Sentences with phrase «putting them on hold»

«This work has not progressed past the planning phase, and we have not received, shared, or analyzed anyone's data,» Facebook told CNBC, which reported that the plan was put on hold following the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal, and the subsequent revelations about Facebook's data - sharing practices.

Yet when a Gizomodo reporter tried to call, instead of a conversation, he got put on hold for half an hour.

By brainstorming how the company could help people like being put on hold - a seemingly impossible feat - it came up with the idea of asking some of the best bands to create unplugged versions of their songs that could only be heard while on hold.

The refugee program was put on hold in June for four months as part of the larger travel ban ordered by the president with the aim of stopping potential terrorists.

His revised travel ban, affecting travelers from six Muslim - majority nations, was set to go effect Thursday before it was put on hold Wednesday by a federal judge in Hawaii.

Consumers can be connected with the business at all times without ever having to be put on hold.

Also Monday, environmentalists agreed to put on hold another lawsuit over protections for the Gunnison sage grouse, a smaller version of the bird found only in Colorado and Utah.

Although the dream had to be put on hold for the next several years as Ganahl adjusted to life as a single mother raising their children, she never gave up.

Also Monday, environmentalists agreed to put on hold another lawsuit over protections for the Gunnison sage grouse, a smaller version of the bird which is found only in Colorado and Utah.

Monsanto (mon) put on hold the launch of a chemical designed to be applied to crop seeds on Wednesday following reports it causes rashes on people, in the latest instance of complaints about a company product that was approved by U.S. environmental regulators.

The aircraft was first developed for the US government as a surveillance aircraft, but cutbacks to defence meant the project was put on hold.

Most of the civil forfeiture cases have been put on hold while the Justice Department is pursuing a criminal investigation.

Plans to build wind turbines off Point Pelee, Ont., were put on hold after concerns about fishing, bird migration and other environmental issues emerged.

And though some oilsands projects have been put on hold, the Canadian production trend line is going up too.

Shares in Toshiba fell 5 % on Friday, hit by a Bloomberg report that the chip business sale had been temporarily put on hold to address the concerns raised by Western Digital, which Toshiba denied.

The deal was put on hold while both sides regrouped (and rethought) each other's valuation positions.

All MBA students take part in two annual «integrative case weeks,» during which classes are put on hold to allow for real — world experience and networking with senior executives from major Canadian companies.

While we invested every dollar we had in our product and our customers, internal upgrades were put on hold.

A common customer complaint I hear when I quiz boomer consumers about disrespect is having a business's phone answered, the person hastily saying, «I have to put you on hold,» and doing so.

Callers would be put on hold by Glickman and then told they were being transferred to the coordinator for their country, who was always Sandler.

Then, when you finally find the number and call, you get put on hold.

The talks then moved towards a possible investment, but it was quickly put on hold thanks to a minor crisis with Google.

Cash repatriation would still be a net positive for the tech M&A market, Britton said, but it could mean things get put on hold until there is more clarity.

They called the store, had the ties put on hold, and convinced an UberX driver to go pick them up.

«In the shower, lying in bed before I fall asleep, while on a walk, in traffic, and almost everywhere else, unless I specifically decide to put it on hold.

Energy giant Woodside Petroleum has put on hold its multi-billion dollar Browse liquefied natural gas project in view of the challenging economic and market environment.

However, though the industry's merger mania continued throughout 2017, a number of major deals were abandoned or put on hold, as the Federal Trade Commission continued to keep a close eye on merger activity.

Meanwhile, the company has been quietly shopping around a large parcel of land near its Silicon Valley headquarters that was once its designated landing zone for corporate expansion, signaling that those plans have likely been put on hold indefinitely.

Valeant spent $ 101 million on research and development in the third quarter when it «could have put that on hold,» Papa said, and used that money to pay down debt instead, or save it for other problems, perhaps legal, that Valeant may face.

Further, according to BofA - Merrill's analyst team at a midyear press conference on Wednesday in New York, any positive budgetary effect of the tax increases would be overshadowed by the growing burden of the U.S. debt ceiling as spending and hiring decisions are put on hold and the election heightens partisanship.

The notice indicated that all transactions have been put on hold until authorities complete their investigation.

In an Uncertain World, the Last Thing You Should Put On Hold is Your Retirement Dreams... Sharon and Wes Puckett live in a three - bedroom home on a 25 - acre parcel of land in the «perfect climate» mountains of Southern Costa Rica.

The ambitions of a Melbourne - based bitcoin mining pool, Bitcoin Group, to go public has have have been put on hold by the country's regulators.

It should come as no surprise that if the rule is put on hold it will most affect voters who supported Trump.

However, the audit was abruptly put on hold so that the UK's Information Commissioner's Office could get to the site first to conduct their own investigation, Facebook said in an updated post.

Can't blame you for putting this on hold.

We could probably swap negative stories for hours about being endlessly put on hold by the front desk, waiting too long for an appointment that you need, sitting in the waiting room for your appointment that was 30 minutes ago, or being told that you need to book another appointment to address an issue because you're out of time.

Marjan Asadullah, 22, is a student in the journalism program at the University of Toronto and is worried that her life will have to be put on hold in order for her to pay off her debt.

As of right now, it is unclear why the ICO has been put on hold.

He put me on hold, and checked his computer, and then told me his records showed I owed $ 9,700 in back taxes.

We see the Federal Reserve's (Fed's) interest rate hikes being put on hold for now amid lackluster growth and economic uncertainty, while the European Central Bank (ECB) looks to be running into diminishing returns from negative rates.

But today's JVs are different — they've been shaped by painful lessons learned during the financial crisis, when many projects were either put on hold or abandoned.

They put you on hold and ask the partner next to them to pretend.

Corporate chieftains» imperial ambitions may have to be put on hold.

According to a Bloomberg report, the sale process has been put on a hold, as the company is seeking increased deal price.

Purchasing any kind of real estate during a hot, sellers» market would be against my buy low, sell high strategies, so my real estate investing plans will be put on hold until the markets soften.

She put me on hold for a couple of minutes while she took those accounts off.

Again, if one actually believes that zero interest policy is helpful to the economy more than it creates harm through financial stability risks (and we certainly view the risks as dominant), it follows that the FOMC may indeed be put on hold for a while.

A Chilean court on Friday offered a lifeline to a controversial billion - dollar mining project which had been put on hold over its planned location near a reserve which is home to a rare species of penguin.

She didn't shrink from questions Sunday about a new sexual education curriculum for elementary schools, saying she intends to revamp it nearly three years after some controversial changes forced Premier Dalton McGuinty to put it on hold.