Sentences with phrase «than hit for»

But it looks to be another assortment of short stories, which tend to be more miss than hit for me, but I can remain optimistic!

Since then there've been more misses than hits for Sonic though.

Not exact matches

The service is also getting ready to debut multiple original shows developed specifically for CBS All Access, including a spin - off of the hit drama The Good Wife and the first new Star Trek series in more than a decade, called Star Trek: Discovery, which is expected to premiere in 2017.

Innovation is about «small ball» — a succession of base hits and quick scores rather than swinging for the fences and hoping for home runs.

The independent game developer, founded in 2007, is known for mega-popular hits such as Backyard Monsters, which has more than 20 million activations.

The miner, under the leadership of Executive Chairman John Thornton, has focused for the past three years on reducing debt by more than 50 percent from the more than $ 13 billion it hit at the end of 2014 due to overpriced acquisitions and mine development, including Pascua - Lama.

Hackers hit Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor and made off with financial information for more than 5 million customers.

Although it may be easier for some professionals to quickly hit «delete» rather than actually reporting a message as spam, continuously hitting the trash button can take up more time than you think.

Seattle - based PopCap, meanwhile, was acquired by giant Electronic Arts in 2011 for $ 750 million, and Finland's Supercell, which currently rules the mobile roost with its hit Clash of Clans, last month netted a cool $ 1.5 billion after Japanese telecom provider Softbank purchased a 51 % stake, which values the company at $ 3 billion — or bigger than Zynga.

In June she hit the road again, this time teaming with husband Jay - Z for the On the Run tour, which grossed more than $ 100 million during its first 19 North American stops alone and culminated in a prime - time HBO special.

Volkswagen shares hit a 10 - month high after the company posted better - than - expected profits for the third quarter and raised its guidance for the year.

There is one positive sign that Snap has timed its IPO perfectly: U.S. stocks hit new highs on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average rising more than 300 points to above 21,000 for the first time.

Tillman was more confident that Salesforce would make up for the price by enhancing its customer experience, while accelerating its path to hitting more than $ 20 billion in annual revenue.

«It hurts to get hit in the chest, but I see no reason to believe that it would be anything more than that for the company, even though this has been a very uncomfortable month or two.»

However, both chains have reportedly hit days where online orders accounted for more than 50 percent of sales.

The company had to halt operations on Feb. 10 after it was hit with financial penalties for operating as an Internet - based tech platform rather than as a transportation company, which Taiwanese authorities have said was a misrepresentation of its business.

Rather than having gamers fork over the $ 60 most traditional video games cost, Quick Hit is offering its version for free and hopes to raise revenue through online advertising and the sale of in - game extras.

The only female hedge fund manager to present at the Sohn Conference, Debra Fine suggested Canada - based content producer DHX Media (dhxm) was better positioned than Netflix to capitalize on television programing for kids, including its plans to bring back the 1990s hit, The Teletubbies.

But for those firms lucky enough to hit upon a major blockbuster — typically defined as any drug with annual sales of more than $ 1 billion — the rewards can be handsome.

Last summer Electronic Arts shelled out upwards of $ 1.3 billion for PopCap Games, which had its game apps downloaded more than 150 million times worldwide, thanks to mobile hits like Plants vs. Zombies.

For those reasons and more, says Novogratz, «it wouldn't be crazy if the crypto bubble hit $ 10 trillion, and that's 20 times more than what it is today.»

By comparison, he adds, Nasdaq stocks hit a market value of more than $ 6 trillion before the dotcom bubble burst, not accounting for inflation.

If the bulls are right, EPS would grow 8.5 points faster than the economy (assuming 2.5 % real annual GDP growth plus 2 % inflation) for the next ten years, hitting over 16 % of national income by 2028.

Funding for health IT has reached more than $ 956 million in 2014, according to an October 2014 study by HIT Consultant, bringing with it an explosion of startups.

The fast casual segment (besides Chipotle and Panera, think Potbelly Sandwich Shop and Noodles & Co.) already accounts for more than $ 30 billion in annual sales, and industry consultant Allen predicts it will hit $ 100 billion in less than a decade.

