Sentences with phrase «rather than the balance»

Therefore, for the long - term, we recommend shopping and using a rewards credit card, rather than a balance transfer one.

«Since 1945,» he writes, «Americans have insisted on acquiring and maintaining military supremacy, a «preponderance of power» in the world rather than a balance of power with other nations.»

It sees morality as a problem of inclusion rather than a balancing of claims.

Nevertheless, it also alters the nature of the book, which becomes a tribute to the Franciscan life rather than a balanced presentation of religious life as a whole.

That, surely, would be more accurately described as pusillanimity and appeasement, rather than balance or equilibrium.

They often taste like dessert rather than a balanced and nourishing breakfast.

If then Wenger becomes the issue then we will unite against Wenger, at least make it so the next manager will be one to win the title rather than balance the books!

After five years of watching bad science, defensiveness from both sides, and extremist advocacy rather than balance, I've written an article which is an appeal for nuance on the issue of low carbohydrate diets.

Iain Duncan Smith has, for some time, wanted to base the extra # 10billion cuts needed from his budget on changing universal benefits so that the middle classes and higher earners do not receive unjustified handouts (child benefit for higher earners, for example), rather than balance his budget on the backs of the poor and vulnerable.

Clinicians have long noted that the presence of tremors, rather than balance and walking problems, as the initial or dominant symptom of Parkinson's may suggest slower progression of the disease.

I'm not convinced many suffer from gluten allergies; it may perhaps just be eating processed grains, even as whole wheat bread, rather than a balance of the grains cooked whole like rice, with barley among the most important.

Since your stabilizing muscles are not being worked in the machine press, all of your effort can go into finishing off your already fatigued pec fibers rather than balancing yourself.

The need we are addressing is the absence of an active R&D platform in the early childhood field (particularly in the first three years after birth) to confront the longstanding over-reliance on «evidence - based» programs that produce statistically significant but small magnitude impacts rather than a balanced agenda that includes the design and testing of innovative strategies that are aiming for substantially larger impacts at scale.

No doubt readers of Christopher Woodhead's article («The British Experience,» Feature, Summer 2004) will have figured out that this is a polemic rather than a balanced discussion of the pros and cons of recent education reforms in England.

Of course, headrests were found to reduce whiplash injuries; child seats were improved and some even built into the car's regular seat for easy use and optimum protection; slide - open doors not only promote quick entry / exit from minivans but, with power controls, have sensors that force doors to stop when an object is in their paths; and cupholders free the motorist's hands to grip the wheel rather than balance hot coffee in the lap.

Which still offers poor risk / reward, in my opinion — but there's potential to execute this via fund management products, rather than balance sheet lending].

Do you suggest any Equity fund for long term investment rather than a Balanced Fund?

Rather than balancing your checkbook after every transaction you log into your account and view your balance.

Once you develop the discipline of paying off debt, the numbers start to become more important and I think some people shift to interest rates first rather than balance.

A car cram down would allow you to pay the value of the car rather than the balance owed while also adjusting the interest rate.

This calculation includes the balance of all mortgage liens on the property rather than the balance of a single loan.

It embraces symmetry or a pattern - like repetition rather than balancing forms in relation to each other to create a final resolution.

Three themes are emerging from the newly released emails: (1) prominent scientists central to the global warming debate are taking measures to conceal rather than disseminate underlying data and discussions; (2) these scientists view global warming as a political «cause» rather than a balanced scientific inquiry and (3) many of these scientists frankly admit to each other that much of the science is weak and dependent on deliberate manipulation of facts and data.

However, surely newspapers should aim for objectivity rather than balance, especially if one «side» is just plain inaccurate.

In this respect, for example, the prominence given to child sexual abuse in the first tier «headline» indicators appears to be indicative of a negative emphasis in the indicators, rather than a balance between negative results and positive developments in building the capacity of families and communities to function in a supportive and caring way.

Not exact matches

While he would have liked to have seen more investor - specific changes — «it's always nice to have more rather than less,» he says — he thinks it's unlikely we'll see any reductions in capital gain taxes or major increases in TFSA room until at least 2015, when the government says it can balance the budget by.

