Sentences with phrase «on growing the size»

«At a time when we need leaders who will enact pro-growth policies that will turn our troubled economy around and put people back to work, too many Washington politicians are instead focused on growing the size of government,» Romney said in a press release.

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As the on - demand economy grows in size, policymakers and others must contend with the question of how to provide stability for those operating in that market, according to Chriss.

Although the law would allow people to grow up to four plants at home, Bourque, who represents 125,000 real estate brokers, said there's no limit on plant size, meaning growers could raise giant plants that produce 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of grass a year, increasing the risk to homes and health.

Plans are often free to start but can grow to hundreds of dollars a month, depending on email list size and volume.

The buzz around the newest iteration of the iPhone has focused primarily on the size of the device, with the much - anticipated larger model designed to compete with Samsung's ever - growing phone stable.

Thanks to its growing size and reputation, the company is becoming a more visible industry presence, recently opening the MDC Innovation Centre in New York, a 16,000 - square - foot office on Fifth Avenue above Bergdorf Goodman's, with a balcony overlooking Central Park for clients and partner agencies to use as a meeting and workspace.

The way Apple's unique culture continues to flourish and scale, even as the company grows to enormous size and valuation, is a testament to the way Jobs taught his team what matters most, so they could teach their teams, and so on.

«This focus on frugality has helped keep prices low, which in turn has allowed Amazon to grow to the impressive size it is today,» Aderhold continued.

The company has grown 10 times its size in just the past two years, largely due to demand and engagement from its loyal customers, who Salzberg said pay between $ 900 - $ 1,000 on average over a three - year period.

The «high impact firms» that BDC studied are ones that have disproportionate effects on the economy given their size — usually established businesses that have grown big enough to invest in above - average growth.

Viewed on the Discovery Channel, we might think entrepreneurs are solitary animals on the startup level, growing to be the Alpha of a pack when their companies grow in size and scale.

Now, the company will have to squeeze out profits on thin e-commerce margins like everyone else in the industry, meaning the pressure is on to grow quickly to an enormous size where profit margins can get better.

There are really three factors that go into the ability to pay off indebtedness: first, the size of the debt itself (including the rate at which it grows); second, the ratio of one's income or assets to the debt; and third, the competing demands on your financial resources.

There are also growing doubts on the size and scope of fiscal stimulus the Trump administration may inject into the U.S. economy with campaign promises on tax reform, financial regulation rollbacks and infrastructure spending either still on the drawing board or facing hurdles in Congress.

At press time, Winthrop was narrowing in on a location for a new office at least triple the size of the existing 1,000 - square - foot headquarters, to provide enough room for the team (now numbering 15) to grow.

VERIFONE SAYS MPOS IS CATCHING ON WITH LARGE BUSINESSES: Demand among medium - to large - sized businesses for mobile point - of - sale (mPOS) devices is growing, according to terminal manufacturer VeriFone's second quarter earnings call.

Quora has since become a massive site on its own and continues to grow in size and scope.

The earnings yield on enormous blue - chip stocks such as Wal - Mart, which had little chance to grow at historical rates due to sheer size, was a paltry 2.54 % compared to the 5.49 % you could get holding long - term Treasury bonds.

But the company has struggled to grow fast — and profitably — at the same time, since acquiring new subscribers is expensive at Birchbox's size, and the company's model focuses on selling brands from other companies, which squeezes margins.

The ultimate market size will depend on many factors but the good news is that critical mass is growing in Canada for equity crowdfunding.

Its small size and early bet on the IoT means it's likely to see more volatility ahead, but if it can continue growing its IoT business and balance out its dependence on Apple, then Skyworks could end up being a solid long - term IoT play.

If the Federal Reserve follows through with QEternity through 2013, the 6 - month growth of the monetary base will peak at nearly 25 % (note that as the size of the monetary base grows, larger and larger dollar amounts are required to have a given impact on stocks).

Companies that couldn't decide on their corporate creed were given millions of dollars and told to grow to Microsoft size by tomorrow.

Pinterest reports it has 1.5 million advertisers globally, is continuing to grow its list of small businesses advertising on the platform and is seeing a 50 percent year - over-year jump in SMB (small and medium - sized business) advertisers since last year.

In this way, we create a situation in which the app does not grow in size when more capabilities are added; it merely has to be able to run the commands that are on the server.

It is a philosophy and model they have remained true to as membership has grown: focusing less on real estate and more on building a collaborative environment, robust community and supplying services and spaces that support the growth of businesses of all sizes.

Executives of banks and other financial institutions of all sizes have grown to rely on International Banker magazine's cover stories and featured articles for inspiration as they seek to challenge themselves to take a fresh and objective look at their businesses, to «think outside of the box», to consider new ideas and angles.

«Enhancements to the Ontario Research and Development Tax Credit and the Ontario Innovation Tax Credit that are focused on helping scaling tech firms grow in size and global reach are welcomed by domestic technology CEOs.

