Sentences with phrase «of those few people willing»

In fact, he's one of the few people willing even to speak with me about their usage.

«I am probably one of the few people you'll ever interview in veterinary medicine that didn't dream of being a veterinarian from the time they were 5 years old,» she reflected, «I thought I would go into research with a PhD and maybe an MD to go along with my DVM degree.

There's a whole industry of games designed to make money on the backs of those few people willing to spend real money to bypass the grind.

I am one of the few people you will likely ever talk to (or read about) that enjoyed this game from day one.

Not exact matches

If you find a few striking, unexpected statistics — more power to you, as it will increase chances of people sharing the data.

The long and short of it is that fewer people are willing to pay a premium for lots of channels they never watch in return for a few — HBO and ESPN — that they love.

«People who live at least another few decades will likely be affected by diminished funding of Social Security, and also the economic impacts that impact the broader economy, including rising interest rates and inflation,» Hamrick said.

We will dig into all of this with some of the smartest people on the planet at our 2nd annual Fortune Brainstorm Health conference in just a few weeks.

Most people try to move out of that lane as soon as they can, but a few will cruise past the long line to merge at the last moment.

«The time of humongous studios with a thousand people working on a few big games, I don't think we'll see that again any time soon.»

Imagine your communities with fewer places to work — after all, there aren't a whole lot of large companies willing to relocate to a town of just 5,000 people — with fewer employed people.

Zafar suggests searching LinkedIn for people with the expertise you need, then sending a straightforward e-mail requesting a few minutes of their time: «Typically four out of 10 people will say yes if you approach them honestly, correctly and with an interesting topic.»

If you go to an Ivy League school, «there are prestigious companies that will take a chance on you even if you majored in classics or medieval history,» he writes, but «the problem is that while we need lots and lots of people with humanities and social science backgrounds, in today's increasingly anti-intellectual climate, majoring in philosophy is becoming a risk that fewer and fewer people can afford to take.»

When you're early in a startup, a founder or one of the first few people to join, you will at times realize that new information from customers or a smart mentor shows that what you were working on for the last weeks or months is the wrong thing to do.

There is a great sense of pride that comes from doing what very few other people on the planet will do and that is a very good for your self - esteem, confidence, and personal growth.

He bought a Blackberry and at the time Wills was one of the few people in his circle to have one.

And that's the catch: Until the database is large enough to attract a significant number of members, few people will want to join.

He'll respect you for being a person of your word and will almost certainly allow you a few more minutes.

«And so very few people will pay the price tag of the phone initially.

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You must remain cognizant of the fact that few people will work hard, go out of their way, or be inconvenienced just for the privilege of giving you their hard - earned money.

Few, if any, boxing fans will have ever heard of NeuLion, (and, the company's name still won't be very visible on Saturday either) but the company's technology and manpower will play a pivotal role in getting the stream of the Mayweather - McGregor fight into the homes of millions of people this weekend.

Very few people will join Netflix just because of a single title, but there is a tipping point.

If a state with far more undocumented residents receives the same amount of money as one with very few undocumented residents, it will end up serving more people with fewer resources.

Do not assume that «if you build it, they will come,» as the idea of co-working is new to many people, and a few will need to be sold on the benefits.

I'm like that less and I have fewer people like that as a result of doing what I say I will on such a public scale.

The National Bureau of Economic Research, which officially makes the call on whether the US economy is in recession, has its own criteria, but technicalities aside, few people will argue with a characterization of the US economy as being «in recession» if we see two straight quarters of negative growth.

If you aren't wowing people within the first few seconds of meeting, you'll face an uphill battle when it comes to shifting their opinions.

Although most of the people who see your plan will respect its confidentiality, a few may (either deliberately or by mistake) disclose proprietary information.

«We will live to deeply regret selling off the assets of our country for temporary monetary benefit to a few people,» said one chief executive.

Well, it's so radically different and disruptive that few people are even talking about it, and describing it can easily get mired in the complexity of the technologies that will be used to support it.

Try and scare them when you interview them by letting them know how few resources — in terms of money and people — as a way to show them that they'll need to be ready to dig in and do the work themselves.

A swathe of small towns across middle America will be rolling out the red carpet for people clamoring to see the total solar eclipse on August 21 — the first coast - to - coast total solar eclipse in the U.S. since 1918 — only visible from a few places.

??? But the price of corn is going to be high enough that people are going to want to plant corn, only that corn acreage is going to come in and infringe on the soybean,» he says, adding that increased Chinese demand for soybean oil will mean fewer acres for cotton — putting even more pressure on an industry that's already feeling the pinch.

It's particularly true when your team is only a few people trying to build the kinds of bonds that will take them through the inevitable rough waters every company will have to sail through.

(Sure, a bunch of people will give up using FedEx — one of the few major companies to hold its ground against the boycott — but are they really going to boycott two dozen companies, and suffer that much disruption of your consumption habits?

And too few people seem to be fully cognizant of how their children will be affected.

The company will lay off most of Snap Channel's 15 - person team, though possibly reassigning a few junior managers elsewhere.

Now, when you have a course and no one is going there, I'll tell you what, that's a lot of lawn - mowing for a few people.

Because as much as Gossip the book is about the popularization of back - fence talk and the search for a reason why one of the world's most compelling pastimes is so pleasurable, it's also about admitting that people just can't keep secrets; they don't want to, and we might as well embrace the fact that they'll keep fewer and fewer in the future unless we collectively settle on some new etiquette.

As I creep toward that omni - present 40 — an ambivalent milestone I'll hit next year — I can't help but notice that I seem to see fewer and fewer of the people I used to consider close.

Not because I have no aspiration, motivation or intelligence... but for the opposite... because in a few months» time, like a great number of people I work with, I will be going back into higher education.»

In the space of a few seconds (or much longer if you received an email, a Slack message, or a text) you can evaluate how important it is and how much of an impact it will have on the person asking if you say no.

With economies of scale the cost of solar power has plunged much faster than many people expected — and some are actually arguing that solar will become cheaper than fossil fuels within the next few years.

Most of your best people will always be interested in developing their skills further, but they may find fewer new projects available, along with fewer paths to advancement.

I have seen every form of former Discovery or Nat Geo producer who has access to a few famous people with whom they will partner and create online videos.

But no matter what route they choose, very few people are willing to change their company's name or the name of its products once they are under way.

- One depends on your views: Some people will work less because they can keep the same standard of living while working fewer hours.

Well, if you just come up with a simple chart of a few key people and their titles, and never bother to update it ever again, you'll find yourself constantly fighting fires — fires that are completely unnecessary.

Part of that decline has been due to difficult economic conditions after the financial crisis of 2008, but part of it is also due to simple demographics: The baby boomers are hitting retirement age, and young people are more likely to go to college or graduate school, meaning that fewer people will want to work.