Sentences with phrase «in spending time on»

Most of us take pleasure in spending time on balconies, decks and porches at parties, barbeques, or just to enjoy scenery and the outdoors.

However, Carol Ann Tomlinson suggests, «There is little point in spending time on formative assessment unless it leads to modification of teaching and learning plans.

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Even though the planners had, in effect, spent more time thinking about their task, with no progress made on the task itself, as Baumeister and Tierney explain, «their minds had apparently been cleared by the act of writing down a plan.»

Effective time management involves planning the amount of time spent you spend on all of the tasks of running a business — and your personal life — to get things done in the most effective and productive manner.

If you're a Black Hawk [helicopter] pilot or a tank commander, spend some time on the flight line or in the motor pool with the maintainers and the wrench - turners.

He traveled often, both for work and to visit his now wife, Yoganshi Shah, in the U.S. Shah finally got fed up watching her husband spend $ 25 on a pillow every time he traveled, and didn't love the stockpile of pillows they were gradually amassing either.

So when it comes to making decisions about how to spend your time, it should all be laser - focused on either doing the things that deliver you the greatest return or investing in marketing efforts that will generate more demand for those high - return tasks.

Think about it — those who start forums are asking potential and current members to spend time each day doing something they don't normally do, which is going into the forum on a separate site and engage in conversation.

To determine which feature you should initially focus on spend time with customers, analyze major emerging trends in the industry, and examine areas where competitors fail to solve problems.

The strength of Hasbro's results contradict a narrative that has formed in the retail sector in which many executives have lamented that spending during the holiday season has focused on two periods of time: the Thanksgiving / Black Friday holiday weekend and the final week before Christmas.

Spend less time worried about getting one more hour in the office and focus on your fitness and your health.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

«It's never a good thing when the markets are spending time focused on rancour and brinkmanship in Washington instead of being focused on what are some pretty reasonable fundamentals that we're getting,» said Craig Fehr, Canadian markets specialist at Edward Jones in St. Louis.

After spending time in finance on Wall Street, Bezos founded Amazon.com in the garage of his Seattle home in 1994 and operated it exclusively as an online book retailer.

Finally, visitors to Digital London will vote on the winner who will receive a collection of business - boosting goodies including, of course, exposure, as well as an exhibition stand at next year's Digital London event, access to Wazoku's idea - management software, production time in a video suite to record a promotional video and # 200 to spend at Moo.

When Google senior vice-president of search Amit Singhal was growing up in India in the mid-1970s, he spent a lot of time watching Star Trek reruns on a black - and - white TV.

I believe in the years to come, how we choose to spend our time and what we decide to work on is going to make us less mechanical, and more human.

Earlier this year, a survey suggested almost one in four Canadians were spending more time watching online video over the course of a day than time on the couch in front of their TV.

This can be as simple as offering them training in skills they are interested in, giving them more responsibilities, or spending more one - on - one time with them.

When little Tommy has the ability to pop in contact lenses to play in a virtual world and doesn't come out of his room for a month, that generation of parents will express the same type of concern their parents did about spending time on Snapchat.

The Iowa caucuses were a good illustration: The New York Times reported that the Sanders campaign spent more than $ 350,000 in advertising targeting millennials on Facebook and Instagram.

From now on, spend some time dropping in specific information about your prospect and his company.

For all the post-publication focus on high - frequency trading, Lewis spends very little time with high - frequency traders in the book.

In an interview late last year, Patrick Nangle — who recently took the helm at Vancouver ride - sharing co-op Modo after years of running Purolator — said one of the best things about his new job is that he now gets to spend a lot more time talking to people on the front lines.

I'm pretty encouraged that, as a society, we're spending money on experiences, we're valuing travel, and we're valuing our time in different ways.

Before you ask them to write you a check, spend enough time with potential investors to show them — based on your experiences in college, sports or family life — that you have all these traits.

Five minutes spent fully engaging with one person as if he or she is the only thing in the room at the moment is worth 10 times more than 15 minutes half - heartedly tittering on about the dullest subjects.

Particularly in a startup, it might seem silly at first glance to spend time on small things that delight your customers, when you have so many big problems.

To anyone concerned that he was distracted, Balsillie told The Globe and Mail in 2007 that he still spent 90 % of his time on RIM.

Most teachers spend time over the summer attending various professional development seminars on their own dime in order to develop the most effective strategies possible for the upcoming year.

This one statistic alone should make all employers more interested in boosting bliss: Truly cheerful employees spend about 80 % of their time at work doing what they're there to do; the least content spend only 40 % of their time on job - related activities, according to a survey by workplace happiness consultant and author Jessica Pryce - Jones.

The study involving about 1000 Facebook users in the US found that those who spent relatively more time on Facebook and had a strong network on social media were more likely to have lower credit scores and more credit card debt compared to those who used it less and had a comparatively weaker network.

In order to meet their tax obligations, the 89 companies surveyed hire 19 full - time equivalent staff and spend, on average, $ 3.96 million annually to comply with Canadian tax legislation.

... in 2015, University of Toronto sociologist Melissa Milkie published a study showing that the amount of time children aged 3 to 11 spent with parents had no measurable impact on their emotional well - being, behavior, or academic success.

When helping companies shift their sales culture, I spend a fair amount of time listening in on sales meetings.

Pay attention to how you spend each minute of your workday and look for areas where you can improve; I recommend installing a time - tracking app that will run in the background, gathering data on your activities each day and reporting it back to you.

Long before they've exhausted the growth possibilities of their first company, they decide to start another one in a totally unrelated business they know nothing about, and they end up spending time and money on it that should be put into building their original business instead.

Inefficiencies in the system — a recent study found that doctors spend half their time on record - keeping — have compounded the problem.

Employees can spend more time on their core competency of selling rather than getting mired in onerous housekeeping tasks.

So I've spent a lot of time with people in engineering and technology to create an organization that focuses on four pieces of product.

Baird's strategy, for example, focused on women who lived near his farm and who were interested in topics such as food and photography, a niche he anticipated would be likely to visit — and spend — when the time came to open.

So in stead of wasting your time walking us through financial information we should already be familiar with you should spend your time walking us through a few key decisions you're trying to make and get our input / debate on the topic.

While I for one am absolutely thrilled about a reduction in time spent doing laundry (as it continues to feel like a treadmill of tedium today, I can only imagine the hours our grandparents wasted on the task), you could be excused for asking, who really cares?

Spending your time in a relentless pursuit of self - improvement is the best way I know of to miss out on all life's big make - or - break moments.

A recent study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggested that people who spend money on time - saving services feel happier.

Spend your time on things that matter — focus on the big picture and the long run instead of giving in to instant gratification.

As they reflected on their work with clients, they realized that all of the time tracking solutions in the market made it easy to keep track of the amount of time spent on a project but didn't focus on treating time for what it is — inventory.

The time spent in the work force before launching Swift helped Harris refinance his loans to a lower interest rate through SoFi, one of a few new marketplace lenders focusing on student - loan debt.

What we've spent a lot of time focusing on in the last year is making sure that we're able to deliver that technology in a way that is super-customer-friendly and that is supported at a level they feel like they need, and that's from both a sales and account coverage standpoint.

When you outsource your social media outreach efforts, you often sacrifice quality for quantity, and in the past year we discovered that if we take our social media efforts in house and spend less time on posting but more time on developing great content and promoting that, we have much better results and feedback.