Sentences with phrase «taking good cuts»

«At the end of the game, I struck out and was proud of myself for standing in there and taking good cuts.»

Not exact matches

All too often, organizational cuts go too deep, taking out linchpin individuals and keepers of institutional memory, as well as unsung individual contributors who do the job of multiple people.

Good affiliate partners increase aggregate sales, taking only their cut without disrupting normal sales channels.

The company has avoided much of the issues that have derailed its peers, and while its stock price did take a hit over the summer after it cut its production guidance, it's still in good shape.

A handful of partners began to leave for better - paying jobs, taking their equity capital with them, which cut into the profits of the remaining partners.

«We think it would be very mild, and we think if you compare the States with other advanced economies around the world, we still think the States is going to be in quite a good position to take the appropriate monetary action and cut interest rates,» he added.

It wasn't all good news — the tighter job market hasn't translated into much bigger paycheques, with average weekly wages rising at just 1.1 % from the year before, meaning that after inflation Canadians took a slight pay cut.

To see which company is in better position to take over as the clear - cut No. 1 smartphone maker, we asked the next generation of smartphone users which they prefer: the Apple iPhone or Samsung Galaxy phones.

Roughly 76 percent of millennials would take a pay cut of at least 3 percent to work for a company that offers flexible office hours, and 67 percent would be willing to take a pay cut of at least 3 percent to work at a company that offers good mentorship opportunities.

But you might remember him better for his appearance at a congressional hearing during the Great Recession where he pledged to take an annual salary of $ 1 and cut bonuses for management in the wake of a $ 14.6 billion company loss in 2008.

Once Sall decided that he wanted to eliminate his debt for good, he started living differently: He cut his expenses, took on side gigs and simplified his life.

Tell them you're taking a 75 percent pay cut to prove your negotiating skills and legal background will work well on the job.

That's actually good news: It means they can take steps to stop buying, pay down their balances and cut their interest costs.

These cost cuts largely haven't flowed through to the bottom line, as Best Buy has taken the savings and invested them in various initiatives.

International capital flows can be a form of risk - taking, and we know that risk - taking increases during good economic times and is cut back during downturns.

The BRICS are still alive and well and selling oil off the dollar so there is no way any cut will take place.

Second, not only did the tax bill happen earlier than we thought, the cuts are bigger as well, which could take us higher than current levels, particularly if the euphoria stage persists.»

Its numbers were good, but it cut its 2018 forecast a touch, and after the serious 2017 run - up in its shares, it doesn't take much bad news to spook investors.

If that's what it's going to take to cut the Fed back down to size, I'm for it as well.

Well, thirty years later, some of those hippies have cut their hair and have taken their stations at major Wall Street firms.

Good returns followed nearly every instance that a rate cut took place at low valuations.

They failed to take credit or make the case for the economic upturn, and how their policies have much to do with lower unemployment (5.8 %), significant debt reduction, healthy corporate balance sheets, greater financial stability (Dodds - Frank), record stock market numbers, as well as reducing the gap between high earners and the middle class through Obamacare and reducing the Bush tax cuts.

Although it's impossible to avoid taxes entirely, taxpayers do their best to take full advantage of the deductions, credits and other tax breaks available to them in order to cut the amount they have to pay to the IRS.

If you're having trouble making ends meet and none of your hobbies or out - of - work activities present good options for extra money, it may be a better idea to re-examine your budget and make cuts before you opt to take on a side job solely for the money.

It underscores fear that the new entity will not be in a much better position to take on cut - throat rival Jio.

More than 50 % of millennials say they would take a pay cut to find work that matches their values, while 90 % want to use their skills for good.

The New York Times reports that China is taking a hard line on the two specific requests made by the Trump administration: to cut the US bilateral trade deficit by $ 100bn from the current $ 375bn, as well as limits to state support for advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, semiconductors, electric cars, and commercial aircraft, all part of the Made in China 2025 programme.

In this list I took it upon myself to cut through the noise and round up the 60 best blogs that you should be reading going into 2015.

