Sentences with phrase «than in control of»

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In 2015, less than a year after retiring as CEO of convenience store giant Alimentation Couche - Tard, the executive chairman, along with his three co-founders, put forward a resolution to extend their time - limited voting control — the group holds 22 % of the company's equity — to ward off any future takeover attempts.

Those who would rather be in control of their own destiny than feeling secure in a corporate environment.

The important thing to remember is that you are in control of far more than you realize.

Republicans» ratings have been lower for longer than those of Democrats; they last were above water in January 2011, at 47 - 43 percent, right after they took control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

In a statement released after the Moonves appointment, Redstone said she didn't want the chairmanship of Viacom to go to someone who is a director of her father's trust — which will take control of Redstone's more than $ 40 billion in assets after his death — or to someone who is too involved in the family's affairIn a statement released after the Moonves appointment, Redstone said she didn't want the chairmanship of Viacom to go to someone who is a director of her father's trust — which will take control of Redstone's more than $ 40 billion in assets after his death — or to someone who is too involved in the family's affairin assets after his death — or to someone who is too involved in the family's affairin the family's affairs.

While the project is massive, it's just one of the Aquilinis» many high - profile, highly profitable ventures: Through Aquilini Investment Group, now more than 50 years old, the family controls one of British Columbia's biggest development conglomerates, as well as its NHL team, the Rogers Arena, blueberry and cranberry farms, restaurants and some $ 80 - million worth of vineyard properties in Washington state.

Reports indicate that the new investors will have control over some salary and hiring decisions, as well as the ability to block any eventual sale of Gawker Media if a price tag comes in lower than $ 100 million.

«In a study of health care providers, we found that those who used WOOP were significantly more engaged with their work and less stressed than members of a control group,» Oettingen writes for HBR.org.

In an era of communication overload where the emphasis is on frequency and volume, it's more important than ever to control the message and the delivery.

«The participants who'd completed the gratitude task months earlier not only reported feeling more gratefulness two weeks after the task than members of the control group, but also, months later, showed more gratitude - related brain activity in the scanner.

Some opposition lawmakers oppose the deal, saying Murdoch, the owner of The Times and The Sun newspapers, would wield too much power if he had full control of a pay - TV group present in more than 12 million British and Irish homes.

Like Robert, I tend to work fairly long hours, but I have greater control over mine than he does; I can take breaks if I want, work in the evening instead of at mid-day... the total number of hours I work isn't particularly flexible, but when I work them is.

The Republican - controlled U.S. Congress will begin voting on Tuesday on the biggest overhaul of the U.S. tax system in more than 30 years.

We're also in greater control of our shopping experiences and have more choices than ever before.

About 40 percent of the energy used to control the climate in buildings seeps out through windows and doors, producing more than 250 million tons of emissions a year, according to the Department of Energy.

And in a warming world, the range of some of these disease spreaders is expanding, making population control efforts more urgent than ever.

That's why I think digital disruption is a sideshow to what's really happening in the mattress business, and more quietly in lots of businesses: To regain control of their time, consumers are signaling a willingness to exchange far more than we ever imagined.

And it's likely that the Sinaloa cartel is driving much of that production: In 2014, it is believed that the production of opium increased 50 % in Mexico, and in Guerrero state, a hotbed for heroin production, farmers and officials told The New York Times that the trade is controlled by the Sinaloa cartel — whose opium and marijuana fields in the country reportedly cover 23,000 miles, an area larger than Costa RicIn 2014, it is believed that the production of opium increased 50 % in Mexico, and in Guerrero state, a hotbed for heroin production, farmers and officials told The New York Times that the trade is controlled by the Sinaloa cartel — whose opium and marijuana fields in the country reportedly cover 23,000 miles, an area larger than Costa Ricin Mexico, and in Guerrero state, a hotbed for heroin production, farmers and officials told The New York Times that the trade is controlled by the Sinaloa cartel — whose opium and marijuana fields in the country reportedly cover 23,000 miles, an area larger than Costa Ricin Guerrero state, a hotbed for heroin production, farmers and officials told The New York Times that the trade is controlled by the Sinaloa cartel — whose opium and marijuana fields in the country reportedly cover 23,000 miles, an area larger than Costa Ricin the country reportedly cover 23,000 miles, an area larger than Costa Rica.

Kipchoge's time sliced more than two minutes from the best time, but the closed racetrack just north of Milan where his run took place was a far more controlled setting than the major marathons where such records are usually made, including the one Kimetto ran in Berlin.

The rate of women who had their first child between 40 and 44 has more than doubled in the past 20 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Expatriate Americans and green card holders who own more than 10 % of a «controlled foreign corporation» will reportedly be hit by the repatriation clause in the U.S. tax reform.

And while you probably would have to go through your boss (or, in the case of entrepreneurs, dip into your less - than - overflowing bank account) to get a raise or switch up your responsibilities, meaning is entirely yours to control.

Less than a year before that, another UAE - owned firm took control of the Berbera port in the breakaway northern region of Somaliland and pledged up to $ 440 million to develop it.

The figures suggest that the imposition of capital controls in an attempt to stop the country's banks from collapsing had less of an impact than first thought.

