Sentences with phrase «watched this year as»

North Carolina's principals, whose salaries ranked 50th in the nation in 2016, watched this year as lawmakers changed how they are compensated, moving away from a salary schedule based on years of service and earned credentials to a so - called performance - based plan that relies on students» growth measures (calculated off standardized test scores) and the size of the school to calculate pay.

Then they fell off the radar for a very long time, adrift amongst those companies who really wanted to remain closed to brokerage business but watched every year as their market share dropped.

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That likely reassured investors who watched Walmart sacrifice profits for a couple of years as it gave workers raises and invested heavily in e-commerce to better compete online and in stores.

It's five times as many people as watched the Super Bowl last year, and twice as many as Twitter has on its entire platform.

«Watch out for Remain - voting areas swinging towards Labour and Leave - voting areas swinging towards the Tories, much as happened last year,» said Curtice, professor of politics at the University of Strathclyde.

Bakish is focused on turning around the business after years of falling domestic ad revenues and poor ratings as younger viewers increasingly watch content online, while Paramount has suffered from a lack of box - office hits.

Garmin reported a higher - than - expected profit for the eighth straight quarter, selling more of its GPS - based outdoor activity gadgets such as underwater watches, leading it to raise its full - year revenue forecast.

At least that's what's hoping as this year I watch the winter storms bearing down on us.

Campbell added that «South Park» was the service's most - watched show of 2017, as subscribers watched 135 million hours of the animated comedy last year.

In fact, it's resonated for me for at least 28 years, going back to a bit of hubris I demonstrated as a medical student watching a distinguished Harvard surgeon perform surgery to remove a patient's gall bladder (back before laparoscopic surgery and keyhole incisions became the norm).

In the intervening years, I watched in disbelief as the Timberwolves struggled to win more than half of their regular season games.

The watch's debut also heralds a turning point in Tim Cook's three - year reign as Apple CEO.

In fact, the comments section of the above mentioned article has many stories of people who did sell in past years because they thought house prices were too high, only to subsequently watch from the sidelines as prices continued to march upward.

Nevertheless, luxury - goods companies were trying to maintain a buoyant attitude last year as 2009 approached; Bain & Co. even suggested in an October 2008 report that some ritzy categories (particularly watches) would remain strong.

In a decision that can only be described as touchy, a Brazilian judge has reportedly ruled that a 36 - year - old female accountant can legally masturbate at work and watch porn on her work computer.

The news comes as the IRS is locked in a closely - watched court fight with anonymous Coinbase users who want to a judge to block a summons the agency served on the company last year.

A few years ago, I watched as my boss at one such title — an offshoot of a brand famous for ranking the nation's 500 largest corporations — proposed to his boss the heretical idea that we cover more startups.

But it worked: the first year, 638,000 viewers were watching as a puppy named Riley had the bowl's first «Unsportsmanlike Delay of Game penalty» (he peed on the field).

Perth residential property prices fell 2.4 per cent in the September quarter, as the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia tipped eight suburbs to watch next year.

As the 36 - year - old founder of Morrisville, North Carolina - based Window Gang, he's watched his franchise's units nearly double in each of the past three years.

Crowdfunding has made a big splash in the last few years as sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have helped entrepreneurs launch donut shops, produce albums and create smart watches; theoretically, it's a perfect vehicle for franchising.

The Astros may have racked up some notably low ratings as a franchise, but their World Series Game 7 became the second most - watched baseball broadcast in more than 13 years.

The two looked closer than ever as they watched the trials for the Invictus Games, which Markle attended last year as their first public appearance together.

The 33 - year - old co-founder and CEO of Frank + Oak watches as designer after designer offers ideas for next season — swatches of interesting fabrics, sketches of new silhouettes, racks of prototypes that, if everything goes according to plan, the young creative professionals of summer 2017 will find appealingly on - brand.

The appliances — including washing machines, dryers, and ranges — will work with a new Whirlpool app for the Apple Watch that will be released as a free download sometime later this year.

As a passionate advocate for accessible computer science, she spoke at this year's March for Science in Washington, DC and has presented a TEDx talk, which you can watch below to learn more about Eyeagnosis.

After years of watching the same show, they might be able to, as the say, keep calm and carry on.

Watch for data on capital spending intentions from Statistics Canada in the new year, as well as major corporate announcements.»

As we watch OPEC slowly disintegrate, it's important to realize the disruption which will cause extreme volatility over the next couple of years.

The FSTA is also disappointed that the New York Attorney General has chosen the path of hurried litigation after years of watching daily fantasy sports thrive and entertain in New York rather than pursuing the path of common sense regulation or legislation as Massachusetts, Illinois and Florida have done.

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Next year HBO is cutting the cord and selling its popular streaming video service HBO Go as a stand - alone product, as more Americans choose to watch the Web, not the TV.

The next year, Adele claimed the spot as «Hello» was watched 27.7 million times during its first day in rotation.

As they watched the market crash during their early years, many of them became hesitant to invest in a hard asset that might not retain its value.

In recent years, there have been claims that movie ticket sales would decline as more people opt for watching at home via streaming.

«Once a year we would have one bad meeting about our health plans, and you would watch the price climb and deal with it as an employer,» says Jeff Townsend, a Cerner vice president.

Enjoy watching your capable, experienced teachers as they work with youngsters 20 months to 14 years, knowing that they're teaching not only art, but the ability to focus and to make independent decisions — a skill many adults lack!

As the industry shakes out over the next three years, Broader's success at beating back rivals will undoubtedly be closely watched by Walmart brass in Bentonville, Ark..

Jaitley made the comments during his fifth annual budget, which observers watched closely as the country prepares for a general election next year.

Even as he tries to open more than 30 new stores in three years, he'll do it cautiously, watching how the stores perform in each new market before opening more: «Until I'm very comfortable and convinced, the foot's always ready to be on the brake as opposed to the gas.»

Just as so many had waited months and often years for an answer from their servicer, homeowners sent in a pile of documents and watched and waited as 2011 turned into 2012 and then 2013.

This year, it's back with a premium version: Pebble Steel has the same features as the original Pebble watch (ePaper display, weeklong batter life, waterproof design), but it comes in a smaller, thinner package with a subtler finish (brushed stainless or black matte).

They have imposed data caps on Internet service that could limit a customer's ability to watch as much Netflix or Hulu as desired (though the caps are high enough that such problems are probably a few years off).

The company looked on as other manufacturers» products failed to catch on, then came to market earlier this year with the Apple Watch, which many consider — or expect to be after another iteration — best - in - class.

Years ago, as a new classroom volunteer, I watched in awe as my child's kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Endicott, kept a class of 26 5 - year - olds in order.

The note says that «the Apple Watch is a very modest threat this year as current interest in the running community appears low, but Apple's product positioning, the likely addition of GPS and likely lower price points in future versions are significant long - term headwinds.»

Five years later, I was in his office, watching as he squinted at the paystubs spread across his desk.

As expected, Apple didn't detail Apple Watch sales but said revenue from «other products» — also including iPods — grew 49 percent from the previous year to $ 2.64 billion.

So I sat down with Ryan to ask him directly about his phenomenal success as a 27 - year - old product - manager - turned - CEO and you can watch the entire interview on my YouTube Channel here.

For years, the world has watched as China posted economic growth rates three times as fast as the United States, built on the back of government - directed capital investment and massive exports to the wealthy world.

A year earlier, she watched as social networking site LinkedIn's stock price closed up 109 percent on its opening day.