Sentences with phrase «not been a great year for»

Looks like this may not be a great year for the minor league affiliates as teams.

It's not been a great year for defending in the Premier League with goals flying in even at Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United.

Don't get me wrong it has clearly not been the greatest year for the English national team but that doesn't mean that their players did not do their bit for their clubs.

It's not been a great year for Auntie, what with losing a load of funding, being found out to be dirty rotten cheats ripping of quiz contestants and Gary Lineker still smirking at the camera.

It hasn't been a great year for sharp groups in any major sports.

Also, I wouldn't be expecting perfect scores all over either, this hasn't been a great year for those, and I doubt the third game in a series get's many.

It's not been a great year for smartwatches, or perhaps more accurately it's not been a good year for Android Wear smartwatches.

2018 has not been a great year for Huawei when it comes to deals with American carriers and retailers, with several high - profile partnerships coming to a stuttering end after regulators apparently got involved.

But overall 2016 hasn't been a great year for Android Wear as a platform.

A little insight into the market will reveal that it hasn't been a great year for the crypto market so far.

Thus far, 2016 has not been a great year for revenue per room (RevPAR) growth in the hotel industry, but one of spotty performance, with supply concerns weighing on the industry.

Not exact matches

«While we do not believe that either of these new sweeteners / flavoring agents will be the natural, great - tasting and calorie - free «silver bullet» that the industry has been waiting for, we believe it is possible that they will be able to drive interest, engagement and potentially sales growth because of the massive consumer / societal need to reduce sugar and enhance healthiness,» Ali Dibadj, an analyst at Sanford Bernstein, said in a note last December that previewed sweetener innovations expected this year from Coke and Pepsi.

In the beginning, that's a great business model, right, because all you're doing is you create this anonymous shell company, you give it a name, you don't care who actually is behind it and you stick it in a folder and you forget about it until a year passes and it's time to invoice for the renewal.

«What we're seeing across the board is that the consumer is finally beginning to open up a little bit, whereas post Great Recession, for years, it was sort of «is this for real or not for real»?»

And some of the players to watch out for are the same big guys from 10 or 20 years ago (Microsoft, Oracle, AT&T, etc.) who are the long - entrenched stakeholders and «powers - who - be» in your space — not because they're great innovators or disruptors, but because: (a) they're increasingly well - informed about who's doing what very well (damn those demo days); (b) they're fairly fast followers with great gobs of money; and (c) they have the people, resources, and patience to hang around and keep buying and trying until they eventually get things right in the long run.

I've had several connections with iiNet for over 6 years now... I'll be looking elsewhere as great customer service comes from people who are very happy with their jobs and don't dread going to work.

Jeff Weissman, who has run his Great Harvest location in Washington's Lake Forest Park neighborhood for over 20 years, doesn't feel as if he's part of a corporate operation.

After a company has been in business for a few months or years, company leaders may realize their original, brilliant idea wasn't as great as they initially believed.

Lee notes that while the company has a YouTube icon on its home page, the account hasn't been updated in a year, and while Vimeo is a great video site with high standards of quality, YouTube is a better fit for the fitness market with more than 1 billion unique visitors a month compared to Vimeo's 70 million, and a huge selection of fitness videos with millions of views.

And we're going to do great stuff for the next decade, not just the next year, and so what do I need to do to help so the person that's screwing up learns — versus how do I fix the problem.

«That great strength can be a weakness if you're not adapting to the environment that you're in,» says Jonathan Wellum, who worked side by side with Lee - Chin at AIC for almost 20 years.

The ensuing years weren't great for Morgan Stanley — its profits have lagged since the financial crisis — but Porat earned plaudits for stabilizing its finances and helping it meet government «stress tests.»

If it was a successful year for you, great, but don't let that define your 2015.

If you think you face challenges today landing great people for your organization, just wait until next year — especially if you haven't established a greater purpose for where you're going.

Newton isn't the only one to wrestle with a great idea for years.

Hoegh - Guldberg said scientific consensus was that hikes in carbon dioxide and the average global temperature were «almost certain to destroy the coral communities of the Great Barrier Reef for hundreds if not thousands of years».

Getting lots of money from Spotify may be great for music labels and owners, but it's not doing much for Spotify: The company lost $ 200 million last year, and the massive payments it makes to record companies (which amount to more than 85 % of its revenues) are a big part of the problem.

That thinking — markedly boosted by the carnage of the Great War, which was sparked in Sarajevo by a 19 - year old Bosnian student assassin, not a capitalist — made Labor a honey - pot for all forms of pacifism.

The fifth round of NAFTA renegotiation talks will begin on Friday in Mexico City, but things aren't looking great for the nearly 25 - year - old trade agreement.

It would seem to be offsetting safety gains from other technologies, including not just new automatic collision avoidance systems, but even now taken - for - granted features like anti-lock brakes, which are equipped on a greater percentage of the U.S. fleet with each passing year.

It's going to be a great year for agile folks who aren't married to yesterday's successes.

«I don't know if is all [man's fault] but the majority is, for the most part, it is man who continuously slaps down nature,» Pope Francis, No. 4 on Fortune's list of the world's greatest leaders, told Reuters earlier this year.

The Blue Delta SkyMiles is a great option for budget conscious travelers and frequent flyers who want a secondary rewards card — you fly Delta at least once a year but not enough to justify owning a Delta credit card with an annual fee.

By most statistical measures, 2013 will be remembered as a respectable but not great year for the U.S. economic recovery.

