Sentences with phrase «than for building»

The chase sequences are done more for fun and laughs than for building tension.

Healthy cells use most of their glucose «fuel» to produce energy, rather than for building components of new cells, such as fats and DNA.

The God who spared Nineveh, the God who in Jesus Christ told us that the last shall be first, has more respect for children than for armies, for animals than for buildings, for the poor whose lives are ruled by others than for those who boast of their power.

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For more than two decades, Springboard's Millman has contended that we needed vast societal changes before we'd have masses of women building fast - growing companies, cracking the very top ranks of entrepreneurship.

It manages to turn a less - than - scintillating - sounding subject — our aging electricity grid — into compelling reading, he claims, writing that even those who have never spent a minute pondering how the lights come on will leave this one understanding «that the electrical grid is one of the greatest engineering wonders of the modern world» and «why modernizing the grid is so complex and so critical for building our clean - energy future.»

In 2001 the company purchased Centura Banks, a traditional bricks - and - mortar operation, for more than $ 2 billion and attempted to build a footprint in the southeast U.S. Centura was a lousy business to start with, and RBC was ill - equipped for the intensely competitive U.S. marketplace.

Last week, Statistics Canada reported a big drop in the issuance of building permits for single - family homes in cities with populations greater than 10,000.

For one thing, Tesla was building Supercharger locations in China at a faster pace than anywhere in the world, addressing consumers» «charge anxiety.»

Today, it's easier than ever to add a bot to your website, and many companies out there are ready to build you an excellent bot for less cost than you might think.

All for less than the cost of building a hull and onboard equipment.»

A panel of three entrepreneurs discussed the relationship between purpose and profitability in greater depth: Pocket Sun, who, as founding partner of female - focused VC firm SoGal Ventures, has a purpose of «building an empire for millennial women to invest in startups»; Eileen Gittins, a serial entrepreneur who founded book self - publishing firm Blurb and now runs Bossygrl, a mobile app meant to introduce Gen Z girls to entrepreneurship by helping them launch micro-businesses; and Cathie Reid, co-founder and current digital advisor to Icon Group, an Australian cancer - care company with annual revenue of more than $ 1.5 billion.

May 2 (Reuters)- Amazon.com Inc said it has halted planning for a new office building in Seattle and might sub-lease rather than occupy another future tower downtown, pending a city council vote on a proposed tax on top businesses.

May 2 - Amazon.com Inc said it has halted planning for a new office building in Seattle and might sub-lease rather than occupy another future tower downtown, pending a city council vote on a proposed tax on top businesses.

For example, if your goal for the book is to help you book keynote speeches at major HR conferences, then the requirements for your book are very different than if your goal is to write a book that establishes your credibility and authority in a specific field so you can build a consulting busineFor example, if your goal for the book is to help you book keynote speeches at major HR conferences, then the requirements for your book are very different than if your goal is to write a book that establishes your credibility and authority in a specific field so you can build a consulting businefor the book is to help you book keynote speeches at major HR conferences, then the requirements for your book are very different than if your goal is to write a book that establishes your credibility and authority in a specific field so you can build a consulting businefor your book are very different than if your goal is to write a book that establishes your credibility and authority in a specific field so you can build a consulting business.

Rather than judge Canada's success on abstract measures, which have little meaning to average folk — GDP, productivity, trade balances — Trudeau's candidacy is built on a pragmatic mantra: «A strong economy is the one that provides the largest number of good jobs for the largest number of Canadians.»

Oculus is the leader in immersive virtual reality technology and has already built strong interest among developers, having received more than 75,000 orders for development kits for the company's virtual reality headset, the Oculus Rift.

Companies focused on building and operating launch vehicles dominated first quarter investments, accounting for more than 72 percent with about $ 700 million, due to SpaceX's heavy fundraising.

If you're a small business just establishing your online presence and you need not only a host for your site, but also a domain name, SSL certificate, access to Windows 365, and even site - building and online marketing tools, it's hard to find a service that puts it all together better than GoDaddy.

Lapointe presented his designers with a pared - down definition of «motorcycle» upon which they could build: It had to have fewer than four wheels and feature straddle seating for the driver.

For entrepreneurs, building your sales force isn't easy, but it is easier than starting a company from scratch.

A highly - focused social media and content marketing strategy intended to build a strong brand has a better chance for success than a broad strategy that attempts to be all things to all people.

Of the nine winners who did report challenges building their startups because of student - loan debt, only three left school owing more than $ 35,000, the average amount for class of 2015 graduates (the highest in U.S. history), according to a report by financial aid resource Edvisors.com.

