Sentences with phrase «not great long»

Popcorn: Maybe not a great long - term lunch staple, but good once in a while.

Like its Master System counterpart, it's not a great long - term investment.

You can quit your job, but that's not a great long - term solution.

Nevertheless, ARMs are not a great long - term solution.

It's just not a great long - term way to hold things.

It's got high defence but is weak to everything but fire, so it's not a great long - term option.

This is not a great long - term strategy for your body composition or health.

You can also take anabolic steroids like testosterone or stimulants like ephedrine or clenbuterol, but these are generally not great long - term strategies.

Bonds were not a great long - term investment in this 30 + year environment of rising rates and inflation.

It is not a great long - term solution, but it can be a good cash - crisis solution.»

Not exact matches

There can be great merit in a listening tour (IRL or virtual), so long as it's treated not as a feel - good photo op, but rather as an executive responsibility, with all the complexity that entails.

While a great attitude and being nice goes a long way, it doesn't help you establish any more of a connection with a client than a drive - through attendant at a fast food joint would.

But while finally learning to paraglide or making that career change you have long dreamed about may be necessary for your life satisfaction in the long - run, short term we shouldn't miss opportunities to take small steps towards greater well being.

Money is not the only thing that motivates great employees by a long shot, but compensating your staff well is still important in order to hold onto them.

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.

Such withdrawals aren't subject to review by the compact's governing bodies, the Great Lakes St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council and the Great Lakes St. Lawrence River Water Resources Regional Body, as long as the withdrawal consumes less than 5 million gallons daily.

That means interleaving not only produces better short - term results, it also results in much greater long - term retention — which is incredibly important in the real world where the point of learning isn't to simply remember something long enough to pass a test.

This doesn't mean there isn't a great deal of money to be made during the bear market (on both the long and short side), but at some point we must recognize that our global imbalances all remain.

Like Robert, I tend to work fairly long hours, but I have greater control over mine than he does; I can take breaks if I want, work in the evening instead of at mid-day... the total number of hours I work isn't particularly flexible, but when I work them is.

The great irony of the robotics revolution may be the unexpected resurgence of the long - derided bachelors of arts degree — you still can't automate creativity.

«There are some great, well - established companies with long track records of franchising success, but they aren't exactly on the cutting edge anymore,» says Mark Siebert, CEO of the iFranchise franchise consulting group, based in Homewood, Illinois.

Although psychological tests have long been dismissed by skeptics, many companies are using them — with great success — to match employees to jobs that they won't want to leave.

Since no manager or consultant is smart enough to foresee everything when setting up an incentive plan, I sometimes did things that were great for my commission but not so good for customer satisfaction or the company's long - term goals.

«If you sign up to get really great bonus points with an airline, it may not be your best card in the long run if you don't use that airline,» points out Amber Stubbs, senior managing editor at credit card comparison site CardRatings.com.

We're predisposed to lie to make ourselves look good, which may be great for the moment but doesn't do anything for our long - term health.

If you end up among the many who decide to begin a job search in 2018 in pursuit of your next big thing, here are two important but simple things you should make sure you do that will not only significantly increase your chances of finding a great new job but will also help you land one that you can feel good about long after the «new company halo effect» has worn off.

«A great airline website isn't going to fix problems with on - time arrivals, baggage problems, long lines to get on the plane or being crammed into seats like sardines,» VanAmburg explained.

It's unlikely that Garoppolo remains the highest paid player for long though — there's a good chance that Kirk Cousins venture into free agency yields him similar if not greater profits, and the Green Bay Packers will likely give quarterback Aaron Rodgers an impressive extension before the offseason is over.

Don't get me wrong here; adding someone highly experienced to your team can be a great way to establish a sound, long - term foundation for a given department.

However, as long as there is not significant job loss or reduction in economic growth, there does not appear to be a great deal of harm in having a higher minimum wage even if the benefits are relatively modest.

Building a long - term partnership with a nonprofit can be great for your business and the community but a lasting, meaningful alliance can't be bought with a large check.

Henceforth, «great - power competition,» not terrorism, must be the primary focus of U.S. national security, the report declares: «The central challenge to U.S. prosperity and security is the reemergence of long - term strategic competition,» primarily from China and Russia.

Not long after being laid off in June 2010 from his job at social news website Digg, Brian Wong was on a long - haul flight passing through Southeast Asia when he had his great idea.

University of Alberta business professor Andrew Leach says that even absent new pipelines, a long - term differential greater than the cost of moving barrels by rail «doesn't make economic sense.»

I'm not going to put in great antiques or have major things that take a long time to do.

Research from Great Place to Work shows why this approach is so effective: Surveyed employees who agree with the statement «I feel I make a difference here» are 6.6 times more likely to say they want to stay with their companies over the long term, compared to those who don't feel they make a difference.

Like a branch concept being used by Citi in New York, the centrepiece of RBC's so - called retail store is a futuristic financial - planning table designed to impress upon consumers just how far banking has come from the days of long lines and not - so - great service.

If you find out your great logo can't be reproduced on a sign, you'll have to go back to square one and rethink your logo, which will end up costing you more in the long run.

He says the trend to longer amortizations represents greater risk not only for his own company, but also banks and other auto lenders.

Android device makers took a long time to catch up to Apple, but it's now more common than not to see good if not great cameras.

So, while it might be great to be able to put our money to work in an investment vehicle that produced double - digit returns, we may not be able to afford to tie up our capital for that long or to sustain huge swings in our portfolio's value.

When a widely reported breakthrough in «cold fusion» was revealed to be a hoax 21 years ago, it set back the credibility, if not the momentum, of one of mankind's greatest and longest - running research efforts.

'' [I] n our lifetime and on our watch, substantial areas of the Great Barrier Reef and the surrounding ecosystems are experiencing major long - term damage which may be irreversible unless action is taken now,» the panel writes.

Studies have found that longer sentences do not have appreciably greater deterrent effects; many serious crimes are committed by people under the influence of alcohol or drugs, who are not necessarily thinking of the consequences of their actions, and certainly are not affected by the difference between a 15 - year and a 30 - year sentence.

On the other hand, I am realistic that some people may not be a long - term solution, but a great short - term fit.

As long as you remain committed, and aren't afraid of challenging or changing yourself, there's nothing that can stop you from becoming a great leader.

Who cares if I didn't personally like the person, as long as they did great work right?

Their displays are gorgeous, their cameras are unmatched, they're consistently fast, they last long, they charge fast, they're water resistant, they support microSD cards, they look great (especially the Edge), they don't waste real estate — you get the idea.

While not indicating whether he was challenging the transcript's accuracy, O'Donnell added: «What it can not convey, however, is the heart - rending image of this great man who tragically is no longer capable of managing his own affairs.»

If your boss can't let go of one mistake you made long ago, that's not a great sign.