Rather than judge Canada's success on abstract measures, which have little meaning to average folk — GDP, productivity, trade balances — Trudeau's candidacy is built on a pragmatic mantra: «A strong economy is the one that provides the largest number of good jobs for the largest number of Canadians.»

The result is Canada is at «some risk» of a balance sheet recession — a period of slow growth or decline caused by consumers saving and paying down debt rather than spending.

Rather than scrap Harper's balanced - budget law, Trudeau should replace it with a more flexible measure that would legislate restraint over the medium term.

Shirakawa's doubts kept the BOJ firmly focused on interest rates, rather than the size of its balance sheet, even after it had driven its policy rate down close to zero after the global financial crisis.

«Sustainability» is a catch - all phrase that refers to the science, or practice, of acting so as not to harm the environment, protecting (rather than depleting) natural resources and supporting long - term ecological balance.

Industrial technology company Orbital Corporation has further strengthened its balance sheet after holders of convertible notes elected to take shares in the business, rather than a cash return.

«The growth is driven by consumer trends rather than the classic push from big brewers,» says Jonnie Cahill, Heineken's senior director of low and no alcohol, citing an increasing interest on wellness and balance.

That's because, rather than handing the capital over to any one of 17 government agencies with a finger in the innovation pie, or giving the money to the Business Development Bank of Canada, which deployed just $ 408 million of its $ 18.4 billion balance sheet to the venture capital industry, the Conservatives have decided to invest that money directly in entrepreneurs.

The boom years for employment and balanced federal budgets in the 1990s had everything to do with the emergence of the Internet rather than with any enlightened economic policies.

For instance, under recent scrutiny are negotiable certificates of deposits (NCD), a kind of short - term bond, and niche products like perpetual notes, a long - term debt instrument that can be listed as equity rather than debt on balance sheets.

For starters, she recommends that managers view the question in terms of «work - life fit» rather than «work - life balance» because «fit» better acknowledges that each employee's situation is unique — and likely to change over time.

The script, which is required to be read during news time rather than using up commercial spots, includes anchors saying they're «extremely proud of the quality, balanced journalism that [proper news brand name of local station] produces.»

It's basically the equivalent of making sure those crumpled up dollar - bills and loose quarters in your pockets at the end of the day end up in your bank balance rather than in your dryer's lint filter or between your couch cushions.

Those are the sorts of numbers that likely could have helped the company price an IPO rather than take big new venture funding, but Berke suggests that the company wants to be stronger (both in terms of product and balance sheet) before possibly heading out into the public markets.

Zapponians, as the employees call one another, like to talk about «work - life integration» rather than work - life balance.

Balance the «To Don't» list with the «To Do» list, then it becomes positive reinforcement for overall personal growth rather than a permissions / limitations issue.

His power and ability to influence is greater than any President subject to political reality and check - and - balances, and besides, as Zuckerberg made clear last week, his concern is not a mere country but rather the entire world.

She credits her children for their support when she was moving at «break - neck speed,» and she prefers to characterize the balancing act of business and family as a series of opportunities rather than challenges.

The Update incorporates the October average private sector economic forecasts and an increased «adjustment for risk» for 2011 - 12 to 2013 - 14, as well as an increase in employment insurance rates of only 5 cents (employee rate) for 2012, rather than the 10 cents set in legislation As a result, the balanced budget target is delayed from 2014 - 15 to 2016 - 17, prior to the inclusion of the Targeted Strategic and Operating Review Savings (now called «Deficit Reduction Action Plan Saving Target»).

The CFTC contends that the CEO chose to misappropriate the funds of customers rather than invest them, engaging in Ponzi scheme - style payouts to other customers, and in turn lying about balances to cover his tracks.

Looking ahead, however, it felt that on balance, based on the considerations I have outlined here today, it is more likely that the next move in interest rates would be up rather than down.

These are typically wrapped into the loan balance, rather than paid out - of - pocket.

Based on his studies during the 1960s and his practical experience in the early 1970s, Milken was determined to focus, first, on future cash flow rather than the past as reflected in book value and reported earnings; and second, to consider human capital part of the balance sheet.

-- Finally, Brad DeLong asks a fair question: «Why, if you want to tighten monetary policy, are you doing so first by raising interest rates rather than by shrinking the balance sheet?»