Sentences with phrase «said following a meeting»

«In this role I talk to leading politicians and cabinet ministers, I talk to university presidents, and they are all keenly aware that we have a productivity issue in this country,» Porter said following the meeting.

«There's still so many unresolved issues,» Heastie said following the meeting.

Miner is still waiting for a copy of SU's feasibility study and for answers to the questions she has raised about how the arena would be funded, who would own it and how it would affect the near east side of the city, Carroll said following the meeting.

The city budget does not contain a line itemizing the costs of the Benderson center, but parks officials submitted the center's anticipated expenses during budget meetings, Ryan said following the meeting.

«It doesn't make sense,» U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D - Fla., said following a meeting with affected families and local leaders in Kissimmee.

Not exact matches

Later, on the sidelines of Suncor's annual general meeting, Williams said he hopes that «good sense and reason prevail» but added Suncor has a contingency plan in case Alberta follows through with its plan to restrict oil or refined fuel exports through the existing Trans Mountain pipeline to B.C.

Bernier said the decision was reversed following meetings of federal and provincial tourism ministers and industry representatives.

«Broadly speaking, we have enough camps in place to be able to start the operations up,» Suncor CEO Steve Williams said at a press conference following the May 10 meeting between Premier Rachel Notley and executives representing 15 companies.

No two businesses or industries are alike, but experts say if an e-mail meets any of the following criteria it's a business record and should be saved:

«We're an industry that is extremely effective at managing controlled substances,» said Weston, Loblaw's president and executive chairman, following the company's annual general meeting Thursday.

«Averaging through hurricane - related fluctuations, job gains have been solid, and the unemployment rate declined further,» the Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement Wednesday following a two - day meeting in Washington.

In a statement following the end of a two - day policy meeting, the Fed also said that «on a 12 - month basis is expected to run near the Committee's symmetric 2 percent objective over the medium term.»

At a news conference following a series of meetings with senior U.S. trade officials and lawmakers in Washington, Guajardo said that Mexico was still trying to understand the U.S. proposals that would require 50 % of vehicles» value content be produced in the United States as part of updated North American Free Trade Agreement rules.

Send a simple follow - up email the next day saying that it was nice to meet them and that you look forward to staying in touch.

After any formal meeting — in which he simply announced the purpose, listened to what people had to say, and then left — Sloan would send a follow - up memo with a plan of action.

He says your plan should meet the following criteria, at minimum:

«All you're trying to do, whether it's a three - minute pitch or a six - or eight - minute presentation, is to whet the appetite for a follow - up and get an in - person meeting,» says Somak Chattopadhyay, principal at Greenhill SAVP, an early stage venture capital fund in New York, and a longtime Pace judge.

The result, says Otis: seeing that their views are taken seriously, workers can't wait to slip him their follow - up thoughts after the meeting.

Former Wahoo sailor, Chief Yeoman Forrest Sterling said, «When I first met Commander Morton it only took me one minute to realize that I would follow that man to the bottom of the ocean if necessary.

Speaking following the weekly Liberal caucus meeting today, Carr said he has a lot of confidence that the pipeline expansion his government backs is good for the economy and the future of Canada.

«This doesn't represent a change in our policy intentions,» said Chairman Janet Yellen in a press conference following the FOMC's final two - day meeting of the year.

Following the company's annual meeting last week, chief executive Francois Olivier said he would be looking to make acquisitions this year.

If, say, she met a prospective customer in Los Angeles at a bar, she'd have to wait until the weekend to send a follow - up letter.

That is happening amid an overall aging of the population «shows substantial number of people are being attracted into the labor market,» Yellen said during a press conference following the Fed's September meeting.

At a press conference following the annual meeting on May 3, Morgan referred to the Vanier affair as an «escapade,» and said, «We have no idea what Stéphane Roy was up to in Mexico.»

