Sentences with phrase «of world competition»

These sorts of jokes might not be that funny in and of themselves, but once the context is laid out, we laugh, not because it's funny to see a man lift another man by the crotch, but because it's funny to see these two men do it, and do it in the heat of a world competition.

And then the next year finished second, and from that moment we always were # 1 or # 2 at any kind of world competition we entered.

Not exact matches

Despite its initial controversy and claims of unfair competition, Uber has staked its claim across the world — in fact, in 400 cities and 65 countries.

Aged 14, he had won a fundraising competition run by charity World Vision and traveled from his home town of Melbourne, Australia to spend time in Manila to learn about international development.

There are endless unique travel experiences to seek out in May, from the spiritual paradise of Bali, Indonesia and the jaw - dropping views of Machu Picchu in Peru to the world - famous barbecue competition in Memphis, Tennessee.

Instead of just startups, we'll open the competition to any company, small or big, tech or non-tech, that is using technology to make the world a better place as part of their normal business operations.

As part of its 7 Days of Genius Festival, a weeklong series of panel discussions and talks kicking off March 1, New York City's 92nd Street Y is launching its first Genius Startup Competition, a contest that's intended to unearth big ideas that can have a major impact in fields such as education, energy, sustainability, and other industries that are poised to address the world's most pressing problems.

A variety of factors — including increased demand for luxury goods in emerging markets — amped up exploration and development efforts the world over, and the cost increases that came with intense competition for limited resources made Gannicott anxious.

«You'll think you thought of everything, and then a judge will throw you a total curveball,» said Kirk Ferrell, founder of Flat World Supply Chain and judge for multiple startup competitions.

«Our true competition is not the small trickle of non-Tesla electric cars being produced, but rather the enormous flood of gasoline cars pouring out of the world's factories every day,» wrote Musk in a 2014 blog post.

Moon Express is one of a handful of teams from around the world competing for the $ 30 million Lunar X Prize, a competition organized by the X Prize Foundation and sponsored by Google.

These risks and uncertainties include, among others: the unfavorable outcome of litigation, including so - called «Paragraph IV» litigation and other patent litigation, related to any of our products or products using our proprietary technologies, which may lead to competition from generic drug manufacturers; data from clinical trials may be interpreted by the FDA in different ways than we interpret it; the FDA may not agree with our regulatory approval strategies or components of our filings for our products, including our clinical trial designs, conduct and methodologies and, for ALKS 5461, evidence of efficacy and adequacy of bridging to buprenorphine; clinical development activities may not be completed on time or at all; the results of our clinical development activities may not be positive, or predictive of real - world results or of results in subsequent clinical trials; regulatory submissions may not occur or be submitted in a timely manner; the company and its licensees may not be able to continue to successfully commercialize their products; there may be a reduction in payment rate or reimbursement for the company's products or an increase in the company's financial obligations to governmental payers; the FDA or regulatory authorities outside the U.S. may make adverse decisions regarding the company's products; the company's products may prove difficult to manufacture, be precluded from commercialization by the proprietary rights of third parties, or have unintended side effects, adverse reactions or incidents of misuse; and those risks and uncertainties described under the heading «Risk Factors» in the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10 - K and in subsequent filings made by the company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission («SEC»), which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

If you believe pop culture, the top of the business world might seem something like the 80s movie Wall Street — competition is fierce, rivalries are plenty, and greed is good.

But according to The Seattle Times, Dante Rivera, owner of Dante's Inferno Dogs — the meat cart vendor hired to push pig for Microsoft — couldn't take the heat generated by tech world competition.

In the world of golf, Nicklaus added that despite intense competition, he expects Tiger Woods to break his record of 18 career major championships.

Another notable casualty on the first day of competition was former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic, who surged ahead in the first set against world No. 12 Carla Suarez Navarro but lost 2 - 6 6 - 1 6 - 2 after two error - strewn sets.

At a time of increasing airline competition, Sunseeker could further imperil the airline's stellar profits of late: Over the past 12 months, Allegiant and Ryanair Holdings Plc have been the world's most profitable carriers, with a roughly 22 percent operating margin.

With the competition for top - tier canine candidates growing, we assembled a list of the top dogs of the corporate world.

Former world tennis number one Maria Sharapova of Russia was barred from competition for 15 months after testing positive.

Hungary's Katinka Hosszu ended her long wait for Olympic victory and Australia captured two gold medals in an exhilarating first day of swimming competition that saw three world records smashed in Rio on Saturday.

