Sentences with phrase «turn of the year in»

This was one of the few glimmers of hope held up by many of the Palestinians I met with at the turn of the year in the West Bank: «Who would have thought in Martin Luther King's day that you would now have a black president?

The Gunners are two points off the top of the Premier League, and play five times before the turn of the year in a packed Christmas schedule.

In her second such turn of the year in a distaff ensemble film (both written and directed by men; the other, Casa de Los Babys, also with Gyllenhaal), Marcia Gay Harden appears as some sort of fruitcake and walks away with the film as the most interesting fabrication in director Mike Newell's dyspeptic fabulism.

Not exact matches

After years of frustration, Turnbull finally turned his back on stock picking in 2012.

After a downturn in violence in the early years after the turn of the century, deaths related to Mexican drug wars totaled 121,669 between 2006 and 2012, according to a recent report from the Justice in Mexico project at the University of California - San Diego's Department of Politic Science and International Relations.

In June, The International House of Pancakes unveiled its first new logo in 20 years, proving that it's never too late to turn a frown upside - dowIn June, The International House of Pancakes unveiled its first new logo in 20 years, proving that it's never too late to turn a frown upside - dowin 20 years, proving that it's never too late to turn a frown upside - down.

I'm proud of all the work we did to turn around Reddit in the last three years, but I think about the impact I could have at one company versus the potential I could have investing in dozens of great, multibillion - dollar companies — and that's the way I want to scale my next decade.

Larry Puglia, whose T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund has trounced the S&P 500 with annualized returns of 18.5 % over the past five years (and 37 % in 2017 alone), says that some of the same companies he avoided around the turn of the millennium are now among the biggest holdings in his portfolio, including Amazon (amzn), Alphabet (googl), and Microsoft (msft).

It took its logos off the building and shut off the marquee lights — though after years of public outcry, AMC began turning on the lights in the evenings.

«We do not see an imminent turning point in commodity prices and thus forecast further negative repercussions on the Canadian economy next year,» Sebastien Lavoie, assistant chief economist at Laurentian Bank Securities in Montreal, said in an analysis of the Bank of Canada's latest policy statement.

As a result, the company plans to try a number of different strategies to convince readers to turn off their ad blockers in the new year, including a message that tells them the publisher relies on ad revenue for its survival.

One morning late last year in sunny Los Angeles, Laurent Potdevin turned off his alarm clock, got out of bed and padded down the hardwood stairs to his kitchen.

In recent years, the stalwarts of Western democracy seem to have taken a turn for the aged.

There appears to have been a surprising shift in the music business last year, as sales of digital downloads fell, with fans turning instead to streaming services such as Spotify and vinyl.

Others, like Avatar director James Cameron and Interstellar «s Christopher Nolan, have argued that the startup threatens the health of the movie industry, which turned in a record year in 2015 in terms of overall box office gross.

In recent years, I've taken the role of mentor a lot more seriously, knowing how many mistakes of mine could have been avoided had I been humble enough to turn to someone who knew more than I did.

Elliot Rodger — the 22 - year - old man who allegedly went on a shooting spree late Friday night in Santa Barbara, California, killing six then turning the gun on himself — wrote a 141 - page manifesto that conveys themes of misogyny and entitlement.

In a New York Times article last year, Perdue compared Trump to Winston Churchill, the former UK prime minister, saying that like the legendary World War II - era leader, Trump was «nobody's choir boy» and «a historic person of destiny at a time and place in America when we've got to make a right - hand turn here.&raquIn a New York Times article last year, Perdue compared Trump to Winston Churchill, the former UK prime minister, saying that like the legendary World War II - era leader, Trump was «nobody's choir boy» and «a historic person of destiny at a time and place in America when we've got to make a right - hand turn here.&raquin America when we've got to make a right - hand turn here.»

In recent years, an increasing number of tech startups have turned into big - time investments opportunities for VCs, and as a result, these funds have wanted to get in on the action to bolster investor returns toIn recent years, an increasing number of tech startups have turned into big - time investments opportunities for VCs, and as a result, these funds have wanted to get in on the action to bolster investor returns toin on the action to bolster investor returns too.

She admits to naively thinking she'd be able to turn a profit right away, but for each of the company's first four years she spent about $ 30,000 more than she brought in.

Some of the potential hires Richardson interviewed had worked in fusion for 15 years without ever once turning a screw.

And yet, just eight years later, it seems Facebook may be turning into the very thing its founder once rejected: a still important technology company that's growing a bit long in the tooth and fighting to stay relevant by throwing stacks of money at whatever just might be the next big thing.

The lack of data surrounding Canada's housing market has been a problem for years, and it's only grown more pressing as real estate markets in B.C. and Ontario have turned red hot.

As big a deal as Salesforce's planned acquisition of MuleSoft is, it may be just one small chapter in what turns out to be an epic year for tech mergers and acquisitions.

Canadian companies even have a new resource to turn to in their quest for female candidates: a recruiting firm launched last year by Pamela Jeffery, founder of the Women's Executive Network.

The South African city has gone three years with hardly any rain, and is warning that it will be forced to turn off most of its taps at an unspecified date in 2019, leaving people to queue up outside for their water.

