Sentences with phrase «over the last few years by»

Airline frequent flier programs have become less rewarding over the last few years by offering fewer upgrades to elite fliers and requiring more miles than ever for award tickets.

and have probably added a hundred, if not more, albums over the last few years by their «you may also like» suggestions

We kept our New Years celebration low - key as we have over the last few years by staying home and watching movies.

Animated features have tried to increase their hip factor over the last few years by mining pop culture for punch lines.

Shows at the Hayward over the last few years by Antony Gormley and Martin Creed, or themed around the artist's mind or the use of light, have shown just that.

There's even good precedent in the success of abstract work over the last few years by younger artists who produced at similar volumes.

Aided in growing the company over the last few years by bringing in new clients.

They were bought up over the last few years by investors that then purchased used MH's and dropped on the lots and marketed as Rent to Own.

Not exact matches

While they acknowledged that methane emissions by the energy industry have decreased over the last few years, they still expressed a belief that it needed to be regulated, so they put together new rules that would force energy companies to decrease their methane emissions by 40 % to 55 % over the next 10 years.

If cutting rates by 500 bps over the last few years didn't spark a recovery then why would cutting from 25 bps?

Legere has generally held the upper hand in the competition between the two companies performance in the market, as T - Mobile has added by far the most new subscribers over the past few years and surpassed Sprint last year to become the third - largest U.S. carrier.

Given how the economy has been over the last few years, you might have needed to put up with the abuse just to get by.

That question has been asked more and more over the last few years — in the media, in corporate offices, in college classrooms and by college students themselves.

The only reason Ontario hasn't seen serious electricity shortages (or had to rely on expensive non-base generating capacity) over the last few years is because Ontario's economy was conveniently crippled by a recession.

If you multiply China's GDP growth by its share of global GDP, you will find that Chinese growth over the last few years has comprised a larger share of global GDP growth than that of any other country.

Over last 8 or 9 years I have read a fair few books on this topic, but none as good as The Storyteller's Secret by Carmine Gallo.

The first opposing thought you must hold is that Bitcoin has already crashed by 80 % on five separate occasions over the last few years.

Traction was harder to come by in larger enterprises, though, and in fact over the last few years Office 365 has well out - paced G Suite, not only growing faster but winning back customers.

Its smartphones were once carried by millions of executives and professionals all over the world, and ever since then the company has faltered over the last few years.

In an attempt to win over customers, VeriFone has been spending heavily in the last few years, which can be seen by the 36 % annualized growth in invested capital since 2009.

Over the last few years, employees say, the Paranoids have been routinely hired away by competitors like Apple, Facebook and Google.

In case you've been living under a rock for the last few years, Japan's PM, Shinzo Abe's «Abenomics» (which is just Japan's colloquial term for our own QE that Bernanke put in motion), has caused the Yen to devalue by over 50 % against the dollar since the beginning of 2013.

The growth in consumption over the last few years have been driven by the «wealth effect» created by people feeling richer as the value of their property has increased (have a look at my blog post from June 19th last year).

Let's start by taking a look at what Natural Gas prices have done over the last few years.

Moneris, which facilitates card payments for 220,000 Canadian merchants, said last month that its purchases over its systems increased by about 5 per cent in the first quarter from the same period a year ago, following the pattern that the company has observed for the past few years.

In many U.S. cities, home - price gains over the last few years have outpaced wage and income growth by a wide margin.

A false sense of security has prevailed over the last few years because the consumer debt service ratio (denoted by the red line) collapsed from 6 % to 5 % after the onset of the last recession, as bad debts were written off and interest rates collapsed.

Others: Having been sexually abused by a man in our church myself at the age of 12, and having had to endure the consequences for the last 42 years, and having been the target of several righteous / religious attacks over the last few years, the abused have a right to speak and be heard even if it makes you uncomfortable.

I've gotten to know Jules over the last few years and am always inspired by her dedication to the celiac community and her determination to only support the safest products, environments, practices, and incredible advocacy for all things gluten - free.

The ordering process utilises several elements: the current sales over the last four to six weeks, the sales trend over the last few months, the comparable sales trends from the previous year and any customer forecasts or anticipated changes in demand noted by a change in season.

I do believe that we have lacked a bit of steel over the last few years but players that can battle as well as having great ability are hard to come by and therefore the most expensive, so we are back to money.

