Sentences with phrase «part because»

But, she added, «our foot remains on the pedal in part because we want to make sure the economic expansion remains strong enough to withstand an unexpected shock, given that we don't have much room to cut interest rates.»

That may appease Sens. Rob Portman and Shelley Moore Capito, both of whom opposed the first bill in part because of their lack of funding to support recovering opioid addicts.

That's because many of the so - called nonbank banks — some of the big credit - card companies and brokerage houses, for instance — have based their own business plans on growth within the entrepreneurial marketplace, in large part because that segment of the economy has been ignored by much of the banking community for years.

Many economists are doubtful, in part because it rose sharply in the 1980s and 1990s as women flooded the workforce.

The whole thing is pretty fascinating really, in part because we know so much about this woman, her email habits, and stuff like her mounting foreclosure, but we never really heard from this woman about the stuff we know.

Pay has failed to accelerate in part because many Americans are still uncertain about the economy's long - term health, said Mike Schenk, a senior economist at the Credit Union National Association.

Sources at ESPN, meanwhile, said at the time that Grantland was mostly a vanity project for Simmons and didn't really generate enough traffic or advertising revenue to make it worthwhile for the site to continue, in part because of Simmon's $ 3 - million salary.

In fact, putting video in an introductory marketing email increases the click - through rate by 96 %, in part because people feel more connection to video.

Her strategy for shifting investments has a lot to recommend it, in part because she takes a gradual approach that offers substantial downside protection.

Such affiliations are cropping up among small banks all across the country, in part because they've got to compete not only with bigger banks but with credit - card companies and other financial - services organizations that offer this type of full - service menu and are hungry for a share of the small - and midsize - business market.

There's been a lot of angst in the media and advertising industries about the potential effects of ad - blocking software, which appear to be increasing in popularity, in part because Apple's new operating system includes support for such programs.

It will be easier to make money, in part because your fees will be lower.

As a result, the United States» wealthiest are increasingly resembling President George H.W. Bush, who lost a presidential election in 1992 in part because he seemed to be out of touch with the realities of everyday life, like shopping in a supermarket.

Dimon said the Bear acquisition ended up costing J.P. Morgan $ 20 billion, in large part because of fines, which Dimon said was way more than he and his team were expecting.

At the same time, the company warned that revenue could be weak over the next few quarters — in part because Twitter is winding down a number of advertising products that weren't performing.

Michigan's ranking in our important Cost of Doing Business category has barely budged — 32nd then, 31st now — in part because we consider tax burdens on individuals and corporations in computing costs.

Policymakers are fixated on the debt ratio in part because it was at above 160 per cent that households in the United States and Britain ran into trouble about five years ago, contributing to defaults and the financial crisis that triggered the 2008 - 09 recession.

Quantum computing defies understanding in part because it's not just insanely complicated; it also doesn't obey any of the laws of physics we encounter in our daily lives.

Confectioneries have held up in part because there was never any confusion over whether they're an indulgence.

But that's in large part because the total number of businesses has nearly doubled over the same period.

Canada has posted some of its weakest economic growth outside of a recession over the past couple of years in part because business investment sunk along with the price of oil.

And the public is broadly supportive; Hollande defeated his predecessor in part because Nicolas Sarkozy was widely perceived as the «president of the rich.»

Google chose the country in part because of its remoteness.

For black men, though, the challenges of the corporate life are daunting at least in part because they are sometimes hard to pin down — influenced as much by age - old prejudice as by cultural preconceptions, the subtleties of psychology, and the weight of human history (more on that soon).

CNN noted that its growth doesn't look as impressive as its competitors in part because the network had a number of special presidential debates and town - hall events in the first quarter of last year that boosted its reach, so the rise since then is smaller by comparison.

A study from NerdWallet predicts that students who graduated from college in 2015 will have to delay retirement until the age of 75, in part because of the increasing burden of student debt.

About a third of employers say they are getting the workers they need, in part because they are engaged in the training process, communicating directly with schools and students to develop course work or to the let institutions know what skills new hires need.

As an example, the story illuminates how Google became impatient with Fadell and his team's inability to create a security product, in part because Fadell dithered on whether or not Nest should introduce a hub device that would control sensors and other products in the home.

Indeed, the Google decision seems harsh to American lawyers in part because, unlike U.S. antitrust law, European competition policy focuses on harm to companies as well as to consumers.

Though he chose the name Pride in part because it connotes the gay and lesbian community, Farley says, «we don't market solely to them,» and his efforts to target that community are no different from any other group marketing at Pride.

The implication is that she was promoted in part because she'd complained about sexual harrassment.

BuzzFeed editor - in - chief Ben Smith told Fortune that he decided to make Silverman the site's new media editor in part because of his background with fact - checking and verification.

Despite boasting the province's highest average annual household income, Kerrisdale didn't take the top spot in B.C. based on net worth, in part because the area's homes ranked third by price.

The question was asked at least in part because financial information is expensive, and Wall Street has fallen on hard times.

This generation hates having ads pop up on their phones — in large part because they view phones as an extension of themselves, and it's an invasion of their private lives.

FORTUNE — Talk about a tough gig: The average tenure of a chief marketing officer — the corporate executive charged with branding, communications, and other activities — is less than four years, in large part because of the increasing complexity of the job, says executive search firm Spencer Stuart.

Now, Sean's 401 (k) is set up to contribute enough each pay period to reach the maximum allowed investment of $ 18,000 a year, a move he calls «the smartest investment I ever made» in part because he saves more than $ 5,000 a year in taxes.

Recently, Renaissance opened an office in Fremont, California, in part because of this interest in startup activity.

Consumers liked Kinect, but it never lived up to its full potential, in part because it spawned no blockbuster games.

Skin reactions continue to be an issue for Fitbit, in part because the company has more in common with Band - Aids than name recognition.

This year's Fortune 500 generated a total of $ 944.5 billion in earnings, which are down 12.6 % from last year's record of $ 1.08 trillion, in large part because tumbling oil prices took a toll on the majority of the companies on the list.

Apple on Wednesday made a slew of announcements about its investment in and contribution to the U.S. economy in part because of the new tax law.

The company's new - found religion on harassment may have also been sparked by the fact that at least two of the companies that were rumored to be considering an acquisition of Twitter last fall — Salesforce and Disney — reportedly shelved the idea in part because of the environment of abuse that exists on the platform.

It's now predicting, however, the economy will rebound in the second quarter with 2.5 per cent growth, in part because of rising foreign demand.

Few public company leaders could have done this, in part because few public company boards would have supported it.

In recent years, the country's largest carrier has been hamstrung by high costs, in large part because of its labour agreements.

At the same time, wireless service revenue growth for the entire industry slowed to 2 % last year from 6 % in 2011 — in part because most customers now buy their phone outright instead of getting subsidies.

The direct listing didn't change the game in part because Spotify is a unique company whose attributes don't translate to many other firms approaching the public markets.

Although the terms of the Knowingly purchase haven't been made public, sources who looked into buying some or all of the assets said the initial price for the editorial part of the company was $ 6 million, but eventually that was reduced to $ 1 million, and still many bidders backed out — in part because the editorial staff had all been let go.

However, in his opinion, this importance of China is overstated by standard trade data, in part because the trade growth figures can not account for all the goods flowing into and out of the country.