Sentences with phrase «thing as the thing»

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If you see pressure as an opportunity, it can be a good thing.

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One of the most difficult things I saw as a youngster was my parents arguing over whether my dad had an extra dollar to give to my mother.

For one thing, many open - Web advocates argue that these kinds of deals cement control of the internet with a few large platforms such as Facebook, which may not always have the best interests of news and journalism at heart.

As a leader, it's important to keep things simple so you don't have to waste time on micromanagement or irrelevant details.

Do different things as often as you can.

Against this improving fundamental backdrop, a geopolitically driven supply disruption will now have a much more outsized influence, and price spikes can no longer be dismissed as things of the past.

As a business owner, I find that there are few things more valuable than being compared to what other businesses are doing so that I can learn from and even copy their best practices.

«Life is all about overcoming obstacles,» Will says, «and quite often you as an individual who has to get over those obstacles... but the truth is, you don't do most things in life on your own.

This too is a punishingly expensive location, and its growing status as «Silicon Alley» will only make things worse.

Similarly, it can be so tempting to check in on a subordinate you have delegated something to as a way to see how things are going.

As Dr. Gunther Klaus, the famed management speaker tells us, the second most valuable thing anyone can do with their time is to invest in marketing efforts that will generate more future billable hours related to their most valuable skill.

If you include international callers on your video chat, things get more complex — and you'll typically pay fees such as a per minute charge.

There's a good chance your employer won't let you come to work in a full Santa suit or dress as a Nutcracker, so a holiday tie is the next best thing.

But to the apparent surprise of the Trudeau government, and, frankly, to some of us who pay attention to these things, the opposition and the business lobby have decided to take a stand over a business owner's right to squeeze as much as he or she can from the tax system.

If this were a bribe by someone seeking to influence Edwards as an office - holder, that would be one thing.

We're starting to see marriages and things like that as a result of Hinge, but we don't have a way of tracking did they go offline or not.

However, as different as leaders are today, there are some things great leaders do every day.

The sentiment expressed by the Russian delegate is as clear a sign as any of the significance that some governments are assigning to the blockchain — a technology that is now being applied to things as varied as financial trading and voting — and the degree to which it is becoming a subject of geopolitical battles.

As an entrepreneur, I hear a lot of things said about good design: Good design is simple.

There is no such thing as sincerely saying «please» and «thank you» too much.

The app is marketed as a digital wallet that would allow users to store cryptocurrencies independently of an exchange, meaning users can access their money if things go wrong at the exchange.

You need to truly challenge the old way of doing things as they are usually ineffective.

If you're Thiel, you can abide all those things if you think Trump is what he actually may well be: a potential president so terrifying that a generation of Americans will come to fear the very idea of presidents — as well as the way that America elects them.

Is it surprising that a four - star admiral known as the world's deadliest man begins by telling you the same thing that your mom probably got after you to do as a little kid?

The company sells other things as well, but that was only the beginning.

For one thing, it's on par with what competing top - end devices such as the iPhone are selling for.

Many, many things can be delegated to people who will not do them the way you would, won't do them as perfectly as you would, but will wind up with the same result.

For one thing, the bank is sitting on a lot of cash (possibly as much as $ 4 billion by the end of the year, according to one estimate) and continues to churn out excess capital.

Reaching out for help is a good thing, as long as you remember to respect other people's time, relationships and expertise.

If you do decide to go DIY with your PR, you want to build a plan that is realistic and manageable as this is really only one thing you need to do in your business.

I'd thought that as a relatively mature and responsible adult, that I was over this sort of thing, but I guess not.

«Things are not quite the same as in the previous decade, when Iran was regarded as a menace and a threat.

Learning new things while maintaining your role as a leader, visionary, and committed worker is challenging, but not impossible.

Rather than dwell on the problems, however, the magazine launched a special «Economy of the Future» series that aims to spotlight case studies of people and companies who were doing things right, and how they could act as examples to others.

So the great thing about going to space is there's no friction, so once you're out of the atmosphere, it will be as smooth as silk — no turbulence, nothing.

«I generally think that as far as privacy laws go the security breach disclosure ones are not a bad thing — they're focused, they only kick in when there's actually a problem, and so on,» Singleton says, but they can sometimes focus attention on the errant business rather than on systematic security issues.

The most enlightening parts of the evening involved the senators» commentary about their votes in Congress on things such as the national telephone surveillance program, the readiness of the military, and immigration.

But it's the little things — the sprinkles — that make all the difference as you're waiting on your business, or your cake, to finish baking.»

And then we also wanted to make progress on the primary structure, so as I mentioned this is really... a very difficult thing to make.

Ultimately, Heilprin believes AGOGO can one day supplant satellite radio as the premier destination for all - things - audio.

If you have too many thoughts swirling around in your head, it will rob you of sleep, downtime, and eventually, the concentration you need to get things done as well.

The statements provide less detail than would an official record of the policy meeting, but they may accomplish the same thing — so long as the governor continues to be forthcoming.

By taking control and completing tasks one at a time, you will be able to actually check things off your to - do list each day as opposed to semi-completing multiple jobs.

There's no way we could be pulling growth off like that if we were distracted with small things such as fulfilling retail orders, handing out samples, or dealing with campus reps.»

You might recall his regrettable taste in romantic companions (a Hells Angels associate), his habit of leaving sensitive documents in random locations (said associate's home) and his talent for saying foolish things (such as calling for the ouster of an Afghan governor).

This is just a page for each person I interact with a lot, where I jot down things I need to talk to them about as they occur to me in between meetings or conversations.

From your first day to every day after, it seems as if all the employees care about who you are, what you do, and if they can assist in making things easier or better for you.

After all, you're knee - deep in it every single day, and you may have personal biases that are hindering your ability to see things as they are.

«We think of our preferences as things that we come up with — things that are kind of spontaneous parts of who we are — but they do have a basis in biology.