The income - based plans are a great option for students who can not afford their monthly payments or the standard 10 - year repayment plan, but, with the soaring tax bill that comes along with the loans when the repayment ends, it makes it difficult for students to ever see a light at the end of the tunnel.

A bump up in home sale prices in greater Hartford at the end of the year was not enough to lift prices for 2017, compared with the previous year, a new report Thursday shows.

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And it is this abatement of the great distortions that have caused growth to slow so rapidly, and although we haven't seen much evidence of significant rebalancing yet, it should take a few years for the effects fully to be worked out.

Downsizing from a $ 250,000 house to a $ 150,000 home is a great way to make your retirement nest egg last longer, and such a move will save you an extra $ 6,250 every year, according to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.

While there are some signs of recognition such as the Fed's reduction in its estimated neutral rate from 4.5 percent to 3.0 percent during the last 2 years, the IMF's explicit use of the term secular stagnation in its World Economic Outlook, ECB president Mario Draghi's call for global coordination and greater use of fiscal policy, and Japan's indicated interest in fiscal - monetary cooperation, policymakers still have not made sufficiently radical adjustments in their world view to reflect this new reality of a world where generating adequate nominal GDP growth is likely to be the primary macroeconomic policy challenge for the next decade.

Jane, not being a burden is a great goal, and a topic I would like to discuss in the future b / c parents should never feel a burden either since they took care of us for 18 + years.

[01:10] Introduction [02:45] James welcomes Tony to the podcast [03:35] Tony's leap year birthday [04:15] Unshakeable delivers the specific facts you need to know [04:45] What James learned from Unshakeable [05:25] Most people panic when the stock market drops [05:45] Getting rid of your fear of investing [06:15] Last January was the worst opening, but it was a correction [06:45] You are losing money when you sell on corrections [06:55] Bear markets come every 5 years on average [07:10] The greatest opportunity for a millennial [07:40] Waiting for corrections to invest [08:05] Warren Buffet's advice for investors [08:55] If you miss the top 10 trading days a year... [09:25] Three different investor scenarios over a 20 year period [10:40] The best trading days come after the worst [11:45] Investing in the current world [12:05] What Clinton and Bush think of the current situation [12:45] The office is far bigger than the occupant [13:35] Information helps reduce fear [14:25] James's story of the billionaire upset over another's wealth [14:45] What money really is [15:05] The story of Adolphe Merkle [16:05] The story of Chuck Feeney [16:55] The importance of the right mindset [17:15] What fuels Tony [19:15] Find something you care about more than yourself [20:25] Make your mission to surround yourself with the right people [21:25] Suffering made Tony hungry for more [23:25] By feeding his mind, Tony found strength [24:15] Great ideas don't interrupt you, you have to pursue them [25:05] Never - ending hunger is what matters [25:25] Richard Branson is the epitome of hunger and drive [25:40] Hunger is the common denominator [26:30] What you can do starting right now [26:55] Success leaves clues [28:10] What it means to take massive action [28:30] Taking action commits you to following through [29:40] If you do nothing you'll learn nothing [30:20] There must be an emotional purpose behind what you're doing [30:40] How does Tony ignite creativity in his own life [32:00] «How is not as important as «why» [32:40] What and why unleash the psyche [33:25] Breaking the habit of focusing on «how» [35:50] Deep Practice [35:10] Your desired outcome will determine your action [36:00] The difference between «what» and «why» [37:00] Learning how to chunk and group [37:40] Don't mistake movement for achievement [38:30] Tony doesn't negotiate with his mind [39:30] Change your thoughts and change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom for you?

If anything should be clear from the bubbles of recent years, the greatest risks are not when prices are depressed, the economy is weak, and investors are frightened, but rather when prices are elevated and an unendingly positive outlook for technology, or housing, or global growth, or private equity, or emerging markets, or commodities seems all but certain.

«This is why people didn't figure out that it was the Great Depression until two years after the worst point in the crisis in the 1930s; and why it took decades, not months, quarters or even years, for the complete transition to the next sustainable economic expansion and bull market.

this is a great post.my partner and i [do nt believe in marriage] have lived together for a couple years and are completely open about money, debt & finances.we both have separate personal and business accounts, but share an account and money.we have been open since day 1 and it works really well for us.

The AMT hasn't been adequately adjusted to catch up with inflation for years because the government knows this is a great way to generate more tax revenue from the middle class.

The salient points are (I) inflation is below target and expected to remain well sub-target for the next 5 10 20 and 30 years; (II) it has been well below target and Fed forecasts for a decade suggesting great skepticism about models that predict acceleration (iii) the 2 percent target is supposed to be an average so inflation should sometimes exceed it especially after a long shortfall (iv) if the 9th year of expansion with unemployment approaching 4 percent is not the time for above target inflation when will that moment ever come?

For example, US stocks have been a great investment for over 100 years, but this does not necessarily mean they will continue to be a great investment if baseline conditions change in the United StatFor example, US stocks have been a great investment for over 100 years, but this does not necessarily mean they will continue to be a great investment if baseline conditions change in the United Statfor over 100 years, but this does not necessarily mean they will continue to be a great investment if baseline conditions change in the United States.

Purchasing a new home isn't something we do every day, but it's something that you'd require to do great as you're going to be living in it for some years to come.

Major Asset Classes with Positive Total Returns US Reits — 2.62 % US Large Caps (SP500)-- 2.2 % Munis (3 yr)-- 1.16 % Emerging Market Bonds — 1.08 % US Bonds — 0.76 % Cash — 0.02 % Unfortunately, 2015 was not a great year for diversified portfolios.