Sentences with phrase «stand off of»

The Timbers would love to avoid falling into a big hole in the standings off of this long road stint out of the gate.

Not exact matches

This group includes wafflers who either don't have a lot of confidence in their decision making and hope by putting off choosing others might decide for them, or those who enjoy the feeling of being able to stand in judgment of others without committing to any course of action themselves.

When standing, uncross your arms and keep your hands off your hips and out of your pockets.

The lone police officer who faced a tense stand - off with the man suspected of driving a van into pedestrians in Toronto is being hailed a hero for his actions.

Lately, I've found that even the mission - critical business ideas that make it through my first set of filters have to address another elephant in the room: the question of whether this startup is building something that's going to become a free - standing and independent business or whether it's developing a great feature that is going to be swallowed up, ripped off, or rolled over by one of the big guys in their space in the near future.

It is worth noting, though, that continent - wide surveys conducted since Brexit show that support for the EU generally remains reasonably high across the 27 remaining member states despite the rise of populist movements, bar the obvious exception of Greece, which has been in an economic stand - off with the EU for a number of years.

AYR, which stands for All Year Round, originated as a part of Bonobos and spun off in 2015 as an independent company led by Jac Cameron, Maggie Winter, and Max Bonbrest.

How to Create a Company Philosophy: Don't Put It Off Understandably, many companies set their sights on becoming profitable and delay the task of thinking hard about what they stand for and building that into their business.

China's Huawei said it backed Apple's chief executive Tim Cook in his stand - off with the United States government over breaking into an iPhone, but stopped short of saying explicitly it would adopt the same stance.

Of course, you don't want your presentation to be dry and boring, but you also don't want to come off like you're trying too hard to be a stand - up comedian.

But all of a sudden he was standing behind him when he goes off on a rampage and the true price of working for him comes home,» the executive said.

The ban on backyard fireworks stands (which are illegal in most parts of the state) is constantly being lifted and then reinstated in Galveston, due to varying dryness conditions, and personal fireworks can not be set off on the beach.

«Thanksgiving will likely bump Cyber Sunday off the medal stand to become the third - biggest shopping day of the season, trailing only Black Friday and Cyber Monday.»

There are only so many spots on the list of Canada's Richest People to go around, and with new entrants climbing the ranks, these long - standing stalwarts are off the leaderboards this year:

Delta has changed its policy about bumping passengers off of flighs, and its customers stand to benefit.

The Asian giants were locked in a 73 - day military stand - off in a remote, high - altitude stretch of that boundary last year.

The Tomahawk missile, one of several stand - off weapons used in the overnight strikes in Syria, is an older and still effective weapons platform especially in its most updated versions.

Standing in front of his image on a giant videoscreen, Musk showed off the model's four - wheel drive and autopilot features.

Westech stood by its employees even when the price of oil fell to $ 26 a barrel, with Lapp proudly noting that the company did not lay off a single person.

By the end of June, six years after the passage of Dodd - Frank, bank business loans of less than $ 1 million stood at $ 328 billion — not very far off from that 2008 peak.

«The stark choice that Keystone's opponents have put at the heart of the debate is an illusion,» she said today speaking at the Brookings Institution, adding: «they say that you either stand against the oilsands or you write off the environment.»

It is comforting to know that the legislative branch can stand up in the face of withering criticism and dire warnings from the media and even the president to take action and keep the government's finances from going off the rails.

What appears to be the ultimate cultural stand - off — four sexually liberated New Yorkers facing women with all but their eyes covered — turns into a moment of cultural harmony as the Muslims disrobe, revealing their designer duds.

Cahill is now fully responsible for the direction of Kraft's $ 18 billion business, which has been standing on its own the past few years after the company's 2012 spin off of Mondelez (MDLZ).

This stands in contrast to some of the German luxury makers, which have been accused of ripping off and overcharging consumers.

The Asian giants were locked in a 73 - day military stand - off in a remote, high - altitude stretch of their Himalayan border last year.

Now, one of the sometimes - legitimate reasons for firing an employee over their off - the - job behaviour is when the employee's behaviour stands to damage the company's legitimate business interests.

When Joan Babcock of GlobalArt Ltd. wanted to stand out, she put all of her art examples and services on a DVD, added some great packaging and handed out the DVD with a business card at trade shows, sales meetings and any chance she could get to show off her talents.

