Sentences with phrase «made of branches»

Or maybe it's that down - east guard - dog the Mercer curators have posted at the entrance of their gallery: Colette Urban's hound (the artists have nicknamed him Spot), a rather sinister, lifesize statue made of branches and twigs, worn feathers, scraps of fabric, all lashed together with twine and wire, and standing in a circle of plaited, dry grass.

Irregular shaped perches are usually made of branches, which simulate a more natural environment.

Some winter openly in five - foot - wide nests made of branches and foliage.

Making an opening in the roof (made of branches and mud), they lower the man into Jesus» presence.

Not exact matches

Kaiser Permanente is made up of multiple branches to handle a variety of healthcare needs and operates their health plans on a not - for - profit basis, with a mix of for - profit businesses and health centers mixed in to help subsidize the other parts of the group.

For example, the bank found a 1 % increase in «comfortable banking» metrics — a.k.a. the percentage of customers who said the teller made them feel appreciated — led to a 1.7 % increase in overall customer satisfaction, which increased branch profitability by 0.4 %.

You're not making millions of dollars,» says Hobbs, whose company has a branch office in San Francisco and who travels there regularly.

Conor Muldoon of Causeway Capital Management says the bank is benefiting from a cost - cutting campaign that involved closing branches and making big tech investments — one that's helping it expand more profitably in new markets.

Arrington, who says over 10 % of his own net worth is now in crypto - currency, did not name specific investors but suggested that many of them are those who have already made a lot of money of the incredible boom in bitcoin and other digital currencies, and want to branch out.

Leroux overhauled the whole organizational structure at Desjardins so that, for example, females would make up at least 30 % of the talent pool at all levels of the company — from executive to branch.

Artificial intelligence still sounds like science fiction, but one branch of it has made stunning progress

BroadbandTV, the Vancouver - based company dedicated to monetizing web video content on behalf of its creators, is opening a branch office in midtown Manhattan to be closest to where marketing decisions are made.

While his standing among troops has likely been burnished by some of his policies — like boosting spending and reducing executive - branch input in battlefield decision - making — he has faced public criticism on some initiatives, like raising the budget and expanding US involvement in Afghanistan.

Estonia's financial watchdog had said it suspected Danske Bank's local branch of misleading authorities, adding the agency made inspections at the branch in 2014, during which it found what it called extensive and systematic violations of anti-money laundering rules.

With online banking now the primary transaction venue for 45 % of Canadians — and increasing among all age groups — consumers clearly don't need branches for getting cash or making payments.

Created by Soros in 1979, Open Society is a grant - making foundation with branches and partners around the world and focuses on supporting democracies and combating issues of injustice and discrimination, among other causes.

«I have been impressed by the development and growth of Metric Capital,» said Branson, who initially made his name in the music business before branching out to everything from finance to space travel.

Of course, you could immediately object that selecting artwork is not the same thing as making more substantive choices, like whether to open another branch of your business, relocate your family, or quit your joOf course, you could immediately object that selecting artwork is not the same thing as making more substantive choices, like whether to open another branch of your business, relocate your family, or quit your joof your business, relocate your family, or quit your job.

A number of reform proposals have been made, in both the legislative and executive branches.

Artificial intelligence still sounds like science fiction, but one branch of it has made progress that will change how we do business

Therefore, if Bank of America has a branch in New York and Chase has a branch in San Francisco, the debit will be made to Chase's account with the New York Reserve Bank, and the credit will be made to Bank of America's account with the San Francisco Reserve Bank.

For example, in the aforementioned article, reference is made to a gentlemen named Martin Woods, who served as director of Wachovia's anti-money laundering unit in London for three years before leaving his position «in disgust» after his repeated requests to executives to put a stop to ongoing drug money laundering operations, which were allegedly occurring in Wachovia's branch network, were ignored).

«We have to establish an overseas branch, hire workers there, spend a huge amount of money for all the paperwork needed, and often have to fly there to take care of things, making it just so inconvenient,» said Lee Eun - sol, 33 - year - old co-founder of Medibloc.

thanks, and yes, a pittance of a pension and regular checkups keep us on budget and head off any problems — best decision i ever made (financial or otherwise) was serving our country doing search - and - rescue, oil and chemical spill remediation, etc. (you can guess the branch of service)-- along the way, frugal living, along with dollar - cost averaging, asset allocation, and diversification allowed us to retire early — Vanguard has been very good over the years, despite the Dot Bomb, 2002, and the recession (where we actually came out better with a modest but bargain retirement home purchase)... it's not easy building additional «legs» on a retirement platform, but now that we're here, cash, real estate, investments and insurance products, along with a small pension all help to avoid any real dependence on social security (we won't even need it at full retirement age)-- however, like nearly everybody, we're headed for Medicare in several years, albeit with a nice supplemental and pharmacy benefits — but our main concern is staying fit, active, and healthy!

