Sentences with phrase «sticking them at»

And yet the U.S., the country furthest along in ebook adoption, is stuck at 20 %.

However, Jackson continued: «We asked the same question to our target audience; the people stuck at home, the 25 - 39 year olds.

If you're feeling stuck at work, chances are you're feeling unhappy in general.

You probably also know that there are more services out there than you can shake a well - crafted, artisanal walking stick at.

In 2011 a reported 908,300 workers were stuck at home with work related injuries, costing companies millions of dollars in workers compensation and paid time off.

That's because, as he explains in more detail on an October episode of his show, when you're stuck at your desk, «you're getting a lot of stimuli that you didn't ask for — like other people's conversations and phone calls.

That fits with findings that Generation Y are more likely to work part - time and at minimum wage than older generations, making sticking at a company and rising up the ranks more difficult.

But the automaker later admitted it was hiding a problem with «sticky pedals,» the accelerators getting stuck at partially depressed levels, and it also was minimizing the scope of the floor mat entrapment.

Last week, Carnival's «Triumph» ship was towed into Mobile, Alabama after almost a week stuck at sea due to an engine fire.

Or, put differently, in the absence of productivity growth, UK living standards would be an order of magnitude lower today, stuck at late - Victorian levels.»

Before long, the company was making progress — though you wouldn't have known it from its stock price, which was stuck at about 70 cents.

Most businesses get stuck at a growth inflection point, requiring knowledgeable managers who can push growth to the next level.

Sometimes, we're all stuck at a wall at work.

The Federal Reserve's preferred measure of U.S. inflation, the core personal consumption expenditures index, is seen stuck at 1.6 % for the year to September, exactly where it has been since March.

His latest effort is aimed at the issue of youth unemployment, which is stuck at 12 percent for people 16 to 24 years of age.

But in fact, Jeff Wald, co-founder of Work Market and one of the smartest people I've met on this subject, says the freelance share of the workforce has remained stuck at about 34 % for the last few years, and is likely to stay there for the indefinite future.

Burger King tried three times to make sliders stick at their stores.

And as they slowly began regaining weight, leptin levels rose a little, but got stuck at about half of what they'd been at the start of the show — which would help explain why they felt such strong urges to eat.

As the big day grew closer, my partner and I realized that we had a potential problem: Our beloved beagle would be stuck at the kennel during the hours of our pre-ceremony photos.

Two more teams are stuck at 19 and 20 wins, respectively, and the 23 - win New York Knicks are just ahead of that poor mark, and are now preparing to finish the season without star big man Kristaps Porzingis.

It seems to be stuck at 12 %.

Instead the central bank has been stuck at the 0.25 % to 0.5 % range set last December when it lifted rates for the first time in a decade.

Producer price inflation stayed stuck at a painful -5.9 % on the year in October, while consumer prices fell a worse - than - expected 0.3 %.

Whether it's squid on a stick at KFC, lobster cheese - flavoured Lay's chips, tea - flavoured mouthwash from Colgate or stretched - out Beemers, these brands are cashing in by balancing an established image with new or adapted products.

That cash haul is nothing to shake a stick at — but review vouchers have been cashed in at far higher prices in recent years (including United Therapeutics» staggering $ 350 million sale of one to AbbVie).

So seek out opportunities to feel dwarfed by something much bigger than yourself and your problems, such as gazing at the night sky, hiking through inspiring landscapes, reading up on the mysteries and grandeurs of physics, or even checking out an awe - inspiring YouTube video if you're stuck at your desk.

If you're not the smartest, most well - connected or hardest - working person in your department, you're stuck at that bottom rung of the ladder.

The crying is happening because the crier was ready to cry, and that thing you just said — or that thing Kevin in accounting just said or the fact that the Twix got stuck at the end of the vending - machine coil — triggered it.

-- Harriet Baskas is the author of seven books, including «Hidden Treasures: What Museums Can't or Won't Show You,» and the Stuck at the Airport blog.

The economy has been stuck at a GDP growth rate between 2 and 3 percent since the recovery began in 2010.

Now growth has stalled, and Bechtel's revenues are essentially stuck at 2013 levels; in 2014, the last year it reported new bookings, it added just $ 18.4 billion in fresh contracts, short of the $ 27 billion average since 2004.

And with wage growth and the labor participation rate both stuck at historic lows, we can expect the economy to keep growing at its current rate for some time.

Given that U.S. short - term interest rates are stuck at zero, and are likely to remain unusually low for some time even if the Federal Reserve starts to raise rates later this year, return for cash this year is almost certain to be negative.

On the wage side, though there's always variance, most wage and compensation series have been stuck at around 2 % year - over-year growth (nominal) with some, but not much, evidence of acceleration in response to the tightening labor market.

Economic growth has been falling since 2010 and the economy has been operating below its potential since then; employment growth, particularly full time employment growth has struggled; in 2014 only 121,000 jobs were created; employment growth has not kept up with population growth; labor force participation has declined to its lowest level since 2000; long - term unemployment has increased; the unemployment rate remains stuck at just under 7 per cent, and youth unemployment is at 14 per cent; business investment has stagnated; and Canadians are losing confidence in their economic future.

During the 1980s, the government produced budget after budget showing the deficit declining, but it remained stuck at about $ 30 billion.

He has said that he is quite comfortable with economic growth of around 2 per cent or less for 2013, even though this would not reduce the unemployment rate, currently stuck at 7.2 per cent.

If you feel as if you've been stuck at a traffic light these past few years, just waiting to put your foot on the accelerator, you can breathe a sigh of relief because the light may have just turned green.

When talented teams with huge potential get stuck at the starting line, the whole world loses.

With Temporary Trade Show Help, no longer will you be stuck at the booth all day long.

Through refinancing, parents are eligible to get a better interest rate and not be stuck at the higher - than - average rate of 7.21 %.

Canada is stuck at about 84 per cent of the U.S. level.

However, the unemployment rate remained stuck at 9.6 %.

I would rather pick my friends based on similar interests and values rather than which company we ended up stuck at together.

That and the passion to stick at it until it works.

In the meantime, Chinese visitor arrivals to Canada are stuck at 2002 levels.

... we could be stuck at depressed levels throughout August, but we wouldn't be surprised to see some relief rallies along the way.

I am happy about this too... though the goal seems to be stuck at $ 30K... it is like two steps forward and three steps back.

Interest rates are stuck at historic lows, so affordability is actually improving as the market cools, though it still takes about 42 % of pre-tax income to cover the typical costs of owning a detached home.

But I also think we'll stick at this low point for a long time.