Sentences with phrase «point to something of»

In 1984, Ronald Reagan could say that it «was morning in America again,» and more substantially, by decade's end, other center - right politicians and pundits could point to something of an American return, after the «Great Disruptions» of the 1960s and 1970s, to patriotism, to aversion to socialism, to more moderated personal mores, and to religion.

The fact that the bag is proudly toted by high school students (as a stylish backpack alternative) and senior citizens alike would seem to point to something of a sociological anomaly.

Not exact matches

Explains Jamieson: «We're going to get to a point where charging is just something that kind of happens.»

Without my directly saying yes or no, I've thus bounced the question back to the customer (s), forcing them to consider what they're asking and to give them a chance to point out something that could be of value to me.

He pointed out to the National Federation of Independent Business: «Outsourcing is not something that you should go into lightly.

That means interleaving not only produces better short - term results, it also results in much greater long - term retention — which is incredibly important in the real world where the point of learning isn't to simply remember something long enough to pass a test.

Others pointed to more fundamental concerns of competition, suggesting that CVS Health needed Aetna (or something like it) to better compete with UnitedHealth Group, which has both a managed care organization (MCO) and a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) under the same roof.

Lee, the global head of top creators, points to YouTube's advantages: «We meaningfully share revenue with creators, and that's something that sometimes gets overlooked,» she says.

The whole point of entrepreneurship and building a startup is to offer something genuine and unique; something that can add value to people's lives.

«Regardless of the reason, the three times you definitely want to pause include: before and after you say something very important which you want your audience to remember; before and after you transition from one key talking point to the next; and between your opening, main body, and closing.»

The point is, it doesn't matter if it's Apple or Google — it's wrong to disparage a company just because it thought of a better way to do something that somebody else did before.

To further help, RI's tech support solution is a combination of in - house and third - party, but Eisenhardt is careful to point out that even third - party support uses RI's own QA process, rather than something off - the - shelf (which can make for an inconsistent consumer experienceTo further help, RI's tech support solution is a combination of in - house and third - party, but Eisenhardt is careful to point out that even third - party support uses RI's own QA process, rather than something off - the - shelf (which can make for an inconsistent consumer experienceto point out that even third - party support uses RI's own QA process, rather than something off - the - shelf (which can make for an inconsistent consumer experience).

They also noted that Howard had to spend a lot of time keeping track of his inventory and accounting — something that a basic point - of - sale system could help with.

So without putting too fine of a point on it, Buffett's basic idea is that you shouldn't skip out on doing something today because you think you'll be able to do it better in the future.

After getting to know Ehret's work, Jobs became something of a nutritional extremist, subsisting on carrots for weeks at a time — to the point that his skin reportedly started turning orange.

Bell of GeoDynamics points out that if a corporate incubator agrees to give you funding to help you further your idea, it comes at a cost, whether it is equity, control or something else.

But aviation insiders are quick to point out something about Rutan that is often overlooked in the excitement over his novel prototype vehicles: Rutan has yet to turn one of his experimental vehicles into a successful commercial aircraft.

For instance, instead of a bullet point reading «10 + years experience required,» consider something along the lines of «Team player with strong leadership skills and 10 or more years of demonstrated ability to manage effectively.»

I can understand why there might be questions about something new that's different, but we've really tried to do it from the point of view of the publishers, and we believe that we can create an environments that's actually really great for the publishers, really great for the readers, and also really great for the advertisers.

Earning rewards, points, and incentives for travels is an easy way to take advantage of something that you're already doing for your career.

It becomes an objective in itself, when the real point should be to get money into the hands of people who are going to do something with it.»

From a mental point of view, my «Jimmie Johnson week» confirmed yet again how rewarding it is to accomplish something you didn't know you could.

What some experts are doing is putting up a straw man, pointing to those extreme cases in which some people let the development of the business plan become an end in itself — something that gets in the way of business rather than helping to optimize it.

You might not be thinking about what books, articles or speeches to create, but there has probably been a point in time where you have talked yourself out of pursuing something, because you convinced yourself that you lack a certain level of creativity that it takes to get the job done.

When you want to point out something that really needs addressing — like a legal or ethical problem — but you know your boss won't take it well, Green suggests harnessing the power of «we.»

Ashish Jha, the senior author of the JAMA Internal Medicine paper, points out in a blog post that there are reasons why women doctors might well deliver better care, citing research to suggest that they might adhere more closely to established clinical practice guidelines and that patients often report better personal experiences (something that ultimately might lead to better outcomes).

I'm at a point in my life where «wedding season» is about to become a very real thing, and I wanted something fun that would make me feel like the life of the party, even when awkwardly sitting to the side of the dance floor.

«I'm a big proponent of simplicity and efficiency, so rather than own a car and use it infrequently, I've opted to use car sharing services that provide wheels when I need them and take the hassle and expense out of car ownership,» she notes, pointing out that «we're focused on something similar at Sunrun.»

