Sentences with phrase «to hit on someone»

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) think they have hit on a solution.

We've come this far and haven't actually hit on, you know, the work itself.Do you like the day - to - day tasks themselves?

But just like banks, private equity will take a hit on the lowering of interest deductions.

While Starbucks» Unicorn Frappuccino was too sweet for our reviewers» tastes, its vibrant colors made it an instant hit on Instagram.

When I was 5 years old, I remember waiting five weeks to get a copy of 40 Funky Hits on cassette after ordering it from a television ad.

The latest clinical trial outsourcing / drug development and manufacturing merger hit on Monday as scientific instrument giant Thermo Fisher announced it would buy drug ingredients maker Patheon for $ 5.2 billion ($ 7.2 billion is you count $ 2 billion in net debt).

For instance, Kohler hits on the zeitgeist of how people connect with their products.

On Friday, the dollar index was up 4 % from its lows of the year hit on February 16, as traders found it increasingly expensive to bet against the dollar's decline.

Nutrition and eating habits have a direct hit on energy level, mental sharpness and motivation, says Elizabeth DeRobertis, a registered dietician and nutritionist at Scarsdale Medical Group, who recommends strategic snacking.

The retail business, however, is an ever - changing picture, so whether the company has hit on a long - term formula for success is far from certain.

Square acknowledged that it had taken a small hit on Bitcoin, though not enough to merit recording an impairment charge: «Losses on Bitcoin for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were insignificant,» the company wrote in the report.

(There's also the enticing possibility of hitting on the next billion - dollar idea, of course!)

You hit on a couple things in the last question, talking about throwing things at the wall and seeing what sticks.

Store owners in some cases report up to doubling traffic levels across the weekend with peaks in traffic hitting on the Saturday before the weekend winds down, last year alone the NFIB reported independent merchants saw record Saturday sales with consumer spending close to $ 5.7 billion.

The company went bankrupt the following year, and Knitowski took a huge hit on his investment.

To stay relevant and competitive, and retain customers, you must hit on the concern, yes, but also deliver on it even as you're building trust.

But if you hit on the right name, it's worth it.

And, Jensen told me, he has 20 to 30 other ideas in his back pocket, so perhaps there's another monster hit on the way.

Casares, a serial entrepreneur from Argentina, is something of a figurehead in the bitcoin community, since he has a number of hits on his resumé.

All together, now In 1997, investor Gib Myers hits on a Silicon Valley solution to funding nonprofits: Local start - ups donate pre-IPO stock.

Pfizer's CEO and others also hit on another important theme that emerged from our discussions regarded rebating.

Square is often cited as an example of the latter, with the theory being that it wanted to get out the door before the IPO environment got any worse, and management knew a hit on valuation was the price it would pay.

You'll know when you've hit on something when you find yourself returning to a book for answers and inspiration time and time again.

I didn't make many friends so I took what I could get, even if he had a girlfriend while he was constantly hitting on me.

Taking the reins in 1994, Charles G. Lief hits on a new solution: Start for - profit businesses.

But every now and then we may hit on a winner — an idea worth developing, marketing and protecting.

«When crude oil goes to $ 55 a barrel, I can take a 12 percent to 18 percent hit on my corrugated [boxes] and plastic packaging,» says the founder of the 15 - person firm.

But the guild has recently upped its efforts to organize the story - shapers behind some of the biggest hits on TV, and these cases have been seen by many in the labor law community as a hardball tactic in that crusade.

Steve Seelig, senior regulatory advisor at benefits consulting firm Willis Towers Watson, said that, of three changes related to executive compensation in the tax reform plan — the other two involve stock options and performance - based pay — it's the hit on tax - exempt executive compensation that is the most significant.

Taking stock of the IP they'd amassed, they hit on one idea so obvious no one remembers exactly who suggested it first.

Katz has hit on a growing — if still small — market, says Darren Seifer, a food and beverage industry analyst for the New York City - based research firm NPD Group.

Last year, a handful of spots hit on topics such as immigration and diversity but took measured tones aimed at appealing to a broad range of viewers, Taylor said.

One of the most interesting things I found in researching my book Mapping Innovation is that the firms that invested in basic exploration eventually hit on something big, What's more, the massive return on investment it generated paid for all of the failed projects many times over.

In the Aon employee survey, FCC took a hit on the enabling work metric: providing employees the tools and resources to do their jobs.

We all know pets are a big hit on Instagram.

There's nothing better than a quick hit on Amazon to know whether or not somebody wants to buy what you are selling.

You want to be able to sing out the lyrics to the latest pop hit on the dance floor.

Meanwhile, Nintendo has another hit on its hands with the SNES Classic.

But a team of researchers at Imperial College in London have hit on an idea that might lead the way out of this vicious cycle and that could revolutionize the way electric vehicles run.

Davidson hit on this secretly selfish tendency during her INBOUND talk.

You know that if several employees cite the same process, you've hit on a source of serious frustration.

Amazon (amzn) was a good, not great, technology company that hit on a better way to sell retail goods.

«Back when the hurricane hit on August 25, oil was $ 47 a barrel,» he said.

The data also imply the number of rocket hits on populated areas was understated.

Says Janine Zacharia, who covered the State Department for four years until 2009: «Sometimes you'd be sad if you only got seven hits on a story.»

So they hit on so many connection points.»

«For now at least the company continues to hit on all cylinders,» said Squali.

Germany's benchmark 10 - year bond yield was up almost 2 bps at 0.58 percent in early trade, above a one - week low of 0.56 percent hit on Friday.

Perry has nine No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including «I Kissed a Girl» and «Roar.»

Troy Resources has become the latest Perth - based miner to take a financial hit on the back of a softer gold price, reporting a half - year net loss of $ 6.8 million.