It would seem (at best) like a class war among the rich where Republican are trying to take money from the bad crony capitalists in order to cut taxes on the noble high - earning job creators.

Sometimes it is the one who shows up on a hot Saturday afternoon to dust the pews, take out the trash, cut the grass — making the world a little better for Christ's sake.

Better for fools to cut their tongue than lash at the truth and anger the very God who will give you or take away your salvation.

Unfortunately, Christian history is full of people who have either twisted or cut and pasted Scripture to fit their own agendas and prejudices, as well as church leaders who have taken advantage of people's general ignorance of scripture to plant their own ideas in people's heads and call it the Word of God.

It was God's intention to bless Abram through his firstborn with Sarai, but since Sarai took matters into her own hands and (initially) claimed Ishmael as firstborn, God did not cut off Ishmael, but made him a great nation as well.

I'm a non-church Christian... I rely on prayer... and I put my money into doing good works instead of it being run through a church building that takes it cut.

As judicatory funding came under close scrutiny in the late»70s and early»80s, campus ministry staff and programs were good targets for cuts: clearly, it takes less staff time to refer and network than it does to design and implement creative ministry.

Better still, taking into account your position that God can do as God pleases and such choices are beyond mortal moral criticism, just cut to the chase and tell us when it is and when it isn't morally acceptable to slaughter children and infants should one be faced with such a perceived divine command?

The smell like someone jamming two large needles a good deal up into your nasal cavity and then taking them out and then jamming them back in the diaper had to be changed though so I learned along with the wonder and amazement of responsibility in the life of a little universe just learning about how wonderful and talented it is and all it had to do was be born and stuff just worked unless the cuts came but I did let that happen not when homosexuals could get married and marijuana was legal now to remove the guns and evangelicals and live in peace with the other people.

He recommends cutting 1) anything that is good but not great and takes resources or energy from something with more promise, 2) anything sick that will not get well and 3) anything that is already dead and taking up space.

He is also mindful that the enigma of the beginnings of life remains another great avenue of research, and has emphasised that astronomy has a part to play there as well, especially with the great strides being taken in the investigation of exoplanets (cf. Cutting Edge of the March / April 2011 issue).

you only judge a man by what he preaches if it matches the bible prefect and his dose not you take all the word he makes you feel good the word is sharp it will cut the hide off of you

Bro, put even 10 percent of your efforts, and all you other readers as well, just 10 percent of effort towards cutting down death in the media in entertainment form and you will do FAR MORE than by taking away guns from the people.

«Those Jesus Freaks Well, they're friendly but The shlt they believe Has got their minds all shut An'they don't even care When the church takes a cut Ain't it bleak when you got so much nothin»»

Giving to charities is certainly a laudable notion, but the idea that you can cut taxes, reduce gov» t spending, and expect charitable donations to make up for it is taking a big risk with people's well - being who really need gov» t assistance.

I also left it in the freezer for about an hour with the «caramel» on it before taking out to cut and dip and this worked well.

I cut back on the cheddar cheese as well (forgot to mention that) just to lighten up the calories some more, but I don't think it took anything away from the flavor.

They do take longer to cook than old - fashioned oats as well as a bit longer than steel cut, but the method is just as simple, perhaps even simpler since whole oats don't require stirring.

Take a sharp knife (serrated is better) and make a slit behind the gills at a 45 degree angle down the side of the fish and do so every inch and a half or so parallel to the first cut:

It also works well to take a walnut - sized chunk of dough, roll it into a ball, flatten it into mixture of coarse sugar and sea salt, and bake it that way instead of rolling and cutting.

This year I used the new method I discovered when making my bergamot marmalade by cutting the fruit in half, boiling it then chopping and boiling with sugar I did however take more care with the peel and tried to chop the pulp really well to get a clearer marmalade.

Well, it is, but I thought - what about taking that avocado, smashing it onto some toasted bread and cutting it into croutons to be floated on top of the soup?