Sentences with phrase «less than the opportunity»

This is nothing less than an opportunity to reshape a country, and only the right - wing of the Tory party seem to recognise it.

If you find you're consistently redeeming your Flexpoints for less than the opportunity cost of acquiring them (2 % or 2.22 % in cash back or statement credits, for example), then you should at least think about earning fewer of them.

Not exact matches

Bend has many features that Bay Area residents have become accustomed to, including good weather, outdoor opportunities (the nearest ski slopes are less than an hour away), and a thriving brewery scene.

Add those reasons to the long, frequently cited list of why women lose confidence in their careers: They make, on average, $ 8,000 less per year than their male counterparts; they aren't afforded the same opportunities for advancement; they're penalized for having kids.

In 68 % of the countries, women believed they had less opportunity than men to start a business — even though they also indicated that their skills matched those of their male counterparts.

Outlook shows the projected demand for employees in the field in 2022, as measured by Employment and Social Development Canada: ➚ = more than 1 job available per job seeker — lots of opportunity ➙ = about 1 job available per job seeker — balanced opportunity ➘ = less than 1 job available per job seeker — low opportunity

Toymakers also will have less of an opportunity to promote their wares all year long, rather than just during the holiday rush.

Take the opportunity to sell stocks that are worth less than what you paid for them.

For good reason: In less than two years, several key developments in Saudi Arabia have come together, which will create a wealth of opportunities for years to come, analysts have told CNBC.

«KPCB discriminates against [Ellen Pao] and other women by failing to promote them comparably to men, by compensating them less than men through lower salary, bonus and carried interest, by restricting the number of investments that women are allowed to make as compared to men, by failing to include junior women from meetings and discussions, by failing to provide equivalent sponsorship of women as of men, by failing to include junior women comparably to junior men in the interview process, and by failing to provide opportunities for visibility and success inside and outside the firm for women as compared to men.»

I'm on record as predicting the iPad and other e-readers will benefit old - school publishers less than they would like, even as they create vast new opportunities for non-traditional media creators.

The employee should be offered the opportunity to come back later to collect personal effects and ask questions, but the meeting ends in less than 15 minutes.

As a simple rule of thumb, if the value of each point is less than 1 cent, use cash and keep your points for a higher - value opportunity.»

Sometimes there may be an opportunity for a business to offer something that's smaller or lower in quality for a lesser price than the industry standard.

If you're less than confident in your social skills, these aren't so much opportunities for enjoyment and networking, as occasions for serious stress.

Less than 10 % of LGBT - owned businesses currently work as contractors for state and local government, according to NGLCC research, although 80 % say they would like that opportunity.

The interview was already scheduled, so I risked sending it, feeling I was risking the opportunity, but less than not sending it after they asked three times.

But with major companies abandoning Canadian factories in favour of cheaper overseas alternatives, the opportunities are less likely to come from industrial expansion than from a shortage of technically - qualified workers to fill positions.

What's more, those that fear being «caught» may avoid taking risks that could reveal their perceived inadequacies, or they'll settle for less, not believing they deserve better than mediocre results, mediocre talent or average opportunities.

One of the benefits of a microloan is that they give individuals with a less - than - perfect credit the opportunity to build and improve their credit scores.

With an email that took me less than a minute to write, I was able to reach out, my team member got the in she was looking for, and we were able to create a new business opportunity as a result.

The opportunity appears to be significant: A Bain survey of more than 1,000 online shoppers found that while less than 10 % have tried customization options, 25 % to 30 % are interested in doing so.

Components and accessories typically sell for less than $ 10 but offer a higher profit margin and opportunity for recurring revenue.

A number of concerns have been raised regarding the cryptocurrency and ICO markets, including that, as they are currently operating, there is substantially less investor protection than in our traditional securities markets, with correspondingly greater opportunities for fraud and manipulation.

Slightly less than one in two millennials strongly agree that they have had opportunities to learn and grow within the past year.

The conclusion: «Facebook creates less business value than any other digital marketing opportunity... [so]... Don't dedicate a paid ad budget for Facebook.»

Both are fairly small, intimate experiences with the school entering less than 100 students in each of the past two years — and both are filled with a good bit of experiential learning opportunities to offset the younger age of the students here who tend to have a bit less work experience.

I don't know what trickle - down affect that has on the lesser US markets, but my guess is that a rising tide will lift all boats as domestic investors may seek real estate opportunities in less tapped domestic cities rather than compete with international buyers.

Microlenders are non-profit organizations that offer small businesses the opportunity to secure financing in small increments (less than $ 35,000).

Whether you're targeting Series B Enterprise Software companies in Boston with more than 100 employees or Pre-Series A companies in Seattle with less than 50 employees, you can conduct a quick search to sort the companies that match your results and catch these opportunities early.

This manic - depressive behavior creates the opportunity for us to pick up companies that are selling for far less than they are worth.

And, as America votes for a new president in less than a week, how do we make sure that our enormous health care challenges and opportunities play a larger role in the national conversation?

You may also have the opportunity to negotiate with the collector to settle your debt for less than you currently owe.

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less - than - desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

The early adopter phase is also when cryptocurrency investing enters the «Goldilocks» stage: The profit opportunity remains huge, but less speculative than it is in the pre-innovators stage, where we are today.

However, permanent life insurance solutions that focus on providing lifetime guaranteed death benefits, such as these, are typically less expensive than other types of permanent life insurance that emphasize savings opportunities.

Flatt also chairs Brookfield's Investment Committee, whose investment approach is to acquire high - quality assets at less than replacement cost by looking for opportunities in regions and sectors during periods of financial upheaval or operational challenge.

Notably, dividend growth strategies including iShares S&P / TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF are less expensive than the broader S&P / TSX Composite Index based on price - to - book and price - to equity ratios, according to Bloomberg data, and may be a good opportunity to potentially generate a boost to a portfolio's overall yield.

The combination of this competitive job market with a lower cost of living than many Western countries means many Chinese workers are willing to work for less, which presents an opportunity for global companies to save on labour costs.

The bonus is that the cost of construction and the cost of ongoing operation is materially less than traditional wastewater treatment facilities, creating an exciting investment opportunities for the private sector in partnership with public utilities.

P / Es are slightly above average, but other investment opportunities appear much less attractive than they have historically.

But the most important lesson is that no matter what's our profession, nor our salary if we live a frugal lifestyle, if we cut out the waste, if we spend less than we earn and then invest that money on low - cost index funds and ETFs, Anyone has the opportunity to become financially secure.

Some of American Tower's greatest opportunities lie in countries where wireless penetration is high (better than 90 %), but broadband penetration is less than 70 %.

If that is not deemed to be conclusive, how about the fact that the average atheist crime against humanity is 18.3 million percent worse than the very worst depredation committed by Christians, even though atheists have had less than one - twentieth the number of opportunities with which to commit them.

Learning how to do that may be more important than having the opportunity to devote oneself wholly to less mundane matters.

There is scope for corporate conscience here no less than in issues affecting South Africa or equal opportunity.

But again, I would insist that eternal hell is not in any way due to some having less opportunity to be saved than others.

Certainly much less impoverished and vulnerable than their immigrant forebears, they recapitulate their forebears» migrating search for economic opportunity and a better life for their children.

Tragically, we should expect that those systems providing the greatest degree of freedom, security, and economic opportunity (today, almost all Western or Westernized states in Asia) will be viewed as rivals and threats to be eliminated — or overrun and poached upon — rather than beacons to be praised and emulated by the less successful.

And so every time a statement is made or a caveat given, every time an opportunity is denied... every time you are left feeling smaller or told that you bear less Image, remember that you have been called to more than this.