But this unsavory reputation has been changing in America and also in many other countries
these past past several years.
Not exact matches
As we've all seen and heard, the technologies, platforms, and scientific discoveries that have emerged over the
past several years — and that continue to emerge by the day and week — are changing life and the way we live.
From my experience over the
past two
years building my startup Dizzle, a mobile app for real - estate agents, I have developed
several variations of my product in hopes of mastering the product - market fit.
The complaints from media outlets have been coming for the
past several months, with some reports of sudden traffic declines as high as 40 % compared with last
year.
That idea you've had in the back of your head for the
past several months (maybe
years)?
In the
past five
years, however,
several high - profile takeovers proposed by foreigners were spurned.
But that said, in one area in particular, the progress made over the
past several years has been nothing short of spectacular.
Koum may be forfeiting stock grants worth almost $ 1 billion, Bloomberg reported, but he already cashed in grants worth
several billion over the
past three plus
years.
Bitcoin transactions, on the whole, are certainly on the rise, and have been steadily going up for the
past several years.
Over the
past several years, I have spoken with thousands of CEOs and executives around the world.
Last
year's prize in the category went to composer Dun Yu's album «Angel's Bone,» and the
past several decades of awards in the category have largely gone to instrumental LPs.
Over the
past several years, the insurance industry has increasingly had to assess claims from natural disasters like the one tearing through northern Alberta.
For the
past several years at Lantech we have had a profit - sharing program that we consider to be a just, fair reward for work that has been done.
Economic inequality has been a top campaign theme for Democrats for the
past several years, including for President Barack Obama.
In the
past year we landed
several major national accounts, and our top client this
year to date has been American Express.
But in the
past few
years, observe
several academics, there has been a markedly increased interest in personality surveys.
In the
past several years, it has gotten a lot harder for boards to give away the store.
But US investigators, who have opened investigations into
several members of Trump's inner circle and their ties to Russia over the
past year, say they have been able to corroborate some of the details in the dossier by intercepting some of the conversations between some senior Russian officials and other Russians, CNN reported on Friday.
«China's strong and sustained growth over the
past several years has served as a linchpin for global trade, benefiting exporters of commodities and capital goods,» the fund said in a report.
Over the
past several year years, private tech company valuations have ballooned amid a flood of easy money.
«Whole Foods has been struggling with profitability over the
past several years,» he says.
«Over the
past several years, NASA has been funding a group of psychologists to develop a software program astronauts could use, while aboard spacecraft, to help them work through depression and conflicts with their fellow space - goers.
Cleaner burning natural gas has been replacing aging coal power plants in droves over the
past several years thanks to both economics and environmental reasons.
To help keep some middle and lower income people from being hit by the AMT, Congress has enacted temporary relief during each of the
past several years by passing what's called a patch.
Over the
past several years, quantitative easing has taken money originally allocated for bonds, fixed income, and designated fixed return, and pushed it to take risks.
In the
past few
years, Apple has purchased
several AR startups, including FlyBy Media and Metaio.
Canada's generic drug king found himself on the wrong side of
several shaking fingers in the
past year.
«In the last two
years, we've seen one by one,
several strategic moves by the large global brewers to do mergers and acquisitions of smaller craft breweries in a more fast - paced manner than in the
past,» says Julia Herz, craft beer program director for The Brewers Association.
The next frontier As such, drones have quietly been making inroads in the Arctic for the
past several years, mostly under clearances granted to research institutions like the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
According to the company, Indians opened more than 200 million new bank accounts in the
past several years, although there is still a large percentage of citizens who are considered unbanked.
If so, you may be doing something wrong, according to Victor Green, author of How to Succeed in Business by Really Trying, and a serial entrepreneur who's launched
several successful companies and spent the
past 15
years consulting with other entrepreneurs.
Professor Rachel Dutton, along with postdoctoral researchers Ben Wolfe and Julie Button, has spent the
past several years mapping, analyzing and otherwise fiddling with the microbial communities in 160 different kinds of cheese rind.
The company has spent the
past several years revamping its system and performing lower - speed test runs.
Lots of businesses have changed hands in the
past several years, but plenty of money is still sitting on the sidelines.
This
past year Delta has introduced
several new services in a bid to win over more customers including RFID baggage handling that lets customers track where their luggage is via an app.
Fabletics is one of a slew of startups that have aimed to tackle the burgeoning «athleisure» trend, which has taken off the
past several years as comfortable and athletic clothes are deemed increasingly on - trend from a fashion perspective.
It has rolled out similar three - day sales each June and October for the
past several years.
«Building the nation's infrastructure is a key to helping jump - start an economy that's been in some anemic growth pattern for the
past several years.»
According to Gibson, the GDS is slowly changing the way it does business, and has been for the
past several years.
St. Louis is one of the metropolitan areas trying to establish an economy that can thrive in that new reality, and civic leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, financial institutions, and state and local government have banded together over the
past several years to come up with a potential solution:
Mr. Reid, who has spent nearly 30
years at Mars, said he had explored acquiring or making an investment in a health and wellness food company for the
past several years.
For the
past several years, the fund has produced double - digit returns, a far better performance than any savings account, which is why you need to allocate even limited financial resources across different savings and investment vehicles.
France's central bank has sold little of its gold over the
past several years, and there are calls to halt it altogether.
In light of Harvey Weinstein and
several other sexual harassment allegations, a recent survey by consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. shows that 11 percent of employers say they will not hold an office holiday party this
year after holding one in the
past.
I personally have worked at home for the
past four
years, running
several businesses.
Over the
past few
years,
several individuals have told me effectively the same thing: «Books are business cards on steroids.»
A May report by the Guardian detailed the tough work conditions at the company's Fremont, California, factory, revealing that hundreds of ambulances have been called over the
past several years for injuries, fainting, and dizzy spells.
Over the
past several years, he had contemplated selling his company or taking it public, but ultimately decided that partnering with a global player and remaining private would give the company the best opportunity to grow.
GM has abandoned
several money - losing markets over the
past three
years as part of a broader strategy to boost profit margins and conserve capital to fund electric and automated vehicles as well as new models for core markets in China, the U.S. and Latin America.
Several high - profile men at Fox News were ousted in the
past two
years after sexual misconduct allegations, including former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, and hosts Bill O'Reilly and Eric Bolling.