Sentences with phrase «in lean years»

But I did learn to stretch a dollar in those lean years.

He was one of the San Francisco painters who in the lean years of the Depression showed and traded his work at the Iron Pot restaurant under the aegis of the late saloonkeeper and boulevardier Henri Lenoir.

The participants in this show are linked not by (or at least not just by) their status as Facebook friends, but by optimism, gravitas and intelligence; qualities that will surely come in handy in those lean years ahead.

In these lean years, she'd like better returns because she's on her own when it comes to saving for retirement.

I never took advantage of it, but it would have been great to have socked away cash in the boom years in an RRSP and withdrawn it in the lean years (It would have spread out my taxation a bit).

In wet years, the rings are fat; in lean years, thin.

Before any more roles are given to the great and the good of the Cabinet that did so much damage to Britain I'd like to see rewards for the people who toiled so hard for the Tories in the lean years of opposition.

I understand and fully appreciate what Wenger has done in the lean years.

Fair play to the prof for doing so well in the lean years but Arsenal need to push on and under Wenger it is just not happening.

Man City hasn't been the worst of our opponents — in fact, they seem to be one of our most respectful opponents — even in our lean years.

It was quite severely bombed by Herr Hitler in 1941, and rebuilt on the cheap in the lean years after the war.

In lean years, between income and a dance with the Schedule C, my effective tax rate can be almost down to the single digits.

Morgan Stanley's share price has doubled in the last two years, mollifying angry investment bankers and traders who received stock in the lean years when cash bonuses shrank.

We believe the emphasis on capability may bode well for industry revenue, as manufacturers have been forced to deliver efficiency gains, and defend or increase margins in the leaner years.

It's how they can maintain an admirable farm system without picking in the first round of every draft, and it's how they were always able to stay over.500, even in the leaner years.

Not exact matches

Zymeworks, meanwhile, went through a number of lean years; investors in Canada were still more comfortable with a development model that produced widely applicable chemical drugs.

This year, Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, due out in March, is that book, but it's also stirring up controversy about privilegIn: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, due out in March, is that book, but it's also stirring up controversy about privilegin March, is that book, but it's also stirring up controversy about privilege.

Eating a diet rich in olives, olive oil, nuts and seeds, dark chocolate, and avocado has kept my belly lean and my energy up for years!

The last two years of my life, I spent a huge amount of time building a program for GE, where we've trained thousands of GE's top managers in the Lean Startup.

Even though they're spending $ 900 million over five years to satisfy the NDP, the cash - strapped Liberals are making right - leaning promises to limit spending growth to 1.8 per cent a year, rebalance the books in 2017 - 18 and have no new taxes.

What we in the West definitely don't know is the current location of Bo or Wang, what repercussions will be felt by Bo's powerful allies in politics, business and the military (the Financial Times reported May 14 that Bo's mentor and standing committee member Zhou Yongkang had been relieved of his duties as head of China's police, courts and spy apparatus), and who is going to lead China for the next 10 years, let alone what their policy leanings may be.

A year later, when Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In came out, Blake bought into the philosophy wholeheartedly, upping her hours and organizing lunch - and - learn circles with female colleagues.

Amazon has leaned more heavily into artificial intelligence in recent years.

He also noted that EasyJet had achieved # 28 million ($ 39 million) in «lean savings» during the first quarter of this financial year.

Founded in 2002, Qualtrics survived and even grew through the lean years of 2008 and 2009.

In recent years, however, Lewis has missed his goal more often, most likely due to the poor economy, but possibly also due in part to the public's loss of interest in televised variety shows, and the telethon's increasing inability to attract big name talent, forcing it to lean on D - list celebrities like Tony Orlando and CharIn recent years, however, Lewis has missed his goal more often, most likely due to the poor economy, but possibly also due in part to the public's loss of interest in televised variety shows, and the telethon's increasing inability to attract big name talent, forcing it to lean on D - list celebrities like Tony Orlando and Charin part to the public's loss of interest in televised variety shows, and the telethon's increasing inability to attract big name talent, forcing it to lean on D - list celebrities like Tony Orlando and Charin televised variety shows, and the telethon's increasing inability to attract big name talent, forcing it to lean on D - list celebrities like Tony Orlando and Charo.

But does anyone think that a party still reeling from its inability to re-capture the White House that has seen a dramatic shift to the right in its core leadership in the past few years (Hint, maybe they can't see the forest for the extremely right - leaning trees) will be the party that wants credit, or the blame, for legalizing pot?

Many will lean into their regional or local economy and find fantastic fits in their own backyards that weren't there five years ago — that's how fast the venture landscape is evolving.

The CEOs of this year's Inc 500 also believe in leaning on others for help.

2013 is the year of Lean In.

And it's going to help you in business, be it by a mixture of accounts on other corporate successes or failures and lessons on lean startups, or a 2,500 - year - old military tome that works just as well in boardrooms as war.

The big automakers are also running leaner operations — they closed a number of underperforming plants during the crisis — and their balance sheets are the cleanest they've been in years.

Through these lean times, he never lost his optimism and credits his fortune in large part to those formative years.

But here's the rub: nfrastrucutre's lean, focused, strategic growth is not a byproduct of its startup roots (Pickett began the company in a liquor store basement 21 years ago).

Calliet points to a photo shoot Boyega did around Thanksgiving last year for The Hollywood Reporter that shows off the actor looking «leaner and ripper» than he did in the movie.

The supply of starter homes is so lean that March sales were down in that sector over 21 percent compared with a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Gennette's plan, dubbed «North Star» in a nod to Macy's logo, leans heavily on the «Gifts We Love» approach, stressing the idea of Macy's as not just a store but a retail «authority» — a favorite word of the imposing 56 - year - old CEO.

However, in recent years the wardrobes of many successful men and women have leaned toward casual.

Sheryl Sandberg has been encouraging women to lean in at work for years, and now she has proof her efforts are paying off.

Startup Garage, a second - year elective, asks students to build an idea for a company using, in part, the lean startup model, Eric Ries's method of developing and rolling out products or services quickly to avoid costly failures.

Jeff Witten started CoinOut four years ago in my Columbia University five - day Lean LaunchPad class.

I lean toward a system in which each new member of the board agrees to hand in their resignation every six to eight years, with the idea being that some directors will be asked to serve multiple terms it they are uniquely qualified to help the CEO and company build value, but most will be thanked for their service and move on after that time frame.

«And those are really forward - leaning forms of advertising that didn't exist in the company three or four years ago.»

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Speaking at a private club in midtown Manhattan, they will present ideas, share tips and may even commiserate after years of lean returns.

«I'd been a health minister for five years, if you count provincial time plus federal time,» he says, leaning forward on an armless lounge chair in his office.

It's tough to really design your own office for the lean startup years, which are often spent in shared offices, co-working spaces, or coffee shops.

The Bud Light campaign, which leaned on a political theme in a presidential election year, in particular won high praise from the Wall Street Journal and other key publications.

Jeff Witten started CoinOut four years ago in my Columbia University 5 - day Lean LaunchPad class.

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