Sentences with phrase «than your expectations of»

But the ways of God are wiser than the expectations of men.

In addition, sometimes the expectations of members of the church are higher than the expectations of church leadership.

The conversion rate was higher than the expectations of Google or LoveStruck.

Helen, the owner of the marriage agency, suggested that I meet some of the other women and I agreed — frankly, out of sheer boredom more than expectation of fostering a romantic relationship...»

The researchers found that of three groups — students, parents, and teachers — teacher expectations were more powerful predictors of postsecondary education status than the expectations of students and parents.

In all, the selection of galleries was a break from the «usual suspects» allowing for an element of surprise rather than the expectation of the reiteration of the familiar vistas.

It was the pursuit of these long cycles, more than any expectation of finding abrupt changes, that attracted scientists to a high - altitude frozen plateau.

In your statement, you have to summarize your value and how you intend to utilize it while addressing the employer's requirements for the position rather than your expectations of the same.

The steeper slope of the trend line indicates the share of respondents planning to buy a home is more responsive to the level of consumer confidence than expectations of changes in interest rates (either up or down).

Not exact matches

Bill George writes in «Finding Your True North,» «Rather than letting the expectations of others guide you, you must be prepared to be your own person and go your own way.»

Dick's pointed to sales of hunting gear such as rifles, which chief financial officer Lee Belitsky called «much worse than our expectations» on a conference call, and athletic apparel is key culprits in the shortfall.

They largely grew up in a digital world, and they have an expectation that the user experience for the tools they use in the workplace should not be all that different than the user experience of tools they use for social media.

So hard work and realistic expectations are better than some flighty notion of following a dream?

Although he declines to offer specifics, Gunn claims the store, which opened last summer and had no fewer than 400 screens arrayed around the floor, has «far exceeded [his] expectations» in terms of sales and customer feedback.

Parents, for their part, would readily comply with kids» expectations: Less than 5 percent of those surveyed said that they wouldn't let their child move back in after graduating from college, although nearly 25 percent said that they would charge them rent.

It looks like members of Generation Y have started to believe the «hopeless millennials» stereotype, according to a report from the Conference Board of Canada examining the workplace preferences and expectations of Generations X and Y. Attracting and Retaining the 2020 Workforce suggests that the greener cohort has a lower desired job ceiling than their slightly - older colleagues:

According to Google, the campaign received more than 8.3 million impressions, exceeding expectations, and 18 % of viewers watched the 15 - second spot all the way to end.

«The expectation at work has been to live by the standards the men set up,» says Adi Tatarko, the co-founder and CEO of Houzz, a design and e-commerce website now valued at more than $ 1 billion.

In January, Bank of America reported that the gap in growth expectations between top firms and also - rans in the same industry is wider than it has ever been.

Further, leaders of businesses that produce products that are harmful or dangerous (i.e. weapons, tobacco, etc.) aren't likely to be thinking about more than meeting the expectations of their shareholders.

Although Skou remained positive about the outlook for global trade, Maersk shares fell more than 5 percent after it gave a forecast for 2018 earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of $ 4 - $ 5 billion, below analyst expectations of $ 5.3 billion.

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.

Herbalife stock surged more than 12 % Friday morning, adding more than $ 700 million to the value of the company, after its first - quarter earnings results Thursday blew past Wall Street's expectations.

Revenue came in roughly in line with expectations at $ 17.3 billion and was 1 percent higher than the fourth quarter of 2016.

BP surpassed analyst expectations on Tuesday, despite profits more than halving from the first three months of the year after a hefty charge from an unsuccessful project in Angola.

In this uber - competitive and fast paced business world we have created, the expectations are higher than ever for innovative companies that move with the needs of the consumer.

That easily breezed past expectations for a smaller gain of 6.2 %, and was a noticeably stronger than the 6 % level of August.

Commenting on the Company's first quarter results, Ryder Chairman and CEO Robert Sanchez said, «Our results were at the high - end of our expectations in the first quarter, driven by stronger than expected results in our rental, supply chain, and dedicated businesses.

The National Retail Federation said the November result supported its expectation for an overall 4.1 percent jump in holiday season sales - confirming its conclusion that the poor Black Friday showing was a result of a shift in shopping patterns rather than a sign of weakness.

Although the prospect of visiting a world that could have more water than all of Earth's oceans combined is terribly exciting, NASA's proposed spacecraft falls short of meeting certain expectations:

«The amount of the settlement was much smaller than expectations,» said Tomoichiro Kubota, an analyst at Matsui Securities Co. in Tokyo.

As the last generation expected to be more successful than their parents, they may have had unrealistic expectations of their ability to save.

But even when they aren't reflective of that guest, they can evolve to see their job as more than just a responsibility to do what needs to be done and instead have the expectation to get their hands dirty and help.

Heading into MSCI's 2015 decision on A shares, high expectations of inclusion helped drive the Shanghai composite to more than seven - year highs, before the index crashed more than 40 percent that summer.

Shares of Fitbit jumped 7 percent after the wearable electronic company reported a loss that was better than analyst expectations.

Autopilot is marketed by Tesla as a semi-autonomous driving system rather than fully autonomous that handles all aspects of driving in certain conditions without expectation of the driver's involvement.

A little more than 66 percent of S&P 500 companies have reported revenue above analyst expectations.

More than half of small businesses polled by SurePayroll say they expect to surpass expectations in the third quarter of this year.

More worrisome than the lack of progress is the way these companies are learning to massage the announcement of their annual reports, the excuses they offer for their disappointing results, and the comments they make to temper expectations.

They've been «anchored» to a certain price point, and if they're focused on costs rather than the value of outcomes, you're never going to escape the weight of their lowball expectations.

The Labor Department's assessment of the overall economy was stronger than expected, exceeding analyst expectations as well as gains in May and June, when the economy added 126,000 and 166,000 jobs, respectively.

His 12 - week London campaign in 1954 defied expectations, drawing more than 2 million people and the respect of the British, many of whom had derided him before his arrival as little more than a slick salesman.

COPENHAGEN, Feb 1 - Novo Nordisk operating profit fell short of expectations in the fourth quarter as it felt the effects of price pressure in the United States and it warned that a weak dollar would hit earnings this year more than expected.

But the point is to reward them for something more real than merely meeting the expectations of analysts.

The results matched these expectations in that the No - Facebook group reported lower life satisfaction at the end of the study than those in the Facebook - as - normal condition (the average life satisfaction for the Facebook - as - normal group had increased during the study whereas the No - Facebook group's had not).

«The rise in long - term inflationary expectations... suggests that part of the recent rise in headline inflation may now be expected to persist longer than previously thought,» the Paris - based group observed in the Global Economic Outlook released today.

«The rise in long - term inflationary expectations... suggests that part of the recent rise in headline inflation may now be expected to persist longer than previously thought,» the Paris - based group

Alibaba faces the challenge of living up to the high expectations of investors and analysts after its IPO in September, but its shares have increased by more than 20 % since then, and its $ 285 billion market cap exceeds that of Walmart by about $ 30 billion.

Novartis (NVS) shares have lost more than a fifth of their value this year, in part due to concerns about its lagging eyecare business Alcon as well as Entresto's prospects for meeting ambitious expectations.

While the average attention spans are at all - time low, the expectations of the quality of content are higher than ever.