Sentences with phrase «verge of high»

The wireless industry is on the verge of a high - speed revolution.

Though most places have prices that I'd put on the moderate to verge of high end of the spectrum, bargains can certainly be had, especially at times on mid-century pieces, which are sometimes, I've long come to realize (and be grateful for!)

Not exact matches

U.S. stock futures were mixed this morning as the yield on the 10 - year Treasury hit new 16 - month highs, on the verge of exceeding the psychologically key level of 3 percent.

As a result, although the unemployment rate remains unacceptably high, output has begun to expand again, and we appear to be on the verge of seeing sustained growth in employment.

The benchmark 10 - year Treasury yield is on the verge of breaking 3 percent and is likely to go higher from there, taking interest rates on mortgages and a whole range of business and consumer loans higher with it.

Here's another example of where things stand today: Vox Media, the company behind high - profile sites including the Verge, SB Nation and Vox, has raised $ 46.5 million in a round led by General Atlantic.

Bitcoin trading and purchasing are at an all - time high in South Asia, and the streak doesn't seem to be on the verge of stopping anytime soon.

Verge was likely selected by Pornhub because it allows users a high degree of privacy, which is something that Bitcoin lacks.

I do however, feel this issue is on the verge of being solved with new protocols being adopted such as proof of stake which uses a lock and key sort of verification that eradicates mining equipment and high electric bills.»

If you are legendary actor Nicolas Cage — and on the verge of a career renaissance and even higher, unprecedented levels of global fame as the star of the upcoming Left Behind film — what would you wear if you were attending a Guns N» Roses concert in Las Vegas alongside Andrew Dice Clay.

So, why is this piece of op - ed higher up on the home page than the new Egyptian president urging unity in a country on the verge of civil war, and the story of the brave park ranger who gave his life for another on Mount Rainier?

However (and incredibly), we may be on the verge of a vaccine against nicotine addiction — how cigarette manufacturers feel about that is certainly a matter for speculation... A high carbohydrate lunch will make you sleepy and sluggish.

Do the Rangers, who on Monday were on the verge of signing 39 - year - old free - agent center Mark Messier, need another high - priced veteran in a lineup that is already top - heavy with aging, expensive players?

I have supported the club through highs and lows, as I said we need two quality signings to become a force and Wenger will make those signings, if next year we don't challenge for bpl I won't support Wenger and his way of management anymore.for now all I'm saying is we are on the verge of becoming the second best team in England.

Following speculation that Alexis Sánchez could be on the verge of a move away from North London, with Pep Guardiola's Manchester City favourites to land the forward, the # 200,000 per week that Sánchez is holding out for would see the 27 - year - old top the club's highest earner, currently Mesut Özil who is reported to be on # 140,000 per week.

The confidence in camp is high, especially after last weekend's scintillating win over Manchester City at Villa Park, putting Villa on the verge of winning three successive games for the first time this season.

Even though City are on the verge of wrapping up the Premier League title, it's the home team that enters this weekend's headliner in higher spirits — and by some margin — after a catastrophic week for the leaders in what was undoubtedly the most important string of matches in the club's season.

He also warned that the country was suffering with «high unemployment» and was on the verge of becoming the «sick man of Europe again».

According to a release made available to Nigeria Politics online and signed by Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media and Publicity, Late Nunugwu allegedly fraudulently obtained N91million from an acquaintance after he tricked her into believing that he had high net worth business associates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates who were at the verge of buying NICON Insurance and convinced her of their disposition to assist her stock fish business.

New York is on the verge of approving a contract with a high bidder for drivers license photos that are in black and white and cost $ 38 million more than what's being paid now.

When Yar» Adua passed away, President Goodluck Jonathan stuck to the schedule of completion of this project and he was on the verge of delivering when some elements «reasoned» that this project would score Jonathan high in Arewaland.

«Our previous work has shown that high - temperature superconductivity tends to develop in systems on the verge of magnetic order, and this study suggests that some strongly correlated topological states develop there as well.

According to the study, the west Florida shelf and the entire offshore Texas coast could be on the verge of seeing dramatically high densities of lionfish, based on ocean conditions (water flow, etc.,) which help spread the invasive species and concentrate them to new areas.

