Sentences with phrase «over my back for»

«The conflict in Lebanon has ignited a robust debate on jihadist Web sites over backing for Hezbollah, the Shiite group that set off the crisis when it seized two Israeli soldiers on July 12.

My poor husband had the fun job of moving the shower wand over my back for about an hour.

Not exact matches

«Lots of people have been waiting for this one to pull back to safer levels from much higher levels [where] it was, and that's exactly what's occurred over the last couple weeks,» he said.

But uncertainty over whether the Fed feels economic conditions are appropriate for such easing, along with questions about how much the bank might cut back, have resulted in volatility where daily, triple - digit moves have become almost routine.

A number of high - profile attacks in Afghanistan towards the end of January were claimed by competing terrorist groups ISIS and the Taliban — putting the spotlight back on a country that has been at war for over a decade.

-- Daniel Putterman, cofounder, co-CEO, and head of business for Kogniz, Inc. which recently released AICam, fully - autonomous surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence that identify people and threats in real - time, using video - based facial recognition and object detection; also having founded and run venture - backed technology companies over the last 20 years including MaxInfo, Inc. (acquired by NETM), EoExchange (S - 1), Mediabolic, Inc. (acquired by ROVI), and Cloud Engines, Inc..

Since Twinkies were something that many people salivated over as kids, Newfoundland baker Courtney Ralph, of St. John's Rocket Bakery, looked back to her childhood for inspiration in recreating the Twinkie.

The police questioning of Cho Hyun - min, a former senior president at Korean Air, comes amid mounting pressure for elite families to scale back their influence over the companies founded by their relatives decades ago.

When I look back over my 30 years of experience, people don't work out for a couple of different reasons.

I sent over a couple things I noticed right away, and he got back to me in just a few minutes, answering my questions, letting me know what else they were working on, and thanking me for my feedback.

The co-founders wanted $ 200,000 for 12.5 percent, but after the other sharks backed out over concerns about the company's product and high price, they were left with just O'Leary's offer.

Rosa Robles Loreto, a mother of two and a long - time Tucson resident, sought refuge in August 2014, just one day before she was scheduled to turn herself over to immigration officials for deportation back to Mexico.

In the struggle for a startup to succeed, when no one has time to look over their shoulder to make sure that someone's got their back, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.

The first Olympic Champion on Team USA usually gets the most clips played back over the ensuing two weeks, putting them in a better position for endorsement deals and longer - term relevance than anyone on a team sport or who wins closer to the Closing Ceremonies.

For Corcoran, that's what building her business was all about: «Getting over what sets you back, and getting over it as fast as you could.»

In other words, while it may not pay back immediately, over the long run, it would likely prove good for the bottom line.

Over the next few weeks the best teams in college football will meet for one final game before heading back to the weight room and recruiting circuit to get ready for next year.

After an extended Olympics - induced break, Cramer wanted to get back to the market basics he has put forth for investors over the years.

«May might formally back the deal achieved over the summer between Chancellor Philip Hammond and Trade Secretary Liam Fox over the need for a transition period of around two to three years,» Nickel said.

When you can stroll over to a tap whenever you like and help yourself to a glass of clear, cool water, it is hard to believe that one of the biggest business opportunities of the 21st century — and one of the best opportunities for business to give back to society — lies in supplying fresh water.

The goal is for legal medical marijuana to bring back jobs lost over the past decades by the decline in the steel industry.

After mulling over the new direction for an hour, it appears that the plan is foolproof, so everyone goes back to their respected offices both inspired and motivated to execute.

John specifically described his concern over Trump's calls to bring manufacturing back to the states — and what he sees as an inevitable price increase for American consumers.

That makes the Trump Bump, for now, the largest post-election gain in percentage terms by the Dow index over that time frame — at least going as far back as the Hoover Mover, when stocks rose 3.6 % following Hubert Hoover's election.

Corporate venture - capital firms that benefit from high cash flows might be willing to spread out their investments over a few similar companies and take a back seat in terms of driving their growth, while a venture - capital firm is typically motivated to take a more focused and hands - on approach for its portfolio companies.

Just in time for back to school: an online repository of study guides, flashcards and tutors from over 4,300 universities.

