Sentences with phrase «things like»

Capital assets are things like stocks, bonds, or investment properties.

«Important issues can be things like the employee's ability to use cell phones at work or while driving; dealing with the appropriate way (or inappropriate way) that employees discuss the employer in chat rooms or on blogs after hours; or even the ability of the employer to address issues created by the ways the employees use their computers, e-mail, and voice mail,» Cooper says.

But thanks to things like boredom, lack of time, and sleep deprivation, people tend to make bad eating decisions during the workday.

Costandi shares the latest neurobiology research, and gives us smart, quirky things like, «According to my calculations, the human brain produces approximately 8.73 gadzillion nervous impulses every second.»

Traditional techniques for making controlled - release solutions (for things like medications, vitamins, flavoring agents and pest - control products) create non-uniform particles that can lead to variable delivery; Orbis» technology creates microspheres of an exact uniform size, allowing for highly precise release rates and dosage control.

It is noteworthy that the focus groups appeared to be okay with subsidizing businesses directly, rather than cutting their taxes or making investments in things like infrastructure.

He always played the victim, made me feel bad even about the smallest disagreements, hinted at killing himself if I ever left him, etc.... I don't think that what I did was / is the right thing to do at all, but sometimes things like these make you realize that «Oh.

But privately, officials debated whether this was a proper use of the legal defense fund, which was originally intended to help pay for things like vote recounts, according to news reports.

I actually believe that the investments that they've made in terms of things like the iFund where if you're a startup and you want to build a really great new Internet company that's going to leverage what apple is doing with mobile, Kleiner is it, they are it.

You'll learn things like the fundamentals of promoting your business online, using various Google - powered tools and how to track and make sense of the vast amounts of data available to you.

And the social aspect that the terminal provides via its internal messaging system is also under pressure, from things like Slack and Twitter.

If you're looking for a reliable and affordable source for things like laundry detergent and cleaning supplies, Uniquely J is probably worth checking out, especially if you value effective products made with plant - based ingredients.

«This includes how pay decisions are arrived at, how they are rated on their performance, how the company treats things like sick leave and other benefits, how the company views work - life programs and how they will be treated in a dispute.»

In true college - application style, Rosen asks for responses to things like «Tell me about a problem you've overcome this year» or «What have you done this year that makes you really proud?»

It's often said that cheap oil will not hurt the rise of renewables like solar because oil is used mainly to power things like automobiles, while renewables are mostly used for electricity generation.

People can use Home to do things like unlock doors, open garage doors, and change thermostat settings.

Hansen's seminal work essentially updated an important theory of statistical modeling from the late 1800s, called the Method of Moments, allowing it to be used more accurately for things like setting monetary policy.

It lists technologies dating back to 1850 and includes current innovations and estimates regarding how many millions of people will likely live longer thanks to things like artificial intelligence, nanotechnology and drones.

And that appetite depended a great deal on investors» thinking on a lot of different questions, including things like whether Facebook still has room to grow or not.

«We may see the price for many of the most - desired services — things like ESPN and HBO — are between $ 15 and $ 20 per month,» he said.

As it happens, I gave a presentation last week (with pharmacist and blogger Scott Gavura) on the ethics of marketing complementary and alternative medicines, including things like herbal supplements.

Tangible assets are things like inventory, machinery, or your company's buildings.

Giving your word about things like a short timetable to profits and consistently devoting time to the family will soothe some of their fears and make your life easier — at first.

«Britain says there are these networks that organise such things like Salisbury, that these networks exist across our borders and that it would be good to go after them together,» a senior EU diplomat said.

In numerology, numbers run from one to nine to determine things like your personality and your life's path.

The social networking giant unveiled a research project on Monday that is aimed at jump starting the development of more powerful voice - recognition software used in things like Apple's (aapl) Siri, Amazon's (amzn) Alexa, and Google's (goog) Assistant.

Economics is about more mundane things like producing steel and cars and working in offices — we have Olympics to take our minds off the dull things that make the money.»

Some of his subjects were worried about sharing things like parent's affections or money for college.

That identity solidified one day in 2013 after Mee, a self - described software developer who is «allergic to mission statements, corporate values, and things like that,» was cornered in his office by one of his senior vice presidents who threatened not to leave until Mee clarified Pivotal's mission.

«Airlines have started to charge for more things, but with an airline rewards credit card, you can get things like your first bag checked free and priority boarding,» says Erik Larson, president and founder of NextAdvisor.com, which provides consumer - oriented research on credit cards and other products.

As complex software tools that help with things like customer retention and development — read Salesforce.com — have migrated to the cloud and within reach of just about every company, so too has business intelligence.

For a self - professed socially responsible company, fast growth doesn't present just the typical entrepreneurial challenges — things like maintaining product quality, keeping pace with demand, managing cash flow, and coping with sales shortfalls.

He ended up taking the job, which entailed designing robotics for things like food transport and cooking equipment, then moved into operations, and eventually became Skinner's trusted No. 2.

And yet, as Walmart has demonstrated in its announcement, online retailers are still focused on things like personalization and «specialty shopping experiences,» whatever that means.

Once you get in there and look, you find things like human factors and other subjective elements that are opportunities for improvement.»

They want to expand its use beyond guacamole to storing things like tuna salad, hummus or pesto.

The initiative could position Israel as a leader in digital health globally and serve as a bellwether for things like population health and national genomic sequencing systems.

We learn Russian Soyuz rocket systems — propulsion, electrical power, thermal control, computers, things like that.

«It starts really with character with things like integrity.

Urbaniak said time and time again she's seen her dominatrix - born tools help people get more of what they need at work (things like raises or childcare) while positively transforming their intimate relationships.

The new measures are designed to penalize China for doing things like requiring U.S. companies to hand over technological know - how if they want to do business in China.

«If you look at things like yo - yos and Hula - Hoops, they spiked in a fad fashion and were very popular, but you can go to a Walmart and find a yo - yo.

Between things like the Toronto pop - up shop and the new TV ad, it's pushing hard to convert Canadians into a new nation of «Tar - jay» loyalists.

They use that time to do things like meet new people, exercise, and read.

Beyond harboring a stable atmosphere, things like plate tectonics and not being tidally locked may also be essential.

The economy is doing just fine, and now it's time for the Federal Reserve to stop propping things up with things like monthly bond purchases.

I actually sat in meetings where my bosses would ask me things like, «Do you think we could find someone better to do X's job?»

The size and thickness of our palms is the benchmark for things like meat, and our cupped hands offer the same for legumes, salad and the like.

«Philanthropy is small as a part of the overall economy so it can't do things like fund health care or education for everyone,» he wrote.

It's much harder to use a spokesman or spokeswoman in an online static banner ad, and you can't use them at all in things like search results, Google, or Trip Advisor.