Sentences with phrase «more solid position»

By the era around 1970, fiction agents had worked into a more solid position in the business, since many fiction writers now lived outside of New York and the numbers of writers and books published was exploding.

Not exact matches

The ratings on ACT reflect Standard & Poor's view of the company's position as a leader in the fragmented and competitive convenience store (c - store) industry in North America, as well as in the more concentrated Scandinavian market; its solid profitability and cash flow; and its intermediate financial risk profile.

Bourbon sales may be just getting back to where they were before the Great Bust, but its position in the American psyche is a much more solid, central one.

Competition is fierce for positions in finance, and employers are looking for prospective hires with more than a solid resume and basic skills.

The correct mix to position a company for solid growth should be something more like a 30 % focus on cleaning and a 70 % focus on marketing, at least for the business owner anyway.

«All things considered, the economy still appears to be on a solid footing, supported by a confident consumer sector — one with an optimism that is fueled by growing income and a strong labor market and is well positioned to spend more in the coming quarters,» said Jim Baird, chief investment officer for Plante Moran Financial Advisors.

I «HOPE» Chambers and Gabriel can find a way to become more dependable or maybe Bielik will emerge as a solid CB and maybe Holding will secure the starting position.

Assuming everyone is available (i know Sanchez will miss a couple of early games) then we have improved our GK and have more depth in defence (Gabriel integrated, Bellerin proven, Debuchy back and fit, Chambers cover) in a now pretty solid looking defence with options in every position.

A few more things also need ironing maybe, but I wouldn't be as hard on him as some others who seem to think he should be as deadly as a winger, and as solid as a CB, he has a good mix and stands up to most in his position at such a tender age.

They are more than solid at every position.

Him, Reus and Aubameyang are complete savages, and breaking them up would just bolster Bayern's already rock solid position on top of the bundesliga even more.

We look more stable when he's in the defensive line — the man is a lot more experienced and more solid than anyone we have in that position, we should definitely keep him at all costs.

Arsenal has depth, but it isn't quality squad depth, Rosiscky, Cazorla, Ozil all play the same position and neither of them add a great deal more than the other, our midfield is stoked but the areas we actually need depth in are barren, we have no solid defensive midfielder with our usual reliance on a CAM moved back, as a result players like Ramsey and Wilshere who are box to box players end up creating more imbalance in an already unbalanced team.

Monreal is solid (and I do feel more at ease when he is in the team) but he's not getting any younger, and I don't think Gibbs is good enough for our ambitions — he quite often runs awol and gets caught out in the wrong position.

The next season showed modest improvements again, resulting in an 11th place finish but a European Cup Winners» Cup semi final and the following summer with the club in a more solid financial position Hoddle made a number of fine signings.

on a clean sheet for the defence... I went for more experience at the back, I changed the positions a little bit and I think it suited them well and we looked solid.

I sometimes get the baby in a solid side - toward - stomach position then lean my own body backwards slightly to have her tipped even more toward her tummy.

She notes that if sleep is the biggest issue, you can explore explore alternative ways of getting more sleep, such as nursing in a side - lying position (if you're uncomfortable with co-sleeping, your husband can supervise while baby is nursing) or taking «shifts» at night where you or your husband are responsible for all of the feeding and baby care while the other sleeps a solid chunk.

«We decided to cut those positions in hopes of getting through this year, and hopefully the casino revenue and things come back into play and we're on more solid ground next year, where perhaps we can put those positions back into the budget,» he said.

With what I know now, I would be better positioned to help an early - stage company with its plan and also help the company present a more solid business case.

That sounds a bit ordinary and elementary, but a word of caution here, the higher the repetitions in the Front Squat, the more difficult it gets to maintain a solid bar position on the front of your shoulders.

It happens because that body position stretches some the core muscles rather than allowing you to bear down and contract them into a more solid supporting position.

Scarily it appears the structural position of the fats in fat carriers may also impact on mineral absorption, which raises questions as to esterified fats where we substitute saturated fats for polyunsaturated fats in fat carriers to make them more solid for use in baking fats and margarines.

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With some solid sales figures to its credit (although exact figures are yet to be made public), it's now time for Google to further consolidate its position in the tablet market, and it aims to do so with a... [Read more...]

This was a pretty solid opportunity to add a little more to an existing position.

The investing strategy being referred to here is a so - called «long - short» approach in which long and short positions are taken in various stocks to try to hedge exposure to the broader market which makes gains more associated with solid stocking picking.

This time around you'll be earning cash for your efforts, and that cash can be used to deploy solid barriers, fences, decoys, gun nests and more in your efforts to hold back the tide of Locust assaulting your position.

It's still fun to play through the main campaign however, as the gameplay is still very solid even though it plays pretty much the same as other CoD games, with players running about chaotic battlefields and taking out tons of enemy soldiers while completing objectives, such as capturing a base, holding a position and facing off against waves of enemies, avoiding snipers, destroying enemy equipment, and more.

That one glaring gripe is even more unfortunate because the rest of the buttons are solid enough; the four face buttons are clicky and responsive, and the triggers too - when they're not getting stuck in the pressed - down position, that is.

With Milham moving into his new position, maybe we'll even hear something more solid on a third new Tomb Raider game sometime in the next year.

Several law firms have taken advantage of this new approach to accessing capital, establishing boutique firms staffed by premier firm refugees, adopting more modern business practices... and notably establishing a foothold in the U.S. And while U.S. - based firms are unable to capitalize in this fashion, some have nonetheless adopted an approach to client service, billing and legal services delivery that will position them as solid investments with appealing multiples and significant growth potential if legislation of this type comes to the states.

Motorola's sophomore effort in the Android Wear space is a solid refinement of the original, solidifying its position as one of the more function - focused manufacturers out there today.

The phone is obviously in a snap - on case of some sort, so we don't have a look at the complete edge, but what we can see aligns with our previous posts the power and volume buttons are positioned more toward the middle of the device, a center - aligned headphone jack, and Android L with new solid status bar icons and smaller, more spaced - out navigation buttons that we've seen a couple of times now.

This is a hands - on position requiring solid technical skills, as well as excellent interpersonal and co... More

Even with a solid history of rapid career progression or numerous career accolades, candidates need to put in more work, present a stronger resume and commit to positioning themselves as leading contenders among hundreds of others frequently competing for the same position.

A solid contractor resume should be shorter and more focused than your standard version, and targeted specifically to the position you're pursuing.

In your last position you advanced into a Project Manager role where your communication skills, organizational ability, and leadership skills became more important than whether you have solid experience in C++ development.

Begin a cover letter for Marketing Strategist position with hooking up the reader, and then book the position by presenting a solid and convincing argument in favor of what makes you the ideal... Read More»

If you worked in a team, had more than one manager, had a good relationship with human resources, or even a friend with a high position at the company who knew your capabilities, all of them can be solid references.

Highly motivated professional with more than 10 years experience seeks challenging sales position to utilize my solid understanding of business management applications.

After some fits and starts, the U.S. economy is now positioned for solid growth in 2015, with employment gains projected at more than 200,000 per month, the unemployment rate slipping back to below 5.5 percent, and total output growth as measured by GDP projected to increase at its best pace in nearly ten years.