Sentences with phrase «other than an opportunity»

Incentive for individual achievement isn't fostered by government providing anything other than the opportunity to realize a person's abilities and full potential.

If anyone thinks this is anything other than an opportunity to cut benefits to employees, think again.

That means breaking up large institutions that are too big to fail, and breaking the rice bowl of ones that add nothing to broad economic welfare and efficiency other than an opportunity for the own enrichment at the general expense.

So what do the winners get other than the opportunity to change lives through the power of food?

Screenwriters Andrew Kevin Walker (Se7en) and David Self (Road to Perdition) have moved the setting from the 1940s back to the 1890s and turned Talbot into a Shakespearean actor, for no apparent reason other than the opportunity to show him in a gaslit performance as Hamlet.

Other than the opportunity to «find yourself» as Joplin would remind, it's also a fantastic chance to be totally free, and perhaps discover a side which you had never known existed.

Other than the opportunity to «find yourself» as Joplin would remind, it's also a fantastic chance to be totally free, and perhaps discover a -LSB-...]

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From Will's point of view, obstacles and challenges create the perfect opportunity to define yourself, to become different than everyone else — and every other business.

I am grateful for those learning opportunities, and now that I am on the other side, I can't help but remember the sense of dread that I have brought myself on more than one occasion.

In other words, says Surace, the «built environment» presents a far greater opportunity than oft - demonized cars and light trucks, which produce 9 percent of emissions.

The point is I would have never been given the opportunity to save the company if I had anything other than a narrow say - do gap in the two years leading up to that event.

«We were very careful not to guarantee him anything,» team owner Rick Hendrick said, «other than if opportunities arose, he would have a shot.»

«KPCB discriminates against [Ellen Pao] and other women by failing to promote them comparably to men, by compensating them less than men through lower salary, bonus and carried interest, by restricting the number of investments that women are allowed to make as compared to men, by failing to include junior women from meetings and discussions, by failing to provide equivalent sponsorship of women as of men, by failing to include junior women comparably to junior men in the interview process, and by failing to provide opportunities for visibility and success inside and outside the firm for women as compared to men.»

«There is no stronger call to action than creating opportunities for people to share things and having peers recommend stuff to other peers,» says Bell, who herself graduated from Miami University (Ohio) in 2010.

Now, as a big - fish investor on ABC's Shark Tank, John uses everything he's learned from more than two decades of business building to size up other companies as potential investment opportunities.

I'm on record as predicting the iPad and other e-readers will benefit old - school publishers less than they would like, even as they create vast new opportunities for non-traditional media creators.

If you come in later than others, they have the opportunity to control your day for you.»

In contrast, those who look for opportunities and seize them seem to have «better luck» than others.

Marzilli told Business Insider that, while YouGov didn't measure exactly why some chains garner more loyalty than others, people may be more likely to recommend In - N - Out because it presents a chance to brag that they've had the chance to visit — an opportunity you would only get if you're on the West Coast.

RadioShack started looking for other opportunities to throw itself into, but rather than focus on improving itself with the offerings it already had, the company tried out new concepts with new stores to address customers» needs: Computer City to sell computers, Famous Brand Electronics for refurbished electronics, McDuff and Video Concepts for audio and video, Energy Express to sell batteries, and Incredible Universe, which showed a strong resemblance to Best Buy.

Ford's Mobility business, which is tasked with investing in autonomous driving and other mobility technologies and business opportunities, posted higher losses than the same quarter last year.

Other than the experimental - discipline aspect of his scientific studies, he really charted an unrelated course, because he stumbled upon a good opportunity.

«The [U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission] enforces the ADEA and considers the ADEA to prohibit an employer from using neutral employment policies and practices that have a disproportionately negative impact on applicants or employees age 40 or older, if the policies or practices at issue are not based on a reasonable factor other than age,» writes Elliot at VirginiaWorkplaceLaw.com.

Had he seized that opportunity, Bushnell would have owned one - third of Apple, which is now worth about $ 425 billion — more than any other company in the world.

Instead, choose to acknowledge the uncomfortable reality that your product comes with a premium price, and use that as an opportunity to explain why it's significantly better than other options on the market.

The recent improvement in start - up activity despite a relatively healthy labour market indicates that a significant number of new entrepreneurs chose self - employment as a career rather than being forced to open a business due to a lack of other employment opportunities.

A bad hire, on the other hand, can cost a company more than $ 50,000, through missed opportunities, strained relations and lost resources.

While he suggests avoiding entities with big budget shortfalls like Illinois, there are a number of other opportunities out there for investors trying to get better yields than the still - low returns that Treasurys provide.

Previously, he had launched each of his startups to capture opportunities, but he kept failing, because other entrepreneurs wanted those same opportunities more than he did.

The conclusion: «Facebook creates less business value than any other digital marketing opportunity... [so]... Don't dedicate a paid ad budget for Facebook.»

On the other hand, negative FCF can be an attractive indication that a company has more investment opportunities than it can fund with internal cash flows.

This type of equity investor differs from angel investors and other equity investors as the firms are primarily interested in high - value opportunities (think millions of dollars rather than thousands or tens of thousands of dollars).

The Hyperloop certainly has other (arguably simpler) market opportunities than moving people, such as disrupting the air freight or trucking industry, but those are issues for another time.

For example, generating efficient, renewable energy is a priority of the federal government, so businesses involving Cogeneration (using one fuel to simultaneously produce heat and electricity) or renewable energy technologies will find more government grant opportunities than others.

Natural Resources Canada has identified more than 40 mines, processing facilities and advanced exploration projects for copper — in addition to opportunities associated with mining other metals and minerals it's designated as «clean energy enabling.»

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

«The Movants have had ample opportunity to intervene in the multiple cases challenging the so - called «Fiduciary Rule» in district courts around the country, in appeals in two other circuits courts, and in this appeal, which was decided by this Court more than a month ago,» the filing said.

Given Lululemon's high valuation and lower margin opportunity prospects, Konik sees opportunity in other brands, particularly Under Armour because its valuations are lower than Lululemon's.

The real robot can make investments and see good opportunities much faster than any other software currently available on the market.

On the other hand, a negative FCF could stem from poor management decisions or from investment in high growth opportunities (i.e. more investments than cash on hand).

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Throughout the year, WBENC and its 14 Regional Partner Organizations provide opportunities for interactions between more than 650 member corporations, government agencies and thousands of certified WBEs at business building events and other forums.

The bitcoin blockchain contemplated and coded responses to the fraud triangle whereby incentive, justification, and opportunity to screw the other party in a transaction cost more than could be gained by behaving badly.

Throughout the year, WBENC provides business development opportunities for member corporations, government agencies and more than 14,000 certified women - owned businesses at events and other forums.

As MIT's Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee put it more recently than Keynes in their 2014 book about automation's economic impact, The Second Machine Age: «Our generation has inherited more opportunities to transform the world than any other.

My wife, Cynthia, and I moved to Cuenca, Ecuador, almost five years ago with no plans other than to have fun and look for interesting opportunities.

In other words, change creates opportunity for those who are shrewd enough to see it — and nowhere is this phenomenon more apparent in today's global economy than in China.

However, permanent life insurance solutions that focus on providing lifetime guaranteed death benefits, such as these, are typically less expensive than other types of permanent life insurance that emphasize savings opportunities.

A franchise business is streamlined, and many can be run with a more «hands off» approach than other business opportunities.

While every single day of every single year is a great opportunity to build out and increase your wealth and passive income, the start of a new year is a particularly good time to look at investment ideas that could hold the potential to deliver better results than most other investment ideas available.