Sentences with phrase «more on the confidence»

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

What's more is that Eisenberg failed to have a commanding presence on screen, feeling too much like a spazzed out tech genius with serious inadequacy issues than anyone who could exhibit the confidence it takes to rule over Metropolis.

On the other hand, those who used their own names demonstrated more confidence, telling themselves things like, «You can do it, John.»

Here is my take on how to regain your confidence quickly, plus more insights from my Inc. colleagues.

Hospitals and health insurers are gaining confidence that their nightmare scenario — millions of Americans instantly losing health insurance once President - elect Donald Trump delivers on a promise to «repeal and replace» Obamacare — is looking more like a bad dream than becoming reality.

Millennial small business owners have more confidence in their retirement savings than baby boomers, according to our survey, possibly because millennial owners started their business at a younger age on average (26 vs. 43 years old), allowing more time for them to grow their businesses» profit margins and create comfortable retirement plans.

Panelists Allison Grafton, Sonya Meloff and Aneela Zaibwill share their advice on how to develop better negotiating skills, pitch clients with confidence, secure credible customer testimonials, train non-sales staff how to sell and more.

The longer this period goes on the more your confidence can be shaken.

«A bigger move, say outside of a 20 percent band, might destroy confidence and make it harder for small business to raise money, or even to sell to larger companies who might be more worried about their viability, or ability to deliver on orders placed.»

On the flip side, upper income households» confidence was more or less unchanged from the prior month.

His comments followed less - than - stellar data on U.S. consumer spending that showed that even as confidence hit its highest level in more than 16 years last month, Americans are still holding their wallets tightly.

One noted an applicant's lack of self - confidence and the fact that he sometimes takes on more work than he can complete on time.

If you can build your audience's confidence in your ability to understand and help them, they will be more likely to follow you on social media, interact with your content, or buy something you endorse.

More importantly, a sales slide in 2016 would indicate a decline in consumer confidence or a plateau in demand more so than a threat to carmakers, who will be focused on profMore importantly, a sales slide in 2016 would indicate a decline in consumer confidence or a plateau in demand more so than a threat to carmakers, who will be focused on profmore so than a threat to carmakers, who will be focused on profits.

He recently gave this advice to entrepreneurs on Twitter: «In order to take that first step, you need courage and that's much more important than confidence.»

One more thing a good business plan does for a startup, it helps to increase confidence of the other stakeholders — whether that be conventional banks or private capital, or even key executives you want to early bring on board.

From entrepreneurs to authors to scientists, TED talks feature a variety of guest speakers who touch on a number of topics such as change, failure, confidence and more.

In Gallup's tracking poll of Americans» outlook on the economy, there was a massive post-election swing in confidence and optimism between Republicans and Democrats, with the former reporting much more confidence than they had before the election and the latter becoming much less optimistic.

«We wanted to create a space that would allow people to have more confidence in their bodies, so they wouldn't necessarily feel like they would need a weapon on the streets,» Steel Warriors cofounder Ben Wintour told Business Insider.

More than 80 % of members of a U.S. business lobby in China say foreign companies are less welcome than in the past, a survey released on Wednesday showed, with most saying they have little confidence in China's vows to open its markets.

The Halifax Index, produced annually for Nova Scotia's capital, benchmarks the city against five peer cities on a number of important measurements: population growth, education levels, the confidence of the business sector, and more.

Although it's good for the overall economy to have more people working, it's not necessarily a sign of confidence when people are hanging on to jobs longer than they normally would.

And while confidence had dropped in October on worries about the political situation in Washington, the November drop was driven by concerns about the economy, which are more likely to affect actual spending.

An authentic thank you, or time taken to acknowledge an employee who's worked really hard on a project and done a great job on it, creates more confidence, increased performance and better professional relationships.

Psychologically this puts each party on the same team, bringing more confidence in the sales professional's negotiation.

I would like to work on generating more passive income with very little risk and the confidence that our «nut» is solid and I can enjoy life with the confidence that we are doing pretty darn good.

I have far more confidence that a Bay Area coder will land on their feet than a textile worker in the South in the 1980s.

