Sentences with phrase «made the stick of»

What Sullivan finds in the file is a forecast of the company's future that makes a stick of dynamite look like a two - penny firecracker.

Part of what made The Stick of Truth so enjoyable was the simplicity of the combat.

So what makes the Stick of Truth so different from previous South park games?

Three years later, after moving to Los Angeles, Johanson, along with his wife and collaborator, Johanna Jackson, decided to make every stick of furniture for their cottage in Silver Lake.

Not exact matches

Inside, the brothers Heath reveal the anatomy of ideas that stick and explain ways to make ideas stickier, such as applying the «human scale principle,» using the «Velcro Theory of Memory,» and creating «curiosity gaps.»

Instead of scheduling cheat days, stick with cheat meals or small treats that don't derail the progress you've made.

Either he doubles down, sticks to the low - production model and hopes the unpredictable Eurasians kiss and make up, or he scales up production and competes on price, walking away from a marketing strategy that made Potash Corp. one of Canada's most successful, and profitable, companies.

Meanwhile, the European Union (EU) will be tackling two thorny issues: the U.K.'s Brexit and making sure Greece sticks to the terms of its rescue.

«It will make it harder for a whole lot of holdouts who have wanted to put a stick in it.»

Many entrepreneurs make the mistake of getting stuck on the niceties, wondering if the capital investment will streamline things or add convenience, says John Terry, founder of Dallas advisory firm ChurchillTerry.

Even if the 40 percent of voters that supported former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi still stick with his center - left party, chances are that the next Italian parliament will be even more divided, making implementation of much needed reforms increasingly difficult.

Sticking to a prescribed format, requiring that the updates be concise and on target and knowing when to move a discussion outside of the regular meeting is important to making sure the meetings maintain effectiveness.

So vetting us, and making sure we're going to stick around, is part of the deal here.

Before you head out to shop, make a list of exactly what you need and stick to it.

When it comes to retirement vs. education, choose wisely, make a plan, stick to it, and avoid that tug - of - war.

Which means we're stuck trying to make the best of the faithful pilgrimages.

Experts say pulling out of the deal could harm American businesses, and CEOs had been asking Trump to stick with the deal since the President announced he was close to making his final decision.

If we're talking about a model trained on data to make predictions, let's stick with ML (a subfield of AI).

If you're an ecommerce or local business, make sure to stick around to the end of the post.

This is something that I believe makes all the difference of whether you can stick to a daily routine or not... Finding others who also have an interest in a great and productive routine really is probably 80 - 90 percent of what you can do to set yourself on the right track.»

To really make the learning stick — and your investment in human capital pay off — you need to make business education part of your culture.

Another concern with charging hourly is that you're often stuck making that same amount of money each hour - regardless how long it takes to complete a job.

As we debate the pros and cons, we often get stuck rehashing the same arguments in lieu of making a choice.

«This footwear really sticks out, gives attendees an easy way to spot me during the rest of the event, and makes more of a statement than a suit and tie would,» he says, noting that red is also the color that represents the Crowdtap brand.

The problem is starting to reek of the mortgage crisis, when banks made oodles by selling bad loans to hedge funds that were layering on leverage to bolster returns — just before the loan market dried up and banks were stuck with the bad loans themselves.

«Then develop a level of trust with the community, stick with what you say you're going to do, and make the final outcome nicer than what you originally planned.

In 2014, Chaudhry says, MOOCs will come of age, thanks to new entrants who have learned from their predecessors» mistakes and figured out how to make students stick with a course.

However, cultural change requires a broader level of organizational participation to make the outcomes stick.

But had Sony stuck to its guns and released the movie as planned, it would have made a strong statement about standing up for freedom instead of giving in to fear and threats as Ben Franklin once wrote, «Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.»

«But the country that's stuck is Japan, because of course Abe has made it very clear that his best relationship, his most important relationship, is with the United States,» Bremmer said.

For two days, Facebook's CEO stuck to his bland talking points, claimed a degree of ignorance about his company's operations that strains credulity, and made sure to preface every answer with «Senator» or «Congresswoman.»

Apple founder Steve Jobs made a remark that stuck with Pearson: «He said, «Look, it's not how much you spend — it's the quality of the idea and the quality of the people.

If you don't want to make yourself look bad, you need to stick to the facts, stay constructive, and leave your interpretation out of it.

No amount of tweaking will make a product 100 percent perfect, but a startup can easily become stuck in the cycle of testing, refining and re-testing a product, ad nauseam.

He and Bachrach have a conference call scheduled with one of the world's largest toymakers, based in Germany, and because Griffith is stuck with unexpected child care, he hasn't been able to make a model he needs.

Long known for its wood sticks (and official game pucks), Sher - wood has only a small share of the high - end composite market and knew it would make little sense to launch a me - too product in a category that Bauer and CCM dominate.

One of the biggest challenges isn't just making decisions but sticking with them.

You can't arbitrarily put the label of independent contractor on a worker and make it stick.

Then, set a number of cold calls you will make every day and stick with it.

«Long term, Bill Ackman has still made a lot of people a lot of money and they will likely stick with him, having known that a ride with him can be pretty up and down,» said one long - term investor.

And Netflix has made a point of sticking with exclusive content if it can, because that allows it to charge more and builds more long - term value for the brand.

Dasilva has stuck to his goal of making transactions better for both customers and retailers — an important trait, Arsenault says, since a founder's vision can often get diluted as the board and investors exert more control.

But somewhere in the heat of battle, when there seemed little to lose, when doing whatever it took felt more heroic than sticking to your guns, for one unfortunate moment at the 11th hour, it made all the sense in the world to ask, «Is this a prime minister?»

Other ventures that promise to help patients stick to their pill taking include GreatCall, which makes a reminder app; MedMinder and Vitality, both of which make «smart» pillboxes; and Proteus Digital Health, which makes tiny ingestible sensors that patients swallow with their meds to track pill consumption.

He and brother Dan Heath are co-authors of the new book Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die.

STICK TO BUSINESS Wesson thinks Melissa should make use of the status - update feature — but not Facebook - style.

Email may stick around, but the intuitive user interface, sense of flow, and collaborative power of team messaging - centric platforms makes them a force to be reckoned with.

I've found that some CEOs spend a lot of time trying to avoid making them — then find themselves stuck in a loop of over-analysis.

Only time will tell how which of these views sticks and if robotic art can make us feel the same way as human - produced works.

Make your followers feel appreciated; not only will they be more likely to stick around for the long haul, but they'll be more likely to tell their friends and family about you, which can have a massive impact on your total number of followers.