Sentences with phrase «surprising to long»

The problems highlighted may not be particularly surprising to long - standing observers of British elections.

Although Arsenal had been expected to sign Shkodran Mustafi for a number of weeks, their move for Deportivo de La Coruna's Lucas Perez came as a surprise to long standing observers of the Gunners.

It will come as no surprise to long - time readers that, fairly consistently over the past two years, I have been saying something shocking and outrageous.

News of Japan's downgrade will come as no surprise to long - time readers.

This will come as no surprise to long - term round - the - world travelers, who often sacrifice lucrative careers, comfortable homes, and other luxuries for a life on the road full of unique and awesome experiences.

It's no surprise to long - time Twitch members, as the service does give away plenty of games and in - game content.

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Regular communications with your staff, informing them of both good news and how the company is reacting to challenges will go a long way toward making employees feel like you trust them and that they're unlikely to be hit with unpleasant surprises.

Giving a gift at a different time is unexpected and more effective, just as companies that go out of their way to surprise and delight us are more likely to win our long - term loyalty.

Whatever the truth behind the alleged link between Donald Trump's organization and the Russian financial firm Alfa Bank, the real surprise is that Alfa's name has taken so long to work itself into the world's most garish narrative of 2016.

This pattern is surprising, the researchers note, because a series of reforms instituted a decade ago were supposed to «improve the quality of the analysts» long - term earnings forecasts [and] restore investor confidence in them.»

«Some of our Scene members would not like there to be any changes, but we've also had a lot of feedback saying, «We're surprised it's taken you so long to make these changes.

It's not surprising that the largest city in Hawaii is on this list — Hawaii is the most expensive state to live in by a long shot.

Though it might anger some long - standing fans, who have grown fond of Twitter's unique button to show appreciation for content, the switch isn't surprising, at all.

Facebook, which has long only had its thumbs up «like» button, recently began to introduce new options to let users show a wider range of reactions to content, such as a smiley face, surprised face, and a heart, among a few other ones.

The deal appeared to surprise Boeing's archrival Airbus, whose staff had attended a long - delayed news conference and left the room just moments before the announcement.

Several users were surprised to learn recently that Facebook had been collecting information about whom they texted or called and for how long, though not the actual contents of text messages.

I have long expected more organizations and startups to build health and safety tools using technology, and I have been surprised by how little of what must be built has even been attempted.

To some long - time watchers of MBA education, there may be little surprise seeing Harvard and Stanford at the top of the rankings.

That the youngest group should feel more confident again shouldn't be a surprise, because they lack long - term experience in being able to judge consumer demand.

And thus Gamergate's ability to swiftly shutdown discussion at SXSW doesn't really come as much of a surprise, particularly for the women who have long been on the receiving end of the group's harassment.

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.

We should no longer be surprised by reports of J.P. Morgan's (JPM) latest settlement, in which it may admit some guilt and burn through shareholder and stakeholder cash to the tune of $ 800 million or more but ultimately leave any one with influence in the business or legal communities untouched.

«Waiting too long to begin moving toward the neutral rate could risk a nasty surprise down the road — either too much inflation, financial instability, or both,» Yellen told the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco.

So we set out not to find surprises, but to zero in on those long - term forces that are so powerful, so broad, and so inexorable that they'll drive markets for years and years.

Anil Chawla really surprised his boss at long - time employer IBM when, shortly after getting a promotion, he quit to work full time on his startup dream.

Progress in a few areas has been solid: slashing of bureaucratic red tape has led to a surge in new private businesses; full liberalization of interest rates seems likely following the introduction of bank deposit insurance in May; Rmb 2 trillion (US$ 325 billion) of local government debt is being sensibly restructured into long - term bonds; tighter environmental regulation and more stringent resource taxes have contributed to a surprising two - year decline in China's consumption of coal.

«As a long - time reader of both Jay Levinson's and Shel Horowitz's previous books, I have to keep wondering why I'm surprised to see such a remarkable collection of wisdom - busting innovative ideas, all in one place.

