Sentences with phrase «succeed at all costs in»

Maybe I liked not having the pressure to succeed at all costs in the forefront of my psyche.

Not exact matches

Many observers, though, balked at the $ 710 million cost of the acquisitions, questioning whether Under Armour could quickly produce any return on investment — two of the three companies were unprofitable — let alone succeed in a space that shares little with making shirts and shoes.

«To succeed in the Gig Economy, we need to create a financially flexible life of lower fixed costs, higher savings, and much less debt,» Diane Mulcahy, a senior analyst at the Kauffman Foundation and a lecturer at Babson College, writes in her book «The Gig Economy,» which is part economic argument and part how - to guide.

Economism succeeds in increasing production, but it works against the kind of distribution that would go far to justify this increasing production, even at some cost to the environment.

But does not everyday experience teach us that in every order of Nature, and at every level, nothing succeeds except at the cost of prodigious waste and fantastic hazards?

Certainly I would not want to see them succeeding because they have imitated the worst in men, those masculine defects that can lead to political or business success - but, at what a cost!

How well the state of California has succeeded in preparing for her guests can be best summarized by statistics: 45 miles of cross-country runs, 14 miles of downhill trail and, of course, the great jump, 1,300 feet from top to bottom, are all ready and now being tested by advance contingents of skiers; three ski lifts have been constructed at a cost of $ 600,000; $ 50,000 has been spent to secure Squaw against the chance of avalanche; communications on the downhill courses require 80 miles of telephone wire; blasting the trails smooth took two tons of dynamite; 12 miles of construction road were built; it took 50 men and $ 250,000 to build the ski jump.

David Cameron and George Osborne's bid to mute the rebelliousness of Conservative MPs in yesterday's 1922 committee elections has broadly succeeded - but at a cost.

Indeed, you have only to look at California's experiment in energy price fixing — which plunged swathes of the state into darkness and cost # 30billion — to understand it can not succeed.

His team succeeded in producing a porous ultracapacitor material that approached the performance of a nanotube device but potentially at a fraction of the cost.

The resistance gene, however, by changing the shape of the ribosome, succeeds in blocking the drug — but at the cost of slowing down protein output.

«In order to reduce health vulnerability and the burden that comes as a cost of succeeding,» said O'Neal, at - risk youth «need support through preventative measures.»

Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) has turned his back on dweeby childhood pal Ed (Christopher Mintz - Plasse) and all things Geek in order to win the attention of unbelievably hot Amy (Poots)... and succeeded, but at some cost to Ed and, arguably, to himself.

Apparently, first - time producer Cruise wanted to hedge as many bets as possible in creating a secure market niche for this film, and he has succeeded to the probable tune of at least $ 200 million, but the cost to the end product was incalculable.

A system meant to give college students a better shot at succeeding is actually getting in the way of many, costing them time and money and taking a particular toll on students of color.

Teach First's programme is designed to offer staff at schools in areas of disadvantage the skills and support they need to succeed and deliver improvements for pupils» education — at no cost to the school.

While the United States has been fiddling with the implementation of poorly designed accountability systems constructed in anger at our teachers, a large and swiftly growing number of other countries have succeeded in redesigning their education systems to greatly improve student achievement, provide much more equity for vulnerable students and do all this at much lower cost.

(hh) If the unencumbered amount of cumulative surplus revenue from tuition held by a charter school at the end of a fiscal year, less (i) the amount of the fourth quarter tuition payment, (ii) the amount held in reserve for the purchase or renovation of an academic facility pursuant to a capital plan, and (iii) any reserve funds held as security for bank loans, exceeds 20 per cent of its operating budget and its budgeted capital costs for the succeeding fiscal year as is reported in a capital plan to be submitted in the school's most recent annual report, the amount in excess of said 20 per cent shall be returned by the charter school to the sending district or districts and the state in proportion to their share of tuition paid during the fiscal year.

In many cases, I recommend putting a little bit of pressure on yourself to succeed (i.e., taking out a six - month loan instead of a two - year term) to ensure you maximize the money you receive at the least amount of cost.

«We need a lot of donations to succeed, but we hope to offer pet sterilization to truly low - income families that need this service at very reduced prices, or in some cases at no cost.»

«Solar installers tell us they need access to qualified prospects at lower marketing costs, as well as better financing options and more market information, in order to succeed in 2016.

Often in test cases where the parties have unequal resources, the respondent is not put at risk of costs even if the appeal succeeds.

Indeed, one might argue that by forcing Robinson into a legal battle at immense financial and opportunity cost, the defendants succeeded in defeating Robinson's claims, despite the Supreme Court's ruling, and discouraging future claims of plagiarism against producers.

If a project succeeds in increasing value to clients by delivering better or equal quality service for less cost, the payout, as it were, means less profit - per - partner (at least under a billable hour model).

The device succeeds the short - lived Note 7, whose battery fires resulted in Samsung pulling the device from the market after just a couple of months at a cost of billions of dollars.

What I would tell Clients, were I in a draconian jurisdiction that practiced such things, is the cost of going through the appellate process, likelihood of succeeding at the appellate stage, and a breakdown, like you said, of whether it is worth pursuing.

Founded in 2000 by Matt Widdows — a former frustrated real estate agent who developed his own systems to compete, grow and succeed — HomeSmart has grown to 13,286 agents and 123 offices nationwide with a formula that provides high - level service, support and value at the lowest possible cost to brokers and agents.

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