Sentences with phrase «standards was well on»

The ebook standard is well on its way to becoming ePub not Amazon mobi.

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It's all based on my plan to build a computerized vehicle valuation platform, as well as a national network, which quickly became the de facto standard for the entire insurance industry.

The operations «fell short» of Suncor standards, Williams said on the call, adding, «We need to do better and, be assured, we will.»

Expert Gabe Zichermann on how «gamified» programs can be better than standard rewards - based strategies.

Because there isn't a well - accepted industry standard, good advisers lay out their fee structure early on in conversations with a new client.

«First, because it's a very limited downgrade, only on two out of three banks, and especially since Moody's rates them better than the other two agencies (Standard & Poor's and Fitch), so, in reality, it put them at the same level or even slightly higher than the other agencies.»

And best of all, you can ensure that on - boarding programs are of a consistently high - standard across the board.

In her speech, May said: «The best way to raise living standards for all is through economic growth based on free enterprise, operating in inclusive, fair and open rules - based markets.»

Tobacco giant Philip Morris is doing its best to get its hands on research about teen smoking, and along the way encouraging some U.K. academics to violate ethical standards.

Lee notes that while the company has a YouTube icon on its home page, the account hasn't been updated in a year, and while Vimeo is a great video site with high standards of quality, YouTube is a better fit for the fitness market with more than 1 billion unique visitors a month compared to Vimeo's 70 million, and a huge selection of fitness videos with millions of views.

The study, just published in Science, showed that the creation of what the researchers are calling microtumors can help predict drug effectiveness in cancer patients better than the current standard method of testing the drugs on rodents.

(In 2011, Cenovus Energy let on that output from two of its in situ oilsands projects could meet the standard, which mandates that crude oil imported to the state have lower wells - to - wheels emissions than the average of all crudes sold in the U.S.) «Yes, I think that's feasible,» says George Hoberg, a political scientist at the University of British Columbia who specializes in environmental conflict.

Good fits are sent to chief moderators to ensure they meet rigorous quality standards, after which they land on the feed.

The NLRB, in a statement Thursday, says the purpose of the ruling was to refine its standard of joint - employer status to match up better with the needs of today's workers, where nearly 3 million people are employed on a contract basis through temporary agencies.

A standard lease states the landlord is required to release the money within 30 to 60 days after you vacate the property if you've met all of your obligations, such as making all rent payments, moving out of the apartment on time, returning the property in good condition, etc..

Joel Reidenberg, a privacy expert with Fordham University, told me, «The relevant EU rules are based on general fair information practice standards, addressing a variety of aspects related to fairness in collection, purpose limitations, transparency of processing, accuracy, data subject access, and remedies for violations, and are more stringent because of their detail as well as some new twists.»

Canadian business leaders, in a poll conducted by COMPAS Inc., are divided on whether Apple is likely to suffer damage to its reputation, and whether North American companies should insist on better standards when outsourcing.

The best part about the Google project, the Nuzzel founder said, is that it is based on a completely open standard that any publisher can implement — as opposed to the Facebook (FB) or Apple news platforms, which are only open to a select group of sites and are based on proprietary standards.

Better standards for this self - regulated industry would help, but until those standards are in place, entrepreneurs need to educate themselves about this industry and the impact merchant cash advances might have on their business.

I have a lot of tricks to get those first few words on the page, maybe the best one is something I heard from a poet during his reading; «To cure writer's block just lower your standards.»

On many projects, the standard is 1/8 of an inch at best; Apple often demanded far less, even for hidden surfaces.

With many people having long ago converted to the wireless N standard of Wi - Fi, which has better speed, throughput and range than its G predecessor, the next generation of the technology is already on its way.

Otherwise, there's the standard micro USB for connecting to a computer and for charging, as well as a micro SD card slot for expanding on the built - in 16 gigabytes of storage.

However, the Pan Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change lays out a number of policies that will compel more clean tech innovation in Canada, he said, including a price on pollution with a carbon price, to be in place across Canada by the start of next year, as well as a promised national clean fuels strategy, better energy efficiency standards and limits on greenhouse gases like methane.

Says Ruettimann: «If you hold them to performance standards, work can actually be a good distraction from what else is going on in their lives.»

«But the biggest difference I think is that before I could create one general resumé for a client; now, I can write one very good standard resumé, and then I'll coach them on the different techniques for how to update that resumé for each individual job application.»

Keeping that in mind, the way to sell yourself on maximizing your productivity is to realize that with a super-dialed calendar and well thought - out workday strategy, you can perform at double your standard capacity.

JPMorgan, UBS, and Credit Suisse were all founding members of the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance (EEA), a group looking to develop best practice standards for building on Ethereum.

The standard of request is even more bizarre in Australia, where tasks have included flying to Texas to collect an engagement ring, dressing up as a stormtrooper to walk a bride down the aisle on her wedding day, and being paid to find the best fried chicken in Sydney.