One major point of contention between both parties is a deposition video that was leaked to Business Insider, in which Spiegel admits that Brown did conceive of the disappearing photos ideas and that he «may deserve something for some of his contributions,» none of which will help Spiegel's and Murphy's cause.

At this point, it looks like the «new and improved» Kinect will be bundled with the Xbox One, meaning that the console's price will inevitably be pushed upward by something that certain wrestlers and I — not to mention a whole bunch of people — don't want or need.

But the point is to reward them for something more real than merely meeting the expectations of analysts.

What to do instead: It makes people feel good to be complimented, so pointing out a piece of work or a post on their social media profile that you enjoyed gives your message a little something extra.

As venture capitalist Chris Dixon has pointed out, the rise of new technologies isn't something that happens smoothly — it often seems to be moving slowly, and then speeds up rapidly.

«Jimmy was very, very good at letting go of the things that might have made him a success up to that point, but he was willing to shed them and go for something completely different... Jimmy's career is based on a tremendous lack of fear of moving forward.»

Yet at some point something changes: the founder gets bored, the company starts making money in a pivot that wasn't part of the original vision or even funds run low but not low enough to justify shutting the doors - especially when there's revenue involved.

To answer that, Teneycke points to the 96 hours of original programming the network produces a week, more than many other Canadian channels: «We're providing a unique offering in the marketplace, providing something that has a number of benefits that are much larger than ourselves.&raquTo answer that, Teneycke points to the 96 hours of original programming the network produces a week, more than many other Canadian channels: «We're providing a unique offering in the marketplace, providing something that has a number of benefits that are much larger than ourselves.&raquto the 96 hours of original programming the network produces a week, more than many other Canadian channels: «We're providing a unique offering in the marketplace, providing something that has a number of benefits that are much larger than ourselves.»

On the show's opening night, with thousands of attendees and reporters in the audience and video cameras rolling, an Emotiv team member named Zachary Drake attempted to move a cube and more, which by this point was something anyone at Emotiv could do in his or her sleep.

Case in point: Dotdash's home and food - focused brand, The Spruce, is now one of the strongest properties of its kind on the internet, simply because Dotdash set out to do something that it didn't believe was well - served in the marketplace.

So, the co-founders decided to try something a bit unorthodox: They opened up Perq's books and asked employees to start thinking of the company's revenue as if it were points tallied on a scoreboard.

Well, research shows that on average, people tend to talk about themselves during 60 percent of a conversation — and when there's something being sold by one person in the conversation, a less experienced salesperson could be tempted to fill a void of silence with a laundry list of more selling points and value propositions.

Without taking the time to think carefully about where your notions of achievement and purpose come from and what success means to you, you're in a terrible position to decide if this week's hot «how to be successful» advice applies to you or only to someone who thinks the point of life is something you actually don't value much at all.

Watching the New England Patriots — trailing 21 - zip in the second quarter, down 25 points in the third, 19 points in the hole with less than 600 seconds to go in regulation — rally to win the Super Bowl in overtime, I couldn't help but wonder if there was some mysterious science behind «the miraculous comeback»: something measurable, or at least point - to - able, that captures the transformation of human spirit that drives an individual — or, more inexplicably, a team of separate beings — to see «victory» when «loss» is flashing all around them.

Even though the overall talk had gone well, she didn't let the positive result get in the way of pointing out something I needed to fix.

By simply investing in what you know, identifying a pain point and using tech to alleviate it, you can be a part of something bigger than yourself.

Let's say you do want to give (or hint strongly that you'd like to receive) a monetary gift, but not cash — something more interesting, less likely to be spent idly, and with a chance of growing at more than zero - point - something percent.

Having worked in the past for entrepreneurs whose micromanaging wasted «so much time,» Faught says he stresses to employees that if something goes wrong, there won't be any pointing of fingers.

«We are doing what journalists throughout said mainstream media are supposed to do: challenge the conventional wisdom, hold politicians» feet to the fire, ask tough questions, report facts that are in many cases inconvenient truths for career politicians, and give a voice to the millions of people worldwide who have had theirs taken away from them by world elites who consider the ordinary person beneath them,» Boyle said, pointing to Breitbart's record July traffic as evidence Americans «hunger for something different.»

«While the overall effect of the 1MDB saga is hard to pin down, suffice to say that it is not something that Malaysia needs at this point, given that it already faces a number of substantial economic challenges ahead,» echoed OCBC economist Wellian Wiranto said in a note on Wednesday.

While the volumes of marketing research can point to the brands that are held in high regard in a given state — and why — much can be determined about a state's preference from something as simple as its Google search history.

Amid a dearth of good economic news, the government could point to a buoyant stock market as evidence that it was doing something right.