Sentences with phrase «third largest point»

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Linden Lab operates the virtual world called Second Life... Bolstering its rep for brash - to - the - point - of - crazy dealmaking, AOL purchased Bebo, the third - largest social network in the U.S., for $ 850 million.

Liew pointed to China as a convergence play, noting it was the world's second - largest economy, with the third - largest bond market.

«From a marketplace perspective we're scaling fast, adding 8 million SKUs over the last three months alone,» said CEO Doug Mcmillon, adding that e-commerce contributed 50 basis points to third quarter U.S. comparable sales — its largest contribution yet.

More to the point, the United States runs a $ 65 billion trade deficit in goods with Germany, its widest in Europe and third - largest overall — a key sticking point for Trump in his relationships with foreign leaders.

While its very large e-commerce has been a strong driver of the rise of alternative payment providers in the country, Citi points at a number of other factors that have facilitated the rise of those third - party payment companies, among which an under - developed banking system viewed by the public as quite unreliable (unsurprising given how tightly controlled banking is in China, which has stifled customer - oriented innovation), and «relaxed regulation.»

The courage of U.S. Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall, for example: Marshall insisted for two years that the only way to defeat Hitler and his war machine was to land a large force in France, beat the German army, and wrest control of the continent of Europe from the Nazi regime — a point Marshall had to carry against the virtually unanimous opposition of his British counterparts, who, like Winston Churchill, preferred a «periphery» strategy that would peck away at the Third Reich before a quick, end - game invasion administered the coup de grace to a collapsing German empire.

Special mention must go to decathlete Leif van Grinsven for competing in six individual events, winning three and placing second in two, undoubtedly the largest personal points haul of the day (if Leif were an Oxbridge University, he would've come third in the medals table — astonishing).

It was one of the largest fields in the eight years since the Eisenhower trophy convocations began, and some of the golf swings on display might not have qualified for the third flight of the club championship at Burnt - out Brae, but that was not the point anyway.

The 35 - point victory for the Seahawks was the third - largest margin of victory in the Super Bowl and largest since the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Buffalo Bills, 52 - 17, in Super Bowl XXVII.

With 1:02 remaining in the third quarter of the Jazz - Thunder Game 2 matchup on Wednesday, OKC held a 10 - point lead; the largest of either team for the night.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

I am fairly sure that a large percentage of Arsenal fans are finding it hard to get enthused about the defence of the FA cup trophy, because two points from the last three Premier League games has left the Gunners down in third place and our challenge for the Premier League title looking a lot less assured than it was a couple of weeks ago.

This is an interesting data point, particularly since the mayor just decided to drop his latest push for nonpartisan elections — a major pet issue of his and a priority for the large - i Independence Party, which gave Bloomberg its line for the third straight time last year.

While Loeb, founder of hedge fund Third Point, was a sporadic and modest contributor to state races until a few years ago, he's since become a regular presence on annual rankings of the state's largest donors.

He is quick to point out that, despite having just one MP, in terms of the share of the vote Ukip was the third largest party behind Labour and the Conservatives.

Paladino lost the 2010 election by the third largest margin in a gubernatorial race since the Civil War, and lost Nassau and Suffolk by over 20 points.

But the point is if you go to Egypt, you go to South Africa, you go to Mexico, you go to a large number of low - and middle - income countries, countries you think of as very poor like Egypt or countries you think of kind of lower - middle income like South Africa or Mexico, what you find are two thirds or three fourths of the men and women in the countries are overweight and obese.

The biomass of large fish has declined by two - thirds over the last 100 years, they reported today at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (which publishes ScienceNOW), although at this point they can't quantify absolute amounts.

It is the islands third largest port, famous as a shipping point for bananas and coconuts, as well as one of its most important tourist attractions, tourism being a major contributor to the towns economy.

Despite the lessening of madcap energy, Shrek the Third is still quite funny in parts, with some fresh throwaway gags to produce chuckles now and then from characters you'd think they probably should have jettisoned long ago, but are secretly glad they've kept around (the Gingerbread Man, Pinocchio, etc.) The fact that they are keeping in nearly all of the characters introduced in the series thus far is a bit of a double - edged sword, as they do provide a certain respite from the main characters that are already cycling through the same jokes all over again, but on the other hand, it's getting to the point that the high overhead of injecting scenes for all of these characters takes away from the focus of the story at large.

As can be seen in Figure 2, the schools that have larger kindergarten readiness gaps also have larger test score gaps in third and fifth grades: as the kindergarten readiness gap increases by 10 percentage points, the test score gaps increase by around 0.06 of a standard deviation.

After two not so successful generations, the third, launched in 2012, aimed its three - pointed star instead at larger, more mainstream rivals like the Audi A3 and Volkswagen Golf, in the process becoming a crucial model to the Mercedes range.

Three - peat: Chevrolet's Retail Share Grows for Third Consecutive Year — up 1 point since 2015 Buick and GMC Buck the Industry to Post Double - digit Retail Sales Gains in December GM December retail sales up 2 percent; retail share tops 18 percent Best Commercial and Government deliveries since 2008 and largest 2017 share gain of any automaker DETROIT — General Motors (NYSE: GM) delivered 3,002,241 vehicles in the United States in 2017, including more than 1.3 million trucks and 965,090 crossovers.

