Sentences with phrase «minutes in the company of»

The research shows men who spend even a few minutes in the company of an attractive woman perform less well in tests designed to measure brain function than those who chat to someone they do not find attractive.

The result is 90 minutes in the company of some of the nicest and most boring people you can imagine ever having a movie made about them.

After an arresting opener which gives an unpleasant taste of things to come, we spend the next thirty minutes in the company of Bex, Dawn and various assorted locals, before the plot kicks in — in the manner of someone kicking in your front door.

90 minutes in the company of Shigeru Miyamoto.

Not exact matches

«Usually customers want some more convenience,» says Felstiner, going on to list features that are common to many on - demand companies: «The customer may want access to other people's reviews of the [worker], they may want some guarantee of competence, or they want to know the person will arrive in 30 minutes, and then the service accepts payment on behalf of the person and takes a cut.»

Thanks to platforms like my company ChattyPeople, you can create bots for free and in a matter of minutes.

Michael Fotios» Eastern Goldfields has made a series of last minute payments to contractors owed money by the company to stave off a planned protest ahead of his appearance at the Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum in Kalgoorlie.

Perhaps company policies could include 45 - minute lunch breaks, since American researchers found that this length of time spent in substantive conversation — not small talk — fosters a sense of closeness between mere acquaintances.

The Pitch will feature five companies making 5 - minute presentations in Aspen to a panel of judges, with the audience choosing a winner.

However, despite the fact that the company has come under attack for being too fast — in terms of traffic safety — Jimmy John's is still known for its fast delivery that arrives in 15 minutes or less.

Companies like American Well already provide apps for the iPhone so that anyone with an Internet connection can reach a doctor in a matter of minutes.

For example, the new capabilities will allow companies to set up and initiate all - hands meetings for up to 10,000 attendees — that can be attended via Web browser or mobile device — in a matter of minutes, Case told Fortune.

Every two or three minutes, a new piece of GoPro — created content is uploaded to YouTube, and Woodman credits those videos — whether produced by its army of customers or by the company's 20 - person in - house media team — with much of the company's runaway success.

«I established my company in about 20 minutes, without going anywhere,» says Kaidi Ruusalepp, 41, CEO of Funderbeam, an investment trading platform for early - stage, non-IPO startups, which she founded in 2013.

Almost half of his 110 employees have stayed in the company for five years or more, which is hard to achieve in a sector that sees tempting new tech jobs multiply by the minute.

Yesterday, ahead of Braintree's announcements, the eBay - owned company directly heralded its support for Bitcoin in a minute - long teaser video titled «PayPal Voices.»

Wells Fargo at least partially blames it on rules that prevent listed companies from conducting buybacks in the last 30 minutes of trading — and keeps even the most liquid firms from doing it during the final 10 minutes before the close.

Already the provider of website templates, the company's new tool is meant to design sites in minutes.

According to a recent report from Reuters, the tech giant is signing deals with companies like BuzzFeed, Vox, and Group Nine (the publisher behind brands like NowThis and The Dodo) for more TV - style video, both short clips of about 10 minutes in length and longer shows of 20 minutes or more.

The companies came close to a merger deal in November before SoftBank Chief Executive Masayoshi Son pulled out of the talks at the last minute over valuation disagreements.

In each of its participating cities, Uber partners with a couple restaurants each day to offer meals to its customers, which the company delivers via courier within just a few minutes.

Porat's investor - relations team is explaining Wall Street analysts in 15 - to 30 - minute «office hours» meetings — standard procedure for many companies but previously unheard - of at Google.

These days, companies need to acknowledge any issues and control the messaging in a matter of minutes instead of hours or days,» says Smith.

With new carriers Mobilicity in creditor protection and Wind pulling out at the last minute because of a lack of funding from its Russia - based backer Vimpelcom, the path was clear for the Montreal company to swoop in and grab licenses on the cheap.

TV stations and sponsors are likely to cash in with his return: During the recent Arnold Palmer Invitational, Woods received 580 minutes of brand exposure, according to measurement company Nielsen.

The comedian Jon Stewart, more apt to poke fun at people on the right of the political spectrum, spent a good five minutes at the top of The Daily Show last month gaping in disbelief at the Obama administration's favours to the company.

