Sentences with phrase «recent years given»

An avid advocate for homeowner rights and sustainable homeownership, she often travels to the state capitol and Washington D.C. to meet with lawmakers, especially in recent years given the volatile housing market.

Leaks have become easier to trace in recent years given that so much communication involves technology that leaves virtual fingerprints of one kind or another.

Ontario has been considering the issue of aboriginal issues on jury panels in recent years given a number of high - profile cases that indicated the provincial government's lax approach to the matter.

This swine flu outbreak may be a good test of protocols that were created in recent years given the ongoing threat from avian flu.

We are spending 2 % of GDP on defence and of course it's important we have done that over recent years given the less stable world.

The two clubs have evidently had good relations in recent years given the number of players that have swapped St Mary's for Anfield, including Adam Lallana, Nathaniel Clyne and Dejan Lovren.

And then, as if as a special gift to the whooping and hollering galleries that have in recent years given the Masters a kind of carnival feeling, Billy Joe Patton got hot with three birdies and an eagle.

While there have been shifts in the realm of higher education in recent years giving student loan borrowers more access to affordable repayment plans after graduating, the responsibility to repay student loans falls heavy on their shoulders each and every month.

«The need for additional airport capacity in the South - East of England and the enormous growth that low - cost carriers have demonstrated in recent years gives us every confidence that London Luton Airport will continue to become ever - more attractive to both existing and new airlines.»

The new hotel in New York will be set inside an iconic stone and red brick building dating back to 1928, but has undergone a series of renovations in recent years giving the hotel a refreshing and modern twist.

Not exact matches

That's no easy feat, especially given that booze conglomerates have been buying one another out in recent years, which usually dilutes ownership.

That result might seem surprising given the recent headlines declaring the demise of Canadian law firms (not to mention the hordes of law grads struggling to find articling positions), but lawyers are big earners, and over the past five years their numbers have swollen by 10,000.

Like many post-recession pros, I rotate through freelance and contract gigs to earn dough, which made me give serious side - eye to a recent Glassdoor study finding that 89 % of 18 - to 34 - year - olds would prefer more perks to a pay raise.

Given what central banks have been asked to do in recent years, it could be the most important economic policy decision the new government makes.

Forte Oil did not give a reason for the change in direction but said the downstream sector in Nigeria had gone through changes in recent years and was expected to evolve further.

Uber, which is believed to be losing billions of dollars per year, is also facing a rocky path to profitability, particularly given recent stumbles in its self - driving car program.

Thanks to his contacts in the business, the report costs him only $ 35,000 a year to produce, and Hoffman says that when he asks recent hires, as well as people who have declined recent offers, «What gave you a favorable impression about us?»

«While the most recent dividend was paid in May of last year, we believe there is potential for the company to accelerate this timeline given our estimate of a 14 % FCF [free cash flow] benefit from tax reform and the company's strong underlying cash flow,» he wrote.

To illustrate, in a recent Wall Street Journal article Elizabeth Bernstein writes about how she persuaded her 7 - year - old nephew to give her face - licking new dog a second chance by casting him as a «puppy whisperer.»

Alternative trading systems also launched in recent years to give investors another venue to buy and sell shares listed on the TSX and TSX Venture exchanges, charging less than the system operated by the TMX.

Going over your most recent return gives you a good framework and estimates as to what you should expect this year.

Even given the stock market's recent volatility, a $ 1,000 investment in Facebook six years ago would still prove to be a good bet: You could have quadrupled your money.

Even so, in recent months, some in the A.I. world have expressed surprise that Watson isn't further along in its capabilities, given what it did six years ago.

«My fondest dream,» he wrote in one recent commentary, «is that I will give my gold coins to my great - great grandkids some 70 - 80 years from now, and they will be rather embarrassed that their Papa John bought all that much of that barbarous yellow metal instead of more biotech stocks.

But her opinion is noteworthy given the perception that robots have become so advanced in recent years that they stand to outperform humans in many tasks and dramatically alter the workforce.

That's a distinct possibility given commodity price appreciation in recent years.

For that reason, in recent years, some brands have taken a «show, don't tell» approach to their marketing, choosing to give potential customers the chance to experience what they offer for themselves to decide whether they like it.

For Costco, «Renewal rates will remain the focus for investors over the next year, given concerns about AMZN, grocery delivery and a recent fee hike,» Jefferies» Binder reiterated.

Speculation over what name might be given to the princess, who is fourth in line to the throne after her nearly two - year - old big brother Prince George, has heated up in recent days.

Turbulent times upend conventional thinking, and one of the most provocative ideas to surface in recent years is the doctrine of «free» — the idea that giving your product away is the surest, and perhaps only, path to success.

Since going public two years ago, the company has seen its stock jump from $ 8 a share to a recent price of $ 59.62 — giving it a market cap of $ 5.3 billion — even though it has yet to post a profit.

Mexico saw a 9 % increase in tourist visits in 2016, but the upticks of violence in Quintana Roo and Baja California Roo have given Mexican businesses and officials an unpleasant reminder of what in recent years has befallen Acapulco, a once vibrant tourist hub in Guerrero state.

In recent years, they've given wedges a host of excellent features that allow you to precisely control your shots around the green, giving you a better chance of cutting strokes from your score.

«I gave more than 20 years of my life to CKE, and Mr. Puzder took a company that I loved and turned it into a business that makes money by stealing from its workers,» Laura McDonald, a former Carl's Jr. general manager, said in a recent forum hosted by Senate Democrats.

He said warning about prices «might not be fashionable» give that inflation has been below target in recent years.

The referendums come amid shifts in American opinions on marijuana in recent years that have energized efforts to legalize cannabis, a drug that remains illegal under federal law even as Colorado and Washington state have been given the go - ahead to experiment with legalization.

The latest behind - the - scenes maneuvering over control of the Redstone empire is striking, given that in recent years Shari had taken on a more prominent role at the companies, and often attended management meetings at the company's headquarters in New York.

In recent years, that substitution gave way to outright layoffs, with many veteran security contractors leaving the business.

Reuters reports that Spotify was valued at $ 13 billion earlier this year, but whether it can sustain that valuation is far from clear, given the recent problems of companies such as Snapchat owner Snap Inc (snap) and meal kit delivery firm Blue Apron (aprn).

Samsung, LG, Motorola and other tech giants have all introduced watches of their own to a somewhat lukewarm response in recent years, but the Apple Watch — given the company's unique ubiquity — holds potential for widespread adoption of the wearables category.

The Kochs, Sheldon Adelson, to a lesser degree George Soros (since his political giving does not approach the scale of these men and has declined in recent years) are massively influential players in our political process.

Given how important oil has been to the Canadian economy in recent years it shouldn't come as a huge shock that the loonie is heavily correlated with the decline in the price of oil.

He's taken several trips in recent years to points around the globe and says it's given his retirement a new purpose.

The passive language used here is all the more disingenuous given that Google made a conscious choice in recent years to start endorsing certain search results over others.

Over 12,000 people do their giving through Vanguard, and in a recent year, it gave nearly $ 700 million — which is more than the Ford Foundation.

In recent years Bitcoin has become a household name and has given rise to a global cryptocurrency market.

But at the very least Ceci and Notley hope the credit agencies might skip the annual whacking they've given the province in recent years; they may fall short in that regard, too.

Moreover, unit costs have been rising quite quickly given the fairly poor performance of multi-factor productivity growth over recent years.

In recent years we have given a lot of attention to the growth of household debt and its possible effects on the macro economy.

It's common to object to the dividend yield as a measure of valuation, given that companies have devoted more of their earnings to stock repurchases than dividend payments in recent years.