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These fluencies are learned through
the use of numbers in different situations.
The use of numbers in ancient religious texts was usually numerological rather than numerical; that is, their symbolic value was more important than their secular value as counters.
The overarching lesson here is about the need for (pardon the pun) a measured approach to
the use of numbers in business.
Not exact matches
Now, «it's all easily attainable, and possible to
use in any
number of unauthorized ways,» says Simpson.
THE
use of migrant workers to bolster the workforce
in Western Australia is becoming more commonplace, with a 12 per cent increase
in the
number of temporary visa holders
in the state.
Using figures provided by the U.S. Bureau
of Economic Analysis, Canada's embassy
in Washington provides detailed state - by - state data on the
number of U.S. jobs that depend on Canada-U.S. trade.
«Our drug has been
used in hospitals for many, many years and established an enormous
number of fans,» she said.
However U.S. commanders say the precision weapons
used by the air force have meant an overall decrease
in the
number of civilian casualties from combat operations as fewer people have been killed
in ground fighting.
Here's a crazy idea when it comes to wireless roaming: how about Canadians being able to
use their one and only cellphones with the same single
numbers in whatever countries they want at a reasonable cost without having to jump through all kinds
of hoops?
They're not the only communications pros under pressure to
use more measurement
in PR and marketing efforts, and technology companies are responding to data overload with apps to help marketers make sense
of the
numbers.
A series
of preliminary Mayo Clinic studies conducted
in 2010 showed promise for the potential
use of a chemical component
of green tea (epigallocatechin gallate)
in reducing the
number of cancer cells
in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
In particular, the sparring between Senators Cruz and Rubio, both of whom are now vying for the number two spot following Ben Carson's implosion in the polls, showed how political leaders need to use guile and their wits to wi
In particular, the sparring between Senators Cruz and Rubio, both
of whom are now vying for the
number two spot following Ben Carson's implosion
in the polls, showed how political leaders need to use guile and their wits to wi
in the polls, showed how political leaders need to
use guile and their wits to win.
In addition to providing tools that allow users to communicate with counterparties, TradeBlock also provides a US dollar denominated reference rate for digital currencies, which is
used by a
number of investment trusts and funds.
DeleteFacebook.com describes a
number of «reactivation traps» that reset that counter, including logging
in via Facebook to any third - party apps or websites, or
using any programs that post to Facebook on your behalf.
In particular the
number of third - party companies we're
using has gotten out
of control.
The
number of small businesses
in existence, how many people they employ, and the technology they
use is impressive!
In addition to claims he didn't know what clingfilm was — and was heard «shrieking» at the site
of kitchen staff
using it to wrap up cold cuts — and that he takes truckloads
of possessions, including his own toilet seat, with him on royal trips, Tom Bower's «Rebel Prince» includes a
number of claims about Charles» extravagant travel habits.
Southwest even creates other reminders that there are humans
in the company by still
using manual boards
in airports to post flight
numbers and other information instead
of using digital screens.
McCarthy
of WebMetro recommends that,
in addition to
using a statistics counter like Google Analytics, advertisers should even have a separate phone
number attached to their online advertising.
The
number of people
using the online room rental service on the continent rose by 143 percent to about 765,000 guests
in 2016 from the year before, said Nicola D'Elia, the firm's Africa and Middle East chief.
If you're looking to increase the
number of people who find you online,
use this four - step process as your primary strategy
in the SEO wars.
Malicious hackers have
used a variety
of methods for stealing credit card
numbers, forcing companies to boost security at retail terminals, include verification chips
in their cards, and more.
This means attention must be given to the importance on the service delivery thereby increasing the
number of jobs for vendors, smarter
use of technology for automation and analytics so as to make the operations and
in - turn overhead expenses leaner thereby building a sustainable solution for both the customers and service providers.
In a recent Form Conversion Report, an important finding surfaced — the type
of form you
use directly impacts the
number of fields it's safe to include.
The second valuable
use of AI, they project, will come from virtual nursing assistant applications ($ 20 billion
in value)-- which,
in theory, will save money by letting medical providers remotely assess a patient's symptoms and lessen the
number of «unnecessary patient visits.»