The local government's crippling debt of more than $ 73 billion and PREPA's own obligations of $ 9 billion made it hard to keep up with critical maintenance like trimming tree branches away from power lines, let alone make upgrades to make the energy network.

Wells Fargo's interest rates, fees and bonus offers aren't much different from its largest competitors in Chase and Bank of America, but its huge network of branches and ATMs may make it a convenient choice despite its many errors.

And while there are also plenty of direct lenders who advertise their rates online and provide servicing through the phone or web - based tools, having a TD bank branch in your area may make for a better loan experience in the long run.

If you feel that having personal access to a local loan officer is an absolute must, then U.S. Bank's strong network of branches and wide range of mortgage products make it the most versatile option for in - person home loan servicing in Washington.

In addition to making policy recommendations on administration policies affecting faith - based and community programs, the newly - formed office will also inform the administration of «any failures of the executive branch to comply with religious liberty protections under law.»

The executive branch did not that they would like a few changes to be made or considered in advance of this bill going forward to be approved

If you're buying your home in Illinois, Chase's wide network of branches and standardized product offerings make it a good place to start looking for mortgage loan estimates.

On the U.S. - China trade meeting, he added, «With the U.S. making that olive branch offering and making the step to go over there, I think it would be highly unlikely if they didn't come back with some sort of outcome.»

With B.C.'s new trade office and Export Development Canada (EDC), Canada's state - owned export credit agency, stepping up its trade promotion efforts in the Asia Pacific by launching its first overseas branch in Singapore, Canadian and B.C. businesses are in an unprecedentedly advantageous position to make full use of government support to secure a market presence in Asia.

Leveraging our arrangement with the Royal Bank of Canada, clients can be pre-approved to make deposits at more than 1,300 RBC branches in Canada.

Capital One serves home buyers across the country through its online services, but those who want support in person will need to make sure they're buying a property located close to one of the bank's branch locations.

Payment is accepted in the PNC bank branch during normal branch hours and is effective as of the date payment is made, although it may take up to 2 business days for the payment to be reflected on your account.

Especially now that the world's largest exchanges, Binance, OKEx, and Huobi are beginning to branch outside of Asia and establish operations in the US and Europe, the increased business and increased competition will make an SRO much more viable, needed, and beneficial.

Two weeks after a complaint was made to law enforcement, police from the Gujarat Police CID Crime division has arrested a number of policemen from the Amreli LCB (Local Crime Branch).

If you're located near one of its 705 branch locations, you'll have access to more in - depth accounts like Spark Business Unlimited Checking and Spark Business Basic Checking, both of which give you the additional option of making unlimited cash deposits.

But almost every other foreign policy responsibility, McDougall shows, lies in a no - man's - land between the various branches of government: No mention is made of a power to recognize or de-recognize foreign regimes, terminate treaties as opposed to make them, make peace as opposed to war, declare neutrality in the wars of others, annex or cede territory, bestow or deny foreign aid, impose sanctions, regulate immigration and the status of aliens...

i think if every religion had a massive get together day or something along those lines it would be good... there is not so many different views on islam, however there is something like 30,000 different branches of christianity... this could unite the collective and make for a meaningful belief.

When you look at all the decisions Human Beings make on a daily basis, the «Branches» of possibility are enormous.

another passing tought most of the cardinals electors are in their 60 or 70 years old according to the cannon law they could elect someone from the archbishop branch I am sure there is a younger and stronger priest that will have the courage and the strenght to clean and stear the barc of St. Peter and he will make the church stronger by correcting the wrongs of the past and mending and shapping the future of the church otherwise stay tuned for another older cardinal to be elected pope and wait another 8 years and we will have this very unsettleing situation once again.

Why should that great accomplishment — arguably the most notable in the modern history of Vatican diplomacy — be compromised, Vatican II undermined, and Church law de facto suspended, to mollify totalitarians determined to make the Catholic Church a branch of the Chinese communist state?

In the upper world, mind, thought, and ideas make their appearance as fruit on the topmost branches of an evolutionary tree.

Recently, the advent of the computer has made possible another branch of inquiry: computer simulation models.

So when I read, «Every branch that bears fruit [God] prunes to make it bear more fruit,» I think of my wife, whose approach to pruning is to «whack it down to the...

Biblical ideas of atonement root back in this basic soil and stem out from it; and while the development later carried them to branches far distant from the roots, there is no understanding the topmost twig — for example, «as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive» --(I Corinthians 15:22.)

And if Christianity does not capture the truth of God, then surely neither does any individual branch or denomination of Christendom, despite the claims of little minds made through the centuries.

And their home, made of sticks and branches, isn't water - tight during rainy season.