Jack Wilshere's physical powers have been intensely tested in the last few weeks as Arsene Wenger has picked the 25 year - old for every single Arsenal game over the intense Xmas period, and he showed he was just as fit today as when he first played by being as impressive as usual and even scoring his first goal in the Premier League for two and a half years.

There have been many comments over the last few years that Arsenal simply don't have any leaders on the pitch, someone who can take the game by the scruff of the neck and cajole the players into fighting for every ball when we go a goal down, a Tony Adams for example...

or simply trying to prove us all wrong again by showing that he could play just about anybody anywhere and win a game on the road against a top opponent; something he hasn't done in quite some time... regardless of the reasons, there is simply no excuse for the goings - on at this club... unfortunately it's unlikely that any real change will come without a dedicated effort on the part of those that feed the beast... our absentee landlord doesn't invest his own money into this club, so in order to force out Kroenke, Wenger and whatever other vermin currently haunt our hallowed halls we need to hit him where it really hurts... continually filling «his» stadium and the constant buying of endless merchandise, like one of the 58 different jerseys available over the last few years, makes us the greatest enablers of all time... have we no self - respect?

For the last few years, though, this has been given a close run by the debate over our strikers.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

of course no team wants to lose but I can guarantee you that the reaction by the Chelski fans after today's results are nowhere near what would have occurred if we shit the bed on opening day... the difference is they have tasted EPL success on more than one occasion recently, they have won the Champions League and they have done it with 3 different managers in the last 12 years with a similar, if not smaller, wage bill than us... in comparison, we have been experiencing our own personal Groundhog Day with nothing to show for it but a few silvery trinkets that would barely wet the appetite of a world - class club... so it's time for Wenger to stop gloating over our week one escape act and make some substantial moves before this window closes or I fear that things will take a horrible turn when the inevitable happens... living on a knife's edge is no way to go through a full season of football and regardless of what side of the argument you fall on, you could feel high levels of toxicity in the air and that was friggin week one... I would much rather someone tried their best and failed, than took half - measures and hoped for the best

Wenger is doing his usual squabbling over trying to save a few pence over transfers, and letting them slip, while wasting millions through not playing players (Joel Campbell, Lucas Perez), selling players for less than they're worth (Woj, Gibbs — who we rejected 10m for and have now sold for 7m), and not renewing contracts, saying players will honour their last year with no problems, which is clearly not the case, and it is not only stoked up by the players, but agents and press as well.

There have been many comments over the last few years that Arsenal simply don't have any leaders on the pitch, someone who can take the game by the scruff of the neck and cajole the players into fighting for every ball when we go a goal down, a Tony Adams for example...... Read the full article here

The Arsenal manager is naturally used to dealing with an injury hit squad by now, as it has become the norm at the Emirates over the last few years.

Given all the videos that have come out over the last few years, I agree with you that it is difficult to unequivocally take the side of the police in incidents like this, but by saying that there is «zero evidence that what he said happened didn't happen», aren't you unequivocally taking Michael Bennett's side in a situation with competing naratives?

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

They've often settled for moments of shock value over substance, and while they've spent the last few years trying to correct that course — eliminating the Divas Belt and replacing it with Women's Championships, getting rid of the concept of «Divas» altogether by naming their women performers «Superstars» like the men, and introducing more screen time and more talented performers from around the globe — there remains work to be done.

Knowing the way that the Gunners have been hit by injury problems over the last few years, I for one was fearing a long spell on the sidelines.

In a way I can understand his point of view as he has been left on the sidelines by Wenger many times over the last few years, and has only now got his chance due to the injuries sustained by Mikel Arteta and Matthieu Flamini, and of course Jack Wilshere, who is due to return next month.

Is it just me or does the list of 30 players reported by the Daily Mail just seem to be the same old faces with a fair few of them not having done what the two Gunners have over the last year?

Over the last few years we've seen a procession of players sold by Wenger.

The fact they have not attempted to sign in over the last few years may suggest they are not but we do not know if the club had made a move, being deflected away by the principality club.

Why did we ever think that things would be perfect and the addition of a few new faces would fix a team that has been put together by four different managers, many of the players having looked broken at various times over the course of the last few years?

Setting aside the persuasiveness of your argument, you could still have done that by starting off with something along the lines of: «Ramsey has had a tough go of it over the last few years, but we all need to get behind him if we want to see him improve.