Sentences with phrase «keeping down on»

It has plenty of power while still keeping down on everything else.

The black hero is an absolute bastard whose actions could stem from the societal racism that keeps him down on the totem pole.

It's a portable executable, keeps down on overhead while you're actually playing games, and includes a comprehensive set of features.

Not exact matches

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Since you probably keep your phone nearby anyway, use it to jot down those ideas that come on the fly.

If you're planning to go the coupon route yourself, a primer on trends from Inmar's report: The clip - and - save renaissance forced companies to keep face values down — they declined by a penny to $ 1.44, a reversal of years of increase.

Conversely, if you tend to get bogged down in details, you might need a partner with «big - picture» thinking who can keep your eyes on the prize.

SINGAPORE, May 3 - Oil dipped on Thursday, weighed down by swelling U.S. crude inventories and record weekly U.S. production that undermined efforts by OPEC to cut supplies, although potential new U.S. sanctions against Iran kept markets on the...

That's exactly what has happened over the last month, as shown in this graph of the yield on the 10 year US treasury bond for the last year (keep in mind that yields going up means prices going down):

More tightening down south would exacerbate that trend, unless Canada keeps pace on rate hikes, which is unlikely.

Shirakawa's doubts kept the BOJ firmly focused on interest rates, rather than the size of its balance sheet, even after it had driven its policy rate down close to zero after the global financial crisis.

They found that after weeks of exercise, there was an increase in participants» concentrations of butyrate, a type of fatty acid that helps keep our guts happy by tamping down on inflammation and producing energy.

On Success Consciousness, writer Laura Tong recently outlined a mighty 23 ways to keep colleagues» negativity from bringing you down.

This tool also helps you keep an eagle eye on competitors and monitor whether their rankings for different keywords are going up or down.

But allies acknowledged Kelly's receding power and said he's trying to keep his head down and focus on policy, such as the plan to mobilize the National Guard along the U.S. border with Mexico.

«Like for many companies, that was a wake - up call that says you can't rely on the Canadian dollar going down 2 % to 3 % a year to keep competitive.

It's called Bullet Journaling — a form of rapid logging that allows me to boil everything down to focus just on the results I want to achieve, and keep track of what I did when.

Van dwellers risk being found out by their employers for parking on company lots, and many keep their living situation on the down - low.

Things can go in a million different directions, and the more time you spend worrying about the possibilities, the less time you'll spend focusing on taking action that will calm you down and keep your stress under control.

Zenefits did not have a comment about the write - down or the revenue - target miss, but Kenneth Baer, a company spokesman, said it is unfazed by the competition, and will keep on innovating in the year to come.

That's why he is focused on keeping costs down — there's that small team, big customer model again — and supplementing the wares with such loyalty - engendering value - added services as same - day shipping.

Well, it is largely determined by the author's ability to keep the «flow» of the story going and to deliver during pivotal moments, the same way a good prosecutor may begin to bare down on a witness that starts to show signs of «cracking».

In 2012, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook pledged to double down on keeping the company's work under wraps.

To stay at a job where the boss is trying to keep you down, will eventually replace you, will pay you only enough for you to survive, will rotate between compliments and insults so you stay like a fish caught on the bait as he reels you in.

«That has been on my to - do list for two years, and it probably will continue being on my to - do list for another two years because I need to keep my head down and focus on the stuff that's going to move the company forward,» Downey explains.

Consumers have been willing to let technology companies keep tabs on where they surf and where they take their phones, but when you're physically inside your computer as it hurtles down the highway, the stakes are higher.

It's Facebook's turn this week, leaders think, and next week it could be us — but there's precious little we can do in a crisis except to keep our heads down and wait until public attention moves on to someone else.

Stringent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules prohibiting the use of unmanned aircraft for commercial use has largely kept American companies from leveraging drone technology to their advantage, but that's rapidly changing in the Arctic, where a series of FAA decisions handed down in the past year are easing restrictions on commercial drone flights.

What I've found very useful is to block off one - to three - hour time slots in my calendar throughout the week and label them as «Busy» to give myself some head - down time to keep goals and initiatives on track.

All three of those sales went down just last September, and the big money keeps on buying rounds.

Keeping the issue on the down low doesn't allow for people to mobilize opposition, including physical blockades, he says.

When you consider the full cost of hiring and firing employees — on top of the fact that it's going to get harder and harder to find and keep top performers — nailing down your employment contracts could be a huge factor in how well you or your company fares in the coming talent wars.

Authoritarian, micro-managing leaders like to think they can lay down the law and everybody will fall in line — and that they can keep eyes on the entire team.

I have seen far too many wealthy business owners fight to keep wages down at their business only to spend those hard - fought savings on yachts, big homes, or expensive cars.

Performing well despite how you feel comes down to establishing systems that keep you going on those tough days.

Earlier on Thursday, Disney emphasized the importance of keeping Iger on during the transition even though he had planned to step down in mid-2019.

Not surprisingly, management expects employees to keep down costs, but there's also an emphasis on excellence, speed, and transparency: In many facilities employees» metrics are posted publicly, for all to see.

When the students kept coming, Connor turned fire hoses on them, knocking the children to the ground and spinning them down the street.

Or cut down on paper and take photos of your IDs and receipts that you want to keep and email them to an email address that you set up specifically for your finances.

Still, you can expect Republicans in Congress to try to slow the process down and keep an eye on earmarks, he warns.

It's good hygiene to cover your mouth when you cough, keep hand sanitizer on hand, don't leave used tissues around, and wipe down the desk, computer keyboard and phone from time to time to help prevent germs from spreading.

Making matters worse, it's not the investors who usually suffer in a down round, it's the founders, who often have to give up a much larger portion of equity to secure that round and keep the lights on.

The men continue down toward the platform, twisting their necks to keep their eyes locked on the cops.

So is a guy who today competes at nearly the highest level of his sport... yet when he first drove on a big track, he had to hold his leg down to keep himself from lifting off the gas pedal.

One owner loved the «insulated zip pocket» on the exterior of the bag and said that it «clips onto the stroller perfectly,» while another customer reported that their Columbia Summit Rush Backpack «survived falling off the car at 45 mph, tumbling down an embankment, and landing next to a tree and [still] kept the contents inside the bag.»

But when I got on the back stretch my right leg started shaking... so I took my hand and pushed my leg down to keep the gas pedal floored.

That may be down about 1 % year - over-year, but it still keeps the industry on track to hit an annual rate of 17.3 million vehicles based on the first five months of the year.

«When one feels writer's block, it's good to just keep putting things down on paper — ideas, knowledge, etc.»» Konnikova reports author Scott Barry Kaufman as recommending.

«Button - down» here refers not to the buttons on front of the shirt, but rather those on the collar, which is typically softer and less structured than collars found on more formal dress shirts and thus has buttons at the corners to keep it in place.

Personally, I don't hold to the idea that as a veteran you need to maintain the same level of fitness you had when you were in, but an easy way to keep from packing on the pounds is to either a) keep working out, or b) just cut down on the late night Domino's and 12 - packs of light beer.