Sentences with phrase «of line drives»

I know it is a small sample size but he is hitting the ball hard and is hitting a lot of line drives.

Hit Parade A seasonlong fusillade of line drives has the Angels» Darin Erstad in hot pursuit of one of the game's venerable records

• Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay purchased a hyperbaric chamber to help speed the healing of a fractured left leg, the result of a line drive off the bat of the Rangers» Kevin Mench on July 8.

It could have blown up my eye socket,» Orioles righthander Mike Mussina said of the line drive off the bat of Indians catcher Sandy Alomar that struck him just above the right eye on May 14.

I knew a few details of his career: that he had given up a home run to Ted Kluszewski, which Dad claimed was still in the air, and that the crook in the little finger on his pitching hand was the result of a line drive back to the box.

You'd call it a lazy fly were it not for the afternoon glare and the fickle breezes swirling through County Stadium and the hint of line drive on the ball.

«Kendall Glover's «Untitled Works» are a delightful collection of line driven and delicate art objects that bring together three distinct bodies of work.»

Top of the line driving school service.

Not exact matches

Today, she's the driving force behind Thinx, an ultra-hip line of underwear designed for menstruating women.

Such an outcome could prove to be a classic unintended consequence: Morneau's reforms — meant to reduce or contain the accumulated risk created by precipitously over-leveraged homebuyers — may unwittingly increase the overall systemic risk in the economy by driving red - lined borrowers to the sort of uninsured subprime mortgages that have proliferated in the shadow banking sector.

Yet, these days, it's most likely to be found driving around the palm - tree - lined boulevards of Southern California decked out in fancy wheels and a custom paint job.

Social media has opened a new line of communication between brands and consumers, and it should be used to its full advantage to continue driving leads.

The new ease of access is surely going to drive home prices higher, especially as before the rail line opened, access to the city essentially required use of the often - standstill 210 and 605 freeways.

She drives the final race of her career at the Indy 500 and then will focus full - time on her entrepreneurial goals, (having already written a health and fitness book, launched an apparel line and opened her own vineyard)

Nakanishi, an engineer who joined Hitachi in 1970 and worked his way up the ladder, proceeded to sell the company's hard disk drive business and consumer - related operations, opting to concentrate on sales of big - ticket power plants, rail lines and water treatment facilities.

«We expect this combination to drive cash levels near $ 7.5 bn by the end of the fiscal year, which is roughly in - line with the level achieved when the 2015 payment was made.»

They drove through a neighborhood near Coffey Park where entire streets are wrecked, with only burned - out cars and charred remains of once - standing houses lining the streets.

«Fiscal 2018 was a record year for Xilinx with revenues of $ 2.5 billion as we realized 8 % annual growth driven by broad - based strength across multiple markets, reflecting our concerted efforts to accelerate top line growth,» said Victor Peng, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Volvos have often been derided for driving in exactly the opposite direction of the rest of the luxury and near - luxury or mid-luxury market, catering to the tastes of folks who think it's a hot time when they get to break out the flannel - lined khakis.

Last month, the CEOs of American Airlines, United Continental and Delta Air Lines asked to meet with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to discuss allegations that Gulf states are unfairly subsidizing state - owned carriers, driving down prices and crowding out competition on key routes, accusations those carriers deny.

Alliance's partnerships with New Line (owner of the Lord of the Rings franchise), Miramax Films and other Hollywood hit factories drove its dominance in the market.

«We are a performance - based company driven through the lens of humanity,» Schultz told the cheering crowd of shareholders and employees who had waited in line for hours to hear the Starbucks leader speak.

Whande doesn't deny that her line of work is difficult, and can become exhausting - but she has an unrelenting positivity that drives her.

You can drive your top line, but the quality of customers you're acquiring deteriorates.

But that rationale is, at best, incomplete, and leaves open a different line of argumentation, one that applies even within competitive domains, and one that should truly drive a stake through the heart of the «legal = ethical» nonsense.

Thomas says the brand was driven to offer the technology after finding that despite having plenty of cashiers on hand, customers can still get stuck in lines when stores are busy.

The under the hood things we're investing in will ultimately be channeled toward driving better user experience, whether it's approving a new line of credit in less than 10 minutes or being able to fund invoices and have money in the bank within four hours.

Mementos of a life spent surfing around the world, driving racecars, and hanging out with his heroes, like surfing legend Kelly Slater, line the credenza behind Woodman's desk.

«At the same time, we see significant momentum for alternative energy vehicles, an inferior competitive landscape and continued progress on Model 3 production driving more than 70 % top - line growth this year, easily one of the fastest ever by a multibillion - dollar company.

«Whatever you do, you must do it well,» I told him, and I asked if he drove one of the taxicabs lined up outside.

«In line with the 2013 norm,» June price growth was driven by single - detached and semi-detached houses, particularly in the city of Toronto, the board said in a report Thursday.

«The greatest challenge for this company, historically and going forward, is that the amount of money they're putting into advertising to drive sales is hurting the bottom line,» he says.

For another, it included a weather - driven aberration: Hurricane Harvey took one - third of the U.S.'s refining capacity off - line, leaving domestic producers with fewer buyers for their output.

Product development expenses grew in line with revenues, driven by new hires, salary increases as well as growth of the share - based compensation in Q1 2018.

The bottom line is that marijuana ballot initiatives can drive more people to the polls, but they don't seem to help either party or affect the number of young voters.

It's that connection that causes those drive - through lines to snake down the street: Tims scored highest among all brands in the survey's «citizenship» category, meaning its ties to communities have helped forge a bond stronger than a cup of coffee.

A row of Google self - driving cars are lined up outside the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., on Tuesday, May 13, 2014.

«I HATE when McDonald's makes me pull out of the drive thru line and wait in a parking spot like a chump,» @EmLynnClements posted yesterday.

Apple's introduction of the Apple Pay mobile wallet in the iPhone 6 line will be the key factor that will drive this percentage up.

All told, we see another coupon - driven year for high yield with total returns of about 6 % possible as spreads tighten in line with anticipated modest increases in interest rates.

Susanne leads Novo Nordisk's efforts to be a sustainable business and is charged with management of corporate sustainability - driven programmes, the integrated Annual Report, stakeholder engagements and communication on the value of the company's Triple Bottom Line (TBL) business principle.

The bottom line is that autopilot may be the future of driving, but it's apparently not for everyone just yet.

All said, social media is an important part of enhancing loyalty and driving the bottom line.

The top line: Uber's robot cars are steadily increasing the number of miles driven autonomously.

The site's purpose is to drive product sales for Sony's Alpha line of cameras.

In this current age of corporate activism, global retail giant Amazon has been on the front lines for equality in Washington state, leveraging the company's wealth and influence to drive historic social change.

This group included the B.C. Tech Association, Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada, the Cruise Lines International Association, the Downtown Vancouver BIA, B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association, the Urban Development Institute, the Surrey Board of Trade, and more.

The Volvo was in self - driving mode with a human backup driver at the wheel when it hit 49 - year - old Elaine Herzberg as she was walking a bicycle outside the lines of a crosswalk, police said.

You know, we see it in the automobile industry with self - driving cars, but you can go right down the line of every industry and see it.

Simulation study of enhancing laser driven multi-keV line - radiation through application of external magnetic fields