Sentences with phrase «meet as a means to an end»

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After heading to Asia for year - end client meetings, Levkovich wrote: «A 10 % total return in the next 13 - 14 months was perceived as being too conservative by many even as our year - end target is in line with mean and median top - down forecasts... Interestingly, several clients suggested that our outlook was far below the bullishness expressed by other even when our numbers are pretty much well within the Street's consensus.»

For example, many salespeople are trying to meet their quotas at the end of the month, so coming in as the month closes can mean more incentives.

With the coming of television, people were further encouraged to meet the needs of capitalism: to consume without end, to use up, throw away and buy again; to repress individuality so as to not question the process which provided an endless stream of products; to seek the immediate and the sensational, changing the channel every few seconds if it did not provide immediate stimulation; and, above all, never to ask questions about the real meaning of the system itself.

However, in an end - to - end affair, the home side then went desperately close to making the breakthrough via unlikely means as Redmond rose high at the far post to meet Cedric's right - wing cross with a firm header, but Wayne Hennessey did well to claw his effort round the post.

Usually in these types of fixtures, where two struggling teams meet both eyeing up each other as a means to an end − and in this case a means to their dire streaks, the onus will fall on the home side.

Although I have to say that it gave me some hope that it meant she was having trouble making ends meet as a midwife.

Espaillat said that winning in Congress means that he will be able to provide «some level of relief for neighborhood and families that are facing eviction or having a tough time making ends meet,» such as the child care tax credit increase proposal he announced earlier this year, which he said will provide relief for working families.

Her job as a banker also means that her workday ends relatively early at 5 p.m., leaving time for her to get to Kingston to attend the meetings.

And get as much experience as possible, even if that means taking an unpaid internship and working a side job to make ends meet.

Building community also means connecting with kids, so United for Success starts and ends each school day with an advisory period, during which a small group of students meet with a particular teacher, creating an in - school family of sorts to support students academically and personally as they navigate the rough waters of adolescence.

As we walk through an example project, we show how PBL is the most effective and efficient means to our ends: preparing students for rigorous performance assessments, meeting state standards, and, most important, making learning matter to students.

Fewer state dollars means higher property taxes as schools unable to make ends meet head to referendum.

Naturally it wants to climb up to the highest ratio as soon as possible in order to meet its faux emission targets, but the combination of its speed and willingness to change gear on its own accord with a sharp immediacy, combined with the V10's traction and low - end grunt means it's rare for you to have to step in and flick a paddle to find the right gear.

As you might be able to tell from its dramatic sculpting that is a little out of the ordinary for a Toyota vehicle, the CH - R was originally meant for the Scion brand before it sadly met its end.

So while a few might make it as pets, especially to families with ample outdoor space, and some other lucky ones will end up at farm sanctuaries or duck rescue centers, too many will meet nastier ends, one of which is when well meaning owners release their ducks into the wild.

He is, of course, famous because of his role as «right hand man'to Warren Buffett (Wesco is currently 80 % owned by Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and Berkshire is currently trying to mop up the remaining 20 %, which might mean the end of Wesco annual meetings).

