Sentences with phrase «office measures like»

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Even so, the researchers aren't making broad pronouncements that remote work always trumps office work in terms of productivity, but rather suggest certain kinds of workers might be better suited for it, such as solitary, hourly folks whose output can be measured — call - center reps, proofreaders, developers, and the like.

These may sound like extreme measures for an afternoon errand, but there is only one office supply store in our town and it services the entire school district; over the years I have learned to contingency plan and pack.

But according to the House Minority Whip's office, some 280,000 people voted online or via text on the particular measure they'd like to see deleted from the federal budget, in what Cantor's new media guy described as «the most direct use of technology to establish a more direct democracy in the history of the federal legislature.»

The budget includes roughly $ 1 billion in savings for the 2017 fiscal year from measures like reducing office space, refinancing debt and, at the Environmental Protection Department, switching to natural gas from diesel.

It looks like Sanders» office simply lifted the memo language directly from some previous version of this measure.

The mayor took some precautions for the future: The plan for the 2018 fiscal year calls for preserving $ 1 billion in reserves from previous budgets; efforts to find savings through measures like reducing overtime and using office space more efficiently; and a hiring freeze on some administrative positions (with no estimate of how much a freeze would save).

I know it sounds ridiculous, but I, like many others, «dieted» my way up to that weight by following the standard dietary plan they used to hand out to every «chubby» in the Dr.'s office that told you to eat this not that and count and weigh and measure.

Switching to another genre, writer / director Victor Salva enjoyed a measure of box office success with Jeepers Creepers, an eerie if rather jumbled tale of two very stupid high school grads hunted by a demonic, bat - like creature which emerges every 23 years to hunt the most fear - prone folks of a small mid-western town.

Compared to past lineups like those, 2016 didn't really measure up, and the gap between the box - office haves (four movies that made over $ 300 million each) and have - nots (nothing else that will crest $ 175 million) is obviously cause for alarm.

The drawback is that - like so many Marvel origin films - the features of the heroes's powers are offered in careful (read: budgeted) measure, as if box office returns are required first, before more elaborate sequences will be paid for in sequels.

The back story of those six gleaming panels goes like this: In 2008, as part of a University - wide pledge sponsored by the Harvard Office for Sustainability, 45 percent of the HGSE community took a vow to improve the environment — both on - and off - campus — through simple, everyday measures, such as shutting off lights, hanging wet laundry, recycling, and even forgoing paper napkins.

Maybe in some instances, companies may feel like they are giving up control by you not being in the office, but if solid expectations and measures are in order, virtual work is really doable - where both sides stand a really good outcome and benefit.

Students in the religious priming condition were also more likely to express political tolerance on the Sullivan scale, which measures people's willingness to allow disliked groups to engage in political activities, like holding rallies, having books in the library, or running for office.

One at the main office at Xanadu Resort on Seagrape Dr. or at the corner of Angel Coral (Back St.) and Tarpon St. Quality control measures are in place to ensure your cart rental is like new each and every time.

While in office, Mr. Gingrich battled efforts to modulate demand through tools like increased gas taxes and tighter fuel standards, and he argues that voters won't support such measures even now.

In Baltimore, Maryland, the city's Sustainability Office launched a Neighborhood Energy Challenge with surprising results: last year, low - income Park Heights» homeowners conserved more energy on average than residents of gentrified Carroll Park, saving as much as $ 1,300 a year through simple measures like weather - stripping and reduced water use.

On CALL / ACBD's end, if the list did not take a measure such as this, the Association's National Office and volunteers would not feel comfortable emailing invitations to things like the conference to the list.

Windows Ink is built into plenty of other apps, too, like Maps (which lets you measure distances between two points by drawing a line) and Microsoft Office (which lets you highlight text with your pen or delete words by striking them out).

Advanced sensors measure both pressure and tilt, and provide pixel - perfect accuracy and low latency for activities from note taking to illustration in apps like Notability, Pages, Numbers, Keynote and Microsoft Office.