Technologies like DreamBox, a math education software that's
used in a
number of classrooms across the US, adapts to each student's skill level and lets students learn at a pace best suited to their needs.
Last week, a study published by the Kauffman Foundation
using census data from the past 50 years, revealed some eye - opening statistics about the
number of immigrant - led companies
in America.
(Cooling is a term
used to describe a housing market that slowly depreciates
in terms
of price and
number of sales.
Calls on executives to
use capital more constructively could yet have a bearing on a
number of deals
in the pipeline, particularly if shareholders withdraw support
in favour
of more organic investment, the investors said.
Using the app takes about five minutes each day: participants
in our experiment log
in to Plasticity's online platform, pick a
number out
of 100 to rate their happiness level that day and post a brief note about something they're grateful for at work.
Number of marketing strategies you've
used, both online and offline (
In my Game Changer Selling System we recommend employing a minimum
of 20 at one time.)
«I could not count the
number of wigs we
use on that show if I wanted to — almost everyone wears one,» she says, adding that even the most unsuspecting men
in the series do.
A short - term focus has also been linked to the heavy
use of stock options
in executive compensation and a high
number of analysts following the company.
When she saw some mechanical looms that
used punched cards to direct the weaving
of beautiful patterns, it reminded her
of how Babbage's engine
used punched cards to make calculations, and she developed the historic insight that a calculator could be instructed to handle not just
numbers but anything that could be notated
in logical symbols, such as music or words or graphics or textile patterns.
Furthermore,
in the first half
of this year the ratio
of male members who paid to communicate with women on our service versus the
number of female members who actively
used their account (female members are not required to pay to communicate with men on Ashley Madison) was 1.2 to 1.
There are all sort
of techniques to reduce the amount
of time you spend
in useless meetings, from team - wide initiatives like having employees «pay» for meetings and simple gizmos that nudge people to
use their time more effectively, to personal strategies for winnowing the
number of meetings you're obliged to accept.
A growing
number of people are turning their IRAs — regular or Roth — into «self - directed» IRAs,
using the funds to invest
in anything they want, including start - ups.
But that's not the case
in Arizona, which requires businesses to
use E-verify, a system
in which businesses electronically verify that the documentation presented by a potential employee has matching information between the name and the social security
number (securing proof
of eligibility to work).
It expects total monthly active users
in March to
number 168 - 171 million, including those who
use the service for free
in return for watching advertisements, up from 157 million at the end
of last year.
Doing a dot - to - dot that includes letters as well as
numbers (1 - A-2-B-3...), a component
of the commonly
used Montreal Cognitive Assessment, demonstrates the ability to keep two different categories
in mind simultaneously.
We
used the same four factors that we considered
in the 2016 edition
of our study: the median home value, the median amount
of annual property taxes paid, the median annual amount
of housing costs paid and the median
number of rooms per house.
Weighted average
number of ordinary shares
used in computing non-GAAP basic and diluted net loss per share (*)
We
used to consider total
number of deals
in the pipeline as a standard measure for evaluating sales progress — it turns out, a different metric, pipeline velocity, was actually a much better predictor
of monthly and quarterly
numbers.
And while we
used the giveaway for a crowdfunding campaign, it can work
in a
number of situations, including launching a product or opening an ecommerce store.
An increasing
number of customers, Reith continued, are seeking two -
in - one hybrid devices that can be
used as notebooks or tablets and come with a touchscreen.
Atwater — who actually wanted to
use his work
in the 1890s to help poor people get the most calories for their money — determined the average
number of calories
in four main energy sources: carbs, fats, protein, and alcohol.
That plastic sheet might be converted into any
number of seemingly unrelated products: a flexible bag to package nuts for retail sale; a liner (officially a «geomembrane») meant to sit atop a water reservoir; or a vapour barrier
used in walls
in newly built residential construction projects.
With the ever - rising
number of data - driven technologies
in the marketplace, decision makers have now grasped that
using data intelligently is no fad.
«Oftentimes the company will just have an answering machine
in human resources with a dedicated phone
number, but 90 percent
of the time it's ineffective and employees don't
use it,» says George Ramos, a managing partner and senior executive investigator at Diversified Risk Management (DRM), a Downey, California - based firm that handles corporate security and investigations.