«It is too bad that the movement of the stock price now has to hinge upon rhetoric surrounding control premiums and activist flavor rather than core fundamentals, which we believe are quite good,» wrote David Miller, an analyst with Caris & Co. in California, in a recent research note.

For Fried, the beauty of the approach is that it puts Buffett back in the driver's seat, allowing him to control his schedule, rather than the other way around.

In LG's case, the big thing is a unique control system that places all of the phone's buttons on its back, rather than on its side.

That would continue impressive growth for a U.S. - focused off - road brand that had little more than 300,000 deliveries in 2009, when Fiat took control of Jeep as part of its acquisition of Chrysler.

In a world with a population surpassing 7.5 billion people, with approximately 200,000 people moving into the world's cities every day, building remote teams that work from anywhere is more important than ever in order to sidestep the pollution of dysfunctional daily travel that has spun out of control in virtually every city across AmericIn a world with a population surpassing 7.5 billion people, with approximately 200,000 people moving into the world's cities every day, building remote teams that work from anywhere is more important than ever in order to sidestep the pollution of dysfunctional daily travel that has spun out of control in virtually every city across Americin order to sidestep the pollution of dysfunctional daily travel that has spun out of control in virtually every city across Americin virtually every city across America.

Even Viacom (VIAB) has seen better than expected results, despite being embroiled in a power struggle between CEO Philippe Dauman and controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone — and despite criticism for its lackluster stable of fading brands like Nickelodeon and Comedy Central.

Utah - based Vivint, which has installed more than 800,000 systems in the U.S. and Canada, follows Apple's controlled - ecosystem approach by managing all elements of their home automation system.

Rather than trying to rigidly control the minutes of the day in order to be productive, give yourself a wide fence.

One of Canada's most dynastic companies, the Irving group got its start back in the 1920s, when K.C. opened a small service station in Bouctouche, N.B. Nearly 100 years on, the family controls more than 250 enterprises scattered across Canada and the northeastern United States.

Hundreds of tenants in Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood, for example, have been withholding payments for more than two months to protest steep rent hikes in apartments meant to be rent - controlled.

But we feel good about our position and the fact that we are in control of our own destiny, probably more than anybody else in Canada in our business.

The U.S. technology giant is considering investing at least several billion dollars to take a stake of more than 20 % in a plan that would have Toshiba (tosbf) maintain a partial holding to keep the business under U.S. and Japanese control, NHK reported, citing unidentified sources.

My PangeaBed pillow ($ 125)(infused with copper for better heat transfer, too) is noticeably cooler than most, and one of my all - time favorites thanks to its unparalleled bounce and antimicrobial benefits, but it doesn't come within a swinging distance of the Helix Cool Pillow in terms of temperature control.

Social media is fuelling a fundamental shift in labour relations and corporate communications, and is showing it can do more than just complicate negotiations — it can affect control of major business announcements like divestments, layoffs, mergers and acquisitions.

Intarcia has completed several late - stage clinical trials in which it uses the pump to deliver a glucose - controlling drug continuously for months — an idea, that if successful (and approved by the FDA) could significantly help patients with type 2 diabetes, fewer than half of whom maintain the recommended glycemic levels.

With thermostats you can control remotely, fitness trackers that log your workouts, and dermal patches that customize delivery of medications, the internet of things has grown from fuzzy concept to big business in little more than half a decade.

Since taking control of Berkshire Hathaway in 1965, Buffett has given away more than 40 % of his stake in the company, according to Reuters.

Ek and fellow Spotify co-founder Martin Lorentzon together control more than 80 percent of the voting power in the company.

Mayor Pro Tempore John Duran says more than three - quarters of West Hollywood's residents live in apartments, most of them rent controlled.

«They want to make sure they have control of each piece of their technology,» he says, adding that the reported $ 200 million Apple spent on the start - up is still probably less than they would have spent to develop similar capabilities in - house.

Representatives of two gun control advocacy groups, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Everytown for Gun Safety, plan to speak at more than 20 pride events around the country this weekend, according to a statement from the groups.

«Considering that «histrionic personality disorder» is still in the DSM - 5, and that women in general are more likely to be diagnosed with anxiety, depression, and some other mental illnesses by clinicians, I'd say he's stoking the flames of a much larger problem about how our society seems to view women — as having excessive emotional needs that need to nearly constantly be managed or controlled rather than taken seriously.

The New York Times (nytab) has been criticized in the past for remaining family - controlled, and some have argued that the newspaper would be better off if it were run by a regular corporation rather than being operated in the interests of a specific family.

«Women saved more than $ 1.4 billion in out - of - pocket costs for birth control in 2013 alone,» the senators wrote on May 25, in a letter to Mulvaney.

A roundup of gun control and violence studies by writer German Lopez at Vox shows Americans represent less than 5 % of the world population but possess nearly 50 % of the world's civilian - owned guns, police are about three times more likely to be killed in states with high gun ownership, countries with more guns see more gun deaths, and states with tighter gun control laws see fewer gun - related deaths, among other sobering statistics.

It might seem odd to have a family dynasty at the helm of one of the world's most powerful media organizations, but such an arrangement — in which the Sulzbergers control the majority of the voting shares — used to be the rule in media rather than the exception.