Charles Birnbaum, Bessemer Venture Partners: «Valuations in the alternative - lending space were overly optimistic in our opinion over the prior five years, but we do feel that the pendulum has likely swung back too far in the other direction following the recent pullback» leaving the sector ripe for potential funding or M&A.

It also means that over the next year, Apple will be paying more back in dividends than any other publicly traded company, beating out oil giant Exxon Mobil for the position, according to Howard Siliverblatt, veteran market watcher and senior index analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices.

«They gave us back small denominations; so paying for things was a case of flipping over wads of notes wrapped in elastic bands,» Jones says.

Then, he asks them to go back over their calendars for the past six months to a year and pinpoint how much time they had spent on achieving those goals.

And iCloud, the company's service to back up photos, video, documents and user settings over the Internet, has laboured for years to meet Apple's «It Just Works» standard without ever living up to expectations (internal frustration with the situation boiled over last fall when Apple insiders talked — anonymously — to reporter Jessica E. Lessin at tech news site The Information about the business unit's disarray).

And he contrasted that with the discontent he noticed, back when he was based for five years in London, over how globalized trade and investment seemed to benefit only «a very discrete group» of the highly educated Brits.

Many Twitter users have been up in arms over the cheating rumors and advocating for Khloe to move back to L.A.

We've all heard some version of this story from a newly married couple: «If I hadn't been on that business trip to London, bent over to pick up an umbrella, threw out my back, gone to the hospital for an X-ray and ran into her in the hospital cafeteria, we would never have met.

As one pilot explained to me, not backing them up «would cause massive issues for the lines of communication among the crew and diminishes the already fragile authority flight attendants have over passengers.»

Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed, but it's likely there was a significant amount of back and forth over how much Stern will get for his services.

For example, the criminal judge may tire of seeing the perpetrator back in court over financial issues, or the perpetrator may convince the court that he or she can't pay.

More significantly, however, over 50 percent of venture - backed IPO exits went to health - care companies in the second quarter, the fifth consecutive quarter that health - care companies have topped technology companies for public exits, CB Insights reports.

The worst might be over for many of the state's mining services businesses, as they seek to bounce back from the effects of the slowdown in resources project development.

From what I've seen, it's extremely rare for companies to push back on orders, since the secret FISA court always, without exception, tells them to settle down and get that data over to the NSA, pronto.

Kader says the company — which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz — has been experiencing triple digit revenue growth year over year for the last two years.

The Military Times over the weekend quoted the Center for Military Readiness President Elaine Donnelly, who runs a military advocacy group, as endorsing the «rolling back» of some of President Barack Obama's military personnel reforms.

Rules for cars were scheduled to play a prominent role over the past week, but the top U.S. negotiator on the issue was hurriedly summoned back to Washington on the first day of the talks to meet with representatives from American auto companies.

Some prospecting entrepreneurs have been all over this trend, using innovative new business models to turn passion for exercise into thriving brands with venture backing and millions in annual revenue.

Singapore's Global Logistic Properties (GLP) agreed to be acquired by a Chinese private equity consortium backed by senior GLP executives for about S$ 16 billion ($ 11.6 billion), choosing it over a rival bid in Asia's largest private equity buyout.

Ten - year maturities are available for loans for equipment and working capital (though seven - year terms are more commonplace), and loans for real estate and major equipment purchases can be paid back over as long as 25 years.

The annual percentage rate on retail cards is over 23 percent on average, compared to 10 percent for the average low rate card and 15 percent for the average cash - back or rewards card, according to a CreditCards.com analysis.

For over a year, the «Fast and Furious» social media pages (YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc.) have all shared news, videos, and behind - the - scenes photos for the forthcoming seventh film and have taken looks back at the previous installmenFor over a year, the «Fast and Furious» social media pages (YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc.) have all shared news, videos, and behind - the - scenes photos for the forthcoming seventh film and have taken looks back at the previous installmenfor the forthcoming seventh film and have taken looks back at the previous installments.

Just over a month ago Barclays, Credit Suisse, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, HSBC, MUFG, and State Street joined UBS and BNY Mellon in a project to launch a cryptocurrency — the «utility settlement coin» — set for a limited back - end run by 2018.

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.