- the team has been adding weapons one by one because they want the same amount of attention for each weapon - the team learned that when they added two new weapons at once, one would end up getting overshadowed by the other - there were more new stages than returning stages because bringing back old stages would have little surprise - since they want to satisfy both new and returning players, they changed the order of stage additions - there weren't any major direction changes in balancing from Splatoon 1 - there have been more pattern combinations between weapons and stages, so there was more involved to balance them all - matchmaking is handled by getting 8 players with similar rank points, and then they're split by weapons - the rank point gap between S + players is bigger than ordinary players - only about one in 1,000 active players are in the S +40 to S +50 region in Ranked Battles - there's even less than one in 10 players that reach S +, while 80 % of the overall player base are in A or less - about 90 % of S + ranked players are within a + / -150 hidden ranked power range - rock was the popular genre in Splatoon, so they tried changing it for the sequel - they prioritized making good background music first before forming the band to play that music - the design team would make the CD jacket - like artwork afterwards - due to this, the band members would often change; some getting added while some others removed - Off the Hook is an exception, as they first decided they would be a DJ and rapper along with their visuals first - Off the Hook's song came afterwards - In Splatoon street fashion was the trend, but in Splatoon 2 they tried adding more uniqueness - the aim was to add Flow with ethnic clothing and Jelfonzo with high fashion - all Jellyfish in this world are born by splitting, which means Jelfonzo was born by splitting from Jelonzo - Jellyfish are like a hive mind - when they hold a wedding ceremony, they're just simply holding the ceremony - Jelonzo and Jelfonzo start gaining their own consciences so they can speak - Flow used her working holiday to go on a trip before reaching Inkopolis Square - during the trip, she met the owner of Headspace - the owner liked her, so she got hired to work there - Bisk has a unique way of speaking: anastrophe - the team tried to express him as an adult man - they made him into a giant spider crab because they wanted someone with high posture - he came from a cold country and broke up with his girlfriend to join a band - just like Flow, he became attracted to squids - Crusty Sean finally has his own shop, but he opened it because he's someone who follows the current trends - one of the trends happens to be people opening their own shops - drink tickets aren't stacked, but the probability is higher than a single brand - the music in Inkopolis Square changes depending on the player's location - sounds contribute to creating atmosphere in the location - the song at front of Grizzco Industries had an atmosphere that feels like some smell can radiate from the game screen - as for Salmon Run, they imagined it as a Japanese restaurant outside Japan that is not run by a Japanese person - each time the player moves between the shops, the game uses an arrange shift that shows the personality of each inhabitant - the arrangement in Shella Fresh is related to Bisk's guitar and mystery files that describe his past - with the Squid Sisters moved to Hero Mode, Off the Hook was put in charge in guiding battles and festivals - Bomb Rush Blush has an orchestra «because it would sound like the final boss» - the team wanted to express the feel of the story's real culprit with this music - the probability of each event occurring in Salmon Run is different - there are no specific requirements, meaning they're picked randomly - this means it's possible for fog to appear three times in a row - the Salmon have different appearances based on the environment they're raised in - if the environment is harsher, they would become large salmon - Steelheads and Maws have big bodies, while Scrappers and Steel Eels have high intelligence - Salmons basically wield kitchenware, but everybody else has a virtue in fighting to actually cook the Salmons - Grill is the ultimate form of this - when Salmons are fighting to the death, they can feel the same sense of unity - they would be one with the world if they were eaten by other creatures, and they also fight for the pride of their race - MakoMart is based on a large supermarket in America - the update also took place on Black Friday in America, which was why Squids are buying a lot of things in the trailer - Arowana Mall looks like it has more passages because there are changes in tenants and also renovation work - Walleye Warehouse has no changes at all, because the team wanted to have at least one map that stayed intact - the only thing different in this map is the graffiti, which is based on the winner of Famitsu's Squid Fashion Contest - all members in the band Ink Theory graduated from music university - they are well - educated girls who also do aggressive things - the band members wearing neckties are respecting the Hightide Era from the prequel - the team will continue adding weapons and stages for a year, and Splatfests for two years - the team will also continue to make more updates including balancing

As far as I'm concerned, after taking a look at the specs, I think that you're going to need a medium - end computer to meet the minimum requirements and a real gamer's PC in order to be able to play the game in full detail, the way it's meant to be playAs far as I'm concerned, after taking a look at the specs, I think that you're going to need a medium - end computer to meet the minimum requirements and a real gamer's PC in order to be able to play the game in full detail, the way it's meant to be playas I'm concerned, after taking a look at the specs, I think that you're going to need a medium - end computer to meet the minimum requirements and a real gamer's PC in order to be able to play the game in full detail, the way it's meant to be played

The meeting between Samus and her old military buddies is used as a means to give us insight into Samus» past, but all it ends up doing is contribute to Other M's devolving of Samus» character.

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Then, if you peek over the snowdrift in your front yard, you will see the cab of a mining size Caterpillar front end loader pass by a couple of times which means that your freshly cleared driveway is blocked as it meets the road and you have to go out and push some snow around again.

It's also this very fact that means this project can lay claim to the Indiegogo funding record — as you'll no doubt remember, the Ubuntu Edge smartphone actually garnered more than $ 10 million in funds, but ultimately ended in failure as it was required to meet its full $ 32 million goal for the funds to be kept.