Sentences with phrase «laggard when»

The law is a laggard when it comes to change, but I agree with Borelle, «In five years we'll have vague memories of what a paywall was.»

Is your pension fund or insurance company a leader or laggard when it comes to avoiding risky bets on the future impacts of climate change?

Unfortunately, the Fiesta may also be the segment laggard when it comes to interior room.

Despite being home to an early online leader, Maynard - based Virtual High School, Massachusetts is a laggard when it comes to online learning — actually capping virtual school enrollments at 500 — and prompting protests from iNACOL.

Restaurants are often laggards when it comes to adopting new technology, but rising labor costs due to higher minimum wage and labor shortages coupled with food inflation has some looking to solutions that can provide some relief from the increased pressure on already tight margins.

Some companies are laggards when it comes to BYOD policies.

«We are just laggards when it comes to voting rights,» Schneiderman said at a news conference in Albany at the Capitol.

Though traditionally considered laggards when adopting new technology, law firms have recently started to explore new tricks to fortify performance across their organizations.

Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks: Business Process Management and Law Firms By Zachary Beauchemin and Alisha DiGiandomenico Though traditionally considered laggards when adopting new technology, law firms have recently started to explore new tricks to fortify performance across their organizations.

Not exact matches

The report reveals leaders and laggards among Canada's major cities when it comes to transparent budgeting that allows comparison between budget promises and actual spending over the ensuing year.

When this happens, it could be a very difficult time for the pharmaceutical industry, which makes the time before the cliff all the more important as companies scramble to shore up their product lines and get their balance sheets in order before their products lose their patent protection [see also Is Your Biotech ETF A Leader Or Laggard?].

While axing a tax on the fuel Albertans produce is popular, much of the energy sector appears reasonably happy a provincial government is doing things to erase Alberta's old image as an environmental laggard; last month, oil sands heavyweights Suncor and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. talked up Alberta's new environmental efforts to European investors, and their executives joined Notley on stage when the climate change plan and carbon tax were first announced.

What happens when I pray is, to begin with, an encroachment of the love of God upon the defenses of myself, my hard heart and laggard will.»

Quinn's view is that the bill would add an additional financial burden on small businesses at a time when they are already suffering in a laggard economy.

But when policy intervenes to reshape the teacher's priorities, it is invariably on behalf of the laggards, for they are the beneficiaries of major governmental efforts — such as NCLB and IDEA — to advance the education of youngsters who face difficulties and to reward schools and teachers that accomplish this.

I offered one response last week, when I wrote about some of the STEM - related measures we devised for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Leaders & Laggards report.

When you do encounter the occasional laggard who pushes back, incorporate the use of the model classroom as a professional learning goal or growth plan outcome for them.

The plights of legendary math teacher Jaime Escalante, famed instructor John Taylor Gatto, are just the most - visible examples of what happens when good and great teachers either shine too brightly, or challenge the views of laggard teachers and school leaders who would rather hide in plain sight.

When you consider that teacher salaries are based on attaining additional degrees (which is often funded by districts and states) and not on performance, the costs of laggard ed schools borne by taxpayers are even greater.

It's paired with Renault's Getrag - sourced six - speed dual - clutch transmission which generally works smoothly, but can be a bit of a laggard at times when a bit of response is required on the move.

Oftentimes there is a deceptive pause when this happens as the mainstream, late mainstream, and finally the laggards require more time to adopt.

In contrast, the S&P BSE Low Volatility Index was the laggard among the factors in the up - trending market, but it was the best - performing factor when the market was down.

It happens to be the mirror image of what we were doing earlier this year when the bulk of our contributions went to bonds which was the laggard asset class.

In this post, again from reddit's Personal Finance Canada section, when the party was over for one stock in an investors portfolio there were still two laggard shares left in their account.

He certainly bought some laggards like Dempster Mill and even Berkshire Hathaway itself, but those were usually when he felt like he could gain control of the business eventually and reallocate the cash.

When you see a horde of guards heading your way, it's a blast to pop out of the room you're hiding in, pick off a couple of laggards at the end of the pack, and then shift across the room without anyone spotting you.

When playing human opponents, those who fall to the rear are showered with the most useful power - ups — such that a leader, after executing a near - perfect race, can be pummelled with misfortunes of one sort or another until a laggard pips him at the post.

The years - long delay in bringing three former Nortel Networks executives to trial for fraud has reinforced Canada's well - earned reputation as a laggard in markets enforcement, particularly when compared with the United States, its critics say.