Sentences with phrase «of ambition as»

The world can either build on what has been created in the Kyoto Protocol, raise the level of ambition as demanded by the science, and provide sufficient finance to meet developing countries» needs for adaptation, mitigation, and REDD.

The product roadmap for 2018 is further indicative of their ambition as this year, they plan to take on Kindle Unlimited by offering unlimited subscription plans.

Now an independent young woman, she finds herself to be more desirable than ever back home and she is given very real temptation in the form of Jim (Domhnall Gleeson), a tall and successful young Irishman who seems to have the same sort of ambition as Eilis combined with a love for their home country.

It wasn't so much lack of ambition as lack of... confidence maybe?»

It is an intriguing appointment from Ratchaburi and a clear sign of ambition as they attempt to step up a level.

Not when you have a total and complete lack of ambition as he does.

Ronald Koemanis now coaching the Premier League club Everton as it was Danny Blind who was selected as the new coach of Netherland but Koeman is hoping that he is taken into consideration for coaching the national team as this is one of his ambitions as a top manager.

If the United States can not meet this goal, as is modeled on the low - end scenario here, then other countries will likely only achieve the low end of their ambitions as well.

Not exact matches

Fear of losing what you've earned can squelch the drivers of your dream such as risk - taking, innovation and ambition.

Starbucks outgoing CEO Howard Schultz answers questions on his political ambitions once he has stepped down as CEO of the coffee company.

Canada earns its only «A» on the new indicator, entrepreneurial ambition — a measure of the share of the working - age population reporting early - stage entrepreneurial activity, such as attempts to establish or own a new business.

The owner of a biodiesel demonstration facility in Airdrie who had ambitions to build as many as 12 plants in Western Canada has dropped those plans and converted the existing facility to make canola oil — for cooking purposes.

Tantalizingly close to achieving his career ambition of seizing control of the Senate, the Kentucky Republican is also as close as he's been during five terms in the chamber to being sent packing.

He isn't that concerned with capturing a lot of market share out of the gate, he says, but has loftier ambitions to reduce the cost of capital, foster new companies and ultimately increase the equities pool in Canada as a whole.

«There's a massive level of excitement about what it represents as a symbol of urban renewal, ambition for our city and recommitment to our downtown as the heart of it all,» says the 37 - year - old mayor.

The success of these companies is clear evidence of the value of this unique Canadian model, a model that works as an incubator of sorts for smaller companies with big ambitions and a viable plan.

Though most of us probably won't have someone like Steve Jobs as a mentor, you can still find a quality mentor by simply asking and showing ambition, says Sonnenfeldt.

«Through Virgin Galactic's manufacturing arm, The Spaceship Company, we will provide engineering and manufacturing services, along with flight test support and operations as part of our shared ambitions.»

Hollender, a New York City businessman who had founded two previous ventures, joined Seventh Generation later, bringing new levels of marketing and financial sophistication — as well as ambition — to the company.

The entire show hinges around the boundless ambition and superhuman work ethic of Alexander Hamilton, as played by Miranda.

As its costs of commodities and food skyrockets, its citizens» restive ambitions are thwarted by the limits facing all consuming nations, and its aging populace catches up with it, then China's resources will be stretched too thin to construct a Grand Empire with decisive hard and soft power.

Amazon has had success with original shows like «The Man in the High Castle» and «The Grand Tour,» and the company's aggressive spending highlights its ambition to become as much of a destination for high - quality shows as Netflix and HBO.

Once HR personnel begin thinking of themselves as a chief happiness officer or even mood coordinator, it opens the door to viewing employees as people with feelings, goals and ambitions both inside and outside the office.

Last month's G20 meetings in Paris brought into tighter focus the ambitions of International Monetary Fund chief, and failed 2006 French presidential candidate, Dominique Strauss - Kahn to run in that country's next election as the Socialist party candidate.

According to Toronto economist Bruce Little, a lack of «global ambition» could be to blame: «There's a lot of Canadian business people that start a company and as they grow, instead of saying,??? Damn, I want to be Bill Gates,» they sell it and enjoy their wealth.»

