Sentences with phrase «rising number of services»

Or, maybe you're concerned about the privacy implications of the rising number of services that let people track your status and even try to guess which of your friends are messaging each other.

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The number of people using the online room rental service on the continent rose by 143 percent to about 765,000 guests in 2016 from the year before, said Nicola D'Elia, the firm's Africa and Middle East chief.

That places Vargas in a similar position to a rising number of Silicon Valley workers brought in by tech giants to work on third - party firm contracts, not only janitorial services and caterers that can be found in any corporate campus, but more specific roles created for contractors as projects evolve.

The numbers are indicative of the struggle the movie industry has faced in getting film aficionados to consistently visit theatres amid the rise of streaming services such as Netflix.

While the number of Americans with college degrees has continued to rise, in our service - driven economy, there are still lots of low - skilled jobs available.

The number of products and services may rise in the short term, but it is likely to drop in the longer term, as dominant players squeeze out less successful competitors in each sub-area, leaving consumers with fewer choices long term.

The number of commercials per game has been steadily rising — even as people are, as Rolapp said, becoming more accustomed to streaming services that offer either no ads, like Netflix and Amazon, or comparatively light ads, like Hulu.

Under Ms. Tolstedt's leadership in 2010, the Community Bank achieved a number of significant strategic objectives, including converting approximately 750 Wachovia banking stores to the Wells Fargo platform, record cross-sell results in legacy Wells Fargo stores and increased cross-sell results in Wachovia stores, rising customer service and satisfaction results, growing market share in key businesses, and positioning the Community Bank for future growth when economic conditions stabilize.

Increasing adoption of technology, the rise of remote care, and a growing number of smart living services available to the mass market are among the several ongoing trends transforming aging care, according to a newly released report from HealthXL and AARP.

Cost pressures are also evident in a number of service industries, with the price of education, and some recreational and personal services having risen by around 4 per cent over the year, while the price of health services has increased at more than double this pace.

The rise in number of smartphones and Internet users has opened a new dimension for the online service providers.

A quarter of adults who attended religious services weekly in 2006 said they sometimes drank too much, a number that rose as church attendance decreased, according to the General Social Survey.

The number comes from the group Church World Service in a new report from Reuters looking at the rise of the «religious left» since the most recent presidential election.

In response to these pressures, the number of wild animal species is dropping, but the Fish and Wildlife Service's annual budget for killing and poisoning rises inversely in magnificent adherence to Parkinson's Law.

Results have been astounding: for example, the number of fathers using services in local Children's Centres more than doubled (from 1666 in 201/12 to 3772 in 2012/13) and dads attending Fathers» Fridays over the same period rose from 200 to 1122.

But despite the rise in the number of non-religious personnel, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), which coordinates the national service of remembrance, still refuses to include Humanist representatives at the ceremony, and have twice rejected the BHA and UKAFHA's request for representation.

Cuomo made no mention of what localities have been pressing Albany to address for years: the rising number of unfunded services mandated by the state but paid for by local governments.

Last year there was a 13 per cent rise in the number of cases of racially motivated crime referred to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

It is becoming increasingly necessary that the Ghana Police Service to recruit more personnel to augment its numbers to face the rising internal security challenges of the state.

Unemployment had been with us for years and when in 2009 telecommunication giant, MTN introduced Mobile Money services it was welcomed and hailed by many and the reason was obvious; it was an opportunity to take advantage of rising unemployment situation, growing number of the unbanked population and massive progress in ICT or telecommunications.

De Blasio, service providers, those concerned with city expenditures, and many others say supportive housing is the best way to address rising homelessness in the city and want the state to devote significant resources to add to the number of units being created.

He says numbers by Governor Cuomo's division of Criminal Justice Services, showing that domestic violence rates in New York are rising, is more evidence that action needs to be taken.

«It's true we are able to sell to China not just financial and business services and environmental technologies, but also a whole range of British brands that are now becoming very popular among the rising number of Chinese consumers.»

Rising numbers of homeless individuals and new contracting rules for homeless shelters led to a 15 percent increase in the number of contracts submitted by City Hall for homeless services, statistics provided by the city comptroller's office show.