Esperanza's Budlong Apartments - a 12 - unit apartment building located less than two miles from the AllenCo drilling site - is one of the nearly 800 buildings in Los Angeles that qualify for SOMAH benefits.

Without those changes, I would never have built the business that I sold for more than $ 100 million.

Built correctly, a powerful entrepreneurship can average much higher returns for the self - funded entrepreneur than all but a very few VC - backed entrepreneurs.

One thing that remains to be seen is how local regulators will respond, especially in cities like New York where it's illegal to rent out one's full unit in an apartment building on Airbnb for less than 30 days.

Retrofitting those for export purposes isn't exactly a piece of cake, but it's faster and cheaper than building new terminals from the ground up, as B.C. has to do.

The company said in a statement that it has built a strong customer base for its Keurig system, which offers 30 brands and more than 200 coffees, teas and other drinks.

To create digital photography for the iPhone, Jobs drew on existing categories, namely «his experience with consumer electronic domains, his experience with mobile wireless, and his experience with building really great user interfaces for computer devices» to produce what, when all the parts were combined, added up to be a device that was so much larger than the sum of its parts, Sculley says.

As for what else is in the pipeline, Bloomberg News reported on Aug. 26, citing sources familiar with the matter, that Apple's suppliers are set to start building a new iPad with a 12.9 - inch display, almost 3 inches taller than the flagship model.

But the risk is more than worth it for early - stage companies seeking to build an agile business and infrastructure.

The CEO of Boeing said Wednesday that he told Donald Trump the company would build a new Air Force One fleet for less than $ 4 billion, referencing the figure the president - elect previously claimed the «out of control» contract would cost.

An excerpt on The Berghoff's official website says its history is the «quintessential American success story of an immigrant who built a hugely successful business that has stayed in one family for more than a hundred years.»

Look no further than TD for an example of how to build rock solid customer loyalty ---- an increasingly important trait in a market promised to be overhauled by tech startups.

Winterkorn might have been a notch less imperious than the chairman, but he still displayed an almost theatrical officiousness: He publicly dressed down his juniors at an auto salon for failing to build a steering column that could be adjusted as smoothly as a Hyundai's.

For a dyed - in - the - wool entrepreneur, starting companies may be thrilling (here's Ev Williams explaining that he continues to build companies because it's more fun than being a ski bum), but let's be honest — you're probably also not averse to making a boatload of cash.

In a very large country, Canada Post has some built - in advantages for a foray into the parcel business: besides a national delivery network that reaches or almost reaches every home in Canada, the corporation's retail outlets offer a far more user - friendly way of collecting a missed parcel than what's on offer from logistics giants like UPS.

For now, focus on building the company brand, rather than your own.

The upside for the SP is that their costs are substantially lower than what they would have spent to build their own subsidiary.

As the industry's pioneer, LendingTree's been building a powerful brand for two decades, far longer than its current rivals.

With a library of more than 2.2 million e-books, with five million customers in 100 countries so far, the Toronto - based e-book retailer has shown potential to build itself into Amazon's chief global rival for digital reading, concentrating on markets like Europe where the American company isn't as strong.

Respect for privacy, and the concomitant building of trust with customers, can start with simply not asking customers for any more information than is absolutely necessary.

Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska was in the meeting with the president this week and said TPP would be a smarter way than tariffs for the U.S. to build alliances against unfair Chinese trade practices.

«Feel good» is a good strategy for an event watched together as a family over a long period where there's time to build a story and a relationship, rather than the Big Game's single chance to break through the clutter.

There has to be way more tank - filling than tank - draining,» says Ruben Nieves, former Stanford University men's volleyball coach and current national director of training for the Positive Coaching Alliance, a nonprofit organization based in Mountain View, Calif., that focuses on teaching and encouraging positive character - building in youth and high school sports.

This firm has provided engineering consulting services for more than 60 years for both new and renovated buildings.

Although it's no secret that tech companies have casual working environments, fun atmospheres, and free food, Facebook seems to outdo all of the competition — with an office that appears built exclusively for playing more than working.

For an entrepreneur, connections are everything, and there's nothing more powerful for building those connections than a personal, warm introductiFor an entrepreneur, connections are everything, and there's nothing more powerful for building those connections than a personal, warm introductifor building those connections than a personal, warm introduction.

While the specifications for each device are important for those building with them, the creation of two new, cheap, low - powered computers is far bigger than the community of makers and hobbyists that will snap up these boards.

«Rather than send out a press release saying that we have a new business strategy, we did a fun video (that can found on Youtube) for internal employees and external stakeholders, where we took over Starbucks headquarters and turned it into Seattle's Best Coffee building for a day,» Gass explains.