Sentences with phrase «of years of progress»

Massive ships waiting outside the orbit of Neptune carrying immense cargoes of untold wealth from millions of years of progress by unfettered minds so unlike ours.

That is, he is the one who sparked off the big bang and guided evolution through it's billions of years of progress.

Not exact matches

For example, you might note to a new acquaintance that you just marked your fifteenth year in marketing, having progressed into a role that lets you work with some of the smartest people in the business.

«We served more customers more often, achieved our best comparable sales performance in six years, gained share in markets around the world and made tremendous progress with growth platforms such as delivery, mobile order and pay and Experience of the Future.»

Based on the bestselling book, «The Wonder Weeks,» the app condenses 35 years of research on a baby's developmental progress into an at - a-glance chart.

But that said, in one area in particular, the progress made over the past several years has been nothing short of spectacular.

If you assume 4 - 6 months to raise your next round then with a year of runway you really only have 6 - 8 months to show progress on your previous round of financing, which is why I prefer an 18 - month runway.

NHTSA has been investigating the Sorento for model years 2011 to 2013 since 2013, yet visible progress appears to have slowed since spring of 2016.

At the current rate of progress in closing the gap, states the report, «women will not receive pay equity until the year 2119.»

For the last 15 years, Partners for Progress, a group of private and public - sector leaders in St. Charles County, Missouri, have invested a significant amount of time and money to create a culture of STEM education in the area's school districts.

The progress we will experience in the next five to 10 years will definitely out - measure that of the last five to 10 years.

Although each of these organizations has voiced support for the idea, Raisman is not convinced that she will be satisfied with the sport's progress in time to compete in two years.

On the evening of Oct. 18, 2011, exactly 82 years after the Supreme Court ruled that women were indeed persons, a flock of corporate elite descended on Toronto's Fairmont Hotel to celebrate the progress women have made, and investigate the work still to be done.

Given the additional political scrutiny on the Pentagon in the aftermath of the Oct. 4 ambush in Niger that killed four Army Special Forces personnel, classifying vital metrics of progress in our 16 - year - old Afghanistan campaign doesn't cast the US military in the best light.

Sobolewski, who has been in the police about 14 years, said progress was being made but it was a difficult as traffickers often target the most vulnerable people who are lured with false promises of well - paid jobs.

Why it's hot: The development of self - driving cars took off in 2016 with Google's Waymo, Tesla, Uber, Toyota, and GM all announcing progress toward completely autonomous vehicles within the next four years.

These forward - looking statements include, among other things, statements about full - year 2018 guidance, project milestones, increased opportunities in the market, backlog, bids and change orders outstanding, target projects and revenue opportunity pipeline, to the extent these may be viewed as indicators of future revenues or profitability, the expected impacts of the F2G program and progress toward completing the proposed combination with CB&I and the anticipated benefits of that transaction.

Driving the program are the findings of the No Ceilings report, which showed that over the last 20 years, women have become healthier and more educated, but have not made much progress economically.

The progress you're beginning to see here is the result of all of those initiatives that have taken place over the last few years.

Moody's studied 37 oil and gas companies in Canada and the U.S., concluding that although the oil industry has dramatically slashed its cost of production in the past three years and is currently in the midst of posting much better financials this year, there is little room left for more progress.

Some spoke, too, of concerns that what little progress they had seen on issues of fairness and diversity on Wall Street in recent years would be unwound in Mr. Trump's America.

Systems of this kind have been in development for many years, however the rapid technological progress of enemy tank rounds, missiles and RPGs is leading the Army to more rapidly test and develop APS for its fleet of Abrams tanks.

McDonald's (MCD), which is suffering through one of its worst years in more than a decade, hinted at its investor meeting last week that it's looking to make progress in this department by simplifying ingredients.

LONDON, April 13 - The United Nations shipping agency reached an agreement on Friday to cut carbon emissions, following years of slow progress.