Probably no one, given our reduced attention span as we grow accustomed to the bite - sized 140 - character posts on Twitter, to say the least.

These include a much better customer experience (especially on mobile, which is a key driver for e-commerce in emerging markets), better privacy (particularly relevant for cross-border payments), the ability to do smaller transaction sizes, a global and fast - growing merchant acceptance network, and of course, for many people in emerging markets, the ability to transact online whereas otherwise they would not be able to, either because they don't have a credit card in the first place, or their credit card is rejected because of fraud risk associated with a particular country.

The present volume is really a collection of studies, and it might easily have grown to twice its size if other topics had been included: for example the miracle stories — I should have liked to examine Alan Richardson's new book on The Miracle - Stories of the Gospels (1942)-- or a fuller study of the so - called messianic consciousness of Jesus, the theory of interim ethics, the relation of eschatology and ethics in Jesus» teachings — see Professor Amos N. Wilder's book on the subject, Eschatology and Ethics in the Teaching of Jesus (1939)-- the influence of the Old Testament upon the earliest interpretation of the life of Jesus — see Professor David E. Adams» new book, Man of God (1941), and Professor E. W. K. Mould's The World - View of Jesus (1941)-- or sonic of the topics treated in the new volume of essays presented to Professor William Jackson Lowstuter, New Testament Studies (1942), edited by Professor Edwin Prince Booth.

In the PCUSA, one of the few denominations that keeps data on ministerial vacancies by church size, the vacancy rate in congregations with fewer than 100 members has grown from 39 percent in 1990 to 44 percent in 2000.

At least seven immense, interdependent threats to the quality of life on spaceship earth continue to escalate: the population explosion; the widening gulf between rich and poor nations; massive malnutrition (caused mainly by economic injustice, which produces maldistribution of available food); environmental pollution and degradation; the depletion of the irreplaceable resources of our finite planet; the growing threat of nuclear terrorism and eventual holocaust (with the equivalent of one and a half million Hiroshima - sized bombs in the arsenals of the world); and the worldwide tendency for the fruits of science and technology to be used without ethical responsibility.

At one exhibit I find two teenage girls on a youth group trip (the matching T - shirts are a dead giveaway) staring into a cage containing a model dinosaur, roughly the size of a full - grown golden retriever.

The number of fixtures to use depends on the size of the growing area, and they can also be placed vertically in corners for side - lighting.

The paste is put into a small, well - dried gourd, prepared on purpose, of the size and shape of a well - grown orange.

«Families Within Families» Despite its size and growing reach, Betty Lou's prides itself on maintaining a family oriented culture.

And now that there are only a few oranges left on the tree, there are hundreds, maybe thousands, of new little ones about the size of a walnut busily growing bigger.

It grows on creepers and comes in various colors, shapes and sizes.

The growing evidence of the negative health effects of sugar sweetened drinks has led to calls for action to limit consumption.1 2 Several options exist, including controls on the marketing of sugar sweetened drinks, limits on portion sizes, and taxation.3 In the United Kingdom, the sale of sugar sweetened drinks in schools and their advertisement during children's television is banned.

I'm pretty sure half of the pictures taken of me on my birthday growing up included this cake and me stuffing a bite three times the size of my head into my mouth.

Over the years, his tailgates have grown in scope and size, impressing friends, family and chef friends with elaborate spreads and surprises on the blacktop, including flowing cheese fondue fountains and decadent Bloody Mary Bars.

The size of the pods on the same plant tends to decrease slightly as the growing season progresses.

Many small - to medium - sized produce companies are unwilling to take on the challenge of growing, packing and shipping; they typically outsource one or more of those services to third parties — but not Frontera Produce.

But the timing of a float of the Asia - Pacific food assets is still being decided and the group wants to grow to more than twice its current size before hitting the button on an IPO intended to fund even more acquisitions.

Tetra Pak has met demands for more varied and smaller pack sizes in the fast growing on - the - go beverage market with two new portion size packages, the Tetra Prisma ® Aseptic 200 and 250 Edge with DreamCap ™ 26.

In our mind, a fair of this size with 10,000 or more wines needs to appeal to audiences, to channels where there is the need for multiple wine styles from multiple origins, multiple grape varieties — and that is mainly the independent off - and on - trade markets as well as the growing number of specialists on - line.

I was wandering if you could suggest any resource to learn about the actual practicalities of growing shade coffee including information on techniques, expected yields, plot sizes, profit projections etc which would help us to make an informed decision about moving into the world of shade grown coffee?

The Southern Hemisphere harvests are now fully underway and the picture is mixed: while Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are each currently on course for good - sized crops with quality looking excellent, Argentina and Chile have for a second - successive year been dogged by unfavourable growing conditions and their crop sizes have been downwardly revised.

I grew up on a farm in the middle of Kansas where the closest town of any size was Hutchinson.