Sentences with phrase «own demise»

Western Australia's competitive mobile accommodation market has resulted in the demise of family - owned and operated company Desert Plains.

Such contrasts can be seen when looking at the steady tattoo of allegations concerning mass atrocities leveled at Qaddafi of Libya (but after his demise never confirmed), compared to the almost complete failure to cover the uprising in Saudi Arabia — or ongoing human rights outrages there.

That result might seem surprising given the recent headlines declaring the demise of Canadian law firms (not to mention the hordes of law grads struggling to find articling positions), but lawyers are big earners, and over the past five years their numbers have swollen by 10,000.

NEW YORK, April 25 - Venture capitalist Peter Thiel on Wednesday abandoned his effort to buy the irreverent news website Gawker.com, as part of a settlement freeing the billionaire from possible lawsuits for having secretly funded litigation that led to its demise.

Health insurance giant Aetna pulled in more than $ 63 billion in 2016 revenues and $ 2.9 billion in earnings despite a year that would lead to the demise of its planned $ 34 billion merger with rival Humana.

Never mind that one of the causes of Zellers» demise was the poor location of its stores.

«People talked about the demise of physical books as if it was only a matter of time, but even 50 to 100 years from now, print will be a big chunk of our business,» Penguin Random House chief executive Markus Dohle told the Times.

Blame the full - size sedan's slow demise on the national obsession with SUVs and Ford Motor Co.» s need to slash costs and remake itself for a new era of self - driving cars and shuttles.

Fresh from re-election in April, the government of Premier Alison Redford signalled funding freed up by Pioneer's demise may be redirected to alternative technologies.

NEW YORK, April 25 - Billionaire Peter Thiel on Wednesday abandoned his effort to buy the irreverent news website Gawker.com, enabling the Silicon Valley venture capitalist to avoid a possible legal fight over his having secretly funded litigation that led to its demise.

Hela (very) easily destroys Thor's hammer then takes over Asgard, posing a very real threat to a kingdom that's about to meet its prophesized demise.

While low oil prices aren't fun for the company, it won't lead to its immediate demise, either.

The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office said Cambridge Analytica's demise won't stop its inquiry into the company's practices.

Toys «R» Us's demise would hit a toy industry that's already faltering.

«(For) a period of a couple of years, this company had been in waiting for a merger, which probably would've been the demise of T - Mobile's people and brand,» he told «The Brave Ones.»

But if Morgan Stanley is to be believed, the demise of the second - longest bull run in history may be underway.

You're isolation is literally hastening your demise.

The demise of the clock radio.

«Oil is certainly one of the things that we believe economically could get their (North Korea's) attention, and getting their attention is what we need to do to convince them that the course they're on is a destructive course that is not going to lead to protecting North Korea's interests but one that's going to led to their demise,» he said.

There are also those who insist China's blistering growth rate is sustainable, saying predictions about the demise of China's economy are nothing new.

Tumblr's demise shows there's no money in Internet culture.

The two - minute «documentary,» created by ad agency 72andSunny (which is owned by MDC) features controversial military vet Ollie North and author P.W. Singer talking about the cornucopia of ways advanced technology could be used to hasten our grisly demise.

The demise of a company as high - profile, well - funded, and beloved by the Silicon Valley cognoscenti as Jawbone will launch a thousand thinkpieces.

A number of daily - deals websites have emerged since Mercata's demise.

Italian elections have put a stop to that nonsense by reaffirming the demise of austerity - only policies and unrealistic fiscal consolidation schedules.

It's become so ubiquitous that on occasion observers have predicted its demise.

The program's demise, he adds, «is going to impact deal flow for later - stage funds.»

The government has launched a review of how online platforms including Facebook and Google pay news outlets, with the Prime Minister today warning the demise of many newspapers is «dangerous for our democracy».

But just as he once dreaded losing that million - dollar customer, Richardson believes that Stave fans are anticipating his demise and stocking up on new puzzles.

But there could be no greater harbinger of demise than Schwarzenegger's repudiation.

The whole recreational vehicle (RV) industry appeared to be wheezing toward its demise.

It would be wrong to conclude, however, that this moment signaled the demise of the agency's surveillance powers.

As in the case of HitchBOT's demise, Knightscope robots have been subject to abuse.

The cassette player's demise in the face of evolving technology was inevitable, but its branding lives on in the iPod and the very idea of music - on - the - go.

I stopped using AIM years ago — I can't remember exactly when — and so it's demise shouldn't mean much to me.

«Having this be the demise of our small company, after the endless hours of work we've put in, was never our intent,» the statement reads.

In a statement addressing the company's demise, Hansen said that while there were fans of Mexx's latest collections at both the industry and customer levels, «macro-economic headwinds» including a slowdown in retail sales in Europe, Russia's currency depreciation and Eastern European political unrest meant the company's health couldn't be revived to fighting form.

Waterloo's reputation as a tech centre has likely surpassed Ottawa's, particularly since the demise of Nortel Networks.

A lot of the product's demise has been blamed on its polystyrene packaging.

The Medellin and Cali cartels continued to exist in some form in the years after their respective leaders» demise, but Colombian criminal organizations continued to evolve in response to a changing drug market and ongoing pressure from authorities.

They had to vote for either the Party of Lincoln, which had abandoned African Americans in Reconstruction's demise, or the Democratic Party, which was the party of white supremacy in the one - party South.

After the demise of the Concorde supersonic jet in 2003, flight times have stayed relatively constant — but Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of Boom Technology, says air travel could get a speed boost in just a few years.

Saj Karsan, who operates the popular value investing site BarelKarsan.com, says that Palm's lack of profitability was its demise, as the company had to constantly finance and dilute its stock to fund R&D.

Way back in 2010, Sheryl Sandberg also predicted the demise of email (which puts me in good company, right?)

Probably one of the biggest breakthroughs in the gradual demise of the suit - and - tie dress code came, rather surprisingly, in some lofty political circles.

Not everyone agrees that a long - term perspective is possible or that it will prevent Earth's demise.

The demise of major retailers isn't just about penny - pinching — it's about the Internet.

Perth's Scoop Magazine has been closed nearly two decades after hitting the newsstands, with management citing tough market conditions for the iconic publication's demise.

India is in deep mourning after the sudden demise of the veteran actress, who did not just give Indian cinema her soul as an artist but also empowered thousands of women

You might not realize it, but the city you choose as your launching pad has a major impact on your business» success or demise.