Sentences with phrase «longer than a wall»

Fields told us he was focused on many investments that would take far longer than Wall Street's focus on quarterly results.

This will definitely take longer than a wall outlet, but if you just need to extend your game time or want to charge while on a trip, it will do.

Not exact matches

«Because of our emphasis on the long - term, we may make decisions and weigh tradeoffs differently than some companies... We will continue to make investment decisions in light of long - term market leadership considerations rather than short - term profitability considerations or short - term Wall Street reactions... We aren't so bold as to claim that the above is the «right» investment philosophy, but it's ours, and we would be remiss if we weren't clear in the approach we have taken and will continue to take.»

The Berlin Wall has now been down for longer than it stood.

«Unfortunately the current wave of podcasting is more hype than buzz,» says John J. Wall, co-host of Marketing Over Coffee, one of the longest - running and most successful marketing podcasts.

Chevron (cvx) continued on its «longest losing streak in more than a century,» surprising Wall Street with a loss of $ 1.47 billion, or 78 cents, for the quarter.

Tall, well - tailored and fit — he gave up boxing for rowing not long ago — Mr. Gorman still bristles at being described as a consultant and is quick to note that he has spent more time on Wall Street than he did at McKinsey.

The results sent Facebook's shares up more than 7 percent in aftermarket trading on Wednesday, reflecting Wall Street's willingness to shrug off the company's privacy issues as long as the money keeps flowing in.

Getting outside the four walls goes a long way toward telling customers you care about them and they are more than just a number, he added.

That's because Wall Street tends to be more short - term focused and less forgiving of a company's shortcomings than VCs who can afford to take a longer - term view.

Even though our contacts in the world of credit have been reporting better - than - expected results in the world of energy production, many Wall Street firms have been playing the long - side of energy (and bond yields), and with disastrous results.

Moreover, by keeping short - run interest rates near zero for more than seven years, paying interest on excess reserves (IOER) above the effective fed funds rate, and convincing markets that rates would stay low for a long time (forward guidance), the Fed has increased the reach for yield and appears more interested in priming Wall Street than in letting markets set interest rates and allocate credit.

Maybe the final stage of our rebuilding — or, really, with our young and talented philosophical cultural critics — being built better than ever — is a long, windbag, off - the wall, semi-philosophical post by ME.

As long as attention is paid to detail while building (including window trim, a good foundational slab and roof, and proper placement of the house to begin with), the risk of mold and rot is no worse than with any other type of wall construction.

Has all that blood and sweat, have all those tears, been poured into a failed construction project that has left us with one long wall rather than a «dwelling place for God»?

«NuMex Primavera» fruits are 2 inches long, 1 inch wide, and wall thickness is less than 0.25 inches.

It resembles a temporary gallery space more than a bona fide eating establishment (chalkboard wall; simple wood finishes; a long open kitchen where, behind bouquets of flowering herbs and tiles doubling as plates, Taymor and his merry band of cooks work all night, barely stopping to look up).

Made with Schott - Duran glass, the walls of the press are 40 percent thicker than competitor products to help keep beverages hotter longer, and the industry - first safety tab ensures the glass beaker can never slide out while pouring.

I think that Until Wenger leaves Arsenal, then we'll begin to see what's been going on at Arsenal, I know that there are many cracked walls with patches at the club, from training, fitness, medical (Arsenal players easily gets injured but takes longer than any person in another club with similar injury to get back to fitness) to players favouritism, tactics, instructions (I believe our players are warned not to shoot from some certain positions)

Nowhere was the juxtaposition between divertissement and gravity more awkward than at Chelsea Piers, the self - billed «30 - acre sports village» on the West Side waterfront, a six - block - long rec center complete with bowling alley, driving range and rock - climbing walls that serves as one of Manhattan's primary playgrounds.

Make a quick video (no longer than 30 seconds or so), upload it to your FB wall, and share it over on the Flixlab wall.

On May 4, 2000 the Wall Street Journal reported that, «children now wear diapers until they are 36 to 42 months old, some 6 months longer than they did 16 years ago.»

As a politically active feminist and a mother myself, I believe her time and ability to command editorial space in The Wall Street Journal would be far better spent opining about things like the need for better family leave and health care policies, improved access to birth control and higher education and affordable child care for working mothers rather than whether Angelina Jolie plans to adopt again or how long my friends plan to breastfeed their babies.

Fortunately, there are baby monitors that can get a clearer signal through long distances and multiple walls than other units.

With a deep double walled side impact protection, orthopaedic inner cushion, and anti-rebound technology, the Doona is also larger than most of its peers meaning that your infant can remain in the safest form of car seat for longer.

