Sentences with phrase «of points by»

You can easily get hundreds of points by destroying cops in interceptors mode, while when driving a perfect race you might only get rewarded with a disappointing amount of points.

You can easily get hundreds of points by

Rusbridger was challenged on a number of points by the audience, which included a former head of the GCHQ.

Back in January it was Sam Vokes who scored the winner; last night it was George Boyd, with his second of the season, and, despite the words of the perennial whinger Mark Hughes, we were fully deserving of the points by the time referee Kevin Friend blew the final whistle just past the 96th minute.

17 — The number of points by which Paris Saint - Germain and Bayern Munich both lead their respective leagues.

He's won a lot of points by himself.

Users can, however, get even more out of their points by transferring them to the 30 partnered frequent flyer programs, which include the likes of JetBlue and Delta.

Unfortunately for Membership Rewards is that most other redemption options (cash back, shopping or statement credits) reduce the value of your points by 20 - 30 %.

They remind us of this point by citing part of recent history: when Rosa Parks went public with her pain and refused to ride in the back of the bus, she released energy, the energy to take a giant step in righting a great wrong and to lift many a burden.

In this excellent in - depth preview, Tony Scholes reckons that his side were robbed of a point by the referee in last years fixture and have real chances of getting their first League win over the Gunners for over 40 years.

Not exact matches

In one of these instances he attempts to drive his point home by pointing to declining advertising revenue.

These are the most advanced generation of credit cards, equipped with small microprocessors that secure point - of - sale transactions by encrypting the personal information of the cardholder.

Jantsch's own podcast, covers five different types of content that every business model should contain — with point by point details.

As Mary Mycio has pointed out in Slate, however, it's impossible to know how many incidents of cancer were directly caused by Chernobyl.

The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the combination of tax increases and spending cuts could trim economic growth this year by about 1.5 percentage points.

It's complicated, but under the new rules, if a customer walks into a store with a chip card and the store hasn't updated its point - of - sale equipment to accept chip cards, the merchant is liable for any fraud that occurs from using the card the old way, by swiping the magnetic stripe.

Of course, neither situation is ideal, as Naked Security by Sophos points out.

As a resident of Kedgwick, N.B., 25 kilometres south of the nearest point of the Quebec border, St. Pierre says he is under no obligation to abide by the Quebec provincial rules or limit his purchases to authorized producers.

At the March 20 - 21 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee voted to raise its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a range of 1.50 % to 1.75 %, as had been widely expected.

As BuzzFeed points out, rather than spend marketing money on a traditional online ad campaign — which would involve paying someone to create an ad and then paying to place it on Facebook, or another social website, or even with the publishers who so desperately need the ad dollars — businesses are sending more of that money to Facebook to promote content created for free by publishers.

China wants to make sure its point of view is reflected in the region, through involvement in Arctic governance and by shaping its agenda, she said.

Mulvaney also preemptively addressed questions about the cost of the wall and how many miles could be paid for by the requested sum, pointing to the still - uncertain plans for its construction.

Think of what would happen if we could grow that by even a few percentage points.»

Lam points to the $ 50 billion that China has earmarked for investment in a port, railways, and roads in western Pakistan, in particular in the province of Balochistan, which has been plagued recently by separatist terrorism.

«By taking the bold step of removing a well - established brand symbol from its packaging, General Mills is further challenging marketing's conventional thinking to underscore its point.»

Shum and Colaco point out that any reclassification of risk would be heavily scrutinized by Canadian regulators, in order to make sure that changes aren't self - serving on the part of policy providers and in fact benefit consumers.

By contrast, traders (hedge funds) and small investors are expressing historically high levels of bearish sentiment (both groups are known for following trends and being wrong at turning points).

Third Point took a new stake of 700,000 Class A Alphabet shares, while Omega Advisors trimmed its stake by 151,000 Class A shares to about 277,000 Class A shares.

It confounds me that in a year of record lending by the Small Business Administration, entrepreneurs still struggle to get the financing they need even when all indicators point to the opportunity for growth.

In the case of Face ID, however, anyone can get into your phone simply by pointing it at you.

The rate of new firms entering the marketplace has fallen by nearly half over the 40 - year period from 1978 to 2012, to 8 percent, compared with a steadily increasing rate of new firm closures, up two full percentage points, to about 10 percent, over the same period, according to the Brookings Institution, a policy think tank.

The forum, it's worth pointing out, is viewed by many to embody the very ideals that led to the populist uprising, including the surprise victory of Donald J. Trump in the U.S. presidential election in November; it brings together the global elite, or those who are typically first to reap the benefits of wealth creation.

With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes, Covey reveals a step - by - step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, service, and human dignity — principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.

He always greets us by name in the hall, and he makes a point of getting to know new hires right when they start.»

A source familiar with the White House emails on the Benghazi talking point revisions say that State Department spokesman Victoria Nuland was raising two concerns about the CIA's first version of talking points, which were going to be sent to Congress: 1) The talking points went further than what she was allowed to say about the attack during her state department briefings; and, 2) she believed the CIA was attempting to exonerate itself at the State Department's expense by suggesting CIA warnings about the security situation were ignored.

And then there are the more nuanced signs of trouble, such as the collapse of support among rural Americans, whom Democrats lost by eight points in 2008 and by 28 this year.

As the WSJ report notes, Canada is in good shape to accommodate the payment system, which lets iPhone 6 and Apple Watch owners pay by waving their devices over a point - of - sale terminal.

Grandpoint Capital was backed by a consortium of private equity firms including Stone Point Capital, Calera Capital, MidOcean Partners and Golden Gate Capital.

Those setting up their own consultancies can navigate the challenges of entrepreneurship by attending to these six points.

Now, one of Leap Transit's four buses has gone up for auction, as pointed out by Sarah Fine on Twitter.

Case in point: In mid-September, three weeks before Morneau tabled his rules, credit reporting agency TransUnion estimated that hundreds of thousands of Canadians carrying variable rate subprime mortgages could be significantly impacted by interest rate increases of even 25 basis points.

Strikingly, the gender pay gap is even larger at the top — a point underscored by the recent news that NBC «Today» stars Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie are paid about 28 % of what Matt Lauer previously earned.

Pellas points out that while Amazon, Google and Apple downplay privacy concerns related to these devices, the reality is that by nature of how they operate these devices have to be always listening.

The meeting leader is responsible for ensuring the execution of the agenda, point by point, and keeping each segment within the determined time constraints.

Sullivan discussed this point in her column, by responding to concerns raised by a number of readers.

When setting off fireworks this weekend, or any other weekend, be sure to follow safety precautions, including keeping fireworks away from children, keeping a bucket of water close by, and pointing the fireworks away from other people.

To get to this point, 23andMe had to conduct extensive studies proving the accuracy of its tests and assuring regulators that the reports can be easily understood by consumers so that they can make informed health care decisions.

Case and point: McDonald's announced it's expanding its fresh beef to 75 locations in Northeast Oklahoma, effectively growing the market test by more than a factor of six, Business Insider reports.

Resumes and portfolios of work provide a starting point, but it is by no means an acceptable way to evaluate their ability to code.

And they are the most advanced generation of credit cards, equipped with small microprocessors, or chip, that secure point - of - sale transactions by encrypting the personal information of the cardholder.