The new curbs show the Trump administration's focus on hurting trade between China and North Korea, which it sees as key to deterring Pyongyang from its ambition to develop a nuclear - tipped missile capable of hitting the United States.

«This partnership with Algomi is central to our Fixed - income ambitions and our wider FICC diversification plans as part of our «Agility for Growth» plan.

This week brought the clearest demonstration yet of Chinese tech firms» global ambitions as Didi Chuxing raised $ 4 billion in new venture funding and signaled its interest in acquiring control of the largest taxi - on - demand service in Brazil.

MakerBot CEO Jonathan Jaglom wants a MakerBot in every home in the U.S., as he told Fortune in May of his ambitions for the Brooklyn - based manufacturer of desktop 3D printers.

Many Wall Street strategists view the recent CVS - Aetna merger talks as evidence that some of the industry's major players are also wary of Amazon's ambitions in the space.

As Tesla's market cap rises, the company will be able to access larger amounts of capital to fund its Musk - sized (that's massive for the unfamiliar) ambitions of becoming an energy sustainability company that makes and sells electric vehicles, heavy duty trucks, energy storage products, and solar.

At that time, TMZ published a report stating that Jackson had accepted roughly 700 bitcoin as part of his work on the 2014 album, Animal Ambition.

The company at one time had bold ambitions of having 1 million customers by 2018, but began scaling back its plans at the end of 2015 as costs for funding that growth mounted and demand began to slow.

«Our ambition as a company is to do what Microsoft Office did for the PC era, we would like to do for the era of smartphones and tablets,» he tells me.

These factors will at times seem tangled; they will proceed in fits and starts, as the ambitions of an untested President interact with the interests of a recalcitrant conservative block, a determined opposition, and the will of a divided public.

And if his own ambitions stray too much from the public good, then hopefully the «discipline of the market» will act as a check on the tech visionary himself.

The scale of the company's bricks - and - mortar ambitions dwarfs anything its emerging omnichannel competitors, such as Montreal's Frank & Oak, have attempted.

Billy defined entrepreneurialism as having «a terminal case of ambition.»

Zuckerberg carefully negotiated a clause that would allow him to take a leave from Facebook to serve in public office or government, so presumably he has some sort of political beliefs — if not outright political ambition — as well as some core ideas about what's good for society and what's not.

While she has nothing against Sandberg, whom she praises as super smart and extremely supportive of women's ambitions, Trunk still has questions about whether Sandberg's success is actually an appealing option for the vast majority of women.

Together over the course of the past year, Uber and Lyft have spent up to $ 9 million in a vain effort to overturn the city's proposed safety measure, viewing Austin as an important test case in the broader struggle between local regulators and Silicon Valley upstarts with novel business models and global ambitions.

This capture of international sales is due to Beijing's geopolitical ambitions, along with a willingness to sell arms to nations that other countries may not feel comfortable dealing with — sanctioned states and human rights abusers such as Iran, Angola, and Sudan.

The move is hardly a surprise given the recent mania that has seen companies use ICOs (also known as token sales) raise tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars even though, in many cases, their business consists of little more than grand ambitions and a white paper.

Amazon initially unveiled Prime Air and its drone delivery ambitions in 2013 as part of a broader effort to further speed up deliveries.

Ohanian admits that returning full - time at his venture capital firm Initialized Capital was a challenge because of the extra planning and focus that goes into balancing career ambitions with his duties as a parent.

While Apple is known primarily for its focus on music, the fact that Schusser also has a background in tech acquisitions — such as Shazam — and will work part of the time in Culver City suggests that Shazam and movies could become a serious part of Apple's ambitions, as opposed to just bonus content for music lovers.

One of the biggest areas of ambition right now is our Internet.org project, which as you guys have read about, is the goal to bring the Internet to the two - thirds of the world that don't have it, more quickly than they otherwise would.

Walmart's ambitions come into focus with the new return initiative — in addition to its two - day free shipping and pickup services — as it seeks to leverage its enormous network of stores to become a bigger player in online retail.

Look for a franchisor to display confidence and ambition as well as a sense of loyalty to the prospective franchisees in the proposal.

An article in these pages last fall called entrepreneurs this generation's «heroes,» citing the rapid growth in millennial ownership of startups as proof of this generation's ambition.