The charity auction for a meal with the legendary investor already passed the $ 1 million mark, hitting $ 1,000,100 in less than 24 hours.

Enterprise SEO is more complicated than regular SEO, but with a heavy - hitting brand or well - established website, the opportunities for success are big.

The leaders of all three nations signed a joint statement, which said there was «no plausible alternative explanation» for the Skripal poisoning other than a Kremlin hit - job.

Local gold miners Resolute Mining, Saracen Mineral Holdings and Ramelius Resources have hit their production targets for FY16 at lower - than - expected costs.

You're going to react differently to situations, and people and your employees will figure out whom to hit up for what, faster than a toddler figures out that you may not really stop at «3.»

Individuals with a net worth of close to or more than $ 11 million ($ 22 million for couples) can still lower the tax hit to their heirs with the use of trusts and estate - planning strategies.

Wellard shares were hammered for a second time in less than a week, with the company warning of yet another potential profit hit before the end of the financial year.

Lin - Manuel Miranda, the creator of the smash - hit musical «Hamilton,» announced on Friday the release of the «HamApp» for iPhone and Android, which will allow users to enter the lottery for $ 10 tickets to the show more easily than ever.

Sirius stock is enjoying its best run in more than a decade: It's up about about 45 % from its low of a year ago, and on Thursday it briefly hit $ 5.00 for the first time since 2006 before settling just under that mark.

David Poltrack, CBS's chief research officer, said the data shows that Netflix's batting average for making hit shows is worse than traditional networks, the New York Times reports.

The best explanation for the rise, according to the CEOs, is that oil hit an irrational bottom price of less than $ 35, and is now returning to normal.

«With so much supply landlocked, Canadian oil prices are taking a serious hit,» Casey Research energy analyst Marin Katusa wrote in a late June investment note that estimated that Western Canadian Select, a heavy crude, was trading for a whopping US$ 23 less than WTI; a gap 30 % larger than the average differential between 2006 and 2010.

After six hours in the air and gobbling more than my fair share of free in - flight snacks, we hit the tarmac and I headed for the big show.

But for the most part, solar panels are just as big and ugly as they were when they hit the market more than four decades ago.

He was considered the most successful music producer ever, cited in the Guinness Book of Records for having more than 50 number - one hit records over five decades in the United States and Britain alone...

The deal values Kind at more than $ 4 billion, according to people briefed on the transaction, marking a significant valuation for one of the most prominent new food brands to hit store shelves in recent years.

And he wants more than anything for one — or several — of those hits to make a real impact on climate change.

Apple makes fantastic hardware and has had hit after hit for more than a decade.

James Hahn, who won his first PGA TOUR event last year, was looking for an edge when he jumped to PXG in January: «I didn't feel the need to switch (from TaylorMade) but a small part of me was thinking, «I can't compete with a guy who hits 30 yards longer than me and one or two clubs longer than me.»

Having dumped more than two feet (60 cm) of water on Houston already, Harvey, which hit the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane but is now a tropical storm, was expected to hover over Southeast Texas for several days and drop more than two more feet of water.

Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rose to $ 70.37 on Monday, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude reached $ 64.89 on Tuesday, both hitting more than three - year highs.

So far SolarCity has installed systems for more than 140,000 customers (it's No. 2 in commercial installations), and its sales, which doubled in the latest quarter from the year before, are on track to hit $ 250 million in 2014, according to Credit Suisse.

Colbert has earned a lot of praise for arming his show with more serious fare, and harder - hitting questions, than what is normal fare on late - night talk shows.

Any earnings growth will be unevenly distributed, with planned cuts to working - age benefits and the potential for higher inflation in the future hitting low - income households harder than high - income households, the IFS said.

Adgate admits that Colbert is «going to offer something different» in terms of the show's tone and he will likely score the occasional viral hit online — more so than Letterman, who essentially took a pass on packaging content for the web — but, it will likely, ultimately, be a race for runner - up.