Sentences with phrase «well as a good alternative»

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The easy, knee - jerk alternative (banning phones) demoralizes good employees who need to check their phones periodically due to pressing family or health issues or as an appropriate break from work.

As banks and institutional lenders eventually made better use of technology and provided funding at attractive rates, they have claimed market share at the expense of alternative lenders.

LONDON, May 3 - Making the current system of European Union market access for non-members more workable is Britain's best bet after Brexit as the more ambitious alternative sought by banks is unrealistic, Luxembourg's finance minister told Reuters.

«We see Expedia.com/Hotels.com's leading offering of hotel and alternative accommodation offering as being well positioned to drive the online travel and online alternative accommodation space.»

Dataminr is the biggest player in a nascent industry — call it alternative big data for big finance — that has exploded in the past six months: In March it raised $ 130 million from Fidelity as well as other investors, including former Citigroup (C) CEO Vikram Pandit, valuing the company at $ 700 million.

Still, he added, «technology is giving the consumer a much better product — much cheaper, much faster, more alternatives — but at the expense of fewer workers, and we have to find ways for companies to create jobs as well as profits.»

I may not have been focused, but I often scribbled as a much better alternative to laying my head on the desk and waking up later in a puddle of my own drool.

The years I spent at home as well as in an alternative career gave me a unique set of skills that, when strategically packaged, enabled me to distinguish myself from my peers.

Of the fraction of customers who do defect, 80 percent cite a bad experience as the reason, but satisfied customers will also leave if they find a better alternative elsewhere.

Still, their financial struggles are compounded by a tepid market for alternative - fuel vehicles, as well as by increased competition from more established automotive players.

(If there is indeed an alternative way to target each keyword individually and effectively with a static headline, then it is time to silo the keywords in question into new ad groups, as they will actually perform better that way.)

Uber drivers, as well as drivers for Lyft and other ride - hailing companies, are increasingly turning to alternative measures in the hopes of making more money on the job.

Their only loyalty is to themselves and they're only loyal to you as long as you keep delivering real value and as long as they haven't found any better alternatives yet.

The better approach, he thinks, is positioning as a «good tasting» alternative to soda rather than a substitute for beer: «For when you are not drinking, AND for when you are drinking but not for the sole purpose of getting absolutely drunk.»

If utilities such as Water Corporation can't fulfill their primary responsibility to the public, maybe an alternative ownership model would be a better option.

If the oil majors were to attempt to be more disciplined this time around, the resulting rise in prices would simply accelerate the development of alternative sources of supply, as well as curbing demand growth.

«For the past several months, we have worked closely with our financial advisors and evaluated various strategic alternatives with respect to Qdoba, including a sale or spin - off, as well as opportunities to refranchise company restaurants,» Lenny Comma, CEO and chairman of Jack in the Box, said in a statement.

There is a concept known as BATNA (Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement).

Amazon has long competed with Netflix as a cable alternative, but by bringing pay - per - view options to its service, it could be targeting companies like Comcast and Time Warner Cable as well.

But an increasingly common alternative — known instead as «scale out» technology — can offer companies a much better deal.

LONDON, May 3 (Reuters)- Making the current system of European Union market access for non-members more workable is Britain's best bet after Brexit as the more ambitious alternative sought by banks is unrealistic, Luxembourg's finance minister told Reuters.

While this may take some pressure off the carriers (which is good for everyone), it can be a hard selling point for a small ecommerce business to overcome, as same - day shipping isn't a profitable alternative for most.

It also offers specific policy recommendations including providing tax credits to promote venture capital investments in minority businesses, as well as tax credits for new low - income entrepreneurs, and encouraging the use by credit rating agencies of alternative data such as rent and utility payments in establishing credit histories.

Taking into into consideration how few alternatives are currently available to address this situation, not to mention the consequences of inaction being so dire if left to continue unabated, it's hardly something that anyone can afford to dismiss too lightly, not just here in Australia, but every community the world over, as well.

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The handsets, which are expected to be unveiled at the company's press event on Wednesday, will likely be pitched by Google as the ideal alternative to Apple's (AAPL) iPhone 8 and iPhone X. Google also likes to position its Pixel line as the best option for Android purists who want a full - on Google experience without third - party companies adding their own skin atop its software.

So I may as well keep working on it because we all know what the alternative is.

If it was good enough with solid range, speed and bandwidth, it could act as an alternative to existing providers.

To be sure, Agrawal is best known for her signature line of underwear, called Thinx, which are billed as an eco-friendly alternative to pads and tampons.

FOODLAND has confirmed that it is in constructive discussions with Metcash in relation to Metcash's current offer for Foodland as well as considering other structural alternatives.

Add these to your meals; eat them as snacks; or replace those junk food habits with these great alternatives and you'll be looking and feeling better in no time!

Online alternative lending companies are also well - represented this year, from personal loans for people with less than perfect credit, as served by Avant, to small business loans from Kabbage and Prosper.

Some items have cheaper alternatives that do the job just as well, and the only difference is the price tag.

The alternative, he argues, is to think and plan in terms of seasons as well as days, weeks, years.

Within hours of the announcement on Thursday — which involves making it easier for users to flag fakes, as well as alerting readers when the accuracy of a story has been called into question — conservative outlets were already dismissing the move as a conspiracy of left - leaning partisans, designed to smother alternative sources and protect existing «gatekeepers.»

Regulators need to get financial institutions to identify their own internal management risks, how their compensation programs will ameliorate, rather than amplify, those risks, and why those remedies (as opposed to alternatives) are the best approach.

Moreover, Delaware's convenient location provides easy access to many major cities, including New York and Washington, as well as many transportation alternatives — international airports, Amtrak rail service and interstate highways — that put the rest of the world within quick reach.

But why — given low - cost alternatives like Wal - Mart and Trader Joe's, as well as new delivery options like Amazon's new service?

One is the positive benefit of ride hailing services giving people an alternative to driving drunk, as well as more options to get around the city.

Why pick a high - expense fund if there's a low - expense alternative that's just as good?

As an alternative, investors should simply walk away from such dubious companies and look elsewhere for better investment opportunities.

Alternative financing procurement — better known outside of Ontario as public - private partnerships — allow the public sector to pass on risks of delays and cost overruns to the private sector, in return for a small premium.

With the big ETF players covering the easiest and most inexpensive indexes, more ETFs have been launched by niche managers focused on new slices of markets and sectors, as well as alternative investing and actively managed strategies.

As an alternative, you might consider these good cards for people with bad credit, which can help get you closer to qualifying for a rewards card over time.

But despite these academic worries, the film is well worth watching, as is the experiment — however naive — in alternatives forms of commerce currently under way in Argentina's worker - managed factories.

Here you'll find our takes on burgers, burritos, chicken, and sandwiches and subs, as well a listing of readers» favorite alternatives to fast food.

A portion of this income may be subject to state and local income taxes, and if applicable, may subject certain investors to the Alternative Minimum Tax as well.

The emergence of smart beta products in has created an interesting «middle ground» alternative to consider as well.

What's more, even new, alternative currencies, as well as presumably anonymous means of payment like the Internet currency Bitcoin, rank among the targets of the American spies.

However, some investment companies are now pursuing an alternative approach, sometimes referred to as «clean» shares, as a potentially better solution.