The ECB must be aware of this and accepting of the risk that the stand - off could lead to the publics in the peripheral nations rebelling against the notion of a European union.

Some traders wondered whether she may tip off a more hawkish Fed, particularly considering the most recent comments from officials and her standing as a close ideological ally of Fed Chair Janet Yellen.

Dealing with the second incident, U.S. officials told Fox News that a USAF F - 22 Raptor stealth fighter flew in front of a pair of Russian Air Force Su - 25 Frogfoot attack jets near Al Mayadin, Syria, «an area off - limits to Russian jets based on a long - standing mutual agreement».

For dogs that spend a lot of time outside, you'll need a bed that will keep your dog off the ground and can stand up against some rough weather.

A FINAL LOOK AT PAYPAL AS PART OF EBAY: PayPal will officially spin off from parent - company eBay beginning July 20, and a number of factors indicate that it will perform strongly as a stand - alone company, according to yesterday's report of eBay's earningOF EBAY: PayPal will officially spin off from parent - company eBay beginning July 20, and a number of factors indicate that it will perform strongly as a stand - alone company, according to yesterday's report of eBay's earningof factors indicate that it will perform strongly as a stand - alone company, according to yesterday's report of eBay's earningof eBay's earnings.

In response to Russian provocations, the Pentagon is developing new unmanned systems, a new long - range bomber, a new long - range stand - off cruise missile, and a number of innovative technologies, McKeon said in testimony to a joint hearing of the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees.

An older gentleman stands in front of a temple in Siem Reap, Cambodia, gazing up in wonder as sunlight glints off his white hair and wizened face.

Plenty of cool drinks and ice cream were in hand to ward off the heat in the stands!

Canada's minister of foreign affairs, Chrystia Freeland, said that Canada stood ready to defend its trade interests, while the Australian trade minister, Steven Ciobo, said the tariffs would set off retaliatory measures that would hurt everyone.

Shares in U.S. Steel are bucking the broader market Thursday, adding 1.05 % to stand at $ 20.26 and off an earlier - in - the - week low of $ 15.68.

While we are confident we can launch this project off of our back porch if need be it stands to reason we'd want to give our baby every possible advantage we can find.

Financial services group Nordea, which banned its employees from engaging in off - the - clock cryptocurrency trading earlier this year, said at the time that financial institutions often «restrict the personal account dealing of staff to prevent them taking positions in speculative investments, or which might expose them to a risk of financial loss and therefore impact their financial standing.»

Anyway, I stand by my belief that if you are a happy person with a healthy dose of self - esteem, it's hard to tell others to f off once you have f you money.

Get employees off their seats; reduce the sedentariness of office life by providing «active desk» options, such as standing or treadmill desks.

But, as things stand, the jury is still out on the effectiveness of monetary policy alone in heading off the disinflationary forces imported from China and its ability to push growth in any meaningful way beyond the present trajectory.

Tying the debt limit increase to a Harvey bill is intended to ease early passage of a debt limit increase and avoid a potential stand - off over what could potentially escalate into a technical default — the outcome that is violently spooking the Bill market — and could rattle financial markets, one of the officials said.

I was managing pension fund equities in 1987 and I will always vividly remember Black Monday, as I stood in the trading room, reading the DJ news wire, and my trader said she was seeing NO bids at the opening bell, and over a third of the S&P 500 stocks were not even trading at 10:30 while other stocks were off 20 % + with bid - ask spreads as large as the Grand Canyon.

The number of workers who will lose out if countries are cut off from America far exceeds the number who stand to gain from the pending tariffs.

With over half of the team's season tickets sold by brokers the team stands to make a large profit off of the booming business of resale., signalling the beginning of a new era of Canadian baseball business.

Figueres urges Japan to re-engage with negotiations on future of Kyoto Protocol, warning carbon market could suffer as a result of current stand - off

However, the chances of her party gaining significant support in the election tailed off when the Tokyo governor confirmed her reluctance to stand for parliament herself, increasing uncertainty about the opposition's strategy.

With the first presidential debate of the 2012 election set to kick off Wednesday, Americans may soon get a clearer picture of where President Barack Obama and GOP candidate Mitt Romney stand on housing and a better sense of the policies that they might implement.