Sentences with phrase «issue was having control»

So that's a win for the publishers, not Amazon, whose major issue was having control over pricing.

Not exact matches

The company has since fixed the obvious issues such as input controls, Kagan said, and is constantly working with users toward a wider - scale launch across the U.S. in the summer of 2018, with the end goal of allowing users to «never feel the latency.»

By allowing a «bathroom bill» in the special session of the most powerful Republican - controlled state, Abbott has placed a focus on Texas on an issue that has been a flashpoint in U.S. culture wars, analysts said.

«While we all have our prejudices and bigotries, we have to learn that it's an issue that we have to control, that it's part of my responsibility as an entrepreneur to try to solve it, not just to kick the problem down the road.»

«For sure, the priorities are immigration, the control of borders, of Europe, (the issue of) cultural identities and the understanding of how the Italian society should move ahead in a globalized world,» Terzi di Sant «Agata said, following the Italian election result which pointed to a hung parliament where no one party or coalition gained a majority of the vote that would allow it to govern alone.

For most of the issues CEOs thought were important, such as controlling spending and taxation, and creating an investing - friendly climate, Harper had roughly three times the support of Ignatieff.

CDC director Tom Frieden attributed his agency's decision to issue the warning about the growing number of local cases and efforts to control mosquito populations, which haven't been ineffective so far.

These issues are incredibly important - but they also have implications for the millions of ordinary people under the Kim regime's control.

SoftBank's founder Masayoshi Son had been trying to put together a deal to combine Sprint and T - Mobile but talks were drawn out as the two sides battle over governance and control issues.

We use waffle.io to brainstorm and track each new feature, and it's integrated with the version control system for our code so that we can have a single list of tasks and issues.

Facing of a range of issues beyond their control, small businesses are having a tough time.

Those on the foreign desk had a more qualitative job that was geared toward understanding the «nuances» of American politics to «rock the boat» on divisive issues like gun control and LGBT rights, Max said.

In an issue that many Americans care about, given the many mass shootings that have occurred in the past few years, Clinton was able to appeal to voters who want to see more serious gun control legislation.

In addition to pricing and control issues, some have criticized what they say is arrogance on Apple's part for making some content producers and entertainment outlets reluctant to deal with the company.

Ryder said she thinks there's a lot of gray area in women's health and a lot of issues that are female - specific, like side effects from birth control or options for those who have trouble getting pregnant.

At issue is a section of the New Brunswick Liquor Control Act prohibiting anyone in the province from having more than 12 pints of beer not purchased through a liquor store in the province.

«It would be easier than «StarCraft» in the sense that you don't have so many different levels of control, but you'd still have the issue of teamwork, which is very complex,» Togelius says.

Measuring and controlling the service for Canadian content would probably be next to impossible, but it's actually the money issue that's the bigger problem for YouTube's owner, Google.

In particularly nationalistic media outlets, such as the Communist Party - controlled Global Times, the issue has been presented as cut and dry: This is China's property, everyone else is getting in the way, and the military may have to get involved.

If you've procrastinated on this issue, you should realize that entrepreneurs have much more control over retirement planning than most people do, since employees» options are limited by what their employers offer.

In her 2012 TED Talk, Melinda Gates makes the argument that many of the world's social change issues depend on ensuring that women are able to control their rate of having kids.

A July 2015 Supreme Court decision in favor of anti-abortion groups issued a temporary restraining order halting the distribution of birth control implants after 400,000 of the devices had already been distributed.

While the candidates currently hold some very similar positions on issues such as immigration reform, gay rights, gun control and campaign finance reform, Sanders has been able to stake out positions to the left of Clinton on other issues that excite some vocal voters.

Our competitors have a harder time developing new products, they have quality issues that are out of control, and it's even harder to develop new stuff.»

Other issues raised by the committee included why Facebook does not provide an overall control or opt - out for political advertising; why it does not offer a separate feed for ads but chooses to embed them into the Newsfeed; how and why it gathers data on non-users; the addictiveness engineered into its product; what it does about fake accounts; why it hasn't recruited more humans to help with the «challenges» of managing content on a platform that's scaled so large; and aspects of its approach to GDPR compliance.

And unlike adults who have become numb to political hypocrisy and gun - control stalemates, the students can approach the issue with a fresh eye and a jolt of righteous fury that will be hard to ignore.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in consumer discretionary spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the streamlining of the Company's vendor base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in our stores and on our website; changes in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled company.