IN 10 years, CJ King and Co Pty Ltd has grown from a small annex behind a North Beach home to what it claims is the biggest full colour printer in the Southern Hemisphere — a $ 1,500 investment that is now turning over $ 10 million a year.With the assistance of Austrade and the WA Department of Industry and Resources (DoIR), the company is taking on the UK market, already with some success.One of the remarkable things about this success story is that it has been achieved through a consummate belief in a philosophy to use standardised, leading - edge technology and to supply just the print trade and other on - sellerIN 10 years, CJ King and Co Pty Ltd has grown from a small annex behind a North Beach home to what it claims is the biggest full colour printer in the Southern Hemisphere — a $ 1,500 investment that is now turning over $ 10 million a year.With the assistance of Austrade and the WA Department of Industry and Resources (DoIR), the company is taking on the UK market, already with some success.One of the remarkable things about this success story is that it has been achieved through a consummate belief in a philosophy to use standardised, leading - edge technology and to supply just the print trade and other on - sellerin the Southern Hemisphere — a $ 1,500 investment that is now turning over $ 10 million a year.With the assistance of Austrade and the WA Department of Industry and Resources (DoIR), the company is taking on the UK market, already with some success.One of the remarkable things about this success story is that it has been achieved through a consummate belief in a philosophy to use standardised, leading - edge technology and to supply just the print trade and other on - sellerin a philosophy to use standardised, leading - edge technology and to supply just the print trade and other on - sellers.

While the EU pay - TV probe has been simmering for years, the U.K. review of the Sky deal could be resolved within weeks as regulators prepare to turn in their final report of government ministers by May 1.

Zilis, who just turned 30 this year — she appeared in Forbes magazine's «30 Under 30: The Top Young Investors of Venture Capital» in 2015 — has co-led between 15 and 20 of the 68 deals Bloomberg Beta has closed since its founding in 2013.

That turned around in the first part of this year, likely due to weakening affordability.

Specifically, there are concerns about what might happen should the tide turn in the bond markets when 30 years of falling interest rates reverses at a time when the Federal Reserve is preparing to tighten monetary policy by forcing rates higher.

Earlier this year, for example, it launched a program in which more than 420 of its most active and influential community members sell products to their friends and followers; in turn, they receive a cut of the profits, as well as rewards that include sneak previews of products and trips to New York to visit Glossier and have dinner with Weiss.

Warren retired from eHarmony in 2007 but came back as CEO after five years to turn around the business, whose growth was slowing in the face of increasing competition.

John Chambers, the ex-CEO of Cisco who spent 20 years running the networking giant before stepping down in 2015, is turning his attention to venture capital.

When Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan's (TSX: POT) board learned in 2011 that William Doyle, its long - time CEO and president, wanted to step down when he turned 65, it began a rigorous three - year search for a successor.

SCHILDKROUT: Around the turn of the year, we talked to thousands of drivers in various forms — one on one, in groups, through surveys — to get a deeper understanding of how we were doing.

In the U.K., data showed an increase of 2.1 percent in wages in the first quarter of the year, but real wage growth turned negativIn the U.K., data showed an increase of 2.1 percent in wages in the first quarter of the year, but real wage growth turned negativin wages in the first quarter of the year, but real wage growth turned negativin the first quarter of the year, but real wage growth turned negative.

Russ Corsi, who worked nearly 32 years for Pittsburgh - based PPG, a global supplier of auto glass, says larger sunroofs are also more prone to weakening over time as the pane absorbs impacts from bumps in the road, twists and turns of the car's frame, and «thermal shock» — the expanding and contracting from sudden temperature changes.

If you turned 70 1/2 in 2011, you have until April 1 of this year to take your first Required Minimum Distribution from your traditional IRA — that is, your first mandatory income withdrawal.

It's possible to imagine Estonia's idea becoming a multibillion - dollar business in the years ahead — turning the whole view of government as a bureaucracy offering public services into an entity generating profits.

The feedback loop of the city making itself attractive to start - ups and start - ups helping to make the city attractive to talented young people (who in turn create more businesses that attract more young people) is only getting started, but Robinson says he can already see the effects both in terms of the area's legitimacy — «people are saying, «hey, I would actually invest here or I would start my business here» as opposed to 10 years ago where people would avoid the city at all costs» — and quality of life for young people.

That turned out to be the wrong angle, and Virgin Cars ended up shutting down just five years later,» Branson says, adding that in retrospect, «the biggest potential for disruption in the automotive industry had nothing to do with the process of selling cars, but rather with how cars were powered.»

See, the gap - toothed goal scorer got off to a rocky start in the ad game — perhaps following Mario Lemieux's lead with a bizarre local car dealer commercial — but quickly turned things around last year with a series of quirky spots for Reebok CCM that featured his decapitated head's crazy - person / evil genius laugh, and a turn for ESPN's SportsCenter that pegged him as a Russian spy.

Last year, the estimated wealth of the former English teacher turned internet entrepreneur was just over $ 4 billion, which did not even place him in the top 20.

She turned her internship into a full - time gig and has been climbing the ranks in the out - of - home advertising industry for the past 36 years.

The call came after Tesla forecast a reduction of capital expenses for the year and affirmed that it will turn a profit in the second half of the year.

The best example I can think of in recent years is that of the POM Wonderful bottle which resembles, in large part, a turn - of - the - century barbell standing on one end.

«For the rest of the year, as the export situation may deteriorate, fiscal stimulus and further monetary easing will likely take place so as to protect the 6.5 percent growth target, which in turn will underpin growth for commodity demand,» Lau said in a note.

Susan Gibbs turned her part - time hobby into a going business when she financed her yarn company, Juniper Moon Farm, with CSA investments: Members pay $ 175 per share in return for about 1,800 yards of yarn a year.

Giving people an extra day off five months out of the year to take trips — which are often financed by the $ 2,000 allowance — helps create a give - and - take mentality that SteelHouse respects employees, who in turn respect the company.