Sentences with phrase «in more than a handful»

As well, mutual funds invest in more than a handful of stocks because concentrated portfolios tend to be volatile.

That's why you invest in more than a handful of companies.

A bill creating such authority is now working its way through the North Carolina Legislature, but no one in the appraisal industry expects to see the legislation catch on in more than a handful of states, in part because the industry lacks the resources to push the bill, says Blackburn.

Not exact matches

Zuckerberg, who is speaking with a handful of lawmakers before his congressional hearings over the next few days, spent more than an hour in a one - on - one, closed - door meeting with Nelson.

Crypt been a hit with viewers — a handful of episodes have been viewed more than 5 million times, while most generate numbers in the hundreds of thousands — and produced revenue in the seven figures last year, says Davis, who declined to get specific.

The funeral industry in WA is increasingly dominated by a handful of big players, including two listed companies that hold more than 50 per cent of the market after buying some of the state's oldest operators.

Like many, he points to the CSeries, which is expected to be ready for test flights in June, as far more important to the company's long - term success than a handful of big deals in the business line.

More than half of the top 10 ZIP codes are located on the East Coast and are concentrated in a handful of popular cities.

The concept was enough to attract more than $ 70 million in funding, along with a handful of notable names.

«In just a few years, we've grown from a handful of software developers and scientists to a team of more than 1,200, inventing new capabilities and products on behalf of millions of customers around the world,» said Rohit Prasad, Amazon's Boston area - based vice president and head scientist of Amazon Alexa.

As Pein shows, the world where a handful of billionaires own more wealth than the majority of the world's population is not just the stuff of fantasy, it's the world we're living in.

«In just a few years, we've grown from a handful of software developers and scientists to a team of more than 1,200, inventing new capabilities and products on behalf of millions of customers around the world.

So we wrote SEO for YouTube: How to Search Optimize Video for B2B Marketing, a post that pulled in more than 11,000 views, nearly 500 tweets and a handful of interesting comments.

Burnie Burns, cofounder of Austin - based Rooster Teeth, a production company with 300 - plus staffers that produced the made - for - YouTube sci - fi comedy Lazer Team and its upcoming sequel, still remembers being dumbstruck almost a decade ago, when Rooster Teeth consisted of little more than a handful of friends, by what the service offered: «They completely changed the game in terms of the ability to monetize video with pre-roll advertising.

He began working with HubSpot in 2007 when the company had a handful of customers and fewer than 10 employees, helping the HubSpot team with rapid sales and marketing strategies that have grown the company to more than 30,000 customers in 90 countries.

While other companies are claiming to have started drone delivery services in other countries — such as one that launched in Iceland yesterday — very few have delivered more than a handful of goods, or are available to more than a few people who live in places where drones can land easily.

A handful of counties in North Dakota are churning out more oil and gas than the entire state of Alaska.

Of the many shortcomings of the pre-Fed currency and banking system, none struck sincere reform proponents of all kinds as being in more dire need of correction than the tendency of the nation's bank reserves to flow into the coffers of a handful of New York banks during seasons apart from the harvest, combined with the annual (and occasionally mad) harvest - time scramble for those same reserves.

It generates more than half of its nearly $ 800 million top line in Pennsylvania, but also has sizable operations in Ohio, Texas, and a handful of other states.

In A Handful of Dust, Waugh treats adultery as something ugly and frivolous» more an expression of anomie than of lust.

I've heard more than a handful definitions or repentance and the content of saving faith and all make pretty strong arguments to someone like me who doesn't really know a whole lot (and even though I hold to faith alone in Christ alone there's even tons of different opinions on what that even means lol).

My pesto looked a lot paler than the photo here — so I probably need to add more rocket than the 2 handfuls suggested in the book?

Blanquette de Porc Adapted from Mimi Thorisson - A Kitchen in France Ingredients -2 1/2 pounds boneless pork shoulder, cut into 2 inch cubes -2 small shallots -4 cloves -4 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks -2 leeks, white part only, sliced -2 celery stalks, sliced -1 small onion, sliced -4 garlic cloves, sliced -1 bouquet garni (see note)-1 / 4 cup dry white wine -6 tablespoons butter -1 / 3 cup all purpose flower -8 ounces white mushrooms, sliced - Juice of 1 lemon -2 / 3 cup crème fraîche -2 large egg yolks A handful of chopped fresh parsley (Mimi used veal instead of pork, she used pearl onions which I omitted since I didn't have any on hand, and I added a little more garlic, carrots and celery than the recipe called for.

