Sentences with phrase «than agents of»

The characters are less flesh - and - blood people than agents of the convoluted setup, and whose depth is limited to their reactions to the plot.

Too many Labour councillors are passive administrators, rather than agents of radical political change.

Yet in 1311, the church's Council of Vienne condemned their lifestyle and returned them to their place as objects rather than agents of ministry.

Then again, I find BOTH sides of this argument to be illigical idiots from the ground up, by somehow blythely assuming as axiom that the government owes ANYONE (straight or gay) different treatment based on nothing more than an agent of government having previously given them a paper statement that these two are now in a special relationship.

We portrayed ourselves as a political prophylactic, rather than an agent of change.»

Her character is more put - upon than an agent of the plot.

Osgemeos's comic character with a yellow face, painted on top of a tableau of portraits with partially hidden physiognomies, looked like a funny bogeyman rather than the agent of any particular menace, and as such provided commentary on how terrorism is being exaggerated for political gain.

Not exact matches

Chris Severson - Baker, Alberta director of the Pembina Institute, said reducing methane emissions is critical because the gas is 25 times more potent as a climate warming agent than carbon dioxide.

Meanwhile, immigration agents conducted audits and inspections of more than 100 7 - Eleven franchises across the country earlier this year and ICE's acting director has vowed to quadruple worksite enforcement in 2018.

The agency started with1, 470 agents and a budget of less than $ 75 million.

It now has about 5,000 agents and a budget of more than $ 2 billion.

Tal says his unscientific research into the subject — consisting mainly of a recent dinner with over 20 real estate brokers and agents who deal exclusively with foreign buyers — led him to believe the number of «pure» foreign purchasers in the Canadian real - estate market is «probably much smaller than perceived by many.»

Of those, only 6 percent could be booked online cheaper than with a travel agent.

The sale event for a block of 28 townhomes in an upscale part of Toronto recently drew more than 750 real estate agents; some were so eager to buy they offered more than the list price, neglecting the fact the units would be parcelled out through a lottery system.

«More than anything, people are going to jump off the fence because of interest rates picking up,» said Jason Cassity, a real estate agent in San Diego.

Less than honest agents and brokers can over inflate the value of your business, enticing you to list your business with them.

«More than anything, people are going to jump off the fence because of interest rates picking up,» Jason Cassity, a Zillow premier agent in San Diego, told Business Insider.

The old system of subsidies for Canadian companies entering international markets encouraged Canadian entrepreneurs to engage with DFAIT's agents abroad, but with that system long since dismantled, and with the Internet offering growing companies a source of market research more accessible than a visit to a consulate, said Beck, «we need to reach out to you.»

Data provided by the Department of Homeland Security shows that searches of cellphones by border agents has exploded, growing fivefold in just one year, from fewer than 5,000 in 2015 to nearly 25,000 in 2016.

In place of physical stores, it has a network of more than 450 commissioned sales agents throughout the country who visit shoppers» homes, take their measurements, and help them select bras (prices, which range from $ 40 to $ 80, include a complimentary fitting session).

Being a successful speaker means being persuasive, and who better to borrow techniques of persuasion than from CIA agents, hostage negotiators and con artists.

Contacting the head of a celebrity's foundation is very different than contacting his or her agent, who will be motivated by completely different factors.

According to the Minerva research team at Georgia State University, the 2014 expansion of IS» so - called Caliphate was foretold by «Wiki Baghdady» - a Jihadi insider, but more than likely an al - Qaida agent - who predicted IS would amass multiple group allegiances and then announce them simultaneously in order to project power and influence.

Pamela Wright, founder of Wright Travel, a $ 5 - million corporate travel agency in Nashville, gets facts and figures on upcoming trends and the competition from Travel Trust International (TTI), a Bethesda, Md., group of more than 100 independent agents.

Laws regulating MLM typically 1) require that MLM companies explicitly permit their agents to cancel their agreements and to agree to repurchase inventories at not less than 90 percent of the original transfer price; 2) prohibit inducements under which the agent is told that he or she will earn a specific amount of money; 3) prohibit the purchase of a minimum inventory; and 4) prohibit operations under which agents are only paid for recruiting others.