A one - on - one conversation with Dancing with the Stars judge Julianne Hough, on the intense pressure of the dance competition world and the high standards she set for herself.

Now the strategic realities of peer competition and the recognition that globalization will never lead to a borderless world are refocusing the U.S. strategic vision and China is squarely at the center.

In the noisy, transitional world of recruitment, there's one consistency that you can count on: competition is always close behind.

Memorial has the best record in history for the 29 — year — old John Molson School of Business MBA International Case Competition, which is the largest and oldest case competition inCompetition, which is the largest and oldest case competition incompetition in the world.

While many might not admit it, some in the tech world have been angered by Microsoft's actions on issues around competition and innovation, and take a certain delight in watching the company suffer a kind of comeuppance.

With the world of startups becoming more competitive than ever, it's important that a business leader be as proactive as possible in getting his great idea out there to avoid the competition sweeping in and capturing his intended customer base.

Amazon's $ 13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods Market last year to crack the U.S. grocery market heightened a sense of urgency among rivals looking for ways to counter competition from the world's largest online retailer.

«The continued growth of small and independent brewers illustrates that additional market opportunities and demand are prevalent, although competition in the sector is certainly growing and the need for brewers to differentiate and produce world class high quality beer is more important than ever.»

Having «presence» and a personal brand are must - have attributes in our noisy me - too world of neck - and - neck competition.

«But all it takes is a couple of dedicated teachers with a little support and guidance to run important research programs that can produce winners in this competition and more importantly kids who are going to go on to become scientists and change the world.»

The more attention - grabbing their research, the higher their chances of receiving more funding — in a world of increasing competition.

Boeing's tie - up with Embraer, the world's third - largest planemaker, would give it a leading share of the 70 - to 130 - seat market, meaning stiffer competition for Bombardier and Airbus» joint CSeries program.

Our true competition is not the small trickle of non-Tesla electric cars being produced, but rather the enormous flood of gasoline cars pouring out of the world's factories every day.

Hettiarachchi survived seven rounds of a competition that lasted six months and included 33,000 competitors from around the world.

«(Cannes) wants to reiterate its support to the traditional mode of exhibition of cinema in France and in the world,» it continued, adding that from next year its rules would explicitly state any film entered for competition would have to «commit itself to being distributed in French movie theatres».

Other challenges New York faces include its inability to attract technology - focused industries, intensified regulation from city and state politicians, and the rise of financial centers around the world that will provide major competition.

But despite its best efforts, VMware itself is not a big player in the brave new world of public cloud computing, the shared data center infrastructure pioneered by Amazon Web Services (amzn), which is now facing heated competition from Microsoft (msft) and Google (googl).

This year's list is the product of old - fashioned reporting, boosted by data and insight supplied by a trio of independent research firms: Sageworks, which performs financial analyses of privately held companies; Plunkett Research, a business intelligence firm that studies trends affecting the world's most vital industries; and IBISWorld, which provides industry growth figures, five - year revenue projections, employment growth, profit margin averages, and industry competition ratings.

Since 1992, the competition has become a glossy, multi-billion pound industry, renowned all over the world, and home to some of the biggest sporting names on the planet.

The world's largest drug manufacturer is facing steep competition from a slew of smaller generic players, and the recent loss of patent protection on its major branded drug, Copaxone, is threatening Teva's profit margins.

In a world of fast followers and global competition, we want to always be on the move and moving forward.

The World Economic Forum — the non-profit best known for it's annual star - studded gathering in Davos, Switzerland — just named the winners of it's 2009 Technology Pioneers competition, an annual innovation award.

The competition for new ideas comes as one of the world's oldest industries continues to grapple with high costs and the need to improve performance.

Car companies face a lot of competition: they make a defective car, it gets out in the world, they stop buying that car and buy another one.

For one of the world's poorest countries, the North has consistently performed well in international sporting competitions.

But Alberta heavy oil is sometimes fetching as little as half the world price due to the competition from U.S. - produced shale oil and a shortage of pipelines to get the crude to the coasts and other refining markets.

The moves come as the world's largest restaurant company faces increasingly stiff competition from other fast - food outlets as well as from a growing number of fast - casual restaurant chains.

While open innovation helps little - known outfits get in with the Googles or Pfizers of the world, the nature of the process makes for intense competition.

What makes poker so much like the startup world is not only the hard work that you need to put into improving your craft, it's the sense of competition.

In a world of both complicated and complex challenges, how do you stay ahead of the power curve while the world and competition change?