The company also has some eye - popping numbers that may just propel it to being king of the (photo sharing) world: Users are spending an average of 33 minutes on the site per day (and this was back in June), and are sharing some 3.4 new photos daily.

The company aims to build a video creation platform for «mobile, in bite - sized formats of 10 minutes or less.»

IConnectHere.com will put your call through for 25 cents a minute, compared with the $ 2 that regular phone companies charge, says Noam Bardin, CEO and president of Deltathree, the company that runs iConnectHere.com, based in New York City.

«So many companies wait until the last minute, when you can get so many significant discounts just by getting orders in ahead of time,» he says.

In addition to SpaceX, the entrepreneur serves as chief executive of Tesla Motor Co., an electric car company, is chairman and co-founder of SolarCity and is working to build a high - speed «Hyperloop» transportation system, which — in theory — could revolutionize travel by cutting commute time from Los Angeles to San Francisco to 30 minuteIn addition to SpaceX, the entrepreneur serves as chief executive of Tesla Motor Co., an electric car company, is chairman and co-founder of SolarCity and is working to build a high - speed «Hyperloop» transportation system, which — in theory — could revolutionize travel by cutting commute time from Los Angeles to San Francisco to 30 minutein theory — could revolutionize travel by cutting commute time from Los Angeles to San Francisco to 30 minutes.

The company sold out of its supply of 1,000 robots in less than a minute.

The dot doesn't move for five... 10... 13 minutes, and I can picture poor Dipesh roaming the aisles in search of the elusive Ceres juice, perhaps glancing at his watch and cursing the South African juice company's apparent lack of distribution.

Using these tips to pitch our startup at GrowFashion got us the attention of Fortune 500 companies and taught us how to make a valuable connection with our audience and leave a lasting impression in less than five minutes.

Israel - based tech company StoreDot claims to have a new product that can move your smartphone's charge - o - meter from that red sliver of death to full - on green in well under a minute.

One dietician agrees with the company's reluctance to post calorie data on its menu boards: «If you tell some of my clients that there are x-number of calories in a Big Mac, they just translate that into the number of minutes they need to exercise to work it off.»

That company made headlines in May, 2015 when it lost nearly half of its roughly $ 40 billion in market value in less than 30 minutes

In announcing the program, Bezos said the drones could deliver packages within a 10 mile radius of the company's fulfillment centers within 30 minutes.

In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, the company's shares hit $ 4.20.

Barbara Grogan, chief executive of $ 10 - million Western Industrial Contractors Inc., an industrial construction company in Denver, is a big fan of banking improvements that allow her to manage interstate payrolls and multiple bank accounts by fax — «making financial decisions in 20 minutes that once might have taken two months.»

When Saputo Inc., Canada's largest dairy producer, won a hard - fought battle to acquire one of Australia's biggest dairies in 2014, it may have looked to outside observers as if the company had jumped into the frenzied bidding at the last minute, spotting an opportunity to spin a fast deal.

Even the length of commercials are different, as some companies are excellent in developing two - minute short forms, while others better at the 30 - minute long format.

In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, the company's shares hit $ 3.29.

To test the company's waterproof claim, we placed tissue paper inside the zip - pouch, put the zip - pouch inside the Kona Pouch, and then submerged the whole thing in eight inches of water for five minutes.

Nassetta said that, based on tests at «hundreds» of Hilton properties, the company expects the new pricing to reduce last - minute cancellations significantly, maximize guest rooms available and give hoteliers a slight boost in average daily rate and revenue per available room.

In response, Facebook users over all reduced the time they spent on the platform by roughly 50 million hours a day, Mr. Zuckerberg said, which translates to about two minutes a day for each of the company's 1.4 billion daily users.

We'll get to that in a minute, though, because also on stage was David Carroll, the associate professor at Parsons School of Design in New York who filed a lawsuit against Cambridge to find out what data the company has about him.

The company's share price jumped more than 5 % to $ 492 in response, adding $ 4bn to its value in minutes - though it remains well below its all - year high of $ 543 from January.

The company has one Connecticut service station, in Milford, and five super-charging stations that can provide up to 170 miles of range in as little as 30 minutes, though the charge rate depends on weather, demands on the utility grid, and other factors.

Chinese consumers can already buy vehicles online with their smartphones, but the company said its new vending machine model will allow them to browse and purchase their new rides in only five minutes, making «buying cars as easy as buying a can of Coke.»