Sentences with phrase «to head off»

Boehner has already shown some political will by heading off a government shutdown earlier this month.

Free is going to turn heads off the bat, so think about acquiring users first, then focus on dollars later.

His goal is to one day be able head off attacks before they happen.

Apple (aapl) Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday as the company looks to head off a brewing trade war between the U.S. and China.

Follow these tips head off any fight among your kids — and to limit the amount of taxes they may have to pay.

A semi-annual check - in to make sure your employees feel on track can head off retention problems before they start

Airbnb has moved to head off conflict with tax - raising authorities, city councils and hoteliers worldwide as a two - day promotional event in Paris, the online home - sharing group's biggest market, gets under way.

No one on either side of the aisle has put forward a credible compromise plan to head off a government default.

My daughter is headed off to college this Fall.

If your business anticipates more significant revenue in 2016, it's wise to collect income this year and delay deductible expenses until 2016 in order to head off a bad situation for 2016.

«We are scholars and teachers at Princeton, Harvard, and Yale who have some thoughts to share and advice to offer students who are headed off to colleges around the country,» they wrote.

Gauge user reactions early on and save time in development by heading off concerns and building out features people like so that when the product actually comes to fruition it's better situated to garner rave reviews.

As her friends were heading off to law school, medical school and entry - level corporate jobs, she wanted to forge her own path.

If you're headed off to college, you can also find more great back to school content on Insider Picks along with our guide to all the school supplies your K - 12 student needs and all the college dorm supplies your college kid could possibly want.

It's like your body stays back in New York as you head off to your first meeting in London!

The Bank of England Thursday raised U.K. interest rates for the first time since 2007, in an effort to support the pound and head off inflationary pressures caused by a slump since the U.K. voted to leave the EU 16 months ago.

So while there are few checks and balances on the abuse of power, the leadership's priorities remain the same: keep the country relatively stable, head off political risks, and avoid a financially ruinous military conflict.

This tiny, portable speaker is small enough to clip onto a bag when you head off on an adventure, plus, it's waterproof.

To head off problems, he and his wife set up a dedicated savings account that they fund each month, in order to make sure they have cash on hand for the kids» paydays.

Saunders has openly argued that pharma can head off more stringent drug price regulation in the U.S. (such as Trump's suggestions of competitive bidding and direct negotiations in Medicare) by self - policing.

«Because Mylan's Board has determined that risk oversight is the responsibility of the full board, all incumbent directors should be considered accountable for material failures of risk oversight over a number of years, when warning signs were available to the company but no actions appear to have been taken to mitigate or head off the significant potential risks that have since materialized.

A protectionist standoff between the U.S. and China would drive up consumer prices in both economies, raising the likelihood central bankers will raise interest rates to head off inflation.

If they indicate that their child is heading off to their first year of college, or they are taking a long awaited vacation, jot these things down on a calendar so you can ask how things went when you do a follow - up call.

This company does everything they can to head off the needs of their customers — like printing up maps of the facility or providing customized schedules for attendees for the classes they had signed up for.

Here's hoping that in trying to head off China's Lehman moment, China's policymakers don't hasten its arrival.

If you find the right person, he or she will talk your head off.

It might seem cuddly and friendly but will try to bite the kid's head off as soon as a back is turned.

After getting stung by a merger gone awry, Jody Tucker of CyTek Corp., in Kansas City, Mo., wanted to head off future conflicts.

The extra instructions are new to the setup process and strike me as an attempt to head off another rash incident by reminding the user to regularly remove the band, keep it clean, and switch arms if irritation occurs.

What I meant to say was that I'd slap the head off your entire roster.

But let the masses head to ski resorts and the hardcore head off into the backcountry.

PopTech is a three - day think tank in Camden, Maine, at which you're likely to hear a discussion on «what it means to be human» before heading off to Cappy's Chowder House for lunch.

Clearly, better problem solving abilities and boosted creativity will only be good for your business career, but if you're still not convinced of the benefits of international travel, a whole host of nomadic entrepreneurs, bloggers, and economics professors (and more economics professors) have expressed why they feel travel is valuable for reasons ranging from conquering fear to heading off future regrets and challenging our bias for the status quo.

As Letterman steps away from his post and heads off to Westchester or Montana or wherever it is he chooses to disappear to, TV is losing more than its reigning late night king.

And she looks up and there is Donald Trump, heading off across the room having emptied a glass of white wine down her evening dress.

Heading off crises for even a fraction of these patients would not only save countless lives; it would cut down on the costly hospitalizations that account for a large chunk of health care spending.

All this data gives clinicians a chance to spot problems early and take action to head off crises.

Other reasons for an increase include heading off a deflationary debt spiral, and conversely, the risk of very high inflation.

It represents a failure to recognize the underlying causes of the damage storms inflict, and to seize the very real opportunity we have to head off this damage by taking action now.

Moreover, it was not a coincidence that China made its announcement on the same morning that the other major central banks of the world announced their coordinated action to head off a liquidity crunch for European banks.

And with that, Shipp and his wife head off to find someplace near The Happiest Place on Earth that serves dinner after midnight.

This hit home for me personally as my oldest child is heading off to college this fall.

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Perhaps the more useful application: The company will take your bags from your hotel to the airport, so if you explore the city after checkout, you won't need to return to the hotel concierge before heading off to the airport.

Believing that fast growth was essential if Starbucks was to establish itself as the national brand leader, he wanted to head off independent coffee roasters in other cities that were starting to expand, as well as any restaurant chain that noticed the growing market for specialty coffee.

That said, it is worth pointing out that wireless providers are already struggling to keep up with data demands, and the FCC is working aggressively to recapture wireless spectrum to head off an impending crisis of bandwidth.

Treating family and friends just like one would any other kind of serious investor can head off arguments later.

But when Mr. Fields couldn't move fast enough to head off slippage in Ford's profits, the board dismissed him last May and handed the reins to Mr. Hackett, a former chief executive of Steelcase who is credited with turning around the office - furniture maker.

Automakers have been scrambling to partner with tech firms to head off competition from self - driving cars and car sharing services that threaten to eventually trim demand for car ownership.

Turbulent stock markets and $ 30 oil are the latest reasons why the U.S. is headed off the rails, assuming, as Kirby's source does, that it isn't already in the ditch.