«We've reached a tipping point with regard to this issue [of gun control] in the general society and companies that are worth their salt — and CEOs specifically — are constantly trying to read the tea leaves,» Klepper said.

One proposal this year in particular demonstrates just how much control Page and Brin have because of their special voting powers, and it's a proposal that deals with that very issue.

Volkswagen's issue has always been one of too centralized control (in fact, VW CEO Martin Winterkorn was going to argue for loosening the grip of the VW mothership at an upcoming Volkswagen board meeting).

The Facebook founder has adamantly resisted any calls to give up control of the company, telling The Atlantic in an interview this morning that he had not considered resigning because he's «very confident that we're gonna be able to work through these issues.»

NEW YORK (AP)-- The problems at Wells Fargo and its overly aggressive sales culture date back at least 15 years, and management had little interest in dealing with the issue until it spiraled out of control resulting in millions of accounts being opened fraudulently, according to an investigation by the company's board of directors.

Or, in Traversian: «The trend line from Pierre Trudeau to Stephen Harper has been steady: Influence over the amorphous, frustratingly horizontal federal machinery concentrates power in the Prime Minister's Office where issues that matter are managed with command - and - control authority.»

Money Control IPOs Sandhar Technologies has fixed the final issue price at Rs 332 per share and Karda at Rs 180 per share.

And so I don't see a Cryptocurrency issued by the Bank of China or the Federal Reserve as having any value because the the control of how much of that Cryptocurrency is emitted, is created, is of course still in the hands of the bank and so on.

Cryptocurrencies are decentralized — free of government control or commercial banks, but the «J Coin» would be issued by a central authority.

The performance of controlled companies has been a contentious issue.

Moreover, Johnson & Johnson is still dealing with the fallout from quality - control issues that have plagued its consumer segment, as well as medical - devices such as artificial hip implants.

Republicans fall for it because the have no real connection with most Americans... the need it to get control of the country... Christians fall for it because they use the black and white issue of abortion and gay and lesbian marriage... while completely ignore the harvest field of the Muslim world because they have guns adn will kill you if yo uso much as fart while Muhammad is takign a dump... there's billion Muslims and very few Christians willin to go there... it's obvious a job for a million Christians a real million man and woman army willin gto die for Jesus Christ and stop talkign all the time about abortin abortion abortion and the gay thisn and anythinng else..

Also, as a non-Catholic woman who had to take birth control pills starting at 14 (due to anovulatory issues), I find the Catholic church's policy to be an outdated one.

I was actually in danger of losing having to have a full hysterectomy done at the age of 14 due to this issue and thanks to good «ol birth control pills, I was able to keep my girl parts and reproduce normally.

Religious Freedom is and has been the issue, Flute is and was free to get birth control, but her issue is she doesn't want to pay for it herself.

Most Christianity today is, in my opinion, not a religion that Jesus preached, but a religion made up about Jesus by various authorities, and as the cartoon points out, some still have a lot of issues with gender, sexism, sexuality, power and control.

The Catholic Church's position on artificial birth control has NO basis in the teachings of Christ... it was not an issue then... the teaching is solely based on the opinion of the men running the church who claim «divine inspiration»... BULL... they wanted people to have more kids so they could contribute more money to the church so that the so - called «princes of the church» could maintain their princely life - style.

As both church history and the history of nations demonstrate, combatants frequently have little control over the issue around which the definitive battle is joined.

It's kinda like a marriage l guess: as sinners who say «I do,» we all have our control issues and neediness...

«You have left a «number» of Churches over control issues» My guess would be you left because you couldn't get your way, the control issue was you wanted it and couldn't get it so you left.

5oo, ooo priests for 1.2 billion Catholics - There is the answer to why the abusing priests were tolerated.The conclave elected exactly who they wanted to be Pope - Someone who would not rock the boat.I believe Pope Benedict was advised to retire in light of the Federal indictment pending so this would not involve a standing Pope and the possiblity of him being found guilty.I further think this new election of Pope will allow the Church to change it's stance on the very controvertial issues the Church is facing ie.female priests being one, the decisions appearing more acceptable coming from a new head as opposed to reversed stance of standing Pope.This decision to retire, in the Churchs» view I believe is damage control and not neccessarily Pope Benedict's desire.If looked at for what it is - A very slick maneuver indeed.

The birth control issue would be moot.

Oh, I felt angry too, angry for every little child who has a dad with authority and control issues being given a free pass for corporal punishment.