Sentences with phrase «more time in that country»

During nearly six years of travel I've spent more time in that country than any other.

Daily visitors declined by 4.5 per cent, which indicates that visitors are now spending more time in the country.

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But at a time when the U.S. and Europe is fighting costly political battles in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, poking a country like Greece — which sits at the crossroads of these regions — could be far more expensive in the long run.

Their employees volunteered about 188,000 hours in communities in 47 countries, with more than 40 % of their time spent devoted to providing their unique talents and abilities (skills - based volunteering).

In his landmark 1965 12 - country time - diary study, German sociologist Erwin Scheuch found that the more industrialized a country became, the more activities its people crammed into a 24 - hour period.

However, more companies are thinking about offering at least some paid time off, which is mandated in almost all other countries but not in the U.S.

In a study of 16 countries, Americans had the greatest disconnect on the income gap, believing that top executives make about 30 times more than average workers.

The feature, which is available on iOS and Android, is only being tested in France, although it may be rolled out in more countries over time.

It's one thing to simply not offer the News app in China, but it could have a more difficult time finding a middle ground in countries like Turkey, assuming it ever wants to offer the app there.

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Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein has been taunting the U.K. government over Twitter in recent weeks about how he's getting ready to spend more time in Frankfurt after Brexit, as well as gently nudging the country to have a second referendum in case it wanted to change its mind.

Severe weather has slammed parts of the country, forcing some travelers to spend more holiday time in airports than planned.

He wants to see business improve its productivity, increase its R&D investment and grow its exports to new foreign markets — particularly to emerging markets, which for the first time in 2012 will import more goods than will the developed countries.

The study, which surveyed 50,000 adults in 24 developed countries, found that «daughters of working mothers completed more years of education, were more likely to be employed and in supervisory roles, and earned higher incomes,» reports Claire Cain Miller in The New York Times.

We think of Canada as a kinder, gentler country, but our increase in income inequality has been more rapid of late than at any time in our recorded history.

Because of the history of women in this country — and even more so in this time we live in — it is important to protect and foster the work of The Wing and similar space that give women a positive and safe space to thrive,» said Gelman in a statement.

Over time, the average hours worked in developed countries has dropped significantly, more recently at an average of 0.5 % per year.

At the same time, Silicon Valley knows it could do more to foster a sense of goodwill with the rest of the country, which does not live in its cloistered bubble of wealth and privilege, and yet has as much at stake when it comes to immigration reform.

Countries in the Baltics have warned of more ambitious Russian espionage efforts, and NATO aircraft have tangled with their Russian counterparts numerous times in over the last year.

The business is more complex than it may appear, he said: Groupon has salespeople in 47 countries, negotiating deals with a quarter of a million merchants, and «at the same time, [we are] innovating [and] thinking about what Groupon will become in three or five years.

Dylan Harris, director of Lupine Travel, added that amped up media coverage of North Korea during times of tension brings about more interest in the country, which results in extra bookings that negate any cancellations from more wary travelers.

A roundup of gun control and violence studies by writer German Lopez at Vox shows Americans represent less than 5 % of the world population but possess nearly 50 % of the world's civilian - owned guns, police are about three times more likely to be killed in states with high gun ownership, countries with more guns see more gun deaths, and states with tighter gun control laws see fewer gun - related deaths, among other sobering statistics.

Billionaire medical magnate George Yancopoulos, the co-founder of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (regn), told Bloomberg that it's time for the country to «make some decisions about what to invest in,» arguing for more emphasis on health and less on tech development.

Switzerland is also similar to many countries in that digital media has become marketers» focus, as marketing experts realize that consumers are now spending more time online than reading magazines or watching TV.

Lawmakers created the choice program in 2014 after a massive scandal involving wait time cover - ups at more than 100 VA facilities around the country.

Jerry Jana, Director of Economic Affairs for Malawi's new ruling party (following former President Bingu wa Mutharika's unexpected death in April) has said that long - term projects like the Nsanje port would be shelved while the government dealt with more pressing issues, like the country's fuel shortages and foreign exchange, according to Nyasa Times.

In time, the Shanghai Stock Exchange will offer more ways for Canadians to invest in a country that still has a lot of potentiaIn time, the Shanghai Stock Exchange will offer more ways for Canadians to invest in a country that still has a lot of potentiain a country that still has a lot of potential.