If you hold yourself to the standard of making a product that is so good people spontaneously recommend it to their friends, and you have an easy - to - understand business model where you make more than you spend on each user, and it gets better not worse as you get bigger, you may not look like some of hottest companies of today, but you'll look a lot like Google and Facebook.

After careful review and consideration of the comments, the Department is issuing this final rule that will (1) extend the applicability date of the Fiduciary Rule, the BIC Exemption, and the Principal Transactions Exemption for 60 days until June 9, 2017, and (2) require that fiduciaries relying on these exemptions for covered transactions adhere only to the «best interest» standard and the other Impartial Conduct Standards of these PTEs during a transition period from June 9, 2017, through January 1, 2018.

Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening up 20 points on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers * STANDARD CHARTERED: Standard Chartered Plc posted a better - than - expected 20 percent rise in pretax profit for the first three months of the year, helped by a surge in loan demand and improvement in asset STANDARD CHARTERED: Standard Chartered Plc posted a better - than - expected 20 percent rise in pretax profit for the first three months of the year, helped by a surge in loan demand and improvement in asset Standard Chartered Plc posted a better - than - expected 20 percent rise in pretax profit for the first three months of the year, helped by a surge in loan demand and improvement in asset quality.

May 2 Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening up 20 points on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers * STANDARD CHARTERED: Standard Chartered Plc posted a better - than - expected 20 percent rise in pretax profit for the first three months of the year, helped by a surge in loan demand and improvement in asset STANDARD CHARTERED: Standard Chartered Plc posted a better - than - expected 20 percent rise in pretax profit for the first three months of the year, helped by a surge in loan demand and improvement in asset Standard Chartered Plc posted a better - than - expected 20 percent rise in pretax profit for the first three months of the year, helped by a surge in loan demand and improvement in asset quality.

For instance, if you need to save money for a down payment on a house or you plan on retiring early, then a taxable account may be a good alternative to a standard savings account.

The question was an unusually personal twist on advice Buffett has always given: That most investors are better off buying low - cost mutual funds that index, or closely track, the holdings and returns of the Standard & Poor's 500 - stock index.

The relationship between monetary policy and financial stability may depend on the specific economic conditions in which we find ourselves.6 Moreover, the processes resulting in financial cycles, with periods of unsustainable debt buildup, occasional crises and periods of deleveraging, are not well captured by standard models.7 We have more work to do before we can be fully confident about our conclusions.

If you're going to offer less than the standard down payment on a home, it pays to figure out the best financing deal.

World growth will remain low on average but negative in the UK and Europe; price inflation will remain sufficiently subdued for a while longer so as to impose no constraint on monetary expansion; central banks will sustain a regime of negative real interest rates and rapid monetary expansion; the risk of a eurozone collapse is off the table for now; finally, stock markets should continue to perform better than expected, even though the four - year old cyclical bull market is long by historical standards.

The SEC's requirement that advice not be based on «materially inaccurate or incomplete information» is a good start towards establishing a standard for investment research, but it doesn't go far enough.

Building on the success of emerging brands and retailers in the category (Eloquii, Universal Standard, Dia & Co, 11Honore), as well as on the scale of legacy retailers (Lane Bryan, Torrid, FullBeauty) catering to this underserved audience, CoEdition is intent on providing an elevated shopping experience that provides the best selection of contemporary merchandise, while helping consumers find the right size and fit.

Admission to the program is based on criteria that ensure high standards of academic quality and student achievement, as well as diversity.

Interest rates on standard savings accounts are similar at these two banks, but PNC tends to offer slightly better rates if you decide to open premium checking and savings accounts together.

This standard is based on the well - established securities law principle of materiality.

Meanwhile, the team is ready to put jars of the original gold standard recipe Miracle Whip to good use at home, particularly spread on sandwiches and in potato salad.

The work of the Basel Committee on capital and liquidity standards, as well as the work of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) on cross-border resolution, are but a few examples of the hard work that global bodies have been undertaking to address the weaknesses identified through the crisis.

If things are tight but you can free up money by cutting back on eating out or eliminating cable to stay on a standard 10 - year plan, that's better for you in the long run financially.»

Online lenders aside, the best rates were found and Third Federal Savings & Loan, which beat the closest competing bank by 0.11 percentage points on a standard 30 - year mortgage.

But the good news is that with improved savings behavior, steady and consistent investing, and sound guidance on retirement income, future retirees can take the steps necessary towards a comfortable standard of living.

Despite that distinction, President Barack Obama is one of her biggest fans: In his speech last year pushing the Department of Labor to press on with its fiduciary standard rule, he pointed out Garrett by name as an FA who puts the best interests of her clients first.

«We really care about moving to the best interest standard [and] we will be responsive to anything the SEC thinks we should move forward on» in this regard.