Sentences with phrase «measure up to up»

And there defensive players don't measure up to up ours on the attacking side.

Not exact matches

That includes the cost of labor, panels — which will be imported until local production capacity is up to speed — and an unprecedented network of batteries that will be able to store this energy for measured distribution over the Saudi grid.

With epic cinematography, «Amazing China» — produced by China Central Television and the state - owned China Film Group Co. Ltd. — articulates a message of how China would like to be seen as it pursues President Xi Jinping's vision of a globally resurgent nation, against a reality that doesn't always measure up.

Hangzhou: With $ 425 billion in wealth, this city doesn't quite measure up to others on the list at first glance.

The UK capital hopes to lure talent with its East London «Silicon Roundabout,» (OK, a «roundabout» sounds a bit dinky compared to a whole «valley,» but the area boasts a new Google - sponsored space for start - ups as well as 300 innovative companies) as well as measures to boost the city's start - up scene, including # 75 million in funding for high - tech small and medium businesses from the government's new Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth and the Digital London summit showcasing local tech talent that's due to be held March 13 to 14.

For around $ 10 per meal, pre-portioned ingredients are delivered straight to your door, with no looking up recipes, grocery shopping, or measuring required.

And to this day, because she fears being seen as «stupid,» she pushes herself to learn as much as she can in an attempt to measure up.

The House is scheduled to vote on the TCJA on Tuesday and the Senate will take up the bill immediately after, meaning President Donald Trump could sign the measure into law as early as Wednesday.

In other words, when it comes to creating a template for scaling up your sales force, cut once and measure twice, or maybe five times.

Probably the most disheartening result is this question, about whether respondents felt they were measuring up to their career goals.

Facebook has faced criticism that it did not do enough to prevent false information being republished on its platform during last year's U.S presidential campaign, and in response has set up measures to try to tackle the problem.

As you exercise, Charity Miles measures your distance and donates 10 cents to your chosen charity for every mile you bike, and 25 cents for every mile you walk or run, up to the company's initial million - dollar corporate sponsorship goal.

Instead, set up regular meetings to discuss not only your current goals, but also how those goals measure up to your company's longer - term, big - picture goals.

While top - down channels are used to communicate vision and strategy in order to get policies and processes aligned with them, bottom - up processes are necessary too, in order for leaders to be aware of the issues faced at the lower levels, as well as to measure the impact of the policies and practices implemented.

When tracked and tweaked properly, social media can give your startup the marketing muscle it needs to keep up with — and maybe even eclipse — large competitors, says Nichole Kelly, chief executive of Social Media Explorer and author of How to Measure Social Media: A Step - By - Step Guide to Developing and Assessing Social Media ROI (Que Publishing, 2012).

«The increase in supply was more notable when you look at the 3 days following Thanksgiving (Nov 24 - 26th) which we measured an average of 26 % availability compared to 2 % in the three days leading up to Thanksgiving,» Munster wrote.

While Flader's off - the - rack umbrellas will set you back just $ 21.95, you can get one made - to - measure for $ 150 and up.

According to a new report from public - advocacy nonprofit As You Sow, that's because most pension funds, mutual funds, and other institutional investors continue to «rubber - stamp» exorbitant pay packages — even when a CEO's performance doesn't measure up.

5 - Measurement is Improving: Until recently the technology needed to effectively measure podcasting engagement and capitalize on listener behaviors hasn't kept up.

The Fortune 500 has long been the ultimate scorecard for big business success in America — and soon investors will be able to see how it measures up as a way to play the market.

Another measure being studied is to remove a mechanism that currently increases interest rates as time elapses — the so - called step - up margin interest rate.

At this juncture the housing bears may argue that it is imprudent to use RBC affordability measures given interest rates are low and most likely to go up.

Dig Deeper: The Mystery - Shopper Questionnaire How to Set Up a Mystery Shopping Program: Launching the Program The first step is to determine what is to be measured and the second step is to determine what type of evaluation method is to be used, such as onsite visits, hidden video, audio recording, and online interactions.