The U.S. and Cuba have agreed to resume commercial flights between the two countries for the first time in more than 50 years.

The country — which The New York Times ranked as the top place to travel in 2012 — offers more than just pristine beaches and resorts.

And while research firm ComScore reports Canadians spend more time online than any other nation, Zillidy is the country's first startup in the pawning space.

Those rates are relatively on - par with the rest of the world, yet Americans are ten times more likely to die at the barrel of a gun than people in other rich countries.

«The preferred solution, in the opinion of many of these countries, is for the United States to internalize the effects of its monetary policies — more specifically, not to exit or at least to do so at a time that is more convenient for others,» Deputy Bank of Canada Governor John Murray recently said in prepared remarks for a speech about the likely effects of the end of QE.

The little vulgar newsshoprint freebie that started in Montreal back in 1994 now has more than 800 full - time employees in 34 countries making books, films, video, magazines, events and music, all funded through partnerships with some of the globe's biggest brands.

«Boy it takes courage, because in India probably more than other countries — maybe with the exemption of France — everybody is a critic at times,» said Chambers.

Michael Furdyk: He founded TakingITGlobal at 17, and now Furdyk spends his time growing his business in more than 200 countries.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

This is different for everyone, but if you are grandparents living in the same state as your family, the decision to move across the country for a tax break could shake out to mean a loss of being more available for quality time.

On Monday, WTI closed at US$ 52.22 a barrel, up by 3 percent, while Brent crude settled at US$ 59.02 — its highest since July 2015 — on the back of growing optimism that the OPEC production cut deal is finally having a palpable effect on global supplies of crude oil, and the equally growing worry that the Middle East could be in for more tensions — this time between the Kurdish nation and the countries it inhabits, following an independence referendum in the Kurdistan autonomous region in Iraq.

In that event, even as China's trade surplus with the U.S. fell, America's deficit with other countries would rise by even more, increasing its overall trade deficit, underpinned this time either by rising debt or rising unemployment.

In a statement, Amazon said its median pay figure includes people in more than 50 countries and part - time employeeIn a statement, Amazon said its median pay figure includes people in more than 50 countries and part - time employeein more than 50 countries and part - time employees.

There were two principal drivers behind oil prices» performance: the growing optimism that the OPEC production cut deal is finally having a palpable effect on global supplies of crude oil, and the equally growing worry that the Middle East could be in for more tensions — this time between the Kurdish nation and the countries it inhabits, following an independence referendum in the Kurdistan autonomous region in Iraq.

Like many countries, Japan is examining the possibilities that blockchain technology can offer more efficient infrastructure in payments, real - time settlement and an increased number of financial actors as the Internet...

He concluded that, based on the current stated amount of underfunding at every big pension fund, if the Dow / SPX declined 10 % or more over a sustained period of time — where «sustained period» is defined as 3 - 4 month — every public pension fund in the country would collapse.

Action: Approach VPNs with extreme caution Who is this for: All web users — unless free Internet access is not available in your country How difficult is it: No additional effort Tell me more: While there may be times when you feel tempted to sign up and use a VPN service — say, to try to circumvent geoblocks so you can stream video content that's not otherwise available in your country — if you do this you should assume that the service provider will at very least be recording everything you're doing online.

We have over 80,000 full and part - time employees who serve more than 16 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients through offices in Canada, the U.S. and 36 other countries.

With this new tie up with Unilever, Facebook is trying to expand its reach in a country where the social network has more than 93 million users and at the same time where only 13 percent of the population has access to Internet.

We have approximately 81,000 full - and part - time employees who serve more than 16 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients through offices in Canada, the U.S. and 35 other countries.

Unlimited bandwidth options in Canada exist, but they're on average 90 times more expensive than other countries.

We employ approximately 81,000 full - and part - time employees who serve more than 16 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients through offices in Canada, the U.S. and 37 other countries.

«Given what looks to continue to be a low - interest - rate environment for some time in many countries, along with uncertainties about government safety nets, individuals may need to think more strategically about investing for retirement — and how to generate income after,» said Ed Perks, executive vice president, chief investment officer, Franklin Templeton Equity.