Both homeowners and buyers, says real estate agent Mark Alan Bua, are treating purchases as longterm investments, rather
than opportunities for a relatively quick profit.»
Education conferences are more
than opportunities for educators to attend workshops led by big - name presenters.
They often see new challenges as obstacles in the path of their success rather
than opportunities for growth.
But it turns out that I may have been wrong to think that an appreciating currency would make the scariest graph in the world nothing more
than an opportunity for my students to debate global imbalances.
So rather
than an opportunity for cheap travel, is this season an opportunity to pay another's mortgage?
nothing more
than an opportunity for our young guns to get experience of the clamour of the wembley crowd.
That means breaking up large institutions that are too big to fail, and breaking the rice bowl of ones that add nothing to broad economic welfare and efficiency other
than an opportunity for the own enrichment at the general expense.
Going out to dinner with the journal club speaker is far more
than an opportunity for a free meal (which, admittedly, is a high priority).
And with a bank account overflowing with money from unknown, possibly illicit, sources, Wiseau's ignorance of the filmmaking process proves to be less a barrier
than an opportunity for an equipment rental company to sell him a package deal, including a staff of filmmaking professionals less interested in making Wiseau's vision come to celluloid life than collecting a regular paycheck.
On the other side of the Hollywood story (which later amounts to nothing more
than an opportunity for the tension of a ringing phone with no one to answer it) is Tony's hurried training of his charges — some of whom are reluctant to go through with something so bizarre — and the various obstacles around and through which they must maneuver to flee the country.
It is consideration to the class rather
than an opportunity for each individual to renegotiate their contract.
In reality, discussions often take the opposite form: many students view the discussion questions as an item to be dispensed with rather
than an opportunity for knowledge enhancement by understanding and critically responding to the perspectives of others.
We know that struggling students need guidance to overcome life's obstacles, and we know that each graduation represents more
than an opportunity for a student to walk across a stage in a cap and gown.
Yesterday I celebrated my birthday and there are few things I ever want more
than the opportunity for more books.
The resulting compositions are more elusive than before, offering less of a narrative path
than an opportunity for the viewer to relate to the physicality of the subject's body and the abstraction of the painting's composition.
Risk - taking represents a greater threat to profits per partner
than an opportunity for the firm to make a statement about its confidence in its abilities.
If family meals are an opportunity for family members to share the happenings of their day rather
than an opportunity for mom and dad to fuss at the kids, your family will develop close - knit bonds that will be difficult to break.
is a warning of what the consequence will be if the child does not obey you, rather
than an opportunity for the child to make a decision.
Not exact matches
You've said before that Amazon has done more to open up
opportunity for emerging commerce businesses
than it has to crush them.
Usually, she knew well more
than they assumed, but she also took the
opportunity to ask questions like, «And how many yards of soil would I need
for a job like that?»
Most developing countries are growing faster
than developed ones, and there's plenty of
opportunities for investors to capitalize on these countries» growing middle class.
I am grateful
for those learning
opportunities, and now that I am on the other side, I can't help but remember the sense of dread that I have brought myself on more
than one occasion.
She encouraged firms to interrogate, rather
than accept, that statistic by seeking feedback from female hires on office culture,
opportunities for advancement and conscious and unconscious bias within the workplace.
Typically, open
opportunities at the acquired company are filled by individuals from the acquiring parent company who need to be «protected»
for some odd reason rather
than laid off.
Rather
than chasing
opportunities that seem «lucky,» lucky people are critical about the
opportunities that come their way and have criteria that lets them filter through and find what's most fitting
for them.
Her contract with Fox comes up
for renewal next year (she reportedly makes more
than $ 6 million a year at Fox), and there has been much talk about the
opportunities that might await her.
As far as elementary school goes, there is perhaps no better platform
for innovation
than science fairs, which give kids an
opportunity to explore a subject they love, and solve problems of their own design.
It will be a money - making
opportunity, both
for entrepreneurs who dream of growing a business and politicians who will be more
than happy to tax it.
