Sentences with phrase «not good countries»

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While it's not mandatory you move out of the country with your young family to discover the best you, getting OK with the discomfort it brought was a good first step.

The OECD data finds other industrialized countries, not members of the G7, have come out of the slump a shade better than Canada, including Austria, Israel, Sweden and Switzerland, all of whom have higher employment rates today than prior to the recession.

The Prime Minister and his finance minister spend much of their time reminding the country's biggest vote bank — the middle class — that it is not doing as well as it should be.

«I have been to many countries, Britain, Spain, and they are not as good as China, at least not as Shanghai.

Though the new corporate headquarters isn't opening until later this spring, the restaurant itself is open and features a rotating menu of global McDonald's favorites from countries like France, Brazil, and Australia, as well as traditional McDonald's menu items like the Big Mac and Chicken McNuggets.

And local efforts at changing that are not at all helped by businesspeople from affluent countries — with supposedly sophisticated markets and best - in - class business practices — show up with briefcases full of cash.

Unlike in other countries, though, U.S. advisers are not required to become fiduciaries, and many choose not to - often so they can rake in commissions for selling you products that might not quite satisfy the «best interest of the client» standard.

Grocery shopping shouldn't set you back more than $ 150 a month at one of the country's western style supermarket chains such as Lucky or Thai Huot or well - stocked minimarts like the famously named 7 - Elephants.

Since the fall, we've seen a calculated effort by the US and its allies to vilify and isolate Iran — as if that country's mullahs didn't do a good enough job of that on their own.

«The good news is that the regional growth is improving for both oil - importing and oil - exporting, yet the region is not fully benefiting from the improvement in the global outlook and this requires countries in the region to pursue the reform agenda,» he said.

Europe, we see opportunity as well in Europe, because don't forget that infrastructure spending we're seeing in China and India in particular, that is positive for materials, companies and countries in places like Africa and Latin America, basic commodities, and it's very good for finished goods manufacturers in places like the US and Europe.

The international figures aren't much better: According to a 142 - country study conducted by Gallup in 2013, only 13 % of global workers feel engaged and committed to their work.

«The U.S. is good at creating job opportunities for young people, but in other countries, there just are not as many job opportunities for people between the ages of 16 and 25,» he says.

A government of experts is not to be excluded either, especially if experts are clean, competent and working on an agenda that gives some hope of better government and improving economy in a country where the unemployment rate just hit an appalling 11.7 percent in January.

When Warren was asked how she stays so optimistic about the future of America, she assured Bee that the country will come out of the Trump years better than it started because «we don't have any other choice.»

And that should have given it the world - topping medal haul — just as the Canadian Olympic Committee predicted — had two other countries not punctured holes in the best - known and, till now, highly reliable medal - forecasting model.

But making a splash in a new country isn't easy, even for well - established brands.

Not only is Canada doing well compared to other countries, it is performing better than it ever has in the past.

If your kitchen decor is more of a country home style than the modern stainless steel the Instant Pot uses, Debbiedoo's cover will help it fit in better when it's not being used.

If you don't have the luck of inheriting your wealth, China and the U.S. are the two best countries for self - made billionaires.

Jobs in these countries aren't abundant and the ones that are available to the average working person don't pay well.

He was a caddy at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club, where he learned not to laugh at people attempting to perform well.

Apple CEO Tim Cook weighed in as well, writing in his own memo to his workforce that the company — founded by Steve Jobs, the son of an immigrant from Syria, one of the impacted countries — «would not exist without immigration, let alone thrive and innovate the way we do.»

This is a personal favorite of mine — and one of the best IPAs made in the Southeast, if not the country.

In many countries where you'd think the opportunity would be good (in Europe, for instance), entrepreneurs have found that the infrastructure wasn't as well developed and clear as it is in the U.S.. For example, angel networks aren't as well organized or even that easy to find, and venture capital firms are almost nonexistent.

