Sentences with phrase «line drive in»

Penny Marshall, the artist formerly known as Laverne, hits a solid line drive in this pop - feminist period piece about a WWII - era women's baseball team.

The most graphic case of this kind of injury I ever saw came during a game of summer camp softball when Sidney Katz (not his real name) was playing second base (not his real position) and was hit by a line drive in the antler (not his real appendage).

«It means I'm going to think twice about racing after a line drive in the gap,» says Van Slyke.

But Cardinal centerfielder Curt Flood misjudged Northrup's line drive in the seventh inning.

Not exact matches

Such an outcome could prove to be a classic unintended consequence: Morneau's reforms — meant to reduce or contain the accumulated risk created by precipitously over-leveraged homebuyers — may unwittingly increase the overall systemic risk in the economy by driving red - lined borrowers to the sort of uninsured subprime mortgages that have proliferated in the shadow banking sector.

Yet, these days, it's most likely to be found driving around the palm - tree - lined boulevards of Southern California decked out in fancy wheels and a custom paint job.

Nakanishi, an engineer who joined Hitachi in 1970 and worked his way up the ladder, proceeded to sell the company's hard disk drive business and consumer - related operations, opting to concentrate on sales of big - ticket power plants, rail lines and water treatment facilities.

In fact, hard - driving, «results - at - all - costs» executives actually hurt the bottom line, while self - aware leaders with strong interpersonal skills deliver better financial performance.

When diving into your data, think about how to drive top - line revenue growth by using data to find new customers and partners and deliver real - time value to them in unique and unexpected ways.

«We expect this combination to drive cash levels near $ 7.5 bn by the end of the fiscal year, which is roughly in - line with the level achieved when the 2015 payment was made.»

In his third at bat he got hit by a pitch, but was later doubled off first base when he wandered a little too far from the bag on a line drive.

«We had a good start to the year with improving top - line momentum and continued progress in margin expansion driven by strength in Europe and AMEA,» said Dirk Van de Put, Chairman and CEO.

Volvos have often been derided for driving in exactly the opposite direction of the rest of the luxury and near - luxury or mid-luxury market, catering to the tastes of folks who think it's a hot time when they get to break out the flannel - lined khakis.

When picking up an order, customers can skip the line in the store or even grab the meal via drive - thru.

Alliance's partnerships with New Line (owner of the Lord of the Rings franchise), Miramax Films and other Hollywood hit factories drove its dominance in the market.

Podesta said Russia's actions may be driven by Trump's policy positions, which he said are more in line with Russian foreign policy than U.S. foreign policy.

«We are a performance - based company driven through the lens of humanity,» Schultz told the cheering crowd of shareholders and employees who had waited in line for hours to hear the Starbucks leader speak.

The tree - lined streets with multimillion dollar homes in these areas provide big lots and privacy, while also being just minutes away from favourite restaurants or «a great Starbucks,» highly regarded private schools, and a short drive to work.

Thomas says the brand was driven to offer the technology after finding that despite having plenty of cashiers on hand, customers can still get stuck in lines when stores are busy.

The under the hood things we're investing in will ultimately be channeled toward driving better user experience, whether it's approving a new line of credit in less than 10 minutes or being able to fund invoices and have money in the bank within four hours.

Also, if you cross state lines in your driving, be aware that there can be stark differences in price from one state to the next.

«In line with the 2013 norm,» June price growth was driven by single - detached and semi-detached houses, particularly in the city of Toronto, the board said in a report ThursdaIn line with the 2013 norm,» June price growth was driven by single - detached and semi-detached houses, particularly in the city of Toronto, the board said in a report Thursdain the city of Toronto, the board said in a report Thursdain a report Thursday.

They're investing in the upfront lead qualification that'll ensure their solution drives real business results for the client after they've signed on the dotted line.

In the long - term, successful entrepreneurs are driven more by passion and service than they are by their bottom line.

Product development expenses grew in line with revenues, driven by new hires, salary increases as well as growth of the share - based compensation in Q1 2018.

«2018 is off to a good start with our businesses performing well across the board, driving strong top - line growth and building on the momentum from last year,» Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said in a statement.

«2018 is off to a good start with our businesses performing well across the board, driving strong top - line growth and building on the momentum from last year,» CEO Jamie Dimon said in a statement.

He recommends similar mini meditations that literally everyone has time for, including ones you can do while waiting in line at Starbucks or driving to work.

It's that connection that causes those drive - through lines to snake down the street: Tims scored highest among all brands in the survey's «citizenship» category, meaning its ties to communities have helped forge a bond stronger than a cup of coffee.

Essentially, he will be trying to argue that slashing taxes for corporations is in line with the populist «Make America Great Again» message that drove his surprise election victory last year.

A row of Google self - driving cars are lined up outside the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., on Tuesday, May 13, 2014.

«I HATE when McDonald's makes me pull out of the drive thru line and wait in a parking spot like a chump,» @EmLynnClements posted yesterday.

Eliminating lines — and therefore lost sales — is the driving force behind the McDonald's «Wait Time Zero» initiative and Panera's aim to reduce choke points in its in - store service.

New menu items will consistently be a welcomed addition, such as the Garlic White Cheddar Burger, Pico Guacamole Burger, Sweet BBQ Burger, and the Artisan Grilled Chicken line, but I don't believe they put this company over the top and actually drive a full percentage point difference in LFLs.

Apple's introduction of the Apple Pay mobile wallet in the iPhone 6 line will be the key factor that will drive this percentage up.

All told, we see another coupon - driven year for high yield with total returns of about 6 % possible as spreads tighten in line with anticipated modest increases in interest rates.

NIKE Brand DTC revenue increased 21 %, driven by comp store growth in our factory and in - line doors and a 23 % increase in online sales.

By pinpointing and correcting the process gaps in your buyer's journey through account - based attribution, marketers and salespeople can work hand - in - hand to drive deals across the finish line faster.

The green line represents a strategy — the current one in China — to mobilize capital investment in the poor inland regions in order to drive away the disparity in wealth.

North Carolina signee Caleb Roberts doubled down the right - field line to drive in a run before Vera's homer to left for Roberts» 39th RBI on the season.

The bottom - line improvement was driven by continued reductions in production costs -LRB--16 %) and modestly higher revenues (+1 %).

In this current age of corporate activism, global retail giant Amazon has been on the front lines for equality in Washington state, leveraging the company's wealth and influence to drive historic social changIn this current age of corporate activism, global retail giant Amazon has been on the front lines for equality in Washington state, leveraging the company's wealth and influence to drive historic social changin Washington state, leveraging the company's wealth and influence to drive historic social change.

The Volvo was in self - driving mode with a human backup driver at the wheel when it hit 49 - year - old Elaine Herzberg as she was walking a bicycle outside the lines of a crosswalk, police said.

You know, we see it in the automobile industry with self - driving cars, but you can go right down the line of every industry and see it.

The line labelled «30» shows that it took 30 minutes to drive from Georgia and Granville to south Richmond, to Deer Lake in Burnaby, or to Deep Cove on the North Shore.

Among the data that drives this tool is NOAA's topography data — a fundamental element in their wetlands restoration model for informing industrial investment decisions that support not only bottom line for manufacturing but the environment.

Much of the record growth in corporate EPS has been driven by lower interest expense, lower commodity prices and share buybacks as top line growth has been sub-par.

Global trends around big data and analytics with business investment in database and cloud - based applications helped to drive Oracle's top - line growth.»

There's «a dire need» for organizational models — in business as in other fields — that aren't driven by the bottom line, Strickler explains to me.

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