Add those reasons to the long, frequently cited list of why women lose confidence in their careers: They make, on average, $ 8,000 less per year
than their male counterparts; they aren't afforded the same
opportunities for advancement; they're penalized
for having kids.
Damon Brown, co-founder of Cuddlr, explains why there are more
opportunities than ever before
for minority - owned businesses.
Rather
than making an example of a failure, make it an
opportunity for the team to learn.
For more
than 20 years, Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative, has been a low - cost franchise
opportunity that can yield high returns and requires no travel experience.
Outlook shows the projected demand
for employees in the field in 2022, as measured by Employment and Social Development Canada: ➚ = more
than 1 job available per job seeker — lots of
opportunity ➙ = about 1 job available per job seeker — balanced
opportunity ➘ = less
than 1 job available per job seeker — low
opportunity
Take the
opportunity to sell stocks that are worth less
than what you paid
for them.
To become a destination
for innovative professionals, take a cue from some of the tech industry greats: Google, Apple and Facebook know the key to attracting the best people is creating a space where creativity is rewarded, collaboration is encouraged and mistakes are seen as learning
opportunities rather
than failures.
The small business owner who clearly communicates personal expectations and company goals, provides adequate compensation, offers meaningful
opportunities for career advancement, anticipates work force training and developmental needs, and provides meaningful feedback to his or her employees is far more likely to be successful
than the owner who is neglectful in any of these areas.
I would say it is important to look at problems and failures as
opportunities to improve rather
than opportunities to lay someone out
for doing a bad job.
Around 90 % of all viruses that target mobile phones focus on Android, and that is an
opportunity — especially given that the stakes
for malfunctioning software are higher in cars
than on smartphones.
I make sure I am available to anyone in our organization to provide them the
opportunity to tap into my experience in order to help guide them when making decisions rather
than spelling out the solution
for them.
For good reason: In less than two years, several key developments in Saudi Arabia have come together, which will create a wealth of opportunities for years to come, analysts have told CN
For good reason: In less
than two years, several key developments in Saudi Arabia have come together, which will create a wealth of
opportunities for years to come, analysts have told CN
for years to come, analysts have told CNBC.
It's not that much different
than before: pursue the best
opportunities for your brand, whether that's in retail or online, and focus on your story and having the best product.
What was once an apparently invincible business is swept under by changing times and market conditions — and the dogged determination to keep doing what's worked in the past rather
than find new
opportunities for a different future.
«KPCB discriminates against [Ellen Pao] and other women by failing to promote them comparably to men, by compensating them less
than men through lower salary, bonus and carried interest, by restricting the number of investments that women are allowed to make as compared to men, by failing to include junior women from meetings and discussions, by failing to provide equivalent sponsorship of women as of men, by failing to include junior women comparably to junior men in the interview process, and by failing to provide
opportunities for visibility and success inside and outside the firm
for women as compared to men.»
Once you've filled your plastic cup — this affair is more backyard barbecue
than society event — there's the meet and greet, an
opportunity to check out the credentials of those around you: an aerospace industry executive, the economic development chief
for a western U.S. state, a dean of engineering
for a prestigious American university, several D.C. think tankers, lobbyists, lawyers.
«There is no stronger call to action
than creating
opportunities for people to share things and having peers recommend stuff to other peers,» says Bell, who herself graduated from Miami University (Ohio) in 2010.
Connecting people through technology, rather
than employment contracts or local proximity, is an inevitable step that will create plenty of
opportunities for modern careers.»
«My brother and I decided to look
for a franchising
opportunity that would allow us to showcase our more
than 20 years of business experience while not tying our hands to extremely rigid corporate guidelines.
Enterprise SEO is more complicated
than regular SEO, but with a heavy - hitting brand or well - established website, the
opportunities for success are big.
Doing far more
than acting as a data guru, the chief marketing technologist must also define strategies and set priorities
for leveraging
opportunities within the digital economy, as well as survey, assess and put in place emerging technologies crucial
for growth.
The state is backing it with more
than $ 600 million in financing
opportunities for private development.