Sentences with phrase «of the surest things in»

Clemson and Florida State have emerged as two of the surest things in the sport, but the strength has been the middle class.

Esch's insane athleticism help give him a higher ceiling than Evans, but the latter is probably more of a sure thing in the pros.

Not exact matches

If any good could come out of all of this, she told me, it would be to spread the word and making sure people know one simple thing: Pets should never be placed in an overhead bin on an airplane.

If the balance feels off, be sure to speak up — don't hold things back, because in addition to harming your professional relationship, it can affect aspects of your personal one as well.

Sure you can use remarketing ads and cookies to track behavior, and that's a smart thing to consider, but top direct marketers know they want the person to opt in and request to be part of their mini-world.

I make sure it is the first thing I do in the morning, before looking at email or checking messages of any kind.

When Reynolds first started out in the sales training program at IBM, one of the biggest things he learned was to make sure you listen to your customer.

«One thing we do know is that over the course of the years we have had some macroprudential changes to how this system works and we are comfortable those changes have done a lot to make sure the most fragile or the most vulnerable of those in that borrowing space are in effect being protected or have been prevented from excessive borrowing,» he said.

In the end, while the strategy floated by Morgan Stanley has been 100 % effective in the past, its sample size of just eight instances makes it far from a sure thinIn the end, while the strategy floated by Morgan Stanley has been 100 % effective in the past, its sample size of just eight instances makes it far from a sure thinin the past, its sample size of just eight instances makes it far from a sure thing.

And, while in some cases, there's nothing wrong with a two - way street, when that's the only way you build your network, it's a sure thing that one day you'll wake up at the short end of the stick.

In other words, while the market seems to have quite a bit of interest in meal kits, the business is anything but a sure thing and Vice may have difficulty standing out in a crowded fielIn other words, while the market seems to have quite a bit of interest in meal kits, the business is anything but a sure thing and Vice may have difficulty standing out in a crowded fielin meal kits, the business is anything but a sure thing and Vice may have difficulty standing out in a crowded fielin a crowded field.

«We provide online chat rooms that all the developers in and outside of our office can contribute to and make sure that they're really involved in videoconferencing and things like that.»

To make sure things go smoothly, Walmart will have a pick - up department manager at each store and workers in that part of the store got specialized training to speed up the pickup process.

Sure, things might change in the next few years (in fact, they will), but these are five of the best neighborhood in Los Angeles right now, according to someone who lived there for 12 years:

Gates brought up the values alignment problem when it comes to AI: «One thing to make sure the people who create the first strong AI have the right values and ideally that it isn't just one group way out in front of others.

Some of us had used Apple computers (AAPL) in college, sure, but everyone does crazy things in college.

BI tech reporter Antonio Villas - Boas summed it up perfectly in his review of electric skateboard Boosted Board: «One thing is for sure, electric skateboards are way cooler and way more fun than those ridiculous hoverboards.»

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.

I think I'm not a natural - born salesman, for sure, but If I have a product I really believe in I can overcome some of the shyness and get through the things that aren't natural to me.

Yet, just months ago, a Jokowi victory appeared almost a sure thing — holding an almost 40 % lead over Prabowo, a candidate not allowed in the U.S. for past human rights violations and who, as the former son - in - law of Suharto, the Indonesian dictator overthrown 16 years ago, is certainly among the nation's entrenched powers.

The absolute first thing to do is to contact your CPA or tax provider and set up a plan of action to make sure your finances are in good shape for this coming tax season — leverage their expertise to help you.

I'm not sure the satisfaction of writing things down and crossing them out justifies the extra step of filling it in online just to make sure everything is accurate and organized though.

A third approach would be to understand ultimate responsibility in terms of motivation: when you know that you're going to be held responsible if things go badly, then presumably you're going to work hard to make sure that things go well.

Even if you're sure you need a vice president of operations, you should identify the top three things that you want accomplished by the person sitting in that job.

«They did things like pull insurance records to make sure each building in the model was the right color and had the correct number of floors.»

Startups based around a new idea sometimes get too sure of themselves, neglecting to keep a watch on the markets — competition isn't necessarily a bad thing, but you need to make sure you differentiate yourself in a way that makes your company seem like the more appealing service.

But you can't know for sure, and you shouldn't be in the business of policing this kind of thing (even if you could, which you can't).

Before committing any amount of money to a promising startup, here are a few things you should keep in mind to make sure you're going to be working with a great entrepreneur.

But Moonves said there's one thing he's sure of in this current deal - making environment: «Content assets are incredibly valuable.»

«Studies of CEOs have shown that those who are first - borns tend to run their companies conservatively — improving things by, say, streamlining product lines, simplifying distribution routes and generally making sure the trains run on time,» Kluger wrote in an article for TIME.

Regardless of how things turn out, one thing is sure: Adaptability will be crucial as we learn to navigate our place in this new reality.

So I made sure to weave in plenty of humor to spice things up.

Burns says there are plenty of things corporate America can and should be doing to make sure that the black women currently in the pipeline have a chance to succeed on their own terms.

The essence of this particular dilemma lies in answering this initial question: Even if the upside appears to be a sure thing, can you afford to accept your fate in the event that the worse - case scenario of a life decision implodes on you?

Sure, fixing this issue on a single small account won't make much of a difference in the grand scheme of things.

There's no telling what the future will bring, but one thing is sure: In the world of technology, nothing stays the same for very long.

One, [in] Afghanistan, the British had never been successful there; the Russians had 10 years there and hadn't been successful... Iraq, I know, was a different deal, because there was a lot of intelligence that told us that bad things could happen there, and we're never sure how that ended up, whether it was pro or con.

On Monday, as Irma weakened over Georgia, Bossert used a White House briefing to offer more hints of an emerging climate resilience policy, while notably avoiding accepting climate change science: «What President Trump is committed to is making sure that federal dollars aren't used to rebuild things that will be in harm's way later or that won't be hardened against the future predictable floods that we see.

You should only really buy these things in the first place if you're absolutely, positively sure a tight - fitting pair of headphones or earphones aren't quieting enough.

The move is sure to draw criticism, since it's somewhere between a form of negative - option billing and double - dipping — but it could be a good thing in the long run.

«The most difficult thing in any negotiation, almost, is making sure that you strip it of the emotion and deal with the facts.»

Unfortunately, I've seen this prompt a lot of brands to do one of two things: respond so quickly that mistakes are made and service quality suffers, or freeze in their tracks because they're not quite sure how to meet this demand for speed.

I can hire people with aspirations to make things better — even if that means a bit of chaos — and then my job is to generally make sure we're all going in the same direction.

«It's your responsibility as an employer to set your employees up for success, and making sure their values and work ethic is in line with your culture before extending an offer is the very first thing you can do for them and the rest of your workforce.»

Already, the agency is starting to do a whole bunch of things that are going to be important for consumers — making sure loan contracts and credit card terms are simpler and written in plain English.

I would imagine in urban areas like Toronto, Vancouver or Montreal, which have significant populations of recent immigrants, there's probably a significant subset of people who fled from countries where governments do all sorts of nasty things with the information they collect about their citizens and who aren't all that keen to provide such information here (you might say, «sure, but Canada's not Iran», to which the answer would be «exactly»).

Nothing in the market is a sure thing, least of all new issues.

Whether silver will gain or lose on any given day is never a sure thing, but investors typically get better value in the second half of the year.

One consultant aptly termed this phenomenon the «MBA syndrome,» in which, under the guise of strategic planning, management becomes cautious and is not willing to gamble on anything short of a sure thing.

When figuring out the value of your donations, make sure you keep a couple of things in mind.