacco products in its stores it was rightly hailed as a boon for public health, even netting public praise and a thank you — from the White House.