Analysts and investors worry that a government shutdown this week would hit not just consumer and business confidence, but also make it more likely that the United States will default on its debt when it reaches its borrowing limit in about two weeks.

Since September 21, more than 80 % of speculative positions on bitcoin have been long... Analysts have also noted a major change in market confidence over the past two weeks, as investors looked past a series of negative news headlines involving bitcoin.

On the upside, however, it is possible that as momentum builds consumer and business confidence will see a synchronized upturn — not just in Canada, but in the United States — adding more momentum to growth.

A local business confidence index published on Thursday fell to its lowest in more than two decades in December.

And in this respect the smart suits, smooth patter and glossy office meeting rooms in the City suddenly take on a more sinister edge as classic weapons used by a «con - man» (which you will remember is the abbreviation of confidence man) to propagate a belief that turns out to be untrue.

While these data are only for one month, we have not seen so many increases in default rates in a year or more, and more recent data on both consumer confidence and the economy in general are good reasons to watch these data over the next few months.

The pound fell to its lowest level against the Euro since 2009 on Wednesday as a survey of more than 600 U.K. employers showed deteriorating confidence, with 31 per cent expecting the economy to worsen.

The new dating feature asks Facebook's users to trust the social network with yet more of their personal data — confidence that was severely dented after revelations that lax Facebook data policies enabled a political ad targeting firm to obtain data on 87 million users without their consent.

Losses in risky assets will dissipate investor confidence, undermine economic activity, and leave the Fed with little choice other than to step on the accelerator for more easy money.

Specifically, the FOMC is opting to retain its easy monetary policies, but undertake no new initiatives at this time, Perhaps the Fed went this more conservative route in view of the somewhat better news out on the economic front over the past few weeks, notably the generally improving housing metrics, the pickup in June's personal income, and the surprising uptick in the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index for July issued yesterday.

Shares of Wynn Resorts more than doubled over the past year, and the company recently announced it would be building a new hotel on property it bought last December, which is a vote of confidence for the city.

The perceived role of China as a global leader on security issues has a minor effect on Canadians» attitudes towards a Canada - China FTA.Canadians who show stronger confidence in China becoming a global leader on security issues are also more likely to support an FTA with China, although this has a minor effect.

These are the presentations that set the world on fire, and the techniques that top TED speakers use are the same ones that will make any presentation more dynamic, fire up any team, and give anyone the confidence to overcome their fear of public speaking.

A single tool, or at least fewer tools, from which you draw data will give you more power so you can speak with confidence about what you're working on, how long it will take, and whether or not you can take on a new project.

I have more confidence in Core Labs (CLB), because of its dependence on overseas operations.

It is possible that, given the publicity surrounding developments in Asia and their adverse effect on confidence, businesses may be somewhat more cautious in their hiring plans than would normally be expected following a strong period of economic growth.

Thanks to a steadily improving economy, rising GDP, strong consumer confidence and affordable airfare and fuel costs, more people than ever before are expected to fly on U.S. airlines this summer.

What's important in terms of gauging investment confidence is that the maturing Asia - Pacific industry has locked in on the virtuous capital cycle: Limited partners (LPs) have been cash - positive in the region over the past few years, meaning GPs continue to find ways to return more capital to investors than they are drawing down for new investments.

Kickstarter also reviews applications before they go live, which ensures the quality of the content on the site and can give you more confidence that your project will meet its funding goal.

This beats the problem of price volatility and gives sellers and customers more confidence on the cryptocurrency.

Consumer confidence in the U.S. slumped last week to minus 53, the second - lowest level on record, as Americans grew more concerned with their financial situation and the buying climate worsened.

Axovant Sciences» adjunct approach, top - shelf leadership, and $ 320 million stockpile of cash on the books simply gives me more confidence in it than Anavex Life Sciences, which recently moved its shares from the wild west of the pink sheets to the NASDAQ exchange.

Iterations of bitcoin's technology that are faster, more liquid and less volatile are being tried out on the smaller cryptocurrencies, Steves said, which could also lead to a boost in confidence in all cryptos.