The big Canadian retailers don't publish monthly sales figures, but it's understood from companies operating in both countries that while the Canadian market has fared better than the U.S., it has still seen declines.

Moreover, the French were in no mood to drink and be merry with the Germans, who were occupying a good chunk of French soil, not to mention that in the five months leading up to Christmas, 300,000 French soldiers died trying to keep even more of their country from falling into German hands.

Many countries look to the United States Coast Guard for setting maritime standards across the world as well, not just on safety but also on security and also on environmental issues, so very unique in that regard.

For the countries still not well off, they also tend to lack athletes winning medals.

«We wanted to make sure that our own country was part of the conversation about global health issues in two ways — one, making sure that we're not thinking of it as issues that affect other people that don't have anything to do with us, but also acknowledging that we can learn so much from what has gone well or new models that are effective in other countries,» Bush tells Business Insider.

Plus, expats do well there — 25 % earn more than $ 200,000 per year (perhaps not coincidentally, the same percentage of the country's expats work in finance).

We may not love the interest rates in this country, but if you are in Japan or you're in Europe, all of that actually looks really good.

But there is no escapting the fact the country's consumers are not happy campers: Market researcher Nielsen found that consumer confidence in Malaysia fell to 78 points over the July - September period, down 11 percentage points on the quarter, marking a record low since the survey began in 2005, as well as Southeast Asia's worst reading for the quarter.

«I think your pricing's going to go up, I don't think it's a good deal for the country,» he said in November.

He added that the committee's Democrats made clear in a document they compiled rebutting the claims in the Republican memo that the «FBI had good reason to be concerned about Carter Page and would have been derelict in its responsibility to protect the country had it not sought a FISA warrant.»

For example, Montesano said some of his clients will overlook colleges that are «top feeders» into the country's best law, business and medical schools as well as Ph.D. programs, just because they don't boast a well - known or Ivy League title.

On these measures, both the Party and the Country are good brands, not great ones.

The chain's Indian restaurants will have the distinction of not serving beef, to better fit the needs of customers in a country where the majority of citizens are Hindu or Muslim.

Unlike other developed countries, the bulk of Japan's debt (well over 90 %) is not held offshore but rather by its own citizens?

My smartass ways were not playing well at my new rural school, where corn - fed country boys were disinclined to rhetorical thrust and parry.

Although the US military, Secretary of State Tillerson, and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis all say unequivocally that the US does not want or train for regime - change missions in North Korea, the president and the military have to do what's best for the country at any cost.

If you want to explore beyond the beaches (and you definitely don't have to if you don't want to, they're amazing beaches), the San Diego Zoo is one of the best in the country.

People who hold a US passport can travel to 158 countries visa - free — a good mark, but not quite the highest in the world, according to Passport Index's annual ranking.

Relations have always been good between the northern nations, which can not be said of Iceland and other countries.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk called the ban «not the best way to address the country's challenges» on Sunday.

Not only are his 200 workers likely to stick around longer, he says, they're more productive, and they do a better job, which is important to Klock, whose company provides high - end all - natural food to some of the biggest organic retailers in the country.

Apart from a few brilliant authors and composers, not much good has ever come out of Russia; and unless there is a sharp improvement in the outlook for that country it could drag the rest of the world, including Australia, into a crisis to rival that of 2008.

Instinctively that's not good, but in the long run it's okay because it will finally make prices — both on devices and services — comparable to other countries, meaning it'll be easier to see if Canadians are indeed overpaying.

May also called for big changes to who sits on boards so that they include employees, as is the case in some European countries: «In practice, [board members] are drawn from the same, narrow social and professional circles as the executive team and — as we have seen time and time again — the scrutiny they provide is just not good enough.

That's why the controversial proposals to dramatically change the taxation of private business in Canada are proving three things: tax literacy is alive and well in Canada, most people understand and value the incredible entrepreneurial spirit that drives the economic engine in this country, and the government thought these tax changes wouldn't be a big deal.