Sentences with phrase «than a decade who»

She is the first chancellor in more than a decade who didn't need a state waiver to take the job.

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«Most people are in prison because they didn't know how to make enough money legally,» says Jackson, who has more than a decade left in his sentence at Green Haven.

It is also striking news for those who remember that Microsoft paid $ 97 million more than a decade ago to settle a case brought by re-classified independent contractors who sued for employee benefits.

According to town officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity and documents obtained by Business Insider, AMC has kept the Celebration theater empty for close to a decade because it's cheaper to take the loss on the theater than to pay staff and operate it.

«The energy market is changing more rapidly than we could have imagined, and it's changing because the costs of competitive fuels are coming down,» says Simon Flowers, chief analyst at Wood Mackenzie, who predicts global demand for gasoline and diesel fuel will peak as early as a decade from now and «certainly» by 2030.

Last week, HBO released a documentary on the Church of Scientology (COS), called Going Clear, which was watched by 1.7 million people (not counting those who streamed online), more than any HBO documentary in nearly a decade.

Think of Edsel Ford, who rather than being remembered for his decades spent steering the hugely successful corporation, is instead known for the auto industry's biggest flop.

Researchers at the University of Michigan who followed 2,300 adults for up to a decade reported in 2008 that even common work irritants interfere with good rest more than long hours, night shifts or fears about job loss.

One man, at least, was able to impose himself on this formidable and politicized structure: Ferdinand Piëch, a brilliant engineer and a ruthless, terrifying manager who dominated VW for more than two decades.

«Rhoda M. Pitcher is a valued member of the Lululemon Board of Directors who has contributed to our collective success for more than a decade.

For more than two decades, Sudan has been ruled by the Islamist government of Omar Hassan Ahmad al - Bashir, who spent decades locked in a brutal civil war with Christian separatists in the south.

As the decade draws to a close, there is no single entrepreneur who is a faster - rising star than Tony Hseih.

Chris Umiastowski, a former technology analyst at TD Securities who recently left the industry after more than a decade, says he never hesitated to write a negative report.

One recent (if small study) that followed a diverse group 183 teens who attended public high school for a decade, starting in middle school, found that «by the age of 22, these «cool kids» are rated as less socially competent than their peers.

With the labor market tighter than it has been in decades, workers who've been yearning to change jobs finally have their moment.

If online media had a Henry Ford, it would be Peretti, who for more than a decade has been studying — and ruthlessly optimizing for — the ways people get information on the Internet.

But it won't happen for a while for one reason: On average the folks who pocketed those nearly double - digit gains in past decades were buying at far lower prices than the big valuations prevailing today.

Cohen, who has served as Trump's lawyer for more than a decade, is under federal investigation related to a 2016 payment he made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, among other matters.

«The challenge for an incoming administration is always to make those policy changes without making law enforcement look like a purely political undertaking,» said William Yeomans, who worked in the division for more than two decades.

Business owners who committed their capital years or decades back could be forced to deal with a very different set of rules than they began with.

He played tough, but not any tougher than any lawyer for a major label who had negotiated an artist contract in recent decades.»

Has its moment of clarity, more than a decade in the making, truly arrived at the hands of people who also presided over some of Microsoft's greatest flops?

Charlie Munger, 94, who has worked at Buffett's side for more than four decades, remains vice chairman.

Buffett, who first publicly raised the succession issue more than a decade ago, said he remained in «remarkably good health» and that his health was not a factor in making the announcement.

«We are far enough from Vancouver and the mountains to get much more sun, but close enough that commuting into work isn't an issue,» says Myron, who has lived in the community for more than two decades.

Whether you call it «amnesty» or a «path to citizenship,» doing something about the 11.7 million undocumented migrants who have settled in the U.S., two - thirds of them more than a decade ago, must be part of any serious immigration reform program.

Those who haven't invariably doubt VR, and with good reason: it came and went more than a decade ago without fulfilling its hype and promise.

Dave Peck was an early champion of influencer and social media marketing who has been active in online communities for more than a decade.

«Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists who were around more than a decade ago during the dot - com mania say fund - raising today requires meeting a higher bar — namely, a working product and some marketplace traction — than it did in the late 1990s,» The Journal notes.

In the past year, Smith also became co-director of eConventus Holdings (B.C.) Ltd., the latest venture of one Mohammed (Mo) Jiwani, who has left a trail of hapless investors across the country over more than a decade.

In an interview with «60 Minutes» on November 12 — and in her new memoir, «Fierce» — Raisman said that she was abused by Larry Nassar, a doctor who spent more than two decades working with the US Gymnastics team.

Greycroft Partners founder Alan Patricof, who has been investing in startups for more than four decades, is wary.

In its statement, Heenan Blaikie thanked clients who put their trust in the firm over the years, and all the lawyers, professionals and employees who served it for more than four decades.

However, Liss, who has worked with Warhols for more than a decade, appraising works for the Art Gallery of Ontario and other museums across the country, thinks collectors should be concerned about the foundation's decision this year to cease its authentication business.

But the inventor who had first caught Fortune's eye more than two decades earlier was someone else: a rebellious physics genius, not yet 30, who «never took the trouble to graduate from Harvard» and who had started a small company in a cellar on Boston's Dartmouth Street.

He replaces Scott Bergren, who is retiring at the end of 2014 after more than two decades with the company.

Buffett, who first publicly raised the succession issue more than a decade ago, said he remained in «remarkably good health» and that his health was not a factor in making the announcement, but said «maybe six weeks ago, I just decided, «Why not now?»»

Baesman worked at VMware for over a decade, including five years in product management, according to his LinkedIn profile, so he has more experience in that field than Fushman, who was in business development and venture capital before taking on the product role at Dropbox.

But those who paid close attention knew that nothing could be farther from the truth: CEO Lino Saputo Jr. had been quietly making inroads with Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Co. for more than a decade.

I write as a technology journalist who first interviewed Jobs more than three decades ago, and who interacted with him several dozen times since.

The figure represents a jump of 19 % on those who said they needed more than $ 1 million to retire a decade ago, according to Bloomberg, which also notes that people's expectations on the size of the nest egg they'll require tends to rise with their income.

Mylan has raised the price for the EpiPen, an auto - injector device that delivers epinephrine to counteract deadly allergic reactions which must be replaced on a yearly basis, more than 400 % over the last decade, putting families who have high deductible health insurance in a bind.

In India, there are players who are here more than a decade like Evoma Business Center etc.,

Sitting in his office on the shore of Seattle's Lake Washington, the man who dropped out of Harvard University nearly four decades ago and went on to build the world's first software fortune is more relaxed than he was.

So on Thursday, when the New York Times published a story alleging that Hollywood mega-mogul Harvey Weinstein has been sexually harassing women for decades — essentially confirming what has long been described as an «open secret» among those who follow the entertainment industry — I knew that no one would understand the story better than Lui.

In the most detailed explanation of the 2016 payment made to the actress, Stephanie Clifford, Mr. Cohen, who worked as a counsel to the Trump Organization for more than a decade, said he was not reimbursed by the Trump Organization or the campaign for the payment.

However, this emphasis fails to take into account both Facebook's position in modern society and the stakes involved for anyone who chooses to leave a network that has spent more than a decade trying to make leaving it impossible.

and servers fail them — or are simply unhappy with their current or former IT service provider — need look no further,» said Ken Jones, who brings more than two decades of experience in the IT sector.

The driver's LinkedIn profile identifies him as a software engineer who joined Apple Inc. in November after more than a decade at Electronic Arts Inc..

Ecologist David Schindler, who energetically led the ELA for more than two decades, convinced the group to fund ELA to study the issue.