John Curtice, professor of politics at Strathclyde University, points out that the number of people who think taxes should be cut, even if it means a reduction in services such as health, education and welfare, has risen from 20 to 27 per cent since 2005, while the number who want to extend services has dropped from 40 to 29 per cent.

With a number of cadets and the academy's superintendent in attendance, the session began with a series of senators rising to pay tribute to their service.

The number of civilian firearms in the United States rose 28 percent, from 242 million to 310 million, from 1996 to 2009, according to a 2012 Congressional Research Service report.

«This community can teach us a number of important lessons like the need for self - reflection as a city that's battling rising levels of inequality and pushing culturally sensitive services.»

The Ghana Immigration Service has stated that the relaxed entry requirements for recruitment into the Service this year resulted in the sharp rise in the number of applications submitted as compared to previous years.

National Health Service data reveals that around Valentine's Day there is a 5 per cent rise in the number of babies conceived in England

Instead of looking at the number of individuals using M - PESA, the researchers measured the rise in the number of service agents within 1 kilometer around each household — or «agent density» — during early rollout of the mobile - money services.

On the other hand, under a scenario in which Congress maintains higher direct funding for health centers and all states expand Medicaid, the number of patients served can be expected to rise to 36.5 million by 2020, as health centers continue to add community sites, services and staff.

A 2008 study by the California Department of Public Health found that the number of children receiving services for autism in the state has risen steadily, despite a decrease to trace levels of mercury in their inoculations.

I came across the Tiffany Rose website, and initially was unsure of how the dresses would fit and so I called the Customer Services number.

The rising number of Jewish online dating services points out to the fact that this kind of match making works and that people trust the Internet to find their mate.

However, that interface didn't slow them down and like the CraigsList of dating, it rose above its sub-par design and became the number one free dating service.

According to Mark Brooks, a consultant who tracks the Internet - dating industry, the number of seniors joining online dating services has risen at double - digit rates annually since 2003, the most of any age group.

The number of homes with broadband Internet services in the region — already higher than the United States market — is predicted to rise to 176 million by 2010 from 61 million today.

Whereas the high end video dating services have all but vanished as a direct result of the Internet, we've seen a marked rise in the number of personal matchmakers who've entered the dating scene in recent years.

The number of free BBW dating services is still very small, but it's expected to rise in the coming year or two.

According to Mark Brooks, a consultant and newsletter writer who tracks the Internet - dating industry, the number of seniors joining online dating services has risen at double - digit rates annually since 2003, the most of any age group.

The ever rising number of dating services that cater to the needs of people infected with herpes, has made it extremely difficult for an average internet user to find the perfect website.

Therefore, the number of people who turn to dating services is on the rise.

The numbers of people who are participating in online dating services are on the rise.

The gamified system increased cooperation and productivity, resulting in a larger number of ground shipments, giving the company greater profit margins and allowing the cooperative to charge 2 % to 4 % extra for a commodity item (paper cups) to Starbucks due to increased efficiency of Hugo's gamified IT system.Hugos was able to achieve through gamification what Michael Porter, a leading authority on competitive strategy, advocates is the purpose of a business strategy: to increase profits by cutting costs and / or rising the price of your product or service.

The number of children seeking help from the NSPCC - run service specifically for mental and emotional health, self - harm or suicidal thoughts and feelings rose 12 %.

There has been a rise in the number of competing audiobook services such as Amazon, Audible and Scribd.

The increase in the number of an online essay or cheap dissertation services providers is rising with each passing day.

With the rise in the number of the writing services help online, it has become important for students to be able to differentiate between the best and the worst.

As pointed out in an article by Anna - Louise Jackson, Steve Mathews, and Anthony Feld in Bloomberg Finance, «Temporary Work Demand Rises as Companies Avoid Commitments: Jobs,» the number of workers needed at firms like Kelly Services (NASDAQ: KELYA) and other temp agencies has increased due to market demand, now almost $ 30 billion, for on - demand labor, both blue collar and executive.