Sentences with phrase «of a few days for»

Harvest time varies for different varieties of dates, and usually takes place over the course of a few days for any single variety.

I ate this over the course of a few days for lunch and it was just as good the last day as it was the first.

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Exposure to even a few days of stress compromises the effectiveness of neurons in the hippocampus — an important brain area responsible for reasoning and memory.

You can select a specific day of the month for «personal project» work, an hour or two every week, or simply grant an extra few days of vacation time for employees to use for personal work.

In most cases, companies in this situation experience fewer cases of abuse of sick days off because when employees do not show up for work, then they do not get paid.

Follow - up studies that asked volunteers to find time for 15 minutes of device - free solitude each day for a week and keep a journal of their experiences showed the same thing - fewer intense emotions and a greater awareness of subtle ones.

She has given several interviews over the past few days in anticipation of her new memoir Raising Trump, which is slated for release on October 10.

He was a well - oiled machine that simply thought nothing bad could ever happen to him and for 15 years nothing did!This pro was in for the shock of his life when one day he took a few shortcuts and caused a massive explosion nearly ending his own life.

However, the events of the last few days have transformed the council's laudable mission of job creation into a perception of political support for the Administration and its statements.

Malcolm Gladwell set off a mania for practice a few years ago with his book Outliers, in which he argued that to become truly excellent at any skill, you need 10,000 hours of deliberate practice — that's six hours a day, six days a week, over six years of simply sticking with it.

Musk chimed in a few days later to confirm the tentative date of the rocket's maiden flight: «Aiming for first flight of Falcon Heavy on Feb 6 from Apollo launchpad 39A at Cape Kennedy.

More 4,000 passengers were adrift in the Gulf of Mexico for five days, with no hot water and few working toilets.

Later Wednesday afternoon, Corning CEO Wendell Weeks also stepped down, saying in a statement, «the events of the last few days have transformed the council's laudable mission of job creation into a perception of political support for the Administration and its statements.

Perhaps the best plan for most organizations is to follow the Ritz - Carlton daily lineup approach: a few minutes every day discussing just one of your list of cultural values or service standards, with the meeting led by a different employee every time.

I tried a pair of 170 - cm (67 - inch) Pirellis for a few days in Lech and St. Anton, resorts that straddle the Arlberg Pass in western Austria.

«Lots of people set high goals, and, if things don't work out, they may be disappointed for a few hours or a day, but they move on,» Antony says.

A spokesman for the Iranian - backed paramilitary groups said the advance toward the Islamic State - held town of Tal Afar, about 55 km (35 miles) west of Mosul, would start within «a few days or hours».

«Most dealers don't consider the sale final until the money is in their account, and that could be anywhere from a few hours to a couple of days,» said Chris Kulka, senior vice president at the Center For Responsible Lending.

Some users might perhaps find this to be the case, but after a few days of playing with the G2, I know it's definitely not a feature for me — I don't think I could ever get used to the scheme.

Abe is close to selecting his nominee for governor of the Bank of Japan and a decision could come in the next few days, Reuters has reported.

Then you'll have a buffer day before the real deadline for stepping back and getting some breathing space from the project, which will allow you to see everything clearly and perhaps even catch a few things in need of tweaking.

The 39 - year - old president, a newcomer to international diplomacy, will meet many of his counterparts for the first time over the next few days at the NATO meeting in the Belgian capital followed by a G7 summit in Sicily.

After testing the Flex out for a few days, I couldn't really see the point of the curve.

A few days ago, I spoke with Thomas Barnett, senior manager of service provider marketing for Cisco and Arielle Sumits, lead analyst and prime architect of the VNI about some of the issues I raised.

Instead, Lululemon offers fewer items to create the perception of scarcity, resulting in «fanatical» shoppers, and 95 percent of merchandise selling for full - price CEO Christine Day told the WSJ.

If you can only be away from work for a few days this winter, make the most out of them and fill them with sun, warmth, and waves.

There are quite a few potential market movers this week, as investors will be watching out for a handful of corporate earnings reports — including some major players from the world's of tech and media — as well as U.S. Fed chair Janet Yellen's two - day stint in front of D.C. lawmakers.

But hopefully, those days are few and far between and there's mostly a sense of excitement or at least gratitude for what you're doing.

A few days after arriving in Nepal in the fall of 2015, I spoke with a fellow traveler who asked me what it is that I do for a living.

During the first few days of an associate's career, amid those nervous, impressionable moments, a company should lay the groundwork for a lasting powerful relationship with the person involved..

Pharma is generally proud of its diversity: A few days before the Trump enacted the ban, J&J published on its website the story of employee Abdullah Al Hommada, who fled his native Syria for the Netherlands and now works at the company's Janssen division.

Granted, your weight will sometimes fluctuate from day to day for what seems like no reason... but over the course of a few weeks, you will definitely know how you need to adjust your diet or exercise in order to reach your weight loss goal.

At the end of World War II, researchers starved 36 young male volunteers for 24 weeks, giving them a low - fat diet limited to just 1,600 calories a day, which was 600 to 1,500 calories fewer than their body needed (depending on their level of daily activity) to maintain a healthy weight.

A short - term study of 29 young men showed that they consumed on average 238 fewer calories each day for two weeks when they were told not to eat anything between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. And these calories they were no longer eating were coming mostly from high - fat, high - carb foods.

«I schedule time outside the office, whether it's to meet with a new potential partner, a chat over lunch with an old client, or an out - of - town industry convention for a few days.

For just the next five days, schedule — and stick to — a few longer blocks of focused time to get important work done.

Within the first few days, with virtually no marketing yet underway, several hundred people signed up for a free pass, and we sold thousands of dollars in upgraded «All Access Passes.»

A new report released by the Centers for Disease Control reveals 30 percent of American adults -; that's 40.6 million of us -; sleep six hours a day or fewer.

For a 110,000 barrel per day mine, each additional billion spent on start - up capital translates to about $ 525 - $ 560 billion million fewer taxes and royalties (in today's dollars) over the 40 year life of the project.

Dow Jones reported that the referendum is slated for July 5, which would require a few more days of leeway from the euro zone.

Out of touch for a few days, Beyond Expectations quickly racked up a batch of negative feedback comments, mostly for nonresponse.

Joseph Lhota, the former chairman of New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA)-- he resigned just a few days ago in preparation for a mayoral bid — jumped into action after the storm and got the subways running again within less than three days.

His packing philosophy, like many of our entrepreneurial road warriors: «If I'm traveling for a few days or a few weeks, I keep it minimalist — both simple and light,» he says.

Charlie Lee, who founded litecoin in 2011, said on Reddit Wednesday that he had «sold and donated» all of his litecoin tokens over the past few days — except for some physical ones he keeps as «collectibles.»

Not only do the shoes look great (I've gotten a few compliments already), but even after wearing them day in and out for a couple of days, my feet haven't hurt.

If you're a pizza fan, keep an eye your salt intake for the rest of the day after you've indulged in a few slices.

I joined NYU's coaching program, which took place for seven hours a day on Saturdays and Sundays over the course of a few months.

Meanwhile, they have shipped out those burgers to their restaurants, cooked and served them, and collected the cash from selling them for cash or on credit cards charges within just a few days - giving them a healthy balance of cash on hand as their float.

«With these few words of great wisdom, my father instilled in me a framework for behavior, interactions with others, and decision making that shapes my actions every day,» he explained.

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