With a deep double walled side impact protection, orthopedic inner cushion, and anti-rebound technology, the Doona is also larger than most of its peers, meaning that your infant can remain in the safest form of car seat longer.

Employment remains a mixed bag on Wall Street: Fewer people are employed in securities than before the crash and it has taken the financial sector a longer time to recover job-wise than in previous economic recessions.

Windfall settlement money: Long Island needs more than the two parking garages in Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's initial proposal for the $ 5 billion - plus one - time infusion of cash the state is getting from Wall Street malfeasance.

Low Frequency noise is the dominant feature, and it travels long distances, and because it's low - frequency, it goes through walls and windows much more readily than more audible mid-frequencies.»

In the past month alone, Siben said, Lazio's camp had enjoyed a boost in fundraising, as more than 10 informal receptions and parties, including a gathering of Wall Street supporters at the Milleridge Inn in Jericho, were held across Long Island.

So we've been hearing how Phelps has a long torso with shorter - than - expected legs and how that gives him a powerful push when he turns off the wall.

Farm policies that encouraged greater food production, Wall Street pressures on corporations to grow every quarter, economic downturns that make people work longer hours, societal changes that keep kids indoors rather than outside playing on their own.

Astrophysicists J. Richard Gott and Mario Juric of Princeton University and colleagues report that the Sloan Great Wall is 80 % longer than the Geller - Huchra Great Wall.

The New Jersey native — a long - haul trucker and exotic - animal dealer by trade — hung precariously from a gigantic but incredibly fragile plastic balloon, his spacecraft nothing more than a welded aluminium cage with styrofoam walls.

BEIJING — Along China's coastline, rapid development has transformed marshes and mudflats into ports and urban sprawl; a line of concrete seawalls and sandbags now stretches longer than China's Great Wall.

However, based on redshift survey data, in 1989 Margaret Geller and John Huchra discovered the «Great Wall,» a sheet of galaxies more than 500 million light - years long and 200 million wide, but only 15 million light - years thick.

Giant earthquakes, says Okal, tend to put much of their extra energy into slower, long - period vibrations, rather than adding to the strength of the 1 - hertz - frequency vibrations most effective at knocking down walls.

Thus, the maximum remote handled capacity, based on the long - standing configuration of one canister in each hole in the room walls and up to 730 canisters per panel, is 3,545 cubic meters, which is half of the legal limit and more than 2,000 canisters less than the amount of remote handled waste in the current WIPP inventory.

He still dislikes the coffee grinder and would prefer never to be left alone, but he can direct his attention to a task for longer and is content to spend most evenings cuddling rather than bouncing off walls.

A British study found that people with a bedroom with blue walls slept nearly 2 hours longer than the worst color (purple).

I knew I couldn't do a «real» push up, I couldn't hold a plank pose or wall sit longer than thirty seconds, I couldn't run for more than two minutes, and I sure can not handle more than three pound dumbbells.

Some say its a numbers game, the more LDL particles crashing the walls of the arteries... some say the LDL is only a sign of vascular damage, but if my LDL goes down on a low fat diet, then that is bs, some say that it may be a problem metabolizing LDL, intake / production is outpacing LDL receptor activity, some say its not LDL but LDL that stays in the blood too long and oxidizes, some say about 20 % carbs (I was less than 5 %) will produce just enough insulin to help metabolize cholesterol, but the hard core low carb guys, say the whole cholesterol thing is a scam and cholesterol under 500, without insulin resistance is nothing to worry about.

Press your palms actively into the wall (preferably with your elbows fully extended), keeping your front torso longer than your back.

Double walled mugs keep contents hot or cold longer than regular glasses, without burning your hands.

This gallery wall is taking a lot longer than I wanted, but I'd rather have it that way if it means it will turn out just the way I want it to.

My entryway is quite large because we have an open floor plan, and I needed a bigger - than - normal table to fill up the long, empty wall beside the front door.

While I have some pieces of artwork and wall decor that stays put for more than a season, most of my wall decor migrates to different walls all year long.

We had to stop along the way to snap shots on these lava rock walls (which proved to be super uncomfortable and sharp, hence the kind of less - than - ideal pose)-- though I couldn't last long, it was at least an opportunity to showcase these Sole Society sandals that I've been wearing tons and my go - to summer dress from Joe Fresh!

Regarding Zuckerberg's creation, Spira adds, «There's nothing worse than finding out on your Facebook wall that you're no longer in a relationship.

Perhaps it's nostalgia, if not for the simpler thrills of childhood viewings (this was my first time seeing the film) than for the off - the - wall, predictable, and good - natured stories that the Disney studio has long dabbled in.