Sentences with phrase «point in forcing»

There is no point in forcing a turtle to run like a racehorse or in preventing a racehorse from running faster than a turtle because of some «moral obligation.»

My guess would be that for any point in the forcing parameter space, there is a range of dynamics possible, and that little more can be said.

I already bought the compilation and there's no point in forcing me to do such a repetitive task.

There is no point in forcing yourself to adhere to some arbitrary eating style if it does not suit your own preferences.

If you don't enjoy what you are doing there is no point in forcing yourself.

There is no point in forcing Sanchez to stay... only for him to put in mesiocre performances and walking away 12 months later for nothing.

Not exact matches

The disruption caused by Uber and other companies in markets such as Kenya and South Africa demonstrates this point: The digital dividend can be a potent force when companies harness it correctly.

The women point out in the letter that forced arbitration clauses are now under attack as part of the #MeToo movement.

In the article I made the point that VC investors seldom value profitability if it comes with slow growth so forcing yourself to be profitable is wise in three specific scenarioIn the article I made the point that VC investors seldom value profitability if it comes with slow growth so forcing yourself to be profitable is wise in three specific scenarioin three specific scenarios:

From his perspective, there was no point in releasing a handy data - and web - enabled device if people weren't going to use it because of its prohibitive cost, so he somehow forced AT&T to play ball.

Asked about the remarkable arrest, in which the suspect appeared to draw an object from his pocket and point it at the policeman, Chief Saunders answered: «The officers here are taught to use as little force as possible in any given situation.»

And then oil prices crashed, forcing Poloz to drop his already low benchmark interest rate another half point in 2015 to avoid another deep recession.

Another loan came from the WOF (since repaid in full), which at one point was forced to borrow $ 10.5 million itself from Beedie Capital Partners (the finance arm of Vancouver developer Ryan Beedie) at 15 % just to make its own follow - on investments.

As developers begin to integrate Force Touch into apps — allowing you to press harder on certain elements to elicit different actions — the feature will become more useful, but at this point in time wasn't an exciting (or incredibly useful) feature.

If you look at drones, as advanced as they might seem, we are actually at the point where nascent air forces were in 1916 during WWI.

At the same time, heightened regulatory scrutiny has forced mortgage originators to spend far more time on each mortgage they underwrite, to the point that the average lender is processing one - sixth of the mortgages per month they were doing back in 2001.

Russia has said it plans to add several subs to its Black Sea fleet, which is a point of focus for Moscow — along with the Northern fleet, which has Russia's sea - based nuclear forces and is based close to NATO territory in Norway.

He's less hopeful about the Bangladeshi government's initiatives, but says, «I think that part of the key points of this agreement is that you've got some of the major buyers in Bangladesh working with some of the major trade unions and labour rights groups together to push on Bangladesh and I think that combination is going to be a powerful force.»

He points to activist investors as a particular thorn in the side of management, forcing it to focus on quarter - to - quarter earnings and giving up board seats instead of investing in research and development.

The Guards rushed out screaming in a language my parents did not understand, waving and pointing their A.K.'s they forced them out of the vehicle.

These are all cool and useful social tools that could help Google Plus establish itself as a major force in social networking, but perhaps that's not really the point.

«Even for the patriotic, diehard Canadian who insists on their startup being in Canada, in many cases the company gets to a point where it's forced to sell to a U.S. big tech firm,» said Pashootan, portfolio manager at First Avenue Advisory in Ottawa, a Raymond James company.

«We're in many ways trying to force a point of view.»

At one point the iPhone looked as if it would snap in half, but after exerting ample force on the phone, the tester was able to do no more than bend the aluminum shell.

Burying the lead means forcing a reader to plow through several paragraphs in an article, post or story before reaching the main point.

And a study from Columbia business school showed that creative directors of fashion companies produced more creative innovations after having spent a significant amount of time working in cultures very different from their own.The time diversifying their experiences expanded their point of view and forced them to problem - solve in different ways.

Nevertheless, recent successes by Kurdish peshmerga and federal forces controlled by Baghdad point to a reversal of the jihadist group's offensive in Iraq, likely leading to its containment and eventual eviction from Mosul, Falluja, and Tikrit.

The list came with many surprising data points: Muncie, Indiana, was named as the city with the best access to financing, and Southern California (otherwise lauded as the «Silicon Beach») was said to have one of the least educated work forces in the U.S. — in the cities of Bell Gardens, Maywood, Coachella, Soledad, and Wasco.