Even before the devaluation, Schlossberg had said the Fed won't hike rates for the first time in nine years at its meeting next month, as many on Wall Street believe following Friday's solid July employment numbers.

Zentner says the dot plot released following the June meeting will show the path of rate hikes «starts later and shifts lower» than the March chart.

NET product (a Microsoft employee came back from a follow - up meeting with Allen and said «He reminds me of a lot of CEOs of companies that we've worked with... that have gone bankrupt.»)

As Lee told the audience, «If someone asks you questions [during a pitch meeting], take notes, and send a follow - up the next day saying, «These are the things that we discussed; I wanted to follow up on these points.»

The CEO said he would indeed remain a member, reaffirming a commitment to stay part of the group he made prior to the meeting, following the resignation from the council of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick in response to both employee and public reaction.

To demonstrate his software's capabilities to the Air Force, Mr. Versace said, Neurala used its software on a ground drone from Best Buy to make it recognize and follow around the service's secretary, then Deborah Lee James, during a meeting.

In an interview with USA TODAY following the meeting, Jackson said he stressed the need for Uber to hire more women and underrepresented minorities at all levels of the company, from the board of directors and the executive team to rank - and - file workers.

«We've been able to talk with the agents on our monthly meeting, and let them know how important it is for them to set up their Juwai accounts,» said Post, who explained that prior to the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices marketing alliance with Juwai, there was no systematic regimen that Verani followed in order to attract Chinese buyers.

«There's a bit of an issue here,» Mr. Bernanke said at a press conference following the Fed's latest policy meeting.

«Mark, Sheryl and their teams are working around the clock to get all the facts and take the appropriate action moving forward, because they understand the seriousness of this issue,» a Facebook representative said in a statement following the meeting.

This the developers say is to meet the requirements of both beginning and experienced traders since, all a trader needs do is just follow instructions and the software does the rest.

In the announcement following this month's policy meeting, the Fed stuck mainly to its script, saying that spending is firming, the labor market is stabilizing, and prices remain muted.

«Travis met with Mr. Kamel following their interaction in Mr. Kamel's car, where he apologized for his behavior and the two had a constructive discussion,» Kalanick's spokesperson said in a statement.

Following a meeting at the White House, Republican Senator Ben Sasse says the 12 - nation free trade deal would be the best way to counter alleged Chinese trade abuses.

At its annual investor meeting last month, Wal - Mart reiterated its guidance for the current fiscal year, but walked down expectations for the following year, saying it would invest more in digital and technology.

In his first press conference following the FOMC meeting, the Fed chairman said that gradual adjustments in interest rates will lead to further job creation and a strong labour market with moderate expansion in economic activity.

His appointment will be proposed at a board meeting that will immediately follow Vivendi's shareholders meeting, Vincent Bolloré said.

«Recent global economic and financial developments may restrain economic activity somewhat and are likely to put further downward pressure on inflation in the near term,» the Fed said in its policy statement following the end of a two - day meeting.

During my career, I've met several people who have said something similar to the following to me: «I've heard that I need to do some planning to avoid probate; however, what is probate exactly?

I have only met one person who followed only what Jesus said and ignored the rest, and he was a very decent person.

Most people like Jesus, or at least have some respect for Jesus, but I recently met a man who said that he has never met anybody whose life was better for following Jesus.

All this is simply to say that, while it is true that we must meet people where they are, it does not follow that we must begin by agreeing with their account of the location.

In thanking the Archbishop for visiting Israel, Rivlin said «I hope many more in your community, will follow your example, and come and visit Israel, not just to see the Holy Land, but to meets its people.

Today, more than three hundred years after John Locke spelled out his theory that the greatest good is served by each person following his or her own best interests, some economists and politicians are still trying to bend and stretch this outmoded «explanation» of life to fit social realities that say it just doesn't meet human needs today.

And in that case, can she say no if she's got to be at some important government meeting in 2 minutes (don't follow that train of though folks, you know what I'm talking about)?