Rather than helping to create opportunity in impoverished communities, some microloan programs have stymied growth as lending agents have pocketed much of the cash raised and placed borrowers in an inescapable cycle of debt.

For more than seven months, Sumner Redstone, now 93 and barely able to speak, has asserted (through lawyers and PR teams) that he remains mentally competent — sharp enough to change his health care agent, to erase a $ 70 million bequest to an ex-girlfriend from his will, and, most important, to remain in control of Viacom (VIAB) and CBS (CBS), the jewels in his $ 42 - billion media empire.

Other than a few wildly far - fetched possibilities — North Korean agents running around Havana, or perhaps a secret team of Venezuelan spies subverting their own government's closest ally — that would seem to leave only Russia.

Today, Peekaboo Beans has more than 700 sales agents across Canada and is growing at an estimated rate of 30 new consultants every month.

Our hiring process is long, and we select less than 1 percent of applicants for any position, from call - center agent to mover.

So rather than talking about the benefits and features of what you offer, next time think of yourself or your sales team as agents of change and prepare your pitch from that perspective.

Pending home sales in March, which measure signed contracts, not closings, fell more than expected, with real estate agents blaming a severe lack of listings, especially in more affordable price ranges.

The deterrent effect of the available monetary sanctions under agent liability probably exceeds the deterrent effect of enterprise liability because a civil judgment against an agent hurts his reputation more than does a sanction imposed by the firm in private.

At the end of 2017, we had about 35,000 employees, 73,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving more than 26 million customers.

Tal says his unscientific research into the subject — consisting mainly of a recent dinner with over 20 real estate brokers and agents who deal exclusively with foreign buyers — led him to believe the number of «pure» foreign purchasers in the Canadian real estate market is «probably much smaller than perceived by many.»

Internet consumers are 100x more likely to be reached within 5 minutes of inquiry than within the first 30 minutes; whichever agent engages with the internet customer first has a 238 % greater change to convert that lead.

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Likewise, house - price inflation amplified more than estimated in the August Inflation Report during the third quarter, while the RICS survey of real - estate agents pointed to a fall in prices over the next three months.

Since assuming his current role at the helm of Royal LePage in 2002, the business has more than tripled revenue and doubled agent count.»

Royal LePage has partnered with ICC, a provider of insurance industry flooring replacement, to offer Royal LePage agents, brokers and their clients «significant discounts from some of Canada's best - known flooring manufacturers, sold throughout the ICC network of more than 540 retail locations across Canada,» says the company.

While it's always the role of the real estate agent to help clients navigate the market's nuances, solid guidance is needed more than ever this home buying season.

More than 90 per cent of registered sales are done with the help and direction of an agent.

This automatically pushed a large part of the cost of distribution to the agents rather than expend their resources to build a distribution network.

Property values in the Austrian capital have risen by more than half (55.1 %) since the start of the global financial crisis 2008 and they are still rising, says a new 2013/14 Vienna Residential Report from global agent Knight Frank.

The agents seized boxes of paper and more than a dozen digital devices.

The enforcement unit denies that it is reluctant to pursue criminal charges, but argues that it can be harder than agents think to prove willful violation of the law.

The management fee is a unified fee that includes all of the operating costs and expenses of the Fund (other than taxes, charges of governmental agencies, interest, brokerage commissions incurred in connection with portfolio transactions, distribution and / or service fees payable under a plan pursuant to Rule 12b - 1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and extraordinary expenses), including accounting expenses, administrator, transfer agent and custodian fees, Fund legal fees and other expenses.

The Juwai survey also revealed that 12 percent of UK real estate agents have already been contacted by Chinese buyers who plan to visit during Chinese New Year, and that 54 percent of UK property agents expect the 2017 Spring Festival season to be busier than 2016.

At the end of last year, the franchise network for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices included over 365 franchisees in over 1,500 brokerage offices, employing more than 48,000 real estate agents, according to a filing.

The study found more than a third of Americans (34 percent)-- and more than half of Millennials — are likely to ask for recommendations for an insurance agent or financial advisor on social media.