I set up my computer day planner to interrupt me for regular movement and snack breaks, and at mealtimes, the palm of my hand hovers over the plate, measuring portions.

The new feature is meant to act as a control measure for one's image, ultimately, as users can now pinpoint exactly where and how they show up, all across social media.

The report's authors suggest eminently sensible measures, like recruiting senior male executives to mentor «up - and - coming women» and auditing corporate culture for its openness to women.

Accelerometers, like those in the Nintendo Wii, measure the up - and - down, side - to - side movements.

If hiring a non-resident is meant to be a measure of last resort, it should be priced that way: the U.S. charges up to $ 2,325 per application.

The Caixin measure of manufacturing activity (PMI) edged up a tenth of a percentage point to 50.1, led by output and new orders.

In the Dedicated Transportation Solutions (DTS) business segment, total revenue was up 12 % to $ 299 million and DTS operating revenue (a non-GAAP measure excluding fuel and subcontracted transportation) was up 4 % to $ 201 million compared with the year - earlier period.

Indeed, by all measure, WWDC is shaping up to be a software - heavy affair that will focus on relatively minor updates to Apple's software.

In addition to tax reforms to help pay for the measure, she'd develop a national infrastructure bank to help shore up private investment in federal projects.

But the first of many boycotts against Nike was followed by corporate efforts at reform, and the company now has a history of holding suppliers to account and cutting off those that don't measure up.

His council's self - defined benchmark for success is unusually precise and an undeniable stretch: devise measures big enough to lift the median household's income to $ 105,000 in 2030, way up from about $ 80,000 today, and well above the mere $ 90,000 expected if Canada fails to adopt new ways of generating wealth.

A credit freeze is one of few measures affected Americans can take to protect against identity theft, or at least make it very hard for potential thieves, now that their personal information could be up for sale online.

Once your campaign is up and running, you can use the AdWords Dashboard to measure the performance of your ads — including but not limited to number of views.

This led to «good» sites having to resort to black hat measures in order to compete in the rankings, or had them taking a bite from the apple just to get an edge up on their natural competition.

The White House threatened to veto emergency House legislation that aims to avert a threatened national default, as Republican Speaker John Boehner labored to line up enough votes to pass the measure.

With neither of these measures being strong enough, they're acting as obstacles to getting e-commerce options up and running.

China is starting to roll back measures meant to prop up its currency after a recent surge in the yuan erased all of last year's losses.

You're allowed to cover up to 20 % of an image with text, but the way Facebook measures it makes it difficult to gauge while you're making your images.

It impacts the most important metric to measure: quality of hire, which typically factors in performance, ramp - up time, cultural fit and tenure.

But it's very much a double - edged sword, Kilduff finds; left unchecked and allowed to develop in unfavorable conditions, it can fester into a warped motivator; suddenly, success is measured solely by how we stack up against a single competitor.

Another test to measure confidence involves standing up in front of a panel of VonChurch employees and speaking for two minutes on a subject an applicant is passionate about, and one that also demonstrates he or she has technical knowledge.

In particular, they were most supportive of Harper for speaking up against protectionist sentiments in other G20 countries, and for using tax and other measures to encourage Canadian business investment.

And when you take measures to set yourself up for an effective delegation process, you're not only giving yourself time to focus on your most vital business activities, but you're alleviating some of the pressure of always doing everything yourself.

Using a dating technique that measures how much radiation had built up in the flint since it was heated, Hublin and his team say the ancient bones belong to people who lived roughly 300,000 - 350,000 years ago.

What makes it different is electromyography: electrodes that measure the electrical signals from your forearm muscles to tell, for instance, whether you're making a fist, pointing a finger or giving a thumbs - up.

It's handy to look at the screen as a security measure to unlock the phone, although you do have to pick up the phone and look at it.

For instance, couldn't a test that asks people to match pictures of faces with words for emotions end up measuring people's verbal knowledge rather than their level of empathy?