Sentences with phrase «stood at the base»

I stand at the base of a water tower and swipe at my phone's screen to catch a Pokémon perched on a parked car's rearview mirror.

For example, we support the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which stands at the basis of the UN Global Compact's Human Rights Principles, and our CEO Paul Bulcke signed the UN Global Compact CEO Statement for the 60th Anniversary of the UDHR.

That's like saying that if you can't see the top of the mountain while standing at the base, then the top of the mountain doesn't exist.

Today I am standing at the base of a mountain looking up feeling that this seems so very large to attempt climbing.

The UPPAbaby G - LITE stroller solves this common problem for you by featuring a stand at the base of the wheels which allows the stroller to stand on its own when it a folded position.

This guy is so full of hot air that if he stood at the base of the Catskills and answered an interviewer's question he could have diverted the storm flow of Irene 200 miles off shore.

Proffitt and Witt stood at the base of hills on campus and asked passing students to estimate their steepness in two ways.

You stand at the base of a tall mountain, gazing up at your New Year's goal glittering at the peak.

The main reason that stands at the base of these disputes is the unconscious association of the animal print with those women who love this print so much that they are wearing it from -LSB-...]

Stand at the base of the tree, and hold a ruler straight out in front of you in a vertical position.

A tiger stood at the base of the tree.

Standing at the base of a monument to the Soviet dead of World War 2 whilst knowing about the horrific history of rape by the same Soviet forces on the women of East Germany made for a really interesting piece of reflection.

So, if you are standing at the base of the courtroom facing them, you can hear your team mate whispering from the end of the ball - court.

A charming yet magnificent piece, the quasi-human figure gazes up to the heavens, inviting others to stand at its base and do the same.

Imagine you're standing at the base of an archaeological site and you look up, way above you — you're not just looking up — you're actually looking up at the present day from where you stand in the past.

At once charming, magnificent, fragile, and powerful, the figure looks to the clouds and blue sky, inviting others to stand at its base and do the same.

Decorating the Holiday Tree This year, The Huntington's annual holiday tree, which traditionally stands at the base of the grand staircase in the Huntington Art Gallery, will be decorated by Alex Israel.

The need for experimentation and the re-definition of everything stands at the base of contemporary art today and stood at the base of the Post-Impressionism as well.

Two years ago on a sunny Saturday afternoon I stood at the base of a commercial wind turbine to listen to the owner describe the origins and economics of wind energy in that region.

After showing a progression of cars, the ad ends with the Volt, standing at the base of snow - capped mountains, clouds traveling swiftly overhead.

Lenovo has even create a built - in stand at the base that allows you to use the devices horizontally or vertically.

Engineering is a difficult science and not all the people can fully understand all the complex processes that stand at the basis of most of the things we use today.

Not exact matches

Every dollar counts for business owners, so if you don't know where you stand on a monthly basis, you may not be around at the end of the year.

The market capitalization or value of all the world's digital coins stood at $ 310.4 billion early on Thursday morning, down from $ 372.9 billion a day before, according to Coinmarketcap.com, which tracks prices based on different exchanges.

Total funding in the Beijing - based company now stands at $ 925 million (# 725 million), according to Crunchbase.

(Free cash flow on a per share basis is up 2 % year - over-year and stands at a strong $ 559 million for the quarter, despite a very high debt ratio of about 78 %.)

As of 0304 GMT, it stood at $ 14,384 on the Luxembourg - based Bitstamp exchange.

Via app, users can adjust the sound based on where they would be standing at a live performance, toggling toward the front row.

Iceland's law stands out in a key way: Companies and organizations with at least 25 full - time employees must actually obtain government certification proving their pay policies are based on factors such as education, skills and performance, not gender.

Several skeptical researchers and authors have been hammering away at the foundations of the foodie cause, arguing that everything Pollan and his acolytes stand for — from the dangers of GMO foods to the benefits of local farming — is based on sketchy evidence at best, and at worst is just plain wrong.

Two months ago I blogged about the Ethics of Shoe - Shine Pricing, based on my experience at an airport shoe - shine stand.

As the Dude puts it in The Big Lebowski, «New s ** t has come to light» and your business model should evolve based on the «new s ** t.» Startups that embrace this will stand a better chance at survival.

The nude — a statue actually — stands in an opulent room at the Boston Center for Adult Education, where Apstein, a wine expert who freelances for the Boston Globe and the Florida - based Wine News, teaches a class so popular that it has been featured in Bon Appetit magazine.

Research has shown that sitting at a desk for long periods of time can lead to health problems, yet a surprising number of commercial workplaces still reserve their sit to stand desks for executives only, or offer them on a case basis to employees who request them.

But it didn't stand up to the Apple Watch in terms of what it could do; at $ 249.99 for the base model, it also came up against it in price.

On the current roster, based on 2016 results, UnitedHealth stood at 7th, capping one of the most remarkable ascensions in the 500's history.

The ratio for the third quarter stood at 85.8 % on an adjusted basis.

An Air Force base commander wearing dress blues and a priest stood at her doorway, but she wouldn't let them cross the threshold.

Even the pieces for which he won his 2004 National Magazine Award were based more on a p.r. stunt than on any sharp insights: At a press briefing in Doha, Qatar, Wolff stood up and asked General Vincent Brooks why it was worth the media's time to show up for such highly orchestrated, unnewsworthy events.

The claim was based on the notion that the Morton County Sheriff's Department was using Facebook to target and gather intelligence on specific protesters at Standing Rock.

Wipro, Bangalore based IT firm, stands at an m - cap of $ 23.71 billion, even though it was founded long before TCS.

Autonomous is pleased to announce the release of «Token Mania,» an in - depth look at Initial Coin Offerings: What they are, how they work, and the ways in which this new funding mechanism based on distributed - ledger technology stands to displace traditional markets for public and private investment.

The overall U.S. rig count now sits at 789, up 313 rigs from this time last year when the count stood at 476, the Houston - based oilfield services provider said.

Any tri-party repos contracted under the Reserve Bank's standing facility will be for a minimum term of one day and will be at a rate of interest set 25 basis points above the cash rate target.

According to the Federal Reserve's statistical data on the Financial Accounts of the United States, non-financial business debt stood at $ 13.7 trillion at the end of first - quarter 2017, rising more than 6 percent on a year - on - year basis, while the total outstanding debt with domestic financial institutions was at $ 15.7 trillion.

The rise in US yields was more muted, with the 10 - year Treasury note adding 10 basis points in yield to stand at 2.39 %.

Is that a philosophy, which you stand behind, could you do that from the ethic point of view, when the premium are extremely low, which is at the case... that the spreads are, as I said, between 15 and 20 basis points?

On a valuation basis it seems that the share price of ECL has run way ahead of its earnings as the PE stands at 33.4, well above the S&P and industry peers.

Other floating rate securities are based on the 3 - month London Interbank Offer Rate (3 - month LIBOR), which currently stands at 0.57 %.

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