He distinguished himself enough to make it into West Point's preparatory school and was even offered a spot in the prestigious US Military Academy — something that would have all but secured him a long, successful career in the armed forces.

American diplomats — including some of those forced to leave Havana — also say that the department has also reduced its ability to see, understand and perhaps influence what is happening in Cuba at a potentially historic transition point.

The truth seems to be that medicine is merely the most obvious point of collision between forces set in motion by the peculiar development of Jewish life in America.

But her underlying point isn't totally invalid — the furor over drug price hikes like Mylan's is forcing legislators and private companies alike to finally confront the issue head - on, and highlighting just how difficult the disparate and largely opaque American medical financing system makes it to address these problems in a serious way.

Fascism, having nothing for sale but dictatorship and no selling point but the necessity for force, requires civil riots in order to advertise its goods and a civil triumph to complete the sale.

A case in point: the cost of roses goes up dramatically right before Valentine's Day, which forces Proflowers to pass the price increase along to its customers.

«Flynn had been forced to resign the day before, and the controversy around Gen. Flynn at that point in time was centered on whether he had lied to the vice president about the nature of his conversations with the Russians,» Comey said.

I know a top 25 Texas law firm that is interested in joining forces in your plan; concept would be free legal services to the venture at the point you invest and to the point of profitability (90 days) to be sure the business is set up properly and well advised.

It is my experience that in Corporate America, even when all available data points to the same undeniable conclusion and when all stakeholders desire the same mutually beneficial outcome, an external force is often still required to effect meaningful and positive change.

Echelon is now focusing its growth on «smart» commercial & municipal LED lighting (although its fab-less chip business has apparently now stabilized after a long decline), and if the lighting business accelerates (and it could, due to recent sales force hires and new products), I think there's a chance it can hit a break - even annualized revenue run - rate of $ 40 million by Q4 - 2019 (pushed back from my earlier hoped - for timeline) at which point — assuming $ 14 million of remaining net cash (vs. an estimated $ 18 million at the end of Q2 2018) and 4.7 million shares outstanding (vs 4.52 million today), an enterprise value of 1x revenue on this 53 % gross margin company would put the stock in the mid - $ 11s per share.

Eliminating lines — and therefore lost sales — is the driving force behind the McDonald's «Wait Time Zero» initiative and Panera's aim to reduce choke points in its in - store service.

A former Air Force firefighter struggled to find his way in the civilian world until a brief encounter pointed him toward a career at Starbucks.

Protectionist forces in the White House are rising — figures such as trade adviser Peter Navarro, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and US Trade Rep. Robert Lighthizer — and all signs point to Trump continuing to push ahead on the tariff idea.

The White House points to regulations that force many US businesses to hand over their technology to Chinese companies as a condition for being able to do business in China.

For example, the telephone sales force for some companies may be on hand 24 hours a day to take calls made in response to late - night infomercials on television.Security is a significantly bigger issue for round - the - clock operations, Arledge points out.

All of the factors pointing towards a higher inflation target have gained force in recent years.

I've seen a big seller who needed to sell a big position in a junk bond issue force the market down 40 points in order find a level where buyers would step up.

The Swiss Syndrome may be defined as a condition in which an autonomous capital inflow forces up a country's exchange rate to a point that threatens the competitiveness of its exports.

Even as a lot of facilities have come back online in Texas, the remaining outages could still force Texas shale drillers to take production offline at some point in the near future.

Many customers complained at lack of accuracy in the data, forcing Cook to issue an apology and point users to other services from rivals including Nokia and Microsoft.

In a diversified portfolio you use your bonds to buy stocks (or for spending purposes if taking distributions from your portfolio) when the stock market falls so you aren't forced to sell your stocks at a low point in the cycle and lock in losseIn a diversified portfolio you use your bonds to buy stocks (or for spending purposes if taking distributions from your portfolio) when the stock market falls so you aren't forced to sell your stocks at a low point in the cycle and lock in lossein the cycle and lock in lossein losses.

«If mom was a lawyer and dropped out of the labour force for four or five years, the family gave up the opportunity cost of maybe $ 60,000 to $ 100,000 a year in order to bring that child to a point where he could enter the education system,» says Ward.