As long as they face the prospect of a surprise attack by unaccountable «owners,» today's business leaders have little choice but to focus on the here and now.

I had more faith in Chip Wilson to appoint someone with a like - minded vision for the company... I'm surprised that he fell for her - she provided short - term eye candy for the investors, but look where it has taken her in the long run.

Last month, Trump surprised the world by accepting an offer to negotiate with Kim, who has announced a halt to nuclear and long - range missile tests.

Yaniv Erlich, a geneticist at Columbia University, was far from surprised at last week's news that police may have found a serial murderer and rapist, California's long - sought Golden State Killer, by tapping a public DNA database to match crime scene DNA: Erlich had cautioned in a June 2014 article about genetic privacy, published in Nature Reviews Genetics, that GEDmatch, the website that was reportedly used, could allow for such «genealogical triangulation.»

Add to that the steep... and baby I do mean STEEP * decline in guitar sales and popularity from acoustic to ear shredding electric... about the only genuine surprise is that its taken reality so long to finally catch up with Guitar Center

«It should be no surprise that it would take them a long time to get back there [to pre-recession peaks], if ever.

Most of the people I talked to were concerned about market complacency; and even if they were bullish, which many of them were, they were surprised that we've gone this long without a correction.

I wouldn't be surprised to see a big rally next week... this could be an incredible buying opportunity for long term investors.

As long as you take appropriate measures to simplify your project, you shouldn't run into any problems with crowdfunding, but you might be surprised by how many people don't take the time to pick a service or app that scales to their needs.

Dan Caplinger: One surprising area that has been extremely lucrative for long - term investors is the auto - parts industry, and, among its major players, AutoZone (NYSE: AZO) has scored impressive returns over the past decade, seeing its stock price rise from less than $ 100 to almost $ 700 over that time span.

We also have a hard time giving a big thumbs up to a binary option broker that does not offer its users a demo account to learn the site; it is very surprising that an online broker that has been around as long as 2options has never created one for its many traders, unlike Banc de Binary for example.

At some point, life will throw a financial surprise your way, and having the money to handle it will go a long way toward avoiding unnecessary stress.

I really think that the culture is going to surprise everybody by how long it lasts and how well they do.

Nobody should be surprised that after having totally missed the fourth longest and fifth most powerful bull market of the last 100 years, the bears draped into professor Shiller's CAPE would decide to do a more thorough inspection of the fabric that made them so comfortable and confident during the past several years but which is making them feel totally naked now.

The size of the package, the open - ended nature of the commitment and the willingness to purchase longer dated bonds all came as positive surprises to investors, driving this past week's strong equity rally.

A combination of market positioning, such as record net - long euro futures positioning, rising U.S. interest rates, and diverging economic performances (such as data surprising indexes), seems to have encouraged the dollar's recent advance, helping our hedged positions.

The movement started with the Kin foundation announcing they were adding Stellar as a second platform, a fact that, on many levels let it clear that the Stellar network is simply a better blockchain; and this is not surprising at all, Ethereum appears to be dealing with lots of issues from long ago now — and what's worse, the solutions haven't been determined yet.

I have known her for a long time, consider her a friend and did not want her to be taken by surprise.»

Underlining the lack of evidence for a rate rise, communicating that any change in policy would not come as a surprise or ahead of schedule, and forecasting weaker US growth thanks in part to the strong dollar had its desired effect: but not for long.

While global growth is solid, it is no longer surprising to the upside.

Senior defense sources asserted in the past two days that the launching of long - range rockets at the outskirts of Haifa should not have been a surprise to Israeli intelligence.

«People are often surprised to learn just how much of their long - term investment returns go to taxes, and how much of a difference that can make in terms of whether or not they will meet their financial goals,» said Lisa Shalett, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Head of Investment and Portfolio Strategies.

I'm going to let it set in a little longer, but I must admit, I'm a bit surprised.