I repeat meals far more often than I used to and I take a handful of shortcuts but I am still fumbling through my days with the wee people at my feet (or on my hip and in the cupboards, more specifically).

They're frozen at the peak of ripeness and, ironically, are often more nutritionally rich than fresh produce which is picked prior to fully ripening, followed by weeks of transport, store display, and time in our homes before ever being eaten) Add a handful of powerful, chlorophyll and mineral rich greens to tuck inside all that flavorful goodness... and you're ready to get blending.

A handful of Jordan almonds treats your guests in more ways than one!

I've been playing with different ways to use my Roasted Chickpeas in more ways than just eating them by the handful.

You may always take a handful of the fruits out of the bag and puree or mash them as needed; keep these prepared fruits in the refrigerator for no more than 3 days.

If you removed the names and numbers from every player in the NHL and covered their faces with a mask, you probably would not be able to identify more than a handful of them based on nothing more than the way they play.

Arsenal though are at a massive 2/1 or better, and I bet there have not been more than a handful of games in the last 20 years that have seen us at such a high price for a home game, and I think that could prove to be a great bet, and this is why.

Only a handful of players give more than that in every game, you know who they are I don't need to mention them.

Team Arenson grabbed an early lead in this one and were up by more than a handful of runs through the mid-point of the Game..

After coming over from the Giants in the Hunter Pence trade in 2012, Joseph was limited to just a handful at - bats every year (never more than 198) because of concussions sustained while playing behind the plate.

appreciative he's with us and not in opposition when on song he's more than a handful.

He's so good that even when he's on cruise control, he's more valuable than all but a handful of players in the league.

I would preferably want one in the 2nd but would be willing to wait until the 3rd if there are more than a handful of guy guys left.

Even without Serra in the mix, the WCAL has more than a handful of teams that appear capable of being the CCS's top team — starting with last year's runner - up, the Bells.

Over the course of the past 12 months — they've met more than a handful of times and they have split the wins but Team Jimenez owns 2 Final4 victories over Team Apuli — knocking them out in each of the past two Leagues.

We often think that competitions like the Olympics, the Super Bowl, the World Series and other must - win competitive environments would be filled with more pressure than running a 40 - yard draft, kicking footballs, catching passes and other drills in front of a handful of people.

There have been only a handful of deals already in this January transfer window but there may not be a more surprising or exciting for the supporters of a club than Juan Manuel Iturbe's loan transfer to Bournemouth from Roma.

The 112th meeting between Oregon State and Oregon was one of a handful of showdowns last week in which heated rivals squared off with much more than bragging rights at stake

How can Chamakh go from being pretty darn good in his first season to not getting more than a handful of sub appearances the next season!?

Unlike the Sevilla fixture though, Liverpool only surrendered control for a brief handful of minutes: but that was more than enough for Arsenal to sweep in and turn the game on its head.

There were a handful of players who were both loaned out and in by Milan this past year, some more significant than others.

Pogba is also more than happy to remain in Manchester, and knows that his price tag — which would be well in excess of # 100million — is only within reach of a handful of European teams — as he would no consider a move to China at this point of his career.

The return of Andre - Pierre Gignac is a massive boost for Didier Deschamps, as the France international will be a real handful for the United defence, especially in the air, where United have looked unstable on more than one occasion this season.

For a long flight you need more than just a handful of DVDs in your carry - on, let's hope FP packed a little more than some pharmaceuticals and Fireman -LSB-...]

Bird - a-thon has grown to become Mass Audubon's single largest annual fundraising event, attracting thousands of supporters and raising more than $ 2 million since the competition began in 1983 with a mere handful of participants.

If your child is a handful, if you spend your days saying «no, no, no», if you find yourself parenting in a way that you aren't proud of (as we all do, more often than we would like to admit), then let me suggest that maybe it isn't your kid, and maybe it isn't you.

They were prepared with much more butter than I ever would, and quite proficient at self - feeding by 11 months, she delighted in shoving handful after handful into her mouth.