Sentences with phrase «made less changes»

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That doesn't leave Square a lot of wiggle room if the credit card companies decide to raise interchange fees: «Because we generally charge our sellers a flat rate,» higher swipe fees «could make our pricing look less competitive, lead us to change our pricing model, or adversely affect our margins,» the company said in its prospectus.

Having already suffered significant legal penalties, SNC - Lavalin has engaged in a process of reforming itself, making internal changes that (hopefully) will change the organization's character and make it less likely to offend in future.

In an analysis of the changing shape of the American middle class, Pew Research Center divided the population into three groups: Lower - income Americans made less than 2/3 of the median household income, middle - income households had incomes between 2/3 and 200 % of the median, and upper - income households had income more than twice the median income.

Critics told The Journal that the change will make the hotel experience less enjoyable.

These changes mean you'll have to grow a lot more with a lot less and make it look twice as good.

If nothing is going make a task less soul sucking, you should seriously consider changing your circumstances to avoid it entirely.

But recent changes have made it a little less onerous.

The reasons are four-fold: structural changes in the American economy have triggered a long term downward trend in entrepreneurial activity; changes in the banking system have made small business credit more difficult to get; a post-recession shift in attitudes has made Americans less interested in striking out on their own; and a shift in government policies has made entrepreneurship more challenging to undertake.

page 116), a dreamer who went into business less to make money than to change the world.

Taylor made some changes — relocating to a less - expensive suburb and allowing employees to work from home.

«The only way to have this type of flexibility is to build a culture that makes change totally expected and acceptable — that's what will make these instances less painful,» says Simo.

While few dispute that limiting your commute is the ideal solution, new research suggests that, if you're stuck in a car or train for hours a day, there is a small change in attitude that can make the experience significantly less painful.

«It can lead to overconfidence in their judgment and leadership capabilities,» he says, «and less willingness to make changes in their strategies.»

For those leaders willing to make the shift, it's useful first to change your mindset: think of it less in terms of losing control and more in terms of gaining knowledge, experience and leadership from others who will help your company grow.

The sooner you recognize the need to make a change, the less it costs, and the greater the return.

If any of those treatments pan out, it could change the way we look at the disease and potentially make the statistics a lot less dire.

«If you ask for input frequently and hold the conversations face - to - face, idea sharing will feel less ominous and more natural,» claim the authors, who report that this small change can make a remarkably huge difference.

In announcing the proposed legislation, the committee said the change «corrects an illogical and unworkable capital requirement» that would have pushed non-bank dealers out of the derivatives market, making it less competitive for banks.

The nature of the discussions changed dramatically, and it made it far less of an emotional negotiation that he's dealt with before, he said.

As an entrepreneur myself, I know that there are seasons for different skill sets and that changing business environments can make different skills more or less necessary.

The bank is changing its business model toward more deposit taking and lending and less reliance on deal - making.

Once a month (or more or less frequently, depending on the length of your sales cycle), run your reports, read through them and make at least three changes based on what you find.

Culture changes and building that reality into the culture itself makes change less traumatic for people.

Quoted on CNET, analyst Bob O'Donnell said, «While some consumers appreciate the new form factors and touch capabilities of Windows 8, the radical changes to the [user interface], removal of the familiar Start button, and the costs associated with touch have made PCs a less attractive alternative to dedicated tablets and other competitive devices.»

For purposes of the offering in Canada, if all of the shares have not been sold, after the Canadian underwriters have made a reasonable effort to sell the shares at the public offer price, the Canadian underwriters may from time to time decrease or change the offering price and the other selling terms provided that the price for the shares shall not exceed the public offer price and further provided that the compensation that is realized by the Canadian underwriters will be decreased by the amount that the aggregate price paid by the purchasers for the shares is less than the gross proceeds paid by the Canadian underwriters to us or the selling stockholders.

The cost of this change and the cost of doubling the child fitness tax credit and making it tax refundable would be less than $ 100 million a year.

So this week Amazon released a kid - friendly edition of its entry level Dot speaker, while YouTube introduced changes to its stand - alone YouTube Kids app to make it less scary to parents.

The company will also be changing the overall design of website to make it more approachable and less complicated.

That may sound like a small change, but it could make companies less vulnerable to damaging forms of activist investing — and make it easier for managers to focus on the long term.

Changes to private mortgage insurance could make it harder for first - time homebuyers to qualify for a mortgage if they put down less than 20 %.

If you are looking at losing weight, having more energy, feeling less hungry or you want to optimise your health, IF could make all the difference and it will give you the tools to understand your body better — long term this can lead to profound, long lasting changes.

If the authorities are willing to engage in loss - making activities to achieve the GDP growth target, there are two relevant characteristics of an economy like China's that change the nature of the GDP measure: first, economic activity is much less affected by hard - budget constraints than it is in most other economies; and second, bad debt is much less likely to be written down.

The car - buying experience is something that many people dread, but Hyundai is making some big changes so that it's less...

And, as noted, over the last several decades, a variety of regulatory and tax changes made deferred profit - sharing plans less attractive to businesses.

It needs to operate with smaller teams that require less permission to make change happen.

Making this change allowed the client to produce more leads for a lot less, which saved money in the short term and produced a ton of additional profit for the business.

Changes to private mortgage insurance could make it harder for first - time homebuyers to qualify for a mortgage if they put down less than... Read More

In the George W. Bush administration, changes in accounting regulations and Federal policies made granting of broad - based stock options and restricted and other stock grants to employees in high technology and other companies less attractive, which led to a huge drop in employee share ownership among the middle class in those companies and industries.

The company changed «in response to a rather prominent and visible legal action, but when you look at what it has been able to do and how much progress it has been able to make, I would assign Denny's less credit than others.»

No adjustment in the Original Issue Price need be made if such adjustment would result in a change in the Conversion Price of less than $ 0.01.

These rapid changes in price can make the outcomes for trades less predictable and this can lead to trades that are profitable one day and unprofitable the next.

If you recertify and your income or family size changes so that your calculated monthly payment would once again be less than the 10 - year Standard Repayment Plan amount, your servicer will recalculate your payment and you'll return to making payments that are based on your income.

When asked if she should sell, his response was (paraphrased), «has there been a change in fundamentals that makes you believe the investment is less attractive?»

The rapid pace of change and continuous need to invest for growth make consistent dividend payouts less common.

Additionally, the U.S. economy has dramatically changed over the past several years, with structural factors (largely the result of technological innovation and shifting demographic trends) influencing it in a manner that makes comparisons to past rate hiking cycles less relevant.

** Dell Inc founder Michael Dell raised his $ 24.4 billion bid by less than 1 percent just hours before it was to be put to a vote, tacking on a controversial demand to change voting rules to make it easier for him to buy and take the No. 3 personal computer maker private.

The Opposition can complain about it, but it has no power to make the government listen, much less change its mind on anything.

Unfortunately, these improvements were not mirrored by changes in the way spending in the Estimates is presented and this has made comparisons to the Budget more and more difficult and the relationship between the two less relevant.

What has been less discussed, however, are the proposed changes to the Bank of Canada Act that would ostensibly make it easier for the Bank to deal with liquidity crises.

Facebook Inc. said it's making major changes to its flagship social network, shifting users» news feeds back toward posts from friends and family and away from businesses and media outlets — a transition that is likely to mean people spend less time on the site.