In other words, rather than waning, the art of tracking may be on the verge of a renaissance — with high - tech apparatus replacing the trusted bow and arrow or spear.

During games three and four of the American League Championship Series (ALCS), when the Red Sox were on the verge of being eliminated by the New York Yankees, the number of ER visits were slightly higher than average.

Taken together, scientists may be on the verge of finally understanding how a 500 million - year - old marine organism that lacks basic bone structure consistently ranks higher than most mammals when it comes to brain size, neuron count and learning ability.

Just when we wrapped our heads around the perils of farmed tilapia, high mercury levels in tuna, and the fact that 40 % of fish sold in NYC restaurants are mislabeled, this week the New York Times reports that the F.D.A is on the verge of allowing genetically altered salmon to be sold in the U.S.

Saban's Power Rangers follows five ordinary high school kids who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove — and the world — is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat.

On the verge of going to law school to please his strict, arrogant father, Tom (Kinnear, Ghost Town), who thinks Jason's pursuit of the arts is a waste, Linda interjects herself into their lives, after receiving a copy to read that blows her mind, by insisting that the play be brought to life, using her own high school for the production.

What's more, it is also on the verge of becoming the highest grossing R - rated female comedy of all time.

Flash forward to the present, where we meet Calvin who, on the verge of his 20th high - school reunion, feels like his life has never lived up to its full potential.

American Pie is about four high school boys on the verge of graduation who form a pact to all lose their virginity before leaving high school.

Corey Haim (Watchers, Lucas) plays Les, a high - strung teenager on the verge of going for his driver's license and gaining his freedom to go wherever he wants without the embarrassment of his hapless dad (Masur, Nightmares) taking him.

It's too dramatic and it verges dangerously on the convenient, but there's a humanistic impulse at the heart of the piece that informs the performances and carries it past its high - decibel epiphanies.

Hell or High Water (August 12th): The new drama Hell or High Water features a family that is on the verge of economic ruin.

Here are students in one of the nation's most affluent districts and most successful high schools, yet in Robbins's telling they are on the verge of falling apart.

One of the most vexing problems for high schools — and society at large — is what to do about students who have repeatedly failed a grade and are on the verge of dropping out.

In 2010, Rainier Beach High School in Seattle was on the verge of closure due, in part, to severely declining enrollment.

Ex: Think a new high school course on media and advertising influence linked with societal implications would be of enormous value in helping young people on the verge of making critical decisions in their soon - to - be adult lives.

So at the verge of the snowbank, I raise the plow a bit, then inch forward a little more and raise the plow again, until the plow can go no higher and the G - wagen is crabbing futilely against my Machu Picchu terrace of snow.

BMW has established a firm footing in the EV market with the recent introduction of the i8 and i3, but it could be on the verge of creating a more - conventional, higher - volume i - series EV based on the next - generation BMW 5 Series sedan.

Picking up where the first episode left off, you are forced to restore peace to a land on the verge of ruin thanks to demon hosts summoned by the fallen High Priest Hargon.

Movies are selling less tickets at higher prices, and DVD sales are practically on the verge of collapse while Blu - ray has not picked up the slack.

Bushmaster is on the verge of blowing sky high.

The Verge gave the Paperwhite 3 a 9.0 out of 10, saying that «The Kindle Paperwhite is the best e-reader for most people by a wide margin» and liked the high - resolution screen but disliked that there was no adaptive backlight; this is featured on the Kindle Voyage.

Yea, yea, playing, into it, doing great, best game ever, about to break all - time high score, on the verge of becoming king of the leader boards, cant wait to brag, aaaaand --------- Oh FRACK, I GOT A PHONE CALL!

Later in the day, The Verge also came up with an image of a new Kindle «paperwhite» product, which appears to be a Kinde Touch with a higher contrast display and an integrated sidelight of some sort.

You don't want to find yourself on the verge of retirement with a high - octane portfolio that will take a massive hit if stocks go into a prolonged bear market.

Yes, the metric would probably do a decent job most of the time of preventing you from buying a high - yielding stock that was on the verge of slashing its dividend en route to going bust.

The Shanghai Composite looks weak and possibly on the verge of a big move lower while Emerging Markets continue to churn at the highs.