Sentences with phrase «many years spent»

On September 10th of this year I spent an entire day in California State Prison at the California City Correctional Facility with people who had committed felonies and worked with them on business plans to help them create legal enterprise upon their release as part of Defy Ventures 6 - month training program.

He added that, in Singapore, some indicators of Chinese New Year spending that give him signals for the health of the economy are the demand for gift baskets and hampers and the queues for bakkwa — a sweet barbecued pork jerky in Singapore which sells for about $ 38 (S$ 50) per kilogram, and gets more expensive the closer it gets to the actual holiday.

Of the $ 100 billion a year spent on Belt and Road, about 50 % will be used for raw materials like concrete and steel, according to Strategy &, the consulting arm of PwC.

She admits to naively thinking she'd be able to turn a profit right away, but for each of the company's first four years she spent about $ 30,000 more than she brought in.

«With tremendous love and respect for each other, and the 18 years we spent together as a couple, we have made the decision to separate.

(LoL pros need sharp eyes and sharper reflexes, and both dull after a few years spent staring at computer screens.)

Instead of discounting the years I spent parenting, running my household and volunteering, I inventoried them.

I experienced this from the other side during the two years I spent at Conde Nast Portfolio, when the great Graydon Carter made it his mission to render Vanity Fair's new sister title irrelevant by publishing the best longform business journalism in town, even if that meant hiring away Portfolio's writers, like Michael Lewis.

The years I spent at home as well as in an alternative career gave me a unique set of skills that, when strategically packaged, enabled me to distinguish myself from my peers.

They ended up traveling for 18 months, and today, they've built a life that allows them the best of both worlds: half the year in a London flat and half of the year spent abroad, a lifestyle they chronicle on their website, Global Help Swap, and on their Instagram.

The bloc's executive, the European Commission, unveiled a seven - year spending package from...

Ferrante's credibility comes from his ex-mafioso status, a conversion to author and motivational speaker that took root during years spent behind bars.

During the six years I spent in Asia implementing social and environmental standards for multinational companies, I visited Burma several times.

(Imagine if the $ 110 million / year spent on lobbying went to disruptive innovation.)

The figures show «that in recent years spending has increased from its lowest level of # 507.20 seen in 2012,» the ONS said.

While he is likely the youngest sole manager to ever raise a fund, Fiance isn't daunted by his youth or his lack of years spent building connections.

He taught me a lot in the few years I spent there.

After all, Stenebo has watched Kamprad's «incompetent» male spawn move into the top spots at Ikea, being groomed to run the show, while the 20 years he spent working his way up from a German Ikea warehouse, to upper management, to being Kamprad's right - hand man have run their course.

Aspiring speakers are entering the field earlier than ever, no longer treating the profession as a third or fourth act after years spent amassing expertise and life experiences.

The years I spent selling my products on the street and at art fairs were priceless because I learned so much.

The elder Mendiburu's caution was born of experience: eight years spent toiling for two networking - equipment companies had seriously soured his outlook.

The number of years spent on the job.

The jury last year spent six days contemplating the case without ever reaching a verdict.

«The years I spent in the Navy and so many moments remembering that the Navy gave me a wake - up call.

This year it spent twice as much.

If years spent out of the workforce in the past means you don't have 35 years of earnings history, those extra years of even part - time work could help increase your Social Security check, too.

HRT: One of the most difficult aspects of that year spent in Jordan was the loneliness and isolation that you experience being in a foreign culture and how you're often misunderstood just because of the cultural differences, and how alienating that can feel.

Years spent at Doctors without Borders: 3.5 Postings during that period: 5 (Bangladesh, DRC, Philippines, DRC, Chad) Number of staff Assenheimer supervised in Chad: 110

The most important part of the story, though, seems to be the company's early years spent prototyping with lithium - ion manufacturing equipment inherited from failed battery startup A123 Systems.

New York City fashion designer Betsey Johnson founded her own clothing label in 1978, with the aim of distilling into her own distinct brand her years spent outfitting counterculture icons such as the Velvet Underground.

At its core, it asserts that our personality become solidified during our formative years spent within an organized family unit.

Last year it spent $ 57 million on marketing that included a campaign called «Real Is Rare» featuring hipsters wearing understated bling.

Her passion for strengthening the roles women can play in each other's success grew from the twenty years she spent in technology, learning from some of the smartest leaders, clients, and colleagues imaginable.

DUBNER: So Justin Humphries stared right into the dark heart of his sunk costs, all those years he spent pursuing his dream — and he made the big quit.

And after a couple of years spent cracking down on wealth - making activities through a fierce anti-corruption campaign, Beijing could also reassure business and financial elites that it had their interests at heart.

To give some idea of the stakes involved: There are roughly 80 million Millennials in the United States alone, and each year they spend approximately $ 600 billion.

I don't regret the years I spent in corporate America environment, but business ownership is so much more rewarding.I work even harder than I did before but the level of satisfaction is so much higher.

The company rolled out its first loans late in 2017 after two years spent developing the technology to make the loans work.

I use a 55 % equities / 45 % bonds investment mix in addition to carrying 3 years spending in cash (to weather any potential market downturns).

He first developed his skills as a technology investor and entrepreneur during the five years he spent with Summit Partners, a venture capital firm managing over $ 6 billion.

Patrick spent the first 35 years of his career at Albertsons, with 11 years spent in senior executive roles.

The most important and unregrettable time of my life was the 12 years I spent in the Army.

I am going to go to college for 8 years spend 200 grand on student loans so one day I can buy a new honda civic... Said no doctor ever.

The only significant problem is that the maximum CPP benefit is very modest, just $ 1092.80 per month, and the average benefit is less than one half of that amount due to years of earnings below the maximum amount and years spent outside of the paid workforce.

Last week's two - year spending deal effectively dooms the plan, though it may offer a blueprint for GOP budget hawks.

What may be missing is the dramatic and increasing portion of income that will be needed for health - care costs for each year spent in retirement, which are currently projected to increase at over 5 % annually.

In our view, an investor with a 20 year spending horizon should presently have no more than 40 % of assets invested in the stock market.

Other options include the five - year spend down, in which you open an inherited IRA and take distributions of the full amount over five years.

However, the years spent in abusive churches have taken a toll.

At the same time, with rising life expectancy the number of years spent in retirement has increased dramatically, health care costs are high and rapidly rising, and interest rates are at historic lows.