LONDON, April 13 - The United Nations shipping agency reached an agreement on Friday to cut carbon emissions, delegates said, following years of slow progress.

Real progress might mean not having much to show the world for 18 - 24 months, or even 18 years in the case of initiatives to patch the leaky STEM pipeline.

About two years ago, the attorney at law firm Cooley took over as chair of the Partnership Nominating Committee, and the numbers weren't inspiring when it came to women's progress.

The agreement aims to hold global warming to «well below» two degrees Celsius from the levels of the Industrial Revolution, and puts in place a system for tracking efforts to cut carbon emissions and report on progress every five years.

Not only would there be a huge human factor to consider in sending them back to countries with which most aren't familiar, but the cost to our economy could be staggering: According to a Center for American Progress study earlier this year, the estimated loss of DACA workers would reduce U.S. GDP by $ 433 billion over the next 10 years, with California, Texas and Illinois being hit hardest.

When we established AI+R nearly two years ago, our primary goal was to accelerate the adoption of AI innovations from research into product, and the changes we are making today reflect our strong progress.

«Since we announced our plan to separate in October, we've made significant progress and remain on track to complete the separation by the end of the fiscal year 2015.»

The huge growth in wealth generated by China's explosive progress also presents a risk that the country will go the way of Japan, which has suffered from a 40 - year recession in which the economy has failed to grow even 1 % over the past 20 years, Ramasamy tells boot camp participants.

«This enables us to transform Alcoa faster and to better control our destiny in a world of continuing economic uncertainty... 2014 was another solid year of Alcoa business performance and transformation progress that delivered significant returns to our shareholders.»

As the year progressed, CEO Travis Kalanick resigned amid an investor revolt, many of Uber's other top executives resigned or were forced out, shady business practices were revealed, and more than 20 employees were fired as a result of an investigation into bad behavior in the workplace that includes sexual harassment.

The disappearance of a few sandwich bags from store shelves may seem like a small shift, but analysts expect Walmart will shed other brands as the year progresses.

«In the last 40 years in the technology world,» as Thiel puts it, «we've had enormous progress in the world of bits, but not as much in the world of atoms.»

It's also a testament to how fast progress has come in the past few years of chip designs, especially for graphics processors, which used to be relegated to the domain of video game junkies.

Progress on wage equality for women in the United States has been demonstrably slow in recent years — but a number of companies have taken matters into their own hands.

«This year, you've had quite a striking disconnect between troubles of the few and progress of the great majority.»

The pressure is on for both camps to deliver: the inclusion in the coalition deal of a clause that envisages a review of the government's progress after two years gives each the opportunity to leave the alliance then if it is not working for them.

«The investigation has been going on for a year and during that course of time I have been focused on running Barclays, I think we've made great progress and I look forward to running Barclays for a number of years to come,» Staley told CNBC Thursday morning.

Progress is easier to track when you're looking at a goal of 10,000 subscribers in one year as opposed to just a foggy idea of how many you want.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- Americans largely fear the country's relationship with Russia and China will get worse in the coming year, and despite signs of diplomatic progress with Kim Jong Un on nuclear weapons, nearly half say the same about North Korea.

«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.

As the years progressed, Amazon started to compete with more traditional software companies, some of which use its foundational infrastructure.

But last year, the RCMP told a group of OECD officials it had more than 20 CFPOA investigations in progress, and early signs indicate some are bearing fruit.

For the next three years, economic expansion is assumed to progress at a pace of 2.5 % -2.6 % a year, up from 2 % in 2012 and 1.6 % in 2013.

«Instead of spending months or even years on a hunch that may turn out to be wrong, you're able to answer your questions really quickly — to stop debating in the abstract, and start making progress.»

These factors may help explain why, even with the march of time and social progress, the number of charges of workplace discrimination and retaliation filed annually with the EEOC has remained relatively steady for the past 20 years.

Without intervention, nearly a third of pre-diabetic patients will progress to type 2 diabetes over the next three years, according to Omada.