The Sorento is a big SUV with seven seats, and its large cabin is dotted with useful features: it boasts levers to fold the rear seats remotely, a pair of deep storage bins and two cup - holders in the front, some useful under - floor storage, plus a USB charging point for passengers in the second row and ventilation controls for third - row passengers.

Mechanically it is nearly identical to the 2013 models at this point but will be considered the third generation of models with significant changes to the exterior including a larger grille, more defined fenders, and new lights all the way around.

At Publishers Weekly, Todd Allen crunches some numbers and points out that if you look strictly at the number of books solicited per month, you could argue that Kickstarter is the third largest indie graphic novel publisher in the U.S..

Case in point for retirees is health care, which is the third largest expense for people 65 and older, according to the latest Consumer Expenditure Survey.

This pattern consists of a relatively large bearish candle, followed by a small real - bodied second candle that is either slightly bearish or a doji (since there are rarely gaps in Forex), and then a third candle who's real body pulls into and closes past, at least, the halfway point of the first candle's real body (see the image above).

For instance, if you can decrease fees or increase returns by just one percentage point annually, you can generate a one - third larger nest egg in 30 years.

BNP Paribas, as the third largest shareholder (USD 418 million) scored four points and Royal Bank of Canada (USD 70 million) also scored three points.

The latest data point: Last year, two - thirds of investment managers who handpicked large stocks did worse than if they simply put...

NY Fed: Household debt rise marks a «turning point» — Households increased their debt load in the third quarter by the largest amount since early 2008, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York... (See Fed report: Borrowing returns)

According to a source in the House, one major air carrier traveled to Oklahoma to express their concern over losing shipping business from unregulated breeders, as Tulsa and Oklahoma City are the second and third largest puppy exporting points in the nation, following only Kansas City, MO..

Canines The canines are the larger, sharp, pointed teeth located about one - third of the way back along each side of your dog's jaw.

As I often point out, multiple large - scale surveys [4 — 6] have found that only about one - third of these cats are allowed outdoors at all — and most of them only for a few hours each day.

At one point, a large Argus monitor climbed two thirds of the way up one of the turrets before I retrieved him.

With more than 170 hotels around the world, the Four Points by Sheraton brand has solidified its place as Starwood's third largest brand with the second - biggest global pipeline.

This is especially true of the third scenario which saw my own group taking different paths to success; one attempted to secure as many companions as early as possible to take over the largest city with which would be worth twelve points at the end of the game, while I chose to focus on battling fog creatures and grabbing gold and the final player opted for a mixture of tactics.

3) There is a difference between not releasing «spoilers» (Animal Crossing is a very personal experience anyway) and not addressing that the game exists to the point where they appear to be more proud of a third - party Transformers tie - in game than they are of one of their larger franchises.

This marriage of the abstract and the socio - political is most evident in her third large painting, «Melting Down,» in which the forms of the painting itself seem to be pulled down, constricted to a point of release that expresses itself in appearing as the painting's entrails poured out onto the floor.

Mr. Musson, 34, is a large, wide man, so big that he would resemble two people even if he didn't make a point of referring to his online alter ego in the third person (e.g., «That reminds me of something you said in one of the Hennessy videos...» «Well, I think the analogy Hennessy made was...»)

So the point is direct hits on cities tend to have the largest impact because a third - world city is usually not well prepared.

The period from around the latter part of the 12th century through the 13th century and into the first third of the 14th century, a period of time that is now becoming accepted as somewhere around the beginning of the LIA, there are a large number of writings in Britain and from the Continent from this period that point to a large increase in severe and extreme weather events.

Instead of the Koch brothers having the third largest political party in the U.S., it's way past time for WE THE PEOPLE» to form our own and get rid of this carnival which only serves to steal everyone's money, while also stealing resources and polluting OUR environment to the point we might have a real climate disaster on our hands, the likes of which, we may not be able to recover from.

Clients ranked their satisfaction with law firms» communication and responsiveness 4.2 out of 5, 0.1 points lower than in 2017 and 0.4 points lower than the importance they place on it — the third largest gap in the survey (along with quality of legal advice and value for money).

In addition to its large user base, Microsoft could leverage this new feature as a selling point to increase third - party integrations for its virtual assistant.

Sprint is the nation's third - largest wireless carrier, albeit by a small margin over T - Mobile at this point.

Using an OLED display also lets Vivo place fingerprint sensor technology underneath the panel, which in this case isn't a single point but instead a large swath of the screen — about one - third of the area, right where your thumbs land when holding the phone.

While this is the latest deal offering from the U.S.» third - largest wireless carrier, it's not the only deal it has going and T - Mobile is keen to point out that potential customers are able to combine -LSB-...]

The third point: You have the right to use your property for productive purposes, but it can't interfere